"Hey..."
Suki asked herself again why she had ever considered this a good idea. From an outsider's perspective, she must have looked mad. Talking to herself on the balcony in the middle of the night. And really, she was. Speaking to someone who wasn't listening. Who couldn't hear.
"We never got to meet each other," Suki continued. "I wish we had. You sounded like a wonderful person. You must have been for Sokka to love you so much, even now."
The wind made her t-shirt's sleeves dance. Her exposed arms tingled.
"He still misses you. Every once in a while, I see it in his eyes. They darken and it looks like there's nothing in them. It's wrong but I feel jealous. Because..." Suki recomposed herself. "Because if you were alive, he would be with you. And... And I love him, so so much. But I'm scared I love him more than he loves me."
Suki looked down, unable to keep her eyes on the moon that hung in the night sky. Everyone must have fallen asleep hours ago.
"I'm scared that I'm not good enough for him. I'm not upbeat like Ty Lee. I'm not witty like Toph. And I'm not pure and beautiful like you." Suki's fingers curled into the palms of her hands. "I'm me."
"And that is why you're perfect for him."
Suki lifted her head. Something white danced behind a haze. She rubbed her eyes with her knuckles. Able to see the owner of the voice clearly now, she rubbed her eyes again and stared.
"You're..."
"Yes." The girl in front of Suki nodded. Wisps of white material from her flowing dress rippled. She smiled at Suki. Sokka hadn't exaggerated her looks. "I am Yue, the moon spirit. You look surprised."
"I do?" Suki said. "Sorry. I didn't expect you to answer me."
"Yet you still asked."
Suki averted her gaze. "What else can I do?"
"Try to answer your questions instead of letting them eat at you. Why are you so anxious?"
"I..." Suki clasped her elbows with her hands. "I think Sokka is going to propose to me."
Yue raised her eyebrows. "Don't you want to marry him?"
"Yes! With all my heart, but..." Suki faltered out.
"You are afraid?"
"I'm afraid I won't be good enough. He loves you and he always will. I can't live up to his expectations."
"But I can't marry him," said Yue. "No matter how much I want to." Could spirits cry? Yue's eyes sparkled. "Suki, you mustn't be scared. You must show Sokka how much you love him. When you see him with empty eyes, you need to fill them with your love. He lost me... don't let him lose you as well."
"But he can have whoev-"
"And he chose you," finished Yue. "I have seen many things and I assure you he loves you at least as much as he loves me. Sokka needs someone kind, brave and loyal. Someone who can look after herself. Someone strong, who will stand by his side no matter what. He needs you. Take care of him."
Suki studied the ground below for a while. "But what-" She raised her head.
Yue was gone.
