. KATARA

i was walking through a white fog. was i dead? no im pretty sure death didnt hurt this much. eventually the whiteness cleared and i was able to see excactly what had happened to me. i groaned as i tried to sit up. miraculously i didnt have any broken bones, just a lot of cuts and bruises. my body was still wrapped in the black netting. i started struggling to try and get it off, it was hopeless. after ten minutes of struggling i heard footsteps coming towards me. i lay still in the hope the person would pass me. when the footsteps stopped right next to my ear i slowly swung myself around to see the person. a pair of red soled feet brought a sinking feeling to my chest. then black breeches and a red tunic. a hidious scar covered and disfigured his face. my eyes widened in shock "zuko"

.ZUKO

i stared down at the waterbender. she was as beautiful as i remembered, even more so now that she was at my feet, bound and helpless. she was struggling furiously against my black net. her eyes were full of fire as she spat towards me "let me out of here, let me fight you" i smiled down at her and picked her up, slinging her across my shoulders. as she wriggled and jerked i started walking towards the campsite.
"let me go, you oversized bufoon!" she yelled into my ear. i sighed and swung her around into a cradeling position, then squeezed her together so that she couldnt struggle against me. she winced as her bruises rubbed and cuts started bleeding again. she went still, gazing at me with big, blue eyes full of rage and . . . fear. i smiled. she was mine, all mine. and the avatar would soon follow.

. KATARA

i stared at zuko in rage and fear. he was crazy im sure of it. why would he capture me and not Aang or Sokka, indeed sokka would be the most easy to hold. then me, i realized with a lurch in my stomach. keep me away from water and i was a helpless girl. and drat him, he knew it too. i stared at zuko. his hair was much longer now, and he wore his hair differently. his malicoius yellow eyes stared into mine, hypnotic and pretty. eventually, the warmth emiting from Zuko and the cuts and bruises and the gentle swaying motion lulled me into sleep. my last thought was i sure hope Aang and the others are okay. a single tear crept out from my eyelid. i was vaugly surprised when i felt a finger wipe it of. . .

. ZUKO

my arms stiffened when she started crying. i didnt want this. i wanted her to be mine, that was all; no crying or anything. i scowled at myself. Azula always said i was soft and no way was i going to prove her right. i considered what to do with my prisoner, how do i keep her from escaping? what do i do on full moon nights? undoubtedly the avatars group already thought she was dead. how do i tell him she isn't?. i couldnt use her as a bartering piece. my honer would make me give her over. i would prominse her life. yes that would do it. i stared down at her. an extremely powerful bender, right here in my arms! another smile, i would prove Azula wrong. Maybe her brother for my loveless sister. . .

. SOKKA

my cup of tea was still sitting in my hands, growing cold, just like my food. none of us had touched any. i stared at aangs pale griefstriken face. he was being strong by not immediatly going into avatar mode. without katara, we had no idea what to do. was she alive? or oh god, dead? the image of my sisters broken body sat in my mind. another tear fell from my eye. why did i lose every female i cared for to the fire nation. mother, yue, suki and now katara. i gritted my teeth, there was only one female that tehy hadnt gotten. Toph. no way were tahy ever going to get her. i thought of Suki again. brave and lovely. Aang stood up, rousing me from my bout of self- pity. his swollen eyes were red as he proc;aimed to us all.
"i am going to find Katara" he said "she will be alive and i will find her." toph looked up from the beer she had bribbed the bartender to give her. "your're right twinkle toes. with my feet we'll find her somehow." i looked at them. my voice was cracked as i stated "i broke my promise to Dad. i didnt take care of her. this time. the fire nation will pay for what they did." i lifted my eyes. "we will find her"

. AZULA

i was extremely bored. no one to be mean to, or boss around. id perfected my lightning strike several times over. a guard came into the room fearfully.
"wha is it?" i demanded of him. the guard stammered and shook. "its prince zuko. hes found something of interest"
"what?" i asked curtly
"a waterbender"
so zuzu had captured a water bender. my mind clicked with the possibilitys. . .