Yes, once again i break my vow to finish my other stories before starting a new one, but meh, what else is new. XD
If you don't like sad angsty Zutara's don't read.
And avatar doesn't belong to me...but i think that's a bit obvoius.
Oh and the title, that's appa-appa-away's idea. Kudos to her for being awesome.
She looked down, well aware of the tears falling on the pavement. Within a moment she was beside him, his pained shallow breathing dropping to nothing by the second as blood spilled out of the wound.
"Zuko?" Katara finally was able to speak
"K-Katara" Zuko stuttered out her name in a short rasp, "Katara. I'm so sorry. They-" she stopped him.
"Don't talk. Don't be sorry" Katara said, tears now falling in abundance.
"No" Zuko said. "Please Katara, listen. This is my fault. I couldn't see another person die because of me. Especially not you"
Katara saw it again flash before her eyes. The bullet racing towards her. The bullet racing towards Ozai. And then she fell and Zuko had pushed her out of the way.
"Your not going to die too. You can't" Katara whispered
"I'm sorry. Katara, you will never understand the magnitude of what I helped with tonight. I want you to read this later. Much later. At least a month. Then please try to forgive me."
"Zuko I don't under-" he stopped her and shakily handed her a note from his pocket.
"Please Katara" he repeated. "And I want you to burn this. Don't look at it. I don't want anyone involved" Zuko coughed vigorously, blood seeping down his lip.
Katara held the two notes. "How do I know which is which?"
Zuko reached down and covered his finger in the blood on the ground and shakily drew a heart on the one Katara was to read.
"I'm sorry" Zuko said yet again
"You didn't do-" Katara stopped herself. "I forgive you"
He smiled weakly as he felt his eyes closing. "Zuko don't leave me"
Zuko pulled Katara on top of him and kissed her passionately. As they pulled away there was a moment of peace before nothing.
And Katara ran out crying.
This is goign to be a two maybe three shot. The next chapter is Katara reading the letter, well with the help of Sokka. I promise eveyrthing will make sence after that.
I do realize this was imensly short but i hope it had the perfect amount of vagueness and suspence to intrest you people.
Please leave a review cause otherwise i'll think i'm wasting my time on these and i'll go waste my time on something else.