Kissyyou: Welcome back everyone! Thank you for your patience! I do not own the Avatar the Last Airbender! Boy X Boy WARNING! I changed the ages of the characters (like barely lol)~
"St-Stop Zuko, I'm too full," Aang whimpers as he leans away from the spoon, being careful to not fall off of Zuko's lap.
"Are you sure?" Zuko asks as he sets down the spoon in an almost empty bowl. Zuko had finished his own meal and was amusing himself by feeding Aang. He didn't know when but he has grown attached to having the younger boy near him.
Aang smiles as he noticed that the Zuko is very kind even though he tries not to be. He looks up at him, "Yes, I'm sure. I can't eat anymore! You fed me too much."
"I just wanted to make sure that you are at the appropriate weight for your age...how old are you again?"
"I'm 15! You?"
"19."
"WOW! I thought you were younger than that! But I see why you are so mature," Aang giggles.
"You are also a lot older than I thought. I assumed that you were 12 by how small you were."
"Hey! I'm not that small!" Aang pouted.
Zuko looks down at this precious being on his lap. He feels his heart get warm and happy, but he is trying his best not to give in to his urges. Aang senses this and places his hand on the scarred side of the older boy's face. "Thank you for dinner," Aang smiles sweetly.
"You're welcome," Zuko nuzzles against Aang's hand. "Well, we need to clean up and get ready for bed."
"Sounds good," Aang said as he gets up and gathers the dishes and places them in the sink.
At night, Zuko felt Aang shudder from the cold. The older boy gently gathers the Avatar in his arms and uses his firebending to warm up the smaller boy. Aang lets out a soft sigh and whispers, "The perks of a firebender~ Thank you."
"No problem."
"Hey...why don't we try to clear the dungeon early tomorrow morning?"
"...I don't know, Aang. I don't feel like I am ready yet."
"But Zuko, we are never ready for things in life. Things just happen. We need to roll with the punches. Besides, I want to help you clear the dungeon so you can leave your job. I don't like the idea of you being bullied and abused by those guards almost everyday."
"You did not need to do that for me-"
"I know, but I want to, Zuko," Aang turns to look at him.
"...all right, Aang. Tomorrow...let's go tomorrow."
"I can't believe we are here," Zuko face-palms himself as they stand in front of the dungeon's entrance.
"Come on! We can definitely beat this dungeon!" Aang grabs Zuko's hand and dragged him into the dungeon's portal.
"Aaah!" Zuko yelled as he felt them falling but Aang was able to land them gracefully on the floor with help from airbending.
"See? Totally fine," Aang smiles up at him. Zuko glared at Aang, but the younger boy ran off to explore the maze-like lobby. Zuko quickly follows Aang, trying not to have Aang leave his sight.
As they were exploring the dungeon, being careful of trap doors, Zuko senses a familiar presence nearby. He could feel his heart beat faster, 'It can't be...she should not be here. She could not have found me so soon.' He looks over to Aang who was admiring some artifacts in the corner. 'No...she could not have known that the Avatar was here. Wait, he did airbend a soldier across town and there are no more airbenders in existence except for the Avatar...shit.'
Zuko walked over to Aang and whispers into his ear, "Hey, we need to get going. Somebody knows we are here."
Aang blushes at the close contact and turns around to look at him, "Who?"
Zuko placed a finger over his lips in a signal that someone could be listening, "Someone from the fire nation...they found you."
"What should we do?" Aang looking worried.
"It's okay, the dungeon itself is like a labyrinth. We should get going now to lose them though."
"Yes sir! Oops, was that too loud?"
Zuko smiles fondly at the younger boy and grabbed his hand and ran deeper into the dungeon.
After about three hours, the boys got hungry and sat down near a balcony to have a snack. Zuko, however, was not able to eat in peace since he could sense someone maneuvering around the dungeon. "Zuko?" Aang called out. The smaller boy got up from where he was sitting and settled himself in between Zuko's legs. "Zuko, if you don't eat now, you won't have the energy to clear the dungeon. I can feed you if you like, if that helps you eat," a small blush made its way to Aang's cheeks.
Zuko looked down at his half-eaten sandwich and full bowl of gruel while Aang finished his meal. "I'm fine," he muttered as he quickly scarfed down the food. Aang reached into their bag and pulled out a jug of water to pass to Zuko. "Thanks Aang."
"No problem," he smiled sweetly. Zuko took a couple sips of water and then leaned over to place a kiss on Aang's forehead.
The two of them continued on the way up, but not without triggering a couple of traps. They were doing just fine escaping the traps until the last one. Aang and Zuko got tied up together and was dangling from the marble pillar.
Zuko felt his stomach drop as he felt a familiar figure walk up the stairs. When the figure was in view, he turned pale. Aang felt Zuko stiffen next to him, "You okay?"
"No, this is bad," he snarled as he glared down at the figure.
"Well well, you did find the Avatar after all, brother," the figure flashed a wicked smile.
"Azula," the older boy gritted his teeth.
"Brother?" Aang repeated.
"Yes~ My brother probably never told you the full truth. You have been with the banished prince of the Fire Nation this whole time."
"You're a prince?"
"'Were'. I was stripped of my title when I was banished."
"And if he captures the Avatar, he can come back home. What do you say, Zuko? Wanna partner up and bring the Avatar back to the Fire Nation? Don't you want to make father proud and regain your honor?" Azula chuckles.
Zuko glares at his sister and glances at Aang with a concerned expression. Aang looks at Zuko and gives a small smile, "You can finally go home."
Zuko feels betrayed that Aang doesn't have trust in him. "No, I won't hand you over, Aang."
"What a shame, brother. I guess I will have to kill you and I will take the Avatar for myself," she smirks as she approaches them.
"No!" Aang yelled as he airbends them upward and used his waterbending to cut the trap off of them. Zuko leaps toward Azula and fights her. Aang looks toward the double doors and heads inside.
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