Yay! an update! This chapter is in honor of the 4th of July.Happy 4th of july everyone!
Toph isn't in this because I'm really bad at writing Toph so pretend she doesn't exist. And before you ask I know there were fireworks in Jeong Jeong the deserter and once again I'm pretending that never happened.Read & Review!
Fireworks
Zuko rubbed his eyes and sat up."Ugh. What day is it today?"
Sokka glared at him. He'd been planning to sleep a couple more hours."It's the 5th day we've had to endure you." Sokka snapped angrily," but as for the date, It's the 4th of July."
"The fourth of July! How could I forget the 4th of July? We should be getting ready for the celebration."
By now Katara and Aang had woken up and all three of them stared at Zuko with confused looks."Celebration?"
"Oh that's right. You're not firenation."
"How could you possibly forget?" Sokka feigned shock
"Sokka shut up." Katara snapped
"As I was saying," Zuko shot an angry look at Sokka,"the firenation celebrated winning the battle of Mingyin with a festival. There's games and shows and food."Sokka's eyes lit up at this.
"And the best part is at night! That's when they have the fireworks." Zuko was met with more blank stares.
"Oh I forgot. Water peasants. It's a big loud exploding light thing." Zuko sighed."It's not like we can go anyway." The happy mood the day that the trio had rarely seen him in had worn off.
"Why not?" Aang asked, hopeful those simple two words would change the prince's mind. It sounded amazing, even if it was celebrating a firenation holiday.
"Because,Avatar, all four of us are wanted by the firenation where the festival happens to be. I haven't gone in two years."Zuko's voice was bitter.
"I have an idea!" Katara brightened at the hope of finding out what a 'firework' was."We could disguise ourselves!"
"Yeah!" Aang piped up cutting off all the reasons they couldn't go Sokka and Zuko were about to mention. After a lot of arguing they finally agreed to go.
To Katara it seemed like weeks before nightfall.Zuko had managed to keep some firenation outfits from before he was on the run. Katara wore Azula's favorite dress that Zuko had stolen from her the night he left. Aang and sokka were disguised as firenation soldiers.Because of Zuko's scar he had to wear a dark hood over he face.
"Oh no."Katara said. There wasn't enough room for all of them. Only two.
"Look guys."Aang called."There's seats over here too." He and Sokka sat down.
"but there's only two. I guess me and Zuko could sit here."
"No!" Sokka shouted as they sat down."There's no way my sister's sitting next to a--" he grew quiet as all the lights went out, plunging them into darkness.
And then it started.
It was the most amazing thing Katara had ever seen. All of a sudden they just exploded in the nighttime sky. There were fireworks of all shapes and sizes. Some fading into the sky like a million stars, some twisting and turning as they made strange sounds.
It was the loud ones that bothered her. She'd never seen anything so loud in her life. And it scared her. It was almost as loud as that day of the firenation raid. The day her mother died. She shuddered and moved closer to the Prince.
Strangely Zuko couldn't concentrate on the show as much this year. He found his gaze wandering back to Katara's face. It was wonderful the joy she showed at seeing something he had seen every year. In the glow of the explosions he found himself thinking strange thoughts.She's as beautiful as the fireworks.
Then her expression changed. She was scared. Zuko moved closer and put his arm around her. He remembered that feeling from the first time he saw fireworks. Zuko felt her relax as the fireworks grew quieter but kept his arm wrapped around her.
Turning his attention back to the sky he saw one of the most beautiful ones of the night. It was a heart. A red and blue heart that lit up the sky with color.
It was then that he kissed her. It just happened. He looked into her eyes and it just felt right. When their lips met it was like fireworks of their own were going off.I love you Katara.