Drabble Four: I'd Lie
I don't think that passenger seat
Has ever looked this good to me.
As Zuko's hair whipped in the wind as they sailed the skies n Appa's back, Katara couldn't help but look at him. He was a prince, after all.
He tells me about his night
I count the colours in his eyes.
"How did you sleep?" she asked.
"Fine," he smiled at her, his golden eyes shining.
He'll never fall in love he swears,
As he runs his fingers through his hair
"So," Sokka asked, "What was with you and the Mai girl?"
"I broke up with her through a note. She hates me," Zuko ran a hand through his straight black hair.
I'm laughing 'cause I hope he's wrong.
I don't think it ever crossed his mind,
He tells a joke, I fake a smile.
But I know all his favourite songs.
And I could tell you
His favourite colour's green.
"I liked it in Ba Sing Se. Serving tea, you know? It was nice. Everything was so… green," he grinned at the memory.
He loves to argue
"Are you going to get the water?"
"Get it yourself."
"Listen, you're with us now. You pitch in."
"I carry my own weight."
"Now you just sound like Toph!"
Born on the seventeenth.
His sister's beautiful.
"Azula's hot," Haru grinned slyly.
"If by 'hot' you mean totally evil," Sokka scoffed.
"I think she's beautiful," Katara admitted.
He has his father's eyes.
And if you ask me if I love him
"You totally like him," Toph said.
"Shut up, Toph. You don't know what you're talking about."
I'd lie.
He looks around the room
Innocently overlooks the truth
Shouldn't a light go on?
Doesn't he know that I've had him memorised for so long?
"Where is the avatar?!" he had asked. Instantly, he had gone to Katara. She stared at him, wide eyed. That scar. She would never forget that scar.
He sees everything in black and white
Never let nobody see him cry.
I don't let nobody see me wishing he was mine.
Dear Gran Gran,
--There's this boy--
(A/N- The words with dashed on either side are 'crossed out')
--There's this prince--
--There's this guy--
We miss you.
Love Katara
And I could tell you
His favourite colour's green.
"I hate Fire Nation clothes," Zuko stated, "It's all so pompous."
"Yeah," Toph agreed, "the clothes from the Earthg Kingdom are so much better."
"And green," Zuko agreed.
He loves to argue
"Will you take me as a prisoner?" Zuko knelt in front of them. Katara's eyes narrowed.
"No we won't!"
Born on the seventeenth.
His sister's beautiful.
He has his father's eyes.
"Isn't it strange?" Sokka asked, looking from the picture of Ozai to Zuko.
"What?" Zuko snapped.
"You don't look anything like your father."
"I'll take that as a compliment," zuko let a small smile grace his features.
"That's not true," Katara objected, pointing at Ozai's picture, "You have his eyes."
And if you ask me if I love him
I'd lie.
Dear Katara,
I am not an idiot. I can read through your scratchings. Who is this boy?
-Gran Gran
Dear Gran Gran,
--He's--
There is no boy.
-Katara
He stands there then walks away,
"Katara, are you okay?" asked Toph.
My God if I could only say
I'm holding every breath for you.
"What?" Katara let the air escape her lips as Zuko passed her, "Oh, yeah. I'm fine."
"You were holding your breath."
"Was I?"
Now he'd never tell you
But he can play guitar
They met up with Chong and his merry band again.
"Play some music, young man, and let it grow from your heart!"
And Zuko did play. He grabbed the guitar and played. It was the most beautiful thing Katara had ever heard.
I think he can see through
Everything but my heart
"Azula always lies, Azula always lies, Azula always lies," he was chanting one day.
"Zuko?"
"Wha? Oh, yea Katara?"
Katara paused. And then turned away, "Nothing."
First thought when I wake up
Is my god, he's beautiful.
Katara turned to Zuko. He rose with the sun, but she rose even earlier than that. As the light from Yue shone onto his face, casting his scar into shadow, Katara saw his pure side.
So I put on my makeup, and pray for a miracle.
And yes, I could tell you
His favourite colour's green.
He loves to argue
Oh, and it kills me.
His sister's beautiful.
He has his father's eyes.
And if you ask me if I love him
I'd lie.
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The song is by Taylor Swift. It's called I'd Lie. I do not own the song in any way shape or form.