As the girls waited for Suki to come out, Ty Lee and Katara chatted about the dancing they did that night, Ty explaining how Haru and her danced most of the night after Mai went to dance with Zuko, only to be interrupted by the fight.

"Wait, he is an earthbender and didn't stay to fight?" Toph chimed in "Coward"

"No! I send him home. I didn't want more people to see Mai's sadness" Ty responded hurriedly.

Katara grabbed her chin, similar to the way his brother would do when analyzing uncertain situations.

"Do you know when Mai and Zuko broke up?" Katara asked

"Uhm….It was before Zuko went to fight the earth king. She was mad he didn't tell her his problems. For example, he went almost every night to visit his father in jail and didn't tell anyone to escort him!" She answered as she let go of her braid, brushing it.

"And who told Mai?"

"Suki! She followed him a few nights and told her to see if Mai could force some sense into him. Unfortunately, they broke up" She said with a sad gesture.

This raised several red flags in Katara's mind. "Did she…she made them break up?" She didn't want to doubt her almost sister but the situation seemed too sketchy for her.

"Suki cmon! I want to hear your dirty laundry!" Toph yelled, grabbing some cookies Ty ordered for all of them.

"Hey, if you noticed we are bonding today with a sleepover!" Ty Lee exclaimed hugging Toph. The girl blushed and softly pushed the acrobat away from her. Katara smirked and scoffed.

"Well, if you ignore we are literally here to comfort Suki, then yes." She reminded them.

"I know I know, that's what you do in sleepovers! Talk about problems, boys and eat!" She replied sipping her tea.

Suki finally came out of her hiding with her pajama on. Toph laughed at the older girl nervousness, as her heartbeat was through the roof.

"It's okay we don't judge! You were not together when that happened" Toph said.

Suki sat on the floor with the other girls, uncomfortable at Katara's presence. "What have I gotten myself into?" she thought, feeling the sweat on her hands.

"Katara, are you sure you are comfortable with…this?" Suki said directing her sight to her. Katara shrugged and smiled.

"You were not together with Sokka, it's okay."

Suki sighed, feeling chocked up in her owns words trying to explain how that night started.

"Alright…"

Ty Lee, Suki and Zuko sat on the balcony, sipping some tea after having finished their work of the day. The three chatted and laughed at their wars memories, Ty taking the wheel of the conversation until she caught up Suki.

"We burned the whole house down. They were jerks anyway" She said flipping her tail, a playful smirk on her face as her companions laughed.

The twilight set on the sky, making the evening more magical. The three just stared at the mix of colors in the sky in awe. Zuko remembered that today was their last day before their mandatory off duty, speaking to remind them so both could enjoy themselves for the rest of the night.

"Night! See you in two days!" Ty Lee cheerfully said goodbye to her friends, giving a bear hug. She excited the room, leaving them alone.

"Wait it was that day? How come I miss all the good action?" Ty Lee said with a fake frown, smiling.

"Uhr…Is not like I planned it" Suki said blushing. Katara and Toph giggled.

"Zuko, I wanted to ask if tomorrow I could stay here in the palace" Suki said looking at the sky. Zuko turned to her with a puzzled expression. He remembered how excited she was for tomorrow 2 months ago, even reserving it so she could have her free day.

"May I ask why?" He simply said

Suki closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. As she exhaled, her hands went to her headpiece to remove it, distracting herself.

"Tomorrow was the day I was going to visit Sokka, he had left me a schedule of where he would be" She said in a monotone voice, suppressing her sadness.

"Oh" That's all he could really say.

They stared at each other for a while, this time without the awkwardness like the day Suki broke down in front of him. The intimacy that grew between them came from trying to overcome their own heartbreaks.

"Yeah…." She simply replied. Smiling and walking inside the room. Zuko followed and closed the door, thinking of something to entertain her with to make up for bringing up the subject. Suki waved bye and walked to the door until Zuko stopped her by placing his hand at the door.

"Yes?" She replied curious.

"I…well. Do you want to spend some time later here in my room?" Zuko said. He quickly continued talking as Suki smirked and struggled to not laugh. "You… you know how! I wanted to teach you some moves I learned on my life changing trip with Aang" he finished blushing.

"Fine, I'll come in an hour." She said leaving the room, not giving any more second thoughts.

"Oh yeah, I hope his moves where really good" Toph said dodging a pillow Suki threw at her. "Lucky me I ca all your moves" she replied laughing.

Suki felt a bit nervous at spending the night in a sleepover with his friend. Sure, if she was on duty it wouldn't look so weird, but as she walked towards the door she couldn't help but think the situation might become a bit more prone to be misunderstood. She bowed to her warriors before entering the room, not bothering to knock first.

The room was empty, puzzling her. She entered as her warriors looked at her suspiciously. Closing the door she threw her bag and searched for him, panic setting as she didn't find him in the room. She was about to scream at her teammates until she turned around and saw a portrait tilted.

She got closer and examined it, it was really big. It had two dragons flying with bright colors in the sky. One of her favorites, really pretty to her taste. She tried to rearrange it until she discovered it led to a secret corridor. She went for her bag and picked her fans, ready to fight. She walked guiding herself with her hand placed at the wall until her eyes got used to the darkness.

A small crack of light was by the other side of the wall, she walked towards it and opened stealthily, as to not be caught. As she entered the room she realized it was hers. Confused, she closed the door and dropped her bag, startling him.

"Hey! I was beginning to stretch" Zuko said rising up from the floor. The view was something unexpected at first. She forgot Zuko used to train without a shirt on. Even if he wasn't the first boy she saw shirtless, he sure was…handsome.

"What was that?" She asked, her hand pointing at the secret door.

"Something Azula and I used to play with" He said dismissingly, still stretching. "I knew you would follow it, so congratulations!"

She laughed, ignoring the fact that he could, at any moment, just go to any room and barge in without any consequence.

"What?" Katara said shocked. Ty Lee and Toph laughed. "Wait, Was I the only one that didn't know?"

"Well, you can't blame me. I inspect everything" Toph said.

"You never asked me" Ty Lee replied too with a bubbly smile.

She put down her bag and pulled out her bandages, starting to unwrap them. Zuko's hand stopped her from continuing.

"We won't punch, don't worry. Stretch first and then we start" He said smiling, a hint of excitement behind his golden eyes.

"I can confirm Zuko looks really good shirtless" A dreamy Ty said as she placed her hands on her cheeks.

"I…Well…"Katara blushed, not wanting to admit that she at times couldn't take her eyes off Zuko's torso.

"Right" Toph said giggling.

Zuko and Suki danced around each other, repeating most of the choreography he did with the Avatar. Hours passed as the two enjoyed the training. Suki continued dancing alone, focused on her form and the flow of the movements, grateful of the opportunity to learn, even if she couldn't firebend. She stopped when she saw Zuko just standing there.

"Am I doing it wrong?" She asked humbly, eager to learn and improve. Zuko blinked a few times and denied with his head.

"I was checking your form. You got it really quick! Now…it's time for me to show you how my uncle taught me" She sat on the floor and watched Zuko.

Dancing was something you have to have been gifted for it to be amazing, in his case, Zuko was a pro at it. She could feel her temperature rising as she followed every move, inspecting his torso and arms. Suki felt she was way too focused on him, as a strange feeling rose inside her.

Zuko noticed how her attention shifted and stopped, stretching his hand so she would repeat it. She took it and the warmness of his skin increased the feeling. The fire lord could feel it too, as evidenced in his blushing face. Now standing up, both of them didn't let go of the touch.

Suki got closer, looking at his mysterious charming eyes, slowly closing her own. Their lips touched naturally, without any rush. He gripped her hand tighter. He exhaled a holding breath and reached for her head, deepening the kiss.

The comfort she felt was something she desired a long time. She let go of his hand to put both of them on his neck, guiding him to the sofa nearby. Their kissing continued slowly, savoring each other for the first time, the sound of their lips filling the room. She laid below him as they laid on the sofa, his warm body above her connecting the missing dots of the feeling she couldn't describe before.

Lust.

She felt the attraction and didn't realized it until tonight. His tongue licking softly her lips, opening a bit more her mouth to him as they fought for dominance. They pulled apart for air, both of them breathing heavily, their faces blushed and eyes locking. She let go off his neck to touch his chest, making him blush more.

"You are hot" She said breaking the silence, touching him. He blushed and smiled shyly.

"You look sexy fighting" He replied, tempting his luck as his hands started trailing down to her pants, playing with the buttons but not intending to pull them off. She held a breath, waiting for him to continue.

'What am I doing?' She thought as her hormones controlled her movements, the restraint and self-control already out of her body. The scar of the lighting turned her on for some reason, pinching it a bit to get his attention. He smiled and went for her neck, kissing it and sucking it roughly as his hands unbuttoned her pants.

"Wait. Do you really need all these details?" Suki said guiltily, playing with her fingers.

"Yes we need them!" Ty exclaimed speaking for her and Toph. "That way we can compare our experiences"

"Not fair! I haven't had any" Toph said crossing her arms.

"Don't worry you don't miss too much" Katara said blushing, playing with her hair.

"That's because you don't do anything" Toph answered back smirking, knowing well that at times they all forgot she could see and feel everything.

"As Ty was saying" Katara resumed "We would like to know the details, but if you don't feel comfortable to tell them we won't pressure you" she said to Ty and Toph disappointment.

Both of the girls made Suki sweet puppy faces, making her laugh of embarrassment.

"Alright but…urg… don't judge. It's not happening ever again" She said blushing, looking at the floor.

She was already pantyless when her conscience came back to her. Her legs were spread open as his face was between them, making her moan and at times, roughly pull his hair. This felt new and foreign to her, so she didn't know how to control herself. She was close to letting herself go, rising her voice as he kept the same pace. His hands went to squeeze her breasts.

Her breath was shaky and at times it felt as if she was chocking, turning him on more. He stopped and kissed his way to her belly, ripping her shirt to look at her body.

"H..hey…" Suki said panting, upset at losing her shirt.

"I'll get you a new one" He answered, panting too. He smiled and put a hand to her neck, asking her with a look if they would go through it. Suki thought about it, smiling in approval. He squeezed her neck slow at first, kissing her cheek and ear. A slow moan came out of her, as he rubbed his pelvis against hers.

He removed his pants and pulled out his member. The awkwardness of the situation prompt her to kiss him again. They didn't bother to move to the bed, the sofa was just right for them. He let go of her neck and placed his hands on her waist, playing with her entrance. Her heartbeat suddenly froze, as the movement reminded her of him.

She stopped kissing him and laid down, a pained look on her face. Zuko stared at her worried at doing something wrong, removing his hands from her waist. Still with her eyes closed, she tried to grab his hands to feel his warmness. He helped her and grabbed them, as he saw tears sliding down her face. He pulled her up from the sofa and hugged her. She broke again.

"I…I'm so sorry" Suki said crying loudly.

All of their faces were the color of the walls, showing a variety of expressions. Suki had her eyes closed the whole time, at times struggling to continue her sexual adventure. Toph mouth was hanging down open, feeling oddly envious of the action the older girl had. Ty Lee had a big smile, her eyes lustful and proud of his friend. Katara was completely mortified, thought, she would never admit she would try that later with Aang.

"Why did you cry?" Toph asked breaking the odd silence.

Suki refused to open her eyes, still staring at the floor.

"Because everything I did was to forget Sokka. When I realized it the momentary pleasure turned into guilt…that new clarity and attraction I felt…dissipated into thin air." She said almost whispering.

"You mean to tell me in the south pole they don't go south on girls?" Ty Lee said shocked, missing the point of the reunion at her bedroom. Suki opened her eyes and felt almost as if her skin was burning, trying to evade at every cost Katara's stare.

"Yeah? What's with that? Confirm or deny" Toph said placing a hand on the floor.

"I… I will NOT talk about Sokka in front of Katara. I refuse to let her imagine that sight" Suki said angrily glaring at Ty Lee for bringing the subject, receiving an apology look from her.

"I have already imagine it" Katara said gagging. Toph laughed and kept her hand on the floor.

"Well?" The girl said.

"You are a….I…" Suki felt cornered, looking at Katara for help. Instead she looked at her with curiosity and pity, waiting for her answer.

"No" Suki said, hiding her face in her hands.

Toph laughed like a maniac, before screaming "L I A R!"

Katara's face went pale, Ty Lee got excited and begged her for details while Toph continued laughing.

"Oh man, I sure will blackmail Sokka with this" Toph said laughing until Suki got a hit in with a cookie. "Ouch what the hell?" She replied grabbing the cookie to eat it.

"Don't" Suki demanded.

"Fine, let's continue before Katara passes out" Toph said gesturing to her.

"I'm so sorry Katara" Suki said before continuing her story.

Zuko rocked her back and fort, trying to ease her a bit more. As her crying intensified, he picked her up and wrapped her in the sheets. She continued sobbing, looking at him while he put back on his pants.

"Stay"

Zuko barely heard her as she looked at him, her sad eyes always were contagious to him. He laid down with her, hugging her. She continued crying, mouthing sorry's whenever she caught her air again. He stroke her hair, waiting for her to talk about it.

"It's okay, you don't have to apologize" He said trying to ease her.

"I hate him" She said angry. "I…I can't move on while he…he already…"

"Let it out, we don't judge in our circle remember?" he reassuringly told her.

"He already fucked somebody else, I saw him before he started." She said chocking in her words.

Katara gasped loudly, covering her mouth.

"Qian right? I knew I should have…"

"You did right" Suki interrupted her. "We were not together and…" She glanced at her sadly.

Katara sighed, feeling sad for Suki and disappointed at his brother, feeling as if she had done something earlier she might have stopped all the events that unfolded later.

"Look at me" Zuko said placing a hand under her chin, tilting it. "Breathe"

She followed his instructions, taking a deep breath before exhaling. Looking at him as she did it.

"Feeling better?" He whispered. She only nodded and rested her head on his chest, feeling light headed and sleepy hearing his heartbeat. He continued to stoke her hair.

"Thanks Zuko" She said sleepily, feeling safe in their circle of trust.

"Anytime Suki" He replied looking at the ceiling, unable to sleep.

"Wow…really? That was the big night?" Ty Lee said a bit disappointed, waiting for more action.

"Hey, it's not like this scenario caused a shit storm earlier am I right?" Suki replied sarcastically, anxiety showing at the problem she made.

"It's okay Suki" Katara got closer to her, trying to hug her for comfort. Suki smiled but evaded her eyes, still feeling guilty.

"I can't help to feel…It was a dumb idea from the beginning" The warrior said, holding back tears.

Katara continued to hug her, caressing her back. Ty Lee joined in the hug, grabbing along Toph to make it a group. Feeling all the positivity and reassurance the girls gave her, Suki's heart began aching. She did her best to hide it, receiving a punch from Toph in her arm.

"Ow!" She yelped, teardrops falling from her face.

"It's okay, you can cry now" Toph replied, getting closer to hug her.

Almost as if wanting an excuse to cry, Suki finally broke down, sobbing a bit louder than she had wanted to. The three just hug her harder, comforting her the best they could.

Katara still had a bit of doubt in her… Why was Suki so invested in what Zuko did or didn't do before breaking up with Sokka? She later would ask her the reason, as involving Ty Lee and Toph didn't seem fair, as much as Toph could sense when somebody lied.

Sunlight caressed his eyes, annoying him more than it normally would do, as it hit the scarred part of his face. He opened and saw his uncle peacefully sleeping on the sofa. The pain in his jaw reminded him the brawl that took place the night before, exhaling heavily. "Great way to throw away the only group of friend you have" He thought, standing up stealthily, not wanting to disturb his uncle.

He showered and put on his clothes, carefully styling his hair so it could hide the bruise. Who was he kidding? At one point it would become visible. He let his hair to freely frame his fame, walking towards the door to start the day and try his best to apologize to the group.

"Zuko, we need to talk about yesterday"

Zuko stood still at the sound of his uncle's voice, a bit nervous at the interrogation he was sure to go through. He turned around and got closer to him, not wanting to be rude again. He got on his knees and bowed, feeling regretful.

"I'm sorry I…"

Iroh's finger tapped his shoulder, interrupting him. He looked up and saw him smiling, gesturing to sit beside him. He obliged with his face still mortified, unsure of the reputation and vision his uncle now had of him.

"I forgive you" He said, placing his hand above Zuko's. "We still need to figure out what are you feeling towards Suki, to finally act as you should"

Zuko looked to the floor, unsure of how he felt towards her. He knew it was a lost case, he knew it when he confessed to her. Still a part of him didn't want to let go of her, seeing all her amazing qualities and adorable way to love. He sighed, sure of the future and hurt for admitting it.

"I love her" He replied confidently, still looking at the floor "But she is in love with Sokka and I have to accept that" he said looking at his uncle, who had all his focus on his words.

"She told you that?" His uncle asked

"No…but she pushed me off when I kissed her" Zuko replied bumed, not wanting to dwell again on his feelings for her. Iroh only chuckled.

"When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, "What was it that you wanted and why didn't you fight for it?. Zuko… talk with both of them. Love can be everywhere and in anyone…it could be in a friend or a lover." He concluded, passing him a paper.

Zuko opened and read it…. "Meeting scheduled with team Avatar to discuss urgent matters, be on time" He realized now that the important matters where restoring the relationship. He smiled and hugged his uncle, grateful for still trying to help him. He stood up and went to the door to be on time for the meeting.

"Thank you Uncle" He said bowing before leaving, feeling truly happy since team Avatar came. He went out and saw Suki and Ty Lee waiting for him. He felt terrible for how sour the night before turned out and seeing Suki evade his gaze didn't help. Ty Lee tried to fill the silence reminding him of his duties in vain, as he was too fixated in the pained expression on the leader.

The trio walked to the meeting room, Zuko aware that talking with everybody as a moderator would not be a very good idea. He trusted his uncle and his ways of viewing life, so he hoped for the best as they reached the meeting room. Opening the door he saw Aang, Katara, Toph and Sokka already sitted. As soon as the water tribe boy and firelord locked eyes, the adrenaline rushed through their bodies and tension filled the room as Sokka stood up.

Suki trying to ease the tension stood in front of Zuko, glaring at him. Sokka looked at her and then to him, sitting again. Ty Lee closed the doors and locked them, catching up to Suki and Zuko who where at the head of the table. As the kyoshi warriors stood at his sides, Zuko gestured Suki to sit, confusing her.

"The reunion today is to discuss the events that unfolded the night before and fix them" He said with authority, directing himself to Sokka.

Suki's face was in panic looking at Sokka as he stood up again, his face full of hate.

"I hope you're not expecting an apology for that" He said walking towards him. Aang and Suki got in the way to hold him down, stopping to look at Suki. "I'm not apologizing" He said looking upset at her.

"Sokka…We should try to fix…all of this" Suki replied grabbing his hand. They stared at each other until Toph coughed, Sokka resuming his chair with Suki by his side now.

"Shall we start this? Toph, I would like you to help me see if somebody is lying" Zuko instructed, which Toph, happy to have something juicy, agreed standing up, focusing on Suki, Sokka and Zuko.

Sokka was the first to talk.

"Why did you do that?" He asked still angered, knowing well the answer.

"Because I love her" Zuko said confidently, not shying away from the intimidating gaze. "But I don't want my feelings for her ruin all our friendship"

Suki had her face buried in her arms, mentally kicking herself for creating this situation. Toph put a thumbs up to Sokka, indicating he was telling the truth.

"Now…I wanted to ask Suki how she felt about me" Zuko said a little less confident.

Suki bolted up from her arms at looked at Sokka, who was waiting for her to answer. His blue eyes had fear on them, afraid of her answer. She looked at Zuko who was too, waiting for her answer.

"What?" She asked again, dumbfounded at the question.

"Suki, do you have any romantic feelings towards me?" Zuko said more directly, waiting to dye internally forever or have a bit of hope in the future.

She was in shock, unsure of how she felt towards Zuko. Sure, she saw him as a good friend and couldn't deny how attracted she was to him. But love? Her heart belonged to Sokka, and trying to flip the page would end in her throwing away her life...at least her dreamed one.

"I..." She stuttered, Sokka's eyes dropping at the hesitation she was showing "I don't love you Zuko. I'm sorry"

Toph waited seconds before putting a thumbs up, Sokka's body relaxing. Zuko's eyes looked at him hurt for a moment, before focusing in Sokka.

"Sokka. I'm sorry I tried something with Suki. I thought we had something else" He apologized. Toph again lifted her thumb in approval.

Sokka was now the one taking long to answer. He was blinded again by that darkening that revived whenever something seriously messed up happened at him. The first time it showed was after killing a man for the first time, now, it seemed to be at the fear of losing Suki. He closed his eyes, trying to focus on the sincerity Zuko was offering to him. Still... the fog didn't seem to dissapear, clouding more and more as he thought of the day the news said they were dating. He was not dumb, he could see Suki was attracted to Zuko, who wouldn't? He was handsome and he was gentle, a perfect replacement.

"Sokka?" He heard his sister's voice, ignoring it as he dwelled on his own emotions. It was the first time Suki saw him like this, looking at Katara confused and worried. Suki touched him and whispered to him, trying to make him answer. He could hear Suki's voice too, and that increased the pain he already felt of them fooling around. It was unfair of him to hold her to such high standards when he toyed around too, his worst sin having Qian on the house.

Toph was getting worried as Sokka's heartbeat slowed down. It was a rollecoaster reading the three young adults, Sokka winning in the category. She sensed him like this the day he screamed till he had a sore throath. Something was off... he was off. She couldn't exactly put a finger on it, but letting know Suki heads up would maybe help him.

"Suki...He's acting the same way when he heard you and Zuko had sex" She said, feeling for a moment how Suki's heartbeat stopped and resumed.

Suki was about to talk until Sokka interrupted her, his voice flat and devious of any emotion.

"Why would you say that Toph?"

Suki looked at him cautiously, as he still had his eyes closed. Zuko talked again, putting two and two together to help Sokka feel better.

"Please tell me Sokka" Zuko said. "What happened that day?"

Sokka opened his eyes, tears slipping out as he tried to clean them fast. He still was clouded and felt light headed as the darkening continued to blind him.

"You don't have a fucking idea how...how..." Sokka said looking at him frowning, standing up.

"Enlighten me please" Zuko replaid approaching him, looking at him with concern. The two boys stared for minutes, tension high in the room. Sokka finally began to speak.

"You made this fucking dark cloud rise again inside of me" He said in a monotone voice, not letting Zuko know if he was sad, upsed or mad at him. Zuko brainstormed fast, remembering reading something about this type of expression before. Then it hitted him, making gasp.

Sokka was losing himself...He was slipping.

Yeah, writting this was kind of...flowly? If i can describe it like that. I kept chekcing it so not a lot of what's to come will be known. Wanna take bets what is happening with Sokka?:( Hope you enjoy this chapter too! Don't worry, the best is yet to come. Hope you have enjoyed! I suggest listening to Tame Impala "The less I know the better"... why? Just cause :)