For all Time
Chapter 10
Katara pov
Saying goodbye to Suki, after the ship docked was difficult, but I could only hope to see her again some day. Our trip across the ocean had taken five days, and setting foot on land again was amazing. I stumbled a few times, but was okay. Zuko smirked at one point when I stumbled and fell into his chest.
Pushing him away I said, "damn legs" making him chuckle at the look of frustration on my face.
"Come on there in an inn not to far from here we can stay at" He said looking at the sky, where a group of storm clouds were slowly closing in on the little town.
Our room at the inn, had two single beds, a dresser for our clothes, and a bathroom. As soon as I laid my bag on the bed we both heard the cracking sound of lightning.
"Great, now we are stuck in here, what are we going to do?" I grumbled looking at the heavy rain that was coming down.
"Think about our place in the world" Zuko said with a shrug from were he lay on his bed.
"What do you think it will be like when you find your birth mother?" I asked sitting across from him on my bed.
"I don't now, I am not sure we will even find her" He said shrugging his shoulders and staring at the ceiling.
"Of course we will find her" I said throwing a pillow at him, hitting him in the face.
He sat up with a serious look on his face and threw my pillow back at me, "Think about it tara, We don't know her name, we don't know what she looks like, and we don't even know where she lives."
"Well I am sure she looks some what like you, and I am pretty sure the orphanage would have some information about her." I said trying to make him smile.
"I don't think it will be that easy, do you really want to go through with this? I mean we have Kato chasing after us, we aren't even sure that we will find my mother..." I got up from my place on the bed and put a hand over his mouth.
"Stop, we will find her, and I don't give a damn about Kato. Zuko don't doubt yourself, we will find your mother" His golden eyes bore into mine, and I finally moved my hand from his mouth, placing it on his scarred cheek. So many emotions were in his eyes, fear, curiosity, confusion, excitement. I found myself in a trance staring into his eyes. Something was stirring inside me, and I could not identify it. He slide his own hand on top of mine where it lay on his face. I felt myself leaning forward, he doing the same. I was going to kiss him, Zuko of all people. What was I feeling? He was my best friend, what could come of this?
He blinked and panic came into his eyes, "Okay" He said before pulling away, letting go of my hand and standing. Moving past me, he walked to the bathroom. I did not watch him go, I starred at the bed he had just been sitting on.
That was the second time, I found myself having naughty thoughts about Zuko. What would have happened if he had not stopped us. Would I have kissed him, maybe even gone further than just kissing him?
Going to my bed, I opened my bag, and pulled out my night gown. Sitting beside my bag I waited for Zuko to come out so I could go change.
ZUKO POV
Pacing in the bathroom, I tried to clear my head of the images of Katara and I together. I was going to kiss her, she was going to kiss me, but we couldn't. She was engaged to the ass, and I was just a stable boy. What would a princess want with a stable boy? Splashing some water on my face, I took a deep breath and opened the bathroom door. Katara gave me a little smile, before walking around me to go into the bathroom.
Pulling my shirt over my head, I crossed the room and grabbed my map so I could figure out how long it would take us to get to the orphanage. Sitting on my bed, I focused on the map infront of me. I heard the click of the bathroom door being opened, looking up I saw Katara in her night dress. Damn that little blue dress, every time I looked at her, it felt like electricity was shooting down to my nether region. She walked gracefully across the floor, her feet making tiny tapping noises.
"What do you have there" She said pointing to the map, she wanted to forget about what happened between us before, and I was okay with that.
"It's a map of the area, the orphanage is about a two day trek from here" I said swallowing the lump that formed in my throat.
"That is awesome, we can really get moving tomorrow morning." She said climbing under the covers on her bed, "We should leave after sun rise"
"Deal" I said plainly, folding up the map and blending the candles that lit the room out.
"Good night" She said quietly
"Good night, princess" That was what I said to here every night before bed and it just stuck.
~~HEY SORRY, BORING CHAPTER! IT'S JUST LIKE A FILLER CHAPTER, THE NEXT ONE WILL BE BETTER! 3
