A/N: The next chapter of Captured Trust. Prepare for some Katara OOCness again. XD

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Captured Trust Chapter 3: Decision

"THAT STUPID ARROGANT STUCK UP FIRENATION JERK!" Katara screamed.

"Woah there Sugar Queen, what really happened?" Toph said, though the young earthbender had a feeling she already knew the answer to the question.

"And where'd you get that nasty burn? Why didn't ya heal it?" Sokka questioned, gesturing to the burn mark on her arm, aware of her healing abilities.

"ARGH! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO MAKE THINGS SO HARD!" the waterbender shouted.

"It's alright Katara, we'll listen," Aang said, putting a small hand on her shoulder.

At the sight of Aang's smiling face, Katara's face softened a bit. She turned to face the rest of the gang and put her arms at her hips.

"Well….I kind of went to see Zuko," she started quietly, the last word dripping with venom.

"YOU DID WHAT?" the Gang shouted, excluding Toph, who stood with her arms crossed.

"She was trying to help me guys," the Blind Bandit said in a hushed whisper.

At the mention of the last afternoon's events, the Gang quieted up for a bit, until Sokka spoke up.

"BUT STILL! That was REALLY STUPID!"

"I GOT burned! And I couldn't find any water to heal it!" Katara yelled back.

In the process of yelling at each other, the Gang had already forgotten that the waterbender needed to heal her burnt arm. Katara glared at the group before stalking toward the water fountain to heal her arm.

Somewhere in the silence that followed, someone managed to choke out a few small words.

"So what're we gonna do about Zuko?"

Aang took a deep breath and stated, "Well, Zuko's obviously too dangerous to be left alone."

"HE HURT MY BABY SISTER!" Sokka cried, flailing his arms above his head wildly before calming down. "He probably has more tricks up his sleeve, but we need to find a way to capture him."

"I'd hate to look for a fight, but it's the only thing we can do now," the monk stated grimly, "especially after what he did to Katara."

My Katara, Aang thought.

"We can just invite him back here you know," Toph said, "He's already offered himself prisoner once!"

"Oh yeah!" the watertribe warrior exclaimed excitedly, "We can get him come back, say he'll be our prisoner, and then jump him and really make Zuko our prisoner!"

"You are a master of surprise, Sokka," Toph said sarcastically.

A little while later, Katara walked over to where the three children were huddled, clearly talking about something she didn't know about. When she overheard the word, 'Zuko', she burst out in anger.

"Are you guys still talking about that jerk?"

Sokka and Aang, clearly shocked at her new arrival, stumbled a few steps back.

"Uh,…hi Katara! Are you feeling better?" Aang said, wearing his happy grin once again.

"I tried healing it the best I could, but I couldn't heal it completely, see?" Aang could make out a faint red blotch on the girl's tanned skin. It would probably scar, he thought.

Katara sighed and unconsciously put a hand over her burn, covering it.

"I'm fine," she whispered.

"But that's not the point! Why were you guys talking about Zuko?" Katara said the last word as if it were a swear word, not a name.

The others, startled at her outburst, flinched outwardly. Sokka took a deep breath and prepared to tell her the plan, but before he could, Katara burst out yet again.

"I bet you guys believed his sob story, and plan to let him join our group! How could you? He's the enemy for crying out loud! How could you even trust that-"

"Katara, we didn't say that!" Sokka said quickly, putting a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"We've decided to take him prisoner."

Katara's mouth distorted to a malicious smile.

Zuko laid on his back, adjacent to the dying campfire. Why had he been so stupid? Burning the girl he had already hurt in Ba Sing Se? It was like he burned his only chance to get into the Avatar's little group, literally. The prince sat up, the afternoon sun beating on his pale skin. He would go back to the Avatar's group to beg for their forgiveness and trust.

Sure enough, the banished prince returned to the Air Temple late afternoon. But this time, the Gang was expecting him, like a predator would wait for its prey. Four pairs of eyes stared at the scarred prince, watching his every move.

Zuko groaned; he knew that gaining their trust was as hard as molding a piece of metal into a thin needle. He rubbed the back of his neck, unsure of what to say.

"Why are you here? I thought we told you to never come back! Are you deaf?" the watertribe boy barked.

"..Look," the prince started, "I'm not here to deceive you; I'm here to make an apology."

He turned to face a scowling Katara.

"I'm truly sorry I burned your arm…" he stated, "And I'm sorry to everyone else I have hurt in the past too."

"Like Gran Gran?"

"Or the Kyoshi Warriors?"

"Or Aang?"

"Or…."

Countless accusations were hurled at the unsuspecting prince. His whole miserable past was being shoved right back in his face.

"ENOUGH!" he bellowed, "I said I was SORRY!"

"'Sorry' won't take away my burn, or the damage you have caused to all of us," Katara declared, glaring at the prince through narrowed eyes.

"But, we have come to an important decision," Sokka confirmed.

"Really?" the firebender uttered, his voice full of hope.

Suddenly, earth shot up around his legs and arms, and a large icicle hovered inches from his heart.

"Yes," the warrior said.

And to Zuko's shocked expression he added, "We're taking you prisoner."

A/N: So there you have it! The third chapter of Captured Trust! :D

The chapters are short for now, but they'll get longer. I'm practically making this up as I go XD

Sorry for the lack of Zutara, there will be more in later chapters

Oh yeah, I won't be updating until I get around 10'ish reviews just cause I'm mean. :P

No, not really. It's just that there are like, 100 people reading this fic and only 3 people reviewing

Just write me a quick review, doesn't have to be thoughtful, just like "nice fic!" of something.

Sorry for the rant XD.

EDIT!

Thanks for all the review guys! I never thought this story would be so popular! :D

Anyways, the next chapter will hopefully be up before the weekend's over. I haven't started on it yet :(