Hot did not even begin to describe the temperature of that night. Sweltering, humid, blistering, and scalding summed it up much better.
Katara, daughter of freakin' water, was boiling in her bed. She felt like she was literally boiling in a pool of red silk sheets. She had been tossing and turning all night without a blink of sleep so far. And the night was half way over!
However, the heat was not the only reason she hadn't been able to sleep.
"Damnit!" She was holding, more like was trying to squash, her head in her slender fingers and shouting into her pillow. That was the other reason she could not sleep. Every time she would close her eyes, there he stood in all of his glory. Actually the picture changed each time. First he would be washing off in a pond, then the next he would be lying in a series of twitches emitting blue sparks from between his fingers and toes, then the next he would be looking at her from behind his brand new 'Fire Lord' desk. To say the least it was highly frustrating.
After taking a series of calming breaths, she tried to shut her eyes again. Total blackness.
A few moments passed as she snuggled closer into her pillow and kicked off the remaining sheets tangled around her ankles.
3, 2, 1…
"DAMNIT!"
Katara took a leap off her bed, stomped over to her door, opened it, walked out, and didn't forget to slam it on her way.
She stalked around the empty and nearly dark hallways in her under wraps. It was too darn hot outside for any article of clothing so she didn't really care about anyone's opinion about it. Plus it was in the middle of the night and she was probably the only one out and about besides the guards stationed around the palace.
Before thinking twice, she made her way to the Fire Lord's personal gardens.
The moon was big and bright and allowed her a lit pathway. She made it outside and into the heat. Before Katara could even fan herself, she high tailed it to the small pond that occupied the tree. Then she jumped into it. Since it was small she really had to crouch down to fully submerge herself. And it was nice and cold. So she tried to stay under for as long as possible without creating any sort of water bubble.
Eventually she broke the surface, gasping for breath. She lifted herself out of the turtle duck pond and onto the grass where she laid all sprawled out like an animal of some sort with her eyes closed.
"Wow. That was…sort of comical."
Her eyes split open at the sound of his voice. Without even getting up, she smacks the ground next to her, pretty much telling him to sit with her. He obliged and sat with his legs crossed next to her dripping body.
She sits herself up as he swipes her small hand into his larger one. He kisses her fingers then looks in her direction.
"Is the heat going to be like this all summer?" She asks, already irritated about the water on her skin drying instantly.
He chuckles before telling her, "maybe. Sometimes it's humid like this for days and then it'll rain for a week."
She shrugs her shoulders and leans her head against his shoulder.
"So that's keeping you up at this hour?" She asks.
"The heat. What about you?"
"The heat and you." She casually answers.
He leans over to look at her in confusion.
"Me? How am I keeping you awake?" He asks.
"You won't get out of my head! I close my eyes and there you are in the bath, at your desk, at your coronation, in the war room, being struck by lightning, and everywhere else!"
He laughs at her.
"So all you see is me when you close your eyes at night? Well that's endearing. I'm glad I'm the one keeping you up." He says with another chuckle.
She pushes his shoulder.
"Pervert."
He retracts and wraps his muscular arms around her form and kisses her on the lips.
She returns the kiss until she's out of breath.
"I love when you do that." She grins up at him and he smirks down at her.
"Do you love when I do this?" Before she can question the remark, she's lifted into the air and over his shoulders by her very humorous and very strong boyfriend.
"Zuko! Put me down! I do not enjoy this!" She shouts from her altitude.
He's having a fit of laughter as he walks her over towards his bedroom doors that overlook the gardens. Once inside the palace again, he balances her with one arm and shuts the doors. He turns them back around and she squeals when he nearly throws her onto his bed.
She then squeals AGAIN because his sheets are so cool and refreshing compared to the hot and humid weather.
"Why are your sheets and blanket so cool?" She asks without hiding the envy.
"They're made like that for fire benders. To keep the heat out since our body temperature is so warm to begin with."
"That's not fair!" She shouts.
He laughs and gets into bed next to her and pulling her by the waist to his side. He lets his head fall into her hair between her neck and her shoulder. They pull the covers over them because it's actually cooler with them on. He kisses her neck, then her cheek, and then her lips.
"Well then if it gets incredibly hot at night you'll just have to sleep in my bed." He gives her a smile.
She laughs before she turns over and into his arms.
And it's still sickly hot and holding each other makes it a little warmer but they suffer just for the comfort.
"Katara…"
"What?"
"Go to sleep. Now that I'm right here, you don't have to dream about me." He offers another chuckle.
She pinches his stomach before she's out like a light.
"I'm sleepless,
You've got me wide awake."
[Sleepless - Excision]
I started out in a bad direction to point where it was negative.
Then somehow I went off into cute/fluff mode!
It's much better as a fluffy drabble.
Special shout-out!:
Thank you Orlissa92 and NorthernLights25 for the reviews!
Even though I do not request reviews because these drabbles are for your enjoyment, thank you anyhow :]
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[Please note the sarcasm]
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