Merry Christmas! After this I'm going to be gone for a few days, possibly a week with holiday stuff. Please read and review. Reviews are good.
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar the Last Airbender or any of the characters. So sad.
Katara was walking through the woods, not sure of where she was going and not really even paying attention to the scenery around her. Her head was kept low, staring at the ground as she was lost in thought.
katara had been walking back to their small hut after she had finished her chores. Sokka was standing outside the hut, waiting for her. "Katara." He called. He ran over to her. "What?" She asked. "Dad," He said. "He….he's…he's leaving." She stared at him for a moment. "What do you mean?" She asked. "The men are leaving to fight the Fire Nation. Dads going with them." He said. "What? But, but why didn't he tell us?!" She ran past Sokka and to their hut.
She pulled back the curtain and saw her dad packing a bag with a few things. Hakoda looked up. A few long moments passed in which neither of them said anything. He stood up. "Katara…" He said. "Why didn't you tell us?" She asked, trying to keep her voice steady. "I didn't know how." He said. Another few moments of silence passed. Hakoda bent down again and picked up a few more things. "Dad!" Katara said, her voice rising. "You can't just leave us!" Hakoda stood up. "The army needs me to command them." Katara stood in front of the opening of their hut, as if that would stop him from going. "We need you too, dad." She said. "Please. Don't go." Hakoda stared at her for a moment, then dropped his bag and pulled her into a hug. It all felt so final, Katara felt a tear slip out. He let her go, picked up his bag and walked out. "Dad!' She yelled running after him. "Dad, please!" She yelled. He continued walking. She slowed down her running until she stopped all together. She yelled for him one last time. He stopped for a second but continued walking,
as though he couldn't bear to look at her. She fell to her knees, watching him leave.
Sokka walked over to her. He put a hand on her shoulder. "Come on, Katara." He said. Katara didn't move. Sokka gently grabbed her arm and pulled her p. She let him lead her back to the hut. "He's gone," She whispered. "He left us….."
When the woods finally cleared, Katara found herself by a dock. She stared for a while. No one was there. It looked like no one had been here for a while. She walked over and sat down on the edge of the dock, her feet dangling on the waters edge.
