Title: Penance
Pairing/Characters: AU Zuko/Katara
Genre: Romance/Angst
Drabble #: 5
Summary: Two cellmates have a conversation. AU. (A drabble that fits into one of my upcoming stories, so watch for that!)
It was my penance. Having to learn how to let go.
You make it sound so easy.
It's not, no matter what you say it sounds like.
I'm not disparaging you.
I know.
Penance for?
My sins.
What sins? You don't seem like that type of person.
I'm a traitor. Like my uncle.
Your uncle?
Dragon of the West. I've told you about him before.He seems nice. I'd like to meet him.
I'd like to see him again. I don't know where he is, or how to get there. I don't even know how to get out of here.
We'll find a way, I'm sure. Promise. Cross my heart and…
…Hope to die.
Yeah.
Why are you here?
I was part of a rebel group. I got captured.
Just you?
I guess.
What about your family?
My mother… she…
My mother disappeared six years ago.
Mine died six years ago.
Something we have in common then.
Do you want to find her?
… No. I'd never forgive my father if I did. Ever.
A/N: Little drabble that slots nicely into a story I'm planning.
I'm having trouble with my muse. It died and I'm trying to get it back. So… leave me prompts! And pairings. And someday I'll write them.
Any pairing except Toph/Sokka or slash. Because I can't write Tokka without OOC people and the same goes for slash. But I'd gladly write Maiko or, say Harula. Or Jetzula. Just try to stay away from the Bluezula, because I fear my brain might spontaneously combust.