What Was The World Coming To?

Chapter 4

Zita DeVario

Once the twins plus Aang and Sokka were done cleaning the living room to their best ability (that being said, since that horrible burn mark refused to come off of the ceiling), the gaang had gotten a full house tour by the twins. They explained each piece of technology they had in the house with as much detail a seven year old can muster within their bodies.

Addi gave Katara the spare room beside hers and Aidens, and right beside Katara's room was Aangs', across from his room was Sokkas.

The doorbell rang and Nadra jogged over to the door; she unlocked it and yanked the door open.

"Here's your pizza." the nerdy pizza delivery boy breathed in hard and sucked up all his snot in his face. He turned his face towards the rose bush and spat. His face was covered with pimples and her pants were much too high for comport. His hair was copper and hella greasy, his socks were pulled high and he had type holding his glasses together. Worst of all, he smelled like cheese. Not even the good kind too!

Nadra scrunched her face up in disgust, but not wanting to be rube, she smiled at him. With two fingers she grabbed the pizza box, scared of what Snot-Boy had done to it. Poor Pizza Box...

Nadra pulled a twenty out of her pocket and handed it to him, "Keep the change." caz i really don't want to see your face Nadra added in her head.

She turned around and closed the door with her swinging leg.

Nadra kept holding the pizza box by the corners, like it was a contaminated Platypus-Bear; even though there was no such thing in the 'Real' world.

She placed it on the table and opened the box, she wouldn't tell them that the boy delivery the pizza smelled like cheese and looked like a complete nerd. Who knows, that nerdy dude could've been an exceptional boyfriend, she scoffed to herself in the kitchen. Nadra was never one to 'judge a book by its cover' but that delivery boy, oh yah, he was an exception.

"Dinner!" Nadra walked over to the foot of the stairs and called once more, "Hoy! Dinner!"

The twins came out first then soon after the gaang came out of their rooms.

Addi was first and jumped into Nadra's arms half way down the stairs. Nadra spun around for a short moment then set her down, the same thing went down with Aiden.

"You don't need me to help you reach the kitchen, right?" Nadra smirked at Sokka.

Sokka coolly walked past her and turned back around, "Nope, I got it down."

Sokka, not noticing the small table that was behind him that had her home phone on it, tripped over one of the legs. He yelped in surprise and fell back, his head hitting another leg of the table.

Nadra walked over and frowned, "Are you okay?"

Sokka, surprised by the change of attitude, but he wasn't complaining, "Yeah, I'm-"

Nadra laughed, "Not you. The poor table." she rubbed the table top tenderly and sniffed pretending to cry, "Herman..." she wiped an invisible tear from her eye, "You were so young."

Sokka rolled his eyes at the dry humor at himself and got to his feet heading to the kitchen. Katara and Aang held in laughs behind her. She grinned at them and the three of them went in the kitchen.

Sokka stared suspiciously at the round mass of dough with cheese and tomato sauce on it- not in that order, on the table. "What" he pointed at the pizza, "is that?"

"It's a pizza, SiFu Sokka." Aiden licked his lips and reached for a piece. He picked up two pieces and put it on his plate.

Nadra took a seat beside Aiden, "It's one of the most famous foods in the world, but you can't eat it every day." Nadra patted her stomach, "Gets you fat." she picked up two slices as well.

Aang sat beside Katara who sat beside Sokka. They exchanged glances and picked up a slice. "I don't trust anything that doesn't have any meat on it." Sokka poked at the cheese.

Nadra rolled her eyes, "I was just being considerate; Aangs a vergetarian."

Katara loked at her, "I didn't tell you that how do you know?"

Aww shit, Nadra made something up fast and put on her poker face, "Aang did say he was a monk right? Monks think every life has a value...or something like that, so hence reason why I called him a vegetarian. I didn't know if I was correct though. Lucky guess, I suppose." she picked up her slice and took a large bite, trying to silence herself.

Aang smiled, "Thanks for noticing."

She smiled back and swallowed, "No probs."

Eventually Nadra had all three of them eating like crazy.

Aiden looked behind him and peered out of the small kitchen window and saw a big furry object, "No way! Aang, is that your flying bison?"

Addi immediately stopped chewing and jumped on the counter to see out the window, "It's a flying bison!" Addi and Aiden were careful not to say his name out loud since Aang hadn't told them his name. They were much better at being subtle than their older sister.

"Aang, can we feed him please?"Addi asked, "We've got lots of fruits and vegetables we need to get rid of. None of us eats them anyway." she waved her hand dismissively.

Aang nodded, "Sure."

Aiden took a hold of his plate and his sisters while she got out some cabbages and fruits out. "Wash them first." Nadra reminded them.

Addi did as she was told then she and Aiden were out the back door to Appa.

Aiden happily followed his sister to Appa. "Wow! You're so big!" Addi craned her neck to look up at Appa.

"You want to eat, Appa?" Aiden came beside her. Appa let out a growl and Addi began to throw cabbages and apples into his mouth.

Aiden stepped in his fur, "Ewww, he's shedding." Addi giggled, "Atleast Aang takes care of Appa, his fur is soft."

Zuko hid under the fur of Appa, though it was still completely obvious he was there. You could still see his feet. Ehh, how hard is it to fool some kids? Zuko smirked; I just might be able to get away with tonight.

The smell of pizza eventually evaded his nostrils as there was an afternoon breeze. Zuko held his stomach, he was hungry. He wished for his stomach not to make any sounds. But then again...when do things ever go right for Zuko?

Aiden snapped his head to the right of Appa, there was a bodily outline coming from his fur and feet were coming out from the bottom, "Addi, look." he pointed.

Addi tilted her head, "Um...we know you're there. You can come out now."

Zuko sighed and shoved his way through the now fur that was sticking to him and his clothes. Now he looked like a damn chicken. Though neither Aiden nor Addi laughed. "You-you're Zuko!" Addi squealed.

"Shh! Quiet, I'm hiding out here." he whispered harshly. Addi nodded and pretended her mouth was a zipper, and zipped it shut. She was not fazed by his harsh tone of voice.

"Why? You didn't do something to upset our sister right?" Aiden handed Addi her plate back.

Zuko raised a brow, these were her siblings? They looked so...not Nadra-ish.

"It's okay, I don't care if you answer or not." Aiden whispered and smiled. Noticing Zuko's gaze on his plate full of food, he held it out to him. "Here. I can always get more later, you look hungry."

"What is it?" He asked then took the plate.

"It's pizza." Addi answered and took a bite. Zuko, not having any other options of food took a bite. It was good. Really good. Like, really really good. Like when you havn't eaten in the longest time because that one dumbass in the line doesn't know shit about ordering food, then when it's finally your turn and you get your food. It was that kind of good.

Zuko finished the one piece that was left and handed Aiden the plate back, "Thank you."

Aiden smiled, "You want more? I'll go back quickly and see if there's any left." Before Zuko could protest, he ran off in the direction of the house.

Addi sat on Appa's shedded fur, "You can sit you know." she offered a spot in front of her. Her left side forever and always belonged to her twin.

Zuko obliged and they sat, "My name's Addi, that boy who just sacrificed his pizza is Aiden."

Zuko couldn't put his finger on it, but Addi seemed to remind him of someone..."I'm Zuko." he introduced himself despite him knowing that they knew him already. Zuko thought nothing of it; he was the Prince of the Fire Nation and they should know who he was. Addi heard the screen door opening and Aiden came, "Here." he handed the plate over to Zuko with two slices on it.

Aiden sat beside Addi and looked longingly at the pizza, "That was the last of the pizza wasn't it?" she asked dryly.

Aiden nodded and grinned sheepishly, "Yeah...can I have some of yours?" Addi gave him her extra piece.

Zuko was almost compelled to give the food back. He gave up his own hunger for him. "Why are you being so nice?" he asked, expecting them to be scared or atleast hesitant to approach.

They shrugged, "I think I'd like someone to give me food if I was hungry and hiding in a giant bisons shedding fur, you what I mean?" Addi attempted to make a joke.

Yeah...no one laughed.

She pouted, and Aiden took over the conversation, "Were you the one Nadra was ranting about?"

Zuko raised a lone brow, "Ranted?"

Addi nodded, the memory coming back, "Yeah, she was like" she cleared her voice and imitated her older sister, "The nerve of that stupid, stubborn, airheaded, repulsive, obnoxious."

"Then we stopped her at there." Aiden cut in. Zuko face-palmed. He wasn't that bad. Right? RIGHT? Yeah...

"Don't repulsive and obnoxious mean the same thing?" Zuko brought up a question. The twins exchanged looks and shrugged.

In the backround a twig broke, "Hide!" Aiden got up to his feet quickly and helped his siter up while Zuko hid.

"Heyyy twinies." Zita DeVario stood infront of them casually and waved. It seemed she was completely oblivious to the giant bison.

Zita DeVario was good friends with Nadra. The two girls looked somewhat alike; her skin was as pale as Nadras- if not more and they were both sexy slim mamas. Haha, you guys wish. Her black hair stopped between her waist and her mid-back. Her deep blue hues stood out and contrasted with her pale skin. That night she wore knee length navy skirt over fishnet stockings, knee high heel-boots, and a white-and-violet not-quite-corset.

"Nadra's inside with some...guests." Aiden told her, triyng to get her inside.

Zita smiled, "Considering the bison, I suppose the Avatar's here?"

The twins nodded, "Yep, I'm sure they would love to meet you." Addi said a little too quickly for comfort.

Zuko rolled his eyes, they were nervous; it was giving them away. Though, he had to give them credit, any other seven year old would've told immediatley. They were helping him.

Zita leaned on one leg and crossed her arms, "You gus are hiding something arn't you?"

Aiden gulped and the twins once again exchanged glances. Zita smirked, the twins were bad at lying. "Nope, no hiding here." Addi laughed nervously.

"Yeah, it's not like were hiding Zuko under Appa's fur." Aiden tried helping out her sister, but under the pressure, he failed.

Zuko face palmed.

Zita gasped, "Omigod!"

Addi and Aiden pulled her where Zuko was, "Shhh! He's hiding." Addi told her.

Zita nodded, "Oh okay" she whispered. Zuko came out of the fur.

Zita held in a squeal and jumped him- I mean, glomped him. "You're- you're! Omigod!" Zita squealed quietly making Zuko flinch.

While Zita thought 'omigod!I'm touching him!' Zuko thought 'oh Agni, she's touching me!'

Arn't they frickin perfect for eachother?

Zuko pushed Zita off of him and side stepped. Zita coughed into her fist, "Sorry, just a small fangirl moment."

Zita's personality was quite the opposite of Nadra. Nadra was blunt and didn't a horses anus about what you thought of her, she was loud and proud. She loved large crowds, as most of the time the attention was on her. She didn't like reading, but she did if she absolutely had to. Zita though, gave a small incentive about what people thought of her, but didn't give a damn just like Nadra. She was quiet and a bookworm, she hated large crowds but sometimes if you were lucky enough to see her out of her shell, she broke out into random spazz and or broke out into song or Gir impressions. Yeah, we're talking 'bout Gir from 'Invader Zim'.

"I'm Zita, pleasure to meet you." she bowed respectfully and calmly on the outside. But inside, she was on full fangirl mode. Addi and Aiden were surprised she didn't foam up like that guy on Kyoshi Island (LOL i'm sorry, I just had to :PP). Zuko nodded to her.

"Why're you hiding? Did you get Nadra mad?"

Zuko was perplexed by this 'did you get Nadra mad'. She honestly wasn't that bad if you got her mad.

Zuko didn't answer and sat down on the shedded fur.

The screen door creaked, "Hey! Twins come in now. It's getting dark, and finish feeding Appa." Nadra called from the door.

"Okay!" the twins answered in unison. Aiden dusted his pants of the bison fur, "You want a blanket or pillow? We'll sneak one for you."

Zuko shook his head, "The fur would be enough."

Addi smiled at Zuko and picked up the remaining fruits that were forgotten, "If you need anything, throw a pebble at that window." she pointed to the one beside the broken one.

Zuko nodded. He was somehow...very grateful for the twins. They were giving him food, offering him blankets and pillows and kept him hidden and hadn't a problem with him not answering them half the time.

"Hey, I'll go see Nadra now. I'll try to prevent anyone who tries to come here." Zita got up and dusted of her skirt and waved to the three.

The twins waved back. Aiden walked to the kitchen to return the dishes then came back to help feed Appa.

Once the twins said their goodbyes to Zuko, he was left alone with Appa….and his fur. Zuko was still confused by their actions. No one had ever treated him with that much respect….with that much kindness…..save for his uncle Iroh. He didn`t complain as they were willing to help, he was just confused. He relaxed against Appa and closed his eyes.

As the sky got darker, Zuko`s lips twitched upwards in the slightest fraction about the events of today.

For the first time in a long time, Zuko smiled. Sorta.

TBC