I'll Wipe Away Your Tears

I'll Wipe Away Your Tears
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"Katara, you're crying." The monk stated, rather than asking.
"N-no, I'm not." I said trying to keep my voice steady, wiping the tears off of my face.
"Katara, don't lie. It's okay," Aang said, trying to lighten the mood.
"Aang! I'm okay, I'm not crying, leave me alone, drop it." I snapped
"Ka-"
"Aang, you need to drop it." The Blind Bandit said, her voice came somewhere behind me.
"But-"
"Now." She said more sternly.
He sighed, "If you ever need to talk...,"
"Aang..." I growled.
"Backing off" he said, I could've sworn that he was holding his hands up in defeat behind me.
"Good." I muttered, hugging my knees close while resting my chin on them.


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"Katara?"
"Aang, I'm serious. Leave. Me. Alone."   
"Would it make a difference if I wasn't Aang?"
I groaned, "Zuko?"
'Please be Sokka' I pleaded silently.
"Correct!" I could hear the mirth in his voice, causing me to grimace.
"Ugh," I moaned, burrying my face deeper into my knees.
"So, what's up?" He said, ignoring my sour mood.
"The sky. Spirits, Zuko."I said, briefly lifting my head from my knees, " I thought you were smarter than that, though I honestly don't know why." I hissed.
The firebender sent a glare in my direction, I could feel it has though he had sent a wave of fireballs at the side of my head.
"Katara, when are you going to stop being mad at me?" He said, putting his head in his hands.
"I dunno. When are you going to stop being a jerk...?" I asked, tilting my head up once more to glare at him.
He cursed under his breath, sparks coming from the palms of her hands.
"Woah, Sparky, chill out. If I knew you had such little self control," I said, putting a heavy emphasis on the last two words, "I would've NEVER started a CONVERSATION with YOU."
"Damnit, Katara!" His voice boomed across the air temple, "How. Many. Times. Do. I . Have. To . Say. It!? I'm. Sorry. For. Doing. Whatever. I. Did. To . You!"
I was up on my feet, already in a fighting stance.
"It's too late for that." I said uncapping my water pouch.
"What do you want me to do than?"
"Fight me."
"No."
"Coward," I spat, already creating a water whip.
"Do not,I mean ever, call me a coward."
"Coward, coward, COWARD."
He sprang up, his hands were wrapped securely around mine, causing the water whip to fall.
I looked confused at his actions, still fuming.
"Stop." He whispered.
I looked at him in the eyes for another moment,
"Make me." I grumbled, looking to my right.
He held my face with one of his hand, his other hand still wrapped around mine.
"Katara..."
"Look, Zuko, what do you want? You're not going to get my forgiveness ANY time soon."
"What about your heart?"
"What?" I asked bewildered.
"Your heart. Katara, I thought it was obvious."
My heart stopped and my blood ran cold.
"Wh-what's obvious?"
"Katara, I love you."
My eyes filled with tears, both from anger and almost confusion.
"No, no, no, no, no!" I screeched, trying to strugle free from his grasp, which only made him hold on tighter.
"Katara, stop struggling."
"No!" I hissed, trying to injure him any way I could.
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"Toph, don't you think we should do something?" I said to the blind bandit.
"Naw, this is getting good."
"But-"
"I said no."
"Fine." I said pouting.
"Good boy."
"Yeah, well, I'm not happy about this."
"I know, that's what's so great about it!" She grinned, whispering excitably.
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"Katara, stop, you know you can't hurt me."
"Want to bet?"
"If I win, what will I get?"
"Burn in hell."
"Katara, cursing isn't very becoming of a lady."
"I. DON'T. CARE!" I yelled, more tears finding their way down my cheeks.
"You should. Very few men would find  dirty mouth attractive."
"I don't care about men" I growled.
"Who do you care about, then?"
"I don't know..." I angrily whispered.
"I don't know anything anymore..."
He pulled me tightly against his chest, and I shuddered at the heat from his body.
"Zuko," I sighed, "What are you doing?"
"Trying to make up for lost time." He said has if it was obvious.
I sighed, too tired and upset to agure with the fact he wanted to make up for "lost time".
"Zuko, what the hell are you talking about?" I said, a last attempt to get away from him.
"Before the catacombs, in the catacombs, now, you choose."
"I'll take option four, please."
"And that would be?"
"You leaving me alone."
"That's not going to work so easily, I respect your try, though."
"Humph." I snorted,
"What?" He sighed, probably sensing an agurment.
"Nothing, I just, yah know, kinda find it funny that you 'respect' me."
"Katara..." He said frowning.
"Zuko, you are going to listen to me. I'm tired of feeling like I have to be perfect, that I have to be protecting Aang, that-,that..." I said, my rambling coming fast and in between sobs.
He wipped my check with his thumb, and quickly leaned in.
"Hush." Was all he said after he kissed me.
I nodded, and he kept wiping my tears away from my face.


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I struggled to keep a strait face, because Twinkle Toes looked has though he had been stabbed.
"Katara-, Zuko-, Kissed-, Couple!" He whined.
"Aw, com're, Twinkle Toes!" I giggled while glomping him to the floor, kissing him on the cheek.