Sokka knocked hesitantly on the door. He was looking behind his shoulder in the darkness, making sure that nobody was around to see him. If Katara or Aang saw him at the door, he would be more embarrassed than ever. When nobody answered the door, his anxiety began to increase and he began to sweat. Knocking one more time, this time harder, he found that the door opened.
"Sokka?" Aunt Wu asked as her eyebrows rose. "I'm surprised to see you here. I thought that you didn't believe in my power!"
"I…I don't…I just wanted to know if you could read my palm. I wanted to know if there is any more that you know besides what you said earlier," he replied reluctantly. His voice was low, embarrassed by his curiosity.
"I would be delighted. Come in!" Aunt Wu moved aside so he could enter the building and her chambers. "Please, take a seat," she said as she shut the door and motioned to the cushions on the floor.
Sokka nodded and sat on the brightly colored pillows. The room was warm, and when he realized that he was alone, he felt his shoulders relax. He had made it without the others finding out.
Aunt Wu took a seat beside him. "Please, give me your palm."
Sokka extended his hand and watched as the older woman examined his palm. "Very interesting," she muttered.
"What's interesting?"
"You're very confused, aren't you?"
"Excuse me?"
"You're very confused about your love life."
Sokka felt himself blush red in embarrassment. "Well, honestly, I don't really have one since we're traveling from across the world with Aang; I don't really have the chance."
"But I see that you have a strong, love. You don't have a wandering eye. I can see that you're after a very powerful bender, and it may be someone you least except."
"What do you mean? How can I love someone and not expect it?"
"What I told you earlier before I read your palm was not very wrong, Sokka," Aunt Wu said, dropping his hand out of hers. "Your life will be miserable, but only if you fail to tell yourself the truth. If you are honest with yourself, then I believe you and this bender will live a satisfying life. I see much struggle ahead for you emotionally. You're going to have to learn to accept yourself as you are, especially when it comes to your love life."
"Will she, this bender, be a Water bender?"
Aunt Wu smiled. "This bender will be the person you least expect."
Sokka stood up, throwing his arms up. "What does that mean?"
"It's something you will discover in time, Sokka."
"Well, where am I even going to meet them?"
"You will meet in very strange circumstances."
He groaned. "This is so ridiculous! You told Katara how many grandchildren she was going to have, but you can't tell me where I'm going to meet this person or anything about them?"
"It's something you must discover yourself, Sokka."
"I thought you were supposed to be all-knowing and a genius at predicting things!" Sokka's patience was running out. He had thought that seeing Aunt Wu would be somewhat useful, but her predictions were so vague that they hadn't answered any of his questions.
"I told you what I saw," she replied shortly. "That is all."
Sokka muttered a 'thank you' and left quicker than he had entered, but not before reminding Aunt Wu not to tell his sister he had visited her.
