Save Time- Book Two: Earth

CH Eleven: Emotional and Physical Care

Sokka's POV-->

I yawned about to stretch until I felt weight on my left arm. My vision cleared to see Jasmine on the bed with her black hair much more curly than usual. Her body moved up and down peacefully meaning she is still asleep. Her face is relaxed.

'She is so beautiful! I wish I could paint this moment, but I don't know how to paint. The best I can do is stick figures and one dimensional houses.'

I just turned to my side and stared at her while playing with her hair. After sometime, she opened her eyes and yawned through her nose.

"Good morning, handsome. How did you sleep?"
"Haaah. Heavenly! You?"
"The nicest change of pace from the amount of all nighters I pulled."

She suddenly looked away with a lovely rouge hue on her face.

"I, uh, just noticed that we are together now, and that means I can say how much I love you many times as I want. But are we... public, or...?"
"Public. No way am I hiding this beauty in front of me. You want to tell the others?"
"I do, but can we spend some more time together in the bed, please?"

Jasmine is so cute, I couldn't resist leaning over and kissing her lips. She giggled when my arms wrapped her waist perfectly. I leaned back to inspect the scene unfolding and felt like I fell in love with her all over again.

Her open mouth smile showing her cute dimples with a sliver of her golden eyes and her wild hair framing her face are my new weaknesses yet my strength. Her laugh is the sound of a song I don't want to get rid of. Jasmine noticed I'm staring at her and paused her laughing. Now she is looking up at me tilting her head like a seapup.

"Why are you staring at me?"
"Nothing. It's just... you look so beautiful like this."
"Really? Even with my hair looking like a poodle?"
"No idea what that is, but I don't care. Straight or curly, it's all beautiful to me."

Her eyes widened. I wonder if she expected me to say something mean about her.

"Is that why you always straighten your hair?"
"That and curly hair is hard to tame when half of your energy was either running a mafia or surviving harsh conditions. I used to put a flat iron on it where I came from, but since I learned I'm a firebender, I would put some protection oil on my hair before using my fingers."
"You put heat to your hair?! That's damaging it! For now on, I'm doing it, Jasmine," I scolded.

'I can't believe she would damage her wonderful hair! I mean, yeah I like her straight hair, but I'm starting to love her curly hair more. It suits her!'
"Huh? Sokka, don't get me wrong, but I don't think you can fix it. This is nothing like Katara's hair. This is some kinky shit, and I don't mean activities in the bed."

I raised an eyebrow. That sounded like a challenge, so I took it. I got up from the bed, put on my pants, and dragged her with me to one of the three bathrooms. While I ran the water in the wooden tub, Jasmine hopped from one foot to another. After making sure the temperature is right, I told her to strip while I'm looking away for the sake of being a gentleman despite so badly wanting to look.

"Why am I here with you again?"
"Well, we are washing your hair so all of the straightness goes away."
"Sokka, I'm warning you. This hair will have you in shambles before you have it in shambles."
"Jasmine. Bath. Now."
"Alright, alright."

I heard some water, and she told me to turn around. Immediately, my hands scooped up shampoo, conditioner, oils, wide tooth comb, scissors, and some of her hair ties. As I came closer to the bathtub to set things down, I noticed what kind of trouble I got myself into. The bubbles I created barely covered her breasts, and Jasmine is naked. And if she leans back farther...