The more I thought about going back, the more I was convinced that it was the right thing to do. How could I have left? I asked myself. How could I have thought that everything will be alright?

I started making plans that night.

My first plan was to hide in the ferry and when it gets back to Ba Sing Se, I'll jump out… only to be sent back to Kioshi Island. Well maybe I can dress as a man, then jump out. No, they might think I have been sent from the Fire Nation. I mean, think of how it would look. One boy jumps off a ferry that had just returned from taking women and children to safety. What exactly was I going to say, 'Sorry, wrong ferry.'?

"Stupid ideas, Song." I muttered to myself.

If I could somehow slip off when no one was looking, I could reports to the guards as a boy who has been sent from his village to fight. Wait, an entire village sending one boy to fight. I could say I was separated from my group, but the guards would want to know who I was with and where I came from. I could tell them what village I came from, but once they go to check to see if anyone was missing from my 'group', I would be found out. If it was a small village, like mine, they would send about four and keep the rest to defend the town.

What was I going to do? No matter which way you look at it, there was no way I was going to be able to pull this off by myself. I turned over in my blanket to see sleeping Katara next to me. Katara and Toph. A small smile crept across my face subconsciously. It's perfect.

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That morning, I was the first one awake. The sky was a dull gray when I gently shook my traveling companions.

"Katara. Toph. I need to talk to you."

Katara groaned as her eyes flittered opened. Toph just sat upright and yawned loudly.

"Shh." I coaxed. The last thing we needed was for someone to overhear our plan.

Once they both slipped out of their sleeping bags, I stood up and looked for a quiet place for us to talk. My eyes scanned the small deck and saw a storage closet. It will have to do. Motioning for them to keep quiet, (Though it didn't do much for Toph.) I led them over to it. Once we were safe inside, our eyes had to adjust to the darkness.

I opened my mouth to speak, but Toph beat me to it.

"Is this about your plan? The one about going back?" She asked while tilting her head slightly to the right.

Katara and I only stared at her. Finally, my words returned to me.

"How did you-"

"Know?" She finished for me. There was a sly grin creeping it's way onto her face. "Whether you believe it or not, I could you hear you whispering to yourself. Don't worry though, everyone does it." She leaned closer towards me and whispered, "You should hear how Sugar Queen whispers about Twinkle Toes." Returning to her original stance she continued. "So, I just wanted to let you know, I had a plan too. Only I was thinking of using the Serpent's Pass."

My mind was boggled. She could hear me whisper? I didn't even know I was whispering. Toph crossed her arms and puffed out her chest, apparently satisfied about knowing so much. My mouth only hung open. Not even a strangled sound could make it's way out. Katara's eyebrows just pinched together in confusion.

She looked back and fourth between Toph and I before saying, "Would someone like to tell me what exactly what is going on?"

"Song has a plan to get out of here. It still needs some alterations, like how we are going to get back to Ba Sing Se."

"What plan? What are you guys thinking?" Katara asked, obviously frustrated.

My voice returned to me before Toph could say anymore. "I am planning to go back to Ba Sing Se."

Realization dawned on Katara's face. "Oh, now I get it. You want our help, don't you?"

Toph scoffed and said, "Nothing gets past you Sugar Queen, does it?"

The waterbender turned and glared at the blind girl. I stepped off to the side, not wanting to be in the way of her piercing look.

"I was planning on hiding here on the ferry as a boy, sneak off, and pretend that I was sent by my village." I said, trying to divert Katara's attention away from Toph.

"I think we should take Serpent's Pass though." Toph said.

Katara then bit her lower lip and mumbled, "But Aang said that we should make sure to protect the other women." She looked up to see how my mouth hung open, then added hurriedly, "But I think it's a wonderful idea. I didn't even want to leave to begin with. It was just the way he said that he needed me."

She looked at me to get some sign of approval. Apparently, she thought that I was having second thoughts about having her come along. Why was that? I only shrugged it off. What Katara didn't know was that the reason my mouth hung open was because I am in the same position she's in. Not because of any other reason.

"It's okay." I reassured her. "I know how you feel. We will get back to them in time."

She nodded and smiled. Toph tapped her foot irritably.

"Soo, are we going to do this or what?" She asked as her right eyebrow lifted slightly.

I looked at Katara and she nodded vigorously.

"Yes." She answered in a firm voice. "First we will decide on a route. Then we will go from there. But before we do any of that…" She swung open the thin door to our closet. Fresh, cold air met my lungs. I hadn't realized how stuffy it was in there. "We might want to get out of here. It would look really weird for three girls whispering in a closet all day."

For some reason I giggled. It might have been the fact that Toph was rolling her eyes, or the look on Katara's face, but I'm pretty sure it had something to do with going back.

AN: Okay bad ending, but I'll live with it. Two words for ya'll: Please Review!!!