Disclaimer: Sukka Week was the genius idea of… um, Kimba? I think… I dunno. Oh, and "Avatar" doesn't belong to me, either; just these drabbles.
Author's Notes: YES! Finally, a Sukka Week! :D I'm seriously excited for this week, and I think I've got some great ideas for these prompts y'all might enjoy. So, this is it—a full week of Sokka and Suki! Let the games begin…
WARNING!: Major fluff ahead. Toothbrushes recommended to remove any excess sugar.
Golden Metal and Meteorite Day 1: Shelter
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"No, that's not right. Do it again, and widen your stance this time." The young Earthbender boy nodded, a determined glint in his polar blue eyes. He shifted his feet further apart, just like his sifu told him, and attempted the routine again. The woman in front of him stood with her arms crossed over her chest, feet planted firmly in the dirt, and a creasing scowl on her face. The boy firmly slid through his stances, combining the rigid solidity of earth with the flowing simpleness of water. This time, a giant chunk of earth dislodged itself from the grassy backyard and floated above the boy's head. The kid grinned, eager to please. Toph Beifong smirked and tilted her head to the side. "Not too shabby, kid. Once more—and let's try for a bigger boulder this time."
His mother, an auburn-haired warrior woman, stood in the house, watching her son's lessons with keen interest. She rested her elbows against the open window frame and let the fresh air of Ba Sing Se whip through her pale green clothes. A voice from behind her interrupted her thoughts. "She really is a great teacher, isn't she?" her husband said.
Suki turned around to face him and leaned against the wall. "She better be. Toph did teach the almighty Avatar Earthbending."
Sokka let out a deep, throaty chuckle and rested his forearm on the wall above her. "Please," the young man scoffed. "Aang was just a kid when he learned Earthbending. Heck, he still is just a kid."
Suki just pursed her lips. "He and your sister are due for another one next month."
Sokka sighed, running a hand through his dark brown wolftail. "I know," he muttered. "That's like, what, their third or something? Believe me, I totally approve of my sister and my best friend—who just so happens to be the Avatar—hooking up, but it's… just… yeah. Really weird, y'know? I don't think I'll ever get used to it."
The Kyoshi woman wrapped her arms around his neck and stole a kiss. "I know what you mean," she said slowly.
Sokka looked surprised. "You do?"
Suki shrugged. "Well, no, not really, but I get where you're coming from." He kissed her this time, longer and more slowly than last time. "They do have to repopulate the Air Nomads, you know." Suki giggled when her husband stuck out his tongue.
"I wish they could keep the repopulating to themselves. I'm almost afraid to go over to their house anymore."
She flicked his ear playfully. "Sokka…"
"What?" His voice shot up an octave or so, like it used to when he was fifteen. "I'm just telling the truth."
"They love each other. So what?"
The Water Tribe man chewed on his lip for a moment and stared off into space, like he was deeply considering something. "I love you," he said abruptly, capturing her gaze with his.
Suki smiled as she felt her face heat up. How was it, after all these years, he still had the ability to make her flush like this? "I love you, too," she answered, tightening her arms around his neck to pull his body closer. In an instant, she felt his warm lips pressed against hers, and she completely immersed herself in him. His hug, his touch, his taste, his smell—everything that made Sokka… Sokka. Suki loved it. She tilted her head to the side to allow his mouth more access, and she could feel his tongue poking at the entrance of her mouth—
"Eeew! Momma and Daddy are kissing!" A young, high-pitched voice forced its way through the couple's reverie, and they swiftly broke apart.
Suki said, "Koda, honey, what are you doing in here? I thought you were napping."
The young boy rubbed his eye with his fist. "I was, but then I got hungry. An' I heard Toph and Deshi Earthbending outside, so… yeah." The young boy turned his iceberg blue eyes on his father. "Daddy, can I have some blubbered seal jerky?"
Sokka chuckled. Koda was truly a daddy's boy. Named after his grandfather, his real name was Hakoda, but in order to prevent any confusion, they usually called the little four-year-old Koda. With brown hair, dark skin, and icy blue eyes, he was the spitting image of his father, in every sense of the word. He was smart and loved to play; meat was his favorite food; and he could always be found getting into trouble. If Suki hadn't birthed him, she might even question whether or not he was her son.
Sokka scooped up Koda in his arms and carried him into the kitchen. "We don't have much seal jerky left, buddy, so I think we're going to have to save that. But I can heat up a stewed sea prune or two if you just can't live until dinner tonight."
The boy squealed in delight. "Sea prunes! Yes!"
Suki made a disgusted face. Ugh. Sea prunes were absolutely terrible. Now cabbage rolls, on the other hand… Suki could die for cabbage rolls.
Sokka's voice wafted through their modest house from the kitchen. "Suki… honey, can you c'mere and help me with these spark rocks?"
She walked into the room and saw Koda tugging on his father's blue tunic. "Lemme try, Daddy. I can do it right! C'mon, lemme try really quick… lemme try lemme try lemme try…" Sokka was trying to ward off his son while shifting the spark rocks in his hands so they would actually… y'know, spark.
"Koda… you're bothering Daddy." Suki captured the hyperactive four-year-old in her arms and smoothed down his little blue tunic—the one that was exactly like Daddy's. Sokka stuck out his tongue experimentally. "Now, let's try this again…"
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Toph and Deshi's Earthbending session was over for the day, so to entertain themselves, Toph decided to play a trick on Sokka and Suki. Deshi was reluctant at first, but his teacher insisted it would be great fun and a fantastic prank. At the word "prank," Deshi immediately perked up and nodded his head eagerly, ready to participate. The two benders were currently crouched behind a rock, waiting for their targets to walk out the back door of the house. Toph put her hand on the boy's red head, pushing him down closer to the ground.
"You need to be sneakier, Deshi, or else your parents will see you."
The Earthbender boy nodded. "Ooh, look, Sifu Toph! Here they come!"
"Yes, I can feel that. Now, on the count of three… just like we practiced. If we're lucky, we'll get at least one of them. One… two… three!"
Suki let out a yelp when she suddenly found herself trapped inside of an earthen tent. She scrabbled at the walls while Sokka stood outside, still screaming. "Toph!" he yelled. "You are not being a good role model for my son! Not to mention you just trapped Suki in an earth te—!" Suddenly, the dark-skinned man felt a rock shoving him off-balance; he fell into the open door of the earth tent, which was then quickly shut off by Toph. Sokka yelled in surprise and got up, violently beating against the walls of rock.
"Toph, I know you're out there! I can hear your obnoxiously loud laughter! And I'm sure you can't ignore all the annoying vibrations I'm giving off…"
Suki rested a hand on his shoulder. "Honey, I think we're stuck."
Sokka sighed and rested his forehead against the slanted wall of the tent. "I think you're right."
Toph's laughing voice pierced through the rough rock walls of their prison. "Don't worry, I'll take care of the kids. You two have fun now, you hear?"
"Oh, you bet we will," Sokka growled under his breath. He rubbed his forehead, then clinched the bridge of his nose.
Suki said, "How are we gonna get out of here?"
Sokka shrugged. "You got me. I'm not an Earthbender."
Suki just shook her head and resigned herself to their prison. She tugged at her collar. Earth was a great insulator, and she was getting kind of hot…
"Um, Suki?" Sokka's voice cracked slightly. "What are you doing?"
The woman pulled off her tunic and flicked it in the corner. "I'm hot," she said simply.
"OK…" Sokka scooted closer to her, taking her slim shoulders in his hands and massaging them lightly. "You feel kinda tense, too. You need to loosen up."
Suki tilted her head. "Are you trying to seduce me?"
Her husband grinned coyly. "That depends… Is it working?"
Sokka's experienced hands hit a particularly sensitive spot on her neck, and she moaned softly. "Most definitely." He laid her down, and no sooner had they begun than the rain began to fall in torrents.
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The next morning, Sokka and Suki were awoken bright and early by a boatload of leftover water pouring down on them. Sokka started awake, rubbing his eyes roughly, while Suki let out a shriek. Toph and Deshi stood on the top of the hill, their silhouettes highlighted by the early morning sun. "Wakey wakey, sleepyheads!" Toph taunted. She held up a piece of dark blue fabric.
Sokka looked down at himself. "Hey, what the…? How did you get my pants!"
The blind Earthbender laughed and tossed the trousers to her pupil. "Run, Deshi, run!" The boy did as he was told, shooting off at breakneck speed across the wet grass. Sokka yelled and chased after him, his blue tunic flying open. Suki laughed and pulled her own tunic closed around her.
"You are going to be in so much trouble, young man!" the Water Tribesman shouted after his son. The auburn-haired boy let out an overjoyed yell and pumped his legs faster, using Earthbending to maneuver himself around the base of a slippery hill. He knew Sokka wouldn't really do anything to him; his dad just liked to yell out empty threats to make him stop. Sokka's bare feet skidded against the wet grass, and he fell on his butt, shouting in surprise as he tumbled across the yard. Toph sat cross-legged on the hill, absolutely laughing her butt off.
Suki couldn't help but chuckle a little as well. He was such a goofball.
And last night had been great, too. Her blue eyes slid shut as she imagined his tan fingers working their magic across her body; she shivered in delight. What they had once thought was a prison had turned out to be quite a shelter in that storm. And as the warrior woman watched her best friend, her husband, and her son all laughing and pointing and sliding around on the waterlogged backyard, she knew that she couldn't have imagined it any other way.
A little voice and a tugging at her elbow made her look down. Koda stared up at her with those polar blue eyes. "Momma… I'm hungry." She sighed and scooped him up.
"Of course you are, baby. How does some cabbage rolls for breakfast sound?"
"Yes! Cabbage rolls!"
Suki rolled her eyes. "You know, there may be some hope left for you, after all."