Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.
He pulled her into his arms; fingers trailing lightly down her stomach. He rested his lips just below her ear, his breath tickling her skin. "You, Fire Lord, work too hard."
She smiled despite herself.
Aang was right, of course. Still, she wished he'd try to see the importance of what she was doing. Aang's Airbender philosophy of deflect and wait had served him well in the past; he'd elected to continue that tried and true method. She disagreed. Aang wasn't the only one waiting. She knew Koh was watching, and she intended to be ready.
Then she'd find Zuko.
