You Make Life So Hard

We Gotta Talk

AN: Just a stupid little drabble I wrote because I felt like it. Zutara if you think about it enough. I own nothing you recognize from your tv screens!

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At the Western Air Temple

"Okay, we are gathered here today to talk about Zuko."

"Woah Katara, just 'cause you have a crush on him doesn't mean we all do. Some of us don't spend every waking hour thinking and talking about him."

"Sokka! Wha-"

"Katara, do you...like Zuko? Should we talk about your feelings?"

"No, Dad. I do NOT have a crush on Zuko!"

"Are you su-"

"Teo, if Katara says she doesn't like Zuko, we should believe her."

"Thanks, Aang. Anyway, as I was saying. We need to talk about how suspicious Zuko is."

"Suspicious? He helped me get dad, Suki, and uh, Chit Sang out of the Boiling Rock. He's clear in my book."

"I'm with Sokka. Thanks to Zuko, I don't have to be tortured by his wack sister anymore."

"Yeah, well...that's what he wants you to think! He's just trying to get on your good side, so that he can backstab you later. And Sokka! Chew with your mouth closed."

"Um, Katara? I kind of like Zuko. He went to the Sun Warriors with me and the dragons said they liked him."

"Wait wait wait. The dragons spoke? You told us you danced with them, but you never told us you also had a conversation!"

"No, they didn't speak, Sokka. They just judged him. By looking at him."

"Well, I've looked at him a lot and judged him. And I think he's guilty!"

"Guilty of what?"

"More importantly, Sugar Queen, why have you 'looked at him a lot'?"

"I- it was- not important! He's guilty of something, I can see it on his face. Toph, what do you think? He burned you, did you forget?"

"No, I remember. It really messed up my seeing abilities for a few days. But he didn't mean to do it, and he was really sorry. I could tell."

"No! He's a great liar. Just like his sister. His sister could lie without you knowing, and so can he! Probably."

"Katara, he's an awful liar. He tried to tell me that he didn't practice his 'Hello, Zuko here.' speech but he was literally trembling and sweating."

"Wait, he practiced that? Wow."

"Right? It's kinda sad becau-"

"Guys, stop getting off track! As we speak, Zuko is probably plotting our deaths. He's gonna turn on us any moment and we have to be prepared."

"Prepared for what?"

"EEK."

"Why is she running away? Did I say something wrong?"

"Nah, Zuko. She's just weird."

"Oh. Well, I'm gonna go and try to help her with dinner. See you."

"Make sure you don't poison it or anything!"

"Um. What?"

"Never mind, get lost."

"Now that they're both gone, can we talk about how much tension there is between them?"