Charred //ZUTARA

Chapter 32 - ''You blushed for him.'' 18+

Zuko did not expect Katara to come to him. As she staggered into his room, slamming the door behind herself, he quickly jumped out of bed to hold her still.

Spirits, she was drunk.

Katara felt it in her bones but she did not care. If anything, she thought it was the best time to have the conversation that she somehow avoided for a whole day.

''What are you doing here?'' Zuko seethed through his teeth. He did not want anyone to see her here. It was much more safer to meet in her room.

Katara's glassy eyes scanned him. ''You've changed.''

He no longer had his formal robes on. He was now wearing simple, red trousers. He clearly did not bother to put on a shirt. Zuko rolled his eyes. ''I did.''

Katara stepped away from his hold. His hands dropped to his sides as he observed her get on his bed. Only now he's noticed that her ribbons were loose and he could almost see her breasts in the dimmed lights of the candles.

''You walked around the Palace like that?'' he growled, pointing to her chest.

Katara followed his finger, peering down at her corset. Her lip curved upward, a smile so feline, it made his blood go cold. ''What if I did?''

A snarl that escaped Zuko's throat was nothing short of inhumane. ''Did anyone see you?''

''Just Chan,'' Katara shrugged.

Zuko's fists clenched as he walked over to her. Peering down at her, she stared at him with twice the intensity. ''Oh, he is getting fired,'' the firebender laughed emotionally.

Katara scoffed, crossing her arms. ''You're overreacting. You're too rough with him. Poor Chan doesn't deserve your childish outbursts.''

''Poor Chan?'' Zuko snapped, throwing his arms in the air. ''Did you ever stop to think how it makes me feel, Katara?''

The waterbender's brows furrowed. ''What?''

Another sarcastic chuckle. ''Not only do I have to watch you with Aang, I also have to stand you around the Captain of my Guard.''

''I never thought about it this way...'' Katara got up to her knees. Slightly swaying, she grabbed his shoulders. He regarded her coolly. ''You do realize I don't desire neither of them as much as I do you, right?''

Zuko froze. He surveyed her, his sight falling to her breasts for a good while before it returned to her face. It softened slightly but there was such rage behind his pupils... It made her shiver. Zuko snapped out of it immediately.

He grabbed her by the throat, his grip not too tight but it made her gasp. His mouth lowered to her ear as Katara fought the urge to inch closer to him. ''You blushed for him.''

She couldn't think. Her mind was useless because all that was going through her head was how much she needed his hand to tighten around her neck. Agni, it was overwhelming. She barely slurred out: ''So?''

Zuko growled straight into her ear. His teeth even grazed the outer part of it. She wriggled uncontrollably but he just held her firm. ''You're not allowed to do that.''

''Are you...'' Katara lowered her head as much as he let her. She raised her eyebrow when Zuko moved his face away from her to return her stare. ''Jealous?''

His teeth flashed but Katara was not scared. She watched as something primal awakened within him. ''Your body belongs to me,'' he whispered furiously, caressing her aching lips with his thumb. The waterbender's eyes glistened with need. She felt her cheeks grow hot. She was breathing hard as he continued stroking her mouth. His face hardened. ''This is only for me. The way your body writhes under my touch, only I get to see it. Understood?''