A/N: Okay, thank you for all your wonderful reviews! I really appreciate them! So anyways, this is chapter 2 of Fires of Love (I know the name is kinda corny but it was the first thing that popped into my head). I really hope y'all like this chapter! Enough of me talking, on with the chapter!

Chapter 2: Beautiful Moments

Katara stood there knowing he could burn her to a crisp, but still she didn't move. He's so warm. Time seemed to stop, and she didn't mind, and if that moment could just last forever she would be perfectly content. Why do I feel this way? Do I have feelings for Zuko? No I can't have feelings for him, I hate him …don't I? Much to her displeasure he let go of her and stepped back. Dazed, she looked up at him. She looked into his eyes; they were the perfect color of bronze and gold mixed together, like a blazing fire. She saw all the sorrow and despair in his eyes and she could feel her eyes fill with water. She turned away quickly, so he couldn't see her crying. Shit, you'd think that being a water bender meant that I could control my own tears.

"Why are you crying?" Katara was surprised Zuko had asked her.

Before she could stop herself she asked "Your eyes, they're so sad, what happened?" She immediately regretted her words. For a while he just stood there, she hated every second of the silence, it made her feel so awkward. He just stood there, head down, like contemplating whether to tell her some big secret or not. Finally, he took her hand and led her over to the stream and they sat down.

He told her about his father and how he had banished him; he told her about his sister and how she was a fire bending prodigy, everything she did was perfect and his father loved her, but no matter what he did it was never good enough for his father; and last he told her about his mother, who had believed in him and loved him no matter what he did. Even though he tried to hold them in, he could feel the cold tears run down his face when he talked about her. Why did she sacrifice herself? Why did it have to be that way?

Katara saw the stream of tears roll down his face.

"Zuko, I lost my mother too. She was killed in a fire nation raid of our village. One of the soldiers attacked her while she was trying to protect Sokka and me, we got away, but she died." Katara said quietly.

"You must hate me then." He replied.

"No, you didn't kill my mother; it's not your fault." She took her hand in his and squeezed it, as if to say 'it's okay'. He looked down at her and smiled for the first time. His smile took her breath away, it was so beautiful. I love him.

"We should get back they'll wonder where we are." He said softly as if dazed.

"Yeah, Sokka will be worried." She replied. She didn't want to go back; she wanted to stay there with him until the world ended, but as much as it pained her to go she knew he was right.

Slowly, they made their way back to the camp. It was dark now and Zuko kept a fire in his hand so they could see the path. Katara looked up at his eyes, they looked happier now, but there still were some troubles in his face that she didn't understand. She noticed that she was staring at him and quickly looked away.

Finally, they got back to camp. Katara and Zuko had not talked the entire walk home.

"Where have you been?" Sokka asked.

Iroh eyed them suspiciously "Yes, Zuko where have you been?"

"I was practicing firebending." Zuko replied innocently.

Katara smiled and walked over to the food that Aang was trying so hard not to burn.

"I'll take it from here, Aang." She said, amused.

"Good, 'cause I'm no good at this." Aang said as he got up and walked over to Toph to talk about his earthbending lessons.

The next few days were pretty slow. Aang had decided that their location was a good place to learn earthbending, so he and Toph went to a clearing to practice earthbending everyday and everyone else came along to watch.

"Watch what your doing, Aang!" Sokka yelled at him as a rock flew past his head. Zuko was enjoying every moment of this, and although he wouldn't show it he was laughing so hard on the inside.

"Alright, I'm going to throw some rocks at you and you have to hold your ground and not jump away like some flighty airbender!" Toph yelled at him. Aang nodded, obviously nervous. Zuko watched as Aang got hit by several rocks, it was very amusing for him.

"I think that's enough earthbending for today, Toph." Katara said uneasily "Let's go and practice waterbending now, Aang." Zuko wish he could be alone with her again, just so he could tell her how he felt. He knew that they couldn't be alone without suspicion from Uncle and Sokka, but somehow he had to get her alone.

As Katara was walking to the stream to practice waterbending with Aang, he came up behind her.

"Meet me by the stream after everyone has gone to sleep." He whispered in her ear. She nodded to show that she understood. She was thrilled, she had wanted to see him alone again but she knew that if Sokka ever found out he would be very angry, and that was an understatement. Does he have feelings for me too? I can't reveal what I feel for him until I know how he feels about me.

She went along her business hardly being able to control her excitement.

"Katara, are you okay?" Aang asked her while they were practicing waterbending.

"What?" She replied startled, she had been staring off into the distance.

"Are you okay?"

"Oh…yeah. Why?"

"You just seem distracted that's all." Aang said trying to dodge the waves of water she had sent toward him without realizing it.

"Oh, I'm just thinking."

"About what?"

"Things." She wasn't going to tell him she liked Zuko, even if he was the avatar.

Meanwhile, Zuko went to go talk to his uncle. Iroh had a pot of tea, as always, and was drinking it as his nephew came into his tent.

"Come Zuko and have some tea with me, it's ginseng." Iroh said as he waved Zuko to come and sit next to him.

"Thank you, Uncle." Zuko said as he sat down.

"Now, tell me what, or rather who, is on you mind." Iroh said as he poured some tea for him.

"Uncle, there is someone on my mind." Zuko said surprised that his uncle had mentioned a person.

"It's that water tribe girl, isn't it?"

"How did you know, Uncle?" Zuko asked curiously, he had no idea that his uncle knew anything about his thoughts about her.

"I had my suspicions when you both came out of the woods together, but I found out when I woke up one night and you were muttering about her in your sleep!" Iroh laughed at this and Zuko stared at him, mouth agape.

"Y-you knew and you d-didn't tell me!" Zuko sputtered in disbelief.

"Yes, I waited until you came to me on your own."

"So, do you think I should tell her?"

"Of course I do! She of all people should know your feelings since they involve her." Iroh said while taking a sip of tea, Zuko stood to leave.

"Before you go Zuko; I need to tell you that you really have changed, if you had found out something like that a few months ago you would have been furious!"

"I know Uncle, and I have changed I think that's why I want to tell her." With those last words Zuko left the tent.

The rest of the evening was calm and soon everyone was in there sleeping bags asleep. Katara waited until she heard her brother snoring loudly before she got up and left the tent, and she made her way down to the stream. As she came around the trees she saw him standing there, waiting for her. He looked so strong and regal, and for a moment she saw what he must have been like before all those horrible things happened to him; proud and strong. He turned around and looked at her; she felt her heart stop in her chest. He smiled that sweet smile that had made her realize her feelings for him. He motioned for her to come and stand beside him. Slowly, she walked toward the man who had taken her breath away.

A/N: Maw ha ha ha! Now you have to wait to find out what happens! I'm so evil! Anyways what do you think? Review please!

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