Carving Lesson with Sokka

He had been wanting to do it for a while now. I mean they had been dating for almost two years now right, and he was more than sure that he wanted to marry her. He also knew how much it would mean to her if he personally carved her engagement necklace. So that was exactly what he planned to do.

Only one problem he did not know one thing about carving an engagement necklace. Plus the one person he could ask to teach him happened to be her brother. What was to poor young fire lord to do. If he asked Sokka to help him carve the necklace it could go two ways, either he would get mad and hit the fire lord with his boomerang or he would give Zuko a long speech on how important a marriage proposal was. Oh well, the young fire lord thought as he walked up to his girlfriends brother. The man was shorter than him, but could put up one hell of a fight.

"Ahem...Sokka...Can I talk to you?" Zuko asked as he walked up behind Sokka

"Sure, Sifu Hotman" Sokka said throwing an arm over his old friend.

"Okay first stop calling me that" Zuko said as he and Sokka walked out of the room, "and second...sigh...I want to propose to Katara" Zuko finished the last part and flinched as he expected Sokka to hit him. When nothing happened he opened on eye and looked at the cross armed man in front of him.

Sokka had a thoughtful look on his face, "Your serious about this?" Sokka asked

"More than I am about a lot of things" Zuko said relaxing

After a moment of thought Sokka put on a goofy smile and patted Zuko on the back, "Well alright than, and you do intend on making her an engagement necklace?"

"Of course, that is actually what I wanted your help with" Zuko said rubbing the back of his neck.

"Umm give me a half our to go and buy the stuff, than meet me in your office" Sokka said with an even goofier smile.

"Alright" Zuko said turning to leave before Sokka changed his mind.

HALF HOUR LATER IN ZUKO'S OFFICE~~

"Here are the supplies you will need" Sokka said coming in carrying a small bag. Dumping its contents on the table, Zuko could see Sokka had bought three spare stones incase Zuko messed up.

"Okay first take your stone like this in your hand" Sokka said putting the stone in Zuko's hand and placing it just right. "Now what symbol did you want to do?"

"I wanted to put the water tribe symbol for love on it with the fire nation symbol next to it." Zuko said blushing a little at his corniness

Sokka thought for a moment than smiled at Zuko, "well alright" Sokka said picking up the cutting tool and placing it in Zuko's hand. "I will draw the water tribe symbol for love on a piece of paper, than you carve it into the stone."

Zuko watched as Sokka formed the symbol perfectly. Zuko started cutting and scrapping away at the soft stone. He could hear Sokka chuckling quietly behind him.

"WHAT?" Zuko asked turning around and glaring at Sokka.

"Nothing" Sokka said putting his hands up, when Zuko raised his good eyebrow at him

Out of no where the doors to Zuko's office swung open and in walked a happy looking Katara. Zuko quickly hid the stone behind his back.

"Good afternoon gentle men." Katara said happily, "I was just going to grab some lunch when Toph said you two were in here and I thought I would ask if you wanted to come" She said looking from Sokka to her guilty looking boyfriend. She smiled at his uncomfortableness. Than she noticed his hands were behind his back like a small child hiding something from their mother. "Zuko, what are you hiding?"

"Who me...Nothing" Zuko said quickly

"Mhmm, let me have it" Katara said quickly holding out her hand.

"No"

"Zuko, let me have it" She pushed walking closer to him, her chest pressed up against his and he began to blush. "Give it" She ordered again.

Katara smiled when she saw a bead of sweat go down his forehead. Slowly he pulled his hand out from behind his back. Placing the small stone in her hand, Zuko looked away with a blush and waited for her reaction.

Katara stared with her mouth open at the small stone in her palm. "Zuko, what were you trying to carve on this stone?"

"I was trying to carve the water tribe symbol for love on it. I was trying to..." Katara cut him off

"Did sokka show you this symbol?" She asked raising an eye brow

"Yes, Why?" Zuko asked confused, than he watch as Katara gather up some water and whipped her brother as he tried to run out of the room.

"Don't be mad at him. I just asked him to help me make the engagement necklace I was going to give you" Zuko said looking at his feet.

"Zuko, do you know what this really means?" She said showing him the symbol on the paper.

"No, What?" He asked

"It means hairy testicles" She said with a smile

"WHAT!" He said feeling really stupid, he looked down with his embarrassment.

"Zuko" Katara said trying to comfort him. He just turned and sat at his desk, picking up one of the other stones and throwing it. "This is so sweet, and Yes"

"Yes?" He asked looking up with a confused look on his face

"Yes I will marry you. I don't need a fancy necklace, when all I really want is you" She said sitting in his lap and putting her hands around his neck, and she kissed her fiancé right on the lips not carrying if sokka or anyone walk in.