Title: The Hard Way
Summary:- Part Song-Fic. There's one lesson Zuko wished he hadn't learned the hard way. Now he's lost her to someone else.
Disclaimer- Don't own Avatar or the song The Hard Way by Eric Church.
Only a fool would keep a diamond ring
In a box on the top of his closet
He came so close; he almost asked
It was right there in his pocket
I really was a fool. It sat there in my room for the longest time. Uncle gave it to me when we started the relationship, but I never used it.
That necklace sat there haunting me, softly telling me what a fool I was. I ignored it.
I brought it with me once when Katara and I went out for a walk. I could feel it sitting in my pocket. She smiled at me softly and I felt the necklace burn in my pocket, telling me it was the right time.
I came so close too. My hand reached into my pocket and gripped the necklace. But then she started talking and I let it go, never to pick it up again.
That's a lesson I wish I woulda learned
Before standin' in the back row of that church
Watchin' her daddy givin' her
To the man who took my place
That's a lesson I wish I didn't learn the hard way
I wish I would've learned what a fool I am before this.
I stand up in the back row of the church as Katara walks down the isle, the back row. Not up front waiting for her like I should be.
She looks beautiful walking as her Dad gives her away. When she looks at me, I see a necklace that I wish was mine. I reach into my pocket and grip the one that should be around her neck, the one I should have given her a long time ago.
She gives her Dad a kiss on the cheek before meeting the man who took my place. She has that look in her eyes that makes my heart ache when she's not directing it at me.
Before the priest even starts speaking, I get up and walk out the back door still gripping the old necklace.
This was one lesson I wish I hadn't learned the hard way.
Okay I'm thinking about making this into a chapter story. It would be about how Katara and Zuko handle their situation now that she's married. You find out what happened between them in the past and who she's married to. I feel like I'm doing a promo for a T.V. show. :) Well let me know what you guys think otherwise this will remain a one-shot.