Two chapters in one day?! You guys must be pretty lucky! Or i'm just really bored. Happy Easter BTW! If you guys still haven't read it, you should go to my profile, and read my other story(still Zutara). Any who, hope you like this chapter! I almost cried, just so you know. If you're an animal lover, you'll either love this chapter, or cry over it like me. :3

Disclaimer: I don't own. ATLA belongs to Brkye, and Nickelodeon. *cries in corner*

"Katara!" Zuko shouted again, only out of fear for her. The animal seemed aggressive, and dangerous. Zuko ran to her, only to stop right behind her.

"Shh!" She waved her hand behind her to quiet him. She took one step closer, and the mother animal growled, only to warn the waterbender.

"Katara, let's just go." Zuko gently took hold of her arm, ready to run at any moment. She wanted to get closer to the beast, and that frightened Zuko.

"No, it's wounded, we can't just leave her." Katara pulled her arm back, and slowly waterbent some water into her hands, ready to heal.

Taking a deep breath, Katara slowly moved her foot forward, careful not to scare the creature. It was a polarbear dog and her pup, she was deeply cut in the side, crimson liquid staining the perfect fur. Her pup was hiding behind it's mother's back legs, scared of the strange bender.

"I'm only here to help you." Katara whispered softly, edging closer to the mother. She knelt down right in front of the animal, the water in her hands glowing, but she held them up in surrender. Katara could feel the animals breath on her face, it was rough and weak.

The mother sniffed for a moment, then it slowly lied down on her side, the uninjured side. Huffing, the polarbear dog closed her eyes and waited for death.

Taking that gesture as a green light, Katara slowly crawled to the creature's side, placing her hands over the wound.

The animal reacted angrily, lifting her head and growling loudly. Zuko, on instinct, took a step closer, his hand hovering the hidden dagger he kept under his coat, but stopped when Katara calmed the animal down.

She placed her glowing hands over the wound again, preparing to bring the animal back to perfect health, but frowned when she knew that she was too late. The creature had lost too much blood already and the cut was too deep, the mother was out of Katara's healing abilities.

"We're too late," Katara's voice sounded sad, she never liked losing a patient, no matter what form they took. "I can't heal her."

The polarbear pup slowly trotted to the mother's head, and nudged her with it's nose. When the mother didn't respond, the pup whimpered, lying it's own head on it's mother's.

Katara wanted to cry, she sympathized with the creature, she had too lose her mother when she was very young. She wanted to bury her head in her hands and cry, just throw away everything she worked for and cry.

"Katara," Zuko hands on her shoulder made her look up. His figure was blurry, and she just realized she actually was crying. Wiping her eyes, she sniffed, and leaned against Zuko's shoulder, he had sat down next to her.

"I hate losing lives, I feel like I'm doing something wrong." Katara sniffed, and buried her head into Zuko's chest.

"You're not, you're perfect. It's not your fault." Zuko told her, wrapping his own arms around her, comforting her.

The couple sat there, in front of a dead animal, crying over her. The pup, who was in perfect health, noticed the strangers haven't left yet. Standing, it trotted over to the bender who cried the most.

Katara felt something soft and furry nuzzle it's way to her face. When she looked up, her face came to with the polarbear pup, it's face right in her vision. Laughing softly, she lifted a hand and rubbed it against the pup's head, feeling the even softer fur under her fingers.

The pup sniffed her face, then licked it, causing the friendly person to laugh again. The pup liked the sound, it made itself feel better.

"You're just the most adorable thing I've ever met." Katara ruffled the pup's ears, laughing again. Checking underneath it's belly, Katara noted that it was a boy.

"What about me?" Zuko pouted, teasingly. He knew that Katara was already growing attached to the animal, and he knew that she'd want to keep it.

"You're my boyfriend, I'll always think you're adorable." Katara kissed his cheek, making him blush.

Katara continued to play with the little puppy, petting his fur and kissing his nose. Katara just knew somewhere in her heart, she couldn't leave this poor thing here to survive on it's own.

"Hey Zuko-"

"Yes." He answered before she could ask the question, he already knew what she wanted, because he knew her so well.

"I didn't even ask the question," Katara crossed her arms, looking at the firebender.

"You don't need to, I can see it in your eyes, you want to keep the puppy." He answered, smirking at her surprised expression. She was about to argue, when Zuko kissed her on the lips, silencing her. "If he makes you happy, then I'm happy, besides. . .I'm starting to like him now."

"You'd bring him with us back to the Fire Nation?" Katara asked, picking up the puppy and placing him in her lap. The puppy crawled over to Zuko's lap, licking his face, getting to know the other stranger.

"Sure, we can name him, give him shelter and food. . ." Zuko rubbed the animal's head, liking the animal more and more.

"Polarbear dogs get really big, just so you know." Katara warned, leaning back on her hands, watching her boyfriend play with the animal.

"Just the more reason to keep him," Zuko turned his head and smiled at her. "but we're not letting your brother name him."

Katara and Zuko laughed together as they continued to play with their new pet.

Hey guys. QUESTION TIME! What should they name their new pet? I have no clue for names, and I want it to be pretty cool i guess. Leave a review or private message me if you have any names for the polarbear pup! Or just leave a review and tell me how I did. *No flames please*

P.S: Check out my new story if you haven't yet! Thanks.

~EZ17