Mrs. & Mr. Fire Lord (ATLA Zuko x OC fanfic)

Chapter VII - Backstabbed

Two weeks later,

They'd been traveling across the Earth Kingdom towards Si Wong Desert and they had finally arrived at the Misty Palms Oasis. Aang, Katara and Toph decided to start searching in the desert flying on Appa while Sokka and Zuko agreed to stay at the tavern right outside the Oasis.

They'd both bought a glass of cool watermelon juice and they'd been sitting at the corner table. Sokka took another sip from his drink and he relaxed back in his chair.

"Ah! I missed this!" Sokka said with a smile on his lips.

"The juice?" Zuko asked raising an eyebrow.

"No, I missed hanging around with you. Two men, doing manly, manly stuff," Sokka said.

"I don't think drinking juice sounds manly," Zuko said. "Besides, are you not hanging around with Aang?"

"I do, but almost always Katara's with us," Sokka said frowning.

Zuko chuckled. His friend was never gonna change.

"By the way, I'm really happy for you and Iris," Sokka said, suddenly his expression became more serious.

"Thanks, Sokka," Zuko said and he cleared his throat "What about you and Suki? Are you thinking of marriage soon?"

Sokka choked on the sip he'd just taken and he coughed a few times. "Well, no..." he rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly "...I guess we've been spending too much time apart. Long distance relationships are hard,"

"But you're still spending much time with Toph," Zuko said raising an eyebrow suspiciously with a smile on his lips.

"What?! No... Toph and I are more like buddies... nothing major-" Sokka tried to say as he cheeks turned in the bright red color of a blush.

"But you kissed at my birthday!" Zuko said.

"Three months ago!" Sokka said.

"Still," Zuko said shrugging.

"Look, Toph's grown up, she likes Satoru, they've been dating for a long time and they're happy together. I won't get in the way," Sokka said.

"So you do like her!" Zuko said surprised.

"Maybe yes, maybe I should just stick with Suki... I don't know. I'm just really confused on that matter," Sokka said. Maybe I don't like either of them. Only Iris was-

"Sokka, you gotta man up, like me," Zuko said smirking.

Sokka rolled his eyes "Sure,"

A small moment of silence fell between them. As both boys took sips from their drinks, they heard a familiar voice that made them raise their gazes.

"Hey, guys,"

They both gasped in surprise and their eyes widened.

"Jet!" They exclaimed in unison.

He had changed so much. He wasn't the same sixteen-year-old boy they had met. He was a grown man, a lot different to the one they knew.

"Iris said she shot you with an arrow and you died!" Zuko said confusedly as he woke up from his chair.

"How come you're alive?" Sokka asked waking up too.

Jet smirked "It's a long story," he said and he started walking towards the exit of the tavern "...I found Katara, Aang and Toph in the Desert. They said that they were looking for the Nadilva Tribe,"