The ABCs of Zutara: CONCENTRATE
Written by Katie Jo aka AVidZktjo
It was already a hot summer afternoon but it wasn't the sun that was making her temperature rise. It was the man sitting across from her. For brief instances their eyes would meet and their smiles would brighten, and then one of them or both of them would clear their throat and try concentrating on their work again. This seemed to go on forever. But when Katara realized that she'd reread the same page a dozen times, she finally gave up. "It's no use, Zuko."
Zuko looked up at his wife, amusement sparkling in his eyes. He loved it when she got this way. Even after ten years and three kids, they were still passionately and wholeheartedly in love. Not to mention they couldn't keep their hands off of one another. Not that he was complaining. Leaning back in his desk chair, the Firelord stared into the eyes of his Fire Lady and impatiently waited for her to continue.
Katara sighed. She knew her husband needed to concentrate on his work and she on her constant study of the nations as part of her duties as an ambassador, but how could she when just the simple flick of Zuko's wrist made her blood boil. How did he do that to her? After all these years, she still didn't know. It was like the fire within him burned inside of her as well, and no matter how much water she tried to throw at it, it wouldn't go out. Not that she ever did try to douse the flames. It just got a little distracting at times. But as her lips curled higher and her body burned with passion, she easily admitted to herself that it was always a welcome distraction.
Rising from the Fire Lady's luxurious chair that was always set close to the Firelord's desk, Katara slowly sauntered over to her husband and sat down atop the polished wood, crossing her legs before him in a tempting fashion. Zuko leaned back farther in his chair, his eyes still fixed on hers as he asked, "What's on your mind, dear?"
Katara tapped her chin in thought and lingered for a moment before answering. Of course he knew what was on her mind, but she liked tormenting him just as much as he enjoyed teasing her. While swinging her exposed leg in front of him, she replied, "Well, let's see. There's the children. There's the dinner plans for next weekend with Ambassador Lee Fong. Oh, and let's not forget that Aang and Toph will be visiting the Fire Nation at the end of the month and I can't wait to see their new baby girl. Hmmm." Katara paused for effect. "But other than that, there's not much on my mind. I'm far too busy reading that terribly interesting book," Katara ended on a sarcastic note while her eyes sparkled with mischief.
"I see." Zuko steepled his hands in front of his mouth and eyed his wife with a questioning lift of his eyebrows. Now he only had to wait for the real answer. And he knew it would be a good one.
Shaking her head, Katara chuckled a little and then stepped down off of the desk and circled around her husband. "You want to know what is really on my mind, honey?" she whispered into his ear. Zuko swallowed hard in response, and Katara giggled again. He was too easy to hook. With a quick move of her hand, Katara removed Zuko's royal hairpiece and set it on the desk in front of him. She then proceeded to move her fingers through his long, jet black hair.
This always drove him wild and she loved it. Now she had him trapped and there was no way he could resist her. While she massaged his head and played with his incredibly soft locks, she heard him take a deep breath and she wanted to laugh again. But she stifled the bubbly feeling and instead whispered into his ear, tantalizing him with her warm breath, "I'm thinking about your hair." And then she placed a kiss on his right ear. "Your ears." Another kiss on his left ear. "Your eyes." She moved around him then and placed a kiss on both of his eyelids. "Your cheeks." Her lips met with his dimples, and his smile grew even wider when she kissed the mangled skin of his scar. "Your nose." She placed a sweet peck on the tip of his nose and then her expression turned seductively serious as she stared into his golden eyes. "And finally…your lips."
Awww, the best part. Zuko didn't even wait for his wife to lean in to kiss him. At the end of her words, he immediately caught the back of her neck with his left hand and pulled her mouth to his. Now this was what he really wanted to concentrate on. His other hand joined up with his left and he let his tongue run rampant within her mouth as her own hands framed his face. Would the flames of their passion ever fade? He hoped not. But just then his wife broke the kiss and breathlessly asked, "What about the door?"
Zuko's grin lifted in a playful manner. "Don't worry, sweetheart. I'm way ahead of you."
She should have known. He was always one step ahead of her, at least when it came to their love life. Men, she thought before his lips claimed hers for another taste. While their lips remained locked, he rose from his chair and she backed into his desk. His left hand dropped from around her neck then and swept over the table in a hurry. Good thing he didn't have anything breakable atop his desk or it would've been smashed. Not that he would have cared. His wife was more important to him than a few measly trinkets. He just hoped that this time they didn't crack his desk.
Replacing the last one had been an embarrassment. Uncle Iroh had just stood there and laughed when he'd tried to explain. Of course, he'd attempted a phony story, but Uncle saw through that in a heartbeat and wouldn't stop grinning at them for days afterward. Later Katara had told him that his uncle had congratulated her on their child to come and Zuko had rolled his eyes at the jest. But to their everlasting surprise, he had been right. And, to Zuko's constant irritation, Uncle dubbed their third child "desk baby" in honor of the occasion.
But now was not the time to be annoyed with his uncle for Zuko had better things to focus on. And focus on them he did. It was just a shame he couldn't concentrate on his Fire Lady all the time for she was the one thing he loved to work on the most.
That. Was. HOT!!! Whoo! I loved writing this one! This was ten times, no, one hundred times better than my original idea which wasn't very great to begin with. Granted, it would have been good, but certainly not as good as this! Whoot! Whoot! And did you like the Taang plug? I sure did! And that Uncle Iroh! What a hoot! He's so funny and I could so see him doing something like that. I was cracking up the whole time I was writing that paragraph. Desk Baby! Ha! *laughs hysterically* Oh, and in case you're wondering, the word I was originally going to use was CALM. But I'm sure you'll all agree that this is just the sexiest, cutest Zutara moment ever! I can just see the steam rising off the page! =D
So, what did ya think? REVIEWS??? PLEASE & THANK YOU!!!
And don't forget about SUGGESTIONS! I'm all up for them! Anybody got any ideas for X?
AVidZktjo
Hmmm…maybe I could use DESK for the letter D…Hmmm… =D