Chapter 14: Time to tell the world
I was tense the next few hours. I kept feeling the need to tell my dad, but I just didn't have the guts to do it. Zuko comforted me as much as possible. However I knew he probable felt just as bad as I did. We left a few hours after noon. By that time I need to talk to someone about it or I would explode. As soon as we were up high in the air I snuggled up against Zuko and let out a sigh.
"What are we goanna do?" I asked
"I don't know yet," he said. Neither of us had even started to think it through.
"Do about what?" Toph asked. Man, I forgot I hadn't told them yet. I gave Sokka a glace that said, "Help me out here, please".
"You should really tell them, they'd have to know eventually," he said. Thanks just the support I was looking for. I had barely thought the word in my head, so I doubted I could say it out loud. Besides they were both twelve and Aang was my x-boyfriend. This would be a piece of cake.
"Come on," Zuko gave me a soft nudge. I sucked in a breath of air. My muscles tightened and I felt my heart skip a beat (in the bad way).
"I'm pregnant," I said quickly and a wave of relief washed over me. Toph and Aang's mouths dropped open and even Sokka was a bit surprised hearing me say it out loud.
"Are you sure?" Aang asked pulling himself together.
"Yes," I said, "I took a test and it was positive."
"Wow," Toph said, "Zuko's the father right."
"Duh, who else would it be," I said. I hated to drag Zuko into this, but he seemed not to mind.
"Okay," I said, "Enough about the past more about the future. What are we goanna do."
"I don't want to be a part of this," Toph announced.
"No one asked you if you 'wanted' to be a part of it," I said, "Because frankly it's not your choice."
"Okay fine," she moaned, "did you tell your dad yet."
"No," I said, "I can't do it yet. I need to seek out the right time." Our discussion went on for most of the flight. I was surprised about how well they took it. All the ideas we came up with had a weak point that would stab us in the back later. At the very end we just decided to sleep on it.
When we got back to the air temple none of us knew how to feel. I felt home, but other than that I was a bunch of mixed feelings. Ria was there. She was always there when we came back.
"Hey," she said greeting everybody. We were either too tiered to respond, too upset to respond or just not in the mood.
"What's wrong with everybody?" she asked. The two of sat down on a rock. For me telling Ria was like telling my mom (if only I still had one). Again I had the unwanted feeling to just get it over with and tell her.
"So, what wrong with everybody," she asked, "Did water tribe announce war on the whole world or something cause I've never seen you like this." Okay here goes nothing.
"I'm pregnant with Zuko's child and I didn't tell my dad, so on the way back we were figuring out what we were goanna do." Her mouth dropped open (that's what I expected).