The first thing Katara thought was the pounding headache that seemed to reverberate through her whole body.

The second thing was a knocking on her bedroom door.

The third thing she noticed was the soft silk that she was sleeping on.

How did I get here? She wondered to herself. She glanced around the room, observing the dark walls and curtained windows. The dim light kept the drowsiness in her eyes as she called out, "Come in." The door peeked open, and Zuko's head poked in. "Katara?" She glared at him. "What do you want?" He sighed and stepped in, sitting on the floor amidst the sheets she had kicked off during the night.

"I wanted to apologize. But if I go with you, I would leave an entire nation under the care of my uncle, and he is in no condition to rule." Katara rolled her eyes. "Oh, so you decided to break up with me to gain your honor back." "Katara, it's not even like that. I just told you…" "Yeah. Whatever. I understand. The country comes first." Zuko looked at her skeptically, but stood and brushed off the back of his pants. "I'm very sorry, Katara, and I just want you to know that I really do love you, with my whole heart. And I'm sorry… Did I mention I was sorry?" Katara rolled her eyes.

"Just get out." Those three words cut into his heart as deep as any words had ever before, but he didn't know why they hurt worse than any of the other's she had said. "Just go, now. I hate you. I never want to see you again."

The words hurt her just as bad as they hurt him.

They had been going out happily for 8 months. Everyone was expecting an engagement. Quite suddenly, he broke up with her. Her heart was broken; although she said she hated him and told him to leave, she loved with her whole heart and wished he would run to her and hold as he had just two days ago.

He looked into her blue eyes, but she couldn't look back. She turned her head away as two silent tears slipped down her cheeks. "Just go… please…" Zuko ran a hand through his hair, but decided he should leave her alone. He was filled with deep sadness as he left the room.

At a small table in a cheap sushi bar sat Smellerbee and Longshot. They were not saying anything, but the silence was comforting. They seemed to have a mutual understandment between the two of them, despite their lack of speech. Finally, Smellerbee said, "Jet left a message yesterday saying he would back in a few days." Longshot looked up from the untouched sushi and looked straight into her eyes, not saying anything. She seemed to know what he meant anyways, for she replied, "I don't know either. Maybe we should go looking for him." Longshot stared back in blank silence. "You make a good point." She picked up her sushi, and took a huge bite, sat back in her chair, and rocked on two of it's rickety legs.

Several minutes later, she finished. Longshot had gotten rid of his as well, although Smellerbee had never seen him take even one bite. They stood together, and linked hands gently, almost nevously. Longshot led her way to Smellerbee's small apartment, and looked at her. She replied to his silenece as though he had spoke. "It's in the drawer." she motioned toward a small table with a single drawer. Longshot opened it, and pulled out a piece of paper with scribbled writing on it. "Gone, be back in a few days, sincerely Jet. P.S. Don't look for me. If I'm not back in a week..." The rest of his writing was so bad, they couldn't read it. Longshot gently set the paper back in the drawer, but said nothing.

"Me neither." Smellerbee said.

Longshot repositioned the hat on his head and blinked. Smellerbee shrugged. "I don't know. Where is Katara? I haven't seen that chick in a while. Could that be why Jet left? He probably is madly chasing after her." Longshot grinned, but did not reply. Smellerbee laughed. "Probably." The comfortable silence came over them, and they just sat on the edge of her bed thinking silently. Longshot stood after a while, and took both of her hands, pulling her to a standing position as well. He leaned in and gently pressed his lips to her, and then pulled her into a tight hug before leaving. Smellerbee sat down on her bed and grinned.

I love you, she thought to herself.

Toph slammed her foot onto the ground, causing rocks to rise out of the ground. She kicked them, sending them flying through the air and smashing the wooden targets. Although they had already been crushed, she continued to through rocks in that direction until the wood had been lost in the sand beneathe them. She kneeled and punched the ground with the back of her hands, causing a throne-like piece of stone to rise. She grinned toothily and sat down. After losing Aang over a year ago, she had come out to practice her Earthbending alot more.

She stood up suddenly, and crouched down realy low. She put her hands out facing up, and slowly stood, pulling her hands straight up. A huge boulder detatched from the ground and set on the sand. She walked up to it, and shoved both of her hands into it. Then, even though she was so small, she began to lift it. At first, she could only get it a few inches off the ground. But after a few minutes, she lifted it above her head and threw it.

Before her journey with Aang, Katara, and Sokka, she had felt a hole somewhere deep inside of her. LIke something wasn't right. While on the mission, the hole either dissapeared or was filled by something. After the long journey, the hole reappeared. She knew the reason for her sadness.

But she would never admit her love to Sokka.

Ever.

Because she knew that he loved Suki.

This is kinda an intro, I guess. I hope it kind of layed down the theme of things. Please, if you read it, review it :)