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Zutara Month 2012 – Day 10: Affliction

She woke up late at night. The rest of the Gaang was sound asleep and she had been too, but something was calling her, something tell her that she had to wake up, because somebody needed her.

So when she opened her eyes, she sat up quickly and started looking around for anyone in harm. When she didn't see anything out of normal, and that everybody was asleep, she decided that it all had been a dream.

Until, of course, she noticed someone was missing, and her whole body tensed, her mind running as fast as the light thinking about who was missing, where this person was and if he was in danger or not.

She found the answers as fast as she thought about the questions. Zuko was missing in the group, she didn't know if he was in danger and she absolutely not knew if he was too far away from them by now. So she jumped from her spot and tried not to wake up the rest of the group. She could do this alone, if something went wrong she could defend herself and Zuko if he couldn't.

She walked around, looking for him, and she almost cried in frustration because it was too dark and she couldn't find him, which made her feel desperate. She decided that she should tell this to everybody so they could find him faster, but the light of a small flame disappearing so suddenly caught her attention by the corner of her eye.

She looked in the direction she thought she saw it, and a few minutes later the flame was there again and she sighed. She had found him in a cave not too far from them. He kept creating flames and making them disappear while she was walking towards him. When she was close, though, the flame lit up again and she could see the tears in his face. She stopped and gasped and Zuko looked up at her, surprised that he had not been paying attention at all of his surroundings. He looked the other way trying to wipe away his tears.

"What are you doing here?" he said coldly and ashamed that Katara had caught him crying. "Go away…"

"Zuko, are you alright?" she said in a soft voice, trying to get closer to him. He responded by warning her with a new flame so she could stay away. "Zuko..."
She frowned, the flame died and he looked away and kept silent. She understood that he wasn't going to apologize but he didn't meat to harm her. She knew that he was short tempered and defensive when he was vulnerable.

"Zuko, I just want to help you. Are you hurt? Do you want me to heal you?" She said, getting closer. He didn't attack her but tensed. His tears shined because of the moonlight. "Talk to me. I need to know what's wrong, Zuko" she tried to be gentle. More gentle that she always used to be with everyone that needed her. More gentle than she used to be with him since he joined the group.

"Why do you care, Katara? You hate me" He whispered calmly but pained. She sighed but didn't answer. Everything was so hard for her to shallow right now. She didn't hate him anymore, but she couldn't trust him. Not completely.

"I will never give my back to someone who needs me" she said, sitting down beside him. He looked at her eyes looking for something that could say that he wasn't someone who would ever need something from her, but he found nothing. He looked away and closed his eyes. Tears rolling down his face again.

"Today is the day my mother left me alone; the day she disappeared." He said after a few silent minutes. Katara looked at him. He was playing with flames again. His golden eyes were so lost, watching the fire lit up and die a moment later without giving it too much attention to anything.

She felt afflicted. He was remembering his mother. He was suffering because of this day. She remembered her mother too, and felt the urge to cry, but didn't.

After a couple of minutes, he felt her hand in his shoulder. He looked at her and she gave him a knowing smile and said. "I miss my mother too, Zuko". His eyes widened when he understood what she really meant. 'I understand your pain' she had tried to say.

He gave her a sad smile and nodded, but that didn't take away her concern, he noticed it in her eyes that were staring at his.

He gasped when she, so suddenly, reached for him in an embrace. He didn't respond immediately because of the shock, and Katara considered the idea of leaving, but then his own arms hold her tightly and he sighed in relief in her neck. She shivered and blushed but didn't move away.

"Thank you, Katara" He whispered in her ear. She smiled and nodded in response.

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Zutara Month 2012 – Day 10: Affliction

She woke up late at night. The rest of the Gaang was sound asleep and she had been too, but something was calling her, something tell her that she had to wake up, because somebody needed her.

So when she opened her eyes, she sat up quickly and started looking around for anyone in harm. When she didn't see anything out of normal, and that everybody was asleep, she decided that it all had been a dream.

Until, of course, she noticed someone was missing, and her whole body tensed, her mind running as fast as the light thinking about who was missing, where this person was and if he was in danger or not.

She found the answers as fast as she thought about the questions. Zuko was missing in the group, she didn't know if he was in danger and she absolutely not knew if he was too far away from them by now. So she jumped from her spot and tried not to wake up the rest of the group. She could do this alone, if something went wrong she could defend herself and Zuko if he couldn't.

She walked around, looking for him, and she almost cried in frustration because it was too dark and she couldn't find him, which made her feel desperate. She decided that she should tell this to everybody so they could find him faster, but the light of a small flame disappearing so suddenly caught her attention by the corner of her eye.

She looked in the direction she thought she saw it, and a few minutes later the flame was there again and she sighed. She had found him in a cave not too far from them. He kept creating flames and making them disappear while she was walking towards him. When she was close, though, the flame lit up again and she could see the tears in his face. She stopped and gasped and Zuko looked up at her, surprised that he had not been paying attention at all of his surroundings. He looked the other way trying to wipe away his tears.

"What are you doing here?" he said coldly and ashamed that Katara had caught him crying. "Go away…"

"Zuko, are you alright?" she said in a soft voice, trying to get closer to him. He responded by warning her with a new flame so she could stay away. "Zuko..."
She frowned, the flame died and he looked away and kept silent. She understood that he wasn't going to apologize but he didn't meat to harm her. She knew that he was short tempered and defensive when he was vulnerable.

"Zuko, I just want to help you. Are you hurt? Do you want me to heal you?" She said, getting closer. He didn't attack her but tensed. His tears shined because of the moonlight. "Talk to me. I need to know what's wrong, Zuko" she tried to be gentle. More gentle that she always used to be with everyone that needed her. More gentle than she used to be with him since he joined the group.

"Why do you care, Katara? You hate me" He whispered calmly but pained. She sighed but didn't answer. Everything was so hard for her to shallow right now. She didn't hate him anymore, but she couldn't trust him. Not completely.

"I will never give my back to someone who needs me" she said, sitting down beside him. He looked at her eyes looking for something that could say that he wasn't someone who would ever need something from her, but he found nothing. He looked away and closed his eyes. Tears rolling down his face again.

"Today is the day my mother left me alone; the day she disappeared." He said after a few silent minutes. Katara looked at him. He was playing with flames again. His golden eyes were so lost, watching the fire lit up and die a moment later without giving it too much attention to anything.

She felt afflicted. He was remembering his mother. He was suffering because of this day. She remembered her mother too, and felt the urge to cry, but didn't.

After a couple of minutes, he felt her hand in his shoulder. He looked at her and she gave him a knowing smile and said. "I miss my mother too, Zuko". His eyes widened when he understood what she really meant. 'I understand your pain' she had tried to say.

He gave her a sad smile and nodded, but that didn't take away her concern, he noticed it in her eyes that were staring at his.

He gasped when she, so suddenly, reached for him in an embrace. He didn't respond immediately because of the shock, and Katara considered the idea of leaving, but then his own arms hold her tightly and he sighed in relief in her neck. She shivered and blushed but didn't move away.

"Thank you, Katara" He whispered in her ear. She smiled and nodded in response.