A/N: Pretty much as soon as she lost her bending, this popped into my mind. It's short, but I like it.

I was going to do it.

I stood at the top of a high cliff. Below were sharp jagged pieces of ice and freezing waters. A fall from here and I'd surely be dead. I just needed to jump.

A tear fell from my face to join the rest of the water down below. It seemed to fall in slow motion. A cruel reminder of what I'd lost.

It made total sense to me. The world needs their Avatar, and I couldn't be that Avatar. I'd lost three out of the four elements. I wasn't the Avatar, so someone else had to take over. The only problem was that the only way for someone else to be born the Avatar…

The current not-so Avatar needed to die first.

I fell from my feet into fetal position. It was all too much. But it needed to be done for the good of the world.

More tears fell down my face as I remembered Mako's words.

"I love you."

No, I wanted to scream. Don't love me, because if you love me, what I'm about to do will hurt you worse than anything.

I could give up my own life for the world. I could do… that… to myself. But I couldn't do it to Mako. Not Mako.

Because I love him too.

Of course I do. But that doesn't matter now. All that matters is the cliff, and how I should just stand up and jump now. Or should I? Yes, I should… right? For the good of the world. So another, stronger Avatar could be born?

I wish Aang was here, He'd know what to do.

I heard footsteps behind me. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the familiar red and yellow robes of an air bender.

"Not now, Tenzin. I just wanna be left alone."

He needed to leave. I couldn't let him stay… for obvious reasons.

"But, you called me here."

I stood, shocked, at what was surprisingly not Tensin's voice. I turned quickly to find myself looking into the knowing eyes of Avatar Aang.

"Aang."

He smiled in affirmation. "You have finally connected with your spiritual self."

"How?"

"When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change."

Of course. I thought, looking out at the water. The greatest change of all.

I thought they must have been there to send me off.

But then behind him, more Avatars appeared. Ones spanning hundreds of years back.

And for some reason… It just clicked. I understood what was about to happen.

As Aang placed one hand on my shoulder, and the other on my forehead, I smiled through my watery eyes.

A surge of power swelled through me, and before I knew what was happening, I was surrounded by all the elements, greeting me like old friends.

God I loved that feeling.

And speaking of love…

Mako walk towards me, and I ran into his arms. I could say it now.

"I love you too."