Hey Guys! Sorry for taking so long on the update. I've been caught up in school, other stories, writers block, and being lazy, so sorry. I don't own the Avatar the Last Airbender characters! Anyway so here's the next chapter for Second Chances!
*Tuesday Morning* (Katara's POV)
I looked out the window with coffee in my hand and a pretty royal blue nightgown with white fur on the ends, which had been a present from my mother on my birthday a few years back. It was the usual sunny morning in Nevada where I looked out towards the sun. I sighed and looked around my home thinking of how it wasn't this way before. I used to live with Zuko in his parent's old house, which he still owns, when we were still together. His parents had given it to us as a wedding gift, Zuko just turned 22 and I was 20, and there we started our own family.
We were so happy when I found out I was pregnant with Damian and Zuko became the amazing husband and father. We had been trying for a two years trying to have a child and Zuko had been 24 years old and I had been 22 years old when we found out. We were happy until a few weeks after Bryan and Ryan were born. We started arguing and Zuko started staying out later in the night and I would be kept up worrying where he was almost every night. When I found out I was pregnant with Kylie I thought that maybe we'd become happier having another child and maybe having a little baby girl would help our failing relationship.
It didn't. Zuko grew more distant with me and wasn't the same man that I had married and loved. Four months before I was due I found Zuko kissing Miss. Blah aka Mai when we were at a family party of his. When he finally noticed he didn't say anything he just looked away in regret. I told him that I was filing for divorce the next day and I did. Two weeks after Kylie was born our divorce became final and I had taken the furniture and kitchen stuff along with my car while he had kept the house and photos along with his car. From what I heard he hasn't changed any part of the house and refuses to let Mai change one thing about it.
I never did forgive Zuko for what he did and never talked to him unless I had too. I was never a snot to him or anything like that I respected him as my kid's father and that was it. Nothing more. I came back to reality and looked at the time. 10:00 am. I sighed and cleaned out my cup at the same time my phone went off with Ryan's ringtone. I smiled and picked it up.
"Hey Ryan. What's up?" I asked happily while taking off upstairs to fold clothes on my bed.
"Hola Madre. Ursa la abuela y el abuelo Ozai están tirando un conseguir juntos en unas horas. Tío Sokka iba a informar la semana pasada, pero se ha olvidado como siempre lo hace. ¿Así que has venido? Por favor." (Grandma Ursa and Grandpa Ozai are throwing a get together in a few hours. Uncle Sokka was supposed to inform you last week, but he forgot like he always does. So will you come? Please.) Ryan informed me in my native language. I sighed and thought about it.
"¿Por favor, madre? ¿Para mí? Además la familia de padre realmente le falta. Siempre amaban. Ellos no han visto en casi mamá de siete años. Por favor." (Please mother? For me? Plus father's family really misses you. They always loved you. They haven't seen you in almost seven years mom. Please.) Ryan pleaded. I finally relented.
"Bueno Ryan. Iré por ti. ¿Qué tiempo y lugar?" (Alright Ryan. I'll go for you. What time and place?) I asked. Ryan cheered happily in the phone.
"Es en el 12:00 en la casa de la abuela y el abuelo Sozin. Y su familia es demasiado." (It's at 12:00 at Grandma and Grandpa Agni's house. And your family is coming too.) He answered.
"Muy bien. Nos vemos allí Ryan. Te quiero. Adiós." (Alright. I'll see you there Ryan. I love you. Bye.) I said.
"También te quiero mamá. Adiós" (I love you too Mom. Bye.) He hung up. I put the phone down and looked at the clock 10:15. I'd better get ready if I want to make it on time. I grabbed a clean towel and went into my bathroom shower and stripped myself of my nightgown, bra and panties. I stepped into the shower and washed myself clean.
When I got out I blow dried my hair and left it down in its natural waves and walked into my room to my closet. It's going to be warm out so I decided on my royal blue Traveling Menagerie Lace Dress and black single strap heels. I went to the bathroom and added some eyeliner and black eyeshadow that made my big, round blue eyes. Adding mascara made my eyes pop even more. Add some earrings, necklace and bracelets than looked at the time to see it was 11:32 am. I walked downstairs, grabbed my phone and purse than headed out to my SUV. I got in started the car and texted Ryan letting him know I'm on my way.
When I got to Ursa and Ozai's house it was packed as usual when they throw parties and I got out of the car and walked up to the door. I rang it and after a few seconds the door opened to Ursa. She squealed like a 20 year old when she saw me and hugged me tightly.
"Моя милая дочь возвратилась!" (My sweet daughter has come back!) Ursa squealed in my ear. I giggled at her, no matter how old she was she still had the energy of a teenager.
"Ursa. I don't speak very much Russian. English or Spanish please." I laughed and finally she let go.
"I'm sorry Katara. It's so great to see you. We've all missed you so much. And I don't speak Spanish you know this as well." Ursa laughed. I smiled at her and kissed both her cheeks.
"I know. I missed you too, Mami." I said. Ursa had always been like a second mother to me when my mother worked and father was on business trips I'd stay at the Agni's house because my parents had been friends with the Agni's since high school, so all of us kids had grown up together. Zuko, Sokka, Lu Ten, Zuko's older cousin, Raul, Zuko's older brother, and Aang, My adopted brother, all hung out while Azula, Zuko's little sister that's my age, Sapphire, Zuko's other little sister a year younger than me, Toph, Zuko's adopted sister, and I hung out together. My little brother Lil' Joey or Joseph hung out with Zuko's little sisters and the youngest of the Agni's, Manya and Inessa, the twins.
"What's taking you so long, Мало огня? (Little fire)" Ozai said coming to the door then seeing me he grinned.
"Ah! My водный ребенок! (Water Baby)" He gave me a hug. In case you're wondering why he calls me that, when I was little I was the only child that he knew that would cry, scream and throw a fit if I was taken out of the bath, pool or even hot tub, so I have been his water baby ever since.
"Hello Papi." I said while hugging him back. He's been like a second father for me when my dad wasn't around. Finally they let me in and we walked out to backyard where almost everyone was at. I looked around and saw Sokka and Aang talking to Zuko and the guys while I spotted Azula, Sapphire, and Toph talking with Yue. As soon as Azula saw me she came running towards me squealing. She tackled me in a hug and kept squealing. I laughed and hugged her back.
"I missed you sister!" Azula yelled at me. She was tearing up and Azula almost never tears up in public and that made me feel a hundred times worse.
"I missed you too Azy." I almost cried.
"What am I? Chopped pigs ass?" A voice said behind Azula. Azula and I pulled away and I looked to see Sapphire. I opened my arms and she came in and gave me a hug.
"I missed you Saph. And your weird talking." I laughed. I heard someone clear their throat and we looked to see Toph.
"Sugarqueen." Toph said stonily. I pulled away and stood in front of Toph.
"Toph." I said nodded. Toph grinned after a few seconds and punched me in the arm, her way of showing affection.
"Don't ever do this again. Just because you don't talk to Sparky doesn't mean you stop talking to us as well. You were the only thing that kept us Agni's, other than Sparky, tolerating Ms. Gloomy and after you stopped talking to us we about told Sparky to stop talking to us because we couldn't stand Ms. Gloomy." Toph scolded me like a child when all reality I was the one giving the scolding's to her back when we were teenagers considering she's two years younger and always in trouble.
"I won't happen again. I promise. I missed all of you. I couldn't bear to hurt myself or you guys again. And you call her Ms. Gloomy? I call her Ms. Blah because she makes me want to gag." I giggled. The girls laughed.
"Ms. Goody-Two-Shoes is giving mean names to people! It's a miracle!" Toph said dramatically. We laughed at Toph and started talking about our lives and gossip going around.
After fifteen minutes of this I heard, My son, Ryan's voice calling at me.
"Mom! Come meet my boyfriend Derek!" Ryan said from over with Zuko and the guys. I laughed and excused myself from the girls and walked over to Ryan and the boy named Derek.
"Mami, this is Derek. Derek, this is my mom Katara." Ryan introduced us. I looked at Derek up and down sizing him up if he was worthy of my boy.
"Mami. Por favor. Le gusta mucho y quiero su aprobación. Él significa mucho para mí." (Mami. Please. I really like him and I want your approval. He means a lot to me.) Ryan begged. I didn't glance away from Derek who grew nervous.
"¿Qué ha dicho tu padre sobre esto?" (What has your father said about this?) I asked.
"Padre aprueba." (Father Approves.) Ryan said. I looked hard at Derek before relaxing and smiling at him.
"Que apruebo. (Than I approve.) Just don't hurt my boy." I shot the last sentence to Derek. Derek nodded and smiled.
"I won't Mrs. Mizu." I frowned at the Mrs. and Ryan elbowed Derek giving him a small glare. The Zuko and the guys became quiet when they heard that. I quickly corrected him.
"It's Ms. Not Mrs." I said. Derek eyes widened and quickly apologized.
"I'm so sorry. I didn't know. You just have a wedding ring on and I thought…" I just laughed it off which cut him off.
"Don't worry about it. A lot people make the same mistake. I just never took off my ring after the divorce." I smiled at him. Derek quickly shut his mouth and Ryan dragged him off scolding him for his idiot tendencies.
"So…Tara…Gorgeous dress." Aang complimented me. I turned around and smiled at Aang.
"Thanks Aang. I was able to pull it off in and hour because SOMEONE forgot to mention it to me." I gave Sokka a glare. He just rolled his eyes and shrugged uninterestingly.
"If I had asked you, you would had said no and never came. You've been invited to plenty of things over the span of the seven years of ignoring the whole Agni family and you CHOSE not to come, so I thought why this is any different. That is why I didn't ask. Not because I forgot. Because I knew that answer." Sokka said sternly. I was hurt by his words, but at the same time they were true I DID ignore them because of the bitter divorce between Zuko and I. It was selfish of me, but at the same time I was still hurt even six years after the divorce. I just smiled it away and told them I'd see them later and went inside. I went through the house maneuvering through people to get upstairs.
Once I was upstairs I went to the guestroom Zuko and I used have when we so happen to stay the night here before the divorce. I closed the door and fell on the bed crying. 'Why does everything have to be true? Why couldn't I live a happily ever after?' I thought and sobbed more. 'Because fairytales aren't real Katara. Their just stories that tell false reality.' Apart of me said. I was too busy crying to hear the door open than close and only did I notice when a warm, rough hand rubbed in between my shoulders. Only two people knew that my stress always went to that spot and made me tense. Ryan and Zuko, but it wasn't Ryan because his hands were soft and light as a feather. It was the last person. I immediately shrugged his hand off and he sighed.
"Katara…Listen I know I'm probably the last person you want to talk to or even see…But if want you want to talk I'm here." Zuko went back to rubbing in between my shoulders. I still ignored him, but didn't shrug is hand off. We stayed like this for a good five minutes before he spoke randomly.
"I'm sorry…" He apologized. I turned and looked at him it shock and confusion. 'What's he sorry for?' I thought. As if he read my mind he answered the question in my head.
"About the divorce…The cheating…Everything…" He said. I just stayed silent, but kept eye contact with him.
"I never apologized for real. I never meant to hurt you. You had meant everything to me, but I just fell out of love after a while. That didn't give me a reason to cheat though. I should have sat down with you and talked about it, especially when you were pregnant with Kylie. I'm sorry for it all and the pain I caused you and still do cause. I know you never forgave and you don't have to because I understand its ju-" He was cut off by me flinging myself at him and pulling him into a hug.
"That's all I ever wanted to hear." I sobbed into his shoulder. He returned my hug and soothed me while I cried. After about another 30 minutes I stopped crying.
"I probably look like a mess now." I laughed. Zuko looked at me and smiled.
"Nah. You look awesome." He said. I rolled my eyes and went to the bathroom and washed of my makeup. We both went downstairs and out to the back where everyone had been waiting for us to return. We went back to talking and mingling with family and friends. Nothing could bring me down at this point.
When it finally time to leave around 7:00 pm I said goodbye to everyone and the kids than headed out to my car, got in, and drove home. It was about a thirty minute drive since I lived on the other side of the town and finally I pulled into my driveway and got out of the car. I locked the car and walked up the porch steps and sticking the key in to unlock it. When doing so I opened the door, walked in and then closed the door and locking it. I threw my keys in the decorative bowl sitting by the door and headed up to my room.
When I got there I sighed and reached behind me and pulled the zipper down and the dress fell to the floor. Suddenly I felt someone grab me from behind and hit me over the head with a hard object making me go unconscious.
(Warning: Violence, Explicit language, and Rape! Don't read if you don't like either of these!)
When I finally awoke I suddenly felt really sore and painful down in my lower region. My head hurt so badly and I went to cup my head with my hand, but my hand came up short from something restraining it. I groaned and opened my eyes to see my tied to my bed, naked.
"You're awake good. I was wondering how long it would take." A voice said beside me. I gasped and turned around to see Kevin looking down at me with a evil grin on his face.
"What are you doing Kevin! Your parents will call the cops once they know you're missing from the house!" I yelled at him. He slapped me across the cheek and scowled.
"Shut up bitch! My parents have been on vacation in Hawaii for two weeks, so it's just you and me." He chuckled evilly.
"Kevin please let me go…" I whimpered. He bit his lip and looked at me in lust.
"God I love it when you beg." He climbed on top of me and suddenly thrust into me. I screamed in pain at the feeling of him invading my most intimate area.
"Stop! It hurts! Pull it out!" I fought against him trying to get him off me. He just groaned and kept thrusting into me than suddenly wrapped his hand around my throat squeezing so I couldn't scream any longer.
"Can't have you screaming and have the neighbors here you." He chuckled and groaned suddenly and I felt him cum in me.
"God you're so tight for a whore who's had four kids." He squeezed my throat more cutting off my breathing and slapped me across the face multiple times before finally stopped. He than he punched my stomach which made my eyes roll almost to the back of my head.
"I'm going to make your hurt and stretch you out like the slut and whore you are." I felt him position his dick over my asshole. I panicked and shook my head crying and begging him with my eyes not to do it. He just chuckled and thrust into my asshole. I screamed in silence because my lack of breathing and tried again to shove and make him stop thrusting into me. I felt blood leaking down my thighs and he got even rougher. I tried to throw him off by twisting my body, but finally he had enough and back fisted me in the mouth making me almost black out. The pain that he kept causing was so painful it was like trying to eat a cactus and shoving a porcupine up your ass at the same time. Suddenly he pulled out and put his dick over my mouth. I tried to turn my head, but he held it in place while yanked my nipple making me scream and open my mouth. I gagged when he shoved his dick down my throat and screamed around it.
"You like that bitch. Keeping screaming and I'll shoot off in your mouth soon." He groaned. I sobbed and almost barfed from how deep he thrust. Finally after what seemed hours he shot off his seed in my mouth and face. He than shoved his tongue in my mouth, kissing me roughly. He pulled away and then cut me loose from my bounds. He grabbed me and threw me onto my hardwood floor making me gasp in excruciating pain. He turned me over and hovered over me with the knife he cut me loose with.
"Now the cherry on top. Killing you." He laughed and swung the knife down and stabbed me in the chest just right above my right breast. I screamed and he stabbed me again this time in my right shoulder. Then again and again. Until he finally was satisfied with how much blood I was losing. He put the knife down and grabbed a 9mm pistol that was on the nightstand, which I hadn't noticed. He cocked it and put it to the side of his temple. I was gasping for air and trying to fight the sleepiness that was overcoming me. He smiled at me and laughed.
(End of the evilness that I have wrote. All clean from here.)
"I can't go to prison, but I can't let you live either. You'll die with how much blood your losing in about five minutes. Too bad it had to be here. I had everything planned out when you would come to my house for a 'family' dinner. No, but you decided to go party instead. It's fine. I'll be dead and so will you. See you in the next life my beautiful love." He laughed evilly and pulled the trigger of the pistol. I closed my eyes not looking. 'Was this how I was going to die? What about my kids? They need their mother?' I thought all together. I grew angry. 'No! This isn't going to end like this!' I thought fiercely. I looked around and finally saw my home phone on the floor from it being knocked over. I somehow got over to it and noticed a missed call and dialed it praying for them to answer. After the third ring the person picked up.
"Hey Katara! I've been trying to get a hold of you. You left your phone at my parent's house and I'm about five minutes aw-" I cut him off.
"Zuko…Help…Me…" I gasped for breath.
"Katara! What's wrong?! What's happened?!" He almost yelled in phone in worry.
"Kevin…Break in…Stabbed…" I fell silent no longer able to talk.
"Katara?! Katara!" He yelled. I disconnected the call and waited for something to happen. A few minutes later I heard a car door slam and my front door breaking open. I than heard footsteps running up the stairs and down the hall to my room. I started blacking out when Zuko entered the room yelling my name. He ran to my side and kneeled next to me while pulling out his phone and calling 911.
"Katara! Katara! Stay with me damn it!" He yelled with tears streaming down his face.
All I could see was his face before blacking out and whispering three last words.
"I forgive you…"
Hey everyone! Anyway again sorry for not updating sooner and I hope you liked it! Please review and let me know what you guys think! Thanks, have a awesome day! (: