ZuTara - I Never Thought I'd Love You!
Chapter 2 – Thinking (Zuko's POV):
I was on one of the ships, watching the fight, and then all of a sudden "she" came out of nowhere! Why was she the only one using waterbending?
That girl! I can't believe she tried to stop me even though she knew she was no match for me. What on Earth was she thinking rushing into battle like that, alone? And I want to know why. I "need" to know! And that anger, that face, I couldn't sleep, I just had to know!
It was 2 a.m. and I still hadn't fallen asleep. I had been thinking about so much. So I got up and went to the girl's cell.
"Hey…peasant. Wake up!"
"What's going on? Why are you here?"-she asked.
"I came to ask you some questions."
"If it's about the Avatar, I already told you everything I know."
"No, I wanted to ask for your name."
"And what makes you think I'll tell you? In fact, I'm not obliged to tell you anything about myself. I may be a peasant, but I'm not a slave!"
"Are you always this loud?"
"Go to hell!"
"Tough words for someone who's locked in a cage!"
"Let me out and I'll show you how tough I am!"
"Let's make a deal, I'll let you go, if you answer my questions."
"Fine! Ask."
"What's your name?"
"Katara."
"Why did you rush into battle like that, what kept you going and most importantly, why did you attack me, alone?"
"I can answer all the questions with one phrase – I will never, ever turn my back on people who need me! And the boy you hit after they took me to the ship, was my brother. I was crushed when I saw him hurt." – she started crying – "Why…why are you doing this?"
"It's all because of my father. I must find the Avatar if I ever want to go home again. You're not the only one who cares for her family."
"I'm sorry. I didn't know. But that's not a reason for you to kill and capture people. There has to be another way."
"There isn't."
"No, there must be! There always is! If you let me help maybe I can come up with a solution and…"
"Listen, I don't need your help! We had a deal, so you're free to go." – I let her out, I was prepared for anything. I expected her to attack me, then all of a sudden – she smiled at me and said:
"I see it now. You're not a monster, you're just misunderstood and maybe you're under some bad influence. I'm sorry I said all those bad things about you. I hope that someday you find peace and go along your own path. And maybe when that day comes we'll meet each other again, in a different situation. Goodbye…prince Zuko." – after saying this she smiled one last time and headed for the door. I didn't even have the chance to thank her.
After leaving everything became dark again. Loneliness filled my heart again. The cold slowly came to me, as if the sun itself had gone down forever. I felt emptiness and sadness. I don't know what came over me, it felt almost as if the only person who truly understands me was … gone.
I headed for my bedroom and after some minutes of silence I fell asleep, hoping that tomorrow will bring me something good, and I was in it for a surprise.