A Second Flame: Zuko x Reader

Chapter 41

"No those were umm Interesting. I think we need to just go for it."

"But I'm not ready!" Zuko retorted.

"They trust me Zuko, if we go together I can tell them you've changed so let's go." I stammered holding his hand against mine.

"Fine but if they try to hurt you..."

"They're not going to hurt me Zuko! We're on their side... here," I placed a kiss on his cheek, "boom kiss for good luck let's join the Avatar!"

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We waited patiently for the Avatar to see us. Maybe hiding behind the Avatar's bison wasn't a good idea. Suddenly I heard Toph,
"I think that will have to wait."

Appa moved leaving us exposed,
"Hello Zuko here."

"Umm I'm (Y/N) remember me. Well I'm back now. " I chirped in awkardly laughing.

The whole gang went into a defensive position ready to attack. Okay... this was not going well.

"Hey, we heard you guys flying around down there, so  we thought we'd just wait for you here." Zuko awkwardly smiled holding my hand.

Appa growled before licking Zuko and I several times.

"I know you must be surprised to see me here..." Zuko muttered.

"Not really, since you followed us all over the world." Sokka argued, "if anything I want to know why (Y/N) is still with you."

"Right... well uh.. anyway what I wanted to tell you about is that I've changed as (Y/N) here can tell you. And I uh I'm good now and well I think I should join your group. Oh and I can teach firebending to you... and (Y/N) could help too. See I uh.."

"You want to what now?" Toph snapped.

"You can't possibly think that any of us would trust you can you? I mean how stupid do you think we are?" Katara yelled.

"Yeah, all you've ever done is try to hunt us down and capture Aang." Sokka added.

"I've done some good things. I mean I could've stolen your bison in Ba Sing Sa but I set him free! That's something. "

"Appa does seem to like him..." Toph observed as Appa gave Zuko a lick.

"He probably just covered himself in honey or something so that Appa would lick him. I'm not buying it." Sokka replied.

"I can understand why you wouldn't trust me and I know I've made some mistakes in the past..."

Sokka and Katara ranted my giving examples of all the times Zuko had wronged them.

"Look... I admit I've done sone awful things. I was wrong to try to capture you and I'm sorry I attacked the water tribe. And I never should have sent that Fire Nation assassin after you...I'm going to try to stop him."

"Zuko you did what?" I snapped before shoving my face into my palm.

"Wait you sent combustion man after us?" Sokka hissed, boomerang in hand.

"Well, that's not his name but.."

"Oh, sorry I didn't mean to insult your friend!" Sokka retorted.

"He's not my friend!"

"That guy locked me and Katara in jail and tried to blow us all up!" Toph accused.

"Why aren't you saying anything? You once said you thought we could be friends. You know I have good in me... and you know (Y/N) trusts me." Zuko asked Aang.