K15: Hey look another story. And it's planned out this time too!

Zuko: Do you have a life?

Me: No, other than working, and being in the band.

Zuko: Thought so.

Me: So who's excited for the second season!

Zuko: I am!

Me: I'm probably overexcited, so if there's anyone like me…

Zuko: Let her know.

Me: Yes, so don't forget to review, and I'll update. Later. K15

Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own Avatar. It shows by my crappy attempt at writing.

WARNING: READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. THERE ARE ADULT TYPE CONTENTS IN THIS. THUS THE REASON Its RATED M. Please don't flame me. You've been warned.

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Chapter 1 Reunited, but torn apart

He rose with the sun and she rose with the moon. They were as different as day and night, yin and yang to me more precise.

Many say it's not meant to be; and it wasn't. One's a prince and the other's a peasant. There was no way that they could be together. They didn't have anything in common, at least nothing they were willing to admit.

They didn't get along, and they still really don't. But both were crying out for attention, him for his father, and her for the Avatar. They needed someone they could talk to: a friend, a companion. Someone other than their family.

Neither of them would admit it, but they had more in common than they knew. His mother had died by the hand of his father, and her mother died by the hands of his nation. Their hate for the Fire Nation ran deeper than the hate they shared for each other.

We join the two on the back of a flying bison, the Avatar's flying bison to be exact. They were on a rescue mission, his uncle, her brother, and the Avatar. Not only did they have to survive the rescue mission and work together, but they also had to survive the verbal assaults, attacks, and the raging hormones of each other.

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"I'm going to land Appa," Katara informed the prince.

"Good to hear," the prince replied.

"Look I'm trying to be nice. What's your problem?" Katara demanded.

"I'm being force to work with a water tribe peasant," Zuko snapped.

"No body told you that you had to come with me. After all, I can rescue them by myself," She barked.

"An untrained water bender, like yourself going up against a group of well trained fire benders? Yeah right," he scoffed.

"For your information, I'm a water bending master," she informed the prince, folding her arms over her chest.

"Well good for you," like wise he crossed his arms over his chest, "I really don't care."

"Well excuse me, Your Highness, I didn't mean to offend you," Katara replied, giving a short little bow that was mocking the prince of fire.

"Your mere presence offends me."

Katara sighed and glanced over Appa. There was no sight of land anywhere. And the flying bison was getting more and more tired with each passing second. She needed to find land soon.

"Do you mind keeping an eye out for land?" She asked.

"I'm not going to do a peasants job," came the sharp response.

"I'm not asking you to do much," she told him, "just occasionally look over the edge."

"No, I'm not going to do that," again with the sharp comments.

"Then why did you come on this mission?" The water peasant demanded, "You're not being very helpful."

"I don't have to take orders from a bitch," Zuko snapped.

"I'm not just another person you can boss around," Katara said, almost inaudible, "I'm not another brainless lackey without a single thought."

"And I care for what reason?"

"Because."

"Because why?"

She decided that it was best that all conversation was avoided while they were together. After all, it might end up with Zuko over the saddle. And Katara was pretty sure that his uncle didn't want the prince dead.

Why am I even thinking about that stuck up prince? She asked herself, sighing.

Momo, by this time, had nestled in Katara's lap. The only one who really missed Aang and Sokka was Appa and Momo, well other than herself. She was pretty sure that Zuko only came along for his uncle and capturing the Avatar.

Why was she even thinking about the prince again? Was she really losing her mind? Katara had been traveling with the prince for two days straight, nonstop, maybe there was something—

A single word interrupted her thoughts, "land."

Katara glanced over the edge. And sure enough there was a massive forest down below them. Even though Katara knew it would be a perfect place to hide from Prince Zuko while he was chasing them, but a beach would be a much better spot.

"A descend will be a good idea," Zuko's words cut through her thoughts again.

"Do you see a beach?" She asked, looking over the edge again for any sign of a beach.

"Why, do you want to go swimming?"

"Yes," Katara sarcastically replied, "what do you think? A beach will be easier to land Appa."

"Well sorry, you just said to keep a lookout for land," Zuko growled, "next time I won't help."

"Glad to hear that," Katara replied. "You're lousy help anyway."

"Well if you'd be a little more specific, then we wouldn't be having this argument."

Katara sighed. He was right, as much as she hated to admit even that much. "I'm going to land Appa," she stated.

The reply from the prince was a grunt. Now he was ignoring her and just grunting replies? How childish, could he be any more unprince-ish?

"You know, you're not a Prince Charming," Katara blurted out.

"Well, you're no princess either," Zuko snapped.

"Well, I'm sorry if I don't meet to your standards," Katara snapped, as Appa landed in a dense forest. "Can you do me tow favors?"

"Depends what they are."

"Listen for a running river, and start a fire when it gets dark enough."

"Maybe."

Katara rolled her eyes as she led Appa through the forest. Without a map she had no idea where they were. All she knew is they had to get to the Fire Nation. If Aang was killed, there would be no hope for the rest of the world.

"Do you hear that?" Zuko asked, walking up to her, "it sounds almost like war drums."

Katara brought Appa to a halt and listened. "Not war drums," She corrected him. Her eyes widened at the sudden realization of what they were. Jumping off Appa, Katara took off towards the sound.

Zuko let out a moan and climbed off the flying bison. He was personally sick and tired of dealing with the water peasant, but he had to get her to at least have reassurance when he captured the Avatar.

"Stay here," he told the bison and lemur. He then yelled, "Get back here you stupid water peasant!"

Unfortunately Zuko walked straight into a water tribe camp. And on top of that warriors were sharpening their weapons. Just my luck, Zuko thought.

"Hakoda, the fire prince just walked into our camp!" A warrior yelled.

"Nice, kill him," came the command.

Zuko panicked, normally he'd take on all these warriors, but he was just trying to get Katara and going to the Fire Nation. His uncle's life depended on it. And personally so did he honor.

"I'm just looking for someone, my girlfriend. Obviously she's not here, so I'll be leaving now," Zuko said, not even thinking about the words coming out of his mouth. The warriors of the camp enclosed him. "Look I really don't want to start a war here."

"It's a little late for that," Bato growled. "Because of your father we've had to leave our families and fight in this damn war. So when we kill you, we'll be doing the world a favor."

Zuko backed up a little bit trying to escape, "we'll that's nice, but I'm not…"

"Bato! Leave him alone!" Katara commanded, "He's with me."

Her father, whom just walked out of a tent, did a double take, "you're dating the prince of the Fire Nation?"

Katara dropped the bucket of water she was holding. Most of the warriors had now gone back to whatever they were doing, occasionally glaring at the prince. These glares were match by Katara's. "Excuse me father, I need to talk to my boyfriend," she said through clenched teeth.

Hakoda nodded and pulled the rest of his men away from the teen. "Leave them alone, I'm sure my daughter knows what she's doing."

She pulled the prince back into the forest, where Appa and Momo were. "Since when did we start dating?" She demanded.

"I couldn't tell you why I said that." Zuko scoffed, "I wouldn't date you even if you were the last women on earth."

Katara let out a growl. "Don't touch me, don't talk to me, don't do anything that concerns me," she folded her arms, "tell my father, I went to the river," she commanded. "And don't follow me!"

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Katara pulled her sleeves down to her shoulders. She couldn't wait to get into the water. It had been about a month since the last time she took a bath. Her head snapped up when she heard a twig snap behind her. Right away she knew who it was, but she didn't know what he wanted.

"What do you want, Zuko?" Katara questioned.

"I thought I'd look at my prize. I need to know what it looks like."

"What do you mean?" She almost regretted saying those words. It was like starting a wildfire.

"It's simple, you'll be my concubine, after I get the Avatar of course." Zuko breathed in her ear. His hands now rested on her shoulders, he slowly moved his fingers down her shoulders.

A round of shivers came over her. His voice was deep and husky; his hands were warm on her bare skin. His hands were now working at getting her arms out of the sleeves.

"I'm not going to lie to you. You'll learn to pleasure me, you'll know what moves turn me on. Your fingers will touch places were other's have only dreamt about," he continued, slipping her arms out of the sleeves. "In return, I'll touch you in ways that you can only begin to imagine. My warm hands will run over your skin, and you'll never be cold again.

"And when I begin to pound into you…" Zuko's teeth grazed over her ear and his hips bucked forward slightly to emphasis his meaning, "you'll moan my name and claw at my back. You're legs will wrap around me and you'll be begging for more. I'll oblige, by going faster and harder.

"The friction between the two of us will cause little burn marks all over your body."

Katara finally couldn't take any more of this. So she pulled away from Zuko, "no, you'll never get Aang. And you'll never ever lay hand or a finger on—"

Zuko chuckled slightly, "my dear I wouldn't be laying a finger on you, it would—"

Katara covered her ears and yelled, "la la la I can't hear you!" Then ran back towards camp trying to get out the impure thoughts that Zuko had put in her head. Maybe if she took Appa, she could go rescue Aang, Sokka, and General Iroh by herself.

"Katara, are you alright?" Hakoda asked, as the water-bending master ran into camp.

"Huh? Oh yeah I'm fine. A fish frightened me, that's all." Katara lied.

"Come with me. There's someone I want you to meet," He said, pulling his daughter into his tent.

Katara noticed there was little lighting in the tent but her eyes quickly adjusted. She then heard someone ask, "Who is this Koda?"

Katara glared at the women, whom sat before her. Her hair fell to her shoulders and was a dark brown almost black. Her eyes were a dark hazel color. Katara knew by her red clothing that she was from the Fire Nation.

"Katara this is Mei-Yuu, Mei, this is my daughter I've told you so much about," Hakoda introduced.

Katara gave a short bow, but never once took her eyes off of Mei-Yuu. She didn't trust the women. Maybe her brother's all fire benders are evil think was getting to her. Not that it mattered. She wouldn't be staying her long enough to care.

"It's a pleasure to meet you," she said. Her voice was soft and calm. "So, did you make it to the North Pole alright? Bato said you taking the Avatar there."

Katara stood up straight and gave a fake smile, "yes, and I just happened to be a water bending master," She put emphasis on the last two words.

Neither her father nor Mei-Yuu paid any attention to it. "That's good to hear," her father replied, giving his daughter a hug.

"Koda dear, why don't you tell her our good news. That way she can pass it on to Sokka." Mei told him.

Katara glared at the female Fire Nation Citizen. She didn't pick up on it right away, but now she noticed it. Only her father's closest friends, her mother, and Gran Gran were allowed to call him that.

"Katara when two people fall in—"

"Dad, are you saying that you and Mei-Yuu are getting married?" Katara asked, shifting her weight.

"Please call me Mei," she said, "Katara dear, we were married three months ago," Mei-Yuu tried to explain.

Katara immediately knew where this was going. And she didn't want to hear it. The young water bender shook her head and glanced at the door, slowly backing towards it. "I thought you loved Mom not this witch," She shook her head again before running out of the tent.

"Katara?" Zuko asked, as she ran past him. "Hey when I'm talking to you you better listen!"

Katara water bended the water out of two jugs and froze Zuko to the ground. She knew it would give her some time to get away. "Leave me alone!" She yelled, the water jugs breaking from her anger. "You wouldn't know anything about my problem."

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Taking her anger out was simple enough; her water bending did most of that. And she would attack a tree. She really couldn't believe that her own father had married someone else, and from the nation that killed her mother nonetheless. It was almost unheard of in her tribe.

"Katara," her father said, approaching her cautiously, "are you alright?"

She looked over at her father. Her face was tear stained and her eyes were red from crying. Katara's hands were shaking causing the water whip in her hand to drop. She finally sighed, "you could have told me sooner."

"Kat, I didn't know if you were still at the South Pole still. I figured you'd like the surprise. Your mother would want me to move on anyway." Hakoda told her, putting his hands on her shoulders.

"But not like this! Mei-Yuu killed my mother!"

"Her people killed Kianna," her father reminded his daughter, "you must…"

"My baby brother or sister is probably going to be a fire bender!" Katara yelled, "Didn't you think—"

"Kat, you're dating the prince of the fire benders. Don't you think your children are going to be like that?" He reminded her.

"He lied to you to save his own skin. He's only by traveling companion. All we're doing is rescuing Aang, Sokka, and his uncle. I wouldn't lay a finger on him! Let alone lock lips with him!" The water behind her was beginning to splash violently from her anger.

"Katara, has Gran Gran not taught y—" Hakoda stopped in mid-sentence as Katara began to walk off. "Hey where are you going!"

"To rescue my real family!" Katara snapped. "The people who care about me the most and would never betray me."

She was sounding more and more like Sokka with each passing second. And she didn't care, Aang and Sokka mattered to her the most. And they would never betray her by dating a fire bender.

"I'm going to save the world!" She continued, "and I don't need anybody's help!"

Zuko stepped out of the bushes his leg dripping from melting the water. "What the hell is your problem? This is no way to treat your father." He scolded.

"Go away," Katara snapped, turning on her heel. "I don't want your help."

"Now listen here you little peasant. All fire benders aren't bad. My uncle would fight against his own nation to preserve balance," Zuko growled grabbing her shoulder and spinning her around to face him. "Now apologize Hakoda!"

"Prince Zuko, it's not necessary." Her father said, trying to get the prince to calm down and let go of his daughter.

Zuko wasn't going to stop there. His temper was running his thoughts and actions. So he continued scolding Katara.

"At least you have a father who is willing to give his life for you and make you happy," the prince continued, revealing some of his past to her.

"Prince Zuko, you really don't have to do this," Hakoda repeated, this time a little louder.

Zuko ignored the water warrior and continued with his speech. "This is unheard of in the Fire Nation! We always treat our family with respect." He growled, pushing Katara against a tree. "If we didn't then we were brought to trial sometimes for treason."

"Too bad you were banished. That must show you didn't respect your father." Katara mocked.

"You know noth—" Zuko threw Katara to the ground. He was sick and tired of her mouth. He wasn't about to tell anything about his past to as stupid little girl. "If you're going then go ahead. No one's stopping."

Katara glanced at her father. Something deep inside her said that Zuko was right; she really needed to forgive her father. But another part of her told her that Aang and Sokka were more important than some old fire hag.

"I've got to go. Sokka and Aang and the world are more important that anyone else," she said after a moment of silence, "maybe after this war is over, then I'll deal with the old hag."

Zuko smirked and headed back towards the bison. He figured that was good enough for an apology to her father. "We really need—"

"Stay with us," Hakoda offered, "we have a…"

"Thanks but no thanks," the prince replied sternly, picking Katara up, "my uncle is old, and probably sick. I have no clue how Zula is treating him."

"You mean Princess Zula of the Fire Nation?"

"No, Princess Zula of the Earth Kingdom," Zuko growled. "Of course you idiot, now if you don't mind we really must be going."

Katara rolled her blue eyes as she was carried unceremoniously to Appa. Momo ran up and sat peacefully on Zuko's shoulder. The young prince sighed and allowed the lemur to stay there as long as it didn't make any noises.

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K15: Okay guys, here's chapter one. Took me a while to get this one out.

Zuko: More like a few months.

Me: Yeah. I'm hoping that Zuko was in character enough. I'm sorry if he seemed a little out of character.

Zuko: No your not.

Me: Fine whatever. I'm already half-way through chapter two.

Zuko: Don't lie.

Me: I'm not! You just don't know.

Zuko: Whatever.

Me: Anyway. The story itself was nine pages long in case your curious. The chapter should be longer or just as long after this. So I'll try to update soon. Until next time. Later. K15