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[F@$% his life, who in the name of Agni is banging on his door and interrupting his IMPORTANT studying?]

Hang on- hang on!

[Storms over to the door and slaps a hand down on the unlock, the door sliding open to reveal the petite earthbender.]

...Oh. Uh hi?

Sparky!

[She's gonna poke at him.]

This Valentine's Day thing. You've gotta do something for Katara.

[Leans away after the initial poke, making a face that clearly states DO NOT APPROVE, DO NOT TOUCH, PHYSICAL CONTACT WUT IS DIS?

But then wait. Valentine's Day. Katara. Aw hayle no.]

Wh-what?

You heard me. You, Valentine's Day, Katara. You better do something for her.

Even I can see there's something going on.

But you're blind!

[Makes a random gesture to her face. And that's when the kittens decide to all come forward, meowing at the newcomer. Who is this person they've never met before?

Feel those little buggers walking circle eights around your ankles? Yeah, that's them, Toph.]

And... and besides! I don't know what you're talking about. Nothing's going on.

I'm blind? Really? How did I miss this. Thank you, Captain Obvious.

[bjgkfngjkfdjk what are these things. She's trying to not step on them.]

Katara totally told me what you did for her while I was gone. If you didn't like her, you wouldn't have done anything.

[Heartbeat picking up, check.

Zuko turns away from the door to randomly move something on the side table to distract himself, trying to ignore the way warmth blossoming in his cheeks.]

She was sick! She even fainted because of her fever!

I wasn't just going to leave her there alone without her brother or you here to take care of her. And yes- I did offer to go get Aang, but she... uh she was the one who--

[A kitten comes over to headbutt the back of his calve, cutting him off. AND WITH GOOD REASON.]

[Good kitten. That might be her favorite one. This one will be her protege, Zuko.]

You know, you shouldn't lie to me.

[Of course it would be, it's the 'Katara' kitten. Zuko freezes, caught. Shit. He scowls and turns around to face her, arms folded over his chest. He pulls the elevator eyes on her, sizing her up because he's never seen her before in their world and yet she can bend metal and sand and earth?]

Give me one good reason why.

[Zuko hasn't met her yet because he clearly can't handle all of her awesome. Just sayin'.

She puts her hands on her hips.]

Well, if it's any way like Sugar Queen feels about you, then you might get something out of the whole deal. Oh, and I don't know, it'd be something nice to do? You are her friend, right?

Sugar Queen? You mean Katara...? [See icon? Zuko expression for the win.]

Wait- what are you even talking about?

Of course! Keep up!

[She facepalms, because wut. Zuko is so oblivious.]

You. And Katara. Like each other. Do I need to say it any slower to get it through your head, Sparky?

That's-- she- [failing to grasp proper wording and sentence structure because omgwutdidyoujustsuggestlittlegirlagniwhatsgoingon--]

DON'T BE STUPID!

[Even if he's doing the whole exclamation and denial, he's been caught and it's just a little hard to lie to a walking LIE DETECTOR.]

[Toph looks exceedingly pleased, because she knows she was right and him getting all defensive like this just proves it.]

Uh-huh.

[Sets his jaw, not wanting to accept that he'd been called out on his feelings. Stupid feelings.

NOPE. He's still in denial!]

... I think you need to leave. Now.

[Denial is just a river in Egypt, Zuko.

She shrugs.]

You can deny it all you want, but your heart tells me otherwise.

We're friends, that's it. Friends.

[Denial is a color that suits him apparently.]

So I helped her while she was sick... It was the least I could do when she took care of me months back.

Edited 2011-02-06 09:34 (UTC)

Friends. Right. Friends who like each other.

You helped her when she was sick... like how you helped her into your lap when you two fell into the mud in the Training Center?

[Zuko opens his mouth to snap a retort and snaps his mouth shut immediately, gritting his teeth so hard it's no surprise that he's grinding them. And then he slowly narrows his eyes.]

... You were there. That day in the Training Center.

[a beat.]

Was... wait- WAS THAT YOUR DOING?!

Edited 2011-02-06 09:51 (UTC)

Of course I was there in the Training Center-

...oh man.

Well, if was for your own good!

HOW was that for my own good!?

[Pinches the bridge of his nose. His feelings and issues aren't something he wants to talk about, not with this young bender anyways. ~~Now he knows how his uncle feels..............~~]

If you haven't noticed, we're two people destined to be enemies for life. It's in our blood, our fathers and forefathers fighting each other in the war...

Uh besides that, she's water, I'm fire. She rises with the moon, and I rise with the sun.

It would never work out.

Edited 2011-02-06 10:01 (UTC)

Whoa, hold it. I don't need a history lesson, Sparky. Don't get all melodramatic with me.

Ever heard of opposites attract? 'Cause that's what's totally happening. I saw it back home, and I'm seeing it here.

[Pinching just a bit harder.]

I'm just trying to tell you! It won't ever wor- hold on, what?

[Hand falls away and he straightens up, brows lifting.]

What happened back home? You're not... uh, you're not actually saying...

I've got four words for you.

[She pauses for effect.]

Life changing field trip.

Uh. Life changing... field trip?

And that's supposed to mean what exactly?

Yeah. You took her off somewhere, and she came back a better person. Life changing field trip.

You took Sokka on one too, but mine was kind of lame, to be honest. I think Sugar Queen got the better deal.

Anyways, you're distracting me from the subject at hand! She'll like chocolate, so get her some.

[Distractedly:] Chocolate... sure.

[Too focused on this newly revealed information, thinking on it real hard.]

So you're telling me I just went off somewhere with Katara and when I brought her back... she was a "better person"? Uh. How does that even work? I took you all out on these field trips?

Where in Agni's name did I take you? To Ember Island?

We were already on Ember Island. We were going to look for Aang.

Well.. I kind of volunteered myself. But you didn't mind. You helped Sokka get Suki back, and the thing with Katara...

And good chocolate. Not the cheap kind.

... What thing with Katara?

And why is it so important for me to get Katara chocolate anyways?

What if she doesn't even like chocolate?

The field trip! Sheesh. I don't remember what you took her to do.

All girls like chocolate, from what I hear. I don't think Katara would be an exception, considering she's such a... girl and all that.

... Really? [Deadpan look and tone.] I hadn't noticed...

Well, you should notice harder. Otherwise some other guy is going to snatch her up.

[She's not gonna say who.]

[CLEARLY she misunderstood his sarcasm. He's known all along that she was a girl, it was a little hard NOT to notice those things.]

What? Who? How do you even know this...?

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