1000 words (Original link)

Author: xxoathkeeperxx
Rating:K+
Characters: Katara
Genre: Angst

Dear Zuko,

    You haven’t even reached your Uncle’s house yet and I’m already writing to you. Why did you have to leave me? Why? Things will never be the same anymore, now that you’re gone. Even my brother admits that things will be different – well, more in the sense that he can’t prevent you from getting near me. But still, even if my brother is willing to admit the changes that are about to unfold, then that has to mean something…right?

    I just don’t understand. Azula gets to stay with your father, but you don’t? It was an accident. It was just an accident, and nothing more. What’s going to happen to our water balloon wars? And our hate for Spanish class? And what about Jet? What will make him jealous? You won’t be there.

    I know this sounds crazy but what if you somehow came and captured me? Like, you would come in the night, dressed in black and wearing some mystical mask and sweep me off my feet. To make it even better, since our families are feuding now, we would fall in love and live happily ever after. And yeah, believe it or not, I am a girl.

    This fire has changed the feeling of my home. My Gran Gran insisted that you don’t move away – I mean, it’s not like I threw a fit or something, really, it was all Gran Gran. But your father got in the way. You’re gone and we’ve left on cold terms.


We should prove them wrong.

Katara

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Dear Zuko,

    No matter what, I’m writing to you everyday. I don’t care if Gran Gran hates paying for the stamps, or if my brother gets annoyed, I’ll never stop writing to you. I just won’t.

    Things are so different now. Azula has found her team of Alpha girls and they’re basically ruling the school. You can’t get away with anything or they’ll find out. Your sister doesn’t even want me to write to you – she says that you deserve moving away. But…I don’t believe her. No matter how much you hate someone, it doesn’t mean they deserve the worst. What is it with your sister and her overly demanding ways? I mean, Mai is too quiet and Ty Lee is just too bubbly. It’s a crazy mixture, but I guess opposites are what make people whole.

    You’ll never guess what happened the other day. Jet is still living in a tree with his rebel army members, and he somehow persuaded me to come and join forces with him. Aang was brought into the mix as well. He made up this club that goes against parents and the whole point, is to play pranks on adults. I have to admit, that at first, I admired his bravery with the tall grass hanging out of his mouth and his two sword…thingies.

    Then he got out of hand. He wanted to smash the car of our Math teacher since she gave Jet a failing grade – don’t ever tell him this, but it was fair, I mean, the kid’s too busy staring at me. What a stalker. Anyway, the plan was almost successful, but my brother warned my Math teacher just in time – not really sure how, but he did. He’s been suspicious of Jet since day one.

    I really am okay without you being here…really I am. But for some reason, I just can’t let go of the penguin plushy you won for me at the school carnival.

Katara

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Dear Zuko,

    I’ve written to you everyday since the summer before high school. The image of you leaving my life is still entrapped in my mind, and forever will be.

    I’m sitting underneath the tree where you tied me up during hide and seek, and bribed me with my mother’s necklace. You took the game to the next level and I guess that’s what I miss the most about you – you always made things better. I remember being so annoyed at you, but when I look back at the situation I can’t help but think that I was in denial; Denial at the age of ten.

    It wasn’t a moment of annoyance, but a moment of realization – realization that I could never live without you. I know we teased each other all the time, and that I threw water balloons at you, but I think it was for a reason. I’m still not sure yet as to what that reason is, but that’s beside the point.

    I’ve written to you everyday for the past five years, and I still haven’t received anything from you. I don’t even know what you look like anymore. I know you’ve changed, but I would have loved to see those changes.

    Remember the bet? Remember how Jet wanted to see who I would kiss first? I didn’t want to kiss Jet, which is why he ended up with a horribly bloody nose and your poor PSP. I didn’t know it at the time, but I wanted to kiss you. I wanted to know how it felt and if what I did feel, was real. And it was.

    So many days, hours and minutes have passed and it’s taken me this long to realize that I need you in my life. I need you to keep myself whole. I’ve been trying to figure out why I feel so empty – even in the arms of Jet. At first, I thought I was missing my mother. But no, it’s you. You’re the one I’m desperately missing and searching for in my dreams.

    I know we’ve both changed so much. I’m not the tomboy you once knew, and I’m sure you’re not the lost boy I once knew.

    Our senior year is coming to end and I’m missing you so much – you have no idea. If you ever come back, don’t tell Jet this, but…I want to remember what it’s like to be near you.

Katara