Sorry this took so long. :\ I kept trying to write the girls being girly and getting ready and stuff and I just... I'm just not girly and I don't have all that many friends that like to be girly so I was just like wa...? What do girls even do all that time in the bathroom? It's weird... Anyways... Hope you like it . (Do you guys know how long it takes to describe someone's appearence. A freakin long time) I DON'T OWN IT! I DON'T OWN KATARA, ZUKO, SOKKA, SUKI, TOPH, AANG, TY LEE, HAKODA, IROH, OR SOME RANDOM DUDE FROM THAT TIME THAT TY LEE WENT TO THE BEACH WITH ZUKO, MAI, AND AZULA.
"...oh." Zuko, Sokka, some random guy nobody knew, and Aang were standing at the bottom of the staircase watching Katara, Suki, Ty Lee, and Toph descend. Katara was wearing a cerulean blue short dress that had reminded all the girls of a princess dress. The straps that went over her shoulder liked to slip down her arms, but that was ok because the bodice of the dress clung to her chest and stomach. Material flowed away from her waist and the dress stopped just before her knees. She had black eye liner framing her eyes and just a touch of lip gloss. Her hair was curled and let down out of the braid she liked to put it in sometimes. Suki had an emerald green halter top on that revealed her flat stomach and a flowing skirt that matched her top in color hung low on her hips and stopped mid-shin. There wasn't much you could do with her short brown hair except straighten it. The hair on either side of her face had been pulled back with sparkly green clip. Suki had on a bit more make up then Katara. She had a little blush, yellow mixing with green eye shadow, brown eye liner, and black mascara on. Her lips were painted red. Ty Lee was wearing a knee length soft pink dress. It followed the curves of her body without sticking to her skin. Her hair was still in a long braid with her bangs left down but she did have lip gloss, pink eye shadow, and a little bit of rosy blush. Toph wasn't happy. The girls had pulled her hair back from her face with a head band. At least they hadn't gotten her into a skirt. She was wearing big flowy shorts that almost looked like a skirt until she walked and a tank top. Her shorts were dark green and her tank top was the same color with yellow designs on it. The girls had talked her into some eye liner and green eye shadow but that was it. All four girls had on black ballet flats.
"Speechless are you?" Katara coyly asked her date. The boys had done variations of the same ensemble. Dark jeans, Zuko's had rips in them, and a shirt. Mystery guy, presumably Ty Lee's date, had on a white button shirt. He was the only one with what appeared to be combed hair that was blonde. Aang's black hair (AN: Yes Aang has hair. Like he has for the entirety of season three. It's also the season I went off of for people's personalities... Cept Aang...) was disheveled as always. He had on a green shirt to go with Toph's outfit. Zuko's button up shirt was a blood red. Leaving the top two buttons undone his hair fell into his eyes like always. Sokka still had his hair pulled back in his 'warrior's tail' because he said he looked sort of ridiculous with his hair down. Katara didn't know what he was talking about. His shirt was dark blue that still somehow went with Suki's green attire. The guys had just put on whatever sneakers they normally wore.
"For the most part, yes." Zuko walked forward and helped Katara down the last few steps even though she didn't need it. He kept holding her hand as they moved to the side to let the other guys help their respective girls. Aang sort of failed with Toph though seeing as how she shouted something about being blind, not an invalid and that she could make it down a few more stairs without his help. Aang didn't stop smiling and slipped his arm over her shoulders. Toph blushed but let his arm stay there. It had come as a little bit of a shock to the other girls when she told them that she had asked Aang. They didn't think that she was going to do something like admit her feelings for him anytime soon. Let alone ask him to a dance. She had merely shrugged off their reactions.
"You look beautiful Katara." He hadn't taken his eyes off of her the whole time.
"Thanks Zuko. You look pretty handsome too." She smiled up at him. She still couldn't quite believe how well this was all going. His hand was warm in her cool one. They were opposites. They had known that from the beginning. He was like a hot fire while she was a cool stream. They shouldn't be able to work and yet they somehow did. Sokka coughed as he tried to compliment Suki but couldn't quite get the words out.
"Thanks Sokka. You like nice too." She smiled at her date as he smiled gratefully down at her. Ty Lee and her date were almost lost in their own little world. Ty Lee just being her usual bubbly, ditzy, cute self while he stood there floundering for words.
"If you tell me I look nice I'm going back upstairs and changing. I'm wiping this stupid make up off too." Toph grumbled from underneath Aang's arm.
"You looke nice Toph. Please don't go change." He looked down at her with big brown puppy dog eyes. She was three seconds away from storming upstairs and staying up there for the rest of the night when Suki intervened.
"Ok guys! Let's hit it!" They stood patiently as Hakoda, Zuko's Uncle Iroh, Ty Lee's parents, Suki's parents, Toph's parents, and a random couple nobody knew took pictures. After that was done Katara and Suki herded Toph into the car without letting her go change. Their dates followed slowly behind them.
"You really do look nice though Suki." Sokka finally got the words out and she laughed at him. "What?" He seemed offended and everybody knew that he wasn't acting.
"It's just cute the way you couldn't talk and now you can."
"Well as long as it's cute..." The teenagers laughed. Ty Lee's family owned a van that they were all currently in so that they could go to and from the dance together. The boy's had their own cars, besides Aang who had gotten a ride from Sokka, parked outside of Ty Lee's house for transportation home when they were done at the dance. Zuko had opted to drive the van being the eldest which put Katara in the passenger seat.
"Hey Zuko?"
"Yea?"
"Do you even wanna go to the dance?" Her question startled him. It was true that he didn't exactly like loud music and dancing but if it was something that she wanted to go to he was willing to go as well. Besides, maybe it would be fun.
"If you wanna go then I'll go with you. No, a high school dance is not my first choice of something fun but if it's with you I'm sure it'll be the best dance I've ever been to." He reached across the gap and grabbed her hand.
"Have you even been to any dances?"
"Well... no." Katara laughed. And then they were at the dance.
oOo
"Alright, guys grab your girl. Girls find your man because we're gonna slow it down now." The DJ called out across the sea of sweaty teenagers packed into the gym.
"Zuko. C'mere." Katara tried pulling her date out of his chair. He had found one and sat in it the entire dance up until now and she wasn't taking no for an answer.
"Katara. I told you. I don't dance."
"Please?" She stuck out her bottom lip and pouted. She knew he wouldn't be able to resist her.
"Please Sokka?" Suki was having a similiar conversation with Sokka a little ways away.
"Suki... I don't know..."
"Katara.. you know I hate that face."
"The music's starting." She reached forward and grabbed his hands in hers and gently pulled on them.
"C'mon I really wanna dance with you Sokka."
"I'm not a very good dancer Suki."
"I don't care." She could feel that she so close to getting him to dance with her. Just a little bit more... She gingerly tugged on his hands.
"Fine." Zuko surrendered and got up. He let her lead him to a spot on the dance floor.
"Alright." Suki pulled him to the dance floor and looped her arms around his neck as they began to sway closer and closer together.
"Um... I don't know..."
"Here like this." Katara pulled his arms around her and placed his hands on the small of her back. Zuko's face reddened as they got closer. Katara put her arms around his neck and they began to sway back and forth in time with the song.
You know I'd fall apart without you.
I don't know how you do what you do.
'Cause everything that don't make sense about me
Makes sense when I'm with you.
"We can move a little closer you know.. If you want." Katara quietly let Zuko know. She knew that even if he wanted to he wouldn't do anything that might make her uncomfortable and Lord knows how oblivious guys are to all the little cues that girls give them. He smiled a bit and pulled her into him so that there was hardly any space between them. She leaned into him and put her head on his chest.
Like everything that's green girl, I need you
But it's more than one and one makes two.
Put aside the math and the logic of it
You gotta know you're wanted too.
Zuko thought about the girl he was holding close to him. He wrapped his arms around her tighter and rested his chin on the top of her head. He wanted to wrap her up in his arms, to call her his, and to hold her hand forever. He wanted to kiss her. He couldn't remember the last time he had really wanted to kiss a girl. With a start he realized his thoughts were echoing the song. He wanted her to know that he wanted her around. She wasn't just there to keep him calm 'cause Lord knew he needed to somebody to help keep him calm, and he didn't know how to do that.
Anyone can tell you you're pretty, yeah
You get that all the time, I know you do.
But your beauty's deeper than the make-up
And I wanna show you what I see tonight.
A few feet away Sokka was having some similiar thoughts about the girl he held in his arms. Instinctively he pulled her ever closer to him and bent down just a little bit so that their foreheads were touching. He wanted her to know that he cared about her.
"Sokka? What are you thinking about? Are you thinking..."
"Suki."
"Yea?"
"You talk too much." With that he closed the distance down to her lips and pressed his against hers. For a moment she didn't know what to do then her eyes closed and she kissed him back. Her arms tightened around his neck as his arms tightened around her waist. Both pulled the other to them. Trying to drink each other in.
When I wrap you up
When I kiss your lips.
I wanna make you feel wanted.
And I wanna call you mine
Wanna hold your hand forever
And never let you forget it.
'Cause baby I, I wanna make you feel wanted.
Katara wanted him to kiss her, but she didn't know how to tell him that was what she wanted without actually verbally telling him and she didn't want to do that. She looked up at him and found that he was already looking down at her. What she found in his eyes surprised her. She found affection and wanting, those were not what surprised her. What surprised her was the depth of those emotions. What surprised her was the pain she found in his guarded eyes. The uncertainty. Some sort of problem that he seemed to be facing and it broke her heart to see him trying to figure it out on his own. She wanted nothing more than to help him. To let him know how she felt about him.
Zuko wanted to kiss her, but he didn't know if that would cross some line that she didn't want him to cross yet. Girls were impossible to figure out and Zuko had long since given up on trying to ever understand them. He had been looking down at her trying to figure out if he should kiss her or not when she looked turned and looked up at him. He was taken aback by her beautiful blue eyes. At first all he could see in here baby blues was contenment, affection, and a little desire but as they held each other's gaze he noticed a certain sadness. It hadn't been there before he knew.
"Why are you sad Katara?"
"Why are you in pain Zuko?" Instead of answering his question she asked him one of her own.
"Well I can't figure something out and you're sad. Why are you sad?" He knew better than to try and dodge the question or somehow answer it without actually answering it. She would see through him in a second and wouldn't forget it until he answered her. She was as stubborn as he was.
"Because you're in pain. What can't you figure out?" The song was pretty much over but neither had the intention of moving from their position in the slightest bit.
"I'm not sure if I should tell you or not."
"Tell me. Please?" They weren't swaying anymore. Zuko had his arms wrapped completely around her. He hadn't realized until then just how small she really was. She was cool to his touch. She felt nice pressed against him. She had her arms wrapped around her shoulders and neck. He felt warm to her. It was comfortable for her to be surrounded by him. His warmth, his smell, just him. She hadn't known how strongly she felt about him, but every moment spent in his arms brought her closer to the truth. Some fast and upbeat song began playing, but neither moved.
"I was wondering if I should kiss you or not." He broke eye contact with her then and looked off to the side as a slight blush covered his cheeks.
"Zuko." He turned to look at her again as she stood up on tiptoe and kissed him. He blinked in surprise but didn't move. Her hands moved up onto his head and her fingers entwined themselves in his long shaggy hair. He shuddered a bit at her touch and he felt her smile. He smiled back and closed his own eyes. He kissed her back and wrapped his arms even tighter around her middle. A sigh of contentment escaped her lips and he nearly laughed but Zuko wasn't a very laughy kind of guy. He broke their kiss and rested his forehead on hers as she tried to catch her breath.
"Katara. Girlfriend?" He could barely manage the one word as a question.
"Obviously." They smiled as they peered at each other from behind lowered and bashful eye lashes.
"Hey Toph..."
"I'm not dancing with you Aang."
Phew. DONE! with this chapter... I think we need to see Zuko be more of his sulky and emo self. He's too cheery... Well... too cheery too much of the time. What'd y'all think of that huh? Heads up... I think Mai's gonna make an appearence soonish . You know you love love triangles. I know, I know we already kind of have one but I. Don't. Care. You know the drill you lovely people you. R&R (Song was Wanted by Hunter Hayes. Don't own that either btw)
