Avatar The Last Airbender Fan Fiction ❯ Breathe Again ❯ Forgiveness ( Chapter 13 )

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Please review, I am still a new writer and this is a tester fanfiction for another one that I am currently planning that will hopefully be much better, critiques are highly welcomed

 

Breathe Again

~Chapter 13: Forgiveness~

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“This world will never be,

What I expected,

And if I don't belong,

Who would have guessed it?”

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Suki raised her eyes from her fidgeting hands slowly as Sokka cried out her name; she found herself feeling several different emotions as the water tribe boy embraced her warmly. “…Sokka….” She said in a soft voice, she then broke into a sob, “I'm so sorry Sokka!” She cried pushing him away gently, he watched her through saddened eyes, “Why are you sorry Suki…?” He asked trying to find a way to calm her, she looked away slowly as she began to speak again.

 

“They beat, burned and tortured and… Touched us… Sokka, I am not pure anymore, I was some horrible man's plaything…” The young warrior's hand curled into a fist, “Suki… I would never; you know I would never do anything to hurt you…” And with that same hand, once relaxed, he gently cupped her face and wiped away her tears with his thumb.

 

“I'll get the men that did this to you and the others and make it so he can never do it again…” She shook her head flinching away from his touch, causing pain to shoot through the young man's heart; he was going to loose another woman he loved. “You know, I met this girl on the way to Ba Sing Se… She was beautiful and smart, but I had to leave her behind, and then she went missing… And I thought I would never see her again…” Suki's eyes widened and she smiled at him slowly, “Oh Sokka! You're such a dork!” She sobbed hugging him tightly and nuzzling his neck gently, her voice was now almost as strong as the Suki that had helped them through the serpent's pass.

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Katara sat on the edge of the futon, having not moved since Zuko had left the room almost an hour earlier, she glanced towards the small dresser off to her left and decidedly began to look through its contents. She was pleased to find a plain, but new and clean set of royal raiment's lying inside the tiny thing. The clothing was a little too big for her but after tying it properly it seemed to fit fine to her. Pleased with herself Katara examined her figure in a small mirror on the far wall, ignoring Zuko's presence in the doorway. “That looks good on you, but you should close the door while changing, if my uncle were here he would've watched you…” She raised her brow at him from over one shoulder, “Like you were?”

 

Blushing the young Prince moved into the room and sat down on the futon, "....Katara? There's something I've been meaning to tell you..." He said slowly, she sat down beside him, her interest picking up with each passing second. "I know you don't like me, and I can understand why... But I just wanted to let you know that I am sorry for what I have done. I don't expect your forgiveness because I don't even think I deserve it..." His eyes widened as she silenced him with a kiss, "... What if I think you deserve it?" She said resting her forehead gently against his, “Well… My mother did always say that a woman's word is the one to follow…”

 

Katara giggled at this and stared at him intently, waiting for him to make the next move. The Prince just returned her gaze with a blushed face and goofy grin. Pouting slightly she gently stroked his scar with her thumb, “You know… For a while there I thought you were just trying to trick me again… But the more time I spend with you, the more I realize THIS is the real you…” She said kissing him again only more passionately this time, Zuko closed his eyes as he allowed her to push him back onto the soft futon her perfect lips soft against his own. He could feel his once timid view towards women slipping away, this girl was different; she stirred something inside of him. Was he falling in love with her…?