It was dark and cold. The lake next to the pathway rushed with the wind as the leaves rustled in the trees. The thick foliage surrounding the area was heavy with creatures, shadows, and secrets. The moon was peeking out between the multiple clouds covering the sky, giving one just enough light to see a few feet in front of them before it hid away again.
He stood still, letting the wind shuffle his bangs against his pale forehead. He was rigid, standing stiff and was nervous as all hell. His right hand clutched a necklace so tightly he was afraid of it breaking. His heart was racing rapid and straight on track for a heart attack.
A rustle from the bushes caught his attention. His amber eyes surveyed, glared even, at the figure stepping out from behind the leaves.
The moon revealed enough light to give away the intruder. In a second, he lost every ounce of breath from his lungs, his eyes widened, and his mouth agape. Those eyes, those beautiful blue eyes. He could see her tears, even from the distance he was standing at.
Before either could utter a word, they were racing to one another. She barreled into his chest and he gripped her for dear life. She was sobbing into his chest and he was clutching her as close as he could.
"I was so, so, so scared Zuko." He heard her whisper.
He pulled her away from a second, his warm hands gripping her biceps.
"Katara I was terrified! What if you didn't make it? What then, huh?!" Before she could stutter an answer, he kissed her with everything he had. Her hands snaked around his neck as her fingers wove through his hair. His hands circled around her waist and he pulled her as close as possible, and his palms laid flat against her upper back.
They both pulled back for air, and simultaneously leaned their foreheads against one another.
"Katara, never, ever, EVER steal from pirates again." Zuko whispers.
She opens her eyes as she leans in, whispering against his lips, "never."
"I don't mind it, I don't mind if you're overrated.
Or if you're staring at the edge of the world.
Keep in mind that I'm sore of blurry vision.
But I can see it has to be you love, that I've been dreaming of.
And if we climb this high, I swear we'll never die."
[My Understandings - Of Mice & Men]
SO! Redid this chapter because I couldn't stand the other one.
Don't you ever get that? You have a perfect piece of writing in your head and when you sit down to write it-it never turns out the way you want?
Well that's what happened yesterday.
But it's all fixed and excellent now :D
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Just for your enjoyment.
-Durrr.
