Katara and Snow

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Chapter 22

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She looked out into the horizon the air was warm but still she shivered. She expected the last time she saw those shores would have been the last.

All the sounds around seemed to have diminished so that her quickened heart beat would eco about her ears.

She held onto herself a sudden flash of memories and feelings of loneliness over whelmed her.

They found themselves in a forest a bout 4 miles a way from the last palace wall. All of them out of breath from escaping fire nation soldiers.

"This is good spot." Katara said to her companions, but Sokka disagreed.

"They'll be expecting us to make camp by the river. Anyways Katara for water you could bend it out of the trees."

Katara grimaced a bit, she was still uncomfortable with using the teaching Hama taught her. But still they left the spot quickly.

"Sokka's right Katara, anyways we should hurry up. Sokka go gather some wood as Toph and I get our underground cave ready. Katara-"

"I'll get food in your stomachs don't worry. But I'll have to go to the river for that."

Aang was about to protest when Toph intervene. "Sugar queen can take care of herself if she runs into trouble especially with a river running by." Katara not wanting to hear Aang's protest, left to fetch them some food.

Katara walked as quietly as she could back to the river. Checking her perimeters she then stepped into the water, searching for fish.

She saw them swim by so using her water bending she carried them out. Didn't feel killing the poor things. She decided to Sokka do it, so while holding 5 fishes over her head, she water bended the water out of her clothes with her other hand.

But as she started to walk away she heard a sound, a snap of a twig, she caught herself just as she was about to let go of the fish. Her heart was beating loudly then -she ran.

The fish were cooking over there only source of light. Everyone except Toph was starting to feel cluster phobic in this cave. Katara screamed as she saw a beetle-pied crawl by her.

"So I guess this is a bad time to tell you that just behind the wall your leaning on is his a million other's nest?" Toph said with a small smirk.

Katara screamed again. "Toph! Please I'm begging you make this cave bug proof!!! I can't stand the thought of insects on me if I sleep!"

"As much as I love this I guess so since there scaring even Sokka."

While she said this, Sokka was cutting the beetle-pied with his sword, in bits but still it moved. He shivered as it twitched.

"It's so weird." he stuck out his tongue in disgust.

"Sokka stop killing the bugs!" Aang said as his naturist self toke over.

"It's still moving." he defending.

"It's called nerves you idiot, even I know that!" Katara added. "Anyways ignoring the dissected bug fix the cave!" She hid behind Toph as a new sort of insect popped out from the ground beside her.

Everyone laughed.

"Katara?" A gentle hand from behind held her shoulder.

Katara smiled fondly and answered;

"Yes Aang?"

She turned around but instead saw Zuko. Her smile fadded.

His warm hand left her shoulder. He turned around quickly. He turned his back to her.

"I'm sorry to have disturbed your thoughts. I just wanted to let you know that we will be landing in a couple of hours so you should attend to the children."

He took a few steps forward.

"Zuko wait!" Katara called she wasn't sure why.

"Don't-" She looked away. Not sure of what to say but still he stood there waiting. Even if Katara didn't know he would have jumped of the boat and drowned himself if she asked him.

But the compassionate Katara finally found the right words to say.

"Don't blame yourself."

Zuko's heart skipped a beat. Never had he expected her to say that. Don't blame yourself she said how could she say that when he-

"It's to late, I blame myself for everything. And I have to blame myself…"

"Why!? I am the one at-"

"You're the one who shouldn't blame yourself…Katara." He has used her name before but never to her face.

"I'd rather you blame me for everything then yourself more then anything!" He took a few steps towards her.

Her heart was beating loudly in her ears, but still every word of his heard clearly.

She took a step back, and his eyes went wide when she smiled.

"But it is my fault." Her words were strong without a hint of doubt and no chance of a comeback.

"Katara I-!"

" "Thank you Zuko." Those were the three words I least expected myself to ever use. But still you continue to surprise me. If this means anything coming from a peasant. You would have been a good fire lord."

And with that she left Zuko where he stood but not like last night, today Zuko felt more at peace for a while. As she walked away he bowed to her.

'I guess were just all to blame.'

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End of chapter

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