A/N: Okay thanks for all the reviews guys! Here's the next chapter:
As if reading my thought he spoke. "Don't even think about it. One move from you and this place will be crawling with armed guards."
He turned the lock placed the faded blue porcelain bowl down before he shut the bars again.
"Besides they said you were a waterbender, and as far as I can see you don't have any water." He added smartly before giving a similar bowl to the other person in the cell next to me.
As the medium-built man turned to leave I couldn't resist calling out in defiance. "I'm not completely defenseless without my water!"
My response was a chuckle and a door being slammed.
And then we were plunged into darkness again.
The silence was interrupted by the only other person in the cold room.
"Katara?"
I stiffened. How did they know my name? Dammit, I should have kept my comments to myself.
I stared at the to my left as if there wasn't a wall that prevented me from seeing whoever was on the other side, and apparently knew me somehow.
I stayed silent a couple of seconds before I was unable to handle the suspense. I have to know if it is him. At this point I actually am hoping it is, so I'm not alone.
"L-lee?" I called out, taking a guess at who the person was. Who else would be trapped here that knew me?
"Katara! It is you!" The voice called out sounding delighted. Okay…it wasn't Lee.
"Who are you?!?" I demanded, my response coming out colder than I intended.
Well they hadn't answered my question, and it was starting to scare me that this person knew my name and I had no inclination as to who he was. Whatsoever.
"You probably don't remember me-"
No really? How did you figure that out?
"-I mean it was pretty dark out with it being late evening. And besides it was about a year ago and we barely spoke."
No. It couldn't be HIM. It doesn't sound like him at all. Then again it was a year ago when we met so maybe I'm just not remembering correctly? No, stop Katara. Don't get your hopes up only to have them proved wrong. It's not him; if he was coming he would be here already. And I doubt the prince of the fire nation would be in this dingy cell.
"Um…Katara? Are you okay?"
I snapped out of the daze I was in. "What? I'm sorry I don't remember who you are. You know since I can't see you and all." I apologized politely, reigning in the sarcastic remark that was on the tip of my tongue.
But honestly, how was I supposed to know who he was by the sound of his voice? Not to mention that just a couple of hours ago I was out cold from a head injury. Okay so maybe I am being a little harsh, but I'm not in the best of moods which is perfectly understandable seeing that I'm locked in a freaking cage!
"It's me, Haru." He replied, sounding a little put out that I hadn't remembered. "Remember? We danced at that birthday party in the Fire Nation?"
"Oh yeah! Haru!" I exclaimed. I smiled sheepishly in the dark room, my dark mood vanishing, and scooted over to the stone walls where our prisons were connected.
I sighed with relief at the realization that the mysterious person on the other side of the wall was someone I knew, even if it was a little.
"How'd you get in here Haru? I thought you were going back to Ba Seng Sai?"
"I was." He grumbled. "But then I was in a town when it was being raided and was captured as a prisoner of war. They kept me in an Earth bender prison, but when some prisoners tried to escape they separated everyone there and sent them to different prisons."
"Oh my gosh! I'm sorry. That's so brave though. About trying to escape." I replied attempting to comfort him.
"Oh umm no. I wasn't one of the ones who attempted to get away." He said, sounding slightly ashamed at his lack of courage.
"Oh." I said dumbly. My face flushed at my assumption, and the room lapsed into silence again.
The door at the end of the hall opened and I tensed, staying completely still. I could feel my heart beating rapidly in my chest.
Two guards entered and I stared at them in alarm. Their appearance wasn't what astonished me; it was the fact that they were garbed in green. They were from the earth kingdom.
Why would they imprison one of their own? Surely they know that Haru is an earthbender. This doesn't make any sense.
I watched as they walked to the empty cell on my right and walked inside, only to come back out of it a couple of minutes later. They then did the same thing to the empty cell directly across from me.
And then, as if we weren't even there, they just turned around and left.
I blinked, my eyes adjusting to the dim room again.
I sighed before going to the corner of my cell and curling up for warmth. Somehow there is a cool draft in the room, and the cold stones that I'm laying on aren't helping much. I laid there for who knows how long and just as I was about to drift to sleep Haru spoke.
"Katara? Why exactly were you taken prisoner?"
Should I tell him about Aang? He seems nice and sincere, but I don't really know him all that well. I don't know him at all really. That night in the Fire Nation all faded away behind meeting Zuko. Oh La, I hope he's okay wherever he is. I wonder if he even remembers me.
I was saved from making a decision when the door opened again. The same pair of guards came in, this time with the man from earlier. The man pointed at me and the guards unlocked my cell and came inside.
I hurriedly jumped to my feet and stepped back as far away from them as I could.
"W-what do you want?!?" I said, trying to hide my fear.
"Hold still and this will go by quicker." The man called from outside the hall, his amusement clear in his voice.
One of the guards grabbed my arm, and I struggled against his hold; scratching and hitting anything I could. He snarled in anger and slammed me against the wall, my head banged into it making me dizzy.
"Don't damage her too much." Someone snapped. "They won't be pleased if she is damaged before they get their hands on her."
Cold. Why was it so cold? Didn't Aang light a fire? He's doing so well….at firebending…so proud. But it's still so, so cold.
"What are you doing?!? Why are you taking her?!?"
I slumped down onto the floor before I was grabbed by my arms. It smelt like copper.
The voice was ignored and I was dragged out of the cell. Then I saw black.
A/N: Okay sorry that was on the short side but I just wanted to get another update out there before the weekend because I am babysitting all weekend and will have no free time. NONE. Whatsoever. Anyways thanks for reading!! Hopefully this ties yall over for a little while. Thanks again to everyone who reviewed and favorited and reviews are appreciated!
Next chapter…
Katara finds out more about who imprisoned her.
She returns to her cell…not quite the same as she was when she left it.
And Katara and Haru get a new cell-mate!
