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Memories from Western Airtemple	By : DarthAnimus Category: Avatar - The Last Airbender > AU/AR - Alternate Universe/Alternate Reality > Slash - Male/Male Views: 16187 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I don't own "Avatar: the Last Airbender" or the characters. I don't make any profit out of writing this.

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Memories from Western Air Temple
Chapter 14
A New Routine

It had been three nights and Haru had not heard Zuko’s running steps echo in the hallways once. The earthbender wondered if the problem with the nightmares had been solved by now or if the the prince was now simply too exhausted to have nightmares since he was really driving both Aang and himself to their limits during their training sessions.

Finally the nights were silent again and yet Haru still had difficulties with falling asleep. Perhaps he should wake up earlier in the mornings so that he could go to sleep earlier as well. With that thought and a heavy sigh the earthbender pulled himself out of the comforting warmth between the sheets and stood up to stretch his limbs. He decided to go walking for a bit, hoping that it would help him with his problem.

Haru walked down the corridor where everyone’s bedrooms were located, thinking that perhaps hearing everyone sleep peacefully would make it easier for him to do the same. The teen walked by Toph’s room, where he heard only silence, and Sokka’s room, where loud snoring reached his ears. He turned a corner that would lead him to where Aang’s and Katara’s rooms were when he froze at a surprising sight in the hall in question.

There, right beside the door to Aang’s room, sat Zuko with his back against the wall and head leant back. The firebender’s eyes were closed and Haru actually thought the other was asleep when he slowly walked up to him. As he leaned over to peer at the other’s face through the darkness, golden eyes snapped open and glared at him with annoyance.

“Could you maybe not breathe so loudly?” Zuko hissed in a quiet whisper and Haru suddenly became aware of the strangely controlled manner that Zuko had been reclining in. The firebender’s breathing was barely audible, slow and even. Haru had to respect anyone with control like that and he wondered if Zuko was perhaps listening to something when he was so intent to keep quiet.

“What are you doing?” Haru asked in turn and Zuko’s good eye narrowed at him in exasperation as the prince growled: “I am listening. What does it look like I’m doing?”

“It looks just like that”, Haru confessed a bit awkwardly. “But what are you listening to?”

Zuko turned his head to the side, his expression softening as his eyelids lowered in a lazy manner. Haru saw the firebender’s mouth open as he let out a breath, even though he could not hear it, and then the prince spoke softly: “I’m listening to him breathe.”

Haru’s eyes flicked to the door beside them momentarily before glancing back at Zuko and questioning: “Aang?” Zuko gave an affirmative hum. “Why?”

“So that I know that he’s still alive”, Zuko replied in an oddly gentle manner. The prince gave an almost soundless laugh and continued: “I know it’s silly but at night it’s so easy to take nightmares seriously.” The golden eyes of the firebender glanced at Haru shortly in a manner that told Haru that the subject was now closed and then slid closed. Haru, deciding that he had learned enough about the firebender for one night, continued on with his walk and kept exceptionally quiet so that he did not disturb him any more.

To be continued...
Ending Notes: I received a rather spirited review that I felt I should respond to.
Josh, I am very sorry for using the word "Oi" in the dialogue of a character who doesn't really use it. The reason for my slip was that this is my first non-anime fic in a long while. In Japanese cartoons the characters often say 'Oi' as a way of gaining attention, so I've been in the habit of using it with the characters. Had I known that doing such a thing would cause someone such an amount of offence, I never would have done so. I apologise for doing as I did and I promise that I will pay more attention to such things in the future.
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