I don't own anything. This is my first fan-fiction, so.. yeah.

"Zuko!" Sokka called. Zuko turned to see Sokka running across the temple to him. "I just talked to my dad, and-" He tripped and fell on his face. "Ow.." he said, rubbing his head.

Zuko sighed, then walked over to him. He held a hand down to help Sokka up, and said, "Yeah? Is everything alr-" Sokka, who had taken the offered hand, then stepped on a small rock, causing him to slip and fall again, this time pulling Zuko down with him, slamming their heads together

And their lips. They kissed.

They separated lips, whatever either of them were saying completely forgotten. "Uh.." Zuko said, starring down at Sokka.

"Um.." Sokka agreed.

A water stream hit Zuko in the face and shot him backwards off of Sokka. "Wha.. what are you doing to my brother?!" Katara shouted, running and kneeling next to a stunned Sokka. Zuko himself was still in shock too, despite now being soaked.

"Um.." he said.

"Uh.." Sokka added. He shook his head. "I mean.. Katara, it's fine, I just slipped and pulled him down." He tried for a smile. It looked incredibly forced.

"I can't believe you, Sokka!" Katara yelled at him.

"No, it's my fault," Zuko said, standing up. "I should've had better footing and kept us from falling."

Katara sent a glare at him. "I know it's your fault!" she seethed. She turned back to Sokka. "I didn't know.. I didn't know you swung that way Sokka, but you can't do that with Zu-"

"Whoa!" Sokka said, pushing her away from him, and standing up. "What do you mean 'swung that way'? You're saying that I'm.. you know.. I'm gay?!"

"You're what now?" Toph asked, just walking in with Aang on the conversation. "Snoozles.. you like other guys?" She froze, looking completely stunned.

"No!"

"It's my fault," Zuko stepped in. "I accidentally let him pull me down, we kissed, and then his sister caught us while we were lying together." he explained.

Toph, Aang, and Katara all blushed. Sokka sent him a withering look. "Not helping." he muttered. He turned to the group. "I have Suki!" he tried again. Then he pointed to Zuko. "And he has the gloomy chick who sighs a lot!"

"Her name is Mai!"

"So I don't like him!" He must've saw the hurt expression on Zuko's face, and remembered how much Zuko was trying to get along with the group. "I mean.. not like that." he said, looking away.

"Um, Sokka?" Aang said. "I know you're probably just using bad wording, but.. you don't sound convincing at all."

"Also, Snoozles" Toph added. "You're lying."

"What? No, I'm not!"

Zuko looked at Sokka who turned away from him. Zuko cleared him throat. "Listen Toph, you're ability comes from increased heart rate, right?" Toph nodded. "Both of our hearts are racing because of this misunderstanding; I don't think you can tell lies right now." He took a deep breath. "I don't like him in that way either."

Toph seemed to stare at him. "You're lying too." Everyone stared at the two of them.

"No I'm not!" Everyone was silent. He turned to Sokka. "It doesn't look like they're going to believe us."

"No," he agreed. Then he sighed. "Whatever." he muttered.

"I.. I can't believe this." Katara mumbled horrified. "Sokka loves Zuko?" Aang nodded mutely.

Just as both boys were about to protest, Toph laughed loudly- hysterically even, bending over to the point of almost falling down. Everyone stared at her until she calmed down. "Toph.. what is that about?" Sokka asked cautiously.

Still giggling, she said, "Wow, you guys really believe me no matter what, huh?"

Katara glared at her. "So you're saying that they don't like each other?"

"Ha, of course they don't Sugerqueen," Toph replied, waving her hand at the idea.

"Exactly!" Sokka exclaimed. "It's official then; I don't love Zuko!" He grinned at Zuko in relief, and Zuko returned it with a tired smile.

Toph suddenly stopped giggling, and both the boys smiles slowly faded. "Yeah Toph?.." Sokka asked hesitantly.

"Repeat what you just said about Zuko." she demanded.

"I don't love him?.."

Toph turned to Zuko. "How do you feel about Sokka?"

"What?" Zuko asked, taking a step back. "Um.. I guess I got to know him better when we went to the Boiling Rock, so.. he's a friend- maybe?"

"Maybe?" Sokka asked. "Hey, I thought we were-"

He was cut off by Toph. "No, I meant whether you love him or not."

"Of course I don't love him!" Zuko exclaimed. "I thought we've been throu-"

Toph stomped. "You too don't like each other.. you actually love each other? " she muttered, seemingly to herself. Then she stiffly turned around and left.

"What?" Zuko and Sokka asked after the retreating figure. Katara and Aang just stared at them. Zuko and Sokka turned toward each other. "So.." Sokka said.

"So.." Zuko replied. "Oh, um.. what were you wanting to tell me earlier, before.. all this?"

Sokka smiled as if to be glad for the change of subject. "Oh, right, my dad wants to talk to you; he said he wants to thank you for what happened at the boiling rock, and that he had a few questions."

"Oh." He looked at Sokka's sister and the Avatar who were still staring. "I should go to him then."

Sokka glanced at them too. "Yeah." he agreed. They turned, Zuko following Sokka. "Hey listen," Sokka said over his shoulder. "How about we just forget that ever happened?"

"Yeah," Zuko agreed. "Lets do that." Sokka smiled. Finally, that whole episode was behind them.

They rounded a corner and saw Sokka's father, Hakoda with Suki. When he saw them, he smiled. "Ah, about time you two." he said, walking over to them. "What took so long?"

"A misunderstanding." they muttered, each looking away from the man and each other.

Hakoda frowned, then shrugged. "Alright." He gestured away from them. "Lets go somewhere more private." he said, as Haru, Teo, and the duke showed up nearby. They nodded and followed him out of sight of the others.

"Okay, you two sit down here," Hokoda directed, pointing in front of him at the floor. Both boys frowned. "Come on, I need to talk to you two properly." So they did as he wanted.

He looked at Zuko. "Alright, so I saw how you and my son looked at each other during the Boiling Rock escape," he said seriously. "And I think it's about time you told me; I've waited a while, and I think I should've been told by now."

Zuko squirmed under the man's gaze. "What do you mean?" he asked. "That Sokka and I have become too close because that I used to be the Fire Nation prince?"

"What?" the man asked, his eyebrows lowered in confusion. "No, I was just wanting you two to tell me the truth."

"The truth?" Sokka asked, his expression identical to his father's.

"Yes." He looked between he two teenagers below him. "You two are together, right? You know, going to be married some day? I just thought you should've told-"

"What?!" Sokka shouts. Zuko just sat there stunned. "We aren't like that!" Sokka continued, jumping to his feet. But his right foot slipped, and he fell to his side, arms flailing, on top of Zuko.

Their lips met for the second time that morning.

Hokoda's eyebrows rose. "Are you sure?" he asked.

Blushing, both boys looked away and muttered, "Yes."

Sokka's father gave them a very pointedly unconvinced look as they laid together on the floor.