Hey guys! So, I've been absolutely obsessed with Avatar lately, so I'm writing my first fanfiction of Avatar! I'm not sure if the chapters will be more like oneshots yet, or an actual story. Either way, I hope you guys like it!

Characters - Zuko, Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph

Pairing(s) - ZukoxAang, and undecided others

Disclaimer - None of it's mine...believe me, you would know if it was...

He was scared. It was hard to admit it, but he was truly scared. Zuko had only been in the group for one night, and he was terrified. Not of the battle that was to come, or of his past or future, but of how he would face the others in the morning. Katara had already threatened him led him to skipping dinner with the others because of his worries. Thus making an uncomfortable, what's-his-name, Sokka have to bring his food to him by the request of the Avatar. Zuko knew that he didn't really have to worry about the earthbender girl, whatever her name was, not liking him, because she was the first one to accept him. Of course, he had to watch himself around her still because of him injuring her, ehm, eyes so to speak. The bison and lemur were fine with the banished prince though, and Appa still enjoyed licking him to death, but it was better than being crushed or glared at. The others at the Western Air Temple, whom Zuko wouldn't even try to think of their names lest he want to hurt himself, didn't trust him much either judging by their glares. Excluding the smallest one, he seemed to stare at Zuko in awe every time he saw the prince.

But none of this helped Zuko's fear. So, as he paced around his assigned room, the sun finally broke through the darkness, lighting up the sky little by little. "Ugh! What am I doing? Sure they don't like me, it's understandable, but I don't need to be stressing so much!" Zuko cried out to himself as he sat on his bed, his hands gripping his hair. He sighed deeply and his hands dropped, his golden eyes staring at the floor in desperation. He jumped as a knock on his door startled him from his thoughts, and new thoughts entered his mind. 'Who could it be?' 'What am I going to do?' 'What if they came to tell me they changed their minds about me?' 'Oh Kami, what do I do?'

"W-who is it?" Zuko finally managed to choke out, breaking from his terrified thoughts. He waited for a reply, hoping upon hope that it was anyone but the water tribe girl, come to threaten him some more, or to kill him for no reason. But his worries were calmed slightly as the door opened.

"Hey Sparky, you gonna come down for breakfast, or what?" Toph asked with a grin, her arms crossed over her thin chest. Zuko raised an eyebrow at the nickname, but shrugged, shrugging off some of his worries as well. "Yeah, I guess I will. I am quite hungry after all," Zuko said, glancing at the tray full of food in the corner from last night. He had been so worried, he couldn't eat. Toph's smirk fell slightly when she 'saw' the tray, still full of food as Zuko walked over to it and took it with him out the door. He followed the blind girl down the hall and quickly found the place to put his tray before going towards the fire with the circle of friends around it. He took in a deep breath quickly before striding towards the group.

Toph had already taken her spot once more, and she quickly sensed his discomfort, patting the ground next to her as a sign for him to sit there. He was glad that she had made that decision for him, but that wasn't the last of his worries. It was only the tip of the iceberg.

"So, Zuko," Katara started with suspicion laced in her voice, "Why didn't you join us for dinner last night?" She handed him a bowl of what seemed to be porridge and gave him a quick once over. Zuko should have known this was coming, he really should have, but he was taken aback by her tone and her quick to judge attitude, but he quickly regained himself. "Well, I would have loved too, but I was feeling a little sick. Most likely from the altitude here…" Zuko offered as he looked down into his bowl, stirring it slowly. He felt uncomfortable here, and very unwelcome. It was something Zuko was used to, but he usually tried to avoid the feeling.

The Avatar just grinned happily and agreed with the prince; something Zuko was shocked by. "That happens sometimes, even I've had that! It's alright Zuko, but we just wished you had been there! Are you alright now?" he asked in a concerned way. Zuko nodded quickly, mumbling a quick 'Yes, thank you' to the younger male. They continued eating in silence after that, except that the smallest boy of the group sitting on the other side of Zuko, kept glancing up at him nervously, and he had no idea why.

After breakfast, Aang practically pounced on Zuko, wanting to know when he could start firebending. Zuko started to answer that he would have to teach him the movements and techniques before he actually started, but Katara beat him to it. "Not yet Aang, I don't want you to be anywhere near fire yet excluding the camp fire." He looked disappointed and depressed after that, and for some reason, that hurt Zuko to see him that way, so he got an idea. "Avat- I mean, Aang, why don't I start teaching you the movements and things right now? It doesn't involve fire yet, because you have to learn the basic things first, alright?" he asked the younger male, hoping that it would cheer him up.

Zuko was answered by a squealing mass hugging him tightly around the middle. He chuckled softly to himself, patting the boy softly on the head before prying him off. What shocked the prince the most was that when Aang hugged him he didn't freak out much at such contact as he usually would. He began to question himself, but just shrugged it off as an expected reaction from Aang. The boy in thought was practically bouncing with joy, but out of the corner of his eye, Zuko saw Katara scowl and walk away, arms crossed and steam practically radiating from her person, obviously furious and feeling defeated.

Zuko found a perfect place not to far from the main camp site to teach Aang. It was quiet and comfortable, yet close enough and big enough to where they could have room, and also a 'comfortable distance' for Katara. Zuko shook his head slightly, shaking the thoughts away, before starting to explain things the young Avatar.

"So…" Zuko started, feeling kind of nervous and lost about teaching the Avatar firebending, and also where to begin. Zuko decided that it would be best to explain some things first. "Well, first off, you must learn about firebending, and what its uses are. First off, what do you know about firebending? Just tell me everything you have observed or learned from your travels." Zuko smiled inwardly about how he began, feeling that he started it off at the right place and it would work well for them like this.

"Well," Aang started, pondering as he spoke, "To me, firebending always seemed…angry, and had to be forceful and strong. The firebenders that have attacked us before always pounded their feet a lot, and were fueled by a strong hatred…" The Avatar frowned when he thought of this, and looked up at Zuko, seeing the prince in a very sadden position. His head was lowered, and his arms hung down by his sides weakly. The Avatar spoke the truth, and Zuko knew that was a problem. He knew deep down that hatred and rage was not how firebending was meant to be controlled. He knew that first hand.

"You're right Aang, that is how they act when firebending, but it's not the true way, the right way. That was always how I attacked, forceful and angry, but Uncle always told me to use passion and grace when I bended. But, unfortunately, I didn't listen to him," Zuko stopped, looking up at Aang once again. "I'll teach you the right way, the way that even the Fire Lord doesn't know. But that means that I'll be learning alongside you, because I myself don't know the proper way yet…" Zuko's head dropped slightly again, sighing as it did.

Aang walked up to the prince and gave him a small hug, showing him that it was alright. "Zuko, I'd be honored to be taught the true way of firebending by you, and also have you learning by my side," he said with a grin. Zuko looked down at the other, a small smile of his own making his lips twitch slightly. Aang caught the smile from the prince and hopped from one foot to the other. "So, sifu hotman, what can you teach me today?"

Zuko raised an eyebrow at the name that Aang called him, and couldn't help but let out a loud laugh before shaking his head and began to teach the Avatar his final element.

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Ha! First one done! Tell me if you liked it, or not, what I could improve on, anything really! I'm trying to keep them in character, so tell me how I'm doing! Thanks guys!