Aftermath..........

[sifuhonorpants]

Zuko sits straight up in bed in a cold sweat. He can tell it was about noon by the way the light was shining into is room. Suddenly a wave of nausea hits him and room starts spinning. He jumps out of bed and tries to run to the bathroom, but he trips on the blankets and crashes to the floor. He decides it safer to crawl to the bathroom instead of

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[maixknives]

Mai jolts awake, both from the shock of Zuko's sudden absence and the sudden sounds. She makes a face, both from the moves and her own nausea, and she has to lie back down for a moment before being able to even think of anything else.

He had staggered into the room in the early hours of the morning, drunk of his ass and singing a horribly bawdy song. She had had to wrestle him out of his clothes, only to barely get him out of his shirt and pants, before he passed out onto the bed. She remembered kicking him out of spite, a move that hurt her injured leg, before she went back to bed as well.

It's only then that she remembers what happened last night, and she sits up again slowly, pushing the hair from her face.

Oh, shit, she thinks, trying to ignore Zuko's karma getting the best of him. I have to tell him somehow...

[sifuhonorpants]

The wave of nausea passes and Zuko decides to get up from his porcelain pillow. He slips out of his pajama pants and tosses them in the hamper. He realizes now he is naked from waste down, so he takes off his shirt tosses it into the hamper too. He grabs the wash bin and fills it with water and starts cleaning the smell of cheep boozes off of him.

He walks out of bathroom and covers his eyes sense the sun was way too bright. He walks over to Mai side of the bed and bends down and kisses her hair and says softly, "I love you, Mai."

[maixknives]

Mai blinks up at him, too startled by both the sudden nudity and the softness of his voice to kiss back. She then smiles a bit, reaching up and fluffing his messy hair a bit. "Whatever," she answers playfully, knowing he'll understand what she means by that one word. "I hope you plan on cleaning up the lovely mess you've left all over this room."

[sifuhonorpants]

"Did I make that much of mess last night? Sorry for being a drunken idiot last night." Zuko rubs his side and makes a face at her and says, "I must of ran into something last night because there is a nice size bruise on my rib..ouch."

"Oh Mai, by the way, can you help Katara. She is wreck because Aang won't sleep with her. I told her last night that you can help her get sexy. If you know what I mean. I think she needs another woman help. Other than my own moral support. She our friend and I just want to help her out. Plus out of all the women in our group of friends you are probably the knowledgeable in that department." Zuko stops and rubs his arm and looks at her meekly and ask, "You know what I mean right?"

[maixknives]

Mai takes a moment to think about this, not liking the sudden spark of anger that erupts in her gut the moment Zuko mentions the idea of everything being personal, and that Zuko brought it on himself.

"Nobody asked anyone else to form a rebellion group and claim you unfit to rule," she grates out, still annoyed, "least of all you. Aang and I usually agree, but this is the one time he's wrong. You should have kept your temper, but it doesn't matter - it still doesn't give anyone the right to do any of this."

She pauses, then continues, hesitant. "Zuko... do you think your dad or Azula are behind this at all? I wouldn't put it past either of them to orchestrate something from behind bars."

[sifuhonorpants]

Zuko pulls away from her and lays back on the bed and thinks a moment. He turns his head and looks at her, "Anything is possible Mai. Unfortunately this war doesn't have clear cut enemies. We already starting to see the underhanded tactics the enemy is already using." Zuko trails off and makes a face and says, "We already know that Kyung faction of the loyalist think of us usurpers of Fire Lord Ozai and Fire Lord Azula thrown, so why not would they try to put the old rulers back on the thrown."

Zuko decides to change the subject and smiles, "I hope the baby looks like you. Maybe with my mother's smile that would be nice."

[maixknives]

She laughs softly, reaching up and poking his nose with one finger. "Don't be stupid. I want the baby to look like you. I'll always have a soft spot for how you looked as a kid. I want our kid to look like that."

Maybe, she thinks suddenly, the timing isn't so bad after all. Maybe this is exactly the kind of distraction he needs.

[sifuhonorpants]

Zuko laughs as she pokes his nose. He sits up and wraps his arms around her. He nuzzles into her and says softly, "I was goofy kid when I was younger, and I looked to much like mother, but we will just have to see won't we. Besides we have nine cycles till than."

Zuko kisses her hair and says, "Oh to set your mind at ease, I will not be running head long into battle. I want to grow old to see our children grow up."