AtLA Rewritten: Edition 1

Chapter 68

Zuko followed Athlea, tazing her. "How are you feeling?" he murmured.

Athlea glanced at him, sighing, still sipping her drink. "In all honesty, not well," she admitted. "How could they force her to--" she stopped her sentence, eyebrows furrowed as she held onto her towel. "Anyways..." she continued, a smile on her face, "We should get ready and rest for tomorrow's trip."

Zuko shrugged. "I don't know. We'll investigate when we get there." He smiled. "Let's get to bossing people around," he laughed softly. The staff opened the doors and he addressed one of them once indoors, asking them to prepare cold clothing for travel and to inform Dai's workers.

Athlea rolled her eyes with a smile. "Right, boss man," she said laughing softly. "I don't want to bring my dad," she stated calmly. "If she's lost her memories, she's going to be terrified and shocked," she added, making her way towards the bedroom.

Zuko smirked at her, patting her leg before they separated. Once he finished speaking to the servants, he glanced at her, eyebrows raised. "I think you should," he disagreed. "He'll want to see her. It'll be rough on her, but if she gets her memory back, he'll want to be there. So will Laetius. I say we bring them and let them stay in the Palace, but not see your mother until her memories come back, if you're worried about that."

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Dai turned to Sokka as Katara followed Athlea and Zuko, a ways away to give the Royals space. She put her hands on his shoulders, looking up at her with shining eyes. He was eating the cone of his ice cream. "I should probably inform you on basic Palace rules and what will be expected from you," she said. "You can't have any PDA with me. Like, barely even hand holding. No elbows on the table. We can't sleep in the same room until we're married, but..." She bit her lip. "Well, I can find a way around that."

Sokka blinked, laughing. "You think that will stop me?" His hands moved to her waist. "Zuko had rules too. I ain't following them, and everyone gave up. Baby... I don't go by rules." He gave her a playful wink. "And we are sleeping together in the same bed, it's outrageous NOT to!" he protested,

Dai raised her eyebrows, an amused smile crossing her face. "Sokka," she said gently. "Zuko was kind to you. Very, very kind. If you don't follow my rules, I'll turn you into ice cubes." She kissed his cheek and whirled around.

"I survived Zuko's crazy rules; I can survive yours, babe," he responded, bopping her nose.

Dai blinked, crinkling her nose and giving him a look. "Zuko was nice," she repeated. She put her hands on his wrists. "Now release me, you barbarian."

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A/N do you think Sokka is gonna get Dai in trouble? ehehe