heyyy guysss

so this is just the first chapter, but i've been wanting to write an Aang/Zuko fic for a while now...

you can be sure that there is definitely more to come! XD

It was the day after Zuko had joined Aang and the rest of his friends at the Western air temple. Aang walked slowly through the empty halls, looking down at the floor – he had something on his mind.

Ever since Zuko had officially "become good," Katara had been acting… strange. She wouldn't look anyone in the eye, and she hardly talked.

Maybe she still doesn't trust Zuko… Aang thought.

He sighed.

Zuko.

Aang felt… well, he wasn't exactly sure how he felt about Zuko at the moment. He could feel what seemed like a mix of pity and sympathy, though there was something else, too. But he couldn't seem to put his finger on what it was…

"Aang?" The voice had taken him out of his thoughts.

"Hm?" He looked up. Katara was walking toward him.

"Aang, I… I've been looking for you."

"You have?"

"You've been wandering around for hours. It's getting dark already." She grabbed his wrist, and before Aang had time to say anything, she had started to drag him back to the others.

There were a few sticks burning, which seemed to act as a small fire for everyone to sit around. Sokka sat with his legs stretched out and his hands close to the fire to warm them. Toph was lying down, already half asleep. Katara sat down between the two of them, leaving Aang to sit next to Zuko.

He slowly walked over to Zuko. He sat down a few inches away from the fire-nation prince.

Am I sitting too close to him?

If he was, Zuko didn't seem to notice. He leaned back on his hands, his dark hair falling in front of his eyes a little bit.

Aang turned his head slightly to look at him.

What he saw almost made him gasp.

He had never looked at the older boy's face this closely before. His profile struck Aang as… well, he could only describe it as... beautiful. The way his nose slanted evenly downward, his strong jawbone, which led to the perfectly shaped lips, the way his dark eyes looked ahead, determined. All of his features seemed enhanced by the firelight, which flickered and seemed to cast shadows in all the right places.

Zuko turned, and when he looked Aang in the eye, the young avatar felt a mix of shapeless emotions swirl inside him.

Zuko smiled, an action which softened the hard look in his eyes. Aang was surprised for a moment, but soon returned the smile.

All of this happened in less than a minute, but to Aang… it felt like an eternity.

At the same time, both of them looked back across the fire. Toph was now asleep, and Sokka was about to be. But Katara was staring at Zuko, a cold, stony look darkening her face. Aang blinked in surprise at Katara's expression. He had rarely seen her look so unhappy. She frowned, stood up, and walked away.

ok, again, this is just the first chapter. BUT i would love love love for y'all to read and review this!