The Love Between Water and Fire
Author's Note: Congrats to Dragon Jadefire for being my 200th reviewer! Woooo! Heh, okay, it's around 10 something at night, and 2 more hours until Wednesday. Meaning, ONE more day until I start highschool. Dun dun dun. Okay, on with the story.
Chapter 26 - Meet the In-Law.
"No! No! No!" shouted Sokka, as he went around the house stomping. "Nooooo!"
"Sokka, you're starting to scare me." said Aang.
"This can't happen." said Sokka.
"What can't happen?" asked Aang.
"Zuko is going to be an in law! My in law!" screamed Sokka. "Aang, kill me."
"Come on Sokka, it's not the end of the world." said Aang.
"Yes it is!" shouted Sokka. "My sister is too good for him."
"If Katara really loves Zuko-"
"Don't say the word love." said Sokka. "You were a better match for her! Remember those days when you had a big crush on her?"
"That was before Sokka." said Aang. "Katara is like a big sister to me now."
Zuko walked in, followed by Katara.
"What's going on here?" asked Katara.
"Sokka's gone mad." teased Aang.
Sokka pouted. "I'm going to the bar."
"Don't come home drunk this time!" scolded Katara.
"Yeah whatever." said Sokka.
"Zuko, please try to get along with Sokka." said Katara.
"Me? Get along with him? I think that won't happen." said Zuko.
"Why not?" asked Katara.
"Him and I, just don't mix." said Zuko.
"That doesn't even make any sense!" shouted Katara.
"It doesn't need to." said Zuko. "I don't like him."
"Does that mean you don't like me either?" asked Katara.
"I didn't say that." said Zuko. "Katara, I hate your brother, I'm in love with you. There's a big difference between hate and love."
"Go to the bar, and start a bonding relationship." said Katara.
"Or else you'll do what?" asked Zuko.
"Or I'll refuse to marry you." said Katara.
"You can't do that!" shouted Zuko.
"Yes I can." said Katara.
"But -"
"Don't talk to me." said Katara, and she walked away from him.
"It won't hurt if you try." said Aang.
Zuko grunted, and walked out the door.
Haku Bar
"One jiu." said Sokka.
"That's it Sokka, that's the fifth drink you've had." said the bar tender.
"No, it's my second drink Hana." said Sokka. "Learn to count."
"What's the problem this time?" asked Hana.
"Katara, getting married." said Sokka.
"You act like it's a bad thing." said Hana.
"It is." said Sokka.
"Kio isn't a bad person, I thought you liked him?" asked Hana.
"That idiot lost to Katara's ex boyfiend." said Sokka.
"What?" asked Hana. "You're lying."
"If you hadn't been working all day, you would've seen the fight they had during the solar eclipse." said Sokka. "Lay another one on me."
"This one is for me." said Hana, as she took a sip of jiu. "Wow, my brother lost?"
"Uh huh." said Sokka.
"Who's her ex?" asked Hana.
"Zuko." said Sokka. "Prince Zuko."
"You should be lucky your sister is getting married to a prince." said Hana.
"He's from the fire nation." said Sokka. "One shaojiu!"
"Sokka stop." said Hana. "You know the shaojiu is the strongest drink we have here."
"Don't care." said Sokka. The bar tender gave him a small glass.
"You idiot." said Hana. "You're going home drunk again."
The door slammed open, and Zuko walked in.
'Drunken peasant.' thought Zuko.
"Oh, is he the guy?" asked Hana.
Sokka took a sip of shaojiu, Zuko walked up to him.
"We need to talk." said Zuko.
"What is it your highness?" asked Sokka.
"Your sister forced me to come down here, so we can bond." said Zuko.
Hana spit out a sip of jiu. "Sorry, I didn't mean to eavsdrop." She wiped her sleeve, and went back to work.
"I'll have what ever he's having." said Zuko.
Hana poured him a glass shaojiu, and Zuko took a sip.
"You're getting drunk over nothing." said Zuko.
"I don't like you." said Sokka.
"Well neither do I." said Zuko. "I love Katara, nothing will get in my way. Not even your drunkeness."
"Well, where do we begin?" asked Sokka, as he placed his head upon the table.
"Just pretend we're getting along." said Zuko. "You want your sister to be happy don't you?"
Sokka took another sip of shaojiu. "Uh huh."
"Katara told me, that if I don't get along with you, she'll refuse to marry me." said Zuko. "So that's why, I had to walk all the way down here."
"You wanna start bonding?" asked Sokka.
"What ever." said Zuko.
"Start carrying me back home." said Sokka.
"Drunk fool." said Zuko, he carried Sokka upon his back, and left behind gold at the table.
"That enough bonding for you your highness?" asked Sokka sarcastically.
"Shut up." said Zuko.
End of Chapter 26
Author's Note: Okay, some pronounciation. Jiu is pronounced 'Joo' and it means liquor in chinese. Shaojiu, well you know how it's pronounced, and it means strong liquor in chinese. As for Hana. It's not pronounced 'Hannah', it's pronounced Ha-Na. Yeah, I know Sokka doesn't seem like the type to be drunk, but come on, he's over 25, so he has the rights to drink. Nothing better like bonding with your in-law. By the way, I didn't even plan on writing this. Haha, it's my randomness kicking in.