Two of a Kind, Teammates, Fear
More wishful thinking for the Gaang + Zuko and Iroh. Why, oh why, did you go with Azula? Idiot.
Prompt: #005 Two of a Kind
Title: It Won't Work
Word Count: 117
Rating: K
Zuko whirled around to face the avatar, his back ram-rod straight and eyebrows drawn down in anger. "What?"
"I said, I know what you’re doing and it won’t work!"
"I heard you the first time!"
"So, why did you ask me to repeat myself?" the young monk huffed in indignation.
"Tch, and just how do you think you’re going to stop me, Avatar?" Zuko stole a glance over Aang’s head towards camp, where she was getting ready for lunch while they went hunting.
"Katara would never go for you. You’re our enemy, remember?" A smug smirk passed over Aang’s face as the prince stalked off farther into the words.
"We’ll see about that," was Zuko’s growled reply.
Prompt: #056 Teammates
Title: Four Sparrowkeets
Word Count: 260
Rating: K
Aang and Zuko made their way back to camp with barely a word spoken to the other the entire trip. Sure, there was the "conversation" they had before they set out, but that didn’t count. Not to Zuko, anyway. Zuko’s eye moved from the three fish on the line in the monk’s hand to the four sparrowkeets strung together in his own hand.
"They’re no elephant koi, but I think they’ll do! What do you think, Katara?" Aang held the fish up for her inspection.
"They will do just fine, Aang." A small smile played it’s way across her lips as Aang handed her the fish before bounding off towards the bison. Zuko heard the avatar call out something about a bath, but paid him no heed as he watched Katara, who was currently smiling up at him. "And, what do you have for me, Prince?" Her smile brightened and he couldn’t help but return it.
He lifted the birds as he sat next to her. "Ah, sparrowkeets. You got four of them, too. Not bad." Silence settled upon them as they each went about their own tasks-Katara gutted and scaled the fish while Zuko plucked and cut the birds for roasting. "You two must work well together to have gotten as much as you did," was Katara’s quiet comment to Zuko.
"Hn," was the response she get from the fire prince. Not that she was surprised, of course. "I think we work better together," he finished as he motioned to the cleaned fish and birds. Now that was surprising.
Prompt: #015 Fear
Title: The Only Way
Word Count: 233
Rating: K
Toph let her feet dangle over the edge of the water as Aang bathed Appa. The tadpoles and small fish nibbled lightly on her toes as she sunned herself in the grass. There is really nothing better than relaxing outside in the sun. She quietly hummed to herself.
"I think I may have been wrong." When did Aang get so close?
"Big surprise there, air-head." She snickered quietly at her playful barb to the monk. Aang didn’t seem quite as amused.
"No, really. What if she does fall for him? What will happen then? What about me?" Aang’s voice cracked with distress. The others may have not noticed it, but she picked up on it. Not being able to see had a way of making you very perceptive.
"You know what the guru said, Aang. You have to let her go, it’s the only way for you to succeed. Besides, have you heard his voice? It’s so deep and dreamy. It could make any girl melt, really. The way he carries himself is so strong and proud. I bet he has no problem pleasing ladies, unlike that dolt, Sok-"
"Okay! I get it!" She heard the rippling of the water as he air glided over to Appa. Hmm, she was only teasing him, but maybe it was too much. He sounded pretty upset. She would have to talk to Iroh about this later.
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Prompt: #005 Two of a Kind
Title: It Won't Work
Word Count: 117
Rating: K
Zuko whirled around to face the avatar, his back ram-rod straight and eyebrows drawn down in anger. "What?"
"I said, I know what you’re doing and it won’t work!"
"I heard you the first time!"
"So, why did you ask me to repeat myself?" the young monk huffed in indignation.
"Tch, and just how do you think you’re going to stop me, Avatar?" Zuko stole a glance over Aang’s head towards camp, where she was getting ready for lunch while they went hunting.
"Katara would never go for you. You’re our enemy, remember?" A smug smirk passed over Aang’s face as the prince stalked off farther into the words.
"We’ll see about that," was Zuko’s growled reply.
Prompt: #056 Teammates
Title: Four Sparrowkeets
Word Count: 260
Rating: K
Aang and Zuko made their way back to camp with barely a word spoken to the other the entire trip. Sure, there was the "conversation" they had before they set out, but that didn’t count. Not to Zuko, anyway. Zuko’s eye moved from the three fish on the line in the monk’s hand to the four sparrowkeets strung together in his own hand.
"They’re no elephant koi, but I think they’ll do! What do you think, Katara?" Aang held the fish up for her inspection.
"They will do just fine, Aang." A small smile played it’s way across her lips as Aang handed her the fish before bounding off towards the bison. Zuko heard the avatar call out something about a bath, but paid him no heed as he watched Katara, who was currently smiling up at him. "And, what do you have for me, Prince?" Her smile brightened and he couldn’t help but return it.
He lifted the birds as he sat next to her. "Ah, sparrowkeets. You got four of them, too. Not bad." Silence settled upon them as they each went about their own tasks-Katara gutted and scaled the fish while Zuko plucked and cut the birds for roasting. "You two must work well together to have gotten as much as you did," was Katara’s quiet comment to Zuko.
"Hn," was the response she get from the fire prince. Not that she was surprised, of course. "I think we work better together," he finished as he motioned to the cleaned fish and birds. Now that was surprising.
Prompt: #015 Fear
Title: The Only Way
Word Count: 233
Rating: K
Toph let her feet dangle over the edge of the water as Aang bathed Appa. The tadpoles and small fish nibbled lightly on her toes as she sunned herself in the grass. There is really nothing better than relaxing outside in the sun. She quietly hummed to herself.
"I think I may have been wrong." When did Aang get so close?
"Big surprise there, air-head." She snickered quietly at her playful barb to the monk. Aang didn’t seem quite as amused.
"No, really. What if she does fall for him? What will happen then? What about me?" Aang’s voice cracked with distress. The others may have not noticed it, but she picked up on it. Not being able to see had a way of making you very perceptive.
"You know what the guru said, Aang. You have to let her go, it’s the only way for you to succeed. Besides, have you heard his voice? It’s so deep and dreamy. It could make any girl melt, really. The way he carries himself is so strong and proud. I bet he has no problem pleasing ladies, unlike that dolt, Sok-"
"Okay! I get it!" She heard the rippling of the water as he air glided over to Appa. Hmm, she was only teasing him, but maybe it was too much. He sounded pretty upset. She would have to talk to Iroh about this later.
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