Disclaimer: I do Not own Avatar: The last Airbender or Warhammer 40k. The first five chapters take place during the first day of school. This is a flash back to an important day in Summer. I will start adding dates to the new chapters for an official timeline. Once Again any and all reviews will be most appreciated and help judge if people want more of the story. This is mostly from Zuko's perspective.
"It's nice to finally relax at our beach." Katara said, gracing him with a smile
"I agree. We've all been cooped up inside for far too long, and we needed to have some fun together." Toph said, lying down on her blanket
"Speak for yourself. I went somewhere this summer with my family," he said with a hint of sadness, but tried to hide it from his friends, remembering the demons that still haunted the memory of that place... his family cottage where he received his scar.
"Are you alright? You seem to be so sad now that you've mentioned it" Katara asked politely, seeming to be able to see right past his façade. He wondered if she would still want to help him if he told her everything.
"Hmmm, what?" He sputtered, losing his train of thought. "Katara, I'm fine. I was just thinking about how annoying my sister was" he said, to cover up his lapse in concentration. "She likes to tease me, even after all these year." he said, using the truth of his annoying sister to hide why he was really upset.
"Stop being such a crybaby hothead and enjoy the nice weather and Katara swimming" Toph said, hoping to change the awkward subject, knowing that Zuko wasn't lying but he also wasn't being completely honest.
"Toph!" Zuko and Katara both shouted, then looked away from each other to hide their blushing faces.
"I'm going in for a swim. Toph, are you going to join me?" Katara asked, quickly running into the water.
"Relax now and swim later" Toph was able to say, while she stretched and got into a more comfortable position.
"Well, Zuko, I guess it's just going to be me and you for now." Katara said with a smile, and doing so gave him butterflies, wondering how a person could be so perfect.
He simply smiled, and then ran full speed into the water before diving, trying to impress Katara with his athleticism, even though he knew she wasn't the type of girl to fall for it…..still never hurt to try.
He floated to the surface, where she was waiting for him, and felt her tackle him, pushing him under the water before letting go, then allowing him to catch his breath before she splashed him with water. Katara quickly swam away, using her expert skills at swimming to keep away from him. He ducked under the water and waited for only a second before he felt he got close, and then he grabbed her. He pulled her towards him as he got to shallower water and stood up, still carrying her, and walked onto the beach while she struggled to get free. Katara got somewhat free, but ended up falling on top of him instead. He was strangely comfortable. She was so soft and gentle, but he felt guilty. It didn't help when he heard Toph wolf whistle.
In case your wondering, yes there is more to this day then just what I've written in this chapter. You might like how things progress. If your unhappy with the short chapters don't worry, in a few chapters they will start to get longer.