Wealth, Hands, Reveal
Author:
Foxfire_Inari
Prompt: #004 Wealth
Title: Waterbending Water Balloons
Word Count: 186
Rating: G
From a distance he watched her. The clothes she on her back, the way she wore her hair, even her mannerisms all screamed ‘peasant’. However, Zuko knew better. He knew that the Avatar’s group was far more rich in ways he would never be, in ways that actually mattered.
Concealed by the shadows of the giant oak he sat under, the banished Prince Zuko watched Katara practice her waterbending. She pulled the water from the gourd at her side, pushing and pulling, making the water answer to her call. He eyes glittered with determination and a mischievous glint. This should be interesting. Katara pulled the water together to form a ball in each hand as she prepared to attack.
"Hey!" "What was that for?" Aang and Sokka cried out in unison. Laughter bubbled forth from Katara, the sight of them soaking wet too much for her. At Sokka’s demands to dry him off her laughter increased. Aang joined in the laughter, as did Sokka, albeit reluctantly. Zuko hid a smile as he watched the trio of friends. Yes, she was most definitely more wealthy than he.
Author:
Foxfire_Inari
Prompt: #022 Hands
Title: Warrior Hands
Word Count: 183
Rating: G
A small smile lifted the corners of his mouth as he felt a lightly calloused set of hands run over his bare chest. That was something he would never tire of.
"Zuko? It’s time to get up." Katara pushed onto one elbow as she sat up and leaned over him. The ends of her hair tickled his chest near her hand. Although Zuko was perfectly awake he would feign sleep for a little longer, if only to have her lean a little closer. He fought the urge to smile as she fell right into his trap. "Zuko?" With her face so close to his own, he couldn’t fight the need to grab her any longer. Yellow eyes snapped open and a small breathy gasp passed through Katara’s lips as he pulled her on top of him, effectively trapping her hand between them.
Katara pressed her lips to his in a chaste kiss. She ran her free hand down the side of his face and over his scar. Zuko smiled again and his eyes slid closed. Oh, how he loves those little warrior hands.
Author:
Foxfire_Inari
Prompt: #040 Reveal
Title: News!
Word Count: 226
Rating: G
The sound of her quick footfalls reached Prince Zuko’s ears before he could ever see Katara. That she was so eager to see him after only a day’s absence brought a smile to his face and a warmth to his heart. ‘There is something about this woman ...’ he told himself. As she rounded the corner he picked up his pace to a quick, but steady, walk. Laughter filled his ears as she came upon him, flinging herself into his embrace. "‘Tara," was all he said as he hugged her to him and smelled her hair.
She pulled back slightly and looked up at him with a bright smile, excitement written all over her face. "Zuko! I have to tell you something! It’s great news! More like fantastic!" Now it was his turn to laugh. "Calm down." She did. "Now, what is it that is so important?"
"Um, well ... you see ..." Here she took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Her nerves got so bad all of a sudden she didn’t think she’d be able to tell him. "I’m ... I’m pregnant." Lips parted into a smile and eyes opened to gaze at her husband.
For a brief second he had a slack-jawed, blank look on his face. With the next second it brought pure joy. He pulled his wife to him in another hug. "Oh, ‘Tara."
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