☆ yellow ☆ (zukka AU)

chapter 19

sokka's POV

when i wake up, the first thing that comes to my mind is the boy with golden eyes that stole my heart. i smile instantly and i would have believed that last night was all a dream, if i didn't still feel his lips on mine.

kissing zuko is hallucinating, it makes me feel like we are the only people left on earth and that nothing else matters. it's even better than cactus juice, and oh boy, do i love cactus juice.

"sokka, you're radiating, did i miss anything?" katara asks me when i meet her in the kitchen for breakfast.

oh, right, we didn't tell anyone about the kiss. i look at her with a smirk printed on my face and her eyes get so big that they might as well jump from their sockets.

"did- did you and- did something happen between you and zuko?!"

"mm, maybe" i grin and look down at my plate.

she squeaks and starts jumping around, fluttering her hands.

"TELL ME EVERYTHING" she shouts, overly excited.

it's an order, not a request, so i have no choice but to spit everything out. i tell her how zuko ran outside after suki kissed me, then i went after him and we confessed our love for each other - more detailed, of course.

"that is soo romantic" her eyes sparkle, but a second later, her brows furrow. "why didn't you tell me last night?!"

she punches me in the arm and tries to look angry.

"i- well- it was a bit of a shock for both of us, ok? it still sounds too good to be true"

oh, i forgot to mention that after we kissed, we found a slightly more private place that wasn't in the pouring rain and we talked for a while.

he told me about how he started liking me since the first day he came to school and then, gradually, he started falling for me harder and harder. he said he was blown away by the fact that i was the first person that showed kindness to him and tried to get to know him.

i literally did the bare minimum and i got blessed with this dark haired angel having a crush on me? i sure am a lucky guy.

i then proceeded to tell him about how unaware i was of my feelings for him. how i was clearly drawn to him from the very beginnig, but i didn't realise exactly why. i thought it was just my desire to have a best friend, but it seems to have been a lot more than that...

"we gotta leave earlier today, we're gonna pick zuko up" i say while i finish my sandwich and start putting my shoes on.

"aww, you're driving to the opposite side of town just to get your boyfriend" katara squeals, clapping her hands.

"yeah, yeah, just hurry" i roll my eyes, but i can't help but smile.

boyfriend.

i mean, we haven't talked about labels yet, but i assume that naturally, we are together. or at least we will be very soon.

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once i pull up to his house, i tell katara to wait in the car while i make my way to his front door. after a few knocks, i expect him to be the one who opens up, but instead, my eyes meet his uncle's.

"good morning" i give him a smile and he returns the favour. "is zuko ready?"

"hello, sokka, come inside, he'll be down in a bit" iroh invites me in the house by extending one arm behind him.

"um- sure, thank you" i say and step inside.

he leads me to the couch in the living room and starts pouring me some tea. i'm not really fond of it, but i cannot refuse him. he leaves the cups on a table and sits down next to me, staring into my eyes for a moment.