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This drabble takes place during The Southern Raiders and Sozin's Comet Part 2. Italics are thoughts.
YOU DON'T THINK…
"Hey, Toph, can I ask you something?"
"Sure Suki. What's up?"
"Well, I know I'm new to the group, and I didn't want to ask Sokka, so I was just wondering…is there something going on between Zuko and Katara?"
If she had been drinking something, Toph would have spit it out dramatically.
"WHAT?"
"Well, it just seemed to me that Zuko was really eager to go with Katara to look for the person who killed her mother."
"You're crazy. Didn't you see Katara yelling at him over nothing just now? Even I saw the mean looks she was giving him."
"Well, maybe she doesn't like him the way he likes her. Or maybe she was just pretending to keep suspicion off of their secret relationship."
"Secret relationship?"
Toph opened her mouth again to tell her how stupid she was, but nothing came out.
She had noticed that their heartbeats did speed up when they were around each other. But she had assumed that was just because they were either angry (her) or nervous (him) around each other. A secret relationship would explain their reactions around each other. And Zuko was more eager to prove himself to Katara then to any other member of the group. Not to mention the fact that Katara was practically stalking the ex-prince, following him like a shadow, supposedly to make sure that he doesn't try roasting them when their guard was down.
Maybe Suki's onto something…
She immediately cut that thought off.
"No. There is no way anything is going on between them."
Toph wasn't sure if she was trying to convince Suki or herself.
"Katara and Zuko are back" Suki said to Toph.
"Where are they?"
"They're with Aang at the dock. They're talking about something. But they're too far away for me to hea-WOAH!"
"What?"
"Katara and Zuko are…hugging."
Last night's conversation still fresh in their minds, the two female warriors looked at each other.
"You don't think…"
A few moments passed as they considered the possibilities.
"NAHHH!" they said at the same time.
"No way, they're just friends!"
"Yeah! They're complete opposites."
Still…
"I can handle Azula" Zuko said.
"Not alone" Iroh replied. "You'll need help."
"You're right. Katara, how would you like to help me put Azula in her place?"
"It would be my pleasure" she said with a devilish grin.
Nobody noticed the look that passed between Suki and Toph.