chapter 6....the fluffy chapter! and yes i know...she cries alot....it's kind of ooc but with the stress and then all this would you be upset too?
Katara stretched and yawned, she figured Zuko would not be next to her. And she was right.
She got off the bed and made her way to the washroom. When she was a few feet from the bed, she fell flat on her face. Something cold was around her ankle.
She looked down and saw she was chained to the bed.
"Zuko!" she shrieked, loud enough for the entire ship to hear.
Zuko thought she was in trouble, from the shriek. He ran through the corridors, and burst through the door.
He found Katara fuming on the bed.
"Why did you chain me to your bed?" she asked calmly, obviously trying to control her temper. She didn't want to get into any more trouble. After all, Zuko could throw me in the dungeon, she thought.
"So you wouldn't run away."
"You were serious?" she was shocked.
"Look, I don't want you to resent me, but I don't want you killing yourself either."
"How long am I like this?"
"Depends…"
"It depends on what?"
"How long it takes for me to trust you."
She sighed. That could take a long time. He walked over to her, "would you join me for breakfast?"
She looked at him, "How can I if I have this chain on me?"
"Easy." He took a key out of his pocket and placed it in the lock, "I'll unlock it if you promise not to run."
She nodded slowly. He turned the lock, and she felt the cold metal leave her ankle. There was a red ring around her ankle.
"Looks like it was too tight" Zuko noted. Katara got off the bed, and Zuko placed his hands around her waist.
"Just to make sure" he reassured her when she gave him a puzzled look. He pushed her out of the door and down the hall to a small dining area. An assortment of food already prepared for the Fire Lord lay on the small table.
Zuko pulled Katara into his lap when he sat down. She did not resist, which surprised him. He had figured she would try to pull away.
"What would you like?"
She shrugged, "I don't know what any of this is."
He chuckled. She looked up at him, "What?"
"Well, for a minute," he confessed, "I forgot all you ate down south was fish and sea animals."
"Oh…"
"Not that it's bad, but in the Fire Nation, we eat a lot of different things. Like Duck, with hot spices. We have some custard…"
"Do you have any fruits?" she looked curiously around. They always say the way to a woman's heart is her stomach, Zuko thought to himself.
"Of course, this is called the Dragon Pear" he said picking up a red fruit. It had yellow spots all over it, and it was shaped like an hourglass. She took it from him, eying it.
Katara bit into the fruit and felt the juices burst into her mouth. They were a mix of different things, but mostly it was sour. She puckered her lips and twisted her face.
Zuko laughed at her. He took a piece and did the same thing she did. When she swallowed her piece, she burst out laughing.
"I like it like this" he said when they were done with their laughing fit.
"Like what?" The waterbender took a piece of duck from the platter in front of her.
"When we aren't fighting," he sighed, "and when you're happy to be here."
Katara felt guilty, "Zuko, I'm happy to see you, but not very happy about you taking me from my home."
He smirked at this, "So you missed me?"
"Yes" Katara replied without thinking, before Katara could say something, Zuko crushed his lips against hers.
At first she tried to pull away, shocked at this. Eventually, she melted into the kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back.
The only reason they broke their kiss was because someone cleared their throats. They looked at the man standing in the doorway.
Katara immediately let go of Zuko, and looked down, blushing madly.
The man looked at the Fire Lord, eying the Water Tribe woman. Katara met his gaze. The man's eyes were filled with hatred towards her, and she got that message. She looked down, blinking back tears.
"What?" Zuko said.
"We are a week away from the Fire nation capital, and we need to stop at the nearest town for supplies."
"Okay, stop at the next port. We will stay for," Zuko pondered this, "We will stay for 2 days."
The man nodded and left the room, but not before throwing Katara another glare.
"Zuko, can I go back to the room?" she asked quietly.
"Why, I thought you were hungry."
"Everyone hates me," she felt a tear roll down her cheek, "in the room I can hide from them, and they don't have to see scum like me."
"You're not scum."
"Then why did that man glare at me, I could tell he hates me."
"Ignore him. He was a General for the old Fire Lord," Zuko refused to call him father, "he just thinks I'm not doing my duty, by not letting the war continue."
"Can I still go back to the room?" she whispered quietly. Zuko nodded.
"Are you going to chain me up?" He looked down at her.
"No, I wasn't going to keep you chained. It was only to show you I didn't want you to runaway."
"Oh…"
Zuko took her hand and led her down to his room. He pushed her towards the bed, and pulled her into his lap. She rested her head on his shoulder, letting the tears fall.
next chapter will be fluffy again and then we learn about the others some more.......