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“Sokka… what are you doing?” Y/N sighed. They had just arrived at the Fire Lord’s Ember Island house and Sokka had immediately sprinted inside. Y/N could hear his footsteps pounding the floor above them, and was waiting for the inevitable headache that it would cause.
“Finding the best one!” he shouted back.
“Best what?”
“The best room! I don’t want to be stuck in that back one with the elephant-rat trap!” Y/N knew exactly which one Sokka was talking about. Not only was there an elephant-rat trap, which they would definitely set off, there was an actual elephant-rat in it. Realising the importance of this, Y/N leapt out of their seat. There was no one else about.
Normally, whenever the gaang slept the night somewhere that wasn’t outside, they would sit about and chat for a while, knowing that all the rooms were generally the same, but this time there was no muffled bending noises, no Toph being snarky to anyone and everyone, no Zuko brooding over all the mistakes he had ever made.
Y/N let out a cry of frustration- they had all gone and taken the nice rooms for themselves, while they would be setting off the elephant-rat trap every 5 minutes! Not to mention, there were 7 of them, 6 bedrooms, and they would be damned before they shared a room with anyone! They ran to the doorway, almost skidding on the corners, before Katara walked in.
“Y/N? Are you alright? I heard you from the courtyard.”
“What do you want! No, sorry, yes I’m fine!” Y/N forced out a chuckle.
“Are you sure? Where are you off to in such a hurry?”
“Ohhhh, nothing, I just want to get a good room,” they admitted.
“Oh, well okay then. I think the majority of them are gone. The nice one’s still there though if you want that one.”
“Don’t you want it though?”
“No, I prefer smaller rooms. They remind me of what it was like at home..” Katara instinctively touched her necklace, then retracted her hand once she realised it wasn’t her mother’s, but Fire Nation. She frowned slightly, and made her way over to the stairs. Taking their chance, Y/N rushed up the stairs, flinging the doors open as they ran down the corridor. Unsurprisingly, the elephant-rat room was empty. Even more unsurprisingly, all the other rooms were taken. Except for one.
Suddenly, they saw Sokka rush past them, and judging from the look in his eyes, he was heading for the nice room. Before they knew it, Sokka and Y/N were in an unofficial race to the nice room. They heard a door close behind them, and saw Katara had entered the elephant-rat room. They both glanced at each other, and realised the situation. The loser would either have to share with Katara, or the winner. They knew it was pointless to try reason with the others, as most of them had a single bed. They knew even if Toph wasn’t using the bed, she’d want some degree of privacy.
The two of them jostled to the doorway, and reached it at the same time. Ironically, there was only one bed.
“There must be a second bed in Katara’s room,” Sokka groaned.
“Come on then,” Y/N gestured to Sokka.
“Why do I have to come with you?” he exclaimed.
“Because if I leave on my own, you’ll claim the room!” Y/N grabbed Sokka’s arm, and dragged him down the corridor. They knocked rapidly on the door, and upon hearing a yes, forced their way in. They weren’t in there for long, however, as they saw how most of the room was taken up by either traps or the bed. Both of them groaned, and they ran back to their room.
“Can’t you go with someone else?” Sokka suggested.
“No!” for some strange reason Y/N was offended.
“I guess we’re sharing then.”
“I guess we are.”
The hours went by, with both Y/N and Sokka drifting in and out of their shared room, until the time they had both been dreading came. It was long past nightfall, and since Sozin’s Comet was fast approaching, they both wanted to be well-rested in order to train the following day. In silence, they went about their respective night routines, before Sokka finishing and sitting himself down on the bed. Once Y/N was ready for bed, Sokka turned to them.
“How is this going to work then?”
“I don’t know.”
“Maybe we should both lie down and see what happens?” The pair relaxed on the bed, and they were pleasantly surprised that it wasn’t as awkward as they had anticipated. They lay in silence for hours, until Y/N was sure Sokka was asleep. They shivered, and suddenly felt a warm pair of arms lying on their chest.
“Better?” Sokka whispered, his head touching Y/N’s shoulder. He was thankful that it was dark outside, so Y/N couldn’t see his faint blush.
“Thank you,” Y/N responded, edging further down the bed, and closer to Sokka. They shivered at the closeness between them. Sokka adjusted himself, to attempt to warm Y/N as much as possible. By the time they were both satisfied, after much tossing and turning, they were practically spooning. Comforted by each other’s warmth, they both drifted off into a deep sleep.
What with both of them sleeping so well, they didn’t wake up until long after the rest of the gaang. Eventually, Katara had to come wake up them up as they had all agreed to train together. She rapped on the wooden door, and hearing no response, poked her head into the room. There she saw Y/N and Sokka practically tied together- Y/N’s leg was over Sokka’s thighs, Sokka’s head was nestling on Y/N’s neck, it was a mess. She tiptoed away to get the others to come see the two, who could generally be found bickering, entwined in one another.
Katara and the rest of the gaang slowly creaked open the door to allow for all of them to see.
“What’s happening?” Toph asked. She was collectively shushed by the others, for fear of Y/N and Sokka waking up.
“They’re sleeping together,” Katara whispered to her. Toph was about to question why they were watching if that were the case, but was shot down by Katara stating it was “not like that!”
“Are you sure we should still be watching them?” Aang questioned, “they look like they’re sleeping better than they have in months.”
“You’re right, we should go,” Katara replied. The gaang quietly left the room, closing the door behind them. Hearing the door click, Y/N shot up, startled.
“It’s fine, come back to bed,” Sokka mumbled. They both laughed under their breath, and snuggled back under the covers.
“Sokka… what are you doing?” Y/N sighed. They had just arrived at the Fire Lord’s Ember Island house and Sokka had immediately sprinted inside. Y/N could hear his footsteps pounding the floor above them, and was waiting for the inevitable headache that it would cause.
“Finding the best one!” he shouted back.
“Best what?”
“The best room! I don’t want to be stuck in that back one with the elephant-rat trap!” Y/N knew exactly which one Sokka was talking about. Not only was there an elephant-rat trap, which they would definitely set off, there was an actual elephant-rat in it. Realising the importance of this, Y/N leapt out of their seat. There was no one else about.
Normally, whenever the gaang slept the night somewhere that wasn’t outside, they would sit about and chat for a while, knowing that all the rooms were generally the same, but this time there was no muffled bending noises, no Toph being snarky to anyone and everyone, no Zuko brooding over all the mistakes he had ever made.
Y/N let out a cry of frustration- they had all gone and taken the nice rooms for themselves, while they would be setting off the elephant-rat trap every 5 minutes! Not to mention, there were 7 of them, 6 bedrooms, and they would be damned before they shared a room with anyone! They ran to the doorway, almost skidding on the corners, before Katara walked in.
“Y/N? Are you alright? I heard you from the courtyard.”
“What do you want! No, sorry, yes I’m fine!” Y/N forced out a chuckle.
“Are you sure? Where are you off to in such a hurry?”
“Ohhhh, nothing, I just want to get a good room,” they admitted.
“Oh, well okay then. I think the majority of them are gone. The nice one’s still there though if you want that one.”
“Don’t you want it though?”
“No, I prefer smaller rooms. They remind me of what it was like at home..” Katara instinctively touched her necklace, then retracted her hand once she realised it wasn’t her mother’s, but Fire Nation. She frowned slightly, and made her way over to the stairs. Taking their chance, Y/N rushed up the stairs, flinging the doors open as they ran down the corridor. Unsurprisingly, the elephant-rat room was empty. Even more unsurprisingly, all the other rooms were taken. Except for one.
Suddenly, they saw Sokka rush past them, and judging from the look in his eyes, he was heading for the nice room. Before they knew it, Sokka and Y/N were in an unofficial race to the nice room. They heard a door close behind them, and saw Katara had entered the elephant-rat room. They both glanced at each other, and realised the situation. The loser would either have to share with Katara, or the winner. They knew it was pointless to try reason with the others, as most of them had a single bed. They knew even if Toph wasn’t using the bed, she’d want some degree of privacy.
The two of them jostled to the doorway, and reached it at the same time. Ironically, there was only one bed.
“There must be a second bed in Katara’s room,” Sokka groaned.
“Come on then,” Y/N gestured to Sokka.
“Why do I have to come with you?” he exclaimed.
“Because if I leave on my own, you’ll claim the room!” Y/N grabbed Sokka’s arm, and dragged him down the corridor. They knocked rapidly on the door, and upon hearing a yes, forced their way in. They weren’t in there for long, however, as they saw how most of the room was taken up by either traps or the bed. Both of them groaned, and they ran back to their room.
“Can’t you go with someone else?” Sokka suggested.
“No!” for some strange reason Y/N was offended.
“I guess we’re sharing then.”
“I guess we are.”
The hours went by, with both Y/N and Sokka drifting in and out of their shared room, until the time they had both been dreading came. It was long past nightfall, and since Sozin’s Comet was fast approaching, they both wanted to be well-rested in order to train the following day. In silence, they went about their respective night routines, before Sokka finishing and sitting himself down on the bed. Once Y/N was ready for bed, Sokka turned to them.
“How is this going to work then?”
“I don’t know.”
“Maybe we should both lie down and see what happens?” The pair relaxed on the bed, and they were pleasantly surprised that it wasn’t as awkward as they had anticipated. They lay in silence for hours, until Y/N was sure Sokka was asleep. They shivered, and suddenly felt a warm pair of arms lying on their chest.
“Better?” Sokka whispered, his head touching Y/N’s shoulder. He was thankful that it was dark outside, so Y/N couldn’t see his faint blush.
“Thank you,” Y/N responded, edging further down the bed, and closer to Sokka. They shivered at the closeness between them. Sokka adjusted himself, to attempt to warm Y/N as much as possible. By the time they were both satisfied, after much tossing and turning, they were practically spooning. Comforted by each other’s warmth, they both drifted off into a deep sleep.
What with both of them sleeping so well, they didn’t wake up until long after the rest of the gaang. Eventually, Katara had to come wake up them up as they had all agreed to train together. She rapped on the wooden door, and hearing no response, poked her head into the room. There she saw Y/N and Sokka practically tied together- Y/N’s leg was over Sokka’s thighs, Sokka’s head was nestling on Y/N’s neck, it was a mess. She tiptoed away to get the others to come see the two, who could generally be found bickering, entwined in one another.
Katara and the rest of the gaang slowly creaked open the door to allow for all of them to see.
“What’s happening?” Toph asked. She was collectively shushed by the others, for fear of Y/N and Sokka waking up.
“They’re sleeping together,” Katara whispered to her. Toph was about to question why they were watching if that were the case, but was shot down by Katara stating it was “not like that!”
“Are you sure we should still be watching them?” Aang questioned, “they look like they’re sleeping better than they have in months.”
“You’re right, we should go,” Katara replied. The gaang quietly left the room, closing the door behind them. Hearing the door click, Y/N shot up, startled.
“It’s fine, come back to bed,” Sokka mumbled. They both laughed under their breath, and snuggled back under the covers.