Author's Note
This was a prompt sent to me on tumblr, if you'd like to send me a prompt you can find me at quiddityofstars.
I'm Only Here To Establish An Alibi
"Sokka, I'm in the middle of finishing some important documents, can't this wait until later?"
Sokka shook his head at Zuko. "No, most certainly not, this is of the greatest importance."
Zuko raised an eyebrow. "What is of the greatest importance?"
Sokka paused for several moments, putting on his thinking face. "I need to talk to you about… my sister!"
The Fire Lord's second eyebrow joined his first in rising. "Katara? What about her?"
There were several more moments before Sokka answered. "I want to know… What your intentions towards her are!"
Although Zuko was sure by now that Sokka was making this all up on the spot, he still felt as if he was being accused of something. "My… Intentions? I'm not sure that I have any."
"Exactly!" Sokka pointed his finger at the confused Fire Lord across the desk from him. "You're… not paying enough attention to her! Think Zuko, think! How neglected she must feel that you don't have any plans towards her!"
Zuko felt that they were getting into dangerous territory in this conversation and decided to end it. "Sokka, why are you really here? Have you got some kind of scheme going on? Are you just supposed to distract me until Aang has painted moustaches on all the portraits or something?"
"No, but that is a brilliant idea, thank you."
"Sokka."
"Alright, fine, you got me." Sokka sighed and put his feet up on the Fire Lord's desk. "I'm only here to establish an alibi."
"First, get your feet off my desk, second, dear Agni Kai, what have you done?"
Sokka tried to put on an innocent expression. "I don't know what you're talking about, I haven't done anything."
It was at this point that they could hear a large explosion from another area of the palace.
Sokka stood up. "Damn it, it wasn't supposed to go off for another ten minutes!"
Zuko was giving him a look. "I don't think your alibi is going to do you any good now."