Disclaimer: You all know that I don't own Avatar: The Last Airbender. If I did every five seconds I'd pop onto the screen, say hi, and disappear.
Everyone was surprised to see me at breakfast the next morning. I had actually forgotten my plan and slept. I sat next to Zuko and said my good mornings to Iroh and the captain and some random crew members.
While I talked to Zuko about something Iroh glanced between the two of us. He was probably thinking 'It's almost like they forgot about yesterday.'. I didn't feel like reading his mind to see if I was right.
After breakfast I practiced my waterbending and drenched Zuko about five times. He only tried to kill me twice. After I survived the second attack he decided it was his turn to have fun and he threw me over the railing, into the water. I used my waterbending to splash him more and made a wave throw him into the water too.
After that the day went on like normal. I do something to Zuko and he chases me around the ship. I find it funny that he still chases me, knowing he can't catch me. I'm too fast. Track team does that to ya.
I was sitting in my room. It was about seven o'clock according to the sun. I was sitting on my bed reading in a book I had picked up in a port we had stopped at. I was absentmindedly stroking Molly when I heard the door to my room open. I sighed, rolled my eyes, and set down my book.
"Will you ever learn to knock?" I glared at Zuko. He sat on the end of my bed, ignoring my question. "What do you want?"
"I don't know. I'm just bored."
I rolled my eyes again. "You sure have been bored a lot lately. Maybe I should start messing with you more? Maybe there wasn't enough honey in the shampoo bottle this time?"
"No, there was enough." He sounded zoned out, carelessly replying to my questions and comments. I rolled my eyes, YET AGAIN. I like to roll my eyes. I picked up my book and started reading again.
"What's that book about?"
"It's about a girl named Shelby who is gonna kill a prince named Zuko if he doesn't leave her alone for at least five minutes."
"That sounds oddly similar to our situation." He said jokingly.
I glared at him. "Can I not have ten minutes of peace? You were in here five minutes ago."
"But I'm bored." He whined, giving me a face similar to Aang's puppy face. I didn't know Zuko had one of those faces.
"So go be bored somewhere else. I just want ten minute. Please?" He frowned "Fine." He left the room and closed the door behind him. I sighed. He hadn't left, just sat right outside my door, waiting. I swear every minute I am on this ship he gets more and more child-like. It's scary.
I set my book on the desk and slipped under the covers on my bed. I tried to get to sleep so I wouldn't have to deal with Zuko, but sleep wasn't coming. So, I decided to go for a walk. I quietly opened the door. Thankfully, Zuko had left.
I walked out onto the deck. No one was outside, which I was thankful for. I leaned against the railing and sighed. It had been a long day. Zuko hadn't left my side for two seconds. He sure is clingy.
I closed my eyes and concentrated on the water. I didn't see it, but I knew I had lifted a ball of water from the ocean. I made it into a long strip of water and did a few tricks with it. Nothing much, though, since my eyes were closed.
I suddenly felt someone's arms wrap around my waist. I dropped the water and my eyes snapped open. I sighed. "What are you doing" I wasn't exactly going for the dangerously low tone I used, but it worked.
"Nothing much." I sighed. He wasn't going to give up. He put his chin on my shoulder, "Are you still mad at me?" I could feel his breath on my neck and I shuddered.
"N-no." Was all I managed.
He didn't move so we stood there, staring at the water for quite a while. I was trying to figure out what exactly was going on while he was playing with my hair. And, of course, it's hard to think when someone's hand is going through your hair, but I didn't say anything.
I finally concluded that he just really liked me. Or maybe it was more than that? Maybe he liked me more than a lot. Maybe that was why he had been clinging to me for the last 18 hours. Maybe there was a lot of stuff I didn't know. I decided to go with there was a lot I didn't know.
"Aren't you cold?" Zuko asked, pulling me out of my thoughts. I looked down. I was only in a tank top and shorts. Everyone was used to me walking around in this all day. But at night it got too cold to wear it, and tonight, I hadn't even noticed.
"I guess. A little." I shivered. Now that he had said something I noticed how cold it really was.
Zuko smiled and picked me up, bridal style. I screamed, surprised, not scared. "What are you doing!"
"Bringing you inside." I smiled. Something had changed between us. Something that I wasn't exactly sure of and was too tired to figure out. I sighed and lay my head on his shoulder. A month ago if someone had told me I would be right here right now I would have laughed at them and told them they were crazy.
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I sat up in bed and stretched. I looked around, confused. I didn't remember getting in bed last night. I thought back to the night before. I guess I fell asleep in Zuko's arms. I blushed at the thought.
I stood up and stretched again. Oww, stupid headache. What my luck, I get to have one today. I showered and put on a tank top and shorts. My head hurt too bad to try to comprehend getting my feet through the pant legs. It was too hot outside anyway.
I walked onto deck, hoping not to run into anything since I couldn't see straight. I spotted Zuko leaning on the railing. I walked up next to him and leaned on the railing. I closed my eyes and sighed, leaning my head on his shoulder.
"You okay?" He asked, concern filling his voice.
"Not really."
"What's wrong."
"Headache." He nodded and grabbed my hand, pulling me across the deck. "Where are we going? It hurts to move." I whined. Yeah, I admit I whine quite a bit when I have a headache.
"To get you some medicine."
"No. I'm fine I probably just need to rest and-."
"No, I'll take care of you and you'll be fine." I frowned. I shouldn't have said anything. He led me into my bedroom and made me get into bed. Five minutes later I have taken three kinds of medicine, had a COLD wet cloth on my forehead, and was under about ten layers of blankets. Zuko wanted me better. I insisted that it was just a headache and it would go away in about an hour but he said no, I had to rest.
He sure is protective. So, for three hours Zuko sat by my side while I 'recovered', as he put it. I rolled my eyes and went to sleep. I woke up about an hour later to find Zuko not in the room. How strange.
I slid out of bed and walked into the hall. I wandered around the ship looking for Zuko. I couldn't find him anywhere. Suddenly, Zuko pops out of no where, or around a corner, and said, "HI!" I jumped. I hadn't seen him.
"DON'T DO THAT! You scared me!" I yelled, trying to breath normal again.
He hugged me, "I'm sorry. I won't do it again, just don't be mad at me." He looked like a little kid that had just done something terribly wrong and was hoping they wouldn't get into trouble.
My breathing was now back to normal. "It's ok. I'm not mad. Where were you?" We were now walking back to my room. Why? I have no idea. We just were.
"I was getting you some tea but I couldn't find any."
"Did you check with your uncle?"
He looked surprised, "Oops. Forgot to check there."
I laughed. "That would be why you didn't find any." I walked into my room and collapsed onto my bed. I sighed. "I'm not even tired."
"I am." He climbed onto the bed and lay next to me. He wrapped his arm around my waist and buried his face in my hair. I sighed. Yes, something has defiantly changed between us.
His breathing evened out, signaling that he was now asleep. I couldn't more because he is a light sleeper, I'm sure he would be. And he did deserve to rest. He had taken care of me all morning, even though I really didn't need it. I sighed and scooted closer to him, if that's even possible. I closed my eyes and fell into a light sleep.
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Yes, Zuko is VERY OOC but, oh well. The world won't end because of it xD
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