This is a Zuatara story based on the Avatar Series Finale when Zuko gets blasted by Azula. Don't read if you dislike Zuatara or haven't seen the movie!! Anyone else, hope you like it!
Katara flipped Zuko over, careful of the wound that ran across his chest. She was still panting heavily from defeating Azula who was currently chained to the ground sobbing uncontrollably.
Zuko was out cold and she feared that he hadn't been able to deflect enough of the lightening and was dead. But then she felt a halting breath and the chest beneath her hands rise and she knew there was hope.
She hurriedly bended the water around her and desperately tried to heal the injury he had suffered by saving her from Azula. She closed her eyes and focused on healing the Prince of the Fire Nation trying to search through the water for the worst of the burn.
Please Zuko don't leave me. I need you here, I need you with me. She begged silently as the water glowed and the wound closed itself.
She heard a deep exhalation of breath and turned to see Zuko's eyes open and watching her. Katara released the breath she hadn't even known she had been holding as she heard his wonderful voice, "Thank you Katara."
She felt the tears sliding down her face in relief and had to smile as she watched his face, "I think I'm the one who should be thanking you," Katara whispered.
Slowly she helped Zuko to his feet and she shivered as she glanced at the wound that had almost stolen him from her.
They watched Azula thrash around, chained and helpless. Then she felt the hand slide to rest on her back and she heard the words that she had dreamt about.
"I love you Katara," He whispered holding her close and resting his forehead on her head trying not to lean on her for help.
Slowly she turned to face him, eyes wide and staring and she knew that he meant it and that he wanted to be with her forever.
"I love you too Zuko," She cried feeling the tears slide down her face again as she felt her love hug her close.
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"What are we going to do about Mai and Aang?" Zuko asked as Katara and he parted their kiss.
Katara cursed silently under her breath and imagined the look on Aang's face when she told him about her love for the Prince. It had been two weeks since Aang had defeated the Firelord and tomorrow Zuko would take his rightful place as Firelord.
"I don't know," she answered briefly cupping his beautiful face in her hands and thinking of how to tell the Avatar she didn't love him.
The two benders had kept their relationship secret waiting for the right time to tell Mai and Aang that their love wasn't going to be returned. They had both kept up the illusion to the person who loved them that they loved them back, but inside they died every time it was Aang or Mai who kissed them.
"I really thought I liked her. Then…I was with you watching how hurt you were against Yaun-Ra and I realized that I wanted to be the one who comforted you, who loved you," Zuko whispered kissing Katara softly on the lips.
"Aang and I kissed before the Invasion on the day of the Black Sun. And then he kissed me again at the play. The first time I thought I liked it, but the next time I knew that it wasn't his lips I wanted to feel it, it was yours," Katara whispered back running her hands through his long dark hair.
"We need to tell them," Zuko said wincing as he pictured the look on Mai's face when he told her he loved a Water tribe peasant.
"You just have to tell a moody girl, I have to tell the most powerful being in the world," Katara joked her lips mere centimeters from Zuko's.
"Why didn't we just tell them immediately," Zuko whined wrapping his strong arms around her back.
"Because we were foolish and didn't realize the trouble we would be in," Katara said pulling away to nibble on his ear.
Zuko hissed in pleasure but had to pull away when they heard feet at the door and a soft knock signaling someone wanted in. Katara hurriedly stepped away and bended a bowl of water around her hands nodding at Zuko to undo his shirt and reveal the wound on his chest.
"Come in," Zuko ordered trying his best to not allow a trace of fear to enter his voice.
"Katara? I wanted to know if…" Aang began stepping into the room. Then he caught sight of her and his words trailed off.
"Hello Aang, I'm just checking on Zuko's wound," Katara answered trying to stop the blush that was creeping up her neck as she pulled her hands away from Zuko.
"Of course…" Aang said a seed of doubt creeping into his mind as he saw the slight pink mark on Zuko's marred ear, "I'll just come back later."
Aang took one last glance at Katara and knew from the way she averted his gaze that something more then healing had taken place in this room. With a sigh of defeat he walked out the room and steeled himself for the talk he knew he would have to have.
"That was close," Katara whispered as soon as Aang had left and his footsteps had died away.
"Too close, we really should be more careful if we don't want everyone knowing we love each other," Zuko whispered back.
"Love, who said I loved you," Katara teased kissing him sweetly on the lips knowing her love's reply before it left his lips.
"You, when you saved my life," Zuko snapped playfully knowing what she was doing.
"Oh did I now? Well maybe the future Firelord needs to get his ears checked," Katara was grinning now loving this time together.
"Do I now?" Zuko tried to glare but failed when he saw Katara gracefully raise an eyebrow.
"I love you Katara," Zuko said simply leaning back into her kiss.
"Come on, it's getting late and it wouldn't sit well for the Prince to have dark spots during his Coronation," Katara mocked pulling him to his feet and giving him a hug.
"I'll see you tomorrow, tell me how it goes with the Avatar," Zuko said before leaving the room wincing as he slid his robe around his shoulders.
"Maybe I really should give you a healing session if you're going to wince every time you move your arms," Katara said worriedly as she watched her love try to pass the wince away from her eyes.
"I'm fine," Zuko said stubbornly before stepping out of the room.
"I know you are," Katara whispered after his departing form, "I just hope you stay that way."
How was it? This is my first ever Avatar fan-fic so tell me how it was!! Next chapter will be up soon.