Chapter 4: Two Loves; One Choice
Nope...Sorry guys.. I don't own Avatar.
Previously on Avatar: The Journey Continues...
"What's going on with you and Sokka? I've never seen you two so distant before." The former circus performer wondered causing Suki to groan./P>
"I.. Don't know. He's just been acting very different here lately.. I try to get romantic with him or even talk to him, and he just avoids me or says he's tired or something.. I don't know what's going on, but if he keeps this up much longer I'm afraid that we won't be together..." The Kyoshi Leader answered with a downcast face. This caused Ty Lee to immediately grab Suki and pull her into a hug.
"I'm sorry this is going on Suki.. I'm sure it's just a faze. You both will get though it.." The acrobatic girl comforted her friend who merely laughed weakly.
"I hope it ends soon or else I won't be able to take much more of it." Suki commented softly as Ty Lee released her from the hug.
"Have you talked with him about it?" Ty Lee asked causing Suki to shake her head 'no'.
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And Now...
A quiet almost unbearable stillness clung in the air as the warriors prepared for battle. The only sound that was heard on the seaside was the hushed small excited giggles from the fan girls. Katara stood facing Aang with waterwhips surrounding her arms while Sokka and Suki poised for battle to the left of the girl. Sonyi and Chang stood to the right of Katara also in their battle stances. The lone airbender was right in front of his lover with an excited yet focused look on his happy-go-lucky face. No one moved as they waited for their opponent to take the first action. After a few seconds, Katara bravely made the first move by shooting a large horizontal slice of water toward her boyfriend who merely jumped over it using airbending. Sokka then took that time to run towards Aang, sword drawn, in an attempt to slice at him. Sokka's efforts were futile as the powerful avatar easily slid up a rock wall that the watertribe warrior slammed into. Chang then created a powerful waterblast and shot it towards Aang who countered the attack with a fireball. In the meantime, the avatar managed to airbend at Sokka who immediately flew out of the makeshift arena and into a tree trunk.
"Sokka's out!" One of the young fan girl's announced as the watertribe warrior stood up rubbing his throbbing back. Next up was Sonyi who dodged a waterwhip from Aang and threw three razor blades at the young man. This was easy for the airnomad who simply airbended the razors back to the girl causing her to fly back and hang pinned by her clothes to a tree.
"Sonyi is out!" The little girl informed while the other fans cheered on their hero in his little play battle. Shouts of adoration and praise filled the air as Aang dodged razors and waterblasts heading towards him from his three remaining opponents. Chang was next in line to be taken out as he prepared a huge waterbending blast and threw it towards Aang. In a spit second, the avatar created a huge fireblast that hit into the water creating a mighty explosion that shot Chang out of the game and into the ocean.
"There goes Chang the waterbender!" The young announcer called out over the squeals of delight. With all of the positive feedback, Aang felt his pride getting the better of him. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Suki charging full blast towards him with fans flailed and ready for battle. Right before the kyoshi warrior had a chance to hit the avatar, Aang ducked out of the way avoiding the attack and sent Suki flying into Sokka's unexpecting arms. The impact knocked the watertribe warrior off his feet and flat on his back with a loud groan.
"Suki is out! Now it's one on one. Who will win? Avatar Aang or his girlfriend, Katara?" The little child cried out in a high pitch nearly squealing voice. This caused Aang to smile as well as Katara to do the same. Katara knew that she didn't stand a chance against her boyfriend, but she definitely wasn't going down without a show. The waterbending teacher started the face off with some elegant two feet thick water whips closing in on her pupil from all directions. This caused Aang to create a small air tornado to shield him from the waterwhips. Waterwhips flew everywhere with this counteraction. One waterwhip slammed into a tree, another one Katara had to counteract since it was heading towards her, and the last one hit Sokka, who was just standing up, straight in the stomach causing him to fall back again. This accident didn't attract any attention from the dueling couple or the excited fan girls. Aang sent a chunk of rock towards Katara who sent up a slice of water splitting the boulder in half. She then sent a huge wave towards her lover which was counteracted by a firewall. On and on the two battled for around another five minutes before finally Aang caught is girlfriend off guard by picking her up with airbending whip, floating her out, and dropping her into the cool ocean water.
"And Avatar Aang is the winner!" The volunteer announcer concluded with an excited squeal. The other lovestruck girl's followed her example before running into the small fighting arena and tackling a laughing Aang. Katara, who was still floating in the water, merely giggled and began swimming back to shore. The vacation was off to a great start, and Katara couldn't wait to get to the Southern Watertribe in the morning.
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Later that evening...
A cool calming breeze flew gracefully though the night sky as the half moon and stars shined beautifully down on the tiny village. The group of friends were now in the guest house laughing and talking about different adventures except for Sokka who was silently sitting on a log sharpening his boomerang. His face held a sadness and emptiness as he concentrated on his weapon.
"Hey." A soft voice called from behind the young man. Sokka turned around for a second to see his girlfriend standing in a green silk robe with her hair down and face paint taken off. The breeze coursed through her shoulder length hair, and the moonlight cast an elegant beauty on her skin. However, this didn't even faze the distracted young man.
"Oh.. hey Suki." Sokka said softly before turning his back to the girl and continuing to sharpen his boomerang. Suki frowned a little, but decided to ignore the coldness and continue some type of conversation.
"It's a nice night out tonight, isn't it?" The Kyoshi warrior commented causing Sokka to nod his head in agreement.
"Yep." Was the one worded response that the young girl received. Even still, Suki pressed on to talk with her quiet boyfriend.
"So.. Zuko and Mai's wedding is coming up. That's pretty exciting." Suki continued with slight uneasiness in her voice.
"Yep." Sokka shortly replied while continuing to sharpen weapon. This made the Kyoshi warrior's frustration rise as she fought to maintain her calm demeanor. Pushing back a strand of hair from her face, Suki began talking again.
"It seems that a lot of people are getting married now.. Zuko and Mai, Chang and Sonyi, and of course Aang and Katara will be getting engaged sometime soon. Those two are so in love." The Kyoshi Leader observed as Sokka casually continued scraping the shrieking stone across the metal boomerang.
"If Katara and Aang have any sense in their minds they will wait until they are much older before getting married." Sokka's response caught his girlfriend off guard. She was not expecting such a cold remark to her comment.
"Well, how long do you think they should wait, and why should they wait? They obviously love eachother.." Suki asked while observing her unusually shut down boyfriend.
"I don't know.. Just a while.. And because they are too young." The watertribe warrior answered without even so much as a glance back at his girlfriend.
"Well.. Do you ever plan on marrying..me someday?" Suki inquired causing Sokka to drop his sharpening stone and turn around with a completely baffled expression on his face.
"What? Suki, why are you asking me this? I thought you didn't even want to get married..." This remark caused the usually strong and fearless girl to become insecure and nervous.
"Well.. I have been thinking about it a lot lately.. We are already passed the age of legally being able to marry, and all of our friends are getting married.. So I've been also wanting to experience being married and start a family.." The last part of that answer came out soft and barely audible but still hit Sokka like a boulder.
"A family? Suki.. No.. We can't get married yet!" The watertribe warrior exclaimed in a crackly voice. This answer surprised the Kyoshi warrior and infuriated her.
"And why not?" Suki inquired with an upset tone as she walked closer to her boyfriend.
"Now is not the time.." Was his short answer. This caused even more rage to envelope the young girl.
"Then WHEN is the right time Sokka? We've been together going on three YEARS now.. THREE YEARS! How much more time do you need to figure out if you want to spend the rest of your life with me?... Why are you acting like this? Here lately, I can't even get five words out of you. You're not romantic with me anymore.. You're avoiding spending time with me.. You're ignoring me.. What is going on with you?" Suki questioned while placing her hands on her hips in anger. Sokka then turned his back to the young girl and looked down at the sharpened boomerang in his hands.
"I'm.. Just not ready." Was his simple yet sincere response. This caused the Kyoshi warrior's leader to frown and look at the ground in sadness. A few quiet moments passed by as the two remained perfectly still.
"I love you, Sokka.. and I wish you were ready.. I gave you my heart.. I just wish you would give me yours." Suki responded in a quiet and very saddened tone. Sokka remained silent as he stared up at the elegantly glowing moon. Longing and grief filled his entire soul before he stood up and sheathed his boomerang.
"I'm sorry Suki.. I can't deal with this right now... I'm going to bed.. Goodnight." With those last words, Sokka walked solemnly past his girlfriend and toward the guest house. A wave of anger, sadness, and humiliation swarmed Suki causing her to growl in anger and kick the long breaking a hole through it.
"Why can't he love me?" She cried out to the moon before breaking down and crying on the ground.
Laying in his bed, Sokka looked out his window and towards his moon angel. She was his before fate took her, and he had spent three years trying to forget. His efforts to move on and fall in love with Suki were completely in vain. He just couldn't let go.
'How can I marry someone else? I planned on marrying Yue... How can I even think about giving Suki my heart when it already belongs to you, Yue?' Sokka thought to himself before he silently drifted off into sleep.
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Okay...DON'T KILL ME.. so now we have some conflict with Sokka and Suki. Sokka is still not over Yue, and Suki realizes that he doesn't fully love her. Kind of a sad chapter for the both of them. Hope you liked it though! Please review! And thank you all who have reviewed! YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST! :D It's so awesome to know that my story is loved and appreciated. :') Well, it's 1:40 in the morning! So I need to get some sleep! ENJOY!