I Still Care

Chapter 3 picture from the past

Katara Pov

School was hell that entire day. First I had history with Mr. Zhao, he loves assigning five page essays and than Mr. Bumi spent his whole class talking about the wonderful world of rocks. I swear if felt good to finally get home. Of course as soon as I had the door open Sokka pushed it wide open and ran to the kitchen complaining that he was starving. I threw my book bag on the couch and went to the computer to start my essay for Zhao.

I finished my essay and knew I should study for Bumi's test tomorrow, but I wanted to check my facebook. As soon as I logged on I saw I had a message. I clicked on it and Zuko's picture came up with a message:

I've been meaning to tell you this I still care a lot about you and your family. I also must say I miss you to the wildest extent along with your family. Almost all my hopes of seeing you again were lost until my mom found your facebook. So ima ask where do u live because this weekend ima try coming to ur house if able to get a ride, I will definitly give you that hug you wanted, and I also got to tell you some shit when I get up there but for now ima say im not like I used to be I smoke I'm in legal trouble but I'm still a very nice guy well I hope to see you soon..... Zuko

After reading that I was at a lose for words. He wanted to see me after all this time. I could not believe it. I could not think of what I should reply so I began to type and when I was finished I thought it sounded very good:

Hey, I also missed you a lot! I was so happy when you friend requested me! I was so happy to be able to talk to you again! I have missed living next to you and your parents! I remember all the fun times we had! I still do care a lot about you and your family as well! I would love more than anything to see you again! I live in Nex klee, it is an hour from where we used to live! I hope you can get a ride n come visit! Do you have a cell phone? I guess I should have expected you to be different from when we were kids. Smoking does not bother me that much! If you ever need some one to talk to about the legal troubles, I would be more than happy to listen! I know your still a nice guy and I am super excited to be talking to you again! Katara :)

Sokka walked up behind me when I clicked send on the message. He read quietly over my shoulder and I felt uncomfortable about it. I clicked the X button and closed out of facebook.

"Do you mind?" I said standing and putting my hands on my hips.

"Yeah I do especially when a guy my sister has not talked to in eleven years, tells her he wants to see her, he smokes, and he is n legal trouble. I should mind" He barked back.

"Well you don't have to worry about anything he and I are just friends." I said turning and storming away.

"I don't care if you acquaintances that kid is trouble I can feel it." He yelled at me as I walked up the stairs.

"That is what you said about Aang and he is the sweetest person you could ever meet." I said looking at him with a smirk on my face.

I closed my door behind me and walked to my closet and pulled out my mom's old box of pictures. I scanned through them and found one of me and Zuko as kids. He had his arm around my shoulder and I had mine around his. We both had blue ice pop on our faces. We both wore bathing suits and sokka was in the back ground eating a bag of chips. I smiled at the picture, before going down stairs and scanning the image onto the computer. I uploaded the picture on face book and tagged each of us.

Sokka walked into the room carrying a bag of chips and looked at the picture on the screen, "WHAT! No Katara take that down now" He ordered

"Sorry Sokka it is already all over the internet." I laughed as I stood up and walked away from the computer.

"The guys are going to make fun of me for that picture." He wined

"Soo what we all know you're a pig" I said with a laugh

"HAHAHA" He said sarcastically "Well when Zuko comes to visit I have a ton of embarrassing pictures of you that he would love to see.

"You wouldn't" I said turning on him

"You bet" I ran at him as fast as I could and he tried to get away. I knocked him over and sat on him.

"YOU CRUSHED MY CHIPS MAN" He yelled from bellow me

"That's what you get for messing with me" I told him laughing at the look on his face.

For the rest of that day Zuko was all I could think about. I wanted to know how much he changed. I had a million questions, and I could bet so did he. I fell asleep with his name on my lips. I dreamed about him, and sure enough in school the next day, his name distracted me from paying attention.

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