Authors note: Alright here is chapter 2 of this story. I hope you all enjoy and as always I will see you in my next story bye bye.
"Katara can you sit still for a minute you're making me feel woozy" Zuko said to the water bender who was franticly pacing back an forth waiting for their friends to arrive from the battle. Katara stopped her pacing to look at Zuko with her ice blue eyes. Zuko was familiar with that glare the last time he saw it was when Katara threatened him at the west air temple. Katara told Zuko that if he touched Aang at all Katara wouldn't hold back and would probably kill him. Zuko never wanted to see those eyes as long as he lived because it sent terrible shivers down his spine and sent bad memories to himself.
"Sit still?" Katara yelled at the fire bender who was sitting down on the ground holding his chest where Azula hit him with the lightning bolt "How can you tell me to sit down when our friends are out there possibly hurt and worse of all". Katara couldn't continue because she had tears running down her face.
Despite his injuries Zuko stood up and trudged over to her friend who was crying freely into her hands. "Aang" Zuko said which immediately got Katara's attention. She faced the fire bender who was smiling at her but she got angry.
"Zuko what are you doing you shouldn't be standing" Katara yelled and walked Zuko over to a bench and placed him down. Even though she was helping Zuko she couldn't take her mind off of Aang. He ran away before they made the plan of attack and Katara was worrying if he came back and if he did was he alright. Katara sat down next to the prince and sighed "Yes Aang I'm just worried if he survived the fight with your father".
Zuko layed back on the bench and just realized that. Apart from fighting his crazy sister Azula and getting shot in the chest with a rather large lightning bolt Zuko almost forgot that Aang ran away before the attack begun and they had no idea if he came back and fought the fire lord. Zuko put a hand on the shoulder of Katara "Don't worry Katara I'm sure he fought the fire lord. Its just like you said before we fought my sister He has to come back".
Katara thought Zuko was right she knows that Aang would never let her down. That is what Katara loved how about Aang he is brave, courageous, strong and very handsome. Korra was planning on telling Aang her true feelings when he got back from wherever he was and also yelling at him for running away the week before the comet.
Zuko and Katara sat on the bench for hours waiting for their friends to arrive. Katara healed her friend because the large lightning bolt did severe damage to his body and blocked some places where his chi flowed. Eventually the sun started to fall in the sky and Zuko fell asleep trying to gain some energy. Katara didn't sleep though because she wanted to be awake when her brother, friends and Aang arrived to the royal fire plaza.
Katara looked over at her friend and decided that he needed to rest in his bed tonight. Katara stood up from the bench and picked up Zuko trying not to wake him up. She slung his arm around her shoulder and hauled him towards the bedroom. Katara walked through the empty halls of the palace because most of the army was sent onto the war balloons to help the fire lord burn down the earth kingdom.
It took a few minutes but Katara got Zuko to his bed and immediately placed him on his back with his head on the two pillows. Katara took the two blankets at the end of his bed and placed it on top of Zuko. Katara then left his room and headed back outside to sit on the bench. Before she could leave the hallway she heard someone running Katara turned around to see one of the fire sages run towards Zuko's door and start to knock on it. Katara turned around "Hey you stop knocking prince Zuko is asleep whatever it is I'm sure it can wait until morning" Katara yelled at the man and continued to walk outside.
"But its a letter from a girl named Suki" the fire sage yelled at the water bender. Katara immediately stopped in her tracks and looked back at the sage like he had two heads. "Did you just say Suki?" Katara barely got those words out of her mouth and watched as the sage nodded yes.
Katara basically ran towards the sage and grabbed the message out of his hands. Katara tore open the envelope holding the message and started to read.
To Zuko or Katara
If you are reading this then congratulations on beating Azula. Me, Sokka and Toph took out the vast amounts of war balloons in the fire lord's fleet before he could burn down the forest's in the earth kingdom. Unfortunately Sokka lost his meteor sword and also broke his left leg saving me and Toph from fire bender soldiers. The good news is Aang showed up and faced the fire lord and he defeated him. The weird thing is Aang didn't kill the fire lord he took his bending away permanently.
The bad news is when we were walking back onto one of the war balloons that we stole to get to the fire nation. Aang fell unconscious. We looked all over his body and saw multiple cuts and bruises but nothing that would make him fall unconscious. Also two of the war balloons that survived are chasing us and trying to shoot us down. I am sending this message to you to tell you when we arrive do not shoot down the first balloon but the two behind it.
From Suki.
"What's wrong?" Zuko asked finally coming to. He was dizzy from getting out of his bed so fast.
Katara handed him the message and Zuko immediately started to read it. Katara watched as his features went from smiling at the first page and when he flipped that paper over his smile went to a very large frown. When he finished he looked back at Katara very sadly but Katara was staring at the ground silently with little tears falling off of her face and landing on the carpet below.
"Katara I have to go talk to the anti air guards you go back to the bench we were on before and we can plan for the arrival of Aang" Zuko said placing a hand on the shoulder of the young water bender girl. Katara looked up and nodded showing she agreed to what he said and Zuko ran out of the room despite his wound towards the guard tower.
Katara slowly walked out of the room and eventually got to the bench besides the small pond filled with turtle ducks.
Zuko got to the last security tower and talked with several guards telling them the situation. Each guard nodded knowing that Zuko was now in charge of the nation.
"uh sir you have a visitor" The captain said looking at the person behind him.
Without looking behind him Zuko ordered "Go away I can not talk we have a situation".
"Is that any way to treat your ex girlfriend" a female voice said to Zuko.
Zuko turned around to see his ex girlfriend Mai "Mai? How did you get here".
Mai walked up towards Zuko and looked at all the guards behind him "Can you give us some privacy?" Mai asked in the same tone she always speaks in. Zuko watched as the guards bowed and walked out the door Mai came in and shut the door behind them.
Mai walked closer to Zuko and was giving him a death stare. Zuko sighed "I'm so sorry about what I did to you but I-"
Zuko couldn't finish because Mai crashed her lips against Zuko's. Zuko was utterly confused but he didn't care and he leaned into the kiss the warmness of her lips were sending chills down his spine. Zuko wrapped his arms around Mai's hips to deepen it and Mai did the same wrapping her arms around Zuko's neck. Mai leaned her body against Zuko's chest causing him to break the kiss and hiss in pain sending him backwards into the wall clutching his chest. Mai immediately ran to his aid.
"Zuko what's wrong?" Mai asked in a worried tone.
Zuko couldn't say a word he only clutched his chest. Mai noticed this and pulled his shirt up to reveal the large scar that covered his whole chest. Mai gasped in shock and horror and her eyes turned to sorrow.
"Who did this to you Zuko?". Zuko saw the hurt in Mai's eyes and used the rest of his energy to say "Azula shot me with a lightning bolt".
Mai continued to look at the mark "I'm going to kill her when I see her" Mai said in a threatening tone.
"It's alright I already arrested her but the big question is how did you get here and why did you kiss me I thought you hated me" Zuko asked putting his shirt down.
Mai told Zuko how her uncle got her out of jail a week ago and how she understood why Zuko had to leave her for the Avatar and she forgave him. Zuko couldn't believe how easy that was to apologize to Mai and get her back, but hey Zuko wasn't going to complain about it.
"Anyway why are you here in the guard tower" Mai asked.
Zuko let out a deep breath and then told her the whole story. How he and Katara went to battle Azula while the other three and the Avatar went to attack the fleet and Ozai. Zuko then told her how they got a message from his friends saying that they defeated Ozai and took his bending away permanently.
Mai was shocked at what she just heard but waited for Zuko to finish before she said anything.
Zuko then went on how Aang fell unconscious after the battle and they escaped on one of the war balloons while being chased by two other balloons trying to shoot them down.
"Alright well what were the orders you gave the men?" Mai asked.
"I told them to shoot down the two balloons trailing the first one" Zuko said starting to walk out of the tower. Mai noticed this and was shocked "Where are you going?".
Zuko turned around to address her girlfriend "I'm going to go see Katara at the turtle duck pond if you would like to join me".
Mai thought for a moment "mmm Katara isn't that the water tribe girl who has feelings for the Avatar?".
Zuko stopped for a moment after exiting the security building and waited for Mai to catch up. "Yes it is and she is not doing so good with this news so lets get back and cheer her up" Zuko said starting to walk again.
Mai caught up with Zuko and they intertwined their fingers and giving each other a quick kiss on the lips before walking to the turtle duck pond.
Authors note: Alright I hope you enjoyed the chapter and as always I will see you, in the next chapter bye bye.