The second chapter of the story, uploaded so quickly due to extreme boredom. Have fun reading, and don't forget to read and review. I promise, more Kataang later.

Decisions

They gathered for a family discussion after a hearty meal. This was one serious discussion, one that no one laughed at. Even Sokka didn't make sarcastic comments or talk about food (duh they just finished dinner, but when it comes to Sokka who knows?).

Iroh: so what is everyone going to do now that there is...well nothing to do?

Zuko: going back to the fire nation to rule.

Aang: going all around the air temples to rebuild them.

Katara: I'm coming with you.

Aang: smiles and kisses her on cheek.

Suki: why can't you that more often to me Sokka?

Sokka: erm... Anyways, I think I'll go back to the South Pole.

Toph: I won't come. I can't see there.

Suki: I need to in back to Kyoshi to tell everyone I'm leaving. I'm coming with you, Sokka.

Toph: I think I'll stay with you, Iroh. I really don't want to go back to my house of everlasting torture and humiliation.

And with that, she storms out of the room, the ground shaking beneath her.

Aang: wow she really meant that. Katara, you want to leave tomorrow?

Katara: I don't know... As much as I want to go with you, I'm going to miss Sokka... I think I would like to leave the day after.

Aang: ok

And with that, they return to their own rooms to get some sleep.

Sokka felt grateful to Katara, for he needed some advice on his problem. After all, who better to ask than Aang, especially after if had helped Aang out on his girlfriend problem. He headed off to the room that the guys shared, and sat down across Aang. He took a deep breath and said, "Aang, I need help..."

The next day, Katara dragged Sokka off his bed early for some quality sibling time, for Aang told her to get Sokka away from the girls. Katara nearly ripped his head off, but he immediately said "no I meant THE girls, like, not you coz you're already taken..." with that, he dodged Katara's playful nudge. She agreed to help, and thus brought Sokka shopping.

"I know you lost your space sword, so I'm guessing you want another one. We're going shopping!" within minutes, Sokka had borne ten new injuries from the misuse of the weapons, but still hasn't found one that he liked.

Katara, on the other hand, found a staff to match Aang's, but this one allowed her to magnify an attack, and create more powerful shields that can ward off lightning and conduct it back with her next attack.

Sokka asked, annoyed, "hey I thought I was supposed to be the one shopping? Oh my avatar! Can it be?!" he exclaimed.

Katara followed the direction he was looking and saw a sleek black sword with a golden and a red dragon woven around the shiny handle.

Sokka's eyes brightened, and took the sword off the holder to inspect it. He turned it around to find an intricate "Sk" carved deep into the end of the handle, like it was made for "Sk".

Sokka grabbed the sword and looked around for the shop owner, and found a delicate young girl with hair as white and pure as Yue's.

"Yue?" he whispered with trepidation.

The girl spun around. "Where?! Where is she?" She glanced around desperately for a while, and broke down, sitting down on a chair near her.

Sokka rushed over, kneeling casually in front of her, and asked," you know her?"

"No, no. I don't know, I DON'T KNOW! Oh my head hurts..." she moans painfully.

"Ok calm down, calm down..." Sokka stroked her back.

Katara went over to see what all the commotion was about, only to find a friend crying and her brother calming her down.

"Yue? But... how?!" but the white-haired girl only cried harder.

Sokka shook his head and look at his sister, pleading.

Katara was taken aback. She had never seen Sokka that serious before. Not even at the invasion, or before the final battle!

Clearly, with the war over, everyone had more than enough time to think about the past present and the future. Past memories came back, and without the distraction of the war, the impact affected them harder each time they were reminded of it.

Katara knew Sokka was really trying hard not to give in to his emotions, but only for this almost if not perfect replica of his first love crying out of pain in front of them.

Katara decided to take matters into her own hands. She grabbed the sword and asked, "How did you find this?" the girl stopped sobbing, with tears still rolling down her cheeks, her customer-service training kicked in.

"Oh that? I guess you could say it fell out of the sky yesterday afternoon along with this boomerang. I thought it was interesting, seeing swords were supposed to be shiny and..."

"Whatever. Look this is my sword and boomerang, and I want them back. See this 'Sk'? It's my initials. Sokka? Sk? Get it? Master Piandao made it especially for me. Something about stamping my identity... But you really didn't need to know that... " Avatar spirits, she's not Yue, so why am I acting up like that; Sokka was clearly losing it, "Anyways, can I have them back?"

The poor girl, sobbing again at the mention of his name, nodded immediately, willing them to leave as soon as possible and spare her from this miserable truth which she has been trying to forget for the past year.

Sokka hugged his sword and boomerang, his face showing mixed expressions. He was glad to have found his space sword and boomerang which meant a lot to him, but upset about finding someone who looked and acted so similarly to princess Yue, but had almost no idea who princess Yue was. He was confused, but on his face was a tiny spark of hope which Katara had not seen for long since he found out she became the moon.

I guess this is how true love is; both of the couple depends on each other; she realized. Is this how I will be after Aang...? Her mind immediately returned to that time in the crystal combs, when he was struck down by lightning, while she stood there, almost helpless.

She finally understood how Sokka felt, for that was how she felt when she saw Yue rise into the moon.

Sokka felt that too, only ten times more hurt, and lost.

She put a hand on his shoulder and said, "She lives within you. She would want you to direct that energy towards somebody else..."

"NO! There will never be another like Yue. Never, no one can replace her ever." he hugged his sword tighter, as though it were Yue herself.

"I completely understand, but you should move on instead of getting caught in the past."

"You make it sound so easy. You have spirit water to heal Aang, but spirit water can't heal her, can't bring her to life again. She's just plain gone." he was determined not to cry, and transferred that sadness into anger directed at Katara.

They were soon reaching home, so Katara let Sokka think the matter was settled.

Haha didn't expect that right? Well, what's going to happen next?? I have no idea either.

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