Been a while huh? Enjoy a nice dialogue…the details are all up to the imagination.
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"Alright, what did he do this time?"
"Now, now, Katara, despite how hard it may be to believe it, it wasn't his fault."
"Really…?"
"…Well it may have been his fault, just a little."
"You favor him too much at times, Iroh."
"He's my nephew, if I didn't he'd have no one."
"..."
"Wow…you haven't answered my question, Iroh. What happened?"
"Well…uhm…what do you think happened?"
"Iroh…"
"Oh alright, one of the men was badmouthing him after he had accidentally spilled some of the food – "
" – Slop – "
" – on his shoes…"
"…Continue…"
"Yes…well Zuko obviously wouldn't have it…you know…being especially ornery and all since you left..."
("Why do I feel like you're blaming me?")
"So he punched the man in the face."
"…A-and…"
"The man retaliated…we had a full brawl in the kitchen area...it took several men to clean up the mess...plus many more to clean up the rice that spilled all over the grass. It was pretty rough."
"Really?"
"Well…I wouldn't call it that. It just seemed like horrid, cruel punishment from Zuko's part."
"I'm not surprised. Zuko earned his title of high ranking general before becoming Fire Lord after all…that guy had it coming."
"Have I gone crazy or is that praise I hear?"
"Zuko! ...You should be sleeping Zuko. Despite your easy victory, you did get injured."
"No need to remind me. My ribs do the job just fine. when did you get back?"
"Not long ago...I had a feeling you would need me..."
"Well...I wouldn't say that."
"Oh really?"
"Alright...you win this time."
"..."
"…I'll just leave you two alone – er…I mean…You go ahead and get started on healing him, Katara."
"Thank you, Iroh."
"…"
"…"
"Oh Zuko...what am I going to do with you?"
"I thought we established that with Uncle."
"Not that...it's just. Ugh...I leave you for a few days and you go off and break your ribs. Is this going to be a trend now? For every time I have to send a message at the rendezvous point I have to be worrying about your well being. If you can't even control yourself how will you ever - "
"- I missed you."
"- …that was…really straightforward..."
"Beating around the bush only gets me slapped, remember?"
"…r-right…"
"Well I'll be...the greatest waterbender blushing…?"
"Quiet! I am not blushing!"
"I meant it though. I really did miss you."
"…"
"…"
"…I missed you too…"
"…how about my ribs…?"
"Oh! Right…right…alright this might ache a bit."
"Ooh…"
"Sorry…"
"No…no, it feels nice."
"…"
"…"
"There…that should do it – Mm!"
"…"
"…"
"…you taste good."
It was with those three words that Katara found herself kissing Zuko every chance she got.