Drabble: Mismatch
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elvenavariFandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Pairing: Zuko/Sokka
Prompt: Surprise
Zuko yawned into his hand as he made his way to the main room where he held court. The sun was just barely rising over the palace wall but his advisors had come and said that his first guests had arrived. A group from the Southern Water Tribe. If it had been anyone else, Zuko would have made them wait, but not this group. He couldn’t deny the flutter of hope in his stomach that Sokka had come with this group.
It had been just over a year since he had seen the other warrior.
“I’m sorry sir, no packages are allowed on your person when entering court except for gifts,” he heard a guard outside the doors say. Zuko slowed as he saw a group of eight men standing outside the court’s massive doors.
“Yeah? Well this isn’t any gift for the Fire Lord and I’m not removing it. Believe me; the baby in this sling isn’t going to harm your precious Fire Lord.”
“Baby?” The guard blinked and looked at the eight men. “But there is no woman among your group.”
“So? Just because I have a baby means there has to be a woman?”
Zuko chuckled. He knew that smart aleck voice. Sokka.
“Guard, is there a reason you’re holding up my court?” Zuko questioned. The guard went to attention.
“I’m sorry sir but my orders-”
“These men are my guests, friends of the Fire Nation. Let them in.” Zuko tried to meet Sokka’s gaze but the blue eyed warrior was looking anywhere but at him. With a sigh Zuko entered the room and took his seat. When the group was standing before him he gave them a smile. “Welcome members of the Southern Water Tribe. Sokka, I am surprised… the Fire Nation has not accepted a child’s life as a present in many years.”
Sokka’s mouth dropped open and anger flashed through his blue eyes. “My baby is not some gift!”
Zuko’s good eye widened. “Your baby?”
Sokka paled slightly and the other members of his group looked uncomfortable. “Er… yeah… she’s mine. A lot can happen in a year.”
“Apparently.” Zuko wanted to ask who Sokka’s wife was; he wanted to see the child, to see if she took after Sokka or her mother. He wanted to talk to Sokka about so much. Zuko sat up straighter as he went into business mode. “So what have you come here for today?”
Sokka stood straighter as well. The rest of his group did the same sensing the mood had changed. “We members of the Southern Water Tribe have come to petition the Fire Nation for aid.”
“Aid?” Zuko questioned. “What happened that you would require aid?”
“A large earthquake,” Sokka answered. “The ice has broken in many places, homes were destroyed… we are still located the dead.”
Zuko looked sharply at his advisors. “Why was I not made aware of this before now?”
Advisor Jonan gulped, looking through his papers quickly. “It-it was not deemed a cause of high importance my lord…”
“Not of high importance?!” Zuko demanded. He looked back at the group of water tribesmen. “How many have died?”
“That we know of… nearly seventy,” Sokka answered. Zuko turned his gaze back to Advisor Jonan.
“Seventy lives is not important to you Jonan?”
“Forgive me my lord…”
Zuko chose to ignore that. He would deal with Jonan later. “Sokka, I will look at this matter more closely later today to determine the help you need and what we can do. Until then you and your men will be provided for as my guests. Casko, show these men to the guest suites, make sure nothing is spared.”
A second advisor stepped forward and bowed to Zuko. Turning to Sokka and the rest of his group he beckoned them to follow. Sokka glanced over his shoulder as they were led out of the room and found Zuko watching him. A blush appeared on his cheeks before he could stop it.
“Fire Lord Zuko will come see you within the next few hours, if you need anything before then there is a guard who will send for it stationed at the end of the hall,” Advisor Casko explained as he showed Sokka his room.
“Thank you,” Sokka said, his mouth open in awe as he looked about the room. The advisor excused himself and Sokka slowly removed his daughter from the sling around his neck and shoulder. “Welcome home Nazomi.”
His brown haired baby yawned and wiggled in his arms. Slowly she blinked and Sokka felt a nervous flutter in his stomach as he stared into her eyes. One blue eye and one gold eye stared back at him.
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Pairing: Zuko/Sokka
Prompt: Surprise
Zuko yawned into his hand as he made his way to the main room where he held court. The sun was just barely rising over the palace wall but his advisors had come and said that his first guests had arrived. A group from the Southern Water Tribe. If it had been anyone else, Zuko would have made them wait, but not this group. He couldn’t deny the flutter of hope in his stomach that Sokka had come with this group.
It had been just over a year since he had seen the other warrior.
“I’m sorry sir, no packages are allowed on your person when entering court except for gifts,” he heard a guard outside the doors say. Zuko slowed as he saw a group of eight men standing outside the court’s massive doors.
“Yeah? Well this isn’t any gift for the Fire Lord and I’m not removing it. Believe me; the baby in this sling isn’t going to harm your precious Fire Lord.”
“Baby?” The guard blinked and looked at the eight men. “But there is no woman among your group.”
“So? Just because I have a baby means there has to be a woman?”
Zuko chuckled. He knew that smart aleck voice. Sokka.
“Guard, is there a reason you’re holding up my court?” Zuko questioned. The guard went to attention.
“I’m sorry sir but my orders-”
“These men are my guests, friends of the Fire Nation. Let them in.” Zuko tried to meet Sokka’s gaze but the blue eyed warrior was looking anywhere but at him. With a sigh Zuko entered the room and took his seat. When the group was standing before him he gave them a smile. “Welcome members of the Southern Water Tribe. Sokka, I am surprised… the Fire Nation has not accepted a child’s life as a present in many years.”
Sokka’s mouth dropped open and anger flashed through his blue eyes. “My baby is not some gift!”
Zuko’s good eye widened. “Your baby?”
Sokka paled slightly and the other members of his group looked uncomfortable. “Er… yeah… she’s mine. A lot can happen in a year.”
“Apparently.” Zuko wanted to ask who Sokka’s wife was; he wanted to see the child, to see if she took after Sokka or her mother. He wanted to talk to Sokka about so much. Zuko sat up straighter as he went into business mode. “So what have you come here for today?”
Sokka stood straighter as well. The rest of his group did the same sensing the mood had changed. “We members of the Southern Water Tribe have come to petition the Fire Nation for aid.”
“Aid?” Zuko questioned. “What happened that you would require aid?”
“A large earthquake,” Sokka answered. “The ice has broken in many places, homes were destroyed… we are still located the dead.”
Zuko looked sharply at his advisors. “Why was I not made aware of this before now?”
Advisor Jonan gulped, looking through his papers quickly. “It-it was not deemed a cause of high importance my lord…”
“Not of high importance?!” Zuko demanded. He looked back at the group of water tribesmen. “How many have died?”
“That we know of… nearly seventy,” Sokka answered. Zuko turned his gaze back to Advisor Jonan.
“Seventy lives is not important to you Jonan?”
“Forgive me my lord…”
Zuko chose to ignore that. He would deal with Jonan later. “Sokka, I will look at this matter more closely later today to determine the help you need and what we can do. Until then you and your men will be provided for as my guests. Casko, show these men to the guest suites, make sure nothing is spared.”
A second advisor stepped forward and bowed to Zuko. Turning to Sokka and the rest of his group he beckoned them to follow. Sokka glanced over his shoulder as they were led out of the room and found Zuko watching him. A blush appeared on his cheeks before he could stop it.
“Fire Lord Zuko will come see you within the next few hours, if you need anything before then there is a guard who will send for it stationed at the end of the hall,” Advisor Casko explained as he showed Sokka his room.
“Thank you,” Sokka said, his mouth open in awe as he looked about the room. The advisor excused himself and Sokka slowly removed his daughter from the sling around his neck and shoulder. “Welcome home Nazomi.”
His brown haired baby yawned and wiggled in his arms. Slowly she blinked and Sokka felt a nervous flutter in his stomach as he stared into her eyes. One blue eye and one gold eye stared back at him.
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Date: 2011-03-14 05:25 am (UTC)Well, I'm confused. Is Nazomi Sokka and Zuko's? Or did I completely miss out somewhere? o.o;
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Date: 2011-03-14 10:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-15 06:46 am (UTC)Did you write more as I sense there's something between these two. As in maybe the baby has a father named Zuko? And Sokka is in fact the mother, as he did give birth to her?
Hmm, where's Aang? Wouldn't he be helping the Water tribe?
Definitely I need to look for more of your stories. Love it! Timely too given the recent earthquakes in the pacific. What a treat!!!! :D
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Date: 2011-03-15 11:14 am (UTC)I saw the movie before I saw the series. Not comparing the two I didn't think it was that bad. I thought to much attention was given to the bending moves but I'm looking forward to the next movie. I've seen the series now. I'm surprised by how much I loved it. I'm a huge anime fan so the only thing I would have changed about it is the animation to be done by Japanese artist vs. American.
There is a comm for this couple though it was created and hasn't been updated since 2009. So I'm just posting here and in my journal.
Aang will be mentioned in the next piece.