Hello, people of the internet.

MagicalBender: In response to your question, I never really specified how Katara knew it was Zuko. I left it up to the reader to decide! One of the many beauties of writing drabbles is not having to include every detail ;)

songofafreeheart: Short and sweet. That's my motto. I hope my description is getting better!

Nollas Black: Isn't it slightly suspicious how Bryke had Zuko and Katara be the only characters with super-hero like alter egos? Obviously they were hinting something... ;)

"Okay, so what's one hundred and twenty degrees on the unit circle?"

The answer was always the same. Silence.

"You know this. Just take a look at the diagram and tell me, you don't even have to do any thinking." She attempted to coax some kind of response out of him. Attempt being the key word.

"We need the radian equivalent of one hundred and twenty to plug into this equation. All I need is for you to provide the answer."

Nothing. Zippo. Nada.

He continued to stay silent, face turned to the side. Not even the flicker of his gaze in her direction, not a twitch of his mouth, not a single movement that acknowledged her in any way.

Katara gritted her teeth. This was the third tutoring session with him, and she still hadn't gotten a single glance from him, let alone one word. In a split second her calm facade disappeared. Her hands gripped the edges of the desk as she leaned forward.

"Look, buddy. I didn't ask to be here, okay? You think I wanted to spend my Saturday afternoon tutoring some selfish, ungrateful little ass? No. I just need the extra credit to get my GPA up. I don't know why you hate me so much when I don't even know you, but you seriously need a reality check. I have been patient and understanding this whole time, and you haven't even given me a reaction. I'll be damned if I walk away without getting the respect I deserve from you."

Finally he raised his head up to glare at her. The left side of his face crinkled, the glaring red scar standing out bitingly from his pale cheek. Katara rolled her eyes with a scoff.

"Oh, please. You think I'm gonna be scared away by some angry facial expressions and a scar? Ha. Nice try, but no. I wasn't born yesterday. I've been around guys like you before. You're all talk and no bite. Get your head outta your ass and wake up, because this world, my world, doesn't revolve around you and your emo, stuck up little attitude. Honestly, I don't care whether you like me or not. All I want is for you to stop brooding and just answer the damn questions. The faster you answer, the faster you and I can get away from each other. If you think I'm just going to sit here and let you walk all over me with your depressed, self-pitying anger, you better think twice."

His jaw locked, and his eyes narrowed to slits. She leaned back in her chair and crossed her arms, glaring back just as hard. Whatever he was playing at, she was done with. If he wanted to start a war, she was game.

Then he moved his arm. Katara tensed suspiciously.

Zuko reached out and pointed, his finger landing on a few numbers that had been scribbled onto the paper.

"Two times pi over three."

Katara let out a breath she hadn't realized she was holding. Her gaze searched his face. It was as blank as ever, but this time, he was facing her. She hid a smile that curved the corners of her lips and picked up her pencil.

"Alright then." She slid the paper so they could both read it and began rewriting the problem.

"Now, we plug that into the equation in place of x, and..."

Author's Note: More of a subtle Zutara drabble this time. I purposely wanted to mirror their character's personalities from the show. Zuko and his broodiness, and Katara and her stubborn, hardheadedness. I dunno, but I always felt like Zuko respected Katara a lot more because of her attitude of pride and her strong will. This drabble was mostly just meant to show how he responded to Katara when she had more dignity.

Gracias to everyone who has been reviewing! Each review is really special and encouraging for me, and I want to give specific regards to MagicalBender, songofafreeheart, and Nollas Black who have been faithful reviewers! You guys rock! Keep it up :)

MI3

Quote of the Day: "When men and women are able to respect their differences, then love has a chance to blossom." ~ John Gray