I awoke to the sound of waves smashing the steel ship; I moved my body and snuggled to something warm. Wait…warm? I freaked out and I moved so quickly that I fell of the bed; I rubbed my head as I bumped it on my way down. Zuko shot up out of bed and looked at me, and I could tell he was holding back a smile.

"Ugh! Why are you here?" I demanded as I stood up, and it wasn't until he came over to me did I notice that he was shirtless. Oh no….

"Well, one of it being it is my room, second you were the one that snuggled up to me, and third it's my bed." Zuko said as his smug grin played at his lips. I narrowed my eyes and I stormed into the bathroom and hopped in the shower. My thoughts wandered to our pervious conversation, there were so many things that didn't add up, one of them being the note, the serum, and the other fact that I am still here. When I was done I wrapped the towel around me as I felt my bending begin to come back to me, I tried to bend the water out of my hair, and slowly but surely it worked. I grinned; You better watch out Zuko. I walked out of the shower and saw a pair of black shorts and a blue tank top of his bed. As I walked over to them, I heard a loud noise outside the door; I whipped my head around and I saw Zuko storm over to me. "Why…" He barely whispered, "Why!" He yelled as I pushed me up against the wall and shook me.

"Wh-what?" I stuttered out as he began to radiate off so much heat, I was surprised that he wasn't hurting himself.

"Don't what me. After everything I've done for you this is how you repay me?" He yelled at me, and I understood what.

"Zuko, please, let me explain." My voice trembled at the sight of him, he was so angry and in his eyes hurt and pain was hidden behind the rage. "We needed to know where the Fire Nation was, and having me being 'captured' allowed everyone to follow to the official port." He squeezed my upper arms hard as I let out a whimper. "Please, I'm sorry, I didn't know it was going to go on for this long." I pleaded, but he shook his head.

"So everything was a lie, the note, the money, the kiss…" He trailed off as I casted my eyes low,

"Yes," I breathe out and he looked at me, "We knew you were going to find us, but we needed a plan to flush you out, so we used Toph she was the perfect person to go to you since you didn't know her well and would suspect nothing. We also knew after you had 'defeated' me you were going to go to the port and send a message to your father saying how you have the perfect 'bait' to capture him." I let out a breath continuing, "We needed to know where the port was because it holds all the information we need to defeat your father by summer." When I finished he looked at me in disbelief.

"Then how come your friends haven't come for you?" He asked,

"Because they know I will be able to get out and once I am I will send word to them to meet them." His eyes were filled with betrayal and hurt and I knew mine were almost brimming with tears.

"But you never answered me, was that kiss for nothing?" He asked, his voice was low and I had to fight myself from telling the truth.

"Yes," I whispered his face twitched with pain and he pushed me up harder against the wall.

"I don't believe you," I crashed his lips on mine and I tried so hard not to respond, but after his lips nibbled on my neck trailing hot kisses down my neck I grabbed his head and brought his mouth on mine. I needed him and I don't know why, he was the one who hunted us down for so many years, but in this moment that didn't matter. I moaned as he sucked on my bottom lip while his hands were trailing their way up my towel; I grinded my hips up against his as he growled, and right as I was going to let him win in this dominance battle. He broke away, "Now you tell me that was all a lie." He challenged me, and I couldn't fine my voice. "I thought so," He let go of me and turned to walk away, I stood there motionless as I tried finding my voice to call out.

"Wait," I breathed and he did his hand resting on the door. "I never meant to hurt you, we need to defeat the Fire Lord, Zuko, please I am sorry."

"You see Katara, that's your weakness you don't think things through, you don't think how this may hurt others both emotionally and physically." He turned to look at me his eyes piercing mine.

"What are you going to do now that you've learned the truth?" I asked, my voice beginning to regain its normal tone.

"You can leave and never come back," He opened the door, as I stood there and I walked over to my clothes slowly putting them on as Zuko just stared at me leaving the door wide open for me. After I was done I walked up to him, both of us standing in the doorway,

"Why?"

"You've hurt me enough Katara, get out of here and don't look back there is nothing I want to do with you." He spat back at me, I felt myself cringe. I hurt the only one I think I began to love.

"Please, Zuko, I'm begging you."

"This is what you wanted isn't it? Your free go, go back to your friends while I just hunt you guys again." I stood there my mouth gaping, I couldn't, wouldn't leave without a fight.

"No,"

"Don't make this harder than it needs to be Katara, I don't want to look at you anymore."

"But I care for you Zuko isn't that enough?"

"No. If you really did you would've told me, but now I see you as the filth that I should have never believed." He shot back as anger was beginning to rise in me.

"I may be filth but you're the one who likes to roll in it." I shot back and he brought his hand back, I immediately ducked under punching him in the side making him loose his balance. He gripped the door for balance, as I ran down the hall.

"Men bring her back! Do not let her get off this ship!" I heard Zuko yell as I took off, I came to deck of the ship and the men surrounded me.

"Déjà vu, all over again." I said sarcastically as every guard was in a battle stance, and I saw behind them; Zuko. "Great," I mumbled, I bended the water from the sea and crashed it on the ship making the men lose their balance and falling to the ship's floor. I moved my hands up to my mouth and breathed, the water froze all around them freezing them to the spot. I was about to jump off the edge but I narrowly ducked a fire blast by Zuko.

"I'm not finished with you yet." He said as he shot more fire at me which I easily deflected with my water whip.

"Really? Because a few seconds ago you wanted me gone." I taunted back as I threw icicles at him; he back flipped out of the way.

"That was before you punched me,"

"Aww does someone not like it when he is out witted?" I sarcastically said as I brought up a wave from the sea and sent it crashing onto Zuko. His eyes widened but he put up a fire wall stopping it; he threw that same wall at me trapping me. I frantically looked around as the fire on the ship's floor began to grow hotter. Zuko walked through the fire coming straight towards me,

"You lose Katara," He said as he was only a few feet away.

"Not even close." I took a breath of air and I jumped off the ship, narrowly missing a fire blast. I squinted my eyes as I plunged into the cold sea; I bended the water under me making it turn it into a ice board. My hands commanded the sea make a huge wave and immediately I surfed away from Zuko's ship. And I could hear the sizzling of the fire hitting the wave as I escaped.

Looking back I saw a fire dragon coming straight towards me. I made my own water one, and as they both clashed steam erupted from the impact, covering my escape.

"I really am sorry." I whisper.

ZUKO POV

That stupid peasant thinks she out smarted me, she is sadly mistaken.

"Sir, wheres out heading?" I heard my men asked as they unfroze themselves.

"Fire Nation port, I know where they are going." I ordered, he bowed and went to the command center. I walked to the edge of the boat looking out.

"Nice try Katara, but I never go down without a fight." I whisper as I picked up her mother's necklace, smiling I walked back to my quarters. You are mine.