Ok so it's been a super long time since I updated this. sorry 'bout that. I've just been lazy sorry. so well here's the next chapter.
Chapter 14
ZUKO'S SHIP
Trina woke that morning with a splitting headache. "Owww….." She held her head.
"Shh, it'll pass. Just give it a chance," Zuko whispered softly so as not to make the headache worse. "You had a little bit too much to drink last night."
"I figured as much."
Zuko pulled her back to his chest and held her wishing that he could will the pain away knowing there was nothing that he could do other than lay with her. And that was exactly what he planned to do. Anyone who tried to get him up before Trina decided to get up was to be pitied.
"Zuko, what happened after your uncle's toast? It kinda gets all fuzzy after that."
"I toasted to us and gave you more to drink. I suppose that it's my fault that you feel this way."
"No, don't blame yourself. Did I do anything stupid after that?"
"You told me that I, um, smell good."
"I did?" She asked. Zuko nodded. "Well at least that's true, you do smell good," she said inhaling his scent once again. It was a bit like wood smoke. She snuggled into his arms even further and sighed contentedly, well content as you can be with a hangover.
There was a loud knock on the door and Trina moaned and attempted to bury her head in Zuko's chest to block out the sound. Zuko growled and said, "I'll take care of this." He rose from the bed and went to the door. When he opened it he wasn't shocked by the fact that it was Iroh who was standing there.
"Uncle Iroh, what do you want?" Zuko was fuming.
"I.. I was just wondering if you two were going to come to breakfast."
"No. And I don't plan on leaving this room until Tarrina is over her hangover. Do not disturb us again!" He would have slammed the door but he didn't because he knew that it would do Trina's head no good. He returned to the bed and lay back down beside her. He pulled Trina into his arms once more.
"You don't need to stay with me if you're needed for something."
"But I want to stay. This is the first day of our engagement and I want to spend every moment of it with you."
"I love you so much, Zuko"
"And I love you. Nothing can ever change that." He ran a hand over the soft, smooth skin of her cheek and kissed her. She reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him as close as she could. Zuko deepened the kiss and teased her with his tongue. When they finally separated both of them were breathing heavily.
"My headache is gone now," Trina smiled and whispered. "I'm think a bit dizzy now though."
"Then I guess you better stay right here with me and not try to get up," Zuko whispered as he rubbed Trina's back gently sending shivers down her spine.
"I am most definitely dizzy now," Trina said. His touch was driving her insane. It just felt sooo good but she knew if he didn't stop now she would never be able to control herself. "Zuko, as good as that feels, I think you need to stop."
"Why?"
"It's driving me insane."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be. Don't worry you can do it as much as you want after we're married," Trina purred.
"I'm looking forward to that."
"I bet you are," she said, the end of the sentence was mangled by a yawn though.
"You should sleep a little longer."
A thought suddenly came to her. "I need to plan!" She sat up quickly and immediately regretted it. "Ow," she said holding her head, "I think my headache's back."
"I wonder why?" Zuko asked sarcastically. His comment was rewarded with a forceful punch to his shoulder. "Ok, I'll stop. You need to sleep now, you can plan later."
"Yes Love." She settled back into his arms and snuggled into his chest. It didn't take her very long to fall asleep.
WITH CAROLINE
When Caroline awoke the next morning, she was still tired. She yawned widely as she threw the blanket off of herself. Perhaps, She thought. A nice dip in the stream will do me some good. She stood shakily and stumbled through the campsite. (She was very unconordinated when she first woke up!)
She shuffled past Sokka, who was still asleep, and made her way to the stream. She was about to pause and rub the sleep out of her eyes when a tree appeared in front of her that she'd sworn hadn't been there only seconds before. Before she could stop herself, she walked straight into it.
Her nose cracked and she screamed in pain. Sokka woke at the noise and saw Caroline stumble backwards from the tree, clutching her nose. Blood seeped between her fingers and she whimpered. Sokka rushed to her side.
"What happened?" He asked worriedly.
Caroline waved her free hand in the air and grumbled something about "that bloody tree!" Her voice was all nasally because she had her other hand clamped over her nose.
Sokka thought for a moment and then moved to examine her. "No!" Caroline cried. "Don't touch it! Ow!" She swatted Sokka's hand away.
"Hey!" Sokka yelled. "I'm only trying to help! Now let me see, it might be broken!"
"I could tell you that!" Caroline shouted back. She refused to remove her hands.
Sokka sighed to calm himself. "Look, you're not gonna do it any good if you keep holding onto it like that!" He pushed her gently back onto the ground and pried her hands away from her face. Caroline tried to stop him, but he held her hands fast. Blood flowed freely from her nose and down the side of her face.
Noting this, Caroline immediately stopped struggling. Sokka released one of her hands and reached towards her nose. He pinched a pressure point there, right between her eyes with his fingers. The blood flow slowed and eventually stopped and Sokka finally let Caroline up off the ground.
When she stood she felt light-headed from blood loss and almost fell over again. Sokka caught her and helped her walk over to the campfire. Once she was seated he rushed to the food bag. "Here," He said, handing her an orange. "You'll feel better if you eat this."
"Thanks," Caroline mumbled. Several moments of awkward silence followed as she ate the orange, but when she was finished she continued. "I'm sorry I yelled at you. After all, it wasn't your fault that I broke my nose."
"Don't worry about it," Sokka replied with a wave of his hand. Caroline tried to smile but it hurt her nose to do so. She was about to hug Sokka instead, when Aang and Katara walked into the campsite. Where they had been, neither Caroline or Sokka knew, but they didn't bother to ask.
"Whoa! What happened to you guys?" Katara asked as she observed Caroline's swollen nose and bloodied face and the traces of blood on Sokka's hands and robe.
Caroline blushed in embarrassment but replied. "I'm not very coordinated in the mornings. I walked into a tree and broke my nose."
"And I helped her stop the bleeding," Sokka added in.
Katara clapped a hand over her mouth to keep from giggling and Aang tried hard not to laugh as well. "Um, wow!" He said. "Uh, you two might want to go and clean up. You look terrible!"
"Come on, Lomi Ka. Let's go then." Sokka helped Caroline to her feet and they walked towards the stream. Behind them Aang and Katara burst into fits of laughter. "Just ignore them," Sokka said.
"Don't worry," Caroline assured him. "I get that back home all the time. My family loves to make fun of me."
Sokka didn't know how to reply to that, but he didn't have to because they'd arrived at the stream. Caroline walked forward and sat on a rock beside a small pool of water. Sokka came and sat beside her and began helping her clean the blood off of her face. Caroline blushed, hoped that he wouldn't notice and moved to clean her face by herself. "Its all right, I'll get it on my own."
Sokka continued to clean. "No need," He said. "I've got it." Caroline was about to insist that he stop when he said. "All done!"
"Uh, thanks." Caroline said as she rinsed her hands in the water. Sokka did the same and then scrubbed at his shirt.
Caroline decided that she should return his kindness. "Take off your outer shirt and give it to me for a moment."
Sokka looked at her curiously but didn't argue. "Here," He said, handing the shirt to her. She used her water bending to attack the bloodstain and soon it was gone. Caroline then used her fire bending to heat the breeze blowing around them and dried the shirt. "Hey, thanks!" Sokka exclaimed.
He slipped the shirt back on and then helped Caroline to her feet. "Anytime, love." She replied. She blushed when she realized what she'd just said and looked to see if Sokka'd noticed. He simply smiled and didn't look at her and so she assumed that he'd heard. Neither of them said anything else and so they walked back to the campsite in silence.
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