Suki wondered if she never noticed it before or she did but choose not to. In five years of being together with Sokka she never felt jealousy towards girls surrounding him even to those who openly flirt with him. But as they all say there's always a first in everything and tonight is the first time she ever felt jealous. She can't understand why she feel this way, him mentioning her name stirred something inside her. Maybe it was because she find it weird that he spoke so fondly about his co-white lotus agent or maybe it's how his eyes sparkle as he talks about her.
"It's been so long since we actually have a dinner date, and since were not both busy, I figured we should take the chance and explore outside the Royal Palace" he remembered him say. Sokka just came back from a white lotus mission and asked her out in a date for it will soon be their sixth anniversary.
The night was turning out perfectly fine. Sokka brought her in some carnival. She enjoyed the different rides that they tried but her favorite is the ferris wheel, she find it so romantic watching the sunset with Sokka while he kissed her as their gandola stops on the top for a bit "I missed you so much, Sukes" he told her after breaking away from her lips. There's a flash of longing and something akin to hesitation in his eyes as he said those words but she quickly forgot about it as he kissed her anew.
They wandered in the streets of the city's capital and check out some shop until they stopped in front of a perfume stall. He start searching for a certain scent, he then picks up one bottle and open it slightly she was close enough to him to know that it's a jasmine perfume. The fragrance is oddly familiar to her, it feels like she already encountered it somewhere until a realization hit her as she stood there watching Sokka paying for his purchase. There was no doubt that the perfume Sokka bought is similar to what his white lotus partner often use. The exact scent of jasmine that lingers in her nose every time the princess walk passed her.
She have so many question running in her mind that time. She didn't even notice that they're already in front of a necklace stall not until Sokka gently put a rose pendant on her. "I'll take it," he told the merchant as he hand over some money before turning to look at her once again with a smile and said "It looks good on you" she blushed at his words and that was the second time that night all of her doubts and worries were diminished.
After checking out shops they went to a dimsum house. The ambiance and people working at the restaurant were great and most importantly the food they serve was so good. She exchange stories with Sokka. She told him all the event he had missed and how she's faring as the head of Kyoshi Warriors as well as the Firelord's bodyguard while he enthusiastically told her the adventures he had gone through on his missions. She felt a little glad that Sokka didn't mentioned anything about his partner not until she asked him something she wished she never did that night. "How did you know about this place?"
"Azula" the mere mention of the princess' name was enough to break her inside. "Remember last month when we cameback from a mission but no one is there except for the guards and servants because you and the Kyoshi Warriors went on a meeting with Zuko at the Republic City?" she simply nodded. "Well, I kinda pester her to tour me at the Capital which she did, and I get hungry after the tour so she took me here she said that this was the best dimsum house in the capital and she's right!" he continue rambling happily as he stuffed his mouth with dumplings. Her thoughts are running wild, she wants to ask Sokka if him and Azula also went to all those places they went tonight, the idea of them doing the things they did first sends a rushed of jealousy that Suki was trying to suppress for a long time.
"How about you Sukes did you like the food here?" Sokka's voice break her train of thoughts and brought her back to reality. "Yeah, Azula's right the food here is delicious," she replied smiling before taking a bite of dumpling. There's a bitter aftertaste lingering in her mouth as she continue to eat and she's sure it's not because of the food.