"Shut up!"
I flung myself out of bed, kicking Sokka out of my way in the process.
"Ow!" He whined.
"Oh suck it up." I spat.
"You know, you're sexy when you're angry." He smiled lazily, propping himself up with an elbow.
I raised an eyebrow then rolled my eyes.
"Come on Twinkletoes!"
"Shut the hell up!" I shouted at the small earth bender.
"Well, good morning to you too, Firefly!" She gave a sarcastic wave and continued on with her torture on Aang.
"And stop with the damn nicknames!"
"Oh calm down, Hikari. She's only playing." Katara chided from the nearby pool.
"You're defending her?"
"Yea Sugarqueen. You didn't seem too happy with your nickname earlier." Toph said.
Katara grumbled, returning to her water bending. I sighed, ruffling my already wild hair. I felt arms slide around my waist as Sokka joined me outside. I swatted his shoulder and he backed off a bit.
"Uhh, Hikari, why was Sokka in your tent?" Katara questioned.
She was walking toward us while ringing out her hair. Toph smiled wickedly while Aang looked up curiously.
I stretched; I was never the blushing type. "It's not what you think. He came on his own to my tent and I was too lazy to kick him out." I yawned.
It was time for Sokka to be embarrassed. I smiled as he attempted to deny their accusatory statements.
"Oh relax you guys." I pulled off my shirt revealing a bathing suit top, "It's not his fault I'm so good looking."
I discarded my capris while they stared silently. I gave another sigh.
"I'm joking." I said flatly, heading over to the pool. "I'm going to practice some bending. Katara?"
I motioned for her to join me. She followed eager to get away from the rude earth bender.
"So why was Sokka in your tent? And I want the truth this time." Katara said as she passed the water back to me.
"I did give you the truth. That's really what happened. Once I'm asleep I don't much like to be woken up. If you want his motives, you'll have to talk to Sokka." I answered.
Her eyes reviewed me skeptically, "Is there something going on between you and Sokka?"
I dropped the water immediately.
"No! Ok? There's nothing going on! Can you just drop it?" I growled.
She scowled, straightening herself.
"Fine." She said curtly. "But I'll be here when you want to talk."
She waded to the other side of the pond, and I returned to absent mindedly bending.
What did happen last night?
I rolled over, unable to get comfortable on this patch of rocky ground. Scooting this way and that didn't seem to help either.
"Hikari."
The voice pervaded my dreaming.
"Wake up…" An unknown hand shook me.
I moaned, shaking the hand off. There was a sudden pressure on my lips and my eyes flew open.
"What the hell Sokka!" I shoved him away.
"Sorry, you're just so cute when you're asleep." He said sheepishly.
"No, I meant the fact that you're here. I told you this has got to stop!" I frowned.
A voice in my head asked 'why?' and I figured it was better to ignore the voice.
"You didn't seem to think that two nights ago." He said softly.
I huffed, turning away from him to stare at the wall of my earthen tent Toph was nice enough to make for me.
"Why does this bother you so much? We have feelings for each other don't we?"
"Do we?" I countered, "Or is this just a fun little affair?"
He was silent, contemplating the thought.
"I don't know." He sounded genuinely confused.
I turned back to him, crossing my legs. I ran a hand through my ruffled hair and leaned back against the wall. A long breath escaped my lips and my eyes closed. I was becoming sleepy again. Sokka's hand tickled a warm trail down my arm, leaving goose bumps in its path.
I didn't have to open my eyes to know that he had shifted closer to me. I smiled playfully and jumped into action, shoving him up against the opposite wall of the tent. He blinked in surprise.
"Bet you weren't expecting that!" I laughed.
I kissed him hungrily. I pulled back abruptly for air, and flopped over onto my sleeping bag.
"Night, I'm tired." I whispered.
The last thing I heard before drifting into a peaceful sleep was Sokka whispering.
"She's something else."