Title: Cool It
Pairing: Zuko/Katara
Summary: Their idea of foreplay is really hot. In the most literal sense.
Notes: I own nothing.
Katara moaned, the hot press of Zuko's lips against her collarbone sending pleasant shivers down her spine. The edges of her robes had sunk dangerously low, and his shirt had been long since discarded and rested somewhere on the palace floor, the hem pointing towards the sweating figures lying on the bed.
Zuko murmured something against her skin, but whatever he said was lost between his hidden mouth and Katara's pounding ears. She bucked upwards, dragging her pelvis against his pants and causing her lover to hiss out an unintelligible string of words. He raised his lips to her own, pressing a searing kiss against them, a hot tongue writhing with hers.
Belatedly, Katara realized he was getting too hot. The heat in the air had reached dangerous levels, and the flowers at their bedside burst into flames. Katara shrieked, instantly bending water from a nearby pitcher as Zuko jolted off of her, hands covering his blushing face.
With the fire extinguished, Katara got up, adjusting the hem of her robes as she stood, and fetched a glass of water, making sure it was just the right temperature before bringing it to Zuko. The Fire Lord was still blushing, but had regained control of his breathing, so she could be certain that it was only from embarrassment rather than him overheating. He took the water from her and pressed the ice cold glass to his forehead. A tiny hiss of steam puffed out.
"Sorry," he mumbled, barely audible, and his face went even redder at the apology. Katara giggled and sat beside him, draping one arm over his shoulders. His body temperature was almost back to normal.
"It's all right," she assured him. "We'll have plenty of chances."
Zuko groaned in frustration and took a long drink from the water before tucking his face into the crook of his lover's neck. He pressed a tender kiss to her skin there, but the sensual mood was ruined, so he left it at that.
One day, though.
One day they'd manage to get past the foreplay.