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Katara stumbled back, when Sokka's fist met her stomach. She tripped over her feet, and almost landed on the floor, if it hadn't been for the person who caught her. That person carefully laid her on the floor.
"Katara, why did you do that? I probably hurt you!" Sokka shouted.
"Well if you hadn't jumped to conclusions, Sokka." Zuko argued back.
"Well, if you hadn't taken my sister down here, I wouldn't have to jump to conclusions!"
"If you hadn't barged in here, I could explain."
"So, explain. Why is my sister down here…..with you?"
"Um well…" Zuko stopped in the middle of the sentence. Do they know about her secret? Should he tell them? He glanced down at Katara. It looked like she was telling him not to tell. So he had to come with a lie, and quick.
"Why was she down here Zuko?" Sokka repeated, even angrier.
"She was practicing waterbending, um, showing me a move in the, er, washroom down the hall. She passed out and, um, I took her here because, er, the infirmary is too far away. I figured she passed out from, uh, lack of sleep. So that is why she is here."
Sokka raised an eyebrow at Zuko. He didn't believe his story one bit.
"Is this true Katara?" he asked his sister. There was silence as he continued to glare at Zuko.
"Katara is this true?" he asked again, still no answer. He looked at his sister. She looked to be unconscious. He knelt down beside her and shook her gently.
"Katara, wake up." He said a hint of worry in his voice. Her limp body rolled on her side as Sokka shook her again.
"We have to get her to the infirmary." Zuko stated.
"Well obviously. Aang," he called the younger boy, who ran to the door immediately, "help me get Katara up. I can't lift her by myself."
"Here let me." Zuko said. Sokka was about to protest, but the firebender already had his sister in his arms, her head resting against his chest.
Zuko led the way to the infirmary. Once he got there he put Katara on the nearest cot. The doctor came in just in time to see the boys surrounding a cot.
"Who's hurt this time?" he asked. Everyday, he usually had one patient in because of sparing with Zuko, Aang or Sokka.
"My sister" Sokka said, glaring at Zuko. The doctor came over to the cot. The young waterbender was unconscious, her breathing slow and shallow.
"How did this happen?" he asked, scared to know the answer.
"Sokka punched her." Zuko said, glaring at Sokka.
"Where did you punch her Sokka? And more importantly, why did you punch her?"
"I punched her in her stomach," he stated pointing to the area, "she stepped in front of me when I went to punch Zuko."
"Why would you want to punch the Fire Lord?" he questioned, examining her stomach. There was a bruise and some bleeding. He grabbed a cloth and put pressure on the cut, to stop it from bleeding.
"Well, we couldn't find Katara, and someone told Aang, they saw Zuko take her into the palace towards his room. And then when I went there today, she was there." He glared at Zuko.
"Oh, I see." The doctor wrapped some cloth around her middle. The bleeding didn't stop, but it did slow down. The rest of the time the doctor finished with Katara, Zuko and Sokka continued to glare at each other. Aang, shifted around nervously.
When Zuko had to leave, the doctor took Aang and Sokka aside to talk with them privately.
"Sokka, when I was examining Katara, she has more than that bruise and cut."
"What else could I have possibly done?"
"Well, she has two broken ribs, her entire back is bruised, and her wrists and upper arms are bruised as well."
"What, I couldn't have done all that! I hit her in her stomach, and no where else."
"I know Sokka, but do you know anything else that might help."
So far, Aang had been quiet, but now he chirped up.
"Her and Zuko got into a fight in the garden."
"How do you know that?" Sokka questioned him.
"That's what the maid told me. The one who said Zuko took Katara down to his room."
"Oh," he turned to the doctor, "Zuko did this to my sister?"
"Perhaps, but the Fire Lord isn't usually like this, unless he loses his temper. If he was mad enough, he could have done this."
Sokka gritted his teeth, and balled his hands in fists. When he got his hands on Zuko, the Fire Lord wouldn't be able to run his country any more. Speak of the Devil, he thought bitterly to himself as Zuko walked in.
Sokka grabbed Zuko by the shirt and led him into the hall.
"We need to talk." He hissed.
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