AN/: I'm back and I know it's been a while.
Zuko stormed out of Azula's room feeling his blood boil furiously within his veins. He couldn't believe it, he didn't want to believe what Azula told him. Azula always lies! Zuko told himself over and over again but it was no use. The rest of him told him she was telling the truth. There was something in Azula's tone, something in her voice that rung truth. Very rarely did this happen but when it did, Zuko would just know that she was actually telling the truth.
Zuko lay in his bed, thrashing around trying to find a comfortable position to get some sleep in but it was useless. Zuko's mind was too angry to even comprehend sleep. It wasn't like Zuko could just hit an off switch and turn off this boiling hot rage the coursed through him burning up every inch of sympathy and love he ever held towards Katara.
She betrayed him and now Zuko felt used. Everything made sense now, the hate that is passed between Mai, Katara and Azula, the money 'Mai stole from him', the fights, it all made sense now. It was all a big competition. Neither Katara nor Mai didn't feel anything for him, he was just the hot new meat for them to prey on.
Once again, Zuko clenched his eyes in a desperate attempt to achieve at least 2 hours of sleep but he let out a yell of frustration. Katara had hurt him too much. Looks like I'm going to School tired Zuko realised. Then it hit him, school. He's going to have to confront her, the girl who has no idea how much she had hurt him.
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Katara drove home still shaken up by what almost happened. She almost had sex with the hottest and purest guy at school. But what was she? The girl who was about to use him to win a bet. That would have been cheap and immoral, she couldn't do it. Now Katara knew Mai was going to make her move and the competition will keep on going until there is a winner. Katara didn't want that. She knew what she had to do, pull out of the bet before Zuko finds out and gets hurt. She couldn't do that to him. Not Zuko, of all people. He was the only guy Katara has ever loved and cared so much about.
Katara didn't even care that this would make Mai $200 richer and destroy her reputation when she gets her bare ass chased by the security guards whilst jogging the New York Plaza naked. But that seemed a million times better than Zuko finding out about the bet and how she 'used' him. At first Katara was using him, but now it turns out now that she didn't because Katara loved him. He was better person than Katara could ever hope to be.
Katara rolled over in her bed, shutting her eyes in an attempt to sore some sleep but she was too overwhelmed by guilt to sleep. Whatever forced her to start such an immature thing. Her ego, wasn't it only guys who struggled with their ego. Apparently that's not the case or she wouldn't be in this mess. It's just Katara couldn't bear for slutty Mai to wrap her hands around another boy. For Mai To use him as boy toy and then throw him away like all her other guys.
Ever since the bet started, Katara became a whole new person, a desperate, violent bitch who didn't deserve a guy as amazing and Zuko. But at lease pulling out of the bet would ease her conscience and Zuko can carry on the way they have been without the weirdness of being family rivals (like Romeo and Juliet hehe).
As Katara was trying to get to sleep, her door opened and Katara got the scare of her life. Hakoda walked in, Katara wrenched the flowers out of the jar and bent the water threateningly at her father. "What do you want dad?" Katara said, trying to sound friendly.
"I uh want to talk." Hakoda said, keeping anger out of his voice.
"If you want to talk then please lose the pissed off face because well it is scaring the shit out of me." Katara said hiding her disebelief.
"You're scared, I'm scared you're going to bloodbend again or injure me because I know you won't hesitate and I haven't exactly given you any reasons not too." Hakoda said
"Dad you seriously think I enjoy hurting people? Trust me I hate it but there's one thing you need to know: I love Zuko and you're going to have to deal with it." Katara told her father
"Okay, I guess I can deal with that and I'm really glad you came back. I didn't think you would. I love you Katara, you're my only daughter and I couldn't bare to lose you." Hakoda said gently
"Dad, I love you too but I disagree with everything you stand for. This waterbending society shit, the kidnapping and torturing people off the streets. It has to stop, you need to let the police do their job okay?" Katara said.
"No it can't just stop because we are helping the community, they don't know it but they need us. I'm sorry, that's never going to change. Katara, I owe you an apology for last night. We messed up and it never should have happened." Hakoda said sincerely
"It's not okay dad, you could have killed an innocent boy but I can forgive you as long as you guarantee to me that it will never happen again." Katara said, feeling better as the conversation progressed.
"I promise." Hakoda said
"Okay then I guess I have to apologise too for a huge rap sheet. Lets not get into it okay." Katara said hopefully.
"It's okay but um please no bloodbending any time soon." Hakoda said rubbing his back.
"I promise. Although I'd prefer to never bloodbend again." Katara replied, opening her arms for a hug. Hakoda gave her a nice fatherly hug and it felt nice. It was such a good thing to be back on good terms again. Then they broke apart.
"But seriously, have you fucked bitch face Janine?" Katara said, half-jokingly and half anticipating and answer.
"None of your business." Hakoda said punching Katara playfully on the shoulder. But Hakoda looked guilty.
"You did." Katara accused in a joking voice.
"Well did you sleep with Zuko?" Hakoda asked, diverting the attention off him.
"Da-ad," Katara groaned, "You're my father. You don't tell your father that sort of information." Hakoda raised and accusing eyebrow and Katara had to defend herself. "No I didn't, but we almost did. Give it a day." Katara said sluttily, but she was planning on sleeping with him after she pulled out of the bet.
"Okay I regret asking you that now." Hakoda looked repulsed and Katara mentally congratulated herself, she got the desired result.
I guess this was going to be something they needed to get over. They both hated the other person's partners.
"Oh yea, did you damage Sokka's car? I must say I didn't appreciate the streaking you did earlier this morning." Hakoda said, starting to sound pissed.
"Actually I drove perfectly well, I didn't crash it or anything, whatever makes you think I did. I guess I could go crash it now if you want me to." Katara joked.
"Go get dressed for school." Hakoda wrapped an arm around his daughters shoulders and escorted her to her bedroom. Katara walked in and Hakoda went downstairs to eat the crap he calls breakfast.
Katara didn't bother going through the usual beautifying process because she already had the only guy she wanted to impress. She was early to school for a change because Hakoda drove her. Katara burst through school gates feeling happy, she basically won the bet except she didn't sleep with him because of guilt.
Suki and Sokka were at Sokka's locker and Suki was pinned to the locker and they were making out. It surprised Katara how well Sokka was doing at it because of his lack of practice and Suki was pro. Then it occurred to her that Sokka must have practiced with Suki all weekend and the thought made Katara sick. She pictured the hot make outs she had with Zuko and then regained her wits.
She tapped Sokka on the shoulder and said, "Oh my god, I have just witnessed my dumbass brother and my bestfriend making out, will my mind ever be the same again." Katara joked and Sokka and Suki broke apart looking embarrassed. Katara took advantage of this, "It's like the double S factor. I think a good name for it would be Sukka." Suki giggled, but Sokka looked pissed.
"Who's a sucker?" Asked Sokka not getting it but Suki did. Suki giggled stupidity.
"Don't worry about it" Katara patted her brother on the back.
"Where were you this weekend, I mean after you were in such a state and then left me with no answers." Suki asked, "It was scary, you owe me answers."
"Well-" Katara started but then noticed Sokka was listening intently. "I'll tell you some other time it's a kinda long story and I'd prefer to tell you it whilst not being in the presence of nosy brothers."
"Hey this nosy brother is Suki's boyfriend so she'll tell me anyway." Sokka said indignantly
"No she won't or she'll be rained down upon by sharp ice daggers while she sleeps." Katara said sweetly, if people didn't hear what she said, they never would have guessed from her tone of voice that it was a threat.
"No tell me now" Suki said, "Sokka I'll meet you at morning tea." Suki propped herself up on her tippy toes and pecked Sokka softly on the lips. Sokka shrugged and walked away.
"So tell me everything." Suki said
Katara told Suki about her detention and how Zuko and her went to my sisters keeper and then they wer kidnapped. She left out the part that it was her father. Then the captors held them hostage and Katara escaped and Zuko didn't. Then she went back home and that's when Katara decided to leave to rescue Zuko. Katara then told Suki about how they got away and she went back to Zuko's house where they almost had sex but Katara left because of a surge of morality and guilt. Suki gasped, disbelievingly at the story.
"Wow, what a weekend. So you didn't sleep with Zuko because you thought it was wrong because of the bet." Suki exclaimed.
"Suki I tell you I get kidnapped and you only hear the bit when I tell you that I didn't sleep with Zuko." Katara scolded
"Oh sorry, um I'm sorry. Thank god you're alive." Suki said apologetically and then she threw herself into Katara's arms. Giving her a friendly hug. "Your weekend was very eventful. I just went to the movies with Sokka, Toph and Aang. It was really weird because Aang and Toph got together. I was like 'OMG wow, I never saw that coming' and then Sokka and I got together too because well we've both been thinking about it for ages." Suki gossiped
"Okay whoa, hold up, everyone in my group is a couple except for me." Katara said
"Yea I wasn't going to tell you because it would seem insensitive but you're with the hottest and most incredible guy in school so I didn't think you'd mind and plus you'd find out anyway." Suki babbled. Katara stopped listening half-way through that when she saw the one person she really wanted to see walk through the door. Zuko looked terrible. His shoulders were sagging and his eyes looked slightly puffy as if he had been crying. As they made eye contact Zuko looked the other way. "Suki, I gotta go." Katara told Suki in a rush before running off towards 's pace quickened as if to avoid Katara and then Katara knew she had done something wrong.
Eventually Katara caught up with Zuko, "Zuko tell me what's wrong." Katara panted
Zuko stayed silent, "Zuko please tell me, did I do something wrong?" Katara begged
"YES" Zuko yelled and hurried away leaving Katara shocked and confused. She had done so much for him lately and he's telling her she did something wrong. Maybe he was pissed that she didn't have sex with him. But Katara doubted that, Zuko was a nice caring and patient guy who would be willing to wait until she was ready. It had to be more than that. Then it hit her: Zuko must know about the bet, why else would he act this way. Azula must have told him, Katara wouldn't be surprised if she did since Azula hated Katara more than Katara hated her. She must have always planned on wrecking the relationship but was looking for the right time. What a cunning BITCH! Katara thought to herself angrily.
She had ruined Katara's plan to break off the bet and then sleep with Zuko without the guilt of knowing she was going to get a prize for it. Now she had hurt Zuko and she had probably blown her only chance of being with the most amazing guy in the whole school. It was like a big hole was burnt into Katara's chest leaving a black void where her heart used to be.
Katara found her locker and as if by luck Azula was unloading her books from the locker next door. Katara backhanded Azula hard on her right cheek before bringing her hand back and slapping Katara with more force on her left. Azula staggered backwards and both her cheeks were now a bright shade of red. "You had no right to tell him!" Katara yelled
"Tell him what bitch, oh yea, I remember. You mean tell Zuko about your little bet? Actually yes I did since he's my brother and I care very much about him." Azula said sweetly and sarcastically.
"Like hell you do Bitch, you don't give a shit about anyone. Unlike you I really are about Zuko and that is why I didn't sleep with him while the bet was still running." Katara said, he lips inches away from Azula's face. Katara's voice was full of hatred and venom. "Don't pretend, you aren't fooling anyone Azula and and by the way, where are you friends? Oh yea, you don't have any because of that little stunt of yours this morning. You're lucky I was there t heal everyone." Katara hissed
"Actually, you were the one who caused all that." Azula defended herself but Katara was already half-way down the hall. Azula just burst out crying, she knew Katara was right. She had NO friends left.
Katara broke into a run, what did that mean did it mean that Azula told Zuko. Katara hoped that she didn't but now she had to break off the bet even more. She clutched in her hands $200 and she knew she would soon be running New York Plaza naked.
To Katara's convenience Mai and Ty Lee were just talking near the fountain. Katara stopped by them to be greeted by Mai, "Came to gloat 'my Juliette'" Mai rolled her eyes remembering what Zuko called her on their date at the shopping center. "And that money shit you pulled, that was low even for you." Mai hissed
Katara bit back a witty comeback and swallowed her pride, this was going to be so much harder than Katara had anticipated, "Mai I'm not here to fight or gloat. I'm here to pull out of the bet. Here's the money, you win." Katara handed over the money.
"Wow, I didn't see that coming. Little princess have a sudden rush of conscience?" Mai teased
"Well that was only part of the bet. So when's the nudey run?" Ty Lee piped in, a huge smirk on her face.
Katara eyes hit the floor. She knew this was coming and she had been dreading it. She didn't talk. "Today, after school, I'll be sure to spread the word." Mai snickered.
"Whatever Mai, you just can't deal with the fact that I'm going to sleep with him straight after." Katara said, feeling her rage build up by the second.
"What made you pull out, although I think I already know." Mai scoffed
"Mind your own business bitch, see you after school." Katara said and walked away.
As Katara was walking Zuko walked up to her and he looking calm. "Is it true?" He asked
"Zuko I don't know what you're talking about-" Katara lie
"The bet, is it true?" Zuko demanded
AN/: Anyway, hope you liked it.