This was the interaction that I first wanted to write. I've still got one more in the works, but I think that's it.

Happy reading.

Suki: Blessing

It was cold in the south pole. Suki had expected it, had been warned by almost everyone that it was like another world compared to the Earth Kingdom and Fire Nation which she was familiar with.

After Sozin's Comet, and Zuko's coronation, Suki had rejoined her Kyoshi Warriors, traveled to Ba Sing Se briefly, before returning home to Kyoshi Island. Suki had no family to return to, her parents having passed before Aang's arrival and being an only child. It had given her the motivation to train and become the girls' leader.

Sokka and Katara had also gone home with their father to rebuild their village with help from Pakku and other Northern waterbenders and people looking for new beginnings. Aang and Toph had tackled the colonies as peacekeepers in the transition, though each in their own style. Iroh had reclaimed his tea shop and Zuko had stayed in the palace to stabilize the nation and handle the malcontents.

They had all come full circle, and in some moments, Suki almost wondered if the whole past year had actually happened. But then she saw Ty Lee training with the girls, or heard news of another village that Aang had helped. Or received a messenger hawk from Sokka that made her smile and blush at the same time.

She missed him, pure and simple. She had missed him before so it wasn't a new sensation, but this time was infinitely stronger. She understood that they all had their places and tasks at home, but every day was spent longing for her warrior.

So, the first time Aang had visited Kyoshi Island on his rounds—and to give elephant koi surfing another go—Suki had passed on her headdress to Nini, said farewell to the village elder and hitched a ride south with the accommodating Avatar and Appa.

Sokka's face had been priceless.

And then he had tackled her into a snow drift in front of his father, grandmother, sister, and the rest of the village. Adjusting after that was deceptively easy. Where Hakoda and Pakku worked on the village's construction to accommodate for the increased population, she and Sokka became the trainers for all the prospective warriors. They spent their days fighting and flirting as Sokka covered sword and spear and Suki passed taught a new group of girls how to use the deceptively delicate fans.

Which brought her to her current situation: engaged to the young man who had offended her as a boy, grown on her as a student, rescued her from prison—or at least gave her the opening—and fought with her as an equal to end a century long war. When Sokka had presented her with a necklace choker, she had been touched that in lieu of carving a blue stone as was traditional, he had forged a gold medallion that almost exactly matched the decals that had been on her uniform which she still kept bundled up in her belongings.

That night was a full moon, after Suki watched Katara slip out, Suki herself left the hut that she shared with the master water bender, her soon to be sister-in-law and walked to the edge of the ice to the frigid water.

Once there, Suki gazed at the moon and considered what to do next. The story had come in pieces over months of time, but Suki had heard learned everything about Yue, the princess from the north.

"I don't know if you can hear me," Suki started hesitantly. "I don't know what would have happened if you had lived. But I know that you loved him." Suki smiled. "He's actually very easy to love."

"Yes, he is."

Suki looked over to her left and saw a white-haired and white-clad girl half standing and half floating. Having never seen the girl before, Suki nevertheless recognized who she must be.

"Yue."

The girl spirit smiled and settled closer to Suki. When she was close enough, Yue reached out an ethereal finger and gently touched the gold pendant at Suki's throat. Yue smiled again.

"He still prays to me," Yue confided. "I hope it doesn't bother you."

Suki examined herself for jealousy, surprised to find none. "Not really. If there's anyone who has enough room in his heart for both of us, it's Sokka."

"Yes, that's true. He'll always be with me, and you will always be with me."

Suki raised her eyebrows in question.

"You can love him like I can't. You can be at his side and support him like I can't, and probably never could. You are a part of him and so a part of me. My eyes will always be on you and your children and your children's children."

The next morning, Suki kissed Sokka with passion and fire and promise. He stared at her in wonder and adoration, kissing her back.

Months later, Aang performed their bonding ceremony under the light of the full moon. Suki saw Yue's face in the moon's light, smiling her blessing on them.