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007 - [Week III, HEC 101, T1600]

[After the instructor explains the project, she lets the class use the remainder of the class time to look through all the seeds and bulbs to choose which plant to focus on. Katara sits at one of the long tables shared amongst several cadets, brows furrowed as she looks from one picture to the other, each representing the plants in their full bloomed state.]

I can't decide which one to choose... they all look so pretty! [She's mostly musing to herself as she stares at the assortment of seed packets she's spread out on the table before her.]

[ooc: Tina and Toph are free to jump in whenever they want!]

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This is a stupid idea. [And there's Zuko muttering and glaring down at the images on the packets with tawny-gold eyes.]

[Don't think she didn't hear that, Zuko. Katara doesn't bother to look up at him, though her words are obviously addressed to the surly firebender.]

It's not stupid-- it's educational!

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When am I ever going to need to grow plants? That's a woman's job.

[Doesn't look up from glaring at the packets; he's actually looking from one to the next and trying to figure out what is even remotely interesting about this.]

[At that remark, Katara snaps her head up to glare at Zuko.]

Could you be any more sexist?

[ Tina was in the same situation, studying the seeds thoughtfully. ]

It's a shame we aren't allowed to take one of each. But I suppose there aren't enough to go around for everyone if we were to do that.

Who said anything about being sexist! I'll just pick something out and you can grow it for me.

[Zuko shrugs a shoulder, not looking up still.]

You sound like you'd enjoy it more than me anyways. Here-- [Picks up a packet of seeds for Calla lilies and tosses it over to land in front of her.] Those are nice. I guess. [Another shrug.]

Maybe we can ask the Instructor if we can plant the remaining seeds, as well! I'd love to be able to have more than one type of flower if we can.

You can grow your own--

[Her words are cut off when the thrown package lands on the pile in front of her. Katara blinks, slightly surprised. And as much as she doesn't want to agree, they are pretty.]

Oh. Uhm... yeah, they are nice.

[She picks up the packet and stares at it for a moment before taking her terracotta pot and filling it up with dirt.]

[And he sits there and looks smug, as she begins to put the dirt in her pot. He watches her work for a few moments and then returns his attention to the packets, poking around at what else he can find. That's when he comes across a packet of Crocosmia Red Star flower seeds.

It's too bad he's mostly right-handed for everything that he does but filling the pot with dirt with the little hand-shovel isn't too difficult for him to do left-handed.]

[She sneaks a glance over towards Zuko, but upon catching sight of his smug expression, Katara lets out a small huff of air before she finishes filling the pot with the right amount of dirt. She pokes several deep holes into the dirt before dropping the seeds in, and promptly adds another layer of dirt to secure them down.

Instinct kicks in and instead of using the water pail, Katara bends a small sphere of water to her pot.]

[Zuko mimicks what she's doing, up until the whole poking holes into the dirt with a finger. He stares down at his little pot and frowns. Then he looks at his forefinger and then begins poking around holes.

It's a little hard to rip open a package with just one hand so Zuko's resorting to using his teeth and hand, which works out only so well, some seeds spilling into his pot and others scattering around, which has him scowling and sighing and muttering.

At least he got some into the holes?]

.. A little help here? [Looks across at her, brows creased deeply.]

[A genuine spark of laughter bubbles from Katara as she catches Zuko trying to rip open the packet of seeds with his teeth from the corner of her eyes. She manages to cover it with a cough, though, and regains her composure as she pretends to busy herself with cleaning up her work area.

His question breaks her out of her bustle, though, and glancing up at him a moment passes before she lets out a small sigh and makes her way beside him.]

Let me do it.

[She takes the packet of seeds (careful to avoid the parts his teeth had ripped open) and places the seeds into the pot correctly, going ahead and covering them up with a layer of dirt as well.]

There.

[He's going to ignore the fact that she's standing there next to him. Close to him. He keeps his attention on the way her hands move through the motions of planting the seeds and then covering them with the dirt, eyes following them even as she removes them away from the pot while speaking to him.

Zuko blinks and glances up at her, trying to keep the movement of his head and neck at a minimal.]

Uh- thanks.

[ A quick nod. ]

I hope so. If nothing else, I'm sure we could always ask if we can buy the seeds somewhere. Maybe in town - that's probably where the instructor got these.

Oh-- no problem. [The words are spoken quite awkwardly as she returns to her spot across the table and just a further down from Zuko. She was just about to fuss over her own plant in an effort to not sound so embarrassed when she lets out a small noise of realization.]

Oh, wait!

[She had forgot to water his plant-- without any effort, she bends a small sphere of water over to his plant; letting it pop and burst over his pot with a but more force than necessary causing it to splash slightly may or may not have been on purpose.]

[Zuko jerks back in his seat, taken by surprise. He hadn't expected it to burst like that and inadvertently get him in the process.

Before his body leans forward to brace itself against the pain in his shoulder and collarbone, he manages to hiss out:] Wa-watch it--! [And then he's muttering to himself, looking as pained as ever as he tries to steady his breathing and push back the pain radiating around his fracture.]

[Katara immediately feels bad whens he sees the pained expression on Zuko's face. She gets up from her seat, but there's a moment of hesitation as she stands there-- healing out in the open class was something she isn't all that comfortable with, but she did want to help ease the pain.

Making up her mind, Katara tries to subtly coat her hand with water before pressing it to his shoulder and collarbone; to obscure her glowing hand, she leans forward, letting her long hair block the sight-- unfortunately this forces her to be closer to Zuko, a thought she tries to ignore as she concentrates on healing.]

[She's close enough that he can feel her breath warm against his cheek, something he tries to ignore.

Zuko side glances at her and then back down at the pot in front of him. He lets out a slow and steady breath, trying to concentrate on the sensations her healing is providing the area of his injury. It's a little difficult to do when she's that close to him and smelling vaguely of pomegranates and something else he can't quite put his finger on.

Even though the ache has begun to go dull and fade, Zuko closes his eyes and fakes a wince, groaning quietly so that she can only hear.]

[Her head is bent over his shoulder to allow for her hair to curtain over hand. When she hears the wince, Katara's eyes flicker upwards in worry.]

It still hurts?

[Not because she's worried about him-- at least that's what she tells herself. She's only worried that her healing abilities are ineffective.]

[His pretend!grimace deepens.] Ye-yeah...

[Her brow creases in worry. Seeing how her healing isn't helping, she begins to move her hand in a small circular motion.]

Is that better?

[Now that. That was actually feeling real nice to him. But nope! Zuko wasn't going to give in so easily. Maybe a little.]

Just a bit...

[Yep. Pomegranates. Definitely pomegranates.]

[She's pleased that it's working, and continues to let her hand gently massage his shoulder. Katara doesn't think about how the position and situation may look like a rather personal and intimate moment between them to anyone else. She's too focused on her task to worry about assumptions.]

Maybe you should visit Dr. Kadowaki after class if it still hurts.

Yeah. Maybe.

[And then on quieter words he adds,] I might like this better. Uh. You heal through your waterbending. It's familiar, and from our world. No-not that I like that it's you doing this, I just-- uh. Yeah.

I'm just going to--

[The sound of someone clearing their throat startles him and with his body tensing with being startled, the pain returns for real this time. Zuko ignores it as best as he can, silent, and glares down at his pot of dirt and flower seeds as the instructor comes up to ask what is keeping Katara from her seat for so long.]

[Katara is so startled, the water coating her hand is released in shock, soaking the shoulder of his uniform jacket. Immediately she clasps her hands behind her back, looking embarrassed. How would she explain?

I was... I was helping him with his plant, since he can't do it properly with his injured arm. [Which is true, no matter how red her cheeks burn and suggest something else.]

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