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Katara woke-up the next morning confused. This place looked like her room, but it was different. It looked bigger than before. Something else was out of place, but she couldn't put her finger on it. Then she realized what it was.

She looked down, and there was an arm draped across her middle. When she tried to wiggle away, the arm tightened on her waist. She looked over her shoulder and saw the last thing she expected. Zuko was sleeping next to her, shirtless!

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Aang walked down the hall to Katara's room, hoping to get her to practice with him. When he walked into her room, she wasn't there. Her bed looked as if no one slept in it last night. This got Aang worried. Where was Katara, and why wasn't she in her room. He ran to the nearest servant.

"Excuse me, do you know where Katara is?" he asked politely.
The maid looked down at her feet.
"No" she replied quietly.
"Do you know where you last saw her?"
"Yes, she was out in the garden when…."

"What happened." He asked, no more worried than ever.
"She and the Fire Lord got into a fight. They were screaming at each other. I was afraid for Ms. Katara. The Fire lord loses his temper easily, and she could have gotten hurt. The last I saw, The Fire Lord, was leading her into the palace, down the hall towards his room." She replied even more quiet than before. Aang had to lean in close to hear her whispers. He gasped when he heard that Zuko took her down the hallway near his room.

He decided, since Sokka was supposed to meet with the Fire Lord, he would tell him. Just to make sure Katara was ok.

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She screamed and jumped off the bed, causing Zuko to wake up. Katara glared at him.

"What do you think you are doing?" she said.
"Sleeping" he replied sarcastically.
"What is going on?" she shouted.

"You passed out while you were showing me your bloodbending." He replied coolly.
"That is not what I meant!" she yelled.
"What else could there possibly be?" he asked innocently.
"Hm, let's see. I woke up next to you! Why am I sleeping in your room?"
"Well I couldn't bring you to your room. People would be asking why you were unconscious!"

"So, if Sokka comes and sees me here, he will flip."
"Well, Sokka won't come down here yet. He doesn't come until 10."
"And what time is it?"
"It is….." he tried to swallow the lump in his throat.
"What time is it?" she insited. Then she had her answer. Sokka was knocking at his door.

"Come on Mr. Fire Lord, we all can't sleep in!" he yelled. They looked at each other wide-eyed. Zuko knew that he could never explain to Sokka what Katara was doing in his room. Katara would just have to watch Sokka beat Zuko to a bloody pulp.

The door handle jiggled a little, meaning Sokka was coming in. Katara looked around for a hiding spot.

"Over here." Zuko whispered, pointing under his bed.
"I don't want ot hide under your bed!" she said.
"You'll have to."
"You can't make me."

"Oh yeah?" he challenged.
"Yes."
"We'll see." he said as he rapped his arms around her waist and carried the kicking waterbender to the other side of his bed.
"I'm not going under there!" she hissed.
The door handle jiggled some more. Katara got down on her knees, and started to wiggle under the bed. Zuko pushed her until she was under completely, and just in time. The door handle turned and Sokka walked in.

"What's going- whoa! Sorry I walked in on you!" he said covering his eyes. As Zuko pulled a shirt over his bare chest.

"What is going on in here? I thought I heard another person." He repeated.
"Nope. Just me." Zuko lied.
"That's funny, I thought I heard Katara's voice."
"Katara…. in here… with me?" he cracked up.
"Well, Katara has gone missing, and someone said they saw you dragging her down here" he accused.

Zuko glanced behind him. Aang was in his office, sitting on the couch. Probably waiting for Katara. But they didn't know she was here right?

"Where is she Zuko? If she got hurt, I will see to it that you are nothing but a bloody pulp when I'm done with you." Sokka hissed.

Katara heard it all from under the bed. Did they really think Zuko would hurt her? Well he did tie her to a tree, and they don't know what happened under Ba Sing Se. But Zuko would never hurt her. He saved her. Did they know that? Maybe I should intervene, she thought.

She shuffled out from under the bed. When she went to stand up, someone tripped over her. Next to her Sokka, lay flat on his face.
When he turned around to see what he tripped over, he saw Katara standing up.
"Zuko!" he shouted. He got up off the ground, his hands in fists. Right when he went to punch Zuko, Katara stepped in his way, and received the full blow of Sokka's fist.

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