Rated M: derived from Atla. Zutara smut. Chapter 3;

The smell of the fire I was chasing got stronger each step I took. It was a smell I used to love, that now fuels my hate. I remember being young sitting by the fire with my mother, father, Sokka, and the rest of our tribe. Those flames used to resemble good times. Now all that I can tie in with flames is my hate for the fire nation. Why am I even heading up this hill? What exactly are my intentions? Do I plan to threaten him, so that he won't even come back? I have nothing to threaten him with. And we both know I would never kill him. Before zuko and I had sex we had a few moments where I saw the decent person he truly is. But every time I got close to seeing who he really is he turned around and did the worst possible thing. He even killed aang once already. Luckily I had the powers and the water to bring him back. And yet here I am going after him. At the very back of my mind I know I just want to see him again. That I just want to feel the heat of his body press up against me. I brush the thoughts even further back and focus on what to say when I see him.

I walk into the cave ready to tell him exactly what was on my mind and just how much I did not appreciate his letter. Instead without turning around to see me he says

"Hello katara"

I stare blankly at his uncovered back. There were no words on my lips, every thought I had slipped away, like he blew them away as if they were steam keeping tea to hot.

"What took you so long?" He says as if he knew I would come. The words brought me back to reality and made that small fire of hate thrive inside me.

"Don't you dare act like you know me, like you can even predict what I am thinking or what I might do! How do you know I'm not prepared to kill you right now?" I wish I could take the words back as I said them because we both know I am no cold blooded killer.

"Oh please katara, I know your mad and confused, but I definitely do not believe you would have sex with me and then decide to kill me after, actually I don't guess I know the real katara at all, because the katara I know wouldn't be having sex with someone she barely knows"

And he's right, maybe he doesn't know me, maybe I don't know myself all that well either.

He's looking at me with his head turned now, his gold eye underneath his scar and black hair ignited against the fire that he sits infront of. I bite my lip almost to the point of bleeding. How can he just look at me and make me forget my words, it drives me insane. He gets up now, turning towards me, walking towards me. His bare chest sends a warmth down my spine. I hate that I act so vulnerable. He can tell, I know he can and he does every movement on purpose. He grabs my finger tips with one hand and leads me to the fire. He covers me up with his robe, and I inhale the sweet smell of jasmine and smoke. The smell was strong, he must have seen iroh recently. I sit down and realize I am instantly more calm and that I no longer care about my hate. I start to believe he has some type of special bending powers with my emotions. I look up at him. He's now sitting across from me the reflection of the flames dancing across his face, and I noticed how tired he looks. He must not have gotten any sleep. I wonder why, I slept good, in fact it was the best sleep I've had in forever.

"Katara, what is going on with us?"

"Why don't you tell me?"

"Ok then let's start with why are you here tonight?" He said in his raspy voice.

I roll my eyes because it is clear I'm not here to hurt him.

"How about let's start with why you didn't attack us, or why you are camping out right above us and not plotting our deaths?"

"That's a good question katara, and I have no idea why, all I know is that I have never felt this way before, I don't want to be apart from you but I know it is my destiny to take the avatar to my father"

"So what do you think I'm going to do just hand you the avatar and we run off into the sunset?"

"That's not what I'm saying!" He shouts and groans, frustrated with me as usual.

"Look all I know is that I won't stop hunting the avatar, but I just needed to see you, to tell you that it has nothing to do with you, I really enjoyed our night and wouldn't mind getting to know you more"

"Zukko as long as you have a target on Aang's head I will not talk to you, maybe being king of the fire nation isn't your destiny, and if it is I am certainly not a part of it"

I get up from my seat angry that I came up here looking for an answer that was never going to be given to me. Tears fill my eyes and I can't fight them. I don't know who this girl is any longer. I lost my virginty to a man who can not even tell right from wrong, and is blinded by his want for power and an honor that doesn't exist.

He grabs me, this time by my wrist, less gently but more concerned and turns me around to face him. There's barely any distance between us now, the fire cracking in the background, the reflection of the flames dancing all around us in the dark cave. I look up into his gold eyes filled with concern and I could see just how tired he truly looked.

"Katara I'm sorry, I don't know what to say, I'm confused, just don't go, please?"

I am not sure why I always fall for his tricks but I decide to trust him, feeling bad for him.

"Fine ill stay but your not getting anything from me"

We layed on the floor watching the light from the flames dance across the ceiling of the cave. We exchanged stories about our mothers, something we both had lost because of the war. Eventually his hand laced mine and I could feel his breath relax like he was content , like he had been waiting for it.

"You know you are the only person I ever really talk to about my mother"

He looks over at me and I can't help but blush.

"You know I never talk about my mom to anyone else either"

He rolls to his side holding himself up with one arm and brushes my hair back with his free hand.

"Your beautiful katara"

I break eye contact. I was not prepared for that statement, what exactly is his plan? Whatever it is it isn't fair.

"We should both get sleep, you'll need yours when you try to take the avatar and I kick your butt" I smirk.

He grins, but it fades fast.

"Seems you got plenty of sleep last night, didn't think you'd need a whole nights of sleep tonight"

So he was watching me.

He comes closer as the words leave his lips. His eyes have left mine and are staring at my lips now. I feel vulnerable knowing he knows what I look like naked. But it thrilled me to think that he might want to picture it, that he might want me again.

I couldn't help but ask, "did you enjoy it? Our night together?"

"Are you serious?"

I looked away embarrassed how could I ever think what he had was real or that he enjoyed it?

His hand cupped my face, lips barely an inch from mine,

"It's been killing me not to have more of you"

I bite my lip to keep from moaning, everything about him was sexy, they way he held my face, his voice, his warmth, the way he undressed me with his eyes.

"Well you better get used to it" I some how managed to control myself.

"I'm not sure if i can do that, in fact, I may just kidnap you instead of the avatar" he whispered in my ear. "Keep you all to myself"

He let some steam leave his lips and it sent chills down my spine and left every single hair on my neck standing straight up.

He leaned over to where he was now on top of me looking me in the eyes. I could feel the heat radiating for his body and i wanted it closer, I wanted him inside me. My eyes traced over his shoulders, his stomach, every single muscle sculpted and perfectly. I finally brought myself to look him back in the eyes.

"Katara I want you by my side, I want you in my life, if only our destinies were along the same line, but your with my now... What shall we do?"

I couldn't look him in the eyes any longer because all I could see was his thirst for me. That was my first mistake. He kissed my neck starting at my collar bone and leaving a heated trail of kisses to my earlobe that stung a little. My back arched pulling me closer to him and my hips thrusted towards him, hurrying him. It occurred to me that I had wanted this the entire time and now that I know I want it, the wait is killing me. He slipped my ear lobe in his mouth sucking on it. All I could think about is how good that would feel in between my legs. My hands found his back, feeling all his muscle under them made me ache for him more. I pulled tight trying to get him closer to me so I could feel the hardness of his penis up against me but he was to strong, he didn't move. His giggle in my ear gave me chills and I almost came just from the thrill of his laugh. He bit my earlobe and whispered "what's wrong katara?" His lips started back on their trail this time on my chin "do you want me baby?" I moaned at the sound of him calling me baby, he bit my lip. "Shh, your mine now, I wouldn't want to wake up your friends" he said into my lips.

"Zuko please" I begged for mercy, for release, but he was enjoying himself to much.

His hands intertwined into my hair holding my head and he kisses me hard like it might be the last kiss he ever gives me. The passion between the two if us could ignite a flame. Steam leaves his mouth and escapes into mine. We were a tangled web of heat and lust. I could feel the beads of sweat starting to trickle down my back. Zuko had a heat growing inside of him he didn't have the first night, like all he had was time to think about us touching and holding back any longer might make him catch fire. He kisses me everywhere, and eventually I am bare underneath him, lying next to flames. He sucks on my nipples making sure not to give one more attention than the other, I took my hands to his shoulders trying to flip him over but my attempt only made him tease me more. Holding my arms over my head with just one hand. I was no match for his strength and my want for him was almost painful. He took his free hand and squeezed my thigh tight while still sucking on my breast. "Katara" he whispered between sucking on my nipple and grabbing my leg tighter.

"Zuko please, I want you inside me"

The words made his grip on me grow warm from him stopping himself from fire bending. His head dove down from my breast to my sex, his tongue on my clit made my back arch and I released a moan that echoed in the cave. His licking got faster, his hands gripped my legs tight so that he could get a better angle on me.

"Zuko. I'm going to cum"

His licking stopped.

"Not yet baby, it's not time"

The wave building inside me that was once ready to crash slowly started to calm, until suddenly zukos penis filled me. The wave began to build again. Each time he slammed into me I could feel the wave inside me getting closer to crashing.

"Zuko"

"Not yet baby, almost"

He slammed into me. His tongue now filled my mouth, he kissed me sloppily, while I lied with my back arched unable to move under his grip. He kept slamming into me, kissing me, sucking on my nipples, and I had no control. The pleasure came from each angle. I look down to watch him slide into me hard but with esase. I was so wet, he slid into like he want meant to be inside of me. His penis filled my perfectly like we were made to please each other. I could cum at any moment just from the idea that zuko was slamming into me, that he wanted me, that I could make him cum. Each hand on my legs got tighter and I could tell he

Was ready to cum. Ready to let my wave finally crash, I whispered in his ear, "cum for me zuko"

The words sent him over the edge as he thrusted one last time inside me, hard, filling me whole. We came together. He threw his head back letting the blast of fire from his throat that he had building inside of him. I couldn't decide if he was teasing me this entire time or torturing himself. All I knew is that I wasn't done, I was just getting started.