The beggining is mostly a filler, and I tried to make it fast, but I just can't do that, cause I suk at making things short and skipping useless details so I'm reallly sorry. Other than that, I'm sorry.
And I kind of forgot about The Duke, Teo and I think I missing someone, but I really can't find roles for them, so lets say they are in the all day echo chamber... all day!
Other then that I hope you enjoy! :)
Disclaimer: I only have like $50 bucks on me. So sorry guys, plus I suck at writing my own plot lines
and stories. I'd be fired on day one.
Zuko woke quietly. Last night had definitely been interesting. He slowly walked out of his room and looked around. Everyone was still asleep, but that would be expected. It was only five thirty, and the sun wasn't even up.
Suddenly a huge hole was in front of him. Zuko stopped in surprise. Then all of a sudden Toph popped out of the hole.
"Stop moving around," the Blind Bandit hissed. "No one can sleep, and frankly all I hear is the pounding of your feet. You keep moving and your feet will be hurt sooo badly you won't be able to walk."
He looked down in embarrassment when he remembered when he burned Toph's feet.
She gave him one last nasty glare and disappeared into the hole. The hole then disappeared and he suspected she had Earth bended in front of him.
Zuko tiptoed to the edge of the cliff and sat down, his feet dangling over the edge. He quietly watched the sun rise and the sky burst with orange, pink, and red.
As Mai would say, 'I hate orange.' He sighed, thinking about the girl he left behind.
Aang woke up at six like every day. He loved to watch the sunrise and meditate as the sun rose.
He looked and noticed Zuko sitting and watching it. He walked toward the banished prince. He did so silently, as he didn't want to wake up Toph; she was a monster in the mornings.
"It's beautiful isn't it?" a quiet voice said beside Zuko and he jumped almost a foot in the air. He hadn't noticed that Aang had sat right next to him.
"What are you sighing about?" Aang asked as hyper as ever. Even at six in the morning.
How on Earth did this kid sit and meditate? Zuko thought to himself.
"Wait, lemme guess," the Avatar continued. "Is it a girl?"
Zuko glanced at him surprised. The prince never would have guessed that a naive twelve year old would get what he was sighing about. Then again, Aang was different.
"How did you know?" Zuko asked.
"Well first Sokka did that a lot when Suki wasn't with us, and I doittoo" Aang mumbled off at the end.
"Excuse me what?" Zuko asked.
Aang blushed and rubbed the back of his head. "Nothing."
"Oh okay. Sounded like you said that you did it too."
Aang blushed more deeply and Zuko knew he heard right.
"Well, I'm off to meditate," Aang said suddenly. "Tell Katara that when she wakes"
Aang had glided out and was gone before Zuko could even nod his head.
The scared prince wondered what to do with his time. Now that Aang had left he was bored out of his mind. Why oh why did he wake up this early?
Then a brilliant though struck him. He could make breakfast for everyone! He could take the duty off Katara's hands for once. Plus he felt bad for making her wash his socks a couple days ago; they were pretty stinky.
He got up and walked toward the corner where he saw Katara put the food. He neared the corner, but was hit by a pungent smell. Something was rotting or his sock had found their way into the food.
He peered into the basket and saw some meat, a couple vegetables, stuff for porridge and… Ewww a dead rat. He held his nose and threw it over the cliff.
He grabbed the ingredients and walked over to the fire pit. He lit the pit with his fire bending and in a flash there was a nice hot fire.
He looked around for water but couldn't find a drop.
Where did Katara get water for the boiling the food? He thought.
He wandered a little ways out of camp and soon enough he could see a stream further on. He filled the pot with water and lugged it back to camp.
He put it down with a splash and when he looked inside it was only half full.
"Urgh!" Zuko growled. "Oh well, it should be enough." He said to himself.
He then looked at all the food spread out around him. Being a former prince he had no experience at all because he had servants to do that. But he had watched Katara cook. All she did was put the vegetables and meat in the pot and stir right?
So he just dumped the meat and vegetables in and stirred. What to do with the porridge?
"I'll just dump that in too," he muttered to himself. That's how it gets the gritty feeling, right?
Katara sat up suddenly to a horrible stench that seemed to be coming from the camp. If this was Sokka's meat stash rotting, she was going to kill him.
She wearily rubbed her eyes, but pulled herself out of the sleeping bag quickly. The stench was getting to her.
She stepped outside of the tent, took one look at Zuko trying to cook and screamed.
"What are you doing!" she said running toward him. "You trying to kill us or something?"
Zuko turned around in surprise. "What no, no. I was just trying to help!"
"Well look what your help is doing," she said pointing to the dark, thick mush in the pot. "Urgh!" she yelled throwing her hands up in frustration. "Whatever. Just scrape this crap out of the pot."
Zuko quickly got to work not wanting to get her angered any more. He put the glop in a bowl and slunk away to his room.
"Where's Aang!" Katara yelled suddenly.
"Oh, he's up on the cliffs meditating," Zuko said coming out again.
"Well go get him," Katara said.
"I can't fly."
"I know that," she said. "I meant yell for him."
"Oh, ok. AAAAANNNNNNGGGGGG! BREAKFAST IS READYYY!"
"Gosh Sparky, you definitely got a set of lungs," Toph said angrily coming out of her rock tent. She wearily plopped down on the makeshift bench. "What's for breakfast Sugar Queen?"
"Oh, I want to wait till everyone's here," she said slyly.
Zuko got a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach.
By then Aang had swooped down and was waiting for Katara to give him something to do.
"Hey Aang, could you get Sokka and Suki?" Katara asked.
"Yea, make sure you cover your eyes first," Toph called after him sniggering. She was being serious though.
But Aang was already near Sokka's tent and didn't heed Toph's warning. He opened the tent flap to be greeted by a sight that would scar him for life.
"AHHHH!" Aang screamed and jumped away as if the tent had burned him.
"Told you," Toph muttered and Zuko made a disgusted face.
Sokka shot up from his sleep. "Wha… whaz happanin!" he sleepily yelled.
"Sokkaaa," Suki mumbled.
"Spirits Sokka, get some clothes on," Aang said from outside of the tent.
"Heehee, I told you dressing after that would pay off," Suki said and Sokka just grumbled angrily.
"That was the most disgusting scene I have ever seen," Aang said angrily.
"Just ignore it," Katara said.
"Actually, Sokka and I are going to talk after breakfast," Hakoda said sternly.
Katara laughed while giving everyone bowls.
"Come on guys, Zuko made us breakfast today," Katara said with a grin.
"You're gonna get it Sparky," Toph said punching him 'lightly.'
Zuko put his head in his hands and groaned. "Don't remind me."
Sokka and Suki came out of the tent, fully clothed, and slightly ruffled.
Everyone sat in a circle waiting for breakfast.
"Here Zuko, why don't you taste it for us first," Katara said sweetly, handing him a bowl of glop.
"That doesn't smell too good," Sokka said.
"I know," Zuko said sadly and lifted a spoonful of it to his mouth. He quickly put it in his mouth and grimaced. He frowned in concentration and said, "It's not that bad."
Katara looked undisturbed that her plan had flopped and just gave everyone some to try.
"This is really good Zuko, what you put in it" Aang asked. "I love the tangy flavor."
"Oh just some porridge, vegetables, and some meat."
Aang froze. "Wait what did you say lastly?"
"Meat," Zuko said shrugging.
"Oh Spirits forgive me!" Aang said and ran to get some water to scrub his tongue with.
"I knew you'd love meat," Sokka called after him referring to when Aang said 'he loved the tangy flavor'.
"What's wrong with him?" Zuko asked.
"He's vegetarian," Suki said.
"Oh," Zuko said sheepishly.
"Wait, I think there's something wrong with me," Zuko said suddenly. He turned a sickly green and ran for the cliff. Then he was on his knees puking his guts out.
"I told you not to help," Katara said sternly after him.
"What about everyone else?" Zuko said between chunks.
"I fixed theirs so they wouldn't get sick."
"Thanks. Really." Zuko said after he finished blowing chunks over the side of the cliff.
"Don't worry, I got some medicine that'll fix your right up," Katara said happily and Zuko just groaned in response.
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