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Chapter 13: Nurse Toph
1 ReviewsZuko has a cold and Toph is taking care of him.
Magma
Chapter 13: Nurse Toph
Even if he was a fire bender, and he was buried under three thick blankets, Zuko was freezing cold. Being exposed to the cold air from the altitude of the temple, had not been the healthiest thing to do in wet clothes, but since Zuko had let his laundry pile up, all his clothes were wet. He thought they would be dry by the time he needed to change again, and he would wear his last clean set of clothes until then, but he wasn't counting on the rain.
"Hey," Toph entered without knocking.
Zuko ducked under ducked under the covers until he realized that Toph couldn't see his watery eyes, red nose, and the overall pitiful state he was in. "What are you doing here," he peeked out, noticing the tray she was carrying.
"Katara was having a motherly moment and made soup for her sick child," Toph mocked. "She said I should bring it to you, and feed you. I'm just bring it to you," honestly, there was no need for the entire romantic act to embarrass each other, if there was no one else to witness it. Sure it was still fun to tease Zuko, but it was more fun with an audience.
Zuko didn't even have the energy to snap a come back, so he simply muttered a "thanks."
Toph placed the tray of food on the night stand the felt Zuko's forehead for a fever, like Katara instructed. "Even if you are a fire bender, I really don't think your forehead is supposed to be this hot."
"I'm freezing," Zuko held the blankets tightly around himself. He imagined that his body heat being drained away would feel something like this.
"You're a living contradiction," Toph concluded, she shrugged and started to walk out of the room. "Get well soon, see ya."
Zuko made no efforts to stop her. The fire bender didn't want to be seen in that state anyway, except by his uncle, he really won't mind being taken care of right now and his uncle was the only one he wouldn't be embarrassed around. Zuko really missed Iroh.
"I'm back," Toph announced, once again entering Zuko's room without knocking, and speaking when she was already inside.
"Did you forget something?" Zuko asked between sniffles.
"No, Katara sent me to take care of you," that was a lie, but Toph was the one who could sense lies, not Zuko. She wondered why she lied about it, and why she returned at all. Maybe she wanted to make sure Zuko was alright, but she didn't understand why. Toph pushed the thoughts away and told herself that she was only concerned about someone who is a part of their group and nothing more. Besides, she didn't have anything better to do, and teasing Zuko was fun. "She said it was best for your girlfriend to take care of you."
"I don't have the energy to get annoyed," Zuko tried to sleep, but that resulted boring to Toph.
"You're not going to get better if you sleep all day. You have no idea how pitiful you are right now," Toph decided to bait Zuko until he snapped and was back to his old self, or rather new self.
"You've never been sick and stuck in bed?" As far was Zuko knew, bad cold happened to everyone and the flu had no mercy.
"I've been sick, no one is safe from the common cold, but I wasn't this pitiful about it." Toph sounded challenging but Zuko wasn't responding and it was starting to make her feel frustrated. "Well? Aren't you getting up?"
"No," Zuko muttered in a sleepy tone.
Footsteps were heard followed by Katara's voice calling Toph. The water bender stopped in front of the Zuko's room, the door had been left open and she notice Toph was there. "Toph, you didn't come back so I thought you were running away from the chores again. I guess you wanted to stay with Zuko, it's alright then. I'll take your chores for today so you can stay with him." Katara smiled and left before either Zuko or Toph could protest.
"I thought you said Katara sent you..." Zuko asked curiously.
"I was..." Toph thought about it quickly, "I was just trying to escape from doing chores. I didn't want to get stuck with my usual chores and yours."
Zuko felt as if he was somehow recovering his fiery spirit, at least enough to reply to Toph's challenge. It was pointless to try to embarrass her if there was no one to witness it, and even then it didn't seem to work, but he would try it anyway. "Are you sure you just didn't secretly want to spend time with me?"
"Of course not!" Toph wasn't sure about it herself, but she wasn't going to admit anything, whether it was true or not.
"Are you sure? Maybe you've come to like me for real..." Zuko felt that, for once, he was actually winning.
"Don't be ridiculous..." Toph looked away, expression revealing annoyance.
"Then why are you so angry? This never bothered you before?" Zuko had a point and he knew, so did Toph but she wouldn't admit it.
The truth was, Toph herself didn't fully understand why she suddenly got angry, but Zuko had taken the lead in their little game and she could not allow that. "Maybe that's why you want, but it's only wishful thinking I assure you."
"You mean your wishful thinking?" Zuko grinned, he might be sick but he was feeling stronger than ever in a way, after taking the lead in Toph's own game.
"Just eat your soup, if your mouth is full then maybe you won't talk," Toph couldn't see Zuko, but she knew he was grinning victoriously, she just knew it.
"I thought you would feed it to me love." In the tart of their war, Zuko wouldn't be so direct, but things have evolved and both their moves had become bolder, trying to push each other over the edge.
Toph took Zuko's statement as a challenge. She was certainly not too embarrassed, or nervous to accomplish feeding the sickly fire bender without losing her perfect poker face. With renewed determination, Toph picked up the bowl of soup and sat at the edge of the bed. Zuko didn't think she would actually do it, but she did feed him the meal more gently and patiently than he thought she would. To Toph it was a challenge and she had to prove she could do it.
To be Continued
Disclaimer, I do not own Avatar. The ending turned out differently from what I planned, but maybe that's a good thing since it turned out fluffier. We all know Zuzu is a big baby when he's sick. One of the things that many of you have been waiting for will happen in the next chapter... What am I talking about? You'll have to read to find out.
Chapter 13: Nurse Toph
Even if he was a fire bender, and he was buried under three thick blankets, Zuko was freezing cold. Being exposed to the cold air from the altitude of the temple, had not been the healthiest thing to do in wet clothes, but since Zuko had let his laundry pile up, all his clothes were wet. He thought they would be dry by the time he needed to change again, and he would wear his last clean set of clothes until then, but he wasn't counting on the rain.
"Hey," Toph entered without knocking.
Zuko ducked under ducked under the covers until he realized that Toph couldn't see his watery eyes, red nose, and the overall pitiful state he was in. "What are you doing here," he peeked out, noticing the tray she was carrying.
"Katara was having a motherly moment and made soup for her sick child," Toph mocked. "She said I should bring it to you, and feed you. I'm just bring it to you," honestly, there was no need for the entire romantic act to embarrass each other, if there was no one else to witness it. Sure it was still fun to tease Zuko, but it was more fun with an audience.
Zuko didn't even have the energy to snap a come back, so he simply muttered a "thanks."
Toph placed the tray of food on the night stand the felt Zuko's forehead for a fever, like Katara instructed. "Even if you are a fire bender, I really don't think your forehead is supposed to be this hot."
"I'm freezing," Zuko held the blankets tightly around himself. He imagined that his body heat being drained away would feel something like this.
"You're a living contradiction," Toph concluded, she shrugged and started to walk out of the room. "Get well soon, see ya."
Zuko made no efforts to stop her. The fire bender didn't want to be seen in that state anyway, except by his uncle, he really won't mind being taken care of right now and his uncle was the only one he wouldn't be embarrassed around. Zuko really missed Iroh.
"I'm back," Toph announced, once again entering Zuko's room without knocking, and speaking when she was already inside.
"Did you forget something?" Zuko asked between sniffles.
"No, Katara sent me to take care of you," that was a lie, but Toph was the one who could sense lies, not Zuko. She wondered why she lied about it, and why she returned at all. Maybe she wanted to make sure Zuko was alright, but she didn't understand why. Toph pushed the thoughts away and told herself that she was only concerned about someone who is a part of their group and nothing more. Besides, she didn't have anything better to do, and teasing Zuko was fun. "She said it was best for your girlfriend to take care of you."
"I don't have the energy to get annoyed," Zuko tried to sleep, but that resulted boring to Toph.
"You're not going to get better if you sleep all day. You have no idea how pitiful you are right now," Toph decided to bait Zuko until he snapped and was back to his old self, or rather new self.
"You've never been sick and stuck in bed?" As far was Zuko knew, bad cold happened to everyone and the flu had no mercy.
"I've been sick, no one is safe from the common cold, but I wasn't this pitiful about it." Toph sounded challenging but Zuko wasn't responding and it was starting to make her feel frustrated. "Well? Aren't you getting up?"
"No," Zuko muttered in a sleepy tone.
Footsteps were heard followed by Katara's voice calling Toph. The water bender stopped in front of the Zuko's room, the door had been left open and she notice Toph was there. "Toph, you didn't come back so I thought you were running away from the chores again. I guess you wanted to stay with Zuko, it's alright then. I'll take your chores for today so you can stay with him." Katara smiled and left before either Zuko or Toph could protest.
"I thought you said Katara sent you..." Zuko asked curiously.
"I was..." Toph thought about it quickly, "I was just trying to escape from doing chores. I didn't want to get stuck with my usual chores and yours."
Zuko felt as if he was somehow recovering his fiery spirit, at least enough to reply to Toph's challenge. It was pointless to try to embarrass her if there was no one to witness it, and even then it didn't seem to work, but he would try it anyway. "Are you sure you just didn't secretly want to spend time with me?"
"Of course not!" Toph wasn't sure about it herself, but she wasn't going to admit anything, whether it was true or not.
"Are you sure? Maybe you've come to like me for real..." Zuko felt that, for once, he was actually winning.
"Don't be ridiculous..." Toph looked away, expression revealing annoyance.
"Then why are you so angry? This never bothered you before?" Zuko had a point and he knew, so did Toph but she wouldn't admit it.
The truth was, Toph herself didn't fully understand why she suddenly got angry, but Zuko had taken the lead in their little game and she could not allow that. "Maybe that's why you want, but it's only wishful thinking I assure you."
"You mean your wishful thinking?" Zuko grinned, he might be sick but he was feeling stronger than ever in a way, after taking the lead in Toph's own game.
"Just eat your soup, if your mouth is full then maybe you won't talk," Toph couldn't see Zuko, but she knew he was grinning victoriously, she just knew it.
"I thought you would feed it to me love." In the tart of their war, Zuko wouldn't be so direct, but things have evolved and both their moves had become bolder, trying to push each other over the edge.
Toph took Zuko's statement as a challenge. She was certainly not too embarrassed, or nervous to accomplish feeding the sickly fire bender without losing her perfect poker face. With renewed determination, Toph picked up the bowl of soup and sat at the edge of the bed. Zuko didn't think she would actually do it, but she did feed him the meal more gently and patiently than he thought she would. To Toph it was a challenge and she had to prove she could do it.
To be Continued
Disclaimer, I do not own Avatar. The ending turned out differently from what I planned, but maybe that's a good thing since it turned out fluffier. We all know Zuzu is a big baby when he's sick. One of the things that many of you have been waiting for will happen in the next chapter... What am I talking about? You'll have to read to find out.
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