Too Close

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At school everyone sat together at lunch as Zuko head his head down while sleeping, his scarred side facing up at he was silent while he slept.

Katara hit Sokka as he was going to throw a crumpled up bit of napkin at him and he whined.

"Is he alive?" Aang looked over him curiously.

"He's fine, he's just back on medication, his uncle was telling me it can make him a little more sleepy," Katara smiled at Aang to reassure him.

"Oh okay, do you think it's to loud in here?" He asked again as Sokka leaned over the table and snapped in zukos scarred ear.

He didn't move.

"Ah shit he's dead," Sokka announced.

"Leave him be," Suki swatted his hand away as she was the one next to Zuko and Toph was on his other side.

"He was trying to fight off sleeping all of history, it was kind of funny," Katara giggled remembering how his head kept leaning to the side and he had he snap his eyes open to wake up again.

"Hey Zuko, you should eat something," Katara called over to him but he didn't move. Suki tapped his shoulder gently and he grunted as a response.

"Dude," Suki nudged him more. Zuko rolled his head to the other side and glared up at her with his golden eyes.

"What?"

Suki froze a little fearful and motioned to Katara behind her.

"Can you not hear me before?" Katara raised a brow at him not caring if he wasn't happy to be waking up.

"No?" He narrowed his eyes and rolled his head back the other way so his scarred ear was up.

"Zuko wake up," she reached over Suki and shoved at his shoulder.

"What?" He sat up quickly as he glared at her.

"I'm talking to you, can you not hear me?" She huffed a little crossing her arms.

"No? That's the point," he pouted rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

"No?" Toph made a face.

"I'm like 95% deaf in this ear," Zuko yawned as he pointed to the scarred side.

"And partly blind in that eye too," he mumbled tiredly as he rested his chin against his palm.

Katara sat up a little straighter as it almost made her blood boil, knowing the truth made her angrier than sad. He lost his hearing? And his sight because of his father? How does he just say it so casually too?

"You should go home if your this tired, there no point on staying if your not going to learn anything," Katara told him shaking her head a little.

"Nah I'm fine, I'll just grab an energy drink before class," he yawned again.

"Oh Katara, look," Suki gasped going on her phone.

"Look at the dress I got for the dance next week!" Suki leaned over Katara at lunch as everyone sat together.

"Oh my god that's cute!" Katara gasped.

"Oh so you show her but not me?" Sokkas jaw dropped.

"I told you I want it as a surprise," Suki batted her lashes at him and he groaned.

"Are you going Zuko?" Aang asked excited.

"Are you?" Zuko scrunched up his nose a little.

"Yea we're all going! Sokka and Suki are the only dates but we go as a group anyways," he explained and Zuko pursed his lips.