-1The Impossible
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Ahh… Finally. The Christmas season.. And long-awaited two week break.. The only thing I've been doing lately is egging houses with my friends, sleeping in, and watching Jackass.. And doing things they did off the show. I 'barrowed' a Wal-Mart buggy, and in Dallas, (The city.. O.o;; Not my nickname..) I went down a fleet of stairs.. That was fun, until a cop told me not to do that, that I could injure people or some other B.S. … Yeah.
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They had all been flying on Appa for the past few days, and everyone was in a bad mood. They were trying to get closer to the fire nation, so when Aang finished learning fire bending, they could take out the fire lord before the summer solstice.
Aang was bored. He gazed at the ocean, nothing of interest. Appa… Still nothing. He looked at Zuko… And poked him. Zuko drew out of a daze, and stared at Aang. "What?" He spat. Aang rolled his eyes and shrugged his shoulders. Zuko soon turned away again, looking back off into the ocean. Aang poked him. "WHAT?" Zuko growled. "Nothin'…" Aang said, hiding a smile. Then he poked him again. "IF you don't stop Aang, I'll-" Aang jumped up as Sokka yelled, "LAND!" Zuko shook his head as Katara giggled at how easily he was angered.
Appa landed out of sight, and Aang jumped off excitedly. Sokka groaned, his stomach growling. "Do you think they have any food..?"
Katara rolled her eyes. "Is that all you ever think about?" Sokka glared. "What? I'm hungry!" He shot back defensively. "YOU ATE ALL THE FOOD!" She yelled. They continued their bickering all the way to the central road. "All right, Aang. People will notice you're the avatar." Zuko said, and handed him a black coat, and Aang slipped it on. They continued down the road, and soon came to a bustling city. Sokka and Katara went off in search of food, and Aang grabbed Zuko's arm, insisting they go look at the animals for sale.
Aang looked at a small horse-like dog creature run around in a small gate, a few rabbit-looking things, and a bird. Zuko yawned. "Wow! Look at that one, Zuko!" Aang said, pointing at a small puppy-looking cat thing. Zuko looked, clearly uninterested. Aang pulled Zuko to the next cage, and looked at a small yellow bird. "Awww.. It's cute!" He said, pointing at the bird. Zuko shrugged, looking off towards a building. "Shouldn't we be going..?" Aang pouted. "Aww.. Fine." He pulled Zuko past the crowd of people gathered at the animal stand, and looked toward a small food shop.
Aang stared at the building, looking at some fruit. "Hmm…" He said, picking it up. Zuko stared looking at the different kinds, occasionally picking one up, only to set it back down. "Will you stop touching the food please, sir?" The stand's owner said, glaring. Aang reached and poked what looked like an apple, causing Zuko to smirk.
"Leave my stand, or I'll call the guards." He threatened, and Zuko shrugged, walking off, fallowed by Aang.
They finally met back up at a statue, Sokka stuffing his face with food, and carrying a few bags of things. Katara instantly started nagging him, and Zuko rolled his eyes. 'They're so predictable..' Aang laughed as Katara shoved a fruit in Sokka's mouth to make him shut up. They all began walking back, Katara and Sokka still arguing, and Aang kept skipping around Zuko, asking if he thought the animals were cool. Zuko shook his head. He just wished they could all be silent. For once, anyway.
When they finally reached camp, he went off for a walk. He needed some peace and quiet for at least a few minutes.. He walked a little ways away, and decided to sit by a river. He sighed when he saw a shadow behind the rock. "What is it?" He turned around. "How'd you know I was here?" Whined Aang. "It wasn't that hard to figure out.." He said looking away.
Aang frowned, laying down on the rock. "What's wrong?" Zuko stared up at him. "Nothing. Why?" Aang glanced down grinning. "Come on! I know something's wrong! You can tell me anything, Zuko." He looked away. "Some things are better left unsaid." Aang stared confused. "What does that mean?" Zuko looked back at him. "I'll tell you.. But not now. When the time is right." He said, getting up and heading back to camp.
Aang watched him as he left. 'What's that supposed to mean..?' He thought confused.
After dinner, Zuko lay on Appa's tail, and rolled on his back. He looked up at the stars wondering how Zula was doing.. And father, if he even mattered anymore. Uncle..
"Hey Zuko!"
Zuko glared, looking up at Aang. "What? It's late.." He yawned.
"Uhh… I don't know.. I just felt like talking."
"Well….." He started, "What about?"
Aang rubbed his chin. "Huuumm…."
Zuko rolled his eyes. "Oh yeah.." Aang began, "Your scar."
He furrowed his brow. "What about it?" Aang rolled over and slid down Appa's tail so he next by Zuko.
"How'd you get it?" He said, lightly tapping Zuko's face, and Zuko shoved his hand away. "Don't touch me." Aang gave him a sad puppy look. "Aww… I'm sorry Zuko.." Zuko blushed, looking at Aang. "Ugh.. Stop, doing that.." He said, shoving Aang over, rubbing his head, causing him to laugh.
"Come ooonn.." Aang urged, pulling Zuko's arm. "How did it happen?" He pouted. "I won't tell anybody, I promise!"
Zuko half-heartedly sighed. "Fine…" Aang inched closer to hear better, and Zuko shoved him back, a smirk on his face.
"Hmmm…" Zuko said silently. Aang frowned. "Well?"
"Well…. It all started when I was fourteen, and I spoke against my father's word."
After Zuko told his story, at the very finished part, Aang clung to him. "I'm sorry…" He said, burying his face in Zuko's shirt.
"What are you sorry about?" Zuko asked, pulling Aang off of him. "It wasn't your fault, it was mine."
Aang wiped his eyes. "No it wasn't, Zuko.. You spoke for what you believed in, and you were right!" Aang smiled at him, and Zuko rubbed his head again, making Aang smile bigger.
"Now, go to bed. I'm not staying up all night," Zuko said in his usual grouchy tone, and put his hands behind his head.
Aang smiled, and jumped back up on top of Appa, soon falling asleep.
When Zuko woke up, he felt a weight on his stomach. He opened his eyes, and stared at Aang. Sitting on him. "Morning Zuko!" Said Aang in his usual cheery voice, grinning ear to ear. Zuko groaned and shoved him off. Aang rolled off Appa, still grinning. "So, what are we going to do today, Zuko?"
Zuko rubbed his eyes, and got up. Aang still smiled, skipping around. "Why are you so happy?" Aang turned to Zuko, and shrugged. "Well, Katara and Sokka went fishing, so we can spend most of the day together!" He said, jumping up to show his enthusiasm. Zuko groaned and flopped back down on Appa. "Why…Why me?" Aang sprinted over to him. "Come on, Zuko! Lets go walking or something! We have the whole day!" Zuko slowly stood up, stretching. "Fine. We'll… Walk. Or something.." Aang grabbed his arm, urging him to walk. "Let's go!" He flew off through the trees, leaving Zuko behind. "Ugh… Stupid kid.. Wait up!" He yelled, jogging after him.
Aang stopped, standing on a rock, looking over at the woods.
Zuko soon emerged from the trees, brushing some leaves off his shirt. "Alright, we're here. Now what?"
"Hmmm…." Aang said, thinking. "Well… I propose a challenge." He said, smirking at Zuko.
Zuko raised his brow. "Well… Fine. What kind of challenge?"
Aang flew down from the rock, tackling Zuko, knocking him to the ground, and tapped his nose. "TAG, your it." He said smiling, looking at Zuko's blushing face, and he flew off into the trees.
"Whuh…?" Zuko said, getting off the ground, brushing dirt off himself. "Well… Fine, Aang! But, I'll win!" He said, smirking, and jogged off into the forest.
Thirty minutes later, he wasn't feeling as confident.
He mumbled curses as he walked through the forest, for what seemed like, the billionth time.
"Given up yet?" Said a childish voice.
Zuko glared up at the trees, toward Aang. "Hah! Aang, I've been searching for you since I was fourteen, like I'd give up in a game of tag!" He said, his usual smirk on his face. Aang jumped down. "It looked like you'd given up a minute ago, and plus, your lost." Aang said grinning.
"I'm not lost, I just thought you'd come this way." He said, looking away.
"Reeaaally?" Aang said, shifting so he could look Zuko in the eyes.
"YES, Aang." Zuko said, glaring.
"Because, If I recall, about fifteen minutes ago you said you quit." Aang said, his grin even wider than before.
"Then, you heard wrong."
Aang scoffed. "You just don't want to admit you lost!"
Zuko looked away once again. "I did NOT!"
Aang giggled. "Suuure…."
"Because, YOUR it." Zuko said smirking, and tackled Aang to the ground, tagging him. "Count to fifty."
Aang blushed even worse than Zuko had, and watched as he disappeared in the forest.
It hadn't even been ten minutes when Aang gave up. "Fine, Zuko! You win!" He said, stomping through the forest, toward camp.
When he reached camp, he became extremely annoyed when he saw Zuko, sleeping on Appa. "Why…?" He shook his head and tackled Zuko. "Wake up! You left me all alone in the forest, you jerk!" Zuko woke up, a huge smirk on his face. "Aww… But you were having so much fun out there."
Aang crossed his arms, glaring off into space. "Hmph." He said.
Zuko let out a small laugh, which surprised Aang greatly. "You aren't very good at being mad, are you?" Aang smiled back at him, ruffling his pony-tail. "Zuko, I'm glad you came and played tag with me."
Zuko yawned, and flopped back down on Appa's tail.
"And, I'm going to finish off this day napping." Zuko said, snuggling into Appa's fur.
Aang plopped down next to him, grinning. "Night Zuko."
"Night, Aang."
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That's the end of this chapter! I hope you guy's liked it.. The next chapter will continue on with the plot, and Zula will show back up! See ya then!