Pairing: Zuko and Suki
Rating: K

Zuko pressed himself to the wall outside his sister's room, his attention fixated on the three voices that were on the other side of the door. It was not eavesdropping as much as it was him wanting to make sure Azula did not snap. He knew that Suki was in the room with his sister, Mai and Ty Lee.

He understood the need for this meeting. He knew that in order for Azula to heal, for her to move on she needed to reconcile with her two best friends. She needed Ty Lee and Mai right now.

It was odd to see Mai again. Zuko had been kind to her, mostly out of obligation. He was relieved that he did not feel any kind of emotional evolvement in her. He smiled to himself a little bit, being grateful that he had moved on from the break up. Not to say that it had not been easy, it just had been not as hard as he thought.

Suki was the first one to walk out of the room, looking at Zuko with a soft smile on her face. He smiled back at her, the edges of his mouth curling up. "Went ok." Suki assured him quietly. He nodded in thanks as Mai walked out of the room next.

She gave Zuko one of her soft, flat smiles, bowing at him a little bit. "Thank you for inviting me, your majesty."

"Thank you for coming." Zuko returned the soft smile. "You are always welcome here, please don't forget that."

Mai nodded, looking across the hall at Suki. Suki's blue eyes meet Mai's, making Suki blush a little bit. "You two make a cute couple." Mai said to the Kyoshi Warrior. She turned back to Zuko, still smiling, "But you already knew that, I'm sure."

Both Suki and Zuko looked at Mai with large eyes, their faces turning deep red. Mai noted that Suki was shaking a little bit, her hands clenched at her sides. Mai could not help but laugh as she turned and started walking down the hall away from them.

Ty Lee stood in Azula's door way, a large smile on her face. "She's right you know." She chirped at the both, making them look at her with still flushed over cheeks. Ty Lee ran away towards Mai, wrapping their arms together when she caught up with her.

Zuko placed his clenched fist to his mouth, coughing into it. It pulled them both back to reality, leaving them standing in the hall way together. Suki smiled at him softly, looking up at them then back down at the floor.

"Dinner?"

Her head perked up at his words, locking her eyes with his. "What?"

"Dinner." He said again. "Would you like to have dinner?"

She smiled wide, her teeth clenching onto her bottom lip. She simply nodded, "Alright."

He just smiled, his head pounding from the adrenaline running though his body. "I will pick you up at your room. Six?"

She nodded, tucking some hair behind her ears, "Is this a date?"

"No." He walked over to her, one side of his lips curling up, "Just dinner. Dinner at 6."

"Dinner then."

His lips curled even more as he leaned in and pressed his lips to her soft cheek. The feeling of his warm lips on her skin made her giggle softly, her eyes closing. He pulled away, a smile still on his face. "Don't forget." He walked away from her, his hands going to the back of his head with his elbows out at his side.

She smiled as she watched him go. When she inhaled thought her nose she could still smell him in the air around her; it made her heart beat uncontrollably in her chest.

Azula looked at Suki thought her half open door, her amber eyes fixated on the Kyoshi warrior. When Zuko was finally out of site Suki looked back at the door, seeing Azula staring at her. "W-what?" Suki stammered, crossing her arms across her chest.

"Nothing." Azula answered quickly. "That was just… weird for me." Azula frowned heavily before turning away and closing the door softly behind her.