MfWAT: Hurt
Memories from Western Air Temple
Chapter Title: Hurt
Characters: Aang, Sokka
Arc: Legacy Arc
Setting: after Burn, before Madness We Welcome
Rating: T
Warnings: slash
Summary: “So you’re saying something’s wrong with Zuko besides the fact that he’s a depressed firebender with a megalomaniac father and a freak of a sister?”
“Sokka!” Aang immediately started running when he spotted the older boy sitting on a log serving as a bench. “Sokka!” He leaped over the log and landed in front of his friend. “Sokka!”
“What, what, what?” Sokka asked with a peeved glare at Aang as he pushed aside a map he had been looking over. “I’m busy.”
“I know, you have to know the terrain and so on.” Aang waved his hand, having heard this before on countless occasions ever since he had met the other. “But this is important. I think there’s something wrong with Zuko.”
Sokka met Aang’s gaze steadily. “So you’re saying something’s wrong with Zuko besides the fact that he’s a depressed firebender with a megalomaniac father and a freak of a sister?” The older male smirked, but Aang only glowered at him in response, making Sokka sigh in resignation. “Man, your sense of humour is bad today.” The other watched Aang’s face carefully. “Ah, I guess this is serious, then. What’s wrong?”
“Zuko started acting really strange all of a sudden.” Aang decided it was better he went right to the point.
Sokka frowned curiously. “Strange? Like how?”
Aang paused to lick his dry lips, his stress causing his body to feel like it was burning. “Like…a bit like Azula. He was saying how he’d kill for me. I don’t want him to do that.”
“What?” Sokka actually looked alarmed now. “What were you two even talking about?”
“That’s the whole point, isn’t it?” Aang waves his hands in his anxiousness. “I was trying to tell him I love him and he started going on about-”
“Love?” Sokka cut Aang off abruptly. “Aang, what exactly happened?”
Aang blinked at his friend, realizing that what had happened between him and Zuko was indeed just between him and Zuko. “Huh? Oh, right. Zuko and I…” Aang felt his cheeks burn. “Um, I just realized it, that I want to…and then Zuko said he wants that too…I tried to tell him, but he wouldn’t listen. He just said that he feels different and then came that comment about killing for me. I don’t want to hear him say that, it hurts.” The airbender watched his older friend hopefully, wishing desperately that the other would have a solution.
Sokka was silent for several moments, thinking carefully, and then looked up to Aang. “Aang, I think it’s possible that Zuko said that in order to hurt you.”
“What does that mean?” Aang really wasn’t following the other’s reasoning at the moment.
“Zuko’s weird, maybe he thought you’d reject him, and tried to push you away when you didn’t.” Sokka smiled. “Zuko’s not a killer, Aang, even I can tell that.”
“I…I guess you’re right.” Aang nodded his head. Saying something and doing something were two completely different things. “Okay, I’ll talk to Zuko again, make him see sense.”
That was when the two heard a voice calling their names. They both recognized the voice and panicked, because neither of them would ever expect to hear that one person sounding as frightened as she did right now. The two turned to the direction of the shout to see Toph running towards them as quickly as she could.
“Toph?” Aang queried as he rushed towards the girl to meet her partway. Sokka followed after him, calling: “Hey Toph, where’s the fire?”
Toph came to a stop before them, taking one deep breath to steady herself. “Right over there!” She turned to point to the direction she came from. “Azula showed up! Zuko’s fighting her right now but he’s not completely right. I’m not sure he can win.”
Aang and Sokka turned to the direction Toph pointed out, mere moments before a strike of blue lightning flashed in the distance.
“Oh no.” Aang broke into a run. “Zuko!” He summoned forth his airbending, and left his friends far behind.
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Author’s Notes: Sokka has mad logic skills. Even though Zuko might act like this, under the circumstances Sokka’s completely off.
More Memories from Western Air Temple
Chapter Title: Hurt
Characters: Aang, Sokka
Arc: Legacy Arc
Setting: after Burn, before Madness We Welcome
Rating: T
Warnings: slash
Summary: “So you’re saying something’s wrong with Zuko besides the fact that he’s a depressed firebender with a megalomaniac father and a freak of a sister?”
“Sokka!” Aang immediately started running when he spotted the older boy sitting on a log serving as a bench. “Sokka!” He leaped over the log and landed in front of his friend. “Sokka!”
“What, what, what?” Sokka asked with a peeved glare at Aang as he pushed aside a map he had been looking over. “I’m busy.”
“I know, you have to know the terrain and so on.” Aang waved his hand, having heard this before on countless occasions ever since he had met the other. “But this is important. I think there’s something wrong with Zuko.”
Sokka met Aang’s gaze steadily. “So you’re saying something’s wrong with Zuko besides the fact that he’s a depressed firebender with a megalomaniac father and a freak of a sister?” The older male smirked, but Aang only glowered at him in response, making Sokka sigh in resignation. “Man, your sense of humour is bad today.” The other watched Aang’s face carefully. “Ah, I guess this is serious, then. What’s wrong?”
“Zuko started acting really strange all of a sudden.” Aang decided it was better he went right to the point.
Sokka frowned curiously. “Strange? Like how?”
Aang paused to lick his dry lips, his stress causing his body to feel like it was burning. “Like…a bit like Azula. He was saying how he’d kill for me. I don’t want him to do that.”
“What?” Sokka actually looked alarmed now. “What were you two even talking about?”
“That’s the whole point, isn’t it?” Aang waves his hands in his anxiousness. “I was trying to tell him I love him and he started going on about-”
“Love?” Sokka cut Aang off abruptly. “Aang, what exactly happened?”
Aang blinked at his friend, realizing that what had happened between him and Zuko was indeed just between him and Zuko. “Huh? Oh, right. Zuko and I…” Aang felt his cheeks burn. “Um, I just realized it, that I want to…and then Zuko said he wants that too…I tried to tell him, but he wouldn’t listen. He just said that he feels different and then came that comment about killing for me. I don’t want to hear him say that, it hurts.” The airbender watched his older friend hopefully, wishing desperately that the other would have a solution.
Sokka was silent for several moments, thinking carefully, and then looked up to Aang. “Aang, I think it’s possible that Zuko said that in order to hurt you.”
“What does that mean?” Aang really wasn’t following the other’s reasoning at the moment.
“Zuko’s weird, maybe he thought you’d reject him, and tried to push you away when you didn’t.” Sokka smiled. “Zuko’s not a killer, Aang, even I can tell that.”
“I…I guess you’re right.” Aang nodded his head. Saying something and doing something were two completely different things. “Okay, I’ll talk to Zuko again, make him see sense.”
That was when the two heard a voice calling their names. They both recognized the voice and panicked, because neither of them would ever expect to hear that one person sounding as frightened as she did right now. The two turned to the direction of the shout to see Toph running towards them as quickly as she could.
“Toph?” Aang queried as he rushed towards the girl to meet her partway. Sokka followed after him, calling: “Hey Toph, where’s the fire?”
Toph came to a stop before them, taking one deep breath to steady herself. “Right over there!” She turned to point to the direction she came from. “Azula showed up! Zuko’s fighting her right now but he’s not completely right. I’m not sure he can win.”
Aang and Sokka turned to the direction Toph pointed out, mere moments before a strike of blue lightning flashed in the distance.
“Oh no.” Aang broke into a run. “Zuko!” He summoned forth his airbending, and left his friends far behind.
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Author’s Notes: Sokka has mad logic skills. Even though Zuko might act like this, under the circumstances Sokka’s completely off.
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