Coco (ATLA) (Book 1)- Major Editing Coming SOON

Reality

One of my fav chapters.

Word count: 1,353

It's been a few weeks since Zuko left me in the temple. You know, the one that Avatar Roku burned to the ground with us inside? Yeah, I'm not really talking to him right now. I am just so furious with him. I was plucking glass out of my skin for weeks! - And I could've died, hello! Or worse, Zhao could've taken me. It doesn't even matter, I doubt Zuko cares anyway. He's probably having a wonderful time without me bothering him... Can you believe I thought we were making progress? He was opening up to me, and I him. Maybe I misread him. I mean, he did leave me in a burning temple to die. I've been trying to see the good in him like I was told, but every time I do, he just does something that shows otherwise.

"Kimi, Zuko!"

I hear uncle call Zuko and I, so I walk into the captain's quarters. As I am walking down the corridor, I see Zuko doing the same.

"Kimi," Zuko greets me quite awkwardly.

'What a weirdo,' I think to myself as I cross my arms.

No way am I speaking to him. He didn't say anything to me when the temple was burning down to the ground with me in it! My knees are just now starting to look normal again, and it took ages to get that sut out of my hair!

"Hello, uncle," I greet him as I enter the room.

"Kimi, Zuko, sit down. We need to talk."

"I am not sitting with her-"

He cannot be serious! I should be the one not wanting to sit next to him! Is he really mad that I have nothing to say to him? Because that would make him a hugeeee hypocrite.

"Sit down!" Uncle raises his voice a bit.

Yikes, uncle is kinda scary when he's upset. Now I see why he was general.

"Sorry," I grumble.

"I've noticed it's been... off between the two of you, more than usual. It's effecting the crew."

I can't help but to roll my eyes a bit.

"I don't think it's any different than before I got here," I mutter.

Oh, the crew is miserable? Well it's not my fault. Zuko has always been a grouch who goes around making sure everyone knows it. If he's not happy, then he makes it his mission for everyone else to be just as miserable.

"I know what Zuko did was wrong," uncle continues. "But don't you think ignoring him is only making things worse?"

"No."

Zuko is always hot headed. Even if I weren't mad at him, he'd still find something else to blame me for.

"And Prince Zuko, you need to learn to be sensitive towards others feelings. We're a team now, that means when you're in a burning temple with someone, at least make sure they're alive so they can escape with you. "

It's annoying how this is actually something you need to warn him about.

"Whatever," Zuko replies and crosses his arms.

"You two are so stubborn, I thought you were starting to get along," uncle says disappointingly.

Me, too.

"So, what do you want us to do?" I ask. "I had to jump out of a burning temple, uncle. And it's not like it's a secret that he's never wanted me here."

"Nothing a hug can't fix."