Exploding Through Dimensions

Chapter 9: Cactus Juice

"You know..." Sokka dreamingly grinned. "The moon and I had a thing once."

"What?!" Bakugo snapped his head in his direction so fast Kirishima couldn't help but laugh.

"Yeah, didn't last long though." Sokka's expression turned sad for a brief moment before he glanced back up and blew a kiss to it.

"You-"

"Relax Bakugo I think he was actually talking about the Moon." Kaminari quickly cut in yawning.

Chuckling Zuko scratched his cheek. "Why, who were you thinking about?"

Tilting his head upward Bakugo silently continued to stare at it. "Nobody."

"Hey, I just wanted to say that it means a lot that you guys invited me into your group." Zuko said.

Turning sideways Bakugo scowled at the fire nation prince who seemed to get choked up. What the hell was his problem? He definitely didn't sign up to see anyone of these morons get emotional and he sure as hell wasn't going to stick around if they began talking about their feelings next since it was bad enough they found themselves talking about damn twinkly things in the sky. What were they called again?

"Hey I didn't! I just want to make that perfectly clear." Sokka scoffed trying to make himself sit up but failing.

"Oh yeah." Zuko continued to focus on the ground.

"Yeah, and what is up with that again?" Kaminari frowned at his hands thinking they looked bigger. "I mean I get that whole fire nation thing, but what does that have to do with you?"

"Well, I am the prince of the fire nation." Zuko bitterly said clenching his fists. "And they have done nothing but bring death and suffering to the whole world."

"Here here!" Sokka grinned lifting the mug with the cactus juice.

"I came here to help the Avatar and make amends for what I have done."

"Oh, not this again." Bakugo groaned pinching the bridge of his nose. "Look I'm going to safe you the trouble of blabbering all about your stupid life-"

"It's not stupid!" Zuko sharply said getting to his feet while Bakugo did the same. "If you only knew, if all of you knew what the fire nation did you wouldn't even be sitting here with me!"

"And who gives a shit!"

"Bakubro!" Kirishima shook his head hoping to help calm his buddy but the way he wouldn't budge had him thinking otherwise.

"I'm over here shitty hair!" Bakugo snapped when he saw Kirishima patting the tree and Kaminari chuckled along with Sokka. It took everything he had not to light the place on fire this very instant so instead he took a deep calm breath before addressing the prince of the fire nation again. "Let me guess... you had a rough upbringing, expected to rise above everyone, all while being neglected by either one of your parents who I'm sure was the reason you have that scar on your face and that's why you have daddy issues, and now you want to do right by helping this little Avatar kid and safe the world." Upon the shocked and impressed expression on Zukos face Bakugo was pretty sure he nailed it. "How was that?" he smirked.

"How would you know that?" Zuko sat himself back down astonished that someone that claimed to know nothing about them knew something so personal.

"Lucky guess." Bakugo rolled his eyes before sitting down as well.

"We may know someone back home that could relate." Kirishima gloomy said leaning next to the Bakugo-tree. "I'm sure you guys could become pretty good friends."