Fiction Rated: T - English –general/Romance – a Zutara fic

Disclaimer – I don't own any cast members from Avatar. I only own the plot.

I don't know what writer's block is really but if it means I can't log in most of the time, I can't update my profile, and I can't review stories then I have it. No further delay! Here's the new and improved second chapter! Also...

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Chapter 2 – Encounters

ZUKO!

Katara struggled as Zuko lifted Katara onto his shoulder and closer to his ship. He tied her to a tree. This is just like with the pirates! Can't he just leave me alone?

"What do you want from me?" Katara said as she gritted her teeth. She thrashed her hands about trying miserably to break loose.

Zuko smirked. "Shut up you water wench! I'll be asking the questions! Now, you peasant tell me where your campsite is."

"Why do you want to know?"

"BECAUSE!" He took a deep breath and tried to control his anger. "You know why. I don't know how many times I have told you this. Just answer the question."

"You and your stinking honor! Can't you just leave us alone? You aren't going to find your honor by capturing Aang. You can't lose honor. This is an endless search. You can't look for something you already have." She smiled triumphantly and cocked her head to show his defeat.

"Just shut up. You don't know what you're talking about."

"Excuse me! You shut up! I did not come all this way to get kidnapped by you of all people."

"You and your freakin' mouth! Don't you ever just shut up? Just tell me where the avatar is so I can return home!"

"I will never tell you! You're wasting your breath."

"Tell me now and I won't hurt you or this village. Answer me! Where is he hiding?" Zuko tried to control his temper.

So this was the "great" thing that was supposed to happen! Katara thought "I won't tell you."

That's it! I can't take this any longer! She will tell me or else. Zuko took Katara by the wrist and slowly his hand heated up. Katara winced but didn't struggle. Zuko's hand started to glow and Katara screamed. Zuko held his ground but let go of her hand. Katara stood her ground and glared at him, her crystal blue eyes piercing his mind. A pang of guilt hit his stomach but quickly was replaced with determination once more.

"You're a monster." It was barely over a whisper.

Yeash. If only looks could kill. "Now, where is he hiding?" Katara kept silent as she looked into his eyes with great confidence. She would never betray her loyalty to the world. "Keeping quiet huh? We'll see about that." Well, if she won't bring me too the avatar, then the avatar will come get her!

Zuko untied Katara and Katara quickly sprinted toward the nearest possible exit. She bent some water from a puddle and did a perfect water whip right at Zuko's face. He stepped back but regained his balance and started the chase again. They ran blindly constantly being grabbed by the sharp tree braches. Zuko picked up speed and slowly and slowly became only inches behind her. He tackled her to the ground keeping her in his grasp.

Zuko grabbed Katara's hands and pulled her in front of him. "You won't get away from me this time." Zuko said as he grabbed her waist and arms, making her unable to water bend. He brought her to his ship and into a dark hallway. Katara screamed as she was put into a prison cell.

"YOU CAN"T DO THIS TO ME!!!" Katara screamed at him.

He walked down a dark and gloomy hallway into a prison cell. "Think about it. It's your life and the village or telling me where the avatar is." And with that, Zuko walked away with a smirk on his face and hope in his heart.

"What do you want from me?"

"Tell me where the avatar is!"

"NEVER! Leave me and my friends alone!"

"I'm sorry I can't do that. I need to restore something very important. My honor . . . Maybe in return I can restore something you lost."

"My necklace! Where did you get that?"

"I didn't steal it if THAT'S what you're wondering."

Suddenly, a sad girl with deep blue eyes cried in the dim light. A dark and dirty cellar surrounded the girl. Blue tattered clothes and the saddened face finally looked up . . .

"Katara!" Back at camp, Sokka woke screaming. He had a horrible dream. He looked over to where Katara was supposed to be and saw an empty bed. "Aang! Katara is missing. Where did she go?" Sokka shook Aang violently to get him to wake up.

"What's the matter Sokka? The sun isn't even up yet! Wake me when its time to go. . ." He turned over and covered his head with his pillow." Sokka continued to probe the young boy. "Aren't you not a morning person? Go back to bed like you were made to do." Aang said sleepily. Aang did mornings, just not mornings that occurred before sun rise.

"Katara is missing, Aang! We got to go look for her!"

Aang awoke from his dream and jumped up. "What? Where did she go?"

"I don't know. But, she is missing and we have to go find her. I know it might not be that serious but I had the weirdest dream. It tells me that something is up. I think we better check it out."

"What was your dream about Sokka?"

"Katara was in trouble with Zuko. Then I saw a some beaten up girl in a prison chamber. She looked up, and I saw she was Katara!"

"Wow! That dream seems a little more realistic than the one where food ate people and Momo could talk!" Aang laughed at his own joke but quickly became serious. "Why don't we split up? I look at the marketplace and you look by the beach. Okay?"

"Fine. Just be careful and meet me here if you see something suspicious. Once you're done looking, meet me at the beach. If you don't come then I'll know to meet you at the house. If I see something suspicious, I'll wait by the beach until you come here." Aang started walking out the door. "And Aang . . ." The air bender turned around. "Don't use up our money." Aang laughed and said okay. He quickly left for the markets. Sokka grabbed his newly sharpened Boomerang and walked out the door. He watched Aang leave, laughing as Aang tripped over his own two feet. Then, he headed for the beach.

I'll be updating frequently now. I already updated chapter one to those who haven't read it yet. I know this plot has been done over and over again so I am going to have a change of scenery in the later chapters. Please review! :D

Please tell me if you like shorter chapters or longer chapters! Thank you all!