Hey guys I am so sorry it took this long to update this story just have been busy. But I am finally getting my grades up and I now have my own lap top where I can work on this story. So I am going to try to get this chapter in and then start/finish/update the next chapter before break is over.

Previously

So when Zuko had his back turned. I bent the water out of the grass and sent it directly at Zuko, which knocked him to his feet. I then quickly ran. I made it to the forest, but once I got half way in Zuko tackled me to the ground.

Shit was I in for it now. I thought.

*Katara's POV*

When I looked up I had to golden eyes glaring down at me. I swear I could see a fire flaming blazingly at me after the stunt I pulled. Oh if smoke could come out of his ears, then there would defiantly be smoke coming out of his ears for how furious he was at me.

I started flaming my body entire body around, trying to get out from underneath of him. I then heard him growl and he had my legs straddled a both of my hands were pinned above my head by just one of his.

"God damn it Katara." He nearly growled. "Why the hell do you keep trying to escape and disobedient?!"

Instead of answering I just spat in his face. Using my water bending to make sure it reached him, if I was going to be hurt, might as well make it worth it. I then felt a stinging in my face, knowing that there was also probably a perfect red hand print as to where he slapped me.

"You leave me no choice Katara. Since you have been so disobedient, I know what I must do know so I know you won't disobey again." He said glaring down at me.

I then felt his hand that wasn't holding my hands in place, go underneath my top. I try to scream, thinking he was going to grope my breast, but instead it goes to the back where my shoulder is. I then feel a pain in the back, that's when I realize what he was doing. He was going to burn me.

I scream out in pain, when I finally think I am going to black out from it, he removes his hand.

"There. Now maybe you will think twice before ever pulling a stunt like that again. And so now whenever you look on the back of your shoulder, you will see a scar in the shape of a Z. So you will never forget who gave it to you." He then gets off of me and ties a rope around my wrist.

I don't say anything knowing the minute I get near a big enough water source I will heal it. "Oh and one more thing Katara. I will be checking on your burn every day, just to make sure that it is still there and that you didn't use your water bending to heal it."

Shit well there went that plan. We just walked in silence and he took us to his tent and put two guards in front of the entrance. "Don't let anyone come in or go out but me. If she tries to escape, carry her back in here and wake me up." He says to his guards.

He then lays us down on a little portable cot and wraps his arms around me. I don't question him, mostly because I know that if I talk, then more than likely I will cry. I will not cry in front of him, I will not give him the pleasure of knowing just how much it is that he has hurt me.

The moon luminescent light shines into the tent. I know now that I won't ever be able to escape. And I would no longer try to, after what he did, I know he could have done worse, far worse. So I began to come up with another plan. I would stay with Zuko until I knew that he would never find Aang. I know I can distract Zuko long enough until Sozins comment. I had to now. Aang knew water bending, he had mastered it before I was taken, he had Toph to teach him his earth bending, and all he had to do now was just learn fire bending. The only reason why they were in Omashu is so they could mostly get supplies for the journey to search for Jon Jon. But unfortunately know Omashu is ran by the fire nation. I know that by the time we get there Sokka would have them out of there. We were only going to stay there for only a week in a half. To make sure that they had everything ready, and to come up with a backup plan in case they couldn't find Jon Jon. And so Aang could practice earth bending some more.

Before I knew it though. I was asleep.

We woke up early in the morning so we could be in Omashu before night fall. I rode on the same rhino as Zuko. We said nothing to each other. There was a lot of pain in my shoulder and as hard as I tried I could not ignore it. So I just leaned back into Zuko and fell asleep.

*Zuko's POV*

I was still furious at her. I didn't want to have to do to that to her, but now hopefully she will obey and not ever pull a stunt like that again. She was so quiet, unmoving, and was leaning up against me, which is out of character for her. Most the time she is either squirming around trying to stay as far away from me in our tiny little saddle/space, complaining about the fact that she wanted her own rhino to ride, that she was hungry, or had to use the restroom. So when I looked down the sight I saw was astounding, she was fast asleep. Good that means we will get to Omashu much faster.

And sure enough we did. We arrived to the once great city during the midafternoon, far more ahead than what I even expected. Katara slept during the entire ride.

Omashu was captured by the fire nation not very long ago. The king of the city didn't really put up a fight, as to why, it is still clue less to my father and both I. But ultimately it gave us great leverage over the earth kingdom, it was not Ba Sing Se, but it was still one of the major cities in the earth kingdom.

We ended up staying out side of the city due to the lack of space in the city. I tried to wake Katara up so we could go to our tent, but she was too stubborn to. So I just decided to let her sleep and carried her to our tent. I decided to go on ahead and check her burn and see how it was healing.

I lifted her top and laid her down on her side, but what I saw was frightening. The burn was still there, but it was oozing puss and the skin around it was darker than the rest of her body. And the skin of the burn was not the color it was supposed to be. This was probably why she slept during the ride, the pain was probably unbearable. With this I knew there was an infection in it that I would have to tend to it. I just allowed her to lay there and I went and put some ointment on it that I knew would have the burn just close up, my uncle used it on me while I was healing after what my father did. I then wrapped a bandage around it so it would stay clean.

I laid her back down on her back and saw that her face looked a little flushed also, so I made her a tea that would both ease some of her pain, and help the burn to heal faster.

"Katara." I said gently shaking her. "Katara wake up, were right outside of Omashu."

She slowly opened her eyes and winced a little. Then her eyes went into shock as I knew she could feel the bandage on her shoulder.

"Here you need to drink this, it will help heal your burn and ease some of the pain. There is a slight infection so I had to tend to it." I said to her.

She didn't say anything, she just sat up and took the drink away from me and drank it. I then got us some food.

"Stay in here and don't touch anything." I ordered to her before leaving the tent to go to the soldiers I sent out into the city to see if there was any traces as to the Avatar being in the city, or had been in the city.

"Status report."

"Unfortunately sir, we just missed them, and there is havoc in the city. Apparently the Avatar gave the Omashu citizens some of their hope back and they went and invaded the city. There are riots all over the town. There are not enough soldiers to fight off the citizens, your father is sending some more in tonight. The Avatar lead most of the riots, but once they heard of more troops coming, they apparently left. But even with your father sending more troops, we don't know if that will be enough and if they will be here in time." Said more soldier Lee.

"Damn it. Do you have any idea as to where the Avatar is heading to next?" I asked.

"No sir."

"Shit." I said. "Well then we will stay here for tonight and just head to some of the fire nation colonies, there we should be able to hear something, word travels fast. There are bound to be reliable reports."

After the soldiers left I decided to go back to the tent and see if I could strike another nerve in Katara and see if she can give me a clue as to where the Avatar is going next. But when I walked in the sight just left me in awe.

Katara was curled up in a little ball and was fast asleep. She looked peaceful. Her hair was beginning to fall out of its braid and her skin was beginning to gain its color back, but you could clearly see the circles of exhaustion under her eyes. But even then she still looked beautiful. She is so stubborn sometimes, I have never had someone defile me so much, and honestly, I kind of enjoyed it, she is a livewire and was full of energy. Her curves were soft underneath of me last night, yes I was furious, but for some reason I enjoyed her being underneath of me. Wait what am I thinking, I shouldn't be thinking of her like that, she is my prisoner and my enemy, my complete opposite.

So I just cleared my thoughts and I took off her shoes, she must of fallen asleep wearing them, and then I prepared myself for the night. I then laid down in bed, trying to be quiet and not disturb her. She sighed a little. What she did next just surprised me. She snuggled into me and rested her head on my chest.

She was a little cold so I lifted the blanket up over both of us and wrapped my arms around her and drifted into the best night sleep of my life.

Authors note:

Well that's it for this chapter, hope you guys liked it. I think I have Jon Jon misspelled so if you know the correct spelling please just comment it, along with Ba Sing Se. And any other spelling or grammatical errors that you guys see. Keep reading and reviewing. Thanks for reading. Will update soon.