A/N: Just to point it out for those of you that haven't noticed, mostly all of my titles are named after songs, they might not be the title, but it's definatly part of the song. Like, or example, I Feel A Weakness Coming On. It's Imogen Heap, if you didn't know. On with the story.
Chapter 28: I Kissed A Girl
Aang and the rest arrived, one after another in a single-flied line. Zuko stood behind Toph's bed, staring at them as they approached. Katara came closest to Toph and looked down sympathetically at her friend. Her hand met hers softly, so full of pity. "Toph," she mourned, though it was not Toph's death. Everyone stayed in silence...
Katara, Sokka, and Suki had driven off already, and now Aang and Zuko walked down the halls of the hospital, wanting to depart. "Hey, Zuko," Aang thought for a second or two "; you want to come to my house?" Zuko looked at Aang, a little surprised to say the truth. His brows raised. "My aunt and uncle actually behave like a couple when others are around..." Zuko thought for a moment. Away from Azula, good reason to go. Away from Ozai, even better. He nodded and replied.
"Sure."
Zuko and Aang were in Aang's kitchen, Aang stood while Zuko sat on one of the chairs next to the dining table. Aang was preparing himself some food, Zuko had said he wasn't hungry. Zuko felt a little uncomfortable, and he knew it was going to come out, he knewt it. No matter how much he tried to mentally stp it, he knew it would come, no matter- "Aang," ... it came out.
"Yeah?"
"I-.... I sort of-... I kissed a girl- not Mai, somebody... somebody sort of... closer to you." Damn, it Zuko!, he thought to himself. Aang sat down next to him and placed the food on the table for later, intrested a little where this was going.
"Really... who? Is it...," Aang glanced at a wall unsurely ";Katara?" Zuko looked away and licked his lips, not wanting to go on with this.
"N-... no. It's Toph." Aang shifted and looked away.
"You mean...? When?" Now it was Zuko's time to shift in his seat. He couldn't say at the hospital, that'd be stupid. So, he went with another thing.
"At the party...," well, it wasn't a complete lie.
"Oh well... I mean... it was an accident right? I mean, you guys were drunk."
"Well... yeah."
"No biggie then," Aang reached over to get his sandwich, his "manly" shortness not helping much. Zuko laughed, helping him relieve the little guilt he had left in him.
Zuko walked around school, even though students or anybody else was allowed to. He walked through halls of lockers and finally met the library. He snuck in and browsed around books, though he was in no way planning to read. He just wanted to get his mind off things. "Boo." Zuko jumped. Zuko jumped like heck.
"Jesus," he shook his head. He turned and found a girl smiling hysterically, holding on a cart of books. She began to laugh.
"What are you doing here?"
"Huh? Oh... Just... trying to clear my mind."
"At school?"
"I guess." She moved infront of him to a bookcase, dragging the cart with her. "Why are you here?"
"I'm the assistant librarian," she seemed his age "; I help the librarian in Luch, Break, before, and after school." she stacked books back in their place.
"Oh." Once she was done, she moved over behind the desk. "Why would you spend your break here though? I only came because... well, nothing really," he didn't know her, he wasn't going to spill anything out. She laughed, somewhat offensed.
"Spell librarian, then we'll talk. No, I come because it makes me relaxed. Nobody here... Well, usually." She raised her brow at him. "So what's on your mind." He shook his head. "Didn't think so."
"I got to go."
"Mhm. Sure." She sounded sarcastic.
"What?"
"Nothing... By the way, my name is Lysette... Janis. Lysette Janis." He nodded and turned to leave. She laughed one of those ironic laughs of hers. "Mean much?"
"No." He turned around back to her bluntly. "Zuko." And now he left with no interruptions.
A/N: Ok, as a reminder for those of you Nothing will happen with these two characters, Lysette and Zuko. NOTHING. Ok, good. And yes, Lysette is an actual name. She's actually going to help Toph and Zuko get closer to each other. Lysette is oing to be like... like... (help me here)... like a Wilson in Home Improvement. Just feminine. Hope that helps.
