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Perseverance

Katara's POV (Monday)

Jet watched me with a satisfied expression as I ate the food. I struggled for hours, declining him at every chance I could, until I really needed to eat. I was starving and I knew that resisting him wasn't smart. I needed to eat, to preserve my strength at any possible moment where escaping was a possibility.

During the time he was gone I fumbled at my restraints and made several attempts to escape. When it proved futile, I gave up and instead looked around the room. All the windows had been boarded up securely and there was a number of chains against the door. It seemed too complex for him to have opened it to get me in here, meaning there was another exit somewhere. It was impossible to get out from the windows unless I had some sort of weapon to use.

So instead I chose the next best route, the one I wanted to avoid so desperately. I became docile and listened to him. Hoping that when he released my arms I would be able to fight him and run off. It would have worked too if I wasn't in so much pain. My blows to his face and his crotch were pathetic and he pinned me down to the floor with little effort. "Katara you should really know by now that I'm much stronger than you. Even in my drugged up state I was stronger. After being clean for all these years do you really think you had a chance at overpowering me?"

"I'd die trying to get away from you." I had sneered.

He rolled his eyes and got off of me walking to a side of the arcade and then bringing me the food. "Eat." He ordered.

So here I was, eating as he watched me silently. I swallowed the food down and I hated to admit but I really was craving Chinese lately. I just wanted to eat fried rice for days if I could. "So how have you been these past few years?" he asked me suddenly.

I stopped eating and looked at him emotionless. "I was perfectly happy until you showed up." I said truthfully.

"I can understand."

I laughed at his sudden agreement. You understand? "Oh really? You understand?! If you understand then let me fucking leave!"

"NO!" he screamed.

I flinched in fear and moved a distance away from him, scared about what he would do. Jet's temper was not one to be messed with and yet I still provoked him. It was stupid, but he liked to believe when I wasn't I was falling in love with him. I would rather deal with his anger than let him believe even an ounce of my heart belonged to him.

He sighed heavily and ran a shaken hand through the dark wild hair of his. "Shit, sorry. I lost my temper. I can't let you leave Katara. I want to talk to you. I want to build up what we had before."

I rolled my eyes and leaned against my chair. "So you're practically saying I can't fucking leave this creepy ass place until I'm with you again?"

He smiled sadly and nodded. "I love you so much Katara. I can't let you go back into that…that guys arms." He growled as he mentioned Zuko.

I suddenly felt worried for Zuko's safety. If I was here what else did Jet do? Did he hurt Zuko? Was he safe and sound? Was he looking for me? What if Jet had done something horrible and Zuko was hurt? I bit my trembling lip and closed my eyes. 'There's no point in getting so upset when you don't know anything. Just worry about getting out and think about the positives.'

"Stop it Katara."

I opened my eyes to look at his angry expression. "Stop thinking about him. I heard how he got his ex pregnant. I knew it wasn't long before that playboy broke your heart. I was going to go to you when you ran out crying, but I thought it would be best to go see you after you had some time to yourself."

I froze.

"But then you just had to go back to him!" he continued. "You went out to make dinner for him and I just couldn't let you do that to yourself. You'd be much happier being here."

Realization hit me like a train at full speed. "Y-you were following me?" I said in almost a whisper.

He looked at me with a smirk. "Not following, and not stalking. I was watching over you. I couldn't bear to see you get hurt by that guy. So, I waited until the right time to whisk you away to a safer place. To here. With me." He said smugly.

I immediately lost my appetite to finish my food and glanced around for an exit. My entire body screaming escape, escape, escape.

"It's no use." He growled.

I bit my lip to stop myself from crying. "I know you are looking for a way out. The only way is through that door by the back." He pointed to where the exit was and I felt some sense of relief. There was another exit! "But if you really think you can get over there without me stopping you, then go ahead."

Despite the exit being so close, there was no way to get around him without getting caught. There were too many machines in the way and he was definitely faster than I was. "Katara…" He said softly as he reached to grab me.

I moved away from him quickly but he caught me regardless. I struggled against his grip scared and worried all over again at what he was going to do to me. He threw me onto my back and held them above my head with one hand, and let the other run along my skin. "I promise I won't be like I was before. If you give me a chance we can start over."

I looked at him with probably a tearful face and glared hatefully, "never…"

He sighed and grabbed my chin making me face him. I tried to turn away, feeling sick once again as he rested his forehead against mine. I knew that look and I knew what he was thinking.

"St-stop! Stop it. Don't-"

He pressed his thumb against my lips to stop me from talking. "You know I always think about the last time we kissed. We were in a similar position, you on your back, crying, and angry at me. But there was still love in your eyes."

He paused and his face darkened in anger, "Now I see hate and it's because that guy has made you look his way!" He sighed heavily, regaining his composure and smiled, "But don't worry, I'll make you forget about him. I'll remind you of all the good things we had."

I cried more and tried to scream as he kissed my neck and laid on top of me. When he finally let go of my mouth I didn't hold back. "Get off of me! Please! No..No Zuko…"

He grew angry and slammed his lips to mine. I tossed and turned trying to break to contact. Crying even more when I felt his hand move to my head and hold me in place. Forcing me to accept the connection. I broke into shaking sobs and continued to hit and punch him in any way that I could. When he brushed his tongue along my lip I grew increasingly panicked but he moved away. I hadn't noticed that he had the same rope he used to tie my arms and bounce me once again to the table and licked his lips.

"I'll be back tomorrow Angel."

I laid pitifully on the floor with my arms bound and let the tears fall.

Zuko's POV (Thursday)

"I don't care how many people I need to hire! Find her now!" I slammed the phone onto the table and growled with anger. After finding out five hours ago that Katara had gone missing on Sunday night we had got information from the market that they had indeed saw Katara. Then not even a few moments afterwards they had gotten access to the tapes, revealing a man that looked like Jet put a rag to her mouth and put her into a car with no license plate in the parking lot.

I didn't need to even question who the man was. It was Jet, no questions asked. He was the only fucker obsessed with her enough to resort to kidnapping. We were in the midst of finding the car and any leads to where he had taken her. I let a tear slip down my face. Four whole fucking days. Four days she was gone and was somewhere with that fucker.

I had never felt so worried in my life. The craze look in his eyes when I saw him for the first time that night and the story of what he did to her terrified me and shook my soul. I didn't want to think about what he was doing to her or had possibly already done. I could only hope that she had escaped somehow or was doing her best to resist him.

Suddenly my door flew open and a young woman in black shorts and red sweater immediately embraced me. She sobbed into my shoulder. "It's okay Zuko, it's okay! I promise we will find her!"

Not caring about how unmanly it was I wrapped my arms around Azula and cried as well. "It's all my fault, if only I had told her at dinner who it was that had called me she would never have gotten angry in the first place and left. Damnit!"

"No! Zuko you can't pin the blame on yourself. I shouldn't have let her go out alone on Sunday. When she said she was going out, I should have gone with her. I knew Jet was still out there but, I didn't go with her. If anyone is at fault it's mine!"

"It's neither of your faults." said a voice on the other side of the room.

Azula and I looked to our father and Mr. Hakoda who was by the door with equally distraught looks. "Zuko, you can't blame yourself. My daughter is hardheaded, anything could've happened. It's the fact that it was Jet who was stalking her that this happened. Not yours."

"You too Azula, it was impossible for you to know he was going to do that."

I immediately threw myself to the floor bowing, and gritted my teeth to stop the tears. "Mr. Hakoda I am so so sorry! I should've been there! I promised you I would protect her an-"

"ZUKO STOP THIS INSTANT!" He hollered.

I remained on the floor bowing but stayed quiet. "Zuko you are doing everything in your power to find my daughter. I understand what had happened and it's not your fault. You have done an amazing job caring for her and she's been the happiest that I've seen her in years. You have nothing to bow or apologize for now stand up."

I did as he said yet slowly, feeling like I had to pay for the mistake I had made. I felt his firm frame and noticed that he had embraced me. "I know how scary this is. That's my baby girl out there and your fiancé. I scared too, but…" He pulled away and looked at me confidently. "We will find her Zuko but, I need you to remain calm and level headed so that we can find her before anything has happened to her."

I nodded and regained my composure, wiping whatever left over tears I had from my face. I would save those for when I was finally reunited with her. "I understand sir."

"Good. Now we have the detectives searching for this car and my son. If anyone is going to find them it will be Sokka."

Azula looked at him with the same confused expression as myself. "What?" I asked.

Hakoda sighed. "When Katara had first started dating Jet it was because Sokka was good friends with him. Hell the kids practically grew up together. So when Jet did what he did to Katara, it wasn't just a blow to her but a major betrayal to my son. Sokka will be looking at every part of town he thinks has Jet's name written on it."

Azula looked to me and placed a hand on my shoulder. "I'll meet up with Sokka. Two heads will be better than one. I knew Jet a little as well. I can help."

I nodded and she left to go meet up with Sokka, where ever he was.

That left me in the room with Hakoda and my father. "Dad…"

"Don't apologize. Like Hakoda said this isn't your fault. I need to know though. You did receive the results from the pregnancy test correct?"

"I did but what does that have anything to do with Katara?"

I watched my dad sink into deep thought and meet Hakoda's gaze. "Are you really thinking that?" Hakoda asked.

My father nodded and turned to me. "Zuko does Mai… know Jet?"

The question caused a rippled of unexplainable fear trickle down my back. "What? No, I don't think so. I mean how would they even meet each other?"

My father thought once more and then looked to me. "Zuko this is a long shot but, this just doesn't make sense. Why would Mai suddenly bring up being pregnant and meet up with Katara first."

"Kat said that she ran into her while she was out shopping they didn't meet up."

"Why was Mai in such a common place though? She's known for spending tons of money. She wouldn't be seen in such a commoner area. You should know that."

I thought about where Katara had gone and noticed what my father was saying. If Mai really wanted to go out shopping she would be around brand name stores that cost an arm and a leg. But instead she was where regular people would go shopping. A middle classed area…somewhere Katara would most likely go.

"She knew she was going to be there." I realized.

"She knew and she knew she what to say to rile her up." He continued.

"If this Mai really hated Katara she would know exactly what to say and to get to people that could help her." Hakoda guessed.

"That's exactly the type of person Mai is." My father confirmed.

"So you are saying that you think Mai and Jet are in on this together?!" I said. I felt like an idiot for not noticing this sooner! Of course Mai would do something like this. Hell she even brought up Jet a few times when she spoke with Katara. "FUCK!" How the hell had I not realized after all the subtle hints!?

"It's okay Zuko while they are all out looking we have a lead we can use as well." My father said calmly.

I balled my fists to my side and turned to the door. Opening it, I saw Toph and Aang yelling at each other as they walked out of the elevator.

"I'm telling you I knew it was Jet!" Aang shouted.

"Damnit TwinkleToes!" Toph growled. She made eye contact with me and immediately gave me a report. "Zuko! I've got a lead. The other night Aang saw Jet and a female walking out of a restaurant together and that she looked like Mai, but I told him he had the wrong people and dismissed it. I am so sorry but I think-"

"Mai is working with Jet. We just figured that out ourselves. I need you to call her in here. We are going to have a talk."

"I'm on it." Toph ran to the desk and dialed the number for Mai while I turned to Aang.

"A-"

He held up a hand and smirked. "You know I'm not going to get angry and talk about how she would've been better off with me. I'm over it." His eyes shifted to Toph and I couldn't help but notice that there was a spark in that glance. "In fact you're probably the best for her and I can see how much this is tearing you apart. So if you need anything I'm here to help. Katara is my friend and I care about her, and you are her fiancé so that makes us friends too."

I blanched at his reasoning but relaxed chuckling to myself. "You make me feel pretty pathetic for thinking you were going to try and fight me for her."

"It's an understandable reaction. I was in love with her."

"Still-"

"Zuko," we turned to Toph who was smiling, "She's going to be here in 5 minutes."

"So quickly?! What did you say to her?"

She blushed and looked timid for a second. "That you had realized you were wrong this entire time and that you wanted to see her as soon as possible."

I paled. "You mean she thinks I.."

"That you suddenly want to be with her again? Yeah I might have made it sound like that."

I looked at her in disbelief. "Toph!"

"What?! You really think if I had said 'oh Sparky here thinks you are working together with the man that's kidnapped his fiancé' she would come in and just spill the beans. Hell no. You can thank me later." She said confidently leaning against the desk.

I shook my head but couldn't deny that it was the smart approach. "She's going to feel pressured if you are all here. Maybe even realize what's going on. Dad, take Hakoda and Aang to the main meeting room and Toph and I will wait for Mai here. I'll get back to you when I find out what I need to know."

"Okay, we will wait for you. Now Ozai, want to show us the way?" Hakoda asked.

My father chuckled. "Sure thing. You know Kya is rubbing off on you. When did you become so bossy?"

"Oh shut it!"

Ooooo so they finally figured out that Mai and Jet are in this together! But will they make it in time before happens to Katara!

I'm not telling!~~~~~

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Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! I reread it and made some changes so that it was a decent length unlike those last two. I honestly might have to go back over the future chapters just to make sure that they are a good length. I did go to this story and then stop, start, stop, so I have some things that don't flow properly. Thankfully they are easy to fix.

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