Title: Watchful Eye
Author: ferretgirl1124
Pairing(s): SokkaxYue, implied SokkaxSuki
Genre: Angst
Rating: PG
Warning(s): Angst, comma abuse
Disclaimer: Not mine, which is odd since I abuse them less then thier owners do.
Word Count: 219
Summary: Just because it was necessary didn't mean it was easy.
A/N: Okay, another quick drabble 'cause I can't resist YuexSokka angst. ; Unbeta'd, so if it sucks, I'm sorry. Oh, and be warned...the commas abound. Written for sokkascrew on LJ.
Yue had been stunning, her unusual hair color making her stand out even among the snow. Her sweet demeanor, her gentle encouraging smile that appeared no matter how outrageous his claim was…those things had all made her special.
He would have been happy if that was all she had to make her special. She had had more then enough to keep him happy and interested, and he would have done anything for her. But no, she had to be a spirit, an incarnation of the moon no less, and that had doomed her.
Crying over her grave had felt like betraying Katara in some small way. Their tribes, and the balance of the world, had depended on the beautiful princess's sacrifice, but at that moment he would have traded all the water bending in the world for one more smile, one more kiss.
So, because it was better then actually considering that trade, he cried, thanked, and cursed the moon in turn, for giving her what little life she had experienced, and for taking it away.
And as the years passed, and his children flourished and grew under that same moon, he rejoiced, for years had given him new views, and he knew that his first love would always be a silent and loving guardian for those still living.
