I like this story, I like how when you write in third person it doesn't feel like every sentence starts with their name and instead it just flows. I also like the friendship feel to it. Personally I am a Zutara fan but I liked this anyway, it was really great.

It's been a while since I went back to Avatar, but now I'm glad I did. Whenever I meet a good author I always make it a point to check out their other stories. I'm actually glad Zuko didn't tell Katara about his scar. Also, I'm impressed that you held onto Katara's distrust of Zuko for so long. I can never seem to make it last long enough; rushing through it I guess. Anyway, I loved it.

To Emperor of Awesome:

That's just creepy. If you feel that way, go talk to a psychiatrist, because honestly, anyone who is feeling depressed and reads that would likely start contemplating suicide.

Dracori:

That story was really awesome. You captured the characters very nicely. Definetily faving it ^-^

This was very detailed; much better than what I could have written! This is quite a piece of work. I liked it!

Wow, this was a great oneshot! I can see this happening in the canon as well, if Southern Raiders hadn't occurred. And in a way, this was more realistic to Katara's character than her somehow associating Zuko's betrayal with her mother. I like how slow paced you kept it, giving us insights into both characters up until the end.

I also liked the insight you gave us that it was better that Zuko had betrayed them earlier rather than later. I'd never really thought of it that way before. And you approached his scar and the subject very well. So yes, great writing! I really enjoyed it. :D

It's good! Although its shorter than most stories I read, I really enjoyed it!

It's not /impossible/ for Aang to injure himself breathing. Remember, he's an airbender. He could probably breathe deeply enough to rupture his lungs.

I always thought "Sparks" or "Sparky" would be a better nickname for Azula than Zuko - lightning, anyone? Zuko, I think, is better teased by a sarcastic "Sunshine". I like Toph's new nickname for Katara though.

This was wonderfully written and probably my new favorite Avatar one shot. It was so true to the characters and it felt like I was watching an actual Avatar episode!
And Toph calling Zuko Sparks was amazing. I can see that happening XD

Overall, your writing was great, but there are some things you might want to consider.

...'“This may be a bit more difficult than I thought, Uncle.”'...I think this would be more effective if put in its own paragraph.

...'She hated how he never made eye contact with her; never seemed to acknowledge her.'...Semicolons link two sentences that can stand alone as sentences, but 'never seemed to acknowledge her' can't stand alone. A better option might be to just use a comma.

...'Granted, Zuko knew there was most likely going to be tension between he and the Avatar’s friends, the Avatar included, but now with a death threat looming over him, he feared the actual training sessions.'...You have quite a few very long sentences, but I chose to pick on this one because of the many commas - they make the sentence choppy. I can see why you did it this way, but if the extra information was given separately, it might help.

...'actually getting down on his knees.'...The 'actually' sounds too colloquial. I would get rid of it.

...'And Zuko wasn’t the only one who was suffering, the rest of the group was getting tired of putting up with her sour attitude as well.'...I think a semicolon should be used - they can both stand as separate sentences.

...'the two boys had hit it off pretty well'...'Hit it off' makes this sound more like an everyday conversation, rather than a piece of writing (no offence intended). Maybe it would be better to put a more formal word in there.

This isn't a correction, but I suggest you split each scene with some symbol. The italicised 'number of days later' doesn't stand out much.

And, this isn't really important, but 'Morning, Seifu Zuko' should be 'Morning, Sifu Zuko'. There are a few more 'seifu' appearances later.

...'who had already been up for over an hour and had spent his time alone meditating.'...The second 'had' is redundant.

...'nor did she return their ‘Good morning.’'...I think the full stop would be better placed outside of the quotation marks, considering they aren't actually part of the 'good morning', but more of an indication to end the sentence.

For the redirection of the attack, I thought that that was only a waterbending technique...? Don't the earthbenders throw up some shield or use superior power to overcome the others' attacks?

...'At that point it got extremely quite.'...Do you mean 'quiet'?

...'would have chewed her head of'...I think you mean 'chewed her head off' for one, and for another, maybe replace it with something less colloquial.

Onto the good side. Generally, your writing is really great, and you show off each character's personality really well, especially in the dialogue. All your reasoning for each character's choice of their actions was logical.

Also, the ending was great. The last sentence standing by itself was an effective way to finish.

Have a nice day :D

My God. I absolutely loved this story. It's the first time I've come across fan fiction that was so well-written. You held true to the essence of each character, and wove your story around it. I could almost see the firebending sessions with Aang, feel the group's disapproval of Katara, feel the tension and relief that came with the explanation and apology that followed. Toph is one of my favorite characters, and I loved that you made her as she always seems to be: the voice of reason. And best of all, it was realistic- exactly the kind of scene I imagined occurring sometime in future. But as to a couple of other points... well... I guess you're still waiting to see 3-13. Although I don't agree that Zuko would have believed firebending to be the easiest for him. With this element, he would have had to work with- and past- his fear of it. Water may have been the easiest for him- its forms were similar to air, and he didn't have any reason to fear it. Zuko knew this. Just to finish this off, my fav. moment: "Umm...Katara? Firebender. Hello." Excellent work.

This is just great!

END?! THE END?! No continuation? dangit. Nice job.

Oh I completely love this. I'm like you and hadn't planned to watch the episode...but whatever, I did, *sigh* I caved.
I agree that Katara will probably go off the deep end over a minor thing Zuko does, but then she'll be blamed as the 'bad-guy' and will then go talk to Zuko and then there'll be some peace between those two.
I love Toph calling Zuko 'Sparks' I can totally see that happening.
I thought you did a terrific job with this, and now we all have to do is wait and see if your predictions come true.

Great job keeping everyone IC (imho)! :D

I really, really liked this. Thank you for sharing! (Toph calling Katara 'Bittersweet' was a great twist.)

very well done.
so much in character,and possible plot I can very well imagine it'll happen in the next episodes.

I do hope you make a next chapter of it :)