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Drabble Title: Walk
Drabble Rating: K+
Categories: Romance
Word Count: 580
Pairings: Zuko x Katara (Zutara), hints of Aang x Katara (Kataang) and Sokka x Yue
Notes: Being a little unoriginal Flowerperson, I've decided to join in the trend and make my own drabble series. Also, we're all plagued by those little plot-bunnies (I tried to lock them in the cupboard, really! But there's just too many!). It's only fair for us to free them once in a while.
This drabble is post-war.
INFERNO OF ICE
A KataraZuko drabble collection.
Flowerperson
© 2006
Walk
Katara's first walk through the streets of the Fire Nation Capital after The War is full of people with black hair, light skin and narrow gold (or grey) eyes pointing at her brown hair, dark skin and large blue eyes. At first she ignores it. Let them point and mutter to each other. She didn't care what they thought.
It was only when she came across two fearsome men commenting on the "exotic Water Tribe girl" was whilst advancing on her like predators that she decided to bring Sokka along on her next walk.
(Of course, she was more than capable of ridding the scum, since she was a master waterbender and they were not benders at all, but what would happen if she came across two master firebenders?)
Katara's second walk through the streets of the Fire Nation Capital after The War is full of embarrassment, as Sokka threatens to castrate any man that so much as comes close to her, and flirts with every pretty girl.
It was only when Sokka actually lunged for a salesperson that had been trying to sell lingerie to the "romantic Water Tribe couple" that she decided to bring Aang along on her next walk.
(And tell Yue about what Sokka's been up to.)
Katara's third walk through the streets of the Fire Nation Capital after The War is even more embarrassing as Aang had to visit every stall that they pass, and buys virtually everything at these stalls (he had been provided with money from Fire Lord Zuko to last a lifetime, and by the end of the day, it was all gone). Choruses of "I'll buy the lot!" are played like a broken record in Katara's head. Not only that, but he happened to buy some liquor and dealing with an intoxicated Avatar was not at all fun.
It was only when she felt his hand passing over her bottom that she decided to bring Toph on her next walk.
(And beat Aang until he was barely breathing.)
Katara's fourth walk through the streets of the Fire Nation Capital after The War is hectic, as Toph seems adamant on picking fights with everyone she comes across. Even with her blindness, she marches over to a fully grown man more than twice her height and yells: "What are you looking at?"
It was only when Toph demolished a pub that refused to let 'under-age civilians in' that she decided to bring Fire Lord Zuko on her next walk.
(And suggest that Toph take some anger-management classes.)
Katara's fifth walk through the streets of the Fire Nation Capital after The War is non-existent, since Pri—Fire Lord Zuko (she kept on forgetting his new status) suggests that he gives her a tour of the Fire Palace's gardens instead. The flower-arrangements are beautiful, and the ponds are crystal clear. She spends the whole day sitting on a bench with him, and the sunset manages to take her breath away. She had never admired the sun before, being a waterbender, but here she saw its beauty. She was surprised that Zuko had accepted her offer, and even more shocked when they managed to talk for hours without having a single argument. They debate, reminisce and learn more about each other's views and pasts… "I lost my mother too".
It was only when his lips descended on hers that she decided to always bring Zuko on her walks.
(And show him just how "exotic" she could be.)