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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
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Memories from Western Air Temple
Chapter 18
Small Comforts

Zuko had been absolutely certain that everyone was going to ban him insane after his breakdown the other day, but surprisingly enough this had not happened. No, instead everyone was trying to be so understanding and supportive that Zuko felt suffocated. So the fire prince had done the one thing that would preserve his sanity; he had hid.
It was not much of a hiding place, really. Zuko was simply lying on Appa’s tail while the bison lay on the rocks a short distance away from the temple. Still, it seemed that not everyone was all that fond of the animal’s company for whatever reason. This suited Zuko perfectly, for he actually liked the beast in question somewhat. And the sentiment was returned, at least Zuko thought it to be so when Appa always greeted with him a slobbery lick.
‘I’m fine’, and ‘I don’t want to talk about it’, were both statements of the hour and Zuko had repeated them quite the few times to various people who wanted him to talk with them about his ‘problems’. But what Zuko had said to Aang was still standing; he was not going to repeat himself ever again.
Considering Zuko’s severe dislike to having people poke about his business, it was only natural that when the prince heard the rustling of leaves caused by someone approaching the spot he was at, his first response was a snappy: “I’m fine and I don’t want to talk about it.” Better to cover both questions with one answer, he figured.
A bright laugh came as a reply to Zuko’s statement and the fire prince was ashamed to notice that his heartbeat had quickened at the sound. The teen turned his head, hoping that his cheeks were not flushed, and saw Aang approach him with a huge smile.
“It’s a good thing that you have already talked with me then, right?” the Avatar commented and then leaned his shoulder against a nearby three. The two males simply watched each other for a while and Zuko wondered if Aang found him even slightly as appealing to look at as he found the airbender. Dismissing such thoughts as stupid and irrelevant Zuko scooted to the side slightly, creating enough space for another person to lie down beside him.
Just as Zuko started to wonder if that had been enough of an invitation Aang had walked over and crawled over to lie down on his back beside the prince. The Avatar gave the firebender a disarming smile before turning his face upwards and closing his eyes with a content expression coming over his face.
Wondering how the boy had known where to find him, Zuko stayed still for a long while, watching Aang’s face so close to his own and feeling the other’s warmth beside himself. There was something important missing, however, and Zuko moved.
Aang jumped slightly in surprise when Zuko laid his head on the airbender’s chest. Zuko’s face was facing away from Aang’s own so he did not see the other’s expression but the bewilderment was in the boy’s voice when he questioned: “Zuko? What are you –?“
“Hush”, Zuko mumbled gently and brought an arm around Aang’s waist. “Just be quiet for a while and let me listen.” With that the prince closed his eyes and a moment later the thumps of the Avatar’s heartbeat reached his ears. The rhythm was faster than normal, probably because the other was still trying to get his head around Zuko’s recent actions. Zuko sighed softly and then uttered gently: “It’s alright”, feeling that it was sort of ironic that he would say such a thing when he was trying to find comfort in the same person he was reassuring.
A moment passed in silence and then Aang’s arms came over Zuko, one across his back and the other over the arm draped around the airbender. It was Aang’s turn to sigh before the boy spoke: “Yeah, it’s alright”, as if confirming a question Zuko had not asked. The prince smiled to himself when he heard Aang’s heartbeat slow down into a comforting lull and breathed in the other’s scent, finally finding peace.
To be continued
Ending Notes: Thanks for all the support you guys have been giving me. It's a lot easier to keep writing when I know that people actually like the ending result. Though I must apologise for the lower quality of the previous chapter; I was trying to bring focus to the conversations so I left out pretty much all descriptive stuff. The chapter turned out a bit choppy because of that, but I hope this chapter is more to your liking.
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