A love between fire and water

Chapter 12

About a month later...

Sokka's P.O.V.

I flew in on Appa from the southern tribe. I got him to land in the courtyard in front of the fire palace where some guards stood in guard at the door. Which was odd since they usually weren't. Sure there were always some of them walking around but not like there was a threat. I got off Appa before going over to them.

"Did something happen?" I asked.

"Yes, but we're not allowed to share what at the moment, Sokka sir." One of the guards said.

"Can I go in then?"

"No one is allowed in or out right now until the lock down is called off."

"Lock down? Whatever, I'm going inside to make sure they're okay." I said as I walked passed them and put my hand on their shoulders to push them away a bit.

"But sir!" They said as they followed me.

Zuko's P.O.V.

I woke up before trying to sit up. Then I cringed at the pain in my left side and groaned before holding my side. I moved my robe a bit before seeing a bandage around my lower torso. And I had reopened the wound before the left side of the bandage was starting to have blood seep through it. I sighed before laying back down and was about to call a servant to bring an aid kit and help me change it before hearing some talking and footsteps coming down the hallway. Then I sat up on my forearm as my bedroom door opened to reveal Sokka and two guards who were trying to drag him away. But not attacking probably because they knew he wasn't a threat.

"Sir please! You have to go back out, you're not allowed in right now!" A guard said as they tried their hardest to drag him back and same with the other one as they pulled on his upper arms. But Sokka was stronger and ended up dragging them the other way. Which was into my room.

"Let him in." I said before they stopped. Sokka shook his arms a bit before rubbing his wrists. "No one else though and make sure Appa is taken care of."

"Yes sir." They said before walking away.

"What happened?" Sokka asked as he walked over.

"Had a rebellion come to the palace yesterday."

"The anti Firelord rebels? What did they want this time?"

"They're mad about how Izumi isn't a fire bender or male."

"Is she okay?"

"Mhm, I made sure she was."

"That's good. I can understand the bender part but why does it matter if she's male?" He asked as he sat on the edge of my bed.

"Because before this point all first borns have been male as well as the fire lords."

"Ah, so they're sexist."

"That and there's a pattern that's been broken."

"Well at least you're both okay. Want me to help you change your bandage? Think you reopened your wound."

"Shit, yeah." I said as I looked at it. He looked around a bit before getting up and picking up some bandages and a wet towel from a bowl of water. I sat up before resting against the headboard and moved my robe off the best I could. He sat by me before resting the bandages and wet towel on his lap. He helped me get my robe off the rest of the way, I still had some loose fitting pants on. So nothing was really revealed. He carefully got the old bandage off before gently dapping the wound with the wet towel.

"What happened to you to get this wound? It's a burn or stab wound. Maybe both." He asked.

"One of the rebels was a swordsman and firebender. So he set his sword on fire when he stabbed me."