The Love Between Water and Fire
Author's Note: Thank you for the reviews, just to let everyone know, I've made the characters a year older. Katara is 15, Sokka is 16, Aang is 12 and Zuko is 17. I'll try my best to write longer chapters for some of you. I've already come up with the ending for this story, but you have to wait a little more longer, but i'll give you a hint. The ending is either a sad ending or a happy ending. Anyway, on with the story.
Chapter 4: Wounded
A year has passed since Katara and Zuko had finally talked to eachother, but Katara didn't tell Aang or Sokka about the things she had on her mind. Sokka had been asking her what was wrong for about the hundreth time, but all she said was "nothing". Aang was still confused about what Katara said to Sokka, about Prince Zuko wanting him instead of Katara, when Prince Zuko told him that he wanted Katara, not him.
"Katara will you just tell me what's wrong with you? I'm tired of seeing you like this!" said Sokka.
"Fine! You want to know what's bothering me?" asked Katara.
"Yes! You better tell me the real reason why you're so drowned in thoughts!" said Sokka. "And it better not be that you're pregnant!"
"I'm not pregnant! Prince Zuko likes me!" said Katara.
"That's the reason why you've been so drowned up in thoughts?" asked Sokka.
"Yes, and the only reason why I didn't tell you, was because I thought you would freak out." said Katara.
"No, I would freak out if you told me you liked him back, but that's the reason why he took you hostage?" asked Sokka.
Katara nodded.
"Katara, even if you liked him back, you have to remember atleast one thing." said Sokka.
"What one thing?" asked Katara.
"His nation killed our mother!" said Sokka.
"You don't know the half it." said Katara.
"What half?" asked Sokka. "There is no half!"
"He said kind words to me the day we talked. He said he loved me, and that he wanted me to stay with him." said Katara.
"And what next? He told you that he wanted you to have his child?" asked Sokka.
"Sokka!" yelled Katara. "He's not like that, I know he's not, and even though his nation was the one who started the war, he's not responsible for it." said Katara.
"Oh! So now you're sticking up for him?" asked Sokka.
"I'm just saying! You can't tell me who to like or love Sokka! You're not me!" said Katara.
"Are you saying you love Prince Zuko?" asked Sokka. "The one who tried to capture Aang, our friend? The guy you love is a bad influence on you! The next thing you know he's going to teach you how to fire bend and then you're going to abandon the water tribe!"
"Who said I was going to do that?" asked Katara.
"I know you will Katara. If you want to choose love than family go ahead. I can't tell you who to like or love." said Sokka.
Katara's eyes started to water.
Aang landed Appa on a small island surrounded by hug forests.
Sokka got off of Appa and walked around.
"Katara are you coming?" asked Aang.
Katara nodded no.
Aang jumped off of Appa. "We'll be back soon, I just wanted to get some food for us for our trip. Feel better soon." said Aang, and he went off to catch up with Sokka.
Meanwhile
"Why did you say those mean words to Katara?" asked Aang.
"She'll run off to her little boyfriend eventually. She doesn't care about us anymore Aang." said Sokka.
"That's not true Sokka. Don't be so hard on her. She's going through a lot, and I guess what she wanted was for you to help her with her problem, not make it worse." said Aang.
"So everythings my fault now?" said Sokka. "Is it my fault for trying to help her make the right decision? Is it my fault trying to protect her from being hurt?"
"But all those things you said to her made her really upset." said Aang.
"Fine, I'll go apologize to her, right after we pick food for our trip." said Sokka.
Meanwhile
Aboard the Fire Nation ship, Captain Zhao and Prince Zuko had just finished having a one on one battle.
"You lost Prince Zuko. The part of the deal was, who ever lost the battle has to be kicked off the ship, you made that deal yourself Zuko, you should've made the betting to me, and you wouldn't have been kicked off your own ship." said Zhao.
"If you're kicking Zuko off this ship, you have to kick me off this ship too." said Iroh.
"Good, the more the better." said Zhao. "Anyone else want to join them?"
The soldiers remained silent.
"You'll pay for this Zhao, count on it." said Prince Zuko.
The Fire Nation ship landed on a small island that had been surrounded by forests and the soldiers pushed them off the ship.
"Find a way to survive, because I'm never coming back for you." said Zhao.
"The part of the deal was to be kicked off the ship and survive for a month!" said Prince Zuko.
"I guess I left that part out, but a deal is a deal, and you lost!" said Zhao.
The fire nation ship set sail.
Zuko held onto his left shoulder where he had been injured the most, his right leg was sprained and his face covered in bruises.
"Zuko, you need to rest." said Iroh.
Iroh helped Zuko walk over to a tree, he got some leaves piled up together to help him rest his right leg and tore off a part of his sleave to help his left shoulder.
"Thanks uncle." said Zuko.
Meanwhile
When Sokka and Aang came back with a few fruits, Katara was gone.
"Where's Katara?" asked Sokka as he loaded some fruits on top of Appa's back.
"MoMo did you see where Katara went?" asked Aang.
MoMo just stared at him with his big eyes and just chewed on a piece of fruit.
Aang and Sokka went off into the forest to look for her.
Meanwhile
Katara stood at the shore line, doing some soothing water bending to clear her mind.
'Love and Family. Loving Zuko and loving my family, two things that I love, but one that I have to leave behind.'
Just when Katara was going back to Appa, she spotted a boy resting under the shade of a pine tree, but that boy that she spotted was Prince Zuko.
End of Chapter 4