This story is all over the map. Even though it takes place before the Southern Raiders, they have already decided to stay at Zuko's family's vacation house on Ember Island. The idea for this story came to me when I was reading a billion stories of Katara healing Zuko. And I thought it would be great if Katara gets hurt and Zuko has to help her. But remember that Katara still doesn't trust Zuko. Eventually this will be Zutara. All current couples are being shown, which basically just leaves Sukka seeing as Katara is confused about Aang and all. I think I will add some Taang just to make everyone happy. Enough babbling, lets get on with the story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar the Last Airbender. The only I own is the idea and the slight twist in the plot.
Also I forgot to mention that some parts of this story are going to be in first person. It's not going to be entire chapters, but you'll see that I couldn't write some of this in the omniscient view.
Ever since we decided to stay in Zuko's vacation home on Ember Island, we've all been sleeping better. Then will someone please tell me when I woke up this morning why I had a killer headache and my throat was as dry as the desert. Sokka, of course tries to make a humorous crack out of my sickness.
"Maybe you're sick because you've been exposed to fancy people viruses!" Everyone turned at stared at Sokka as he was talking to Katara about her sickness.
"Now that is just the most ridiculous think I've ever heard," was Toph's remark.
Katara crossed her arms and raised and eyebrow at him. "Really Sokka, because if that's the case you should be dead." Sokka gave her a questioning look. "What, with all the making out you did with Princess Yue, no wonder." Sokka's face turned a deep scarlet.
"Excuse me, you did what now?" Suki asked as she grabbed his arm and swung him around to face her.
"Um –well -uh- you see-its -…gotta go," he spun out of Suki's grasp and ran from the room. Suki just sighed and then sprinted after him.
"Katara, if you're not feeling well, maybe you should lie down and rest," Aang suggested.
"No. I feel okay enough to be able to help around. And besides I can't leave it all to you guys. Suki is probably going to be chasing down Sokka for the rest of the day, you need to work on your fire bending, Zuko's your teacher, and Toph is blind!"Katara explained to him.
"Hey!" Toph yelled at her. "I can still see," she pointed out.
"Yes, I am aware, Toph. But you're probably going to get everything mixed up and lets face it, you're horrible at organization," Katara told her.
"Fair point," Toph shrugged.
"Okay, I guess you can help out, but if you start to feel dizzy or anything, you should take a break," Aang told her.
"Don't worry, Aang. I know how much I can handle," she told him and she walked to the other side of the room and grabbed a basket that contained all of their dirty clothes. "I'll just go out to the court ward to wash these and then I'll hang them on the balcony."
"Alright then, be careful!" Aang shouted after her.
Zuko noticed the way that Aang stared after Katara as she walked down the hall of the mansion.
"You really care for her, don't you?" Zuko asked Aang.
"Yeah. I know we can never be together, but that doesn't mean I still can't express my feelings."
While Zuko and Aang were talking, Suki was chasing down Sokka in the court yard where Katara was washing the clothes.
"She was getting married and you still chose her over me!" Suki was yelling.
"No! It was before I met you!" was Sokka's excuse.
"No it wasn't," Katara said.
"So even after I kissed you, you choose a betrothed woman over a single Kyoshi Warrior!" Suki continues.
"I have weaknesses. And I didn't think that kiss meant anything!" Sokka said as Suki almost was able to grab his arm but then he twisted out of her grasp and started running in the opposite direction.
Suki suddenly stopped. It was like she was frozen to the spot. Sokka stopped as well and stared at her. "So my heart means nothing to you?" she asked while placing a hand on her chest and looking down at the ground fighting the urge to start crying.
"No, I love you and you mean the world to me," Sokka explained to her as he began walking slowly towards her.
"Then how come even though you knew how I felt, you decided to get a new girlfriend?" Suki asked and finally looked up at him. Her face was streaming with tears.
"Well, first off we all know that I don't think anything through, so I didn't acknowledge it. Second, I thought that I was never going to see you again. But then you showed up and the ferry docks the world became a happier place," he paused. "And, yes, that is my best attempt at sounding poetic." At this point, Sokka was standing right in front of her with her arms out and a goofy smile on his face.
Suki showed a small smile through her tears. "You really mean that, Sokka?"
"Of course I do Suki. I may not always know where I keep my heart, but when I look at you I remember that I entrusted it with you." Suki finally gave in and flung herself into Sokka's awaiting arms and pressed her lips against his as he entwined his arms around her waist. They stood like that for about ten seconds before Katara interrupted.
"Excuse me! Oma and Shu, I'm trying to do the laundry!" Katara shouted to them with a teasing smile on her face.
Sokka and Suki broke apart. "Alright, Suki, come on, lets continue in my room."
"Whatever you say, Mr. Handsom," Suki replied to him as he Put his arm around her waist and they walked back into the mansion.
"Even though that was really sweet, I did not need to witness that.
What did you think? So the in this chapter, nothing really happened except for the awesome Sukka fluffness. Don't worry it will lead up to something.
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