Ty Lee was excited for her usual Skype chat with her sister, but when she logged on, she saw a crying Suki.

"What happened, Love?"

"Sokka dumped me!" she sniffled.

Ty Lee frowned. "But you two were doing so well."

"I thought so too, but he said we were too complacent. He needed a girl who challenged him more."

"First of all, he's an idiot, and second maybe he wasn't enough of a challenge for you. You're so smart and he's not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed."

"Ty Lee!"

"Seriously. Maybe you need a guy who's wittier, one who can hold up to a debate against you." Ty Lee had thought Zuko might have been a better fit for his sister if it weren't for Mai.

"I'm not ready to go looking for a new boyfriend yet."

"You don't have to be. How about I come visit this weekend and we just do girl stuff, movies, chocolate, nail painting, the works?"

"Really? You'd waste your weekend like that."

"It's no waste. I love visiting you."

"Even when I'm all sad and depressed."

"Even then."

Ty Lee's real goal was to find out what was going on with Sokka. Sudden break ups usually meant another girl was involved. She was determined to solve the case.

Azula was happy. Sokka broke up with Suki. They could finally go out on dates and not be like criminals. All they needed to do was tell her brother and it was all good.

When he came to pick her up on Friday, she asked him where he was taking her.

"We're going to Piccolos."

"I don't know that place."

"That's because it's in the next town over." Sokka couldn't tell the others they were together for a while. He probably shouldn't have lied to Suki, but she was already sad, he didn't want her to be jealous too.

Azula frowned. "Is this so we won't run into anyone you know?"

"It's because they have the best pasta in the area," which is true.

"Well, in that case. Let's go."

Azula wasn't sure what she expected the restaurant to look like, but what she found was a small, candlelight room where you could see them in the kitchen making the food.

The pasta was all made in house and you could see it hanging to try.

"Welcome to Piccolo's. Is this your first time with us?"

"Yes," Sokka told them.

"Very well, please let me take you to your seats."

The waiter's name was Jerome, and he brought Sokka a wine list to look at.

"If you need anything, just wave your hand."

"They have lobster ravioli." Azula said. She would probably get that.

"Oh they have a veal chop."

"Have you always been a meathead?"

"Since I came out of the womb."

Azula had to admit that the food was very good.

"This ravioli is perfect."

"I can't believe that's all you're going to eat." The bowl looked too small for him.

"There's also dessert."

"I'd need two desserts if that was my only dinner."

"I'm surprised you didn't order two dinners," although he did get an extra side.

Azula got a brownie sundae for dessert. Sokka went with the pistachio ice cream.

"What does the rest of your weekend look like?"

"Saturday will be mostly coursework. I said I'd go to brunch with my sister on Sunday."

"You have a sister?"

"Yeah. I didn't tell you?"

"You never talk about her."

"We weren't exactly close growing up. She was the perfect child. I was more of a misfit."

"What does she do?"

"She's a psychotherapist."

"Ugh! I hate therapy."

"Try having your sister analyze you during the meal."

"EW! What do you think she'll say about me?"

Sokka hadn't planned on telling his sister.

"You weren't going to tell her about me."

"I didn't tell her about Suki either."

"Really? She seems like the perfect girlfriend to parade."

"Katara's too judgmental. Even for Suki, it would have likely been a cat fight."

"Her name's Katara?" Is that a common name?

"Yeah. It's a common name where I'm from."

Phew, if his sister was my therapist … wait, how many Katara's could be therapists here? I should google her.

Mai and Zuko were on their date.

She hadn't told him about Sokka. She wasn't sure if she should tell him at all.

"I can't believe he just dumped Suki like that. They were like the power couple."

"Well, power couples do often lead to hostile divorces."

"But they were so perfect together."

"Clearly not for him."

"I wonder what his next girlfriend will be like. Yue and Suki weren't very alike at all."

"Yue?"

"She was tall, thin, her father was a governor. People called her a princess. She was nice, but I didn't think there was much too her other than her looks."

Suki was a cute girl, but she wasn't particularly hot. Azula, on the other hand, was gorgeous but bat shit insane. "Maybe the attraction faded. Sometimes that happens overnight."

"I guess." Zuko thought Sokka was an idiot. If he were single, he'd be all over Suki in a heartbeat.

Ty Lee and Suki were watching Love Actually while eating brownie sundaes.

"You cheating bastard!" Suki yelled at the screen.

"Are you okay?" Ty Lee questioned. Her sister was drunk. She was not.

"Yeah, I just … can't shake the feeling that Sokka left me for someone else."

"Did you ask him?"

"Yes and he denied it, but now that I look back on the last few months of our relationship, he had been calling less, texting, more and he wasn't as interested in sex as when we first started dating. Maybe he was getting it from someone else."

Ty Lee didn't want her sister to cry. "If he was, I bet she's a whore with the clap or something. Suki, you're too awesome for him. You'll find a guy, one who will be all yours."

"You're the best sister Ty."

Saturday

Sokka got ready to play basketball. He and Zuko were playing with Haru and some friend of his.

"You ready?" Sokka pounded on Zuko's door.

"Give me 10 minutes."

Mai had stayed the night. "What's that noise?"

"Sokka. I'm playing basketball, remember."

"Oh yeah. Can you give me a ride home after?"

"I can do it before?"

"Nah, I'll just read in the park while you play."

The trio got to the park.

Haru introduced his friend. "This is my friend Ruon Jian."

They made their teams, which of course was Zuko and Sokka vs. Haru and Ruon Jian.

Haru started with the ball. Sokka was covering him and was doing a pretty good job, but Haru bounced the ball to Ruon Jian who got a layup.

"Where's the D Zuko?" Sokka complained.

"His hair was in my face. It's so long!"

Sokka rolled his eyes.

The boys were playing until one team got 21 baskets.

Mai periodically looked up from her book. Haru's friend was cute, whoever he was.

Ruon Jian noticed Mai and smiled at her.

"Stop checking out my girlfriend," Zuko hissed at him.

"If she's your girlfriend, why are you getting sweaty with us and not with her."

Haru laughed.

Zuko did not.

Ty Lee had been watching from across the park. "This isn't suspicious at all." She knew it would be chance whether or not Sokka was with this other girl, but she was hoping she would get lucky.

She went over to talk to Mai. "How's your weekend going?"

"It goes. I'm just waiting for my ride home."

"Oh, is your book good?"

"It's okay. I have to read it for English class." It was The Crucible. "What brings you here?"

"I came to visit Suki this weekend. I wanted to get some fresh air, so I came here."

"How is she holding up?"

"She's still really upset. She didn't see it coming."

"None of us did," Mai told her.

"Do you think he had another girlfriend?"

I know he had another girlfriend, but telling Ty Lee sounds like a bad idea. "He's been more withdrawn from all of us lately. I'm not sure why."

"Maybe something happened to his family?"

Mai shrugged.

Haru saw Ty Lee. "She's hot."

Sokka dribbled right past him. "And that's 21!"

"She was worth it." Haru went over to meet the new girl. They quickly started flirting.

Sunday

Sokka arrived at Mothers at 10:30. Katara was waiting for him.

"You look taller than I remember you being," Katara said to him.

"It's been a while," he admitted.

"No, I think you finally stopped slouching."

"Oh there's that." Azula got on his case about that.

"Shall we sit outside?"

"Sure, it's nice out today." They got a table.

"So how's school?"

"It's going pretty well. I'm on the Deans' List right now."

"That's good. Do you have a summer job?"

"I do. I'll be working for an engineering firm."

"That's good. Does it pay?"

"$17 an hour."

"For a sophomore, that's really good."

"I know. How's work?"

"Exhausting as usual. I have this one client who well only goes to therapy because the state makes her and it shows. She doesn't want to listen to anything I have to say. Sometimes, I think she makes stuff up to annoy me."

"She can't be that bad."

"Really? She suggested making a sex tape and showing it to her lover's girlfriend, so she'd dump him."

Sokka blushed. "She didn't actually do it, did she?"

"Hell if I know. The girl is crazy."

"Isn't that your job description, dealing with crazy?"

"Yes, but most of my clients want to get better. She's just out there."

When Sokka saw Azula, he pretended he had to tie his shoe and hid under the table. What is she doing here? I didn't even tell her I was eating here.

Azula had been going for a run when she saw Sokka with her therapist. That's his sister. Azula quickly ran off.

Katara didn't actually see her there. "Sokka, what are you doing?"

"I um, saw my ex-girlfriend," he lied.

"So you hid under the table?"

"We just broke up!"

"That's so you. You can't avoid your problems. You should just talk to her."

"Nah!"

Katara shook her head.

Azula had run all the way home. "What the hell am I going to do?" She might tell Sokka the stuff I told her. Azula had to fire her and get a new therapist. "But if she finds out why I fired her, she'll know what I did with Sokka." This sucks, really sucks. "Come on Azula. Come up with a plan!"