[An alternative ending to Katara’s life changing trip with Zuko]
On an episode that started with Zuko throwing himself up to protect Katara from a stone ceiling falling apart, landing on his own body to cushion her fall, and then placing her on his side to shield her from the remaining scattering rocks.
And as they all scape from Fire nation ships and Zuko is falling from the sky Katara reachs for him and pull him back to safety..
Ever since he joined the Avatar team, the tension around Katara was evident; so naturally, he followed after her when she suddenly took off during a bonfire chatter with the group.
They were both standing near a cliff under the moonlight;
Zuko: “Everyone else trust me now, so what’s with you?”
Katara: “I was the one who trusted you first, but you betrayed me”.
Zuko didn’t make any excuses but instead he seemed remorseful;
Zuko: “What can I do to make it up to you?”
She left after screaming at him;
Katara: “Maybe you can reconquer Ba Sing Se or bring my mother back!”.
After being given impossible tasks he went to Sokka to understand better what happened to her mother; as he recalled that she mentioned it before too, back when they were imprisoned together on that cave:
Sokka: “what’s on your mind?”
Zuko: “your sister, she hates me.. and I don’t know why but I do care what she thinks of me”.
So after hearing the details he knows who did it and how to find him so he waits outside Katara’s tent the whole night thinking; “she needs this; this is about getting closure and justice”.
As soon as she wakes up and step out of her tent her eyes meet his; and he starts explaining, but she agreed before he even could finish his long rehearsed speech.
So latter after fighting his own fire nation soldiers and following every lead to the man responsible for Katara’s mother dead; even when she couldn’t take his life, still she got her closure.
She was overwhelmed with everything, the huge weight of that painful memory wrapped on rage had finally subside, and the many ways in wich she has felt touched by Zuko’s actions up until that point..
Her heart was pounding abnormally faster (her thoughs; “is it because of the full moon and the rush of power and emotions all at once?” I just..)
Katara: "I’Il never forgive him, but I am ready to forgive you".
She muttered those words as she leaned in and kissed him.
He was utterly shocked and flustered, but the familiar warmth of her hands on his face melted him right away, so he instantly kissed her back and thought to himself;
Zuko: “(Oh I see, this is why I felt restless about the idea of her hating me, I liked her all along)”..
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