Currently, I'm on my plane right now. (6 hour flight from Miami to La Paz, Bolivia. Dx
"You're a pretty cold person, to be a fire bender."
"Like how?"
"Well for one, you totally avoid hand contact, and I've never seen you show any action of emotion."
Zuko rolled his eyes, giving a light shrug. Katara stood up, watching as the fire bender continued to sit and fiddle around with a loose string on his shirt. The water bender gave a loud sigh before smirking happily to herself.
"Come on, give me a hug."
"W-what?"
"Just prove to me, that you're even capable of giving a human hug. Come on."
"No."
"Please. Just one hug and I'll stop bugging you."
"You're weird. So no."
"Zuko! Just a stupid little hug! Or are you too scared to hug a girl?"
"I am not!"
"Then prove it."
With a 'hmph' he stood up, wiped the dirt of his pants, and walked over to Katara who had her hands on her hips. He lingered in front of her, not really knowing what to do first. Katara gave a light laugh, taunting him as she pointed a finger in his face.
"Do you even know how to hug someone, Zuko? Have you ever even hugged someone?"
"Yes!"
Finally he opened his arms and embraced the smirking water bender, pulling her into a tight and intimate hug. Blushing, Katara kept quiet.
A few minutes passed, and there were still like that, until Katara finally broke the silence.
"I-I can't breathe!!"
Zuko immediately let go, stepping back embarrassed and flustered, as he blushed and turned around.
"Sorry! I must have been holding too...tight..."
Katara turned around and began to walk away, waving a careless hand as she placed her free one over her racing heart.
She simple couldn't breath because he was holding her too tight. Yeah...that's it.
It had nothing to do with the idea of him being attractive...
Or really, really, really close to her.
Or smelling nice.
Yeah, it sure didn't.
Right?