Chang Ai [ENG] [zukaang/ zuko x aang fanfic]

Chapter XVII: Sozin's comet, Phoenix King

Another day passed normally in the Fire Lord's beach house, in three days Sozin's comet would arrive and with that the destiny and balance of the entire world would be automatically defined. Aang got up early to train like he did every day since the Avatar team arrived on Ember Island, when leaving, his friends were already waiting sitting on the stone stairs at the house porch and Zuko was waiting for him standing the two greeted each other, Aang was still embarrassed but Zuko was stiff and serious, he was more than ready to start another firebending training.

The training began and Aang was practicing his firebending while Zuko just stand there looking at him.

"More fiercely" Zuko said this time he was taking training too seriously. The airbender's expression was also stiff, as always, he took all training seriously "imagine yourself hitting the heart of your opponent"

"Agh" Aang growled in frustration and turned his tired gaze towards Zuko "I'm trying!"

"I want to hear you roar like a tigerdillo" Aang opened his arms and let out a timid roar and the fire barely sprouted from his hands, he turned his gaze at Zuko who was frowning and gave him a smile "that sounds pathetic, I said roar" he spoke wryly, he wanted to release the wild beast inside Aang.

"ROAR" Aang roared with strength and desire, huge waves of fire came out of his hands and mouth, a satisfied smile formed on Zuko's face until Katara appeared with watermelon juice for everyone.

"Who wants a glass of watermelon juice?" the waterbender asked as she raised two small watermelons offering to the rest of the group, this made Aang abandon the training to get a drink, but his body was obstructed by two arms that held him tightly. Zuko was holding him around the waist and although he made an effort get rid himself, Aang could not move.

"Hey, your training did not finished. Come back here" Zuko said discouraged and defeated, Aang stopped fighting to free himself from his grip.

"Relax, Zuko. Just take a break, what's the problem?" Suki asked, leaning on the stone stair next to Sokka, drinking some juice.

"Okay" Zuko let go of the young Avatar who even waited for his feet to touch the ground and started running towards the stairs, Katara handed him a juice, Aang sat down and started drinking "if you want to be lying there like a bunch of sloth snails then go ahead, do it"

"Zuko could be right. Sitting so long has made us lazy, but I know exactly what can fix that" the Southern Water Tribe boy said standing up, he took off his Water Tribe clothes revealing a swimsuit underneath "BEACH PARTY!"

And with that, another day of fun began in the life of the Avatar team, Sokka jumped into the water and began collecting seaweed, Katara used her waterbending to surf the waves, while Aang and Toph, who have managed to dominate sandbending, make sand sculptures. Sokka makes an awful sculpture of Suki, receiving mocking comments from Toph and Aang. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Zuko appears and fiercely attacks Aang, scaring everyone, he chases Aang off the beach and back to the house, Aang manages to reach the roof of the house and Zuko chases him, both stopped on face-to-face defense mode, keeping a safe distance so they won't get burned.

"Calm down before I decide to drop you out" Aang warned him, he was tired of this pursuit and senseless fighting.

"Go ahead, do it!" Zuko challenged him already wanting to start attacking him. Instead of doing that, Aang continued to run away, he could not bear the thought of having to hurt him to stop him, but it seemed like the firebender did not mind in the least bit attacking him physically and emotionally. Finally, the airbender managed to enter inside the house through an open window and hide behind a closet, his heart was racing and it was beating thousand per hour and the same was happening with his mind, what the hell was wrong with Zuko? he needed to know why he had turned against him so suddenly, yesterday they were spending an incredible time together and now... Zuko managed to enter through the bedroom roof and looked for Aang without leaving his defensive mode, the young Avatar got tired of this and threw the closet towards him, but managed to burn it easily.