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Zuko was the first to spot the attackers. His fists lit up and he shot bouts of flame at the attacking waterbenders. Katara watched as the waterenders reacted by shooting waves of water at both her and took the defensive by blocking the ongoing attacks whilst Zuko took the offensive by shooting fury-induced flame at the attacking waterbenders. Together they were making an excellent team. They had taken out at least four of their attackers however they were still outmatched 7 to 2 and the outcome was obvious but Zuko and Katara kept fighting, not willing to go down without a fight. Hakoda's voice put an end to the fighting.
"Katara just give up and go home." Hakoda shouted at his daughter
"No not without Zuko." Katara yelled back stubbornly
"Fine give the bitch what she wants. Lock both of them up." Janine sneered from beside Hakoda
"Shut up Janine, I make the decisions around here." Hakoda ordered, showing his authority and Janine just nodded and shut her mouth with great effort.
"Dad just let us both go." Katara said, exasperated.
"You can go, Zuko can't." Hakoda added
"Dad that is not fair. You told me yourself that you regretted taking Zuko. If you let him go no one will find out about you and your waterbender possy." Katara pleaded, "Zuko you won't tell anyone? Please don't, do it for me."
"No I won't, I swear it. I know nothing about my father and why I'm here." Zuko said sincerely
"Katara we talked about this earlier, my decision stays." Hakoda told his daughter firmly.
"Fuck you dad! If You let me go, you know I'll come right back for Zuko except next time I won't get caught." Katara retorted
"Just try honey. We'll be waiting. You know what, it surprises me you even got past security undetected and then you took down the guards. I saw you earlier in the lounge so I called your dad. We just stood here waiting for you to come out, we didn't expect you to have Zuko." Janine said, trying to keep her voice normal and uncaring but she sorta sounded slightly impressed.
"Well you underestimated me." Katara laughed, a cold sarcastic laugh.
"You can say that again. Hakoda my love, just save us some effort and lock that disgusting vermin you call a daughter up. Save ourselves some effort." Janine said
"Janine just keep your thoughts to yourself, it's not that hard." Hakoda scolded. Janine gave Katara a threatening look, as if to say 'You watch yourself, I'm going to kill you, you stupid bitch' Katara glared right back at her as if to say 'bring it'.
"Katara your treachery is forcing me to desperate measures. I love you, you know I do but I'm sorry, I really am. Guards take them both back to the cell and chain them so they can't bend." Hakoda ordered and Katara looked at her dad with a cold look. Like she couldn't believe that her very own father, the one she loves, had just betrayed her for some psychopathic group of waterbenders.
"That's bullshit Hakoda. How are you going to explain both of our absences from school tomorrow. What are you going to tell Sokka?" Katara said, hoping her guilt trip would work but it didn't.
"Carry on guards." Hakoda commanded. But just as the guards approached, Katara felt something incredible. She felt the bodily fluids moving deep within every person in the room. Wait if I can feel their body fluids can't I control them all at once, it's worth a try I've got nothing to lose Katara thought quickly to herself. Katara put all her attention to the surrounding people's blood. She lifted her hands and moved them in rhythm to everyone's inner movement. Katara felt the results. It was as if she had gained control of their actions. Everyone (except for Zuko, who wasn't being manipulated) felt the loss of bodily control. Murmurs of confusion sounded from every inch of the room. Katara's face contorted in sheer concerntration, one slip up and her control was over. She flung her arms outward and brought them inwards, towards her body and the result was just as she had anticipated. Everyone fell to the floor (including Hakoda and Janine.) They wriggled in a desperate attempt to gain control back but they were all unsuccessful.
"Zuko go to the lift." Katara instructed and Zuko obliged.
"Katara whatever the hell you're doing to all of us, stop this instant." Hakod yelled angrily whilst trying to free himself.
"No. Now dad I need to know the code to the door at the top. I don't particularly feel like climbing through the window again. God only knows how I'd get up there again anyway." Katara said, showing everyone the big deep cut she got when she caught her arm on the glass.
"Why the hell would I tell you that." Hakoda retorted indignantly. He then felt his muscles clamp excrutiatingly together and his spine began to twist leaving it in an unnatural position. Hakoda yelled out in agony. Katara had just dislocated her father's back.
"Still aren't gonna tell me?" Katara asked. Hakoda was breathing hard and gritting his teeth against the pain.
"No. Way. Yourself." Hakoda said through ragged breaths. His shoulder then popped out of place and he let out another yell in pain.
"Come on dad, save yourself the pain. You know I'm not enjoying this but I need this information since the minute I step into that lift my grip on everyone will be released and I bet you'll come after me so we will need to make a quick escape. The window just isn't quick enough for my liking." Katara said logically.
"Fine it is 283 514 12." Hakoda said, giving in to the pain. Katara scratched the numbers into her leg, leaving red marks to remind her of the numbers.
"I'm sorry for the aching muscles in advance." Katara said and the cracked all of her father's muscles back into place. She backed her way slowly into the lift, joining Zuko. Zuko hit the button and the lift started to ascend up towards the ground. As Katara lost sight of her victims, she also lost the hold she had over them.
"Sokka's car is outside. You drive." Katara yelled at Zuko, whilst thrusting the keys at Zuko. Katara knew Zuko had his license and it probably wasn't smart if she did just in case they got caught. Zuko nodded and Katara punched the numbers that were scratched into her leg by her nails into the electronic device that controls the gate.
The gate opened obediently as she put the correct code in and together Zuko and Katara ran to the car. Zuko started the ignition and they were off. Katara's prediction was correct her father and Janine had descended up the lift and ran out of the shed but they were too late. Zuko and Katara were already well on their way away from that place. "Stop the car, I gotta do something." Katara asked Zuko. They were a fair distance away from Janine and Hakoda but they were still in seeing distance. Katara felt severely weakened from her little bloodbending episode but not even that would stop her from doing what she was thinking of.
"What are you crazy?" Zuko said but he stopped the car anyway. Hakoda and Janine ran towards the non-moviing vehicle, thinking it had broke down or something. They gradually got closer but they still had distance to cover.
"On three dack yourself and put the finger up at them. It's my present for Janine." Katara said, wanting to do something crazy
"This is immature but whatever I'll do it." Zuko replied
"1- 2-3." Zuko and Katara pulled their pants down and flashed their asses at Janine and Hakoda. They also pulled the finger at them. They were within meters of the car and Katara caught their looks of disgust. Hakoda looked repulsed and he just shook his head when he realised katara was in Sokka's car (the one he paid for). Zuko slammed down on the accelerator leaving Janine and Hakoda long behind them.
"That was surprisingly fun!" Zuko exclaimed
"Well of course. Did you see their reactions? Priceless shit I tell ya." Katara laughed.
"Yea but that was still immature." Zuko said, "I mean they both probably want both our heads on a platter now."
"It was immature but fun. Zuko, you've gotta have at least a little fun from all this bullshit." Katara said, letting her fun-loving personality become extremely apparent.
"You're so optimistic." Zuko exclaimed
"true dat and you probably wouldn't be with me if I wasn't." Katara giggled
"But seriously, what you've done the past couple of days. The fighting and whatever voodoo you did in there. It's sorta made me realise that you're not the same innocent Katara I thought you were." Zuko said seriously, Katara was still recovering from whiplash. First they were having fun conversation and now Zuko was giving her shit for saving him.
"It sounds like you're about to break up with me." Katara said, hating the effect even thinking that had on her stomch. It was as if her internal organs were tied in a knot.
"Oh no, I really like you but I've just gotta wonder: are you a violent person or do you just get like that when the situation calls for it?" Zuko asked, not really expecting an answer.
Katara was at a loss for words she didn't know what to say. But then it all crashed down on her like a tsunami. She had done alot of terrible things within the past week or so. The fight at Ty Lee's house, the fights she's had with Azula, the fights she's had with her father's men, the fights she's had with her father and then lastly the strange bloodbending thing she just did. The word 'fight' was used to describe basically everything she's done for the past couple of days. Ever since she had met Zuko. I never would have done any of those things before I met Zuko Katara thought to herself. Will I have done any of those things for Jet if Jet switched positions with Zuko? Katara asked herself knowing that the answer was hell no. There was something about Zuko that brought all of those sides of Katara that Katara never knew she had within herself before she met Zuko.
Zuko was special because it was the urge to protect him that made Katara do all those things without hesitation or even thinking. Katara knew right then that she loved Zuko because before she met him she loathed violence with a fierce passion and she never would have dreamed of herself ever causing that much devastation among other human beings. She had proven it to herself that she really would do anything for Zuko.
The worst thing about Katara's actions was that Katara felt nothing, no guilt, nothing. She had tortured her father, the man who had brought her up, the man who had gave her shelter and food to eat, the man who loved and cared for Katara while she went through the tough stages in her life. Hakoda's secrets were not reason enough to justify her actions towards him after all his group of waterbenders only wanted the best for humanity. But not even that would allow Katara to let go of her grudge against Janine.
Katara finally answered Zuko, "Well I guess I'm not a violent person but I'd do anything for the people I care about. I know you feel scared and slightly repulsed by my violent episodes but I promise you I'll never ever do anything like that again unless of course the situation requires it." Katara promised
"That's good to know. So you care about me huh?" Zuko said
"Yes of course." Katara blushed in embarrassment
"Hey, nothing to blush about!" Zuko joked while driving the car
"hmmm." Katara replied dumbly.
"Katara what are you going to do? I mean where are you going to go? Surely you're not going home? Not with your dad living there and all." Zuko asked and Katara saw sense in what Zuko was saying.
"Oh I haven't really thought that far. I guess I'll go to Suki's house or something." Katara replied
"At 4 in the morning. We have school in five hours." Zuko said.
"Zuko what are you getting at?" Katara asked suspiciously
"I dunno, wanna say the rest of the night ...or should I say morning... at my place?" Zuko asked
Katara's heart fluttered this has gotta mean her winning the bet and losing her virginity to the hottest and sweetest most amazing man ever. There really was question in that.
"Yes I'd love to." Katara responded, keeping the excitement out of her voice. Zuko flashed Katara one of his sexy smiles. But then Katara's heart skipped a beat. What was Azula going to think about this? Should Katara fear her actions? Surely it would be weird, knowing what Katara knew about Ozai a and all.
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