Choices | By : syndromia Category: Avatar - The Last Airbender > Slash - Male/Male > Zhao/Zuko Views: 4824 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story. |
A/N: Marching band is a bitch. One of our ‘band dads’ is attempting to turn our booster organization into a dictatorship. We’re doing a huge raffle and he’s promising people things that haven’t been voted on by the boosters. I’m pledged for 125 tickets. Oddly enough I didn’t volunteer…We did get 5th at our finals. We were the best single A band in our state. Again, it’s been seven years since we’ve done this well. And we’ve never done well at finals before… Go us!
Disclaimer: Still don’t own it. I want to own season 1 DVD though (I am poor)
Warnings: AU, rape, child abuse, violence, torture
Spoilers: selective use of cannon up till The Earth King
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Chapter 6: Three months later
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Several months later:
Zuko smiled a little bitterly. It had been three months since he had liberated Zhao and the man was looking worlds better. He spoke now, which was more than he’d do at first. He no longer waited for permission to eat. And he allowed Zuko, Iroh and Ji to touch him now. Worlds better.
The object of the Prince’s musings was currently staring at the water. Zuko knew from experience that the stretch of railing where Zhao now stood was the older man’s brooding spot.
He strode over to stand next to the Admiral, “What?” He asked without prelude. Zhao didn’t answer at first; he just stared at the water.
Zuko slid closer so that their shoulders were touching and waited. Finally Zhao responded, “He won’t just let me go.”
Zuko nodded, “We’ve got you,” he promised. Zhao turned and walked off. Zuko continued staring at the water. He soon moved to his own brooding spot at the prow. Ji joined him and they stood in companionable silence. Zuko knew Ji was waiting for him to talk. “Does Zhao know how he was rescued?” He finally asked his Lieutenant.
“Probably,”
Zuko nodded. “Does everyone?”
“Yes,” Ji murmured, “you scream a lot in your sleep.”
The pair sparred, Zuko releasing his hurt and pain in the match. He beat Ji. Zhao, who had apparently watched the match smiled, “You’re improving,” he commented.
Zuko smiled thinly, “It would be interesting to spar with you again,” he responded.
Zuko was doing better himself. The nightmares Ji had mentioned had eased. The ones of Yau were being replaced with the familiar ones of Zhao. He wondered who knew of those. He and Zhao had, by unspoken agreement, not spoken of their mutual past. Zhao spoke of his experiences, Iroh said to heal from them. Zuko spoke too, but only to the General, Ji and the Helmsman. He too found it soothing, though he’d never admit it. But still…
“He won’t just let me go…” Zuko shivered, that was his fear too, that it wasn’t over. Yau would be back.
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Tesgura, I read your Danny Phantom fic and loved it. I haven’t gotten a chance to read any recently, but from what I read, I adored it. I always knew there was something between Vlad and Danny… Thanks, I do try to balance between describing the rapes and not wanting to discuss it in any great detail. I hope I’ve struck a balance. Next chapter, things get interesting again. Till next time.
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