Unexpected Love

Zuko-Part 9

I could barely sleep last night. All I could do was think about the date I have planned with Sokka today. I'm not sure if I couldn't sleep out of excitement or nerves. Either way, Sokka said he had something good planned.

I want to get to know Sokka better and I want him to get to know me. I've never had someone close to me, not even Mai, that I felt the desire to share my pain with. I never thought I'd want to talk about my Mother with someone or how being anything less than a fire bending prodigy was so hard. I want to talk about my family with him and what I want to do better. 

I want to know what Sokka's life was like growing up in the Southern Water Tribe and what the culture is like. I want to try the food he ate as a kid. The last thing I expected was that I'd have the luxury to think thoughts like this, to be happy even. 

Sokka makes me happy though, in a way Mai never did. I know I'll enjoy the date just because it's with Sokka. I think going to the Boiling Rock proved that I'll go just about anywhere with him. 

I smile and roll out of bed. I pull the blankets back up over Sokka and watch him for a moment. He'd been sleeping in my bed almost every night since he and Suki cleared things up. I never imagined him to be so clingy but it feels nice to be wanted. I push down my pants and slide off my shirt to change into my clothes for the day. I bend down to pick up a pair of pants when I hear movement behind me in the bed.

"What better way to start my day than the first thing I see is my hot boyfriend changing for my viewing pleasure." I turn around with my pants in one hand and move to the edge of the bed. 

I lean forward and kiss him, "Good morning to you too." I pull away to start sliding on my pants when he lifts a hand to my jaw and guides me back to a gentle kiss. I hum in response to his delicacy. When we pull apart there's a smile on his face, this one different than any other I'd seen on him before. I'd only ever seen such a smile on my Mom's face. "What do you have planned for today?" 

"I can't tell you that and you should know that."  He props himself up on his elbows and leaves a kiss on my nose. 

"Yeah but I'm excited. When do we leave?" He pulls me over top him so that one leg is on each side of his body. 

"As soon as you want." He lifts himself to reach me and kisses me again. "That's after breakfast though." 

"You mean lunch." He waits for me to elaborate. "We slept in and missed breakfast." 

"Shit." He flips us over but stops to give me a passionate kiss before hopping off the bed. Then he throws a shirt at me. "As much as I love seeing you shirtless and having you pinned under me, that'll have to wait." It's my turn to watch him as he changes. I prop myself up and admire how his muscles move under his tan skin. He catches me watching him giving me a cheeky grin before telling me to get dressed. I look down at the shirt he gave me and notice it's his. I smile at this and slip it over my head before standing up.

I walk over to him as he stumbles trying to put his pants on and place my hands on his hips. I pull him to me and kiss him fervently. I've never had someone outwardly express that they want me let alone share that with other people. He gave me his shirt to wear so whether he intended to or not he is telling other people I'm his. I smile at this and pull away. Letting go of his hips I begin to leave the room. He pulls me into him and hugs me from behind. 

He places a kiss on my neck just below my ear. I know that this is him asking if I want to fuck. I lean back into him and groan which is me saying yes. I push my hips back and grind into him which earns a moan from him. With that he pushes me forward and into a wall. I feel his tongue on my neck and then his lips on my ear. My eyes roll back and my knees feel weak.