- 7th Saturday Bonus: Scar Draft -
At least he could thank the Universe for bestowing him with the grizzly battle souvenir he always wanted. It was, however, in a bad place and it was a lot more agonizing than he thought it would be to stitch it up.
"Can you, maybe, not poke my nose with that?" Sokka winced, eyes half lidded as he held back tears of pain.
The needle passed through his skin and he felt a sharp pang as the string tightened, making him grit his teeth.
"The cut runs through the middle of your face," Azula stated, sitting across from him, her steely gaze focused on her task. "Be thankful you still have a nose to breathe out of."
She had the air of a girl possessed with thoughts of murder. Sokka tried not to let that get to him.
"You're mad at me," he managed to utter as he felt the needle prick the skin near the cut.
"Livid, actually," Azula said sharply. "Any closer and you would not have a head."
For a time Sokka didn't speak, sitting quietly as Azula continued to stitch his wound, trying to find the right words.
"…Thank you," he finally said.
"Hmph. You better be thankful."
A/N:
"Scar" draft that was not included. Indirectly related to the "Kage" storyline.