Please Answer me

A/N: So just to be clear, you guys don't like it when I post the same chapter twice right? Sorry about that last one. J For this chapter I'm trying something a little different and it's going to get pretty dark. If you get feels then I've done something right. Sorry for the writing delay, you may expect more of those for a little while but hopefully not too long for the next chapter. As always, thanks for the reviews.

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Dear Aang,

I thought I would hear from you by now. It's been five days since your last letter and I you should be at Chin Village by now. I hope things are going okay. You know I always worry just a little bit when you get called away from home because a village is having problems with spirit. I don't know—it just makes me nervous. The chances are slim that some spirit has abducted you or that you're in a situation that you can't handle. But I'm reminded of when you are Sokka vanished at the Senlin Village. I knew you would come back and that everything would be okay and yet it's still hard waiting. That's the tough thing about waiting, I suppose. You rarely know how long you'll have to wait or what you'll find once the waiting is over. Anyway, I'm sure you'll be home some time very soon.

We miss you. The kids are a little down since they were hoping to have heard from you by now. Every single day like clockwork right after school they ask if you've sent a messenger hawk. While we're on the topic of school, I should let you know I had to see the headmaster at the primary school because Bumi keeps sneaking spider rats into class. His teacher found four of them in his desk and one in each pant pocket yesterday. Anyway, Kya and Tenzin are eager to hear from you but are otherwise okay. We went for a swim at the lake and that seemed to lift their spirits quite a bit.

Love always,

Katara

Dear Aang,

I'm starting to get pretty worried. It's been ten days since you've written us. How could you not write me and the kids? This isn't like you and I'm really afraid something might be wrong. I'm running out of things to say to the children and they ask about you constantly. I can only hide my own worries but so much and Kya is old enough to see through my forced enthusiasm. I hate seeing that same worry reflected back at me in their little faces. I don't know if maybe you got stuck helping or mediating or Avataring somewhere nearby because people always need you, but why wouldn't you have written to tell me? I need you and our babies need you. Please, just let me know that you are okay.

I know that when you asked me to marry you we talked about all the things that would be hard for us. I accepted all of those things we talked about. You being away from home was one of them. Even though I didn't say anything at the time, I knew the worry that I would have to face was another. That's why I spent as much time as I could traveling with you up until I got pregnant. I wanted to keep you safe—to see with my own eyes that you were okay and protect you whenever you needed to be kept safe. Finding you was the best thing that ever happened to me and I wasn't going to ever let anything happen to you. But I can't control everything, Aang, and I can't control the things that you face as the Avatar. I feel so helpless right now.

When we found out I was pregnant with Kya that changed so quickly and I feel like I've worried tenfold ever since. I hate when you leave and I hate worrying. I thought that I could handle it and each time that you come home I tell myself how silly I was for worrying myself sick in the first place. I don't blame you, Sweetie. I try really hard not to. I know you are just doing your duty but I just wish we had more time together. I miss being kids and being able to go where the wind would take us. But I guess even then things were never that simple.

I don't know what's wrong with me right now and why I am having such a hard time tonight. I'm sorry for totally gushing. I keep telling myself that there's a logical reason for all of this and everything would be fine but why do I feel like this? I don't know if it's me or you or just having the kids by myself and the council barraging me with questions about your whereabouts is getting to me but something just doesn't feel right. You've been through worse and you came back to me time and time again, right? Please, Aang, please just find a way to let me know that you're okay.

I love you and I miss you and I can't wait to see you again. Wherever you are, please, be safe.

Love always,

Katara

Dear Aang,

I'm leaving this note for the mayor in case you come back. I've just arrived at the Chin Village and spoke to the mayor and many of the villagers. They told me that they haven't seen you in a little over two weeks which was a day or two before my first letter. It's been almost three weeks since I've been able to know for sure that you're safe. I left Air Temple Island to see if I could find you in Chin. Gran Gran and the acolytes are looking after Kya, Bumi, and Tenzin. Sokka promised me he would make frequent visits to make sure everything was okay.

I couldn't wait any longer. I had to know what happened to you and we're going to be together soon. If you come back before me, I'm taking Appa and heading in the direction of the Foggy Swamp. I don't know why but that seems like the right place to go. The villagers said you went that way and insisted you go alone because you didn't want to jeopardize anyone's safety if you were dealing with spirits. Don't worry. They took very good care of Appa. He seemed agitated—probably because he's worried about you, but is otherwise fine.

Aang, they took me to where you were supposed to go and told me what they had seen. I've never heard of anything like it. I don't think a spirit, no matter how angry, would do something like that. That was the work of men…waterbenders and earthbenders. They've given what was left of the victims proper burials and shrines have been built since the village last saw you. Be careful, Aang.

Katara