I'm sorry everyone, so so sorry! I got through half the chapter and then I stopped. (Let's blame writters block) Anyway heres chapter 11 and I'm almost done this story! I have a new one-shot in mind so I'm planning that one as i go along.

anyway i don't own Avatar, but i do own DVDS! hurray for me!

Chapter 11—

Katara looked around the little Southern Water Tribe room where she and her brother where sleeping that cold night. She lifted the heavy cover off her and crawled over to where her brother was snoring loudly.

"Sokka," she nudged, "Sokka wake-up."

"mmm...what?" Sokka yawned.

"Something's wrong."

"What?"

"I don't know; I can feel it."

"Okay," he rolled over and started snoring into his pillow, missing everything she had said.

"Sokka!" Katara took his shoulders and shook him, "This is serious! We need to go back!"

"But... Katara," Sokka whined, "I'm sleeping now."

"Get up!"

"Okay, okay, you don't have to get all pushy." Sokka looked out the window only to see the sun had yet to rise. "Come on, Katara it's not even dawn yet."

"I know but if we don't get to the Western Air Temple soon..." Katara said busy getting on her parka.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, the Western Air Temple? Katara we're not going back." Sokka held up his hands.

"What?" Katara turned to face him her expression of utter disbelief, "What do you mean we're not going back?" she raised her voice now. "I promised Aang I'd come back! I'm not going to leave him there!" She was screaming now.

"Katara, he's done nothing but hurt us; get us into danger! Dad told me to protect you."

Katara was crying now. She ran out of the room Sokka following close behind, struggling to get his parka on and calling her name. She didn't hear him she ran straight to the only thing closer to Aang than herself, Appa.

She could see the bison in the distance, sleeping soundly in the newly built stable. She felt a tug on her coat and she was pulled backwards.

"Katara, listen to me. It's for your own good."

"NO!" she struggled against her brother's grip. She felt betrayed. Her own brother, the person she trusted the most, betrayed her. Sokka released her from his grip she immediately sprinted over to Appa 

and found comfort in his soft fur. He had the same scent as Aang. Maybe it was because they were both from the air temples or because they spent so much time together.

"Come on Appa, let's go back to him," she whispered in the bison's fur. She felt a hand on her shoulder. "Go away," she tightened her grip on Appa.

"Come on, Katara, be reasonable."

Before he could react she had water whipped him to the ground. He looked up and saw her standing over him, she was not happy.

"You lied to me! You lied to them! You said we would go back!" she took a waterbending stance and was ready to attack.

"Katara, wait!" he shielded himself ready for the attack. When it didn't come he peaked through his fingers and saw his sister that indignant look still plastered on her face.

"I'm waiting," she said mono-tone.

Sokka dropped his hands to the snow under him. "Uh, well I'm not sure how to start," her brow furrowed, "but I'll try my best" he replied quickly, "So, uh, let's get right down to the point," he hesitated and got up and brushed himself off, her eyes never leaving him. "I... um... I don't really have an explanation," he said defeated.

"Well, I that case," she turned and grabbed hold of some of Appa's warm fur.

"Katara, wait," Sokka reached and grabbed her wrist, "I'm scared, okay? I don't know what to do. I've lost so much; mom, Yue, now Suki, I feel... I feel like I'm losing you too."

The scowl left her face and was replaced by a calmer expression. Katara wiped a stray tear from her eye, "Sokka, how could you ever think your losing me?"

"It's just, you seem to spend more and more time with Aang, and you don't really spend time with me. I mean the only time we actually talk is if we're planning for the invasion or... fighting."

"We do do that, don't we?"

"Yes, and I want that to change. I mean think of all the fun we used to have when we were kids!"

Katara laughed, "Ya, we did have some pretty fun times."

"And, well, no offence, but after we found Aang, it was all like, Aang this, and Aang that and we have to protect AANG!"

Katara gave her brother a hug, "I'm sorry, Sokka."

"I know, it's okay."

"I didn't mean to stop spending time with you, but I just feel Aang needs me too."

"Ya, I know."

"He needs you too; all of us need you." She pulled out of his embrace, "but, I still need to go back. I... I had this dream... a-about Aang."

Sokka gave her a puzzled look. Then he smirked, "Oh, okay, I know what you're talking about."

"What are you talking about?"

"Come on Katara, We'd better get you to the Western Air Temple."

"Wait, tell me. Come on tell me."

Sokka laughed and retrieved his stuff from the tent and threw it on Appa, all the while Katara was pestering him to tell her what he thought. "Katara, just get your stuff on Appa while I tell Gran Gran we're leaving."

She nodded and grabbed her bag.

Once they were on Appa, with prayers of safe travel from Gran Gran and the rest of the tribe, Katara turned to her brother who was seated on Appa's head, "Come on Sokka, tell me."

Sokka laughed, "You'll just have to find out on your own."

Sighing, Katara sat back on the soft cushion of the saddle and watched the Southern Tribe disappeared under the horizon.


Indignant :(expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust)

Wow Sokka has surely lost it! but I am soo happy Suki came back in The Boiling Rock

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