Chapter One: Thoughts

Disclaimer: I haven't and never ever will own Avatar: the Last Airbender (AtLA), but this story I spent my time on writing is mine.

The Unexpected

Katara's P.O.V

It was a hot summer day, when we arrived at the Western Air Temple. Aang stated that we should go there to hide out until we planned our attack on the Fire Lord. Almost every muscle on my body was aching from the long walk we had to make, because Appa was tired from carrying all the people. It was humiliating; how did the Fire Nation possibly know were coming?

I was still angry about that spoiled bastard of a prince, Zuko. To think that I was possibly going to even use my precious spirit water on him makes me mad! If I would have done it then Aang wouldn't be here right now. I could feel tears daring to fall from my glassy eyes, but I just sucked it up and continued.

I began listening to the others starting a conversation. Haru was talking about how his dad had just gotten out of prison and was already going back. The Duke was worried about Pipsqueak and Sokka, well Sokka was just being Sokka worrying about himself. We all stopped walking when we heard Toph speak up.

"Hey, we're here!" she exclaimed, "I can feel it."

"Ummm, I think you feet need to get their eyes checked," I replied. Seriously I didn't see anything other than the cliff side.

"No she's right" Aang said happily, "We are here."

"Wow it's amazing." stated Toph in awe

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Zuko's P.O.V

This temple was beautiful; it was hard to believe that people actually lived here. Just then when I stood in front of a statue of a female air nomad, I had a flashback. It was when uncle and I were last here searching for the avatar. I pinched the bridge of my nose, the thoughts of uncle made me sad about betraying him in Ba Sing Se, but I am here to make up for it; I am here to set things right again.

My thoughts were shattered when I saw the Avatar's bison rounding the corner. I jumped and ducked looking for the best place to hide. Once they were gone, I made my way up a flight of stairs.

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Katara's P.O.V

While the others went to go check out the temple I grabbed Aang's shoulder. He and the other main people of the group still had a lot to discuss about this war. Aang was upset about not being about to go, but still compromised. We sat down in the place that we were going to have our meals in and began discussing the new plan.

Sokka said that our new plan was our old plan. We all started arguing because we didn't even have a fire bending teacher. Speaking of fire bending, I started thinking about Zuko and how good he would look without his scar and maybe with is shirt off. Wait! No thinking bad thinking about the enemy. Then I realized I completely blanked out throughout the conversation we were having, so I listen back again just to hear Toph start talking.

"Who's Jeong Jeong," she said with a sigh, "Oh never mind, if it's important I'll find out."

Aang began to act childish again and suggest we take a tour around the temple. How dare he, and while we are in a crisis like this. He then took off on his glider with Momo following him. Damn him, every time when I try to have this conversation with him he does something else and acts like it's nothing. Sokka then starts thinking about someone who can teach him fire bending and I begin to day dream again.

He is sort of sexy and the scar only makes him manlier. I wonder what his lips taste like; maybe like ashes or something sweet, but yet spicy. I can feel my face beginning to heat up from just thing about him again. Ugh, I really have to stop this! After all he did to the group and me personally, there is no way we can ever be together. I hate being a teenager. Stupid hormones!

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Zuko's P.O.V

I needed to practice what I was going to say. I knew they weren't going to just let me join their group after all I did. Especially the beautiful blue eyed girl. Whoa! Did I just call her beautiful? Get a hold of yourself Zuko. Maybe this badgerfrog can give me some constructive criticism on what I am going to stay. I had to stifle a laugh at that thought. Oh well its worth a try.

"Hello, Zuko here, but I guess you probably already know that."

I begin rubbing the back of his head thinking about what he is going to say next.

"Uhhh, so the thing is that I have a lot of fire bending experience, and I am considered to be pretty good at it. Well you've seen me; you know when I was attacking you. Ugh yeah, well I guess I should apologize for that." I pinch the bridge of my nose and continue to think, "B...But, anyway I'm good now. I mean I thought I was good before, but now I realized I was bad."

I don't know why this was so hard for me. I mean if it is hard for me to express myself to a badgerfrog how am I suppose to do it to the Avatar.

"I think it's time I joined your group and taught the Avatar fire bending."

The badgerfrog just croaks and sits there so I began to yell at him. I know it's silly, but what else am I suppose to do. It then croaks again, jumps on my head, and hops away; leaving me more depressed then I already was. How am I supposed to convince these people that I am on their side? I then began to think what would uncle do?

"Zuko, you have to look within yourself to save yourself from your other self. Only then will your true self, revile itself." I said in a bad impression of uncle.

Ugh! This is frustrating even when I'm talking for him I can't get what he means. I then begin to think about what Azula would do. I started talking in a bad impression of her too, but that was a horrible idea; never listen to Azula. Then that annoying badgerfrog come back in front of me and croaks again. Oh well, I guess it's time I faced them.

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Katara's P.O.V

Aang was really getting on my nerves. He wouldn't listen to whatever I would say and he was being childish. For us to have to get on Appa and chase him is just completely inacceptable. Every time I would try to say something to him he would say what and act like he couldn't hear me and then do a trick. Once we landed he begins to talk about things there are to do around the temple, but then Toph cuts in.

"I think that will have to wait"

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Normal P.O.V

Zuko appears from behind a pillar and faces the group; he then begins to speak.

"Hello, Zuko here." He says and then adds a hand gesture.

He then starts to talk about why he was there, but Appa give him a big lick. Aang lowers his staff slightly, but is still in his defensive stance. They begin to question him about why he was there, but said they weren't surprised because he followed them everywhere. Once he says he can teach him fire bending the whole group is shocked. Everyone starts yelling at him and they start an argument over whether or not they should let him in. They start telling their stories of what he did to them personally. Zuko then apologizes to them all for what he did.

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Katara's P.O.V

I can't believe this. After all this jerk has done to us he thinks we will just accept him in the group. I feel tears rolling down my cheeks and more threatening to come out. I feel my heart skip a beat when he starts walking over to me. This is the closest we had ever been since the cave in Ba Sing Se. Just thinking about that made me mad and I begin to walk away. How could he? I actually trusted him.

Then I hear one thing come out his mouth that made me even madder. He sent combustion man after us! Doesn't he ever learn! I look around and see that everyone in the group's mouths were gaped, including mine. Sokka starts to yell at him for sending him after us and everyone else joins in.

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Zuko's P.O.V

Shit! Why did I just tell them that, am I that stupid? I change the subject and ask the Avatar why he wasn't saying anything. I feel my heart shatter when they tell me there was no way they could trust me after all I did to them. I don't blame them though, if someone was chasing me all around the world trying to kill me I wouldn't be their friend either. The water bender, what's her name? Katara! Yeah that's her name looked me in the eye and told me I had to get out of here. I could see something else in her eyes though. I could have sworn she was hurt and maybe even betrayal, but when she blinked I didn't see it again. All I saw were tears streaming down and staining her pretty face.

What was this I'm feeling? I know what it is because I have felt it plenty of time before. This is the feeling of defeat. I'm not going to accept this feeling again so I try to compromise with them.

"I'm trying to explain that I'm not that type of person anymore!" I yelled

"Either you leave or we attack" replied the boy that looked a lot like Katara.

"If you won't accept me as a friend," I state getting down on my knees, "then maybe you'll accept me as a prisoner.

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Katara's P.O.V

I stepped in because I couldn't believe the crap I was hearing anymore.

"NO WE WON'T!" I screamed with such intensity in my eyes it could have burned a hole though his skull, which I would have liked at the moment. Then I take out my pouch and bend some water into a wave and slammed it into him. I know it was a little harsh, but after all he has done to us he deserved it.

"Get out of here and don't come back," I say and cross my arms, "and it we ever see you again…well we better not see you again!"

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Zuko's P.O.V

I bowed my head in shame knowing I hurt her the most and walked off. I needed to show them some way I could be good so they will believe me.

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Katara's P.O.V

What does he take us for? Does he think that we are all idiots? Well, maybe Sokka, but even he knows right from wrong. He did look kind of sexy when he looked up at me with hurt in his eyes. UGH! Stop thinking like this! He is the enemy!

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Zuko's P.O.V

Why would I possibly tell them I sent an assassin after them? I could have said it was Azula, they would have believed it. Just then I realized I was talking out loud to that stupid badgerfrog again. Ugh!

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Toph's P.O.V

I can't believe how unreasonable Twinkle Toes, Sugar Queen, and Snoozles are being. They won't even consider it. He was telling the truth or have they forgotten that I can detect lies. They most know he has goodness in him after Aang just confessed about what happened between him and Zhao. Then Sugar Queen accuses him of lying about setting Appa free.

"No," I state "He actually wasn't lying"

"Yay, in a lifetime full of lying he actually does something good,"

Then they start to accuse me of defending him like I actually like him. They are all forgetting one vital fact.

"Aang needs a fire bending teacher!" I yelled angrily throwing my hands over my head.

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Zuko's P.O.V

I was asleep by the fire when I was awoken by the presence of another being. Using automatic defense I shout who's there and when no one answers I shoot a wall of fire. Damnit, it was that little blind earth bending girl. Boy I'm in trouble now. I rush to help her but she tells me to stay away and shoots rocks in my direction. Eventually, after trying to help me she launches an earth pillar in my stomach, knocks me on my back, and scurries away. WHY AM I SO BAD AT BEING GOOD!

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Katara's P.O.V

I hadn't seen Toph all day and I was really started to worry about her. I asked the other people in the group and they said they hadn't seen her either. I suggested we go and look for her, but the rest of the group said that it was a bad idea. Just then, there is an explosion from behind us and Toph comes crawling out of a hole. Oh no, I think to myself what has happened this time. She told us her feet got burned and only one person came across my mind, Zuko. That arrogant asshole burned her feet and was expecting for us to trust him. I tried to heal her feet, but it was already too late for me to do anything about it. All of a sudden another explosion comes, but this time time it was fire. I look up to see combustion man standing there and realize he was going to blow this entire temple off the cliff side if we didn't do something about it.

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Zuko's P.O.V

I swung in just in time, but not quick enough to keep him from shooting the first blast. I try consulting with him at first.

"Stop," I said loudly, "I don't want you hunting the Avatar anymore."

"The mission is off," I continued, "I'm warning you to stop."

I yelp as he suddenly just pushes me aside and aims for them again, but I stand my ground and try again.

"If you keep attacking I won't pay you!" I yell with sternness in my voice as I shoot a fire ball at him.

He just holds me back as he tries to continue his job, so I try something different.

"Alright I'll pay you double if double if you stop," I say as I try to swing at him again, but of course he blocks it.

Next he shoots a blast at me so strong it knocked me off the cliff side, but I manage to grab a hold of a vine.

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Katara's P.O.V

Oh no! I yell in my mind as I watch Zuko fall off the cliff. Please let him still be alive; it wasn't meant to end like this. I don't know what this feeling is that I have for Zuko, but right now it is mixed in with betrayal and anger so I really can't tell. Combustion man was coming coming closer and closer by the second and we will all be a pile of ashes if we don't do something quick. Aang blows a tornado towards him and I shoot spikes, but he just won't quit. Sokka got a great idea to use his boomerang to get an angle and knock him off the cliff. At first it didn't work, but when combustion man tried to shoot us again he ended up blowing himself up.

(Later that day)

Zuko had actually made it. We thank him for what we did and he continues to explain himself. Aang told him that he thought that he was suppose to be his fire bending teacher, and I was flabbergasted. Everyone else said that it was okay if he joined, but when he got to me I didn't know what to say. I just wanted what was best for the group, but if he does anything to hurt the group and I mean anything I will kick in out; for good.

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A/N: So guys that was the first chapter. I need at least 10 reviews before I can write the next one. Also this is my first fanfic so I need constructive criticism, so please don't go easy on me. Tell me what can be better and what would you like to happen in the next chapter. Also be warned, THERE WILL BE SMUT IN THE NEXT CHAPTER, so if you want to hurry up and get to the smut REVIEW. Remember no softies. If you liked it though you can just give me compliments, lol that always works too. So peace out people 'til next time. = ]