Author's Note: Almost 30 followers ?! As I started this I didn't expect it to have any readers at all, after all there are plenty of Zuko x OC stories out there. Plus my little grammar mistakes and, well, my laziness, I thought it impossible. Thank you all so much! Please Review, I'll make a little bit of a break at the beginning, just trying it out ;)
Zuko woke up from something turning under his chin. The afternoon sun shone brightly on his bare back.
He wondered about what had happened. They only knew each other for a few days and still it seemed to both of them as if they knew each other their whole life.
Zuko had wakened her an hour before the sun rose. They talked about fire bending for half an hour when he told her they'd begin now with their exercises. She cheered but was slightly disappointed when the first exercise turned out to be meditating. Zuko had been surprised as he looked over to her meditating form. She had crossed her fingers in her lap and a small flame emerged them, happily changing its color from one moment to another. Ever since they visited the Sun Warriors he had thought this would only be possible to dragons, but obviously it was not. He drifted into the picture as the sun rose over the sea, making everything glow in a reddish light. Sun opened her eyes a few moments later when she noticed him stare.
Unsure of what to do next he proceeded to what Sun called 'real' exercises. And again he was amazed. Sun seemed to master every form in less than ten minutes. Not even Azula had learned that fast. Still she mixed in spontaneous movements, creating her very own style. It did not seem like a form of fighting, more like a form of magic and life itself.
From time to time a member of the Gaang would come by and watch them curiously. But eventually they all rather spent their time at the beach. Yet Zuko was thankful that no one was in the house.
Around lunchtime he sat down at the old well, taking a deep breath. He suggested to take a break, even if there was not much to learn for Sun anymore. She said she'd do it, if he agreed to spar with her before, so that she once fought a living opponent before she got in real trouble.
And so they took a stance and looked at each other. Zuko was prepared for her bold, forceful movements. The high standing sun gave her even more power. But then again, she knew that he knew and mixed in new, uncommon movements. Not that she had the upper hand. She had a great talent, but Zuko was trained for years under the best teachers the world had to offer and his talent was not a small one too. Finally, Zuko's power seemed to fade and Sun really had the upper hand when he suddenly grinned at her. Before she could react, he reached out and grabbed her ankle, causing her to fall over. He towered above her, but he did not foresee how she would react. Angrily she swung her legs around, intertwining them with his, causing him to fall over too, and her to roll on top of him.
Both of them breathed heavily as the fight came to this sudden halt. He had felt something and a part of him prayed that she didn't feel it as well. The other part dreamed of what happened next.
He didn't really recall everything, just crucial how she bent down and kissed him, still laughing within the kiss. How he grabbed her waist and pulled her down, how they hit a wall and finally ended up in his bedroom.
As he was laying there, Sun cuddled up next to him, everything was getting clearer. He now knew for sure, that what he did was right, that he would do anything to help Aang save this world. As he stroked through her hair the thought occurred him that the Avatar was not training, but instead was celebrating beach parties, only three days away from the comet and the destruction of the Earth Kingdom. In a second he got up on his feet, dressed and was out, leaving a sleeping Sun behind.