A/N Once again,
These are people's thoughts
These are the thoughts of their opposite side, Zuko's good side, Aang's bad side.
Just making sure you remember. On with the story!
Okay, maybe getting Aang mad at him was not such a good idea, Zuko mused. The stupid kid hadn't stopped singing, he had realized that he could use it as a weapon. And now Momo was pelting him with nuts.
"I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves!
Everybody's nerves!
Everybody's nerves!
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves!
And this is how it goes!
(Bum bum bum)
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves!
Everybody's nerves!
Everybody's nerves!
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves!
And this is how it goes!
(Bum bum bum)
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves!
Everybody's nerves!
Everybody's nerves!
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves!
And this is how it goes!
(Bum bum bum)"
Zuko covered his ears. That didn't really work, because Momo began pelting him with nuts again until he removed them. That lemur had very good aim. Not only did he never miss the prince, he never missed his hands.
Great. So he was not only doomed to die and lose his sanity here, he was doomed to do it while being pelted with nuts. Who knew having a twelve-year-old and his pet lemur mad at you would be so dangerous?
This is fun! Aang's evil side commented gleefully.
He's learned his lesson, let's be nice to him, suggested his good side.
Never! He's already driven me to the point of insanity!
What makes you say that?
I'm talking to myself, duh.
At least you're only doing it silently, his good side soothed. After all, you could be doing it aloud.
Yeah, yeah, really comforting. Now shut up and let me bug him to death.
Can I really stop you?
Nope!
Both sides sat in silence, although they weren't exactly sitting as they weren't physical beings, and since they really were Aang, and he was still singing, it wasn't really silence, either. So let me cut out the incorrect parts of that phrase. Both sides. Okay, never mind.
Zuko glanced up, interested, as Momo stopped pelting him. As he did, however, a nut-shaped rock hit him in the nose. The lemur had only shortly paused to eat a bug.
"Everybody's nerves!
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves!
And this is how it goes!
(Bum bum bum)
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves!
Everybody's nerves!
Everybody's nerves!
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves!
And this is how it goes!
(Bum bum bum)"
I wonder why Momo likes eating bugs so much.
He's a lemur, what do you expect?
Yeah, but still. There's gotta be something in it.
How do you know?
Because otherwise, he wouldn't be constantly eating them!
I guess.
Another short not-silence, followed by,
Maybe we should try one.
This silence was not so not-silent, as Aang stopped singing to consider this.
Hmm. Maybe.
Another moment of consideration, followed by a short discussion on the topic, and the Avatar bent down and picked up a bug.
"What are you doing?" demanded Zuko.
Aang popped the bug into his mouth.
"Eww, gross!" squealed the Fire Bender. "Uh, I mean, what was that about?"
Aang chewed thoughtfully.
"Avatar? What are you doing?"
Aang swallowed.
"What was that thing?"
Aang stared off into space.
"Was that a bug?" Zuko asked suspiciously.
"Mmm-hmm!" Aang nodded happily.
"Gross!" this time he didn't bother to correct himself. "Why'd you do that?"
"Momo liked it so much, I thought there must be something to it," explained the Air Bender.
"Was there?" asked Zuko, deciding not to ask how Aang had gotten to the idea of eating bugs because a lemur did.
No! EW, ew, ew! That was disgusting!
Maybe it's a lemur thing. Although I actually liked it.
You liked it? Why?
Because it tastes good, his good side explained.
But it doesn't! Why would you ever want to eat a thing like that?
Aang mentally shrugged.
Why?
I guess because I like it. Maybe it's an acquired taste.
Erm, hello? We're the same person! How could you have acquired a taste that I haven't?
Maybe I'm the side that got all the memories from past lives.
Why you?
I dunno, I guess I'm the good side.
What makes you think that? How do you know you're the good side and not me? What makes you so special?
Because I'm the nice one. The good side doesn't endorse torturing Zuko.
By singing! Seriously, how is that tourture? He needs to lighten up!
Yeah, well, it's not really his fault. I guess they never had singing lessons in Fire Nation.
How do you know? I've known plenty of Fire Nation people who could sing perfectly well.
Who do you know that I don't? Besides, that was a hundred years ago.
So? Why change a good tradition?
Because they're bad guys! Bad guys don't sing!
What makes you so sure of that? Why shouldn't bad guys sing?
Because… oh, never mind!
Ha! You give up!
I do not! I was just going to tell you who could answer this question for us, but if you'd rather I didn't…
Okay, okay, who?
Zuko, you moron!
Oh, yeah… Hey, I thought you were the nice one!
"Zuko?" asked Aang.
"What?" he demanded.
"Have you ever had singing lessons?"
Zuko blinked at him. "Avatar, I will never understand you."
"Yeah, that wasn't the question," Aang answered impatiently. "Have you?"
"NO! Why would I ever have had singing lessons?"
"You've never had singing lessons? Not even just from a friend? Or a sibling? Do you have any siblings?"
"A sister, what does that have to do with it?"
"Why didn't she teach you to sing?"
Zuko sighed. "Avatar, I'm sure Azula had better things to do even when we were children than to teach me to sing. And I'm sure I had better things to do than learn to sing. Actually, although I'm sure she'd be good at it, I don't remember anyone ever teaching her to sing, either."
"Neither of you knew how to sing?" Aang couldn't hide his disbelief. "I mean, Katara was the first person who ever tried to teach me how to, but I'd always sung something when I was little. Didn't you ever sing along with whoever was singing nursery rhymes and such?"
"What are nursery rhymes?" asked Zuko.
Aang sighed. "The Fire Nation has severely neglected your education," he said sternly. And as he said that, he formed a plan to save Zuko from falling to the musiclessness of the Fire Nation.
Momo ate no bugs. Because Momo had disappeared.
Hope you liked that! Any suggestions, ect., review. Obviously. By the way, does anyone know if Azula's older or younger than Zuko? I'm not sure if I'll even ever mention her again, but just in case, I'd like to know, and besides, I'm curious. Thanks to my reviewers, have a happy today!