The loving couple awoke groaningly to the sunlight shining on their faces. To them, last night was quite an enjoyment. For the past weekend, there was nothing but serious tension. Now, here they are naked in Sokka's bed, with Suki laying her head on Sokka's bare chest.
Sokka slowly opened his eyes and took a good look at Suki, the blankets covering her only from the waist down. She looked so beautiful with the sunlight shining her. It was like an indicator of her natural beauty.
For them, something about the sex last night sparked them differently than before. They weren't young anymore. They're both adults, with their bodies fully matured. Clearly age doesn't define beauty.
Suki herself groaned a little as she woke up before looking up to see her man staring down at her with a smile. That inappropriate, yet handsome smirk of his just knew to her make her blush.
"Good morning handsome," she says as she placed her lips on his.
"Morning beautiful," he replies, his hand sliding from down her waist to her thighs. To him, she is so sleek and slender.
His hand felt comfortable on her, and in response, she let her own hand travel from his chest to his abs. To her, he is so firm and toned. "You were amazing last night," she said seductively.
"Yeah, I know," he replied sarcastically, eliciting a chuckle from his lover while she pinched his nipple, "But only cause I have a gorgeous woman to make me that way."
Suki felt herself blush. Sokka always knew how to make her feel confident.
The couple spent quite awhile fondling each other. To them, it felt great to finally be able to physically connect with such intimacy. Being absent from each other's lives for eighteen years, last night surely proved how much they need each other.
"There's no one quite like you Suki," Sokka whispered in her ear, "No other woman can make me weak like you do."
Suki snuggled even more against his chest, "I can say the same about you Sokka."
Suddenly, a thought popped into Suki's mind. How was his sex life ever since they broke apart eighteen years ago? Did he fall in love with anyone else? Simultaneously, Sokka had the same thought.
"What was your sex life like after all these years?" Suki decided to ask.
Sokka was quite caught off guard, "Oh... Uh..."
"Relax Sokka," Suki chuckled, "It's all in the past. I'm just curious." It wasn't a lie of course. Suki wanted to know. Even though she wouldn't say it, she likes to think she is the best woman for Sokka. If there was any other woman that Sokka had deep feelings for, that would make her feel like she's in a competition. Just thinking about Hu Li made her feel that way.
Sokka took a deep breath, "It's not really something I'm proud of. When I was single, I started dating. Then as I got older, for some reason my hormones took the best of me. I started hooking up with a girl once in a while. You already know about Hu Li. Heck, I even participated in a threesome for crying out loud."
Sokka wanted to cover his mouth when he realized what he just said, as well as seeing the shocked and disgusted facial expression on Suki's face. "Like I said, not something I'm proud of," he was quick to add, "But hey, Zuko said that it's not so bad cause the total amount of woman I've slept with was less than twenty."
When Suki glanced at him weirdly, Sokka added, "Yeah, that didn't exactly make me feel better either."
"What type of sexual activities have you engaged with these women?" Suki asked, not wanting to pressure him but yet desperate to know out of insecurity.
Sokka tensed. Boy, why is she is getting up all on my face about this? He really didn't want to make her uncomfortable, but if it's something he remembers about their past relationship, it was that they were always honest. "Ehhh, you know, just your regular sexual intercourse, and some blowjobs now and then, nothing serious." He tried his best to keep himself calm and comedic, yet was failing to do so.
Suki remained silent while her eyes drifted off. Back when she and Sokka were together, they're sex life was amazing. They would do anything with each other. They would always find the time to do so, and they always enjoyed it. Now, hearing him have similar experiences with other woman made her feel a little insecure.
Looking at Suki, Sokka can tell she was feeling a lack of confidence. He can notice her 'insecure face' anytime. No wonder why she kept asking these questions. "Suki, I was just so lonely. I craved love, I craved sex. And you know what? Only you can give it to me. Last night proved that."
Suki looked up to him, her face looking slightly hopeful. As for Sokka, he just loves seeing her happy.
"No one can do it like you do," Sokka added, "No woman can pleasure me like you, make me weak like you, drive me crazy like you, and make me content like you." He held her tighter with his arm, allowing their naked bodies to snuggle in closer.
Suki chuckled softly at the gesture and kind words, and she kissed him. "Thanks Sokka."
"That reminds me," Sokka began to address, "I was actually thinking the same thing. How was your sex life?"
"Well, I only had one guy. It was a man I was in a relationship with for four years."
"Wow, four years?" Sokka questioned, starting to feel a little jealous himself.
"Yeah, we had strong feelings for each other. Lei really liked him too. Then, things started to go downhill because of complications with his career goals and my home life."
"Ohhhhhhh..." Sokka did feel quite uncomfortable. Knowing that his woman really liked another guy, and his son liked him as well, did not make him feel good what so ever. "If you don't mind me asking, who is this man? How much did you guys love each other and how was the sex life?"
Suki can hear the hint of jealousy in his tone. This made her smile to herself. Now it seems like they're even. "His name was Koji, and yes we loved each other. And the sex life was good too. He definitely knew what he was doing."
Sokka felt like he got slapped in the face, while Suki chuckled at his expression.
"Oh Sokka," Suki giggled, "You always look so cute when you're jealous."
Sokka looked back at her with a grunt, "I mean am I suppose to be happy for Koji?"
"Hey, I guess we're even right?" Suki added, "You had all those women, while I had one man who knew how to treat me right for awhile."
Sokka gave another grunt. He didn't really knew who had the better, or worse, deal. "Whatever, I guess."
Now that they both had a glimpse of each other's sex life, Suki snuggled closer to him. "It's great to know I'm still the only one that can do you right, the same you do me," she whispered in his ear.
This time, Sokka smiled. "How about we do some more before breakfast?"
Suki smirked at him, "Great idea."
"I told you so Lei! I told you so!"
Lei smiled and shook his head at Jia's triumphant remark over the phone. He still misses her so much, and it's hard getting used to not seeing her daily.
"Alright alright, you win. Happy Jia?"
"Say it Lei!"
"You're right, and I'm wrong. I'm glad I listened to you."
"There we go!"
Both the friends laughed. To them, it felt great to hear from each other. With Jia at Kyoshi Island and Lei all the way at Republic City, these phone calls are becoming a necessity. They simply can't bear having days without hearing from each other, alongside not seeing each other.
"So how's your mother doing?"
Lei just realized, she never came home last night. "Hmmmm, now that you remind me, she never came to the island since last night. My uncle told me she went to go visit my dad."
On the other side of the phone, a sudden explanation entered Jia's mind. "So she went to visit him again, and never came home. So she spent the night... Oh snap!"
Lei's eyes widened in disgust after hearing what Jia was leading too, "No! Jia! Don't even!"
Jia tried her best to hold in her laughter, "I mean she and Sokka seemed to hit it off well to begin with, as you told me. It just seems-"
"No, Jia stop right there," Lei commanded as he cut her off, "I don't need anything like that pictured in my brain please."
"Oh come on, you're biological parents have good looks anyway," she teased, leading him to slap his forehead.
"Where else would you get your good looks from?" Jia added, blushing as she said it.
Unbeknownst to Jia, Lei was blushing as well. "Well, thanks... I guess."
Jia allowed herself to chuckle. She had a good feeling that on the other end of the phone, Lei's cheeks were red and he probably had that embarrassed smile. Oh how she yearned to see that face again.
"Anyway," she continued, "I'm so glad to hear things are going well."
"Me too," Lei responded, "But as much as I'm liking it here, I wish you were here." You and your loving personality and you're gorgeous face.
Jia felt her cheeks turn red once more. If they were together right now, the blushes on their cheeks would be too evident. Thank goodness this was a phone call.
"You tell me," she added, "It's hard getting used to not seeing you here. I miss you."
"I miss you too," Lei told her. Wow, I sound like I have a crush on her.
Just then, he can hear Kya and Tenzin screaming his name loudly from the courtyard. Jia could also hear them from the phone, and she smiled. "Your little cousins?"
"Oh shit! I promised them that I would show them sword tricks this afternoon."
"Well looks like it's afternoon," Jia giggled softly, "I guess we'll talk again soon?"
"Oh... yeah." Lei really didn't want to get off the phone with her, but he made his promises to his cousins. Lately, he hasn't really had to chance to call her due to all the events that happened. "I'll call you whenever I have the time. Don't ever think I'll forget about you."
"Oh you better not," Jia threatened sarcastically.
"Wow there, a little vicious there aren't we?" Lei told her, smiling at how cute she sounds.
"You know me," she giggled, "Bye Lei, talk to you soon."
"Later Jia."
"Well, aren't we all happy to be here right now?"
The blind earthbender was the first to start the conversation. She, Aang and Katara surprised Zuko with a visit at his suite.
"I sure am happy," the Firelord stated, "It's been awhile since we were all together."
"Agreed," Aang added, "It's nice to just relax and hang with each other, despite all the events that happened lately."
"Yeah, the events you guys planned and I had no idea about," Toph added somewhat impertinently.
Aang and Zuko gave her an annoyed glance while Katara rolled her eyes.
"Really Toph?" Katara spoke, wanting to complain. "Can't we just all be happy that we're all together right now?"
"Oh calm down sugar queen. I was just playing and I've already forgiven you guys."
Like always, Aang decided to shift the conversation into a direction away from anything that may cause tensions. "Speaking of which, guess who went to go visit Sokka and didn't come back home last night?"
Katara gave her husband a smirk, and looked at her friends with the same facial expression.
Zuko's eyes widened at the sudden realization. "No... way."
Toph herself caught on as well. "Well that was fast."
"That's exactly what I thought," Aang chuckled as he turned towards his wife, "Looks like you're brother finally had a good night."
Katara playfully smacked his arm while the others laughed. "Really Aang? If we were to talk about people's sex lives, can it not be someone in my family?"
The rest of the room laughed, with Katara joining along. "But anyways," she began to spoke seriously, "I'm honestly happy for them. All of them. Not only did Sokka and Suki settled things, but Lei had a good time with his father as well."
"Oh yeah," Zuko suddenly remembered, "Sokka told me yesterday how he had an awesome time meeting his son."
This made Katara feel happy and hopeful. It makes her glad to know that her brother and the son he never knew of were able to show affection towards each other.
"Well that's awesome news Zuko," Aang spoke, "It's good to know that the father and son have mutual feelings."
"Yeah," Toph added, "Maybe things will get easier from here on out."
All four friends hoped that for Sokka and Suki. They want everyone to be together again, the same way they were before the war. Now that they're adults with kids, they want everyone to get along. To them, family is important.
"I'm proud of Sokka," Zuko stated, "We all know about his past habits, but now, he seems to moving forward. Those habits of his are now just regretful memories."
"Like when he was dating Hu Li?" Toph asked him.
The three of them looked at her in shock, especially Zuko. "How did you know?"
"I've been around them before. They've always made it seem like they were just friends, but you guys know me. I can sense everything."
They weren't surprised. As a matter of fact, shouldn't Sokka had known that?
Katara sighed, "I was so disappointed when I found that out. The fact that my brother was in a relationship with a married woman, and she was the mother of my son's friend."
"I was disheartened myself too," Aang added.
Toph felt the same when she found out. She would never expected Sokka to be this type of man. "Weren't we all?"
"Let's just hope the kids don't find out about this," Zuko claimed, "We don't need any more drama."
They all agreed. Drama definitely is a strong weapon that can break a family.
"Bumi, you have a guest," Mariko told the teenager.
"Really? Who is it?"
"Ronin," she responded kindly, "Or should I say Zhang, since you like to call him by his last name."
Excited that his friend was outside, Bumi got out of the sofa he was taking a nap in and thanked Mariko. "He likes it when I call him Zhang. He's comes from a proud family and definitely wants to show it off," he teased, allowing Mariko to giggle. Then, he rushed out to the courtyard and was happy to see his friend.
"Zhang! What's up buddy?"
"Hey Bumi, do you mind if I spend the night?" He asked somewhat gloomily.
"Of course!" Bumi exclaimed. He loved whenever a friend got to spend the night. However, he noticed his morose tone. "Everything okay?"
"I'll tell you later."
"Oh... okay." It always hurt him to see a friend in pain.
Bumi took him inside and asked Mariko to make them lunch. They both took a seat at the dining table, waiting silently while Mariko was making the meals in the kitchen.
"My mom and dad have been fighting a lot lately," Zhang told him unhappily.
Bumi was shocked. Dong and Hu Li Zhang never seemed to be the type to have a rocky relationship. "Aw damn, I'm sorry Zhang. Hopefully things ease up soon."
"They've been fighting for awhile Bumi. I really don't know when it'll stop."
That made Bumi even more surprised. "They were fighting for awhile? About what?"
"I don't know," Zhang spoke softly, "But I keep hearing my dad accusing her of cheating."
Bumi's jaw dropped. Cheating? No way can a person like Hu Li cheat. "What? That's crazy!"
"I know," Zhang answered, his tone still quiet, "At least, I think it's too crazy to be true."
Bumi looked at his friend and felt sympathy for him. He can tell Zhang refused to believe it, but something in his mind is telling him to think otherwise. Why else would Dong Zhang accuse Hu Li of cheating?
And who was Hu Li cheating with?
If it's all true, Bumi would be extremely mad at Hu Li and her partner, whoever it may be.
"Zhang, I'm sorry." He had to keep his mood cool so he won't make his friend feel uncomfortable. "Let's not jump into conclusions. It could all be a misunderstanding."
"I hope so," Zhang stated.
They both hope so.