Well, it's been a while since I've written anything. Never thought I'd write for Avatar, but hey, there's a first time for everything. I will warn you, I wrote this in 40 minutes and at 10:00 at night. I just watched the most recent episode of Avatar (The Firebending Masters), so this is my thoughts on what I thought MIGHT or COULD HAVE happened...yeah my mind works in mysterious ways. Hah..okay. Here's the drabble!

I suppose it was his sensitive and caring side that eventually made me realize what I had failed to see so long ago. I never noticed how much he really cared about that dragon, how much it had changed him. But wait, I'm getting ahead of myself... let me start over.

He was one of the last people in the world I had expected trust, let alone teach the Avatar firebending. Somehow, I'd always thought he'd turn his back on us, on me, like he had before. Huh...well I guess I was proven wrong. When he and Aang when to that old civilization to learn the, for a lack of words, true way of firebending, I didn't expect him to come back a new person. It was like he let go of his anger. Officially. Of course, that golden dragon egg he was given helped too. That egg seemed to be the source of his happiness. It was nice to see him with a smile finally upon his face. Dare I say, it made me smile too.

The night he and Aang came back from their firebending mission, I couldn't sleep. So, being me, I decided to go outside and lie underneath the stars and moon. I heard light footsteps coming towards me and figured it was Aang. To my surprise it was Zuko.

"Hey," he said quietly.

"Hi." I replied a bit harsh, but I wasn't in the mood to see him, or anyone really.

He sat down beside me and his crossed legs. I heard him rummaging through his bag and was startled when a golden egg shaped object blocked my view of the moon. I sat straight up and looked at him.

"What is that?"

"I don't really know. I think it's an egg of some sort. The Sun Warriors gave it to me...something about having my heart finally in the right place."

"Okay. Well I'm glad to hear that. Makes me feel more comfortable that you won't get up and leave us now."

"When I first picked this thing up when Aang and I were in the temple, it felt like it was alive. I think there might be a dragon in it."

I looked at him with a raised eyebrow, "A dragon? Seriously?"

"Yeah...I mean that whole village was based on the source of firebending, and that's the dragon. So I thought maybe it could be. I hope it is...I'd finally be able to care about something that won't leave me."

"And maybe it will make you a delicate little flower," I tried to hide my smirk.

"I'm not delicate."

He flopped down on the ground and looked up at the dark sky. I followed his action and gazed at the moon. I couldn't see his face, but I could have sworn I heard him smile.

Well, let's just say he was right, which surprised everyone. Eventually that egg did hatch, and it indeed was a baby dragon. A deep red dragon with golden eyes. It was beautiful. Zuko became very protective of that dragon, almost as if it became his life. The way he cared for the creature gave me new hope for him. He really had changed. Maybe he wasn't all that bad anymore. After all, that dragon did expose Zuko's sensitive and loving side...even if he did deny it.

Rightio...hopefully that didn't bore you. Hopefully you enjoyed it...even if it was a random drabble.

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