2nd chapter! Thanks for the tip on the speech lines! Please review it too!
Gifts for a warrior
"I think that's a good spot to land, Aang" said Zuko.
"Ok" Aang called back in the wind.
Suki and Sokka broke away from their moment as they prepared for their landing. Sokka took the blanket off Suki and folded it up as Appa smoothly slide down the wind onto ground. He kept the blanket and guided Suki down Appa's tail.
"I never thought I'd be so happy to be on land again." Suki said.
"You said it!" continued Toph.
"Its getting dark, Toph can you earthbend some slanted walls so it's easier for everyone to set up their tents?" Aang asked.
"Whatever." Toph replied. She raised her arms, thrust them forward, and five slanted pillars and a single tent of rock formed in a circle.
"Zuko and I will go find some firewood, in the meantime you guys prepare your tents. See you later!" Aang shouted in a happy demeanour. Sokka helped Suki put up her tent before continuing to his own.
"Wow, Suki, I'm impressed!" called Katara "Usually Sokka never does anything to help, but when you arrived, he just won't rest!" she continued laughing lightly.
Suki's cheeks turned into a shade of pink as Katara finished her sentence. "Thanks Sokka, for everything."
Sokka turned around, looking confused. "Everything? I only helped set up your tent."
"No it's more than that. You protected me when Zuko nearly shot fire to my face on Kyoshi. You nearly sacrificed yourself to protect me from the falling rocks at the Serpent's Pass. You came and rescued me from that crazy mad house yesterday. You kept me warm when I first rode on Appa. You...you…" Suki look for the words for her next sentence. "You showed me care and concern, and I…" Sokka placed a finger on her lips, she stopped her speech.
"I know," Sokka moved his head closer to hers and shut his eyes, Suki followed suit. They locked lips and wrapped their arms over each other. Toph feeling what was going on between the two quickly lifted up her feet.
"Aww, that's so sweet!" Katara mentioned, putting her hands together next to her cheek.
"Meet me in my tent later, I have something I want to show you." Sokka whispered to Suki as they broke for air. Suki gestured a motion that says 'yes' back to him.
Suki moved back into her tent. Sokka had taken the initiative to make it extra nice for her. Suki laid her sleeping mat and headed back out. Aang and his firebending master had returned and there was already a glowing fire in the middle of their camp. Zuko was heating a porcelain pot that had a jasmine flower imprinted on it. "Must be tea" Suki shrugged and moved towards Sokka.
The gaang gathered around the fire for dinner and tea.
"Wow! Camping, it really seems like old times again, doesn't it." said Aang.
"If you real want to feel like old times, I could…er…chase you around and try to capture you." Zuko suggested, with a evil kind of glint in his eye. Everyone but Katara laughed.
"To Zuko, who knew after all those times he tried to snuff us out, today he'd be our hero" Sokka praised.
"Heer heer!" everyone cheered, that is without Katara.
"I'm touched. I don't deserve this." Zuko said.
"Yeah, no kidding." Katara continued and walked away.
"What's with her?" Sokka asked, to nobody in particular.
"I wish I knew." Zuko said as he followed Katara.
"What's with him?"
After finishing the tea, Suki decided to break the silence. "So when did Zuko learn how to make tea?"
"From his uncle" Aang replied, while eating his food.
"His tea is leagues below Iroh," Toph continued.
"How'd you know?" Sokka asked?
"I earthbended him in his backside once, and then he offered me some tea, some really, really good tea."
"Wait, you mean that Zuko is The Dragon of West's nephew?" Suki inquired, shocked from the news.
"Yeah, his dad's the fire lord, and Iroh is his brother, so that makes Zuko his nephew," Sokka said.
"I don't know, to me, that tea is already better than that of Oyagi." Suki commented. "His was so bitter that I couldn't taste for two weeks!"
Everyone laughed.
"Can I come to your tent now?" Suki whispered.
"Just give me a few more minutes to prepare everything, I tell you when I'm done." Sokka replied.
"Ok." She was getting a little impatient already, and desperately wanted to find out what he had for her, and why he would need to prepare.
A while later, Katara and Zuko had returned, Sokka stuck out his head and gestured for Suki to come over. She had been peeking out of her tent every five seconds. She was so excited, quickly got up and walked calmly towards Sokka's tent, to avoid any suspicion. She walked past a rock and, bumped into someone, him being Zuko. "Shoot!"She thought.
"Oops! Wrong tent!" She said with a embarrassed smile on her face, trying to be innocent.
"I'm sorry. Do you need to talk to Sokka too?" Zuko questioned.
"Nope. Not me." She quickly walked away, trying to act normal, but was failing miserably at it. Sokka was not enjoying it himself. He heard someone entered his tent and turn around. He stretched out in a flirtatious position with a rose clamped between his teeth. Upon seeing who the person was, Sokka nearly died of embarrassment. He quickly covered up his act and turned around to swallow the rose stalk.
After recounting his story about his mother to Zuko, he quickly pushed him out of his tent. He quickly called for Suki. Unfortunately, Zuko was still outside, staring at him. He quickly put on a fake front by whistling, very badly. After Zuko left, Sokka called for Suki again.
Suki crept her way to his tent, dying to know what kind of surprise he had for her. Sokka decided to drop the flirty front and get right down to business.
"Hey Suki, you see this sword? Have you ever wondered why it has a black blade?" Sokka asked.
"Just get to the point Sokka!" She replied impatiently.
"Ok, Ok, calm down." Sokka replied. I made you something, something only you and I will know about for now." Sokka reached to his back and took a box from behind and place it in her palms. In his head he was giving himself a hard knock on his head for giving such a stupid speech
Suki opened the box. What she saw shocked her, in a good way. She place her hand over her a mouth. "Sokka, its beautiful!" She exclaimed, tears of joy were already welling up in her eyes. She lunged forward and embraced Sokka.
He was not expecting her to do that, but he didn't care anyway. He returned her embrace with as much love and strength. They pulled away from their hug and let their lips finish the rest. Suki picked up one of the gifts Sokka made for her and fan it at the candles Sokka prepared for their date, extinguishing the flames as she slowly pushed Sokka onto his back, with herself moving in the same direction as him.
