Flirting

Chapter Three- "Babysitting"

A/N: I had fun writing this chapter. Note from here on, Katara and Zuko, mainly Zuko, might be getting OOC. I'm still trying to learn how to write them. Hopefully when I start my first real chapter story, which is currently in process, I'll have them down perfectly.

"How'd I get stuck babysitting?" Zuko asked throwing another rock into some bushes.

"Babysitting?" Katara turned on him. "I'm not a kid!"

"But you're the only one who needs protection." He said trying to ignore her.

"I do not!" She said turning away from him. "If I need any protection," She mumbled. "I need it from you."

"What? Afraid I'll capture you, take you away, and have my way with you?" He asked apparently hearing her. She just tried to stop the blush from creeping into her cheeks. "Don't worry," He stood up from his sitting position, throwing one more rock. "If I did," He quickly moved behind Katara and leaned down to whisper in her ear. "You'd like it."

A smirk formed on his lips when she turned around in serious surprise. Her jaw dropped and she looked a little mad. He just continued smirking and started walking away. It took Katara a few moments to recover though.

"You're a jerk," She finally said following him. "Do you know that?" He just shrugged and kept walking. "And you wouldn't do that anyways."

"You're right." He stopped and turned to face her which caused her to stop only inches away from him. "You probably wouldn't be any good anyways." The smirk widened on his face.

Katara's jaw, once again, dropped unable to create a verbal response. She shouldn't have taken that as an insult. She really shouldn't have cared that he said it all! But for some reason, she wanted to slap him and tell him that he was wrong.

"Well, I guess you'll never know will you?" She finally found her voice. Zuko just smiled and walked past her. Katara started walk away from camp, hoping Zuko wouldn't notice.

"Where are you going?" He asked stopping her.

"For a walk." She answered then heard him groan.

"Just stay here. It's easier to keep an eye on you."

"I don't need a babysitter!" She yelled at him.

"They told me to watch you, so I'm watching you." He said walking up to Katara, who was still facing away from him.

"Since when do you listen to them?" She challenged. Zuko froze a moment before getting very close to her.

"You're right. I shouldn't listen to anything they tell me to do." She didn't see him smile. If she had, she wouldn't have agreed so quickly. "Well, Sokka says to keep my hands off you." He placed his hands onto her arms and pulled her back so she was leaning on him and he could whisper in her ear. "Guess I shouldn't listen to him." She pulled away and turned to face him.

"Jerk." She said, still rather close to him. She felt a shiver go down her spine when he smiled.

"You'll live." He backed away and went to sit down. "Now go walk." He told her. But he was surprised when she sat down next to him instead. They turned their heads to look at each other for a moment. Katara smiled just slightly at him and he had to hold back a real smile that was trying to form on his lips. "Remind me again how I got stuck babysitting."

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