Katara sighed and put her arms around her knees. She was sitting in a cramped, filthy cell in a Fire Nation jail.
"Hey there, girly," the warden said looking through the bars. "If I let you out, you're gonna sleep with me tonight."
"Shut up you fat pig," she remarked sourly. "Who in their right mind would ever sleep with someone as nasty as you?"
"Why you-" he began then cut himself off. "You're not gonna get any supper for a while from that comment." He smiled and lowered his voice. "But if you at least let me see what you got under those rags then I might reconsider it."
There had been a leak in the corner that formed a small puddle and Katara used it to create a small water whip which left a bright red mark on the warden's cheek.
He snarled, jamming the key into the lock and slamming open the door.
Katara regretted every word she had just said. She raised her hands in front of her face as if to protect herself.
The warden edged closer and raised a hand to hit her - and fell forward unconscious. She lowered her hands to see what had happened.
"You know, that's not the best way to make friends."
Katara gasped. In front of her stood Prince Zuko, the Fire Lord's son. Her eyebrows met and she stood in a battle stance, a small sliver of water twisting around her.
Zuko held his hands up in a sign that he didn't want to fight. But Katara didn't care. She lashed the water out at the fire bender.
Zuko easily side-stepped it and grabbed Katara's wrists, looking straight into her eyes. She turned her head.
"I'm running away tonight. I'm just doing you a favor by letting you out."
Katara looked up. Zuko pulled a red stone out of his pocket and held it in front of her. She stared at it. A small flame twisted inside it and disappeared.
"What is it?" she asked amazed at it's beauty.
"It's my fathers weakness. It will make him powerless to the one who wears it. I thought it might help."
Katara looked back up at him. Why would he want to help them?
Suddenly voices came from the hallway. Zuko looked in the direction of where they came from and alarm became visible in his eyes.
He grabbed Katara's wrist and led her in the opposite direction. In that moment, all the sound drowned out and she found herself looking at the unmarked side of his face and smiled to herself.
They ran up a stairway, down another hall, and straight into a dead end which was a big window.
Zuko turned to her and looked at her seriously. "Do you trust me?" Katara hesitated then nodded slowly.
The Fire Prince threw his arms around Katara, and leapt. Right out the window.
Katara clung on as hard as she could, choking Zuko. When they hit the ground, they rolled over in the grass for a while before coming to a halt. Katara found herself on top of Zuko and realized she was choking him. She immediately released him.
"Sorry," she apologized as Zuko wheezed, trying to bring air into his lungs. She stayed on top of him looking straight into his eyes until they heard soldiers shouting.
Katara got off of him and they ran. They were still running three hours later, gasping and sweating with every step.
"We should rest," Zuko gasped and collapsed on the ground. He rolled onto his back and continued gasping.
Katara went to a tree a few feet away and sat under it gasping as well.
"Think we lost them?" she asked.
Zuko shrugged and slowly made his way to where she sat.
Something suddenly caught his eye and he looked up at the leafy branches above Katara's head. She did likewise and saw a small lavender orb floating in the branches.
They watched it until it grew into a brilliant white light. They stood and began to jog in unison away from the tree.
But it was too late. The white light engulfed them and they stared at it in shock and horror. They were unconscious before they knew what to do.
Well, it's kinda short but it explains what's happening. Please review! I need advice. I don't mind if you flame me, I need all the help I can get. I wanna know what the people want. xD