First (Zuko x Sokka)

Chapter 7

Zuko impatiently drummed his pencil on the desk glancing at the clock every couple of seconds. It was the second to last period of the day and he couldn't wait to see Sokka. Mr. Paku droned on and on about the symbolism in Love Amongst Dragons. Finally, after centuries it seemed, the bell rang and class was dismissed. 

He hurried over to AP psych which was just down the hall and settled at his desk. He silently judged himself. He was acting like a needy puppy overly excited at the mere prospect of seeing the first boy he ever kissed. He worried he was going to scare Sokka away if he acted too clingy.

Then Sokka entered the room and smiled as he walked towards Zuko. "Hey, how are you?" Sokka rubbed the back of his neck, there was an edge in his voice, and red tinged his cheeks.

"I'm good." He said, the nervousness in his voice was also noticeable.

"I'm gonna be honest. I feel kinda weird. I really enjoyed yesterday with you and I'd like to do it again but I'm worried I'll come off as clingy." Sokka looked at Zuko gauging his reaction.

Zuko grinned. "I wanted to say the same thing but I didn't know how."

Relief washed across Sokka's face. "Normally when school ends I go to the library to get work done before practice. I think having a study buddy would be nice."

"I think I'd like to be your study buddy too." 

"I never said anything about you being my study buddy."

Zuko was taken aback "Sorry I-" but he stopped when he noticed the smirk on Sokka's face. "You-" he pointed at  Sokka and narrowed his eyes at the mischievous grin.

They were cut off as Mr. Bumi called for them to get to their seats. Sokka gave Zuko a smile that made him want to stride across the classroom and kiss Sokka right then and there. Class felt like it lasted an eternity. No matter how hard he tried, his mind always wandered back to Sokka, yearning to feel the pressure of his lips against his.

"Ugh, I thought class would never end." He whined at Sokka when the bell rang.

"No kidding. Is school ever going to end?"

"Um, I thought that's what the weekends are."

They were buffeted around the hall by people accidentally knocking into them. Zuko winced at each collision. Typically he waited in Mr. Bumi's class for a minute to let the hubbub die down. Sokka held open the door and Zuko slipped into the school's library. He was relieved to see it wasn't particularly crowded with only vague quiet murmurs in the background. Light flooded in through the windows illuminating long rows of books, a computer station, and a comfy area to read. 

Zuko followed Sokka to the back, somewhat secluded part of the library with an old looking set of sofas and a couple bean bag chairs surrounding a low table with a couple abandoned books piled on top of it. Sokka shrugged his bag off his shoulders and it landed on the ground with a dull thud. Then he flopped onto the sofa and patted the spot next to him for Zuko to join, which he obliged.

They paused for a second "I'm fine just ignoring my work and making out instead." Sokka gave a devilish grin as he moved his arm to rest on the back of the couch behind Zuko.

Zuko sighed. "That might be an option for you but I'm taking all AP classes."

He gave Zuko a fond look. "Fine. Just a small kiss to keep me motivated?"