The Last Hope : sokka x reader x zuko

Prince Zuko

i woke up in a scorching hot room, my hands were tied to the ceiling and my feet were attached to the floor.

it was sort of distressing.

i thrashed about, but it was no use.

the chains wouldn't budge, and i couldnt bend my way out.

'well i see you're awake.' said zuko, entering the room with another man and locking the door behind him.

'let me go.' i said, glaring at him.

'or what?' he asked.

i tried to throw air at him but i couldn't do it through the chains.

he laughed, 'that won't work'

i gritted my teeth.

'zuko,' said the old man behind him, calmly picking up some tea, 'that's no way to treat a friend.'

i looked at him, then back at zuko who seemed equally confused.

'what do you mean friend?' said the prince.

i studied the old man.

he looked back at me, smiling warmly.

'you know who i am, don't you' i asked.

the man laughed, a bit too kindly for a fire nation soldier.

'you are y/n. the last of the storm benders.' he said, 'and i am general iroh, nice to meet you.'

zuko looked confused, 'no. she's an airbender - i saw her.'

i shrugged : i wasn't telling them anything they didn't already know.

'yes, i can airbend. no, i am not the avatar. there were four of us - the storm benders that is. each of us could bend a different element, and î can bend air.'

iroh sipped his tea, gleefully while zuko paced around the room.

'thats just a myth' he said, 'a bedtime story for little kids.'

i scoffed, 'well im here aren't i? and if you need proof - id be glad to show you again'

i tugged on the chains, lunging for him, they still weren't budging.

the general looked at me, he seemed saddened by my predicament.

once again, confusing me.

'what do you want with me?' i asked the prince.

my voice cracked with my distress and i felt the heat getting to me.

the prince turned to me and smiled, his burn mark getting darker in the light.

'if you really are who my uncle says you are, the the avatar's bound to come looking for you. and straight into my grasp.'

i scowled.

of course.

his uncle.

iroh was the son of azulon - grandson of sozin, and the brother of the fire lord.

'you.' i said, looking straight at him.

he looked back, sipping his tea.

'your father was a monster. he murdered everyone at the temple. even non-benders.'

i glared at him, feeling my chi bubble within me.

'you left me at the temple for 100 years. alone. you ruined countless lives. and here you are, trying to ruin everyone else's by killing the avatar.'