I don't own the Avatar: The Last Airbender or any of its characters.
Zutara 25 Drabbles Challenge
By Last Butterfly alias MrJensen~
9. Elements
Almost a year had passed since the last time their group reunited. Since she and Aang became a couple, and she was happy. Well, most of the time.
It really depended on little things, such as when arriving into a city the avatar was expected at every social occasion, with her by his side of course. This she did not have troubles with, until that very moment she spoke her mind on a certain matter. Only then did the nobles show their true colours.
They all thought the same: who was she to talk into the men's business? She was just a girl the avatar decided to lay with.
She was no longer welcomed at the post-war meetings either, which on many occasions last long into the night, and it infuriated her almost as much as Pakku had back on the North. In the nobles' eyes, she did not belong to the world of men after the end of the war's end.
At times like this she had found herself with her arms wrapped around her knees while staring into the fire. She would always pull a warm blanket around herself after her anger faded away, but in the end… she still felt cold. She still felt alone.
And while watching the undying flames, which slowly formed her personality more than her own element, she recalled a dream she once had of a prince with eyes like gold.
In the meantime, somewhere on the other edge of the continent, a smile spread across the face of a scarred bender as he stepped out onto a green and gold balcony. And with arms opened wide, he welcomed the midnight rain like an old friend who had finally arrived to liberate him.
A/N: There's not much to say. Stay with me, and review if you want more! ;)
