disclaimer: i dont own ATLA. word count: 449 (a shortie! lmao)
POV: Sokka
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A Brother's Dread:
Katara watched him suspiciously. He met her glare unflinchingly, his golden orbs flashing at her accusatory gaze. She tensed, seeing him shift.
'I'm not going to attack you, peasant.' He spat, crossing his arms. I let an indignant protest, only to go unheeded by the rest of the group.
'That doesn't mean that I'm supposed to trust you.' She retorted, folding her own arms in defense. The bison flew easily on the air currents, Aang leading him to their destination: to find a safe haven from the Princess Azula where Aang could learn earthbending from Toph.
'Katara, think about it. If Prince Pompous tries anything…' I wrinkled my nose, racking my brain in thought. 'Well, pompous, he has three benders and me to answer too.'
'If you mean an idiot, you won't be a problem.' Zuko muttered.
'Hey!' I cried. A smiled slipped onto Katara's face.
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"Zuko! Stop it! Put me down!" Katara squeals, hitting the firebender's back in futile as he struts across camp with Katara slung over his shoulder. I know she likes it.
Zuko laughs, sprinting towards the lake that we are camped by. He splashes in, Katara still protesting about her position.
"Put me down!" She screeches, giggling.
"As you wish, my little water peasant." He teases. Without warning, he drops her unceremoniously into the water, causing another high pitched (and annoying) scream to escape her lips.
Turning away from the two benders that have become thick as thieves within the month that Zuko joined us, I watch Aang, noting the spark of jealousy in his eyes.
"Rock like!" Toph shouts, stamping her foot and summoning a pike of earth to pierce from the ground. Aang starts, but blocks her attack.
"You have to be expecting the unexpected, Twinkle Toes!" She yells, hurling her attempts to bombard him with a flourish. He grins, knowing full well that she had turned his attention from the splashing pair.
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I sit by the fire, watching the flickering flames as Katara dozes off against my shoulder. Aang had gone to look for Momo and Toph sleeps in her rock tent.
"So what do you dread the most, Sokka?" Zuko asks, watching me intently through the flames. I turn my attention back to our conversation. Glancing at Katara, I let my gaze linger on my younger sister and turn to Zuko.
"When I have to accept that my sister has fallen in love with someone." I whisper to myself.
"What?" Zuko asks, oblivious to my revelation.
"When we run out of food." I answer, knowing that he'll accept this response. He chuckles. Katara sleeps on; smiling to dreams only she can see.
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A/N:short, but hopefully sweet…
A/N 1: well, about my other stories:
Across an Empty Battlefield: I will update my already written chapter once I get four more reviews.
With A Vengeance: on hiatus. Revising. Again…
Blue Rider: working on it. there may be a chapter up soon. Not over. Off revising list.
Protector of the Crescent: working on it, also. A chapter may come up within the next week, to month. You never know.