The Tent (Zukka)

Chapter 12: Homecoming ⚠️

⚠️idek it's not full smut but like there is mature themes/content ⚠️

"Sokkaaa" zuko whined in a groggy voice the next morning as he search for the water tribe boys hand. 

"Umm five more minutes" sokka said rolling over covering his face with a pillow. 

Zuko lay awake next to this boyfriend snuggling the boy as he allowed him to sleep for longer. Sweet memories of the night before were playing in the fire nation boys mind. He had thought it had been a dream when he awoke but Sokka's lack of clothes was an immediate indication those thoughts were  weren't true. 

When the first rays of sun were shining into the boys tent, sokka decided he had to wake up properly for his pillow was doing nothing to block the ever increasing light flooding through the thin fabric of the tent. Zuko loosend his embrace for the other and the two boys found their boxers. 

"Um we should probably..." sokka began seeing many wrappers of which the boys had used before scattered throughout the tent. 

"Clean up?" Zuko finished for him observing similar things. 

"Right yeah" the boys did their best to pack up quickly, but left the tent up, aang would come levitate it back home later. Zuko winced as leaned over to fold the duvet. 

"I really broke you didn't I?" sokka teased proud of himself. 

"Shut up" zuko hit sokka with one of the pillows, "but um I can you h-help me?"

Soaked laughed, "you're so cute you know that right?"

"Sokka just fold the damn duvet would you" zuko replied, he was enjoying it really.

"Of course baby" sokka took the duvet from zuko's hands and began. The fire nation boy rolled his eyes but was grateful. The boys finished cleaning their stuff up and Sokka stuffed the wrappers lining the floor into his pockets, he'd throw those out later. 

"You might wanna get yours"  zuko said point at more than just wrappers that were left on the floor of the tent now. 

"Don't you want a little souvenir?" 

"You're unbelievable" 

"I know" sokka smirked. He did pick them up, not wanting aang to discover their remains later. 

Speaking of remains zuko looked himself he still had sokka's on his stomach so he asked, "umm do wanna go for a swim?" 

"What?" sokka turned to face the fire nation boy confused. 

"We kinda still need to clean up" zuko looked down hoping sokka would get the hint, after all the water tribe boy was messy too. 

"Ohh," sokka's eyes opened in realisation, "yes I think that's a great idea" 

Zuko chuckled a little and the boys headed for the steep path towards the waters edge-far enough from the villa that the others wouldn't see.   Sokka held zuko's hand tightly as they walked down, keeping his other half safe.                                                        

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Dropping their underwear off in the sand the boys ran into the waves. They splashed each other admiring the sky as it changed with the rising sun. Sokka met zuko from behind embracing the boy. Zuko turn titled his head up, his eyes dancing at sokka. The water tribe boys hands traced the others stomach ticklering him lightly. Zuko giggled leaning into the other. Sokka was getting ideas too, his lips nibbled the fire nation boys neck. 

"Sokkaaa" zuko wined. 

"What do you don't like that?" 

"No no" zuko moaned slightly, "it's just we really should be getting going soon"

"You're right" sokka complained, "let me clean you off first though" 

Zuko sent back a questioning look as sokka released him coming in front of the other now. He got on his knees, splashing in the shallow water and took his tongue to the dried white substance that remained on his boyfriend. Zuko was taken back slightly, he didn't really know how to respond to the gesture other than smiling down at sokka, they were both enjoying it after all. 

"Th-thank you" zuko managed to get out blushing when sokka rose again all finished. 

"Sure thing bro" 

"Come on bro, let's go home" 

A/N: yes they did get dressed first 💀

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They arrived back at the villa to find the gang sitting in the living room. 

"There you two are!" aang exclaimed as the boys entered. 

"Er hey everyone" zuko began. 

"How was your trip?" Toph asked raising her eyebrows teasingly. 

"It was alright" zuko shrugged trying to be nonchalant. 

"Oh it was more than alright" sokka reassured feeling quite proud of his performance last night. 

"Um I bet" suki replied. 

"Glad to hear that guys, but I was getting worried you were out for so long" katara said in her typical motherly tone. 

"Aang told you didn't he?" zuko checked. 

"Well yeah, but I didn't expect to be out all night"

"That was kinda the point" Toph smirked to herself. 

"Oh." katara replied getting the sense she was obviously out of the loop. Sokka picked up on it to taking the opportunity to finally address his sister, "um kat can we go chat?" 

"Oooo" Toph encouraged. 

"Er sure?" Kat agreed and got up walking out of the room with sokka, "here we can go to my room" she continued. 

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Katara's room was pretty, meant as a guest room for when iroh or other family visited. It was on the side of the villa but you could see the ocean through the lush jungle from the corner of the terrace accessible from the bedroom. Much like the rest of the home, it was shades of reds and oranges of course. It had a large oak bed with drapes dropping from the ceiling at all four corners. The accessories were minimal but the night stand did contain candles and a small framed photo of iroh with a young zuko and azula. 

"So what's up?" katara question as she took a seat on the bed gesturing for her brother to join her. 

"Right so you remember our talk a while ago in the courtyard about suki-" he began but was cut off. 

"I can't believe you broke up with her! The poor girl!" 

"Didn't you tell me too??" sokka defended himself. 

"Right yes maybe, anyway do continue" 

"Well I might not have been entirely honest during that talk of ours"

"Go figure suki was distraught"

"I know," sokka really did feel bad, "but um see when zuko first joined the group-"

"I knew it! I knew there was something going on there!" Katara interjected again. 

Sokka blushed, she wasn't wrong, "well um yes. We have got close the last few weeks and he was part of why I decided it would be best to end things with suki. For her sake" he added. 

"Sokka you can have a best friend and a girlfriend you know" katara laughed a bit thinking the solution seemed so simple. 

"Zuko is a bit more than a best friend..." 

To be continued