Orzala has hidden in the shadows all her life. But all that changed when she met him.
Sokka x OC
This story contains mature content such as language and violence.
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The four wasted no time, sprinting toward the sound. There was, indeed, someone getting attacked by a platypus bear, but the man did not seem to realize his dilemma. He just stood there, a smile on his face as he dodged every attack. When he saw the group, his smile only grew.
"Well, hello there! Nice day, isn't it?"
Orzala shot him a flabbergasted look, motioning to the creature in front of him. "You do realize you're being attacked, right?"
"Make noise! He'll run off!" Aang called.
"No, play dead! He'll lose interest!" Sokka shouted, and Orzala winced as the bear swung his sharp claw deathly close to the man's face.
"Woah, that was a close one!" He called happily, and the princess determined silently that this man was nuts.
"Run downhill, then climb a tree!" Katara interjected, but Sokka quickly shook his head.
"No, punch him in the bill!"
"Then run in zig-zags!"
"Or just stand there like an idiot and let it kill you," Orzala muttered, crossing her arms.
"No need! It's going to be fine!" The kid's eyes widened as the man ducked, barely dodging the bear. The creature left large claw marks in the tree above the man's head. As it let out another roar, Aang jumped in front of it, bending a gust of air into its face and pushing it back.
The platypus bear growled angrily. It glared down at Aang, but Appa came up behind it and let out a roar. The bear's tail dropped, along with an egg, and the creature ran off without another sound. Sokka's eyes landed on the egg, and he licked his lips hungrily.
The boy rushed forward, scooping up the object and holding it close to his chest. "Mm! Lunch!" A smile jumped to his lips as he examined it, but he assumed a frown once again as his gaze drifted to the man. "Lucky for you we came along."
"Thanks, but everything was already under control. Not to worry." Sokka cocked an eyebrow as the man spoke, sharing a disbelieving glance with Orzala. "Aunt Wu predicted that I would have a safe journey."
"Aunt who?"
"No! Aunt Wu! She's the fortune teller from my village. Awful nice knowing your future."
Katara's lips quirked upward. "Wow, it must be. That explains why you were so calm!"
"But the fortune teller was wrong!" Sokka scoffed. "You didn't have a safe journey! You were almost killed!"
"But I wasn't. Alright, have a good one!" The strange man bowed to them before going about his day. But he stopped short, turning back to Aang. "Oh! And Aunt Wu said if I met any travelers to give them this." He presented a wrapped parcel to the boy, turning on is heel and walking off. Orzala glared after him, brows furrowed in confusion.
The princess shifted her gaze back to Aang as he turned the package to examine it, her eyes widening when he began to tear at the thing.
"Maybe we should go see Aunt Wu and learn our fortunes! It could be fun!" Katara exclaimed, looking to Orzala excitedly. Sokka let out another scoff, shaking his head.
"Oh, come on. Fortune telling is nonsense!" He told his sister, but he was cut off as Aang showed him a bright orange umbrella. As if on cue, thunder clapped overhead and rain began to beat down on them.
"Not again!" Orzala groaned, stomping so that a small piece of earth shot out of the ground, and she quickly maneuvered the rock over her head. She pouted at the others, hugging herself tightly as the rain picked up around them and sent shivers down her spine. Katara only smiled, however, rushing under the umbrella with Aang.
"That proves it!" The girl said happily, but her brother only shook his head.
"No it doesn't! You can't really tell the future!" Sokka exclaimed as he raised the egg above his head for some kind of coverage. It did little to help him, though, and his blue attire darkened with the rain.
"I guess you're not really getting wet then," Katara quipped, and Orzala snorted when the egg slipped from his hands. Her snort erupted into full-on laughter, however, when the egg cracked on the boy's head. His blue eyes shot to her, and he glared, but it didn't last long. A small smile tugged at his lips as he watched her laugh.
When her laughing had ceased, Orzala motioned him over, allowing him to squeeze under the rock with her. She raised an eyebrow as his hand slipped around her waist, and his cheeks flushed red. "I-it's a small rock," the boy stuttered, his grip tightening slightly as anxiousness flooded his chest. "It's hard to fit under." The princess shrugged, not thinking anything of it, but Sokka's eyes bulged when he saw Aang smirk at him.
"Smoochie smoochie!" The airbender whispered, his smirk growing when the red of Sokka's cheeks began to darken. "Someone's in loveeeee." The boy quickly pulled away from Orzala, causing her to look at him in confusion. He began to stutter once more, mumbling something about how the rain felt nice, and sending Aang and Katara into a fit of giggles as they began to walk. Sokka hurried after them, glaring at the two as he went.
"Of course she predicted it was going to rain!" He pouted, crossing his arms and shivering as the rain bore down on him. "The sky has been gray all day!"
Katara rolled her eyes. "Just admit you might be wrong and you can come under the umbrella." Orzala furrowed her eyebrows.
"I thought he was enjoying the rain?"
The boy ignored her, waving a wet finger at his sister. "Look, I'm going to predict the future now." He cleared his throat before waving his arms around in an ominous manner. "It's going to keep drizzling!" He called in a deep voice, making Orzala chuckle. Sokka peered up in the sky, cocking an eyebrow at Katara when the rain persisted. "See?"
No sooner than the phrase had left his lips, the sky cleared and the rain stopped. They all looked up at the sky in wonder until Aang shrugged. "Not everyone has the gift, Sokka," he told him, closing the umbrella and walking on. Orzala lowered the rock she was holding back to the ground. As she walked by, she patted Sokka's shoulder.
The boy only frowned, his blue eyes following her with disappointment. "Couldn't just let me have one moment, huh ,Aang?" He muttered, crossing his arms and pouting.
And there's chapter thrity-five! I hope all of you are enjoying the story so far! We're inching closer and closer to the end (only 6 more episodes to go!). I'm hoping to wrap up book one withing the next couple of weeks, so be expecting lots of updates!
Also, my mom told me last night that she wanted to read what I've been working on and I-
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