"You know Zuko, you look like you are getting a little flabby around the mid section."

Zuko looked down at himself with a frown, then back up at Sokka, "Suki still thinks I'm hot."

"And that is all that matters." Sokka dribbled the basketball that was in his hand as he ran at Zuko, trying to get the ball into the basket. Zuko laughed and grabbed the ball from him, dribbling it out to the center line of the court that was on top of their apartment building.

"It's cause I sit behind a desk all day, you do physical work."

"And from what I understand your sex life is a little boring, so you don't get the activity from that."

Zuko rolled his eyes and he made a drive down the court, faking his way past Sokka to get to the basket, placing the ball in with a simple lay up. "I will have you know that my sex life is not even close to boring."

Zuko checked the ball, bouncing it to Sokka, "I guess it's subjective." He put the hall on his hip, leaning his head back, "Man last night Azula did this thing with her mou-."

"DUDE! That's my sister!"

Sokka laughed loudly, his free hand stroking his short beard, "That's right, I always forget."

Zuko just rolled his eyes, "Sick man… sick."

Sokka laughed again, making another drive for the basket while dribbling the ball.


Suki was laying out on the hammock on the balcony, curled up around her iPad as she waited for Zuko to get out of the shower. She could be cuddling with him now, but he demanded that he first take a shower after his game with Sokka.

They did this a few times a week, their bro time as they called it. They had been friends for so long that their identities entangled into one another's, and they feed off one another sometimes. It was a great thing that they had each other and Suki did not mind at all.

Azula thought differently about it, but that was her.

He joined her in the hammock a little while later, sitting her iPad aside. "Hey, I was playing Fruit Ninja."

"I'm more fun than that." He laughed, wrapping his arms around her waist.

She nuzzled her nose against his, moaning happily as one of her legs draped over his hip. "You are fun." Her hand went to his cheek, rubbing it lightly with a soft frown. "You didn't shave."

"Yeah." He leaned in the kiss her again but she pulled away, "What?"

"Why didn't you shave?"

"Well I was thinking about growing it out, getting a goatee."

Suki frowned heavily, rubbing his face that felt like sand paper, "I'm not really sure if I like that idea or not."

"Why not?" he moved his face into her hand, a smile on her face, "You don't think it would be handsome?"

"You are handsome no matter what, my love. I was just thinking that it will feel a little rough when your face is between between my legs."

Zuko responded to her by trailing his hand down her back and past her full bottom. He reached down between her legs and pressed on the spot that he knew she loved. It drew a shaking breath from Suki's full lips, her cheeks flushing over.

"I think you will like anything of mine that is between your legs."

She laughed, half frustrated, knowing he was right. She pressed her lips to his, despite the scratching feeling his face gave, encouraging him to continue.


Sokka stepped out of the bathroom naked and into the bedroom. Azula was watching TV from her bed. He sat with her, a smile on his face.

"How was your game?" She snapped.

"It was fun." He leaned down and kissed her upper arm lovingly.

"What did Zuko say about me?"

Sokka just rolled his eyes, "You know he never talks about you."

"Never?"

"No, never."

"Well then what do you talk about?"

Sokka thought about it for a moment, a frown on his face. "What did we talk about?" He really tried to think about it, to digest what they had talked about. He of course had no idea. It's not that they did not talk about things, it was just different with Zuko. They just talked, about nothing, just talking.

"You were talking about me!"

Sokka just laughed, sitting on the bed, "I guess we did talk about you. I sometimes let it slip about something freaky in bed that we do and he gets all pissed off."

Azula just smirked happily, running her hand down her boyfriend's strong stomach. "I bet you were talking about that thing I did with my tongue, arnt' you?"

He laughed lightly, leaning back on the bed as she crawled on top of him, sitting on his lips. "It was."

"Then we will have to do it again." She reached down between his legs, starting to stroke his growing erection.

Sokka just laughed, looking over at the bed side table, "Oh... we can't."

She frowned heavily, her eye brows gathering, "What?"

"We ran out of condoms last night."

"So?" She snapped.

"Well we need to think about being more responsible with it comes to unprotected sex." She watched him speak, her eyes wide. "I know you are not on any birth control and the last thing we need right now is a baby or something."

Azula's eye brow twitched, "What?"

"I will get some more condoms tomorrow and we can make up for lost time?" He laughed up and kissed her softly, petting her hair lightly.

She could not say anything as he pulled away from her, getting up and putting on some boxers. She watched him with a long face, that body she loved so much being covered by some pesky fabric. She wanted to narrow her eyes at them, lighting them on fire but feared that it would harm that glorious groan of his.

Sokka played it cool though. He just laid in their bed, pulling the blankets over him.

"Why are you going to bed!?"

"You know how early I have to get up, I thought that I should get a good nights sleep." Azula watched in horror as her boyfriend laid in bed, covering himself with a blanket, "Love you babe."

He rolled over on his side, facing the wall. Azula looked at him with wide eyes, horrified that her Sokka was not making love to her like he should be.


Sokka did get condoms, as he had promised. He made it up to her, also as promised. He always kept his word with things like that. They made love for almost two hours when he came home that afternoon.

Sokka seemed distracted though, like there was something in the back of his mind that he was not telling her. He was always so open with her, always willing to tell her what was on her mind. So for something to be heavy on his mind enough that he would actually keep it from her was strange to say the least.

She dug her fingers into his hair, pulling on it roughly as they laid in bed together,. "Tell me what's wrong." She growled.

He hissed in pain, "What makes you think that something is wrong?"

"You don't think I don't know when something is bothering you?"

"Nothing is wrong Azula." He growled, "I'm just thinking."

She blinked in surprise, "Thinking?"

"Yes, am I not allowed to think?"

"No. I don't keep you around to think."

He just laughed a little bit, "I see." He sat up on the bed, reaching to the side of the bed and picking up his jeans and reaching into the pocket, "I picked up for fliers about schools today."

"What?" She raised an eye brow, "Schools?"

"Yeah. Not like the university or anything, but just for some community colleges in the area." He smiled at her, looking over the fliers in his hands. "I could get a promotion at work, or even a new, better job."

She glared at him, saying nothing.

"What? You don't think it's a good idea?"

"Do whatever you want, Sokka." Azula pulled herself from the bed, wrapping a sheet around her naked body and walking to the bathroom.

"What is it?" he asked, a frown on his face, "You're mad."

"Oh, so you can tell if I'm thinking but I can't tell when you are?" Azula sighed from inside the bathroom and she gave him a glare, the kind of cold glares she hardly ever sent his way nowadays. "I said do what you want, Sokka. If you want to get involved in schools and what not, go ahead. It's none of my business"

"Azula..." said Sokka, but she closed the door the second he said his name.

Sokka groaned and dropped onto the bed again. So much for telling her what was on his mind. What was so wrong about getting a better education, a nicer job?

Azula frowned within the bathroom, turning around the latest events within her mind. It wasn't like Sokka to be so responsible, it wasn't like him to seek more education... it was wrong in so many levels it made her wince. What was happening to the man she had fallen in love with? Who was he? She couldn't pinpoint it, but it was as if something else was invading his mind, something she didn't like in the slightest...


Zuko - 4:56 pm

Are you home yet?

Suki - 4:57 pm

Not yet. I had to stay after a bit.

Zuko - 4:57 pm

That is fine. I'm gonna go work out.

Suki - 5:01 pm

Ok. When will you be done?

Zuko - 5:02 pm

7 or so.

Suki - 5:03 pm

That late?

Zuko - 5:05 pm

Yeah. I need to work out some frustrations.

Suki - 5:05 pm

You can work out your frustrations on me if you like. ;)

Zuko - 5:06 pm

Why do you think I'm working out till 7 and not later?

Suki - 5:07 pm

Ooooooo.

Zuko - 5:08 pm

Don't start without me.

Suki made dinner for her, Sokka and Azula. Chicken tacos with corn salsa. Sokka was wild not about the salsa, but Azula seemed to like it. She made extra for Zuko when he got done in the gym. She wanted to make sure that he was taken care of after all.

She had put on a black lace bra and thong. Her make up was simple but dramatic, her black liner thick on her eyelids made her eyes look bigger than they already were. He loved it when she had her make up like that, he told her as much every time she wore it.

She waited for him in the bed, playing with her iPad lazily. She was already turned on, already wet and ready behind her back lace. She just needed him to complete it, to complete her.

She fell asleep long before it was going to happen though. He walked in after 11, finding her laying on the bed in her lace underthings and dark make up. It made him smile. "So sexy," He sighed, his hand running over her soft, wonderful body.

She awoke with a moan, smiling at him with slow blinks, "What took you so long?"

He offered no explanation to his tardiness as he covered her with his sweaty body, pulling his shorts down. His adrenaline was already up, making what he did next feel right to him. He pulled her black lace underwear aside and slid himself into her. She gasped at his abruptness, her arms going around his neck. His scratchy face was on her neck as he started to move on her. Suki just laid there, a slightly confused look on her face.

She could not put her finger on it, but there was just something different about what was going on. He was all groans and trusts on her, not once kissing her or makeing eye contact like he always did. She just wanted to shove him off her, but did not. She wanted him to be taken care of after all.

He moaned into her skin as he finished, releasing himself inside her. She cringed in discomfort as she did so, her head rolling to the side. She was a little confused as he just rolled over and went to sleep, leaving her still in her lace underthings in the bed next to him.


Azula walked out of her room the next morning to find Suki sitting at the kitchen island, her eyes down on the cup of tea that was in her hands. Azula could tell that she was upset about something by the way that her shoulders were hunched forward, a frown on her face.

Azula sat next to her, saying nothing as she tapped her fingers on the counter. Suki did not even look at her, but just kept her eyes down. Azula looked over at her, sighing lightly: "So what is it?"

Suki looked at him, a frown on her face. "What?"

"You are pissed off about something."

Suki looked over her roommate, a frown on her face. She could see the bags under Azula's eyes, the annoyed twitch on her eye brow, "I might say the same thing about you."

Azula looked away from her, a heavy frown on her face, "It's irrelevant."

"So you just wanna know what is wrong with me?"

"Yes." Azula snapped, "Listening to you might help me with what is brothering me."

Suki just nodded, looking back at her tea. "Zuko has just been different." She mumbled.

"Different?"

Suki nodded, "He has been distant. Last night he was going to go to the gym and work out. He said that he would be home at 7, but he got back way after 11."

Azula just frowned a little bit, saying nothing. It was odd for Zuko to spend that much time working out, especially when it cut into his time with Suki. She knew that he was an idiot in love when it came to her.

"Last night when he finally came in I was waiting for him… you know lingerie and all that."

"You two would like lingerie." She chuckled.

Suki blushed a little bit, "He came in and we had sex…" her voice dropped as she said this.

"And that is an issue, why?"

"It's not that." Suki frowned, "You see he is always so affectionate…"

"Boring…" Azula rolled her eyes.

"No," Suki sighed, glaring over at her "Never mind."

"No, please finish." Azula said to her, "I wanna know."

Suki took a deep breath, her hands sitting on the table in front of her, "Even when we go at it rough he is always kissing me, telling me he loves me. All the stuff I love about being with him."

"So… boring." Suki's eyes cut into her, a frown on her face. "We'll it's boring for me."

"Not for me." Suki growled, "Last night was the first time since I've been with him that the sex was uncomfortable, that I did not like it."

Azula looked at the long look on Suki's face, and could not help but frown. "Sokka is acting odd too."

"Odd?"

"He has been thinking." Azula snarled.

"Thinking?"

"Yes. I don't keep him around to think."

"Well you picked a good guy to be with then." Suki chuckled.

"Yes. Yes. He is my big sexy idiot with a huge cock."

Suki could not help but giggle at that, her chin resting in her hand as she looked at Azula, "So what has he been thinking about?"

"Birth Control." Azula sighed, "He actually turned me down the other night cause we were out of condoms. And then last night he pulls out these fliers for schools in the area like it's nothing. He is talking about going to school, getting an education!"

"I guess I don't see the issue with that." Suki shrugged, "I mean I always encouraged him to go back to school, but he was not interested in that."

"He has no reason to be. I'm the breadwinner in our relationship, and I don't want him to do anything. If I had it my way he would not even work."

"So he is wanting to grow up, wanting to be more responsible."

"I guess so." Azula sighed.

The wheels in her heard started to churn, thinking about the behaviors of their boys. Sokka was becoming more responsible, thinking about the future and planning for such. Then there was her Zuko, who was acting like this other person, more manly, more aggressive. Her eyes blinked as everything fell into place, the realization making her jump in surprise: "Oh my god Azula!" She turned to her roommate, "They are turning into each other!"

Azula frowned at Suki's words, not quite understanding what Suki was talking about "Turning into each other? How does that work?"

"Oh, come on, you know you can see it too!" said Suki "Sokka is being responsible and thinking about getting educated because he's thinking about things on the long run! Zuko is working out and behaving all rough in bed! I couldn't quite place why what he was doing was so familiar... but it's because he's being the same as Sokka used to be with me!"

Azula frowned in disapproval, hating to hear about the period of time during which her beloved Sokka had been dating Suki, but once she got past the small bout of jealousy her eyes snapped open, her hand going to her mouth as she realized Suki's statements actually made sense "You're right. You're right... they really are turning into each other" And her new realization made the look on her face turn to horror, "Oh god… I'm dating my brother! Disgusting!"

"N-no, you really aren't... I'm dating your brother, although he's acting like Sokka" said Suki, trying to soothe the firebender, who looked like she was about to be sick with these revelations "But anyway, what do we do?" she asked, her violet eyes locked on Azula.

"Well, I have no idea what you'll do, but I know damn well what I'm going to do." Azula growled, her eyes growing defiant now.

"What?"

"I'm going to fuck him back into shape."

Suki rolled her eyes, "Of course." She laughed, "Well I don't think I can fuck Zuko and have this fixed."

Azula frowned over at him, "Isn't that how you solve issues with him?"

"No?" Suki raised an eye brow, "We talk about it, and resolve the issue. Then we usually do something nice for one another and make love."

Azula just glared at her before rolling her eyes, "You guys are so boring."

"You just worry about Sokka. I will worry about Zuko."

"…Fine." She snapped, "I will need the apartment tonight."

"Alright." Suki smiled, "Just… stay out of our room."

"Deal."


Sokka stepped into the apartment, closing the door behind him. His mind was rolling though the things that he had to do today. He had plans to do the dishes, to take out the trash and get the place a little bit better looking. He wanted to help out Suki with her housework, knowing that she had been a little overworked recently.

He sat his keys on the table, then looked into the kitchen, a frown on his face, "Azula, are you home?" He took off his jacket, hanging it on the stool at the island. He turned his back to the bedroom door, his attention going to the sink full of dishes. He did not hear the bedroom door opening, but he did hear the jingling of a chain, which is what made him turn around.

Azula was standing outside her door, totally naked, a long silver chain with a black leather collar attached to the end of it swinging in her hand. He looked at her slightly surprised, his cheeks flushing over. Her response to this was simply a devilish smirk, the one side of her lips curling up and capturing him in it.

"Strip."

She did not even fully saying the word before blood rushed to his penis, "Whaaaa...?"

"We are gonna have some fun." She growled, giving him that same smirk.

Sokka was naked before he could even process what was going on.


Suki was waiting in the lobby of Zuko's building, sitting on one of the black leather sofas and smoothing her knee length dress around her. She had taken great care with her appearance for the evening. Her dress, shoes, underwear, make up and even earrings has been carefully chosen so that he would like what he saw. This was the first stage of her plan.

She stood when she saw Zuko walking out of the elevator with some of his co-workers. They were laughing as they walked out, Suki waving at him to get his attention.

He smirked lightly when he saw her, saying something to the men with him. They stood, waiting for him as he walked over to her, "You look nice." He smiled as he kissed her on the lips quickly. His facial hair had grown out more, to the point that it was noticeable from even a distance. She hated the way it felt when she kissed him.

"We're gonna go out, is that ok?" She asked with a smile.

"Out?"

"Yeah, for dinner."

Zuko motioned back to the group of men that he had walked out with, "We were gonna go get drinks."

"I want us to go out for dinner." She stated, looking at him with fierce violet eyes.

"Fine." He sighed, turning back to the group of men, "I will see you guys tomorrow!"

Suki smiled, reaching down and taking his hand. She could see the annoyed look on his face but chose to ignore it. She wanted to make this evening as perfect as she could, it was the only way she knew to make things right. She figured that if she did so it could make him remembered what was good about them, and would force him to snap out of his current mind set.

Dinner was a mild disaster. She had made reservations at his favorite Italian place, the one that she always took him after he had had a bad day. She kept trying to talk to him over dinner, asking him questions and touching his arm as she listened. He just looked bored the entire time as he nibbled on breadsticks lazily. Not once did he ask her about her day, or any questions for that matter. She just put on a smile, trying the best she could put on a brave face.

They walked hand in and hand in hand down the street silently after dinner, her eyes wondering around her. She caught him a few times looking at other women, and a few men, on the street for a second or two too long. She was used to this, and was alright with it. She would look at other men, and she did not feel like she could be mad at Zuko for what she herself did. Something about it tonight rubbed her the wrong way though.

"I got us a hotel room." She told him with a smile, trying to be warm and flirty.

"What for?" He groaned.

"I just thought it would be romantic." Suki shrugged, pulling on his hand lightly.

Zuko just shrugged, "I mean if you wanna fuck we can just do It behind a dumpster for all I care." He chuckled a little bit. Suki frowned heavily, looking away as Zuko glanced at a woman in a long dress on the other side of the street. It was while her eyes were cast to the side that she saw a grouping of white sweet peas in bloom under a tree. She pulled away from him, going to the flowers and kneeling down in front of them.

He watched her with an annoyed look in his eyes as she looked at the flowers with a large smile, "Aren't they pretty, Zuko?"

He just rolled his eyes, "I guess so." He mumbled.

She sighed happily "I always thought they would make pretty wedding flowers." Zuko groaned in annoyance, going to walk away from her. "What is it?"

"You think you are being so sneaky, talking about weddings."

"Sneaky?" She stood, her hands in front of her.

"Yeah, sneaky." He turned around to look at her, "You just causally mention weddings as a way to just guilt trip me." Suki's eyes got wide as Zuko spoke, his arms crossed over his chest, "I don't need that shit, Suki."

Suki looked at the man she loved, and realized that it was not him at all. When they had gotten together she was finding herself constantly crying over what was going on between her and Sokka. Zuko had swore to her that he would never make her cry, that he would always just treat her like the wonderful woman she was. So it was now, after he talked to her just like Sokka had all those years ago that she felt just like she had then.

She did the other thing she knew to do: cry. She didn't make a sound, but just let her tears flow down her cheeks. They came quickly, falling from her eyes to her cheeks. Zuko looked at her surprised, a frown growing on his face.

"Why are you crying?" he whispered.

"Cause of you!" Her hands went to her eyes, starting to walk from him.

"Suki wait!" He ran to her, grabbing her hand, "What's wrong?"

"I don't know what is going on with you! You are mean and aggressive and I don't even know what the fuck that was that you did last night!"

"Last night?"

"When we had sex…" She was crying harder now, "It was horrible how you just fucked me like I was a toy for you to use or something."

His eye brows gathered. "I did?"

"YES!" She cried out, "And you worked out way more than you said you would, which is fine but when you add to it what you did last night it's a little much." He said nothing as she looked at him, "It's like I don't even know you."

"Oh baby…" He went to her, wrapping his arms around her in a tight hug, "You know who I am," He kissed her on the cheek, "I'm your Zuko."

Her arms went around his shoulders, crying into his neck, "Then act like it."

He pulled away, his lips going to the tears that were on her cheeks. "I'm sorry Suki."

She looked into those amber eyes of his, a frown on her face, "You told me that you would never make me cry…"

"I know." He pressed his forehead to hers, a frown on his face, "And I failed you, and I'm so sorry." Her hands went to his face, holding it as she nodded, "Can you forgive me?"

She just nodded, leaning in and pressing her lips to his as they both held one another tighter.


Sokka laid on the sofa naked, Azula laying between his legs. She was also naked, save for his leather jacket and bite marks all over her pale flesh. Neither of them could remember the last time they had gone at it that hard, and for that long. Sure things would be rough for a little while, but they would eventually grow tired. Four hours was a record for even them though.

"Sokka?" She breathlessly asked, her finger tips running over his strong thighs. He replied with a grunt, not wanting to move anything other part of himself. "Are you still thinking about getting a new job?" He could not see her smirk, the way her eyes were looking back at him.

"Whaaa?" He moaned, "Why the hell would I get a new job? It's way sexier for you to take care of me." His arm went around her waist, pulling her close to him with a hearty moan.

"It is, isn't it?" She smiled as she lead his hand between her legs, begging him for more.


Zuko and Suki were all kisses and moans in the hotel room that she had gotten for them. She knew trying to scoot closer to him, to further press together their sweat covered bodies in hopes that they might combine into one. The action just made him laugh into her lips, his bare legs sliding up hers as his arms pulled her closer.

Suki just giggled at her hands traveled down his back, grabbing his ass in her hand, making him groan. His groaned turned to a gasp as her hand traveled down between his legs, her finger tips gripping onto an overly sensitive area.

She pulled away from their kiss, looking into his eyes, "I know you make like the facial hair, but it feels like a brillo pad to me and I wish you would shave it." He bit his lip as her fingers started to stroke and tease his sack, "Will you?" He gasped with a nod while she moved his testicles into in to her hand, massaging them lightly.

"Anything for you…" Zuko voice shook. Suki watched her boyfriend with a smile as she fondled him.


Zuko walked onto the basketball court balancing the orange orb on his hip with one arm. His other hand was on his clean shaven face, smiling a little bit.

"It's about time." Sokka groaned, "Busy doing your make up?" He grinned over at his friend.

"Fuck off." Zuko laughed, "I kinda miss it."

Sokka looked over at him with a shrug, "I think it looks better gone, but that's me."

"Suki likes it like this and that is the important part." He smirked, thinking about what she had done to him while he was shaving it. It had been a bit distracting but worth it.

"Gonna get busy tonight?" Sokka laughed, running to him and taking the ball from him.

"Oh yeah…" Zuko smiled, his hands running though his hair. Suki had been texting him pictures of herself all day, a constant tease for what he would get when she got home from work.

"You know… Suki looked like she was sexually frustrated the other day... you sure you're giving her what she needs?"

"What?!" Zuko looked at him with wide eyes, his jaw dropping a bit.

"C'mon dude, I can tell, I was with her. So, what is it?"

"Dude," He groaned, his palms pressing into his eyes, "Don't…"

"I'm just giving you some friendly advice, honestly! You should appreciate what I tell you, you know? According to Azula I'm a sex god..."

"I really don't want to hear this."

"No, you do! Listen, we were doing this thing with some chains and a collar..."

Zuko cried out a little bit and shoved his fingers into his ears, "Can't hear you!"

Sokka just looked at him with a smile, saying nothing for a few seconds. Zuko pulled his fingers out of his ears with much hesitation, a frown on his face.

"And maaaan, I'm pretty damn sure she'll be walking funny for the next few months: at least!" Zuko narrowed his eyes at him, "So you should try it, really!"

"You are both sick." Zuko hissed.