This is pure, cotton candy-level fluff. Need I say more? :)
Pros: What We Love About Zutara...
The moon on high illuminated a solitary figure lying in the grass, staring up at a trillion twinkling stars. His golden eyes scanned the midnight expanse of the heavens, but his busy mind wandered elsewhere. His thoughts, however, were interrupted by the sudden smell of fresh rain as a quiet figure approached and sat down beside him. He cast his bright eyes on her, flashing a brief smile before turning his gaze back to the stars.
"What's on your mind," the waterbender's quiet voice inquired.
Zuko remained quiet for a long time, his muddled thoughts all calling for attention at once. "I was thinking about my mother," he said finally, his voice quiet. Immediately, a cool hand touched his shoulder, calming his restless mind. The Fire Prince smiled again, enjoying the soft caress. It strengthened when his waterbender snuggled up to him and laid her head on his chest.
"It's hard…" Katara whispered. It wasn't a question.
"Not as hard as it used to be," Zuko replied. Katara's head rose, her azure eyes confused. "I… I used to think my mother was gone forever… that I could never get her back. But when I told my father I was joining the Avatar, he told me my mother was only banished… and she might still be alive. I might still be able to get her back."
A hand clutched his shirt, and a heart-wrenching smile broke over the waterbender's face. "That's… Zuko, that's wonderful!" she gasped, joyous tears running down her cheeks. "Once this war's over, you can find her!"
"I don't know how," Zuko admitted. "She probably wouldn't listen to a summons to the palace after everything that happened to her there. She might have even left the Fire Nation. She could be anywhere in the world by now!"
Katara laid her head back on his chest, still smiling. "I'll help you," she promised quietly. "No matter how long it takes, we'll find her." Zuko raised his head from the grass so that he could get a better look at her. "I've had to go most of my life without my mother," the waterbender continued, "and… I wish with all my heart that I could have her back. If you have a chance to see your mother again, then I want to do everything I can to help."
Wordlessly, Zuko sat up, pulling Katara with him. She didn't protest when he brought her into his chest and kissed her gently. The waterbender leaned into his embrace, slipping her arms around his neck and melting into his warmth when his arms slid around her waist and pulled her closer.
Zuko smiled when he spotted the creeping blush coming over his waterbender's cheeks as he moved down her chin to her jaw line and down her neck. He passed over the ribbon of her mother's necklace and set his lips to her collarbone before moving back up to her ear, snickering at the growing warmth he found there. Finally, the firebender returned to Katara's lips, pressing harder, pleased when she didn't shy away.
Eventually, they both had to stop for air. Katara's delicate blush made Zuko laugh quietly, which only sent Katara into a fit of blissful giggles. She laid her head on the traitor prince's shoulder and sighed to herself, reveling in the peace of the moment.
"Thank you." Zuko's warm breath tickled her ear, sending shocks down her spine and making her want to move closer.
"You're welcome," the Water Tribe princess whispered back, delighting in the goosebumps that traveled up Zuko's arms at her cool breath on his skin.
This is short, I know. Sorry if you think it could have been longer… I ran out of inspiration. I mean, it's FLUFF! I can only keep it going for so long without dying of the awesomness of FLUFF!! The second one of this will NOT be fluffy, however, it won't even be happy, because in the next fic I will explore the cons of Zutara. Brace yourself for the depressing truth... REVIEW!!
