🅷🅴🆈 🅻🅾🆅🅴🆁 - 𝖆𝖆𝖓𝖌 𝖝 𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖊𝖗

chapter eight

aang's last words seemed to echo in the big theater.

he'd caught himself too late - now all his friends were giving him incredulous looks - save for toph, who was just smirking knowingly

aang stood there, a frozen smile on his face. his attention flickered over to you, who - at the moment - was smiling uncomfortably as yuka pulled at your nose.

"wow, avatar aang, you've met yuka before?" the director was the first one to break the silence, always the type to steal the attention away. his false excitement overflowed from his words, but genuine curiosity - maybe even jealousy- lay underneath it. "how so?"

aang scratched the back of his neck until he was sure the blue line tracing his spine on his neck turned red. "well, i saved him not too long ago from a wild mongoose." he admitted sheepishly.

toph huffed out a small laugh as sokka's jaw dropped.

"yes, and i gave him the tickets to thank him," you explained, ever graceful despite the awkward atmosphere and your mischievous son jabbing at your eyebrows.

"ah, that's where he got it from." katara piped up, sending you a smile. "i was wondering. you were really good at portraying your character, and the songs were great."

you thanked her, bowing as low as you could with yuka in your arms. your silky hair cascaded down your shoulders as you did, covering your bowed face even more.

aang let out a subtle breath of relief at your save, but he knew that this was only the first thing to come. carefully, he dared to sneak a glance at his friends next to him. 

sokka eyed him almost comedically from the side, while toph crossed her arms and tapped her bare foot with that knowing smirk on her face. aang gulped and let out a shaky breath.

yuka whined and wriggled in your arms, making the group look at you.

"i'm sorry, he must be hungry. it's been a long night." you said, huffing out a nervous laugh. your director perked up at the sound of your words.

"what a great idea!" he clapped his hands together. "we should all go out and eat together! i mean, if you dont mind, firelord zuko and avatar aang."

aang perked up at the sound of this, excited at the idea. his friends, save for the "all-mighty" firelord, did the same. aang looked over at zuko expectantly, like the rest of the gang. zuko sighed and gave the director a defeated smile.

"sure, why not." the director burst out in cheers, and so did the rest of the cast. you lightly tapped yuka's back, applauding with one hand.

"you know what?" aang said, suddenly pumped up with excitement, "dinner's on me! as a thank you for the great show, i mean."

the crew burst into applause again, exclaims of thank yous and whoops adding to it. the actor who played the male lead let out an excited whoop, extracting a smile from you.

aang's eyes were captivated. it seemed like everything and everyone around you faded away, leaving him admiring your features. the man didn't even know if he was breathing.

a small tug on his arm brought him back to reality. he blinked and suddenly everyone was back, and you were already leaving. aang spared a glance at katara, the person who tugged his arm, before turning to watch you leave.