DISCLAIMER: I don't own AVATAR. gosh.
8 The Mistakes
Katara groaned as she woke up. She felt sort of lightheaded, dizzy. What had she been doing last night? Had she found some wine at the market or something? Katara pulled one arm up to rub her neck; and then, her hand paused as she felt two little holes in her skin. Flashbacks went to the night before, the vampire Prince had taken her, and he had bit her.
No! Now he's going to throw me into that cell with those other women! He's going to throw me away!
But wouldn't that be better than having to be his toy?
I'm... not sure.
Either way, Katara moved to get out of the bed, when she felt something heavy around her waist. She looked down to see Prince Zuko's arm wrapped around her waist loosely. The waterbender couldn't help but smile softly at the sight. The firebender looked like a little child holding onto his favorite stuffed animal.
Katara gently lifted Zuko's arm off her waist, and gathered up her clothes that the Prince had thrown to the floor the previous night, and went to the washroom adjoining with the bedroom.
The waterbender saw the pump above the tub and blinked. This was new... considering that at the South Pole they had to bring in bucket after bucket of water to fill a small tub so you could bathe.
But, Katara simply bended a long stream of water out of the tub, filling it completely. Katara couldn't help but sigh in relaxation as she felt the hot water envelop her. Then her eyes snapped open. Hot water? This boy had everything! At least, everything she wanted... Warm bed, good food, a better way to go from place to place (she didn't think that Appa was very safe at times.) yes, Prince Zuko was lucky.
Then Katara looked out the window. It was sunset already? Dang Zuko, she had slept all day with him!
Golden eyes fluttered open, and Zuko sat up. Where was his woman? She knew that she couldn't escape, he still hadn't given her permission to leave.
The vampire Prince picked up his robe, now lying on the floor, and slipped it on. Then he walked to the washroom, where he was meeted by a gasp.
Katara gasped when Zuko opened the door to the washroom. He was awake!
"Good evening, Katara. Did you sleep well?" Zuko asked suavely. The waterbender frowned, and turned away from him. Yet again, it seemed that she had forgotten the water she was sitting in.
The firebender smirked and walked over to the tub, leaning down next to his waterbender, and scraped his sharp canines over her neck. He was awarded with another gasp.
Katara's blood was running hot now, and she liked it, although she wished it wasn't due to this blood-drinking scoundrel.
"I asked you a question." Zuko's voice was raspy. Katara gulped, she couldn't possibly go through that again!
Zuko felt the pressure building up down there, and he needed Katara again. Katara shivered, feeling the Prince's spicy breath pour down her neck. He took off his robe, and slipped into the tub.
Katara eyed Zuko, a blush starting to form on her cheeks. Zuko purred, and kissed Katara. The waterbender moaned as she felt his tongue slide around in her mouth, and moaned again when his tongue swirled around her own, and she felt heat flood through her lower abdomen because of that.
The Prince kissed down her jaw, to her neck, and placed a kiss on the spot he had bitten. Katara gasped, feeling strange sensations that no words could describe fly through her from that one kiss on that one spot.
"You're mine." Zuko growled.
Katara smiled, watching the water flow around her as she bended. Since Zuko still didn't give her permission to leave the ship, he didn't really care if she went anywhere on the ship.
Unknown to Katara, Zuko was watching her bend from up on a platform high above deck, where Katara bended under the light of the full moon.
And unknown to either of them, two figures were watching the bender on deck, from inside the forest.
"There she is! Dang it, you were right. That damned Prince did take her!" Sokka whispered. Aang sighed.
"I just hope..." The Avatar couldn't bring himself to say it. Sokka growled.
"I'll have that vampire's head if he bit my sister!" Sokka hissed. Aang stood up.
"Come on, Sokka. It doesn't look like Prince Zuko is with Katara right now. This is our only chance!" Sokka nodded, and they snuck on the ship.
Katara gasped when she felt pairs of hands grab her. She turned around, and her eyes lit up when she saw it was Aang and Sokka. Then her expression went from joyous to frightened.
"Aang, Sokka! Get away!" She yelled. Sokka raised an eyebrow.
"What are you talking about, Katara? We came to rescue you! And why is your hair down?" Her brother asked. Katara didn't answer him, for the answer was so no one would see the bite marks.
Then, the Avatar and her brother pulled her towards the gangplank.
"Come on, Katara, we've got to go before the vampire shows up! Appa is in the forest, we can leave before Zuko's crew wakes up and starts the ship!" Katara shook her head, trying to free herself.
"Sokka, Aang, stop! Guys, stop! Stop! ST-" But Katara was cut off. Sokka and Aang had stepped off the gangplank, and with the force of their tug for her to follow them, her whole body made contact with the invisible barrier. Katara's eyes stared angrily at her companions, before the electricity sparked pain throughout her body, and Katara was thrown back on deck.
Zuko laughed, and jumped down off the platform, and landed on the deck with feline grace. Sokka and Aang yelled, and ran back on deck.
"What is going on? What spell have you cast, you bastard? Why can't my sister leave?" Sokka yelled. Zuko smirked.
"No woman that has set foot inside a vampire's home is allowed to leave without said vampire's permission." Zuko grinned almost demonically. Aang sent a giant gust of air at the vampire Prince, throwing him into the wall.
"Then give Katara permission to leave! I'm the one you want!" Aang yelled. Zuko managed out a laugh, considering his lungs felt crushed.
"I don't care about you anymore, Avatar. Go on, save the world! I don't care! Not as long as I have Katara!" Zuko said triumphantly. Aang growled, and he might have seriously hurt Zuko if Katara hadn't intervened.
"Go Aang! Do as Zuko said! I'll be fine! The world is more important!" Katara yelled, trying to save Aang and Sokka some pain.
Very reluctantly, with sad and angry glances back, Sokka and Aang left. Zuko stood up, and swooped Katara up in his arms.
Thank you, Katara.
Zuko said in his head.
"Get away from us, you monster!" Aang yelled.
"Aang, it's me, Katara!" I yelled.
"You're not Katara, you're a beast!" Sokka yelled, throwing his boomerang at me. What was wrong with them? Aang sent a blast of air at me, throwing me next to a creek. I looked into the water, and my eyes widened in horror. My skin was paler, like I hadn't gotten enough sun, and my canines were larger, as if I were a...
Katara woke up, panting. She looked down, and saw that Zuko was gone. He had already woken up.
She slipped on the robe that was waiting for her at the foot of the bed (since Zuko had taken her clothes) and rushed down to the deck. She had an idea for how to get away, because she had to, but she doubted it would work.
Zuko sat in the captain's coop of the ship, thinking about Katara. She didn't really seem happy. And he wanted her to be happy. Ad heck, if he let her go, he could always hunt down the Avatar and have her after he caught him.
Katara drew up a giant blob of water, took a deep breath, and bent the water back towards the ocean.
"I give Katara my permission to leave the ship." Zuko said quietly.
Katara felt a small tingling sensation as she tried to get off the ship, and she feared that her plan would fail, but then, the tingling stopped, and she was falling into the ocean! She was free!
Zuko walked through the hatch onto the deck.
"Katara, you may-" Zuko stopped when he realized Katara was gone. Zuko lifted his face heavenwards, and let out a dragon's roar of rage, fire flying high into the air as it blew out of his mouth.
mwuahahaha. this was interesting. i sort of liked this chapter. I suppose i should have told you that only women need permission to leave a vampire's home type place?
Spleef: i feel special and luved. -
daughterofoubastet: no, i haven't even heard of the Darkangel series. sooo... no, i don't have anyidea what you're talking about. ' as for the barney tape, no one likes barney, it's the ultimate torture. It's fun making the voices in my head suffer.
my heart lay broken by my own love: thank you!
a: here you go!
bye bye!
INSANITY AT ITS FINEST
LONG LIVE THE HIPPIES!
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