This is random and I will keep it going, but here's chapter one. Please tell me what you think.
Everybody has a weakness. That was short, plain, and blunt. Then again, what else am I supposed to say? How else can I explain that one word to you? It doesn't matter how strong you are, or you think you are, there's something that will bring you down. It doesn't matter who you are or how much power you have. You could be a lord, you could be a king, you could be a chief, you could be any sort of head leader, yet there's something that will bring you down. You could be the Avatar, yet there's something that will bring you down.
Everyone thinks that a leader has to be strong. And they do, but there are certain limitations to their strengths. Nobody can stand through everything. But for every fault there is a stronghold. Some people don't see the fall; some people don't see the rise. Then there are some people who are oblivious to both.
Sometimes feelings are things that can overpower your body. They can turn a clear, sunny day into a foggy, hazy storm. Lightning can strike at any moment, or perfection can overtake any situation. Nobody knows why, or how, these things can happen in a flash, I guess it's just life, but we can be prepared if we truly think about it. Somehow we just didn't see it coming. We didn't see the downfall; we didn't see the resurrection. We didn't see the despair; we didn't see the joy. It just came.
The setting sun painted a beautiful picture in the sky. The colors of orange, red, blue, and purple took over the horizon. With my knees tucked into my chest, I soaked in the sky's beauty. In ways it reminded me of my mother. She was just that beautiful; just that breath taking. I caught myself drifting off when I felt the warmth of a body next to mine. Nothing was said and nothing was just done. My eyes stayed closed and my new companion of the night seemed to also be captivated by the sky's generosity of happiness. The being close to me broke out the silence in a small whisper.
"I could stare at this forever."
His voice then reminded me of who was there. I opened my eyes and looked over to the young boy. I smiled slightly as he gazed into what was now becoming a moonlit night.
"If you knew how to stop time, then you could" was my only reply. His soft laughter caught me off guard. "What's so funny?"
"It seems I can do everything except that."
My stare straightened back out into space. I lied down onto my back, folding my hands onto my stomach. A small light appeared before my eyes. I squeezed them tight and held my breath.
"Katara, what are you doing?"
"Making a wish on the first star of the night."
"Do you mind if I wish to?"
"That's what it's there for."
I guess that was true. Every first star of the night was supposed to be wished upon. It was to go without saying. I opened my eyes again and sighed peacefully. The cool air was enough to just barely make me shiver but the breeze felt so relaxing and inviting I was a slave to it. A yawn came from the Airbender next to me.
"Want to go to sleep?"
"No. I want to stay here with you."
I sat up and shrugged a little. I wasn't about to object. I was a little tired myself, but these quiet moments with Aang were rare. I figured that Toph and Sokka were already asleep so that thought made this moment even more perfect. I couldn't help my feelings around this boy. His power and childlike ways kept me wanting to be around him. Yet when I was around him, it was like I couldn't breathe. I was afraid that I would do something so ungraceful, so unworthy, that I couldn't be around him. Sometimes I felt like I couldn't live up to all of the wonderful characteristics of him. I thought there was no flaw to him. I thought he had no weakness.