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But Katara didn't see Zuko that day. At least, not until she made her way into the detention hall. Once again, they were the only two in the room.

Katara smiled, and Zuko looked uncomfortable.

She sat down, and started completing her homework as she watched Professor Kuruk text someone urgently.

Soon, his phone rang.

"Sweetie! You know what I meant! But-but- baby! You know I love you! I swear, that chick was choking! I'm telling you woman, I saved a life! It wasn't so much as a French kiss as it was artificial resuscitation! Oh. Oh, you mean HER? Oh, she was, um, my second cousin! Yeah. Twice removed. Aw, come on babe..."

The door slammed shut behind him.

Zuko chuckled.

Katara turned to face him, a smile on her lips.

"Hey, listen-"

Zuko looked slightly uneasy. "Katara..."

"Yeah?"

"Listen, I like you. I really do. But..."

Was he breaking up with her? They weren't even officially going out!

"But what?"

"Yesterday was... Kinda weird. How's about we take a break from each other for a while huh? Maybe get together in a few weeks?"

Zuko had to supress a smirk. He knew this would make any girl want to go out with him even more, and he really wanted Katara to want to go out with him. He had more fun with her than he did with any of the others. She was different.

"And what makes you think I'll be available then?" Katara's eyes narrowed. He frowned, his eyes widening in panic.

She walked over to his desk.

"I just wanted to borrow a pen boron. Mine ran out of ink"

Zuko gave her an odd look and handed over a spare pen. She took it wordlessly and signed her name on a piece of paper pinned up on the wall.

"The school play? You? Really?"

Katara sauntered back to hand him his pen.

"Yep."

After a moment's hesitation:-

"You know, it's too bad you wanna 'take a break.'"

She bent down so that their eyes were completely level.

"Because... I learnt the neatest trick in health today."

She put a hand in his chest, her fingertips gently touching him. His breath hitched.

"See, I can feel where all the blood in your body is right now."

Her lips were painfully close to his. He could feel her breath tickle his face. His heart thudded, and his eyes widened at the implication.

"And you know what else? I can control that blood."

A flick of her wrist sent his chair crashing onto the floor. He lifted his head as the bell rang just in time to see her walk out of the room.

"I guess I could just practice on Jet." was all she said before she left.

Zuko looked at the pen in his hand, and then at the audition list for the play.

Maybe detention wasn't the only place to make new friends...

A/N: Review! And tell me whether to continue it or not with a sequel =)