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Mealtime

It really shouldn't have bugged her. But it seemed everything he did ticked her off.

Katara looked around the circle as inconspicuously as possible, seeing if any of the others were acting as oddly as he was.

Suki's behavior confused Katara. The warrior wore a queasy expression, her face scrunched up as she stared studious ahead. The waterbender was momentarily hurt – was her sea prune soup no good? Why wasn't Suki eating?

And then she heard Toph.

"I had him in a head-lock, poor sucker couldn't take it – he actually started crying! I was all like 'Oh yeah, ******? What now you **** *********? I think that got him mad though. He was all like –"

"TOPH! Please, watch your language at the table. This is not the battlefield," Katara reprimanded sternly. Suki shot her a grateful look. She then glanced next to her, rolling her eyes in Katara's direction. Katara almost giggled – it was too disgusted to sound amused.

Sokka seemed to be enjoying the meal enough – the front view of his face was being blocked by the bottom of his bowl; Katara winced at the incessant slurping and moaning issuing from behind it. Her brother had the manners of a…well, her brother was quite unlike anything she'd seen before.

Aang picked carefully through his soup, frowning guiltily at a sea prune as though afraid to hurt its feelings by consuming it. Katara smiled - he could do nothing wrong.

But he certainly could.

She glared at him. Stupid firebending jerk. Thinking he could waltz into their camp, apologize for being 'mean' and spinning lies of how he wanted to 'help' and be 'good'. What a liar. Who does he think he is? The prince?

Katara frowned, shaking her head. That's not the point. He doesn't have the authority to just force himself on us like this! I mean really! Look at the way he's eating!

"Zuko, what do you think you're doing?" Her tone was calm yet threatening, eerily similar to that of a mother intent on punishing her unreasonable child.

The firebender's amber eyes flickered up from his soup in surprise – he had been ignored by the waterbender for the large majority of his stay with the Gaang.

"Um, eating?" He gulped at Katara's narrowed eyes. Geez, she has it in for me. "Great sea prune soup, by the way. Compliments to the chef." Zuko attempted a smile – it looked more like a lope-sided smirk.

Katara's scowl deepened. Why that little…! "Gee, thanks. And yes, I can see that you're eating. What I meant to ask was why you had some of my good linen stuffed down your shirt!"

His eyes widened in disbelief. "Good linen? This is a napkin!"

"A napkin? I had that stashed with our money and valuables! Why the heck would I have a napkin next to my money?"

Everyone was looking at the two, soup forgotten. Katara was smiling in satisfaction. Zuko face was quickly shifting from annoyance to anger.

"How am I supposed to know? Maybe you have some strange girly sentimental attachment to it! It's just a napkin! I didn't actually think you'd mind me putting it to use!"

"How do I know you weren't just trying to steal it? Good linen sells for-"

"Oh, so now you're accusing me of stealing? Did you not hear me say that-"

"I heard you, alright. That doesn't mean I believe you! How could you just waltz right into our group and expect us to believe-"

"I didn't waltz right in! You didn't trust me for days! You and your trust issues-"

"ARE YOU INSINUATING I HAVE ISSUES?"

"I BELIEVE I AM, SUGAR PRINCESS!"

"Oh, you little b-"

"CAN IT, YOU TWO!" The bickering screeched to a stop. Everyone's attention turned to the blind girl, who was casually examining her dirt-encrusted fingernails through unseeing-eyes. She finished her inspection, now turning her head to face the group. She shrugged her shoulders.

"What? I just want to enjoy my meal, sheesh." She quietly scooped a spoonful of soup into her mouth. As everyone slowly went back to their meal, the earthbender smiled a knowing smile.

She could feel the hearts of all of her friends. Two of them were currently beating a bit harder than usual. Her smile grew.

It wasn't because of the fight.

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Drabble Uno: complete.