Chapter 3.

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Zuko awoke the next morning at peace. He was trying to recall the advents of last night when he realized he was snuggling someone.

Katara

Zuko remembered what had happened last night.

As long as you stay on your side and I stay on mine everything will be fine.

So much for that. Zuko thought. His arm was slung around Katara's waist and her hair was sprawled across her back. Their legs were intwined as were their hands. Katara was so beautiful Zuko thought. He kissed the top of her head and went to lean back down when he heard someone at the door to his room.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Toph screamed.

"Uhhhh..." Zuko had no answer.

"What happened?" Katara had woken up and asked that.

"Why don't you ask Zuko that question!" Toph whisper-yelled.

"Zuko why is Toph freaking out that we were sleeping in the same bed? We were both on seperate sides." She looked at Zuko hoping for a reassuring look, where there was none and heard Toph laughing.

"Seperate sides? HA! You and Zuko were snuggling like a child snuggles a teddy bear." Toph walked away laughing.

Katara raised her eye brows and Zuko just shrugged. "We were asleep there was nothing we could do."

Katara suddenly went pale. Zuko asked, "Are you alright."

"OH MY GOD!" Katara leaned over the side and threw up.

"What Katara what are you ok?" Zuko was frantic.

"What if she tells Sokka and Aang?" This time Zuko went pale.

"Crap." He said and put his head in his hands again.

"Get out." He ordered her.

"What?" She was confused.

"If Sokka finds you in your own bed 'asleep' he will think Toph just dreamed it. Go now!"

"Zuko?"

"GO! We will talk later."

With that Katara ran to her room scrambled under the covers and prayed Sokka would buy it. Katara then heard a faint scream and a gush of air swirling through the temple.

Damn It. Katara thought. She slowed her breathing making it heavier, and Zuko did the same thing in his room. Sokka ran into Katara's room and saw her sleeping soundly or so he thought.

"Katara?" He asked.

She "woke up" "What? Is Aang ready to train."

"No not yet, but Toph told me she walked in Zuko's room this morning, and you two were snuggling."

Katara "laughed" "Good one Sokka I almost believed you for a second."

"I'm not joking." He said seriously.

"Well that obviously never happened. She must have dreamed it. You know they say sub-concious hopes turn into dreams once in a while, she must have wanted me to accept Zuko so she dreamt that." Katara shrugged.

"That's sound about right." Sokka said than started laughing.

"You and Zuko! HA! Like that would ever happen." Sokka walked out laughing and Katara plopped down on her bed so grateful that he bought it. Zuko gave almost the same excuse to Aang when he went in Zuko's room to question him about it.

Then came breakfast. Toph was in the kitchen waiting for Katara.

"I know what I saw." Toph said defiantly.

"First of all, you don't see like we do. Second, I'm sure you just dreamt it. It's really more likely you dreamt that then it actually happening." Katara replied smuggly.

"Uh uh. No way did I dream this. It was real alright. My feet never lie. I admit it's really weird, but I'm positive that something is up between you and Zuko, and I promise you this Katara, I will find out what it is." Toph walked away to go sit with Aang and Sokka. Zuko walked into the main area and sat down next to Sokka. They started talking about weapons and boy things when Toph finally said,

"So Zuko, what do you look for in a girl?" Everyone stared at Toph in shock.

"Um I'm not gonna answer that." Zuko said.

"Why not? It's not like you have a GIRLFRIEND, so maybe I could help." Toph told him.

"Uh ok? I guess someone smart, nice, sees me as just Zuko not the Banished Prince. Hmm she has to be attractive and caring and able to deal with my mood swings." Zuko laughed, along with everyone but Toph about the last part.

"Sounds a lot like Katara! You two should totally get together." Zuko was drinking tea and spit it out all over Katara.

"EW! Zuko! That's disgusting!" She got up and went to the kitchen to go wash off, before Zuko saw it coming a big wave came and crashed on him, and only him.

"Oops!" Katara laughed. Everyone else did too.

"Oh it's on Water Bender." Zuko stood up soaked.

"Bring it Fire Bender!" Katara had her fighting face on. No doubt was this gonna end badly.

Katara summoned all the near by water and made tiny ice shards sending them flying at Zuko. Zuko made a fire wall to block the tiny shards.

"Is that all you got?" Zuko yelled to Katara.

"Oh I'm just getting started!" Katara yelled back.

Katara sent another wave of water crashing down onto Zuko. He made a fire wall and blocked some of the water but the part that got to him Katara froze. Unlucky for Zuko was the water she froze, froze all the way up his legs and before he could melt the ice, Katara pelted him with water and continued to do that before he stopped fighting back. She sent one last wave of water crashing down on him and froze the remaining water.

"THAT WILL TEACH YOU TO MESS WITH ME!" She started walking away when Aang grabbed her hand.

"Unfreeze him. Now." He demanded.

"No. You can water bend do it yourself!" With that Katara ran away. About two hours later when Zuko was able to sneak into Katara's room he did.

"Good show today." He told her.

"Yeah you too." She said.

"You could've gone a little easier on me." Zuko smiled.

"But that would have been nothing like how I would have acted when I hated you."

"Do you still hate me?" Zuko asked.

"Of course not! Why would I let you sleep in the same bed as me if I had hated you."

"Because you felt guilty." He replied.

"No, because I..." She trailed off.

"Because you?"

"Maybe like you?" Her voice got higher.

"Define like." He smirked.

"Okay." She put her arms around his neck and kissed him for about ten seconds. She pulled away and asked, "Good Definition?" As she started to walk away he pulled her back

"I think I need it explained again." He kissed her and they stayed like that for a long time.