The fire war renaissance

Chapter 39: What you don't want to hear, part two

Well, after the shocking news that was last chapter…uh…well, here's the next chapter.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: What You Don't Want to Hear, Part Two

"A night alone?" Suki echoed when she heard Sokka talking to her that morning. He was making her a simple bowl of steamed rice and cranberries for breakfast when he suddenly spewed a romantic evening alone on her as he placed the bowl down.

"Well, yeah," He shrugged, trying to make it seem like not a big deal, so not to worry her or deter her answer.

"Hmm," Suki hummed thoughtfully. "Any occasion?" She looked up at him with a slightly accusing eye. Sokka sweated at that point, pulling the neckline of his shirt away from his neck, as if the room was suddenly a sauna.

"Well…kinda sorta." He dodged that question.

"Is it a surprise or something?" Suki asked again, obviously not buying his first dodge. Though she didn't seem as mad as Sokka had anticipated…she actually seemed a little excited. There was an odd twinkle in her eye, and her fingers twiddled in a jittering excitement.

"Well…yeah actually…a pretty big surprise." Sokka finally admitted and bent down near her face with a daring smile. Since Suki seemed so calm and excited about it, he might as well feed off of it while she was in a good mood. Suki just bit her bottom lip in joy making the coming in smile show in a strained tightness. Sokka bent over and kissed her lips, happy when she gleefully kissed him back.

It seemed that Suki was in a better mood after she came back from the doctors, which was odd because of the fact that Katara came back looking like death. He asked his little sister what was wrong, but she just looked up at him, a pained look in her eyes and tears about to come down. When Sokka ran after her, though, Suki grabbed his shoulder and told him to leave Katara alone for the moment.

Suki, though, was in higher spirits when she came back from the doctor's, almost as if she were thankful. And Sokka was thankful, as well, for the special "attention" he had gotten the previous night.

Aang came out from his room next, scratching his head and muttered under his breath about how he needed to shave soon.

"Morning," Aang greeted, and Suki and Sokka sprang up from their kissing. Aang just smiled, any moment when Sokka and Suki weren't fighting with each other was a good moment. "Am I interrupting?" He asked in a sleepy yet cheerful.

"Interesting to have you be on the other side of this conversation." Sokka smiled smugly and gave Suki one last kiss with a whisper of: "So…tonight after sunset?" Suki just nodded. Aang sat next to Suki and looked hungrily at her rice and cranberries then at Sokka.

"I'll go get you some," Sokka laughed.

"He's in a good mood," Aang commented, looking over at Suki eating her breakfast eagerly.

"Yeah," Suki looked over at Sokka with a loving gaze, one that pretty much took Aang by surprise.

"Smiling, are we?" Mai asked as she came out from her room too, Zuko trailed sluggishly behind her. They sat down at the table as well, and when Sokka turned around to see the new crowd of people he went—a little annoyed—to make more bowls of rice and dried cranberries.