Disclaimer: When I asked for Avatar this is what happened, "Their lips said, "No," but their eyes said, "No."The same thing happened when I asked Phil Collins for the song. If you can tell me what TV show that quote is from I'll dedicate a chapter to you.
Zuko and Katara stood next to each other at the top of hill; Zuko had his arms wrapped around a sobbing Katara. He looked out over the ruins of the Southern Water Tribe village that had been Katara's home, parts of it were still smoking. He spoke softly into her hair trying to comfort her.
'Come stop your crying
It will be all right
Just take my hand
Hold it tight
I will protect you
From all around you
I will be here don't you cry'
Gradually Katara calmed down, so that all was left were tear stains on Zuko's shirt. She knew that if she had been there she would've died too. She just wasn't strong enough to defeat an army of fire benders. She was glad that Zuko was there with her, in his warm embrace, he was a fire bender after all, and Katara felt protected. She knew that he loved her, and that she loved him in return. She faintly heard him whispering comforting words.
'For one so small,
You seem so strong
My arms will hold you,
Keep you safe and warm
This bond between us
Can't be broken
I will be here
Don't you cry
Cause you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more'
Zuko felt sadness for the loss of the people that had raised his wife, his beloved Katara. He had a feeling that her village had been destroyed because of him. Even though Ozai, he didn't think of Ozai as his father anymore, had been defeated and the war was over. There were still people out there that had a thirst for war and refused to stop fighting. But he was working to stop these rebel armies.
Some of the rebels didn't think that he should be Fire Lord or that he should have married a water bender. But he and Katara were in love. He didn't understand why people couldn't see it. Zuko figured that the ones who were against his marriage, didn't understand what it felt like to love someone else or to be loved. Even though they were opposites, at their center they were basically the same. They were stubborn, had tempers, but mostly importantly they both had hearts, full of love for each other.
'You'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be in here in my heart, always
Why can't they understand
The way we feel
They just don't trust
What they can't explain
I know we're different but,
Deep inside us
We're not that different at all
And you'll be in heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more'
It had been hard when they had first gotten together, no one had really accepted them except for Zuko's uncle Iroh. Sokka hated all things Fire Nation, Toph honestly hadn't cared, but she didn't approve either, and Aang was upset about Katara's betrayal. But it didn't matter to Zuko or Katara, they spent more and more time together, and eventually fell in love and got married. Eventually the Gaang had accepted them but the rest of the world didn't. Everyday they had to prove themselves, but in the end it only made them stronger.
'Don't listen to them
Cause what do they know
We need each other,
To have, to hold
They'll see in time
I know
When destiny calls you
You must be strong
I may not be with you
But you've got to hold on
They'll see in time
I know
We'll show them together'
Now here at this place of ruin, their love was tested once again. But they had been through so much together, that trials only served to make them stronger. They supported each other. When they'd first been together Katara had healed Zuko's emotional scars, and he in turn healed hers. After they'd healed the scar on each other's heart in the place where the scars had been was now love. They become inseparable, to the point where all one of them had to do was look over their shoulder and there the other would be waiting for them, loving them.
'Cause you'll be in my heart
Believe me; you'll be in my heart
I'll be there from this day on
Now and forever more
Oh, you'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be here in my heart, always
Always
I'll be with you
I'll be there for you always
Always and always
Just look over your shoulder
Just look over your shoulder
Just look over you shoulder
I'll be there
Always.'