Book 1: Water (Sokka X Reader Love Story)

Book 1: Chapter 8: I Stalk Zuko (Poor Guy)

After their adventures including Jet, and then traveling to an island where Sokka went fishing with a fisherman, they had been caught in a storm. Aang's story came out that he had run away and failed the world. They braved the storm to rescue Sokka and the old man before traveling again.

Thanks to Sokka's idiocy, he had caught the flu being out in the storm. So, they were stuck in a ghost town, in some sort of temple-like structure strewn with vines and boulders. Katara placed a wet rag on Sokka's forehead. He was laying on Appa's side.

Katara sighed. "This should bring your fever down."

Sokka giggled drowsily. "You know what I love about Appa the most? His sense of humor."

"That's nice. I'll tell him."

(Y/n) and Aang stood at the entrance to the temple. She grunted at a laughing Sokka. "He's getting worse. That storm really did a number on him."

Aang pursed his lips. "I couldn't find any ginger root for the tea, but I found a map." He unrolled a scroll and pointed to one section. "There's an herbalist institute on the top of that mountain. We could probably find a cure for Sokka there."

"He's in no condition to travel," (Y/n) murmured. "We'll have to get it ourselves."

Katara walked to them. "I'm sure he'll be better by tomorrow." She started coughing.

"Not you, too!"

"Relax, it was just a little cough. I'm fine –" Katara coughed violently again, making her friends back away and shield themselves.

(Y/n) folded her arms. She had made sure that she wasn't near the siblings the whole time. She didn't want to suck on a frog. "That's how Sokka started yesterday. Now look at him – he thinks he's an earthbender!"

She pointed to Sokka, who was swinging his fists at the air. "Take that, you rock!"

Aang went to grab his staff as (Y/n) made Katara rest. "A few more hours and you'll be talking nonsense too. Get in your sleeping bag."

Aang perched at the edge of the window. "I'm going to find some medicine."

(Y/n) held up the water canister. "I'm gonna get some more water." Her nose crinkled when she saw Sokka making faces at her. "And some air."

They both left. While (Y/n) went downhill where the stream flowed, she found a ship docked at its bank. (Y/n) immediately climbed up a tree nearest to the ship, peeking from between its thick leaves.

Apparatenly, Zuko was angry that word of the Avatar got out. Wouldn't it be the episode where he dressed up in that mask? (Y/n) groaned to herself as she felt a tugging in her gut. She was going to have to join in, wasn't she? Something would go wrong and she would have to fix it. Just wonderful.

So she gave up on her peaceful stroll. Katara and Sokka would have to do with Momo getting them water.

(Y/n) crouched on the branch, making herself comfortable and distracted herself by playing with the silver ring she always kept on her only pinky. She had time to figure out her moves.

Follow Zuko.

Yep, plan made.

As night fell, her eyes strained to see the ship. She spotted a figure quietly leaving the deck, and bingo, it was Zuko with swords and his blue mask. She climbed down the tree, her footsteps sure and silent as she followed him through the forest and to a Fire Nation fortress. The tall walls of the fortress were tough to climb and it was quite clear that Zuko had no idea how to scale it. He was hidden in a bush just outside the darkest part of the fortress, where any sentries would find it hard to spot someone crouching behind a bush.