Traviling Soldier: Song Fic Two-shot!
Two days past eighteen
He was waiting for the bus in his army green
Sat down in a booth in a cafe there Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
He's a little shy so she gives him a smile
And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
And talking to me,
I'm feeling a little low
She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go
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Katara sat on the cold hard ground, awaiting comfort from her brother and Aang who she knew would never come. They were captured by Zhao the day before, along with Appa but luckily, or unluckily in Katara's case, she had been out of camp at the time searching for food. She wimpered a little, realizing that if she was there when they had gotten ambushed, she would have been on the same boat, quite literally, with Sokka and the young Avatar.
Katara sighed and stood up but then, she sensed someone elses presence. She jerked around to find no one else but prince Zuko but this time, his usual scowl was hidden by a cloud of emotion. "Where are the Avatar and the boy?" He asked unmoving from his spot by the large tree in front of her. She just stood there, looking dazed. Did she really think he was a danger to her?
"They're not here..." Zuko flinched at the pain in her voice. Then, reality hit him.
"What?" He asked oddly. How could they not be here? She sniffed a bit and he noticed the tear streaks on her cheeks. He inched a bit closer but she didn't seem to notice. Just recently, he felt a strange emotion he never felt before. With this came the idea that he wasn't just chasing the avatar for honor. He thought, as he lay down in his bed a night before, that he might have fallen for the waterbender girl."I said they're not here. They were taken by Zhao... I wasn't there to protect them..." She let out a few tiny sobs and stopped when warm hands rested themselves on her shoulders.
So they went down and they sat on the pier
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
I got no one to send a letter to
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home
Katara looked up at the fire prince, a shocked expression on her face. "I'm sure that it may have been for the best. Who knows what Zhao would have done to you if you were there but he won't hurt the avatar. Not until he gets to my father." He said, scowling into the horizon. By now, the moon was full above and the outline of his ship could be seen ahead.
She shook her head and cryed a bit more. "It would have been better than suffering here alone." He nodded. "Maybe so but... you're not alone now are you?" He asked, concern dripping from every word.
She gasped and looked up at him again, eyes wide with shock. She wasn't alone now, was she? He was here with her, listening to her, comforting her. Why hadn't she seen it before. He cared for her.
Usually, that thought would make Katara sick but... for some reason unknown... she didn't feel threatened anymore. No, this was a side of the fierce prince she hadn't seen before. She stood up so his arms feel to his sides again. She turned to him, questions apparent in her eyes. "Katara..." He started. Could he do this? What was he afraid of?
So the letters came from an army camp
In California then Vietnam
And he told her of his heart
It might be love and all of the things he was so scared of
He said when it's getting kinda rough over here
I think of that day sittin' down at the pier
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for awhile
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home
Yes, he could do this. "Katara... I am quitting my search for the avatar. Something far more important directs my attention now." The nervousness in his voice shocked Katara even more than the meaning of the sentence. Does this mean he won't bother them anymore? But it didn't matter because they were there and she was here.
"And what is, if I may ask, getting your attention now?" She asked, all her questioning coming out in that sentence. He grabbed her around the waist in a flash and pulled her close. "You." He wispered in her ear. She gasped again but melted in his arms. "I will help you get your friends back, if that is what I must do to prove my love."
A/N: Ok Ok, I know it looks long but its really not and I am VERY sorry bout that but I couldn't do what I wanted with notebook. I don't have anything else so please forgive me. -whimpers in a dark corner- I hope that I can finish the second chapter tomorrow which will finish the song. Kinda angesty and I don't like angest so bear with me. Reviews are the fluffy pillows covering my ed so more reviews, more bliss!