8 - Interruption
Pairing: Zutara
Genre: Romance/ Humour
Rating: T
Summary: The battle is over… now what's next?
While everyone around them was cheering and laughing due to their victory over the Fire Nation, Zuko and Katara stood rooted to the spot in the middle of the great throne room. They had taken Azula out together while Aang had dealt with the Fire Lord. It hadn't been an as devastating victory as everybody had thought it would be. Somehow, most people dear to them had survived the battle – many were injured, but nobody had died yet. It was a miracle.
However, now that the battle was over, Zuko and Katara could do nothing but stare at each other. While fighting Azula, he had jumped to her help without a second thought, putting his own life at risk.
Now, he didn't know what do say. Over the time they had spent at the Western Air Temple, they had developed a shaky friendship, both of them liking the other more and more. Finally, just a few days before their second invasion of the Fire Nation, their friendship had developed into something more. The beginning had been hard – Sokka and Aang had almost killed Zuko when they had found him and Katara snogging, but, somehow, with the help of Toph, they had gotten the others to accept their relationship.
Now that the battle was over, nothing seemed to be standing in their way.
With a soft smile, Katara stepped forward and put her hand on Zuko's shoulders, leaning forward to kiss him. Zuko responded passionately, drawing her closer, their tongues duelling in a fight for dominance.
But, all of a sudden, someone pulled them apart roughly. Not giving them an instant to recover from the shock, Sokka pulled them over to the others.
"Did you see how those Fire Nation soldiers fled when I took out my sword? Did you see how scared they were?" he bragged loudly.
Katara and Zuko rolled their eyes simultaneously.
"Yeah, sure", Zuko replied, grinning. "All I saw was some guy chasing a bunch of ten-year-olds out of the palace then making a quick escape letting his friends deal with the real opponents."
Sokka turned bright red when Katara laughed and gave Zuko another quick peck.
"Yep, that pretty much was it."
"Man, go back to making out if all you can do is spoil all the fun."
Without another word, Zuko and Katara followed his advice.
- The End -
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