Disclaimed.
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When man invented fire, he didn't say, "Hey, let's cook." He said, "Great, now we can see naked bottoms in the dark."
-Steve Moffat
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Zuko was down. He and Mai were having a little riff and it was clear that Zuko was losing steadily. He was just about this close to breaking and asking for forgiveness for whatever he may have done to wrong her. When Sokka (who, along with the others, was there on the grounds that the Fire Lord and Lady were to have a small, informal dinner party) confronted Zuko about how he had been acting like a pet lost in the rain as of late, he was confided in that Mai was expecting an apology from him for something he didn't know he even did. If that made any sense. To Sokka, it didn't make any sense, but he just nodded out of courtesy. When he found out that Zuko was planning on apologizing for the mystery bad deed, he was appalled, grabbing the Fire Lord on the shoulders and trying to shake some manly sense into him.
"Oh my God, you're whipped!" Sokka shrieked.
Immediately, Zuko halted the shaking, holding Sokka back with an arm. "Excuse me?" he demanded. His nostrils flared and steamed. "I'm whipped? How about you?"
Sokka rolled his eyes. "Please, I never have to apologize for anything with Suki...well nothing serious. I just use a pick-up line, which she thinks, and I quote, they're embarrassingly cute. She forgets the whole thing ever happened!"
"...A...pick-up line?" Zuko's curiousity was piqued. He had heard of them, yes, and have witnessed them in use. Mostly Ty Lee was on the recieving end, which wasn't surprising. But with other women, they seemed quite offended when a man used them. He voiced his concerns to Sokka, which the sword user quickly dismissed.
"If you're in a relationship, pick-up lines are just for laughs or, like, you know, a conversation starter...?"
This explanation seemed valid enough for the Fire Lord and the two proceeded to go over the best lines that Zuko could use.
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Several hours later, after the dinner was served and eaten and the party and socializing had just begun, Zuko sidled up over to Mai who was currently having a conversation with Ty Lee and Katara. The three seemed to be getting along famously, Zuko observed. He took a deep breathe and put on a mischievous smile, just as Sokka instructed, and put his arm around his Fire Lady's shoulder.
"Baby, you make me firebend in places I never thought possible."
Sokka, who was proudly witnessing the whole ordeal, edged away quietly on his tippy toes when he saw Mai retract her open palm and slap Zuko right smack on the face.
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Because you know Fire Nation would have the best pick-up lines!
Uhm, please review :) This is my first for the Avatar fandom...eheheh.
I'm pretty sure Zuko is out of character, but, hey, he had to be for this thing to work XP
Hope you enjoyed!
Cheers!
EDIT/PS. This is now an anthology containing 101 snippets of various Avatar characters going to Sokka the pimp (you know he's one) for some love direction. It'll be updated whenever I get some inspiration. Which is going to be rarely seeing as school starts in LIKE LESS THAN A MONTH. But it'll be finished...hopefully.
SO GET READY.