"She had whose eyes?" Aang asked Sokka, still concerned about why the watertribe boy saw.

Sokka didn't say anything. He continued to stare at the icy floor at his feet. He couldn't speak. He didn't know what to say. He wasn't going to say his dead ex-girlfriend is back to life, he'll sound crazy. There's no way she came back. She couldn't have.

"I'm going to the chief." Sokka said, and walked forward, leaving the rest of the group behind him.

"Sokka, get back here!" Katara called out to him, but Sokka ignored her.

Sokka didn't know what to think. He just continued walking, alone and lost in his thoughts. He knew what he saw. He knew who she was but he also knew it was impossible. That's why he wanted to go to the chief, if Yue was back, she would've gone straight to her father.

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Yue continued to run. She didn't know why, but she felt like she couldn't stop. She had tears streaming down her face. She knew it was Sokka, and for some reason, she felt like she couldn't approach him. What would he think of her?

Yue stood in front of her old home she once had and began walking up the stairs leading to her door. She was still trying to think of something to say to her father. She couldn't just walk in and say hello. She needed an explanation that made sense.

"Hello? Father?" Yue called out, walking into her palace and removed her hood from her head, showing her white hair.

"Who's there?" She heard a voice call, she knew the voice. It was her father, Chief Arnook.

"Hi dad…" Yue whispered.

"Who's there? Don't let me call the guards."

Yue looked up and saw her father walking out of the shadows of the hallway. He hasn't changed a bit. He still wore his traditional northern fur coat, and still had the same hair style.

"No…" He spoke.

"Father…"

"It can't be… is that you, Yue?"

"It is… I've returned…I'm here."

"Yue..." Her father spoke after running to her and pulling her into a hug.

Yue felt her father's warm tears on her face. She's never seen him cry before. They just stood there for what felt like hours, gripping each other and crying on each other's shoulders.

"How Yue…How'd you come back…?" He asked his daughter, still holding her.

"It's a long story." Yue told him, as they broke their embrace and walked through the icy palace as Yue explained what happened.

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It's been an hour since Sokka started walking to the Chief's palace and finally got to it. He ran up the stairs and slammed the doors open.

"Chief Arnook?!" Sokka yelled out. He still was fighting to hold back tears. Her name echoed through his mind.

"Sokka? Is that you?" Chief Arnook called out as he walked into the room."Sokka! Wow, it's good to see you."

"You too. I came to ask you an important question. It's about your daughter." Sokka took a deep breath. Talking to the chief was harder than he thought.

"What about princess Yue?"

"I saw something today…someone. And she resembled her."

"You saw her?"

"Well…no, but the person I saw had her eyes. Chief, I know it sounds crazy, but I have a feeling it really was her. I know those eyes better than anyone."

"Sokka…I-"

"I need to know if it really was her. I believe if she was back, she'd come here first."

"Yes, I agree with that but-"

"So this brings me to my question."

"Sokka, I understand your concern but-"

"But nothing, Chief. Is Princess Yue here?"

There was then a long silence. They stood there in silence and to Sokka's realization; he had tears dripping down his face. He didn't even notice, yet he didn't wipe them off. It felt like time was stopped. Sokka's heart was pounding against his chest, nervous to hear what the chief was going to say next.

"I'm sorry, Princess Yue isn't here." Arnook finally spoke, but it wasn't what Sokka wanted to here.

"But-"Sokka began, then choked on a sob he didn't even know he was holding back. His tears were still flowing. "Do you think maybe, she did return? She just didn't come here? Maybe she's roaming the streets. I know what I saw. You have to believe me."

"I think it's time you go now. I have place for you and your friends to stay near the main bridge at the canal. You may stay as long as you want."

Sokka didn't even bother to say anything. He just left without a word. He knew that something was wrong with the chief. He knew he was hiding something.

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"Father?" Yue asked from behind him.

"Yes, Yue?"

"That was Sokka wasn't it…?"

"Yes, but darling, you must understand, you can't show the world you're back yet. It'll scare your people and who knows what other problems it will cause. Let the Sokka and his friends settle in. You need to approach them at the right moment."

"Okay…" Yue said quietly and went back to her room and laid down on her bed. It was getting late. She needed her rest.

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"What took you so long Sokka?" Toph asked the boy as they started to unpack in the place the chief told them they could stay.

"Nothing. I was just talking with the chief, catching up on things." Sokka answered, unpacking his sleeping bag and lying down on it.

"C'mon, you've been a boring, mopey mess ever since we got here. Lighten up and have fun, what's wrong with you? You're usually so sarcastic. Where is that?" Suki said as she took Sokka's hand in hers.

"I'm fine, Suki. Okay?" Sokka replied to her and removed his hand from her grip.

"Fine." Suki finished the conversation and ran out the door to the outside.

"Sokka, What is it…? I can tell you're upset…" Katara said to her brother. She always hated it when he was hurting.

"Are you that blind?! Come on Katara use your head! We're in the North Pole. Think back to the last time we were here. Think about what happened. It's not hard." Sokka snapped at Katara, causing her to flinch.

"Sokka, relax. I don't know what your problem is but you don't have to take it out on us." Toph said back to him.

"Fine." Sokka said and left into another room and slammed the door.

"What's wrong with him?" Toph asked Katara and Aang, hoping for an answer.

"Princess Yue is what's wrong with him…" Aang said quietly. He sat in a corner at the end of the room in a meditating position.

"Who?" Toph asked.

"Princess Yue was Sokka's first girlfriend, She died a while back because the fire nation killed the moon spirit. It all makes sense now. That's why he's been like this. I can't believe we've been so blind. Sokka's dying on the inside and we didn't even notice. What kind of friends are we?" Katara asked herself. She was now curled into a ball and had her hands on her head.

"But, that was before you guys met me. That means it was a way long time ago. Shouldn't he be over her by now?" Toph said, sounding concerned

"When Yue died, a part of Sokka died. He hasn't been the same since. I knew a part of him still loved her, but I didn't know it was like this." Aang spoke, still sitting in his corner.

"It makes sense though," Katara said. "Sokka's been holding him pain back all this time. It's finally coming out all at once. That's why he's so constantly miserable."

"So, someone go talk to him." Toph added, lying on her stomach as she stretched out and yawned.

"I'll go." Aang got up and walked towards the door, and knocked. There was no answer, so he decided to walk in.

Aang saw Sokka on the ledge on an open window watching the glowing orb in the sky. The moon shone and was up in its original place surrounded by the bright stars.

"I know it hurts, Sokka." Aang tried to comfort his friend and sat next to him on the ledge.

"You don't know. She died right in my arms Aang. She and I, it felt so right, I felt like we had it all. I was there for her when she needed me. I was there when the sky was nothing but darkness. But when I was at my worst, where was she? Dead." There was a pause, "Because I couldn't protect her"

"Don't say that. You did everything you could've done. She would have sacrificed herself either way. She had to do what she needed to. She knew her destiny, Sokka. She did it for her people, the world and for you. You need to remember that."

"And what about what I saw today?"

"The girl you ran into with the hood?"

"Yeah. Those were Yue's eyes, Aang. I'm sure of it. She's here. I can feel it."

"Sokka, don't get ahead of yourself. Yue became the moon spirit. Someone can't just return like that from the spirit world."

"I know what I saw, Aang."

"Sokka, but-"

"No, Aang you don't get it. I've been on my knees this whole trip. It's killing me just being present in this place. You told me you had my back. Why is this so different?"

"What about Suki?"

"Don't ask me about that, please. I don't know."

Aang then heard Sokka sniffle as he covered his face with his hands and leaned forward.

"I'm going to find her, if you don't want to help me, fine." Sokka spoke in a low, serious tone.

"What if you can't find her? Sokka, you can't get your hopes up like this."

"If she really isn't here, I'll still be on the lookout for the girl I saw earlier."

"Okay. Goodnight, Sokka. Try sleeping a bit" Aang said as he walked out the door.

Sokka sighed and continued watching the moon. He could've sworn it looked different. He didn't know what it was, but he felt like something was missing from it.

"I need you." Sokka whispered to himself as he crawled onto a blanket on the floor, still looking out the open window, feeling a light breeze on his face as he drifted to sleep.