#so just so u know thats Her ice spear n shes holding another one made of dragon bones n dragon blood crystals behind camera.

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Injured Love

Avatar: The last Airbender

Zuko x water bender! female reader

Warning: violence

Specifics: fluff, fighting, water bender, injured, man vs man, based off an episode, romance, race neutral reader

People: Zuko, you, rogue earth benders, Lee, Lee’s family, Uncle Iroh (mentioned)

Words: 1,411

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Requested: By @rikersgirl22   Can you write a ATLA Zuko, where the get injured somehow and the reader helps him or something?

Authors Note: i think i went a lil much with this!!!! this is way longer than i anticipated so (srry༼ ༎ຶ ෴ ༎ຶ༽) i wrote this based off of the episode called “zuko alone.” also the reader is a water bender. i hope this is what u wanted. feeback meh babehssss and enjoy this lil emo boi👍

Traveling with just Zuko and no Iroh was challenging. Zuko thought he was better off leaving his uncle. You knew he had chosen the wrong decision but trying to change his mind would be useless. 

Ending up in the Earth Kingdom, you both meet a young lad named Lee. He was fond of you both, but mostly Zuko. 

The young boy even invited you both to dinner. You smiled at seeing how Lee enjoyed Zuko’s company. The only bad thing was nobody knew Zuko was the lost fire prince. If they knew they would probably try to get him out, or worse. So his powers and identity were a secret.

“I can see that you make this boy happy. He looks up to you Zuko,” you chuckled lightly placing your hand on Zuko’s shoulder.

“You’re starting to sound like my uncle.”

You shrugged, “maybe thats a good thing.”

Unfortunately, there were rogue Earth Kingdom soldiers who were terrorizing the town. They were violent because of food. 

“They have Lee,” you shouted in panic to Zuko. 

You and Zuko made it to where these men had the boy tied up. 

Zuko tells them to let the boy go. Your fist balled up with disgust and rage, water starting to show around your fists. They were going to pay for what they did to this town and family. 

The “soldiers” ask Zuko who he is and other questions. 

One soldier runs to him but Zuko shows who is stronger. You shake your head and run towards the other men. You collect enough water and throw it at them. 

“You should of given us the kid when you had the chance,” you proclaimed, retrieving the water and making ice spears out of them. You shoot them to one guy and he gets pinned down. 

Another has his spear to you and swiftly turn around and flip him over. You put him with water in a bubble and let him suffer for a few seconds. He drops down and you elbow him in the face, knocking him out. 

All that was left was this man with these two hammers. He looked more rough and tough then the others. 

“What do you think about this one Zuko? Do you think you can take him down with out your powers?”

Zuko took out both his swords that were on his back, “I don’t know...but I’ll try.”

The man using one of his hammers smashed the rocky ground and using his bending powers to throw the piece of rock at you both. 

Not taking it Zuko cut the rock into small pebbles. 

Throwing more and more in your guys path, you went and used your water bending on him. You created a wave to go at him but he put up a rock wall and stopped it. As he was throwing more and more rocks at you, you turned your water once again into mini spears and went through the rocks. 

One of the pieces flew to Zuko, hitting him right in the stomach. He slid back in pain. Your face changed into worry and you sprinted to him. He put his hand out to you, signifying he was fine. 

“Its okay y/n.”

Zuko charged towards the man and the guy just kept throwing more and more pieces at him. You used your bending again splitting from the force of the water the pieces in half. 

Once more, Zuko got hit. You again, ran to Zuko’s aid, placing a reassuring hand on his shoulder. 

“Zuko, I think maybe you should back out of this one,” you tell him worriedly. 

You knew without his powers he would lose. Zuko was skilled in many things but he was still young and learning. 

“No!” He shouted at you, anger and annoyance evident in his tone. 

He stood up again and kept slicing the rocks that were thrown at him. 

The man then pushed his hammer on the ground and it erupted a huge piece of boulder sticking out, crashing against Zuko. 

“Zuko!” Yelling his name out of fear, you slide to Zuko, putting a water wall. 

He laid on the floor and you sat by him. Crying his name and placing your hands all over his face. His eyes were closed shut. 

“Zuko, please wake up. You have to wake up,” you cry out to him. 

The man comes through the water wall you had created and is about to smash you. You turn around and gasp at his presence. 

“Leave her alone!”

Zuko shoots up and uses his fire bending to make a ring of fire around him. The man gets thrown by the fire. 

Fire around Zuko you sit a distance from him shocked. Now people would know who he was.  

Zuko ran to the man again but this time he used his ability to throw him across. The soldier had debris all over him and he looked up to the prince, “who are you?”

You were terrified over that question. Zuko answers by telling everyone his full title and royal heritage.

The crowd erupts into gasps and whispers. People accusing him or calling him a liar. Zuko retrieves the dagger that belonged to Lee. You and Zuko walk toward the boy but his mother separates you both from him, stating to not take a step closer. You roll your eyes, and go closer to the mothers face even when she told you not to. 

“Y/n!”

“No Zuko,” you are a hair away from this woman, “let me tell you something. For trying to teach your son an example of love and forgiveness you are a poor excuse for a mother.”

She opens her mouth wide and is shocked.

“You teach your son to hate on others who you don’t know or don’t like. Let’s just hope karma won’t come biting back to you and your family in the future.”

She shakes her head being irate, “leave.”

“Gladly,” you mutter, stomping away from all this stupid commotion. From all of this! You wasting your time fighting when she and others weren’t even appreciative. How ungrateful!

You and Zuko ride away into the sunset. As you peer over your shoulder you see Lee looking at you two with disgust. 

“One day he shall learn to forgive,” you mumbled to yourself. 

You both set up camp further in the wilderness. 

Both of you sitting on the cloth you called bed, Zuko speaks up, “I’m sorry y/n, you were dragged into all of this.”

You shake your head, “That mother gets whats coming to her! She deserves it, that ungrateful woman! Zuko I know Iroh would of been proud of you the way you stood up today. Even though in the end people were mean to you, you were the bigger person and fought for them. You fought because you knew what was right. You are the hero today Zuko, whether that kid realizes it or not.”

Zuko smiled and tries to stand up but winces in pain holding his stomach. 

“Zuko, you’re hurt,” you said worriedly. 

Zuko tries to shrug it off, laughing, but again winces. “Yeah, it happened when I was fighting those rogue benders.”

You gently laid Zuko back and stroked his cheek. “Wait here.”

Zuko needed medicine, so you set off to get some berries and some leaves. If Iroh has taught you anything its that the earth is a safe haven. Using mother nature and what she has given can make such a difference. 

You collected the correct amount of herbs and set your way back to Zuko. After creating some type of aid you went back to him. 

“Here, let me help you.”

You lifted Zuko’s shirt slightly and saw the bruising there. You touched it feather like. “Drink this, it will make you feel better.”

Zuko lifted his head and drank the tea you made. He moaned at the taste, “Its good.”

Nodding, you collected some cream you made as well. Placing it all over your fingers, you applying a little amount to his skin. He groans in pain and bites his lip. 

“I know, I know,” you reassure him. 

Zuko relaxed once again and sighed. “Thank you y/n,” he said touching your cheek like you did to him earlier. “What would I do without you?”

“Probably be stuck in a hole somewhere,” you joked. 

Zuko smiled and you bent down to kiss his lips, lightly. “Get some sleep Zuko...we have a long day tomorrow.”