Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.
"Zuko," She breathed out his name like a reverent prayer. Tentatively her fingers brushed over his scar, delicately tracing the familiar ridges of mangled flesh.
His eyes slid shut, head leaning into her palm. "Fell for Koh's tricks again?" His hoarse whisper sent chills down her spine.
She nodded, forgetting he couldn't see her. She bit her quivering lip, tears obscuring her view. Zuko's hand covered hers, squeezing lightly as his eyes slid open. Her breath caught at the raw emotion reflected in his eyes, the polar opposite from the cruel indifference she'd become accustomed to seeing in Koh's puppet.
Author's Note: Hey, I'm back! Took some time off to try and get ahead on this and work out some plot holes. Health had other plans.
