Zutara drabbles—sentence challenge/things. Not actually part of the livejournal thing, but because I like writing drabbles, here it is…Besides, some of them aren't exactly one sentence…

Alpha Mode---Zutara

Comfort

His uncle loves comfortable things—comfortable shoes, comfortable clothes, and just being comfortable—he's always had a problem with comfort, he's so awfully fond of pain, until he feels her for the first time, then he decides Uncle probably has the right idea after all.

Kiss

Their first kiss is horrible, but that, perhaps, is why he's so fond of its memory.

Soft

His nation is known for silks, just as hers is known for their furs, and for the first time he is in furs and she is in silk, they've never felt anything so soft in their life (except for each other).

Pain

The pain is horrible, it hurts so much, and he doesn't think he'll make it---

---and then he feels her hand on his, and it's gone.

Potatoes

He hates potatoes, and wonders how anyone could eat something that was grown underground, but her Gran-Gran made them and he is their guest, so he eats his potatoes without complaint. (Though secretly, he's pretty disgusted).

Rain

It the hottest day of the year so far, not a cloud in the sky at high noon, with no water in sight, then, out of nowhere, it begins to rain and he doesn't have the advantage anymore.

Chocolate

He has a sweet tooth, something she finds continuingly endearing about him. Which is why she has begun to carry chocolate around with her---if he gets her mad, she just stick a piece in his mouth and he knows he's gone too far.

Happiness

He holds this child, his child, a girl with gold eyes and dark skin, and he's never felt happier.

Telephone

When they speak to one another now, they are distant, cool, professional, and uncaring, as compared to the passion that enthralled their voices before the kiss.

Ears

His son has big ears, a feature inherited by his Uncle Sokka, and it's everyone's favorite thing to tease him about. Katara doesn't, she just pats his ears and smiles, telling the small Fire Prince that it will be all right.

Name

"Kita." He says, nodding his head to the dark girl in his arms. "Kita Lian."

"That's beautiful." The mother says, rocking the girl's twin in her own arms. "Where did you get it?"

He doesn't answer---he doesn't say it was his own mother's name. He'd rather his child not have to follow that legacy.

Sensual

He loves to kiss---her cool mouth pressed against his hot one. She likes to cuddle---her cold body against his warm one, and together, they strike a balance.

Death

He didn't know the airbender very well at all, outside of the constant hunting he was forced to do. She did know the Avatar, and so he holds her as she mourns.

Sex

The warmth he offers is something hard to forget, and although it's wrong and she is his prisoner, she can't help but wonder when he'll be back---she's begun to miss him.

Touch

It's something small at first---a brief touch of their hands brushing against one another---but like most wildfires, it's all the spark that's needed.

Weakness

Zula always commented that his greatest weakness was his compassion. She was wrong; he just hadn't found his weakness yet---the blue eyes of the waterbender he fights so much.

Tears

He's made her cry again, and part of him is upset with himself, but he holds his ground and let's her cry---with ever tear that falls off of her face, a part of his heart dies just a bit more…

Speed

He's fast, but that's the way she likes it.

Wind

Their entire relationship is nothing but a stormy whirlwind of emotions---it's amazing one of their children didn't turn out to be an airbender. (Though he might've killed someone if they had.)

Freedom

He unlocks the chains and tells her to go, and she cries. Freedom shouldn't hurt this much.

Life

"Congratulations, Lord Zuko, its twins. Two beautiful girls." And when he holds them, he can feel life itself race in their tiny bodies as he finally knows what it's like to breathe.

Jealousy

When she first meets Zula, she's jealous. ("Are you crazy? She's my sister!") But she gets over it fast.

Hands

Kimi's hands are so tiny compared to his own, so tiny that a single squeeze could break it, and he almost doesn't want to hold his daughter's hand for fear of hurting her, but he sees the fear in her eyes so he gets over it.

Taste

She tastes like vanilla and tea and something else he cannot place, but he doesn't think she'd like for him to kiss her again, if the harsh looks and dark threats were anything to go by.

Devotion

"He must have been really devoted to you, then." He tells the Moon Goddess as she continues her story about the warrior boy and herself. "No, Prince Zuko, he wasn't devoted---he was in love." And he cannot help but know what she's talking about as his eyes pass the sleeping form of the waterbender he watches only at night. (It's the only time he's allowed)

Forever

He would have gladly given up eternity for her, but he knows it's not enough as she takes her last breath and falls limp in his arms.

Blood

As they bury the child—so young and so full of life—he cannot help but still see the blood, even though he knows it's gone.

Sickness

He sent the best doctors to her when she became ill, worry threatening every fiber of his being, and the doctors just laughed at him. ("Congratulations, Lord Zuko, you're going to be a Daddy!")

Melody

He can't sing all that well, but he'll try—his child can't sleep, and he'll do just about anything for this blue eyed boy.

Star

The lullaby she sings to the kids he can't quite remember—it's something about stars and sand—but he hums the tune contently, getting odd looks from all of his other advisors. ("Sir…Are you alright, milord?")

Home

Zula takes in her last breath while the Avatar finishes off his father, and it doesn't seem quite real until she places her hand on his shoulder and he realizes he's home.

Confusion

"I'm talking about you." And the look on his face is almost priceless until she presses her lips against his and the rest of the world becomes a blur.

Fear

She fears nothing, or so she thought, but she's learned to fear Aang, his power, and that's why the two of them can never be.

Lightning

All three of their children are afraid of lightning and storms---something the children's parents find endearing and alarming at the same time. (They are equal when the storm hits…)

Bonds

The bond between mother and son can never be broken, or so she thought, but she finds it hard to believe in that while she watches as his small body burns into the afterlife.

Market

The market was busy, crowded, and smelly---it was the perfect place for two people who weren't suppose to---meet in secret.

Technology

One of the things she loved about the Fire Nation was their technology—they had gizmos and gadgets that her small tribe heritage would've never imagined, and as Fire Lady, she had access to it all.

Gift

Sokka began to love his birthdays after she and Zuko married—he always got some crazy gadget from her on those days, and it made his sister's union just a little more acceptable.

Smile

She loves his smile most of all, for it is the most rare and precious thing she could ever ask for.

Innocent

She's so innocent. He thinks as he traces kisses along her neck as she blushes. Then again, he's awfully innocent too, so that's why they go so well together.

Completion

He stands on the ice of the South Pole, and memories run through his mind of when he was here last, but she grabs his hand and he remembers that it will be all right.

Clouds

He never went cloud watching as a kid---it was too childish and his father would have never approved, but as he holds his own son on his shoulder he wishes he would have. ("Look Dad that one's shaped like a bunny!")

Sky

Her eyes remind him of the sky, and she wonders why he stares at them for so long.

Heaven

He's finally found heaven in her arms, and he knows he'll always be happy here.

Hell

Iroh's known for his wild teasing, and as he watches as his nephew sneaks away for the third time this week to go see that waterbender, he just smiles. He'll get the boy back eventually.

Sun

"I rise with the sun." Indeed he does, she finds out after they marry---it's sunrise and he's already awake. ("No! Give me ten more minutes, please!")

Moon

"You rise with the moon." Of course she does---he has the hardest time in the world getting her to go to bed. ("It's twelve thirty! You have to get up in the morning!")

Waves

She loves the water; she just never thought she'd find something she loved more than the waves.

Hair

Their children have odd hair---it's wavy, not curly, not straight, and the perfect balance between brown and black.

Supernova

They kiss as the world falls apart around them.

More coming soon, of course.