Zuko and you grew up as best friends back in the fire nation, You both had feelings for eachother but they were never told or confessed. Then when you finally had the courage it was too late. he was banished and you two didn't write letters. seperated for over 3 years.
Oh the way you missed him.
The way you longed back to when you two were small and didn't have much life experience. The way you two would be glued together, never separated always wanting to do everything together no matter what it was.
Crafts, training, music, education.
You two always tried to find an excuse to do the activities you were supposed to do together
but when Zuko found the avatar. you two met eachother again but not in the nicest way possible. both on opposite sides him trying to capture Aang, and you on team Avatar.
It felt wrong to have to fight him over and over.
But you never tried to hurt him too bad. You know he has been trough a lot and couldn't bring yourself to hurt him more.
When he tried to join team avatar part of you immediately wanted to let him join, but of course the others have way more negative interactions with him than you did.
But as Zuko left to go to his little campsite. you had tracked him down. you wanted to talk alone to him, you just wanted to hear his voice.
As you followed his footsteps and tracks you started hearing his voice. you smiled and went trough the bushes watching him from behind a tree.
He was talking to himself.
You had to hold back a giggle, you never thought you would be able to see him like this.
"I can't believe how stupid I am! Why did i tell them I sent an assassin after them?!" he was talking a bit loudly
You moved over to lean your arms against a half fallen tree trunk and then decided to speak up.
"Simple, Because you are not the best at Socializing, you never were. But neither was I" you said with a small smile
You knew he would either kill you, capture you or talk back to you. you hoped it was the last option.
Zuko jumped up slightly turning around ready to fight, but when he processed it was you he put down his defense immediately.
"Hey it's not my fault that im not a very social person. Its not like i had a lot of friends growing up" he said, he looked at you.
You gave him a small smile "You had me"
When those words left your mouth and Zuko heard them. He let out a soft sigh looking at you.
"You are the only one that i could have called my friend. but i messed that up too" he said. The look on his face softened and got a bit sad.
You would walk over to be closer. being carefull not to be too close for his liking. You would sit on a fallen three close to his campfire. Then patting the spot next to you.
"You really want me to...sit next to you? are you sure?" he asked. You nodded to him.
At first he hesitated but walked over taking a seat next to you on the fallen tree. But he sits with a little distance between you two. He doesn't want to invade your personal space.
He looks at the ground, he then breaks the silence "...Why are you even here? you should be with the others..." he spoke up
You chuckled "i had the chance of getting to see my childhood best friend who i have been separated from for far too long, and him maybe finally wanting to being on the good side...i wanted to take the chance" you said as you looked at him
