Creation in the Cauldron

mood: accomplished

ff.net is being a pain and won't let me upload so I'll just post my new one-shot here

Not Part of the Plan
Zuko hadn’t planned on trying to explain himself to the Avatar bound on the dirt, battered and bruise with a black sword pressed against his throat trying to explain himself. And he definitely had not planned on the Avatar’s lemur and flying bison to be his saviors. 

Rating: K+
Characters: Zuko-centric with Aang, Appa and Momo

A/N: Anyone who has read previous one-shots by me will know that everything I said about Zuko not joining the Avatar was just thrown back into my face and now I feel like a right idiot :P. Even still, I can find things to complain about in fanfiction like how Zuko always ends up throwing himself in front of Aang and groveling and telling a stupid sob story for sympathy. PLEASE people, let Zuko keep some dignity. ; ) Plus, he needs to save some back up story when the find out about Combustion Man.

I was trying to keep some balance between Zuko IC and the natural fear of death that most people have. I hope Zuko didn’t come across as too OOC. One more thing, Sokka was almost crying because he was angry about the loss of Suki and the failed Siege of the Fire Nation.