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Chapter 12

Together

Katara couldn't believe her ears. How had Zuko denied her? It was impossible, absurd, surprising, and damn well not right. Zuko had never done anything like this before. I'm not in the mood. He was always in the mood. He couldn't resist her or at least he made it seem that way. He always wanted her. He always gave in.

Katara rested in her private garden. She'd lie in the pool of roses once again thinking. Other than water this also soothed her body and relaxed her mind. The smells of the petal were intoxicating. So divine and ravishing. Normally all her stress would just linger away at the scent but not today. All she could think about was Zuko. He always stuck to her mind like glue. He just stayed there in that one spot. The one spot she could never reach. I'm not in the mood. Those words refused to leave. That wasn't him, it just wasn't right.

She could remember their first time and how she took him. How he gave into her when he wasn't suppose to. How he tried his best not to do it but couldn't resist. How he never said no…How he couldn't say no. He always wanted it and now all of a sudden I'm not in the mood. Gods…he was such a jerk. Katara wrapped her arms behind her neck. She began to become insecure about herself. Am I losing my sex appeal? Can I not please my own husband anymore? Did I do something wrong? Is something wrong with me? She let out a soft sigh and squeezed her eyes shut. Am I not as beautiful as I once was in his eyes?

Flash Back

Bolts of lighting decorated the midnight sky and roars of thunder played in the air like a broken record. Hard drops of rain hit against Katara's window pain. Her and her friends were all staying at this large hut as a gift. They'd saved the people of this random village from dark warriors whom terrorized the small town.

Katara was wide-awake shaking with beads of sweat dripping down her forehead. Of course water was her most favorite thing in the whole wide world but lighting and thunder was just not her cup of tea. It really freaked her out. BOOM. She twitched She couldn't be alone. She was way too scared. BAM. That was it, she couldn't take it anymore. She had to be with someone. She was in panic and screamed. She jetted for the door. She was so fidgety that she couldn't even get the door open. Come on, come on!

She couldn't understand herself. Out of all the traveling with the Avatar and fighting strong Fire nation soldiers she was afraid of thunderstorms. It made no sense.

After a little over a minute she finally got the door open. She ran as fast as she could to her brother's room next door…LOCKED. She panicked and cursed Sokka for locking his door. She refused to knock on the door because she knew nothing would wake him up. Next stop…Aangs room. She grabbed a hold of the knob, but no luck it to was locked too. Katara became annoyed and growled at the door. Here she was scared out of her mind and they had the nerve to lock their doors. Idiots!

She considered running to Toph's room but it was all the way down stairs (closer to EARTH). BOOM. Katara jumped, she'd lost her train of thought and ran to the closest room in sight…Zuko's. Azula had deceived him again and her and the gang took him in after they rescued his Uncle. At first he was very distant and didn't talk much. That was until he and Katara were left alone together. He finally apologized to her for toying with her trust and after that they became acquaintances. Not friends yet but he began to talk a little more but only to her. Every once in a while he would make rude comments to Sokka.

Luckily his door was open and Katara gloated. She was about to ask him to let her stay the night but heard a loud Bang and jumped into his bed. She literally jumped on top of his head. Zuko jumped up looking surprised. "What the hell?" He yelled. Katara gave him no reply. Her legs and arms were trembling and she had this fearful look in her eyes. "Katara?" Zuko was confused…he was a boy…what else to expect. Her hands were clenched tightly to his blankets. She looked nervous.

BOOM. "Ahhhhhhhh…" She screamed pulling his covers over her head. Zuko smirked. He knew what was wrong. "O, I get it. Your afraid of thunder." Katara just slunk into his bed and curled her body, taking Zuko's arm with her and wrapped it around her waist. "Zuko, Please hold me." Her voice cracked. Zuko hesitated. He was thinking about the possibilities. What if someone walked in and saw them. Sokka would literally try to kill him…like that would ever happen but he didn't want to have to hurt him. Who knows what the Avatar would have done? "But wouldn't that look—" Zuko was cut off by a sub heard from Katara. "Please!" She cried.

This girl was really frightened. Her blood was running cold. Zuko didn't say another word and pulled her in to a tighter grip. He sunk his head into the crook of her neck. He could still feel her trembling. He didn't know what to do. He had never experienced anything like this. How to comfort a girl? She was afraid and if she stayed afraid he would never get any sleep. BANG.

Katara flinched and held tighter to Zuko's arm. Zuko couldn't take it any more, seeing her like this. She was practically helpless. "Shhh…stop crying." He whispered sweetly in her ear. "Everything will be okay because I'm here to protect you." He brushed her hair to the back with his hand.

Katara's whimpering came to a Holt and her eyes became heavy. She was sinking into Zuko's soft words. She felt safe. Zuko had her and she prayed to the gods that he should never let her go. He said that he'd protect her and she believed him. "You'll be okay, I promise. I'll never let anything happen to you." He whispered more loving things in her ear. She was falling asleep. She moved her back closer to his chest. She didn't want to feel any gaps between them. The closer they were together the safer she felt. She loved hearing these words come out his mouth and they were just for her. Katara wasn't afraid anymore. He was here to protect her. She could feel herself drifting into sleep.

Zuko couldn't believe he was saying those things. They slipped out with such ease. He meant every single word that he spoke but they weren't supposed to be heard. Only he was supposed to know about his feeling. He really did like Katara…maybe even loved her. She was just so unique. He'd never seen anyone like her. She had her own kind of special beauty and a big heart. He would never admit it but he felt like they had a special kind of connection.

Zuko felt her falling asleep in his arms. He liked the feeling that he was getting. He wouldn't mind if they stayed like that forever. His arm around her waist felt so right. She even got a rise up out of him. He was trying his best for her not to feel it. He shifted around a little and came up with a comfortable position. He kissed her cheek before falling asleep with her.

After a couple of hours of sleep, Zuko woke up. The storm had stopped and he had to wake Katara up. It wasn't sunrise yet but he felt it best for her to leave now. He literally had to kick Katara off the bed to wake her up. He had screamed (loud enough for her to hear but too loud for the other to) into her ear and even shook her but she wouldn't budge. He did what any other would do…he kicked her off the bed. "Ooch!" Katara screamed in a sleepy tone. "What you do that for?" She asked angrily, holding the middle of her back. " You wouldn't wake so I did what any other logical person what have done." Zuko smirked, pulling a shirt over his head that he found on her nightstand. Katara didn't even notice that he was topless earlier in the night.

"Humph!" Katara folded her arms over her chest. "I don't think it was necessary for you to push me off the bed!"

"Yes it was, trust me!" Zuko nodded.

"Jerk!" Katara mumbled. Zuko didn't catch that and Katara just started pulling herself off the hard wooden floor. " Why did you wake me up in the first place?"

"What do you think?" Zuko asked her, looking at her like she was dumb.

Katara had forgotten all about everyone else. She forgot that her and Zuko weren't alone. She forgot that it wasn't okay for her to be in this room at night. She forgot that they were sleeping in the same bed cuddled together. She was so gone and it felt so right no one else existed but her and Zuko. "Ooh…thaat." Katara suddenly remembered. I'm not supposed to be here.

Katara could remember all the things he whispered in her ear. All the sweet nothings that would send a girl over the edge. All the right things. I'm here to protect you. Katara couldn't keep her heart from beating so fast. Zuko…her protector. He knew all the right words to say. O…how she felt for him. At first it was a little crush. She just thought he was cute nothing more nothing less. He never talked much so she knew so little about him but his mysterious attitude intrigued her. Now she was with him and he holding her. It felt so right…she felt so secure…they were meant to be together.

You will marry a great bender. Was all she could think of. Zuko was a great bender. But Fire Nation? Maybe not but there was a possibility.

"Are you leaving?" Katara was torn away from her thinking. There she was with Prince Zuko in his room sitting on his bed. She was realizing that she loved him and she truly did want him. It was just the feeling that she got when he was holding her. She knew that he was the one for her and she had to make a move.

"Are you going to leave?" Zuko asked again.

Zuko was sitting at the top of his bed with his legs pointed out. Katara was ignoring him. He was about to say something else until he saw her crawling up to him. She positioned herself on top of his member and grabbed hold of his cheeks. She was feeling quite bold and nothing was going to stop her. She wanted Zuko to take her. She didn't care if her first time wasn't romantic she just wanted it to be with Zuko. She wanted her protector to be her first. She stared deep into his eyes. She guessed that he was in shock. She brushed her thumb over his scared eye and the licked the out line of it. He didn't say one word. He just stared at her.

Katara made her way down to his neck and gave him feathered kisses. Zuko's hands found their way to her hips. He spoke. "A kiss on the neck means you want me." Katara was surprised that he actually stared to say something but didn't stop kissing his neck.. "I do want you." She said wrapping her arm around his neck. She then found her way to his ear and sucked sand kissed on it. "A kiss on the ear means just for play." Katara smiled before nipping at his ear. "I do want to play." She then finally came to his lips and kissed him passionately. His hands rose up and down her spin sending shivers to her neck. Their tongues danced and played for what seemed like hours and Katara's hands played in Zuko's hair. She loved his hair. When they finally broke away Zuko spoke again. "A kiss on the lips means you love me." Katara didn't hesitate and blurted out her answer. "I do love you."

"Playing with my hair means you cant live without me." He said with a blank expression on his face.

"I can't live without you." She said looking into his amber colored eyes.

Katara began kissing him on the neck again and sucked and bit all around it. She loved the taste of him. He was so good and his body temperature kept her warm and knowing that he was enjoying her. She could even feel the rise in his pants. She couldn't wait to feel it inside of her. She wanted to taste his chest and was inching for his shirt but his hands stopped her and then she heard him speak again. "Ka-ka-ra--" He couldn't even get her name out.

She was making him feel so good but he didn't want to hurt her. He was still in shock that she said she loved him. "Shhh, Zuko…" He heard her say. "Just let me love you." She then pulled his shirt off exposing his bare chest and all his muscles. She rubbed her hands all over them with excitement. She leaned her head down and licked all the way down until his pubic hairs. Zuko was getting harder every second that passed and Katara was getting even wetter.

Before Katara could do anything else Zuko pulled her up to meet his eyes. He didn't want her first time to be this way. He felt that she should get pleasured first. If she wanted it she was going to have it. She was doing too much to him. He was feeling so good that beads of sweat dropped down from his forehead. If he would have left her down there he doubted if he would have been able to control his body temperature. He flipped her around so that he was on top of her and yanked her arms over her head with one arm. He moved his free hand down the curves of her body. He realized that she was still fully dressed. "No turning back!" He said before pulling of her gown and admiring her naked form.

Katara was so excited. Zuko was acting like Zuko. He was dominating. He made her feel so good. He ripped off her bra and sucked on both of her hardened nipples. His kisses were light rolling down her stomach. He took a hold of her panties with his teeth and dragged them down with ease. He felt every single curve of her body.

He slid his tongue out again and slid it up back towards her face. He kissed her deeply and then went for her neck and sucked on it. She was throbbing for him to be inside of her. "I want you Zuko." she whispered. " I KNOW." He said as he kissed her on the lips for the third time. He nipped and sucked on her bottom lip while slowly inserting two fingers inside her. He could feel how wet he was making her. It turned him on even more.

Katara squirmed under his touch. He moved his fingers up and down until she came all over his had. Zuko licked every single drop of her juices off his hand. She was sweet, just as he expected. He wanted to feel her wall cave in on him he had to be inside her. He had to be the first one.

Zuko kicked his pants off and wrapped Katara's legs around his waist. "Ready?" He asked before pushing in. Katara nodded her head. She was ready…if she wasn't ready she wouldn't have started it. "Are you sure?"

"Z…Zuko, Please hurry. I want you, I need you!"

Zuko took that as a yes and covered her mouth with his so that she wouldn't scream from the pain that was awaiting her. Zuko finally inserted himself and Katara dung her nails in his shoulders as a sign to show that it hurt.

He slid into her with ease. She was tight but also wet. He kissed her forehead and waited for her to take her nails out of his skin so he could begin. A few seconds later Katara's wall adjusted and Zuko began pumping in and out. He rubbed on her breast and grabbed her butt cheeks.

Katara was feeling so good but he was going to slow. "Faster, Zuko!" She whispered. He began to pick up speed and her hips began to grove to his rythm. She couldn't help but scream out his name. "Ahhh…ZUKO!" Zuko was getting much more turned on by her screams but she couldn't do that. "Shhh…Some one will hear you!" He said, rocking back and forth, kissing her neck.

Katara's legs were moving up and down Zuko's back. She couldn't stop from screaming. It just felt too good. With every thrust that Zuko gave it was deeper and harder the next. Katara had cum at least two times before Zuko finally let it out. When he felt he was about to come he lifted Katara's leg up over his hip and pumped faster. She had to hold on to the sheets for support. "AHHH…ZUKO, I LOVE YOU, I L- LOVE YOU, I LUUUUUUUUV YOU. Katara screamed before she came once more. With that said and that last pump Zuko came right with her spitting his seed inside her while trying to cover her mouth to get her to shut up.

Minutes passed and Katara had her gown back on and Zuko was slipped under his cover butt booty naked. "You know they will be up soon?" Zuko asked starring at Katara. " Yeah…I guess I should leave." She said heading for the door. "Katara, wait!" Zuko said holding his hand out. Katara turned her head to look at him. "What?" Zuko just looked at her and smiled. "I love you too." Katara smiled and blew a kiss at him before walking out the room.

End of Flash Back

A/N: This chapter took me forever to write. I'm sorry if I wrote the flash back in a bad writing style. I just couldn't get it right. And I suck at sound effects so please bear with me.

I didn't know what to say after the flash back so I just left it blank.

My longest chapter ?YAY ME?

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