Unpredictable Love (ATLA Zutara fanfic)

Chapter 7

Azula was locked in her cell. Everything went according to plan and Zuko let Aang instead of the guards watching over her. Sokka and Toph hadn't returned back since they left in the night and the first hours of the next day had arrived. Katara and Zuko had started getting worried. There was still night but the crowd had set to their houses for rest.

"I'm going to look for them around town," Katara said.

"I'm coming with you," Zuko said immediately not wanting to leave her alone.

"No, you need to stay and figure things out," Katara said raising a hand and stopping him.

"I'm not letting you go alone," Zuko insisted "With everything that's going on the last days," he said worried and he found himself wrapping her hand.

She remained still for a moment letting the warmth of his hand radiate upon hers. She shook her head trying to push the feeling of desire, away and she slipped her hand towards his shoulder.

"Zuko, I can take care of myself," She said.

"I know you can but..." He tried to say but he took a deep breath to relax his panic "...if they have captured Sokka and Toph they can capture you too. I'm not going to lose you too... I can't," Zuko said taking her hand from his shoulder and lifting it towards his lips placing a gentle kiss on it. He didn't take his eyes off of hers, and she wasn't able to react when he turned around saying "I'll leave uncle Iroh in charge and we'll go find them,"

She just stood there noticing her ragged breathing. Aang never made her feel like that even with just a kiss, yet that was all it took for Zuko to make her... want... him, just him, nothing else...

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Sokka opened his eyes as big pain on his head came from the hit he received last night. He looked in front of him only to see Toph. She had crossed her legs and she was trying to concentrate for some reason.

He tried to wake up saying "What's-?" but she cut him.

"Schuss!"

"But what-?" he tried to ask again but she cut him.

"Shut up, I'm trying to concentrate!" She exclaimed whispering.

"Concentrate on what?" Sokka asked managing to wake up and sit cross legged.

"I hear something, just shut up!" Toph hissed.

Only then he realized that they were in a wooden cell. There was only a candle outside of the cell that brought some light to help him understand his surroundings.

After a long moment of silence, she said "Someone's coming,"

They both jumped from their places and they looked at the man who entered the room. "Ozai!" Sokka hissed.

"I must say, I'm impressed from the discovery of a new kind of bending, metal bending," Ozai said with an evil smile on his face.

Sokka instinctively stood in front of Toph as to protect her "What do you want from us?" he asked

"Nothing... actually, there is something you want," Ozai said and he just raised his hand towards Toph.

Sokka turned around and he looked at her. She seemed like she was unable to walk or speak or react at all. But the sweat that slipped from her forehead to her cheeks, told him that there was something wrong going.

"What are you doing to her?!" Sokka demanded.

"Your friend has ten seconds until she's dead, you can help me with my cause or you can just let her die," Ozai said.