Moment, an avatar: last airbender fanfic

A/N – Listening to the song "Moment" by Aiden gave me this idea. The lyrics are so sweet and I can totally see Maiko in it. :D Yes, they are in boarding school and they are seventeen and they are drinking. Please, like anyone listens to that law. ;D This is very short, I know. But is the quality good enough for it to reach you guys' standards? I hope so. Enjoy.

By the way, the lyrics tell the story.

Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender.

I will wait

For this moment

When our lips collide,

And almost stop the Earth

You're in my arms tonight

Where is she?

Zuko paced restlessly around the yard, which was quite difficult to do considering all the people around him. Almost everyone from their school's dorm rooms had gathered outside. It was freezing; he could see all the couples cuddling together. He wrinkled his nose in what seemed to be disgust, but was really sheer jealousy and anxiousness.

That's how it should be with him.

So, I've come

To complicate the dead

Are you with me?

I've written out all my vows again

Mai checked her cell phone, watching it change from 11:57 to 11:58. She had two minutes to get back to the yard. Sighing, she tensed her shoulders so her coat covered more of her face. It was so dark she could barely see in front of her, and almost dropped the bag she was carrying.

Why did I have to get the beer?

We're almost home to see the silence break

On New Years' Eve

After the signal came that only two minutes were left, Zuko decided to go look for her. Not that it was a far walk; the liquor store was just down the street. But it was cold and dark and it was no doubt she bought more booze than she could carry…

…and she shouldn't have to be alone tonight.

We're only seventeen

Ugh. She hated cold weather. Not that heat was her favorite, but it was better than this. Especially that toasty fireplace feeling, when everything is content and you just sit and enjoy it. She'd never admit it, but Zuko gave her that feeling. Just thinking about it warmed her insides a bit.

Wait. I'm supposed to be mad at that idiot.

So if love exists…

"Mai?!"

I will fall…

"Zuko!"

I will wait

For this moment

When our lips collide,

And almost stop the Earth

You're in my arms tonight

After hearing her answer, the boy looked ahead. He caught faint sight of her lithe figure and sprang forward.

Just one more kiss

To soothe the pain exists

In a world of lies

Misery, take my shame alive

"You alright?" he asked, taking the bag in one arm and wrapping the other around her waist. Mai couldn't help but smile as they began walking rapidly back to the school.

"I'm fine," she answered, placing her hand on the one that rested on her waist.

"But you were taking forever."

"Think about it, Zuko. It's New Years' Eve. Everybody wants drinks."

When everything fails a violent death

The smile you gave

Visit me in hell tonight, and say

"I guess," he sighed. "I should've gone."

"You were busy with that project. I'm fine," Mai repeated. Zuko didn't answer, just quickened their pace. The girl checked her phone again. It was already 11:59. She showed it to Zuko and he sighed.

"We're not gonna make it."

Mai didn't want to admit that she had already guessed they wouldn't. And frankly, she was glad. Back at the school, she'd be with all those other imbeciles. Here, they were alone. But they could still hear the countdown…

If love exists

Five, four, three, two, one.

I will fall

Fireworks.

I will wait

For this moment

When our lips collide,

And almost stop the Earth

You're in my arms tonight

Zuko grinned at her. Now, he wasn't the type to get all overdramatic over things like this. And he definitely wasn't prince charming, but the smile he gave her made her feel like a princess. She laughed a little, then smirked, closing in on him. He dropped the bag, glass and beer and paper-thin cardboard flying everywhere. But it didn't matter.

I will wait

For this moment

When our lips collide,

And almost stop the Earth

You're in my arms tonight

He got a little nervous when she started moving closer. It was like a dream, some sexy vision of a girl coming toward him. And through the old worn coat, frizzy hair, and beer-soaked shoes, he thought she never looked more beautiful.

So I'm alive, in love

Mai saw him exhale sharply, a seductive puff of steam escaping his lips.

I feel so alive

He's been craving this.

I feel so alive, tonight

She wants it.

I feel so alive

You can't stop this feeling

So alive

I feel so alive

I feel so alive, tonight

I feel so alive

You can't stop this feeling

Mai wasn't cold anymore. Zuko wasn't lonely. Their wildly beating hearts almost ached from the speed, and their once so-cold-I'm-numb fingertips were nestled in each others' hair or gripping the other's jacket. Once their tongues made contact, the noisy fireworks, the cold, the smelly glass at their feet all vanished. In this moment, it was simply them.

I will wait

For this moment

When our lips collide,

And almost stop the Earth

You're in my arms tonight