Sokka walked around the outside of the temple, trying to clear his head. He had had a long few days, and he was still unsure of what was going on with Zuko. Were they together? He didn't know, and he didn't think Zuko knew either. They hadn't really reached an agreement, but Zuko had seemed to want Sokka as much as Sokka wanted the prince. As Sokka reached a courtyard, he saw the prince sitting on the edge of a fountain, throwing stones into the water. "Zuko?"
The Firebender turned to face him. "Hello, Sokka."
"Hey, Jerkbender," Sokka replied, smiling slightly.
Zuko laughed; it was strange to hear the Firebender laughing. It was a sound so out of character for the angry prince. "Good one, Sokka."
Sokka sat beside him, picking up a stone and tossing it between his hands. "You didn't seem to think so earlier."
Zuko threw a stone into the water, little waves splashing around where it landed. "You expected me to shown any sort of emotion towards you out there?"
"Well, I—"
Suddenly, Zuko became very serious. It was a dramatic switch. "I'm serious, Sokka. Nobody can know about this."
"About what?"
Zuko leaned in and kissed Sokka. "This."
"You're right. I guess I wasn't sure if we were…"
"I don't know what we are, but whatever this is we can't let it out. We have to do everything in our power to make sure that it doesn't get out."
"We both…I mean I know you had, and I had Suki. What do we do about them?"
"Girlfriends? I guess…I guess we pretend that we're still together, to make it look convincing."
"So, we lie to them too?"
"I don't know…"
Sokka jabbed Zuko slightly. "Let's just…not worry about that now."
Zuko smiled. "Okay." They sat in silence for a few moments until Zuko touched the side of Sokka's face and closed the gap between them. Their lips were soft against each other, and Sokka cherished the feeling. As the kiss lasted longer, Zuko pulled Sokka close to him, their chests rubbing against each other. Sokka groaned and let his hands wander down Zuko's body. As his hands fondled Zuko, the Firebender moaned loudly, and Sokka found himself even more turned on. He was pleasuring the prince of the Fire Nation. "Sokka," he whimpered. "Stop…if someone sees us…" Sokka took advantage of their position and spread Zuko's legs.
Before any clothes could come off, Zuko pushed him off. "Sokka, we can't. Someone could see us."
"You're right. Come to my rooms tonight."
"What?"
Sokka stood, his pants uncomfortably tight. "Come in my rooms tonight, and we can pick up where we left off."
"Tonight."
