It here! I finally finished this after like a week. Guys I'm so sorry for the latness. But crap happens, and besides, I went swimming like every day this week...
So this chapter kinda sucks, description wise anyway. I really tried, but I don't know what's wrong with me. This week I've just been kinda sick, and constantly tired. So sorry guys. But hope you still like it! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Are we still doing these things? Fine, Idon'townATLA. *She says quickly*
Chapter 14- Nothing
"Sokka, wake up," Katara tells Sokka's sleeping form, her shadow looming over his body. Sokka just mumbles and flips over to his side, pulling the covers over his head. Katara rolls her eyes. Everyone is ready, but Sokka still chooses to sleep. He's so infuriating. "Come on Sokka, we need to go." Katara snaps, her tone catering to her frustration.
"Five more minutes…" Sokka mumbles before pulling his sleeping tighter around his head.
Katara sighs, irritated. Does he always have to do this? "What about your master plan?" She asks shortly, placing her hands on her hips.
Sokka just grumbles something inaudible before he stills his body. That's all Katara needs for an answer. "Ugg!" she yells, throwing her arms in the air, her patients worn.
All of a sudden Aang shows up right behind Katara, a genus idea popping into his mind. As quietly as possible he grabs a long stick and walks over to Sokka. He places his index finger over his lips to tell everyone to stay silent.
Katara watches Aang's every move, curious at what he's scheming. Aang begins to trace snake like patters on Sokka's sleeping bag. "Sokka, a Spider-snake is in your sleeping bag!" Aang shouts at the top of his lungs.
Sokka's scream can be heard throughout all of the Earth Kingdom. Without leaving his sleeping bag he hops up and bounces up and down. "GET IT OUT!" He screams in the most unmanly voice possible. Quickly he shoots out of the sleeping bag, looking back at it as he runs at full speed.
"Sokka watch ou-" Katara cries, trying to warn him about a bolder he is headed straight for, but it's too late. He slams, full body, into the tall boulder. Katara winces as he slides down the rough surface of the rock. He groans as he hits the ground in a heap. Katara can't help but grimace.
Toph's laughter echoes through the air. Suki rushes over to Sokka's side, fussing over him. Katara turns to Toph to silence her with a glare, only to find Ty Lee in a fit of giggles as well and Zuko trying not to let his smile crack through onto his face. Katara sees their reaction and can't help but snicker. She turns to Aang who is snickering silently, his eyes wide. His body shakes from his silent laughter. Aang calms down enough to have only wide smile lighting up his features. "Well he's up." He says tossing the stick he used to the ground.
Katara snickers. "He's defiantly up, but I would watch your back if I were you. Sokka didn't enjoy that the last time you tried to-" Katara's eyes widen at the realization and she stops speaking. Aang has done that before. A wide grin spreads across her face.
"What?" Aang asks looking around, a confused look on his face.
Katara giggles in pure excitement. "You've don't that before! Did you get a memory?" she asks giggly.
Aang turns his eyes up, as if focusing on something in the sky. He shrugs his shoulders as he returns his innocent eyes back to Katara. "Nope, not that I can remember. I remember doing it to one of my friends back in the Air Temple, though." He says with a smile.
Katara's face drops. "Oh, never mind then." She mumbles as she bows her head and walks over to Appa. Once she makes it over to Appa she climbs onto him, her sprits broken. Katara gets onto the saddle and stares down to it intently.
Sokka finally gets to his feet as he holds to his head. He sways a little bit, but with the help of Suki stays on his feet. Toph and Ty Lee both double over laughing at the look on Sokka's face. His lips are a thin line, his nose scrunched up, and his eyes snapped tightly shut. Zuko just shakes his head with a smile and walks over to help his friend.
Sokka constantly rubs his forehead with the heel of his hand. Suki has a tight hold to his left bicep and Zuko comes to hold to the right. "Anybody else see stars?" Sokka asks as he blinks his eyes twice, trying to surpass the vertigo.
Suki's eyes go wide. "Um, Katara, I think Sokka's gonna need some medical attention." She states, only taking her eyes off Sokka's face once to glance at Katara.
Katara looks up from her hands and down at Sokka. His face is tinted green and he walks slowly, with the help of both Suki and Zuko, towards Appa. "Alright." Katara says as she slides down Appa's side, bringing her waterskin with her. She jogs over to Sokka and takes Zuko's arm off of him. Once Zuko is off Katara fills in. With the help of Suki, guides Sokka into a sitting position. Then once he is down Katara props herself up on her knees so she is facing Sokka.
Katara pops the cork to her water skin and bends out water so that it incases her hands. She takes in a deep breath, closing her eyes, and the water begins to glow brightly. She opens her eyes to see the sparkling water in a beautiful blue glow. Slowly she takes her hands and places them over Sokka's crinkled forehead. He winces in pain for a second before relaxing into Suki who sits behind him. As Katara begins to move the water in a massaging motion Sokka sighs in relief.
Soon Sokka opens his eyes and looks to be alert. He pops up into a standing position and Suki gasps. Katara keeps her hands up but sits back slightly so her palms are inches away from Sokka. "Sokka sit down." Suki snaps as she tries to pull him back down to the soft earth.
Sokka just shrugs her off. His eyes dart from Zuko, to Toph, to Ty Lee, and then settle on Aang. His fists clench and his jaw tightens. "Aang, I'm gonna kill you!" he shouts to the giggling Airbender.
Instantly Aang's demeanor changes and his eyes go wide. "No, Sokka. I'm sorry, but you weren't getting up and-" Aang's defense is cut off but Sokka's yell as he charges Aang.
Aang takes off, running around the camp, looking back to Sokka. "Sokka I'm sorry!" Aang calls above Sokka's screaming.
Toph begins to laugh harder and falls to the floor. Katara watches and sighs as Aang heads, unknowingly, straight for the same rock Sokka crashed into. "Aang, watch out!" She calls to him as she bends the water back into her waterskin quickly.
Aang turns just in time to slam, face first, into the rock. He slowly peels off the boulder, falling to his back. Sokka watches as Aang slams into the boulder and breaks into a fit of laughter. Ty Lee ends up in a fit of giggles once more. Suki covers her lips with her hands, trying not to show her chuckling lips. Toph begins to laugh hysterically, and Zuko just lets out a sigh and a shakes his head. Katara is instantly at Aang side, but trying to hold back laughter of her own.
Katara gazes down at Aang's eyes. They spin but eventually set on hers. A groan escapes his barely open mouth. "Ouch." He grumbles as he rolls over to his side, then to his stomach. He uses his arms to push himself up. Katara instantly grabs to his arm to help him up.
"Hey, you ok?" she asks once they're both on their feet.
Aang grabs to his head. "Peachy." He tells her flatly as he regains his balance.
"Ha, that's what you get." Sokka calls out, a hand clutching at his side from laughing so hard.
Katara rolls her eyes. "Sokka." She snaps. That's all she needs to say.
Sokka's eyes go wide. "Hey, that's what he gets for making me crash into that rock," Sokka crosses his arms and sticks his nose into the thick morning air. "It's a fare punishment."
"Ha! He only woke you up. You're the one who ran into the boulder." Katara says, pointing her finger at Sokka.
Sokka smiles smugly. "Then, technically, it isn't my fault that Aang crashed into the boulder. He's the one who crashed into it. I'm only the one who chased him." Sokka tells with a shrug of his shoulders.
Katara opens her mouth to argue when Aang cuts her off. "No, Sokka's right, I sort of disserved that one." Aang admits, rubbing the sore spot on his head.
Sokka flashes his smug smile again, and Katara rolls her eyes. "Well, we still need to go." Zuko cuts in.
Everyone turns their heads towards Zuko. Toph gets up from the ground, wiping a stray tear from her eyes, chuckles still coming from her lips. "Right, we need to go." Suki says walking over to Appa. Sokka follows Suki and they both climb up to the saddle. Zuko walks over to Appa with Toph and helps her up, then Ty Lee. After both girls are up Zuko climbs up as well.
Katara averts her eyes from Aang and walks back to Appa. Her hopes are still dashed as she climbs onto the giants back. Aang bows his head and follows after everyone. He jumps onto Appa's large head and crosses his legs. Taking the reins in his hand he yells out 'yip yip' and their off.
A breeze hits Katara's bowed head and she turns her face up. She didn't even know they took off, and now they're souring over the green forest. Tree tops a blur from the speed Appa's traveling. Katara sighs in content and looks around the saddle. Suki and Sokka sit together at the front of Appa's saddle, Suki still fussing over Sokka's head. Zuko sits with his head back, at the back of the saddle. Ty Lee sits next to Zuko, touching her nose to her straight knees, her braid flapping in the wind. Toph sits on the right side of the saddle, staring blindly into the clouds with her arm clutching to the saddle. Katara looked to her own position in the middle of the large saddle.
She sighs loudly; it feels like she's forgetting something. Katara lies back across the saddle, only to pop back up into a sitting position seconds later. "I can't believe I almost forgot." She hisses to herself.
"Hey everyone," Katara calls out. Everyone's heads rise and they stare at Katara. Aang just turns on Appa's head and looks over the saddle to Katara. She wears a beautiful, toothy, smile. Aang smiles to himself, he loves to see her so happy. Katara continues once she sees she has everyone's attention. "I got an idea when we were leaving Kyoshi Island," Everyone stares at her blankly. She sighs. "An idea on how to get Aang's memory back." She hisses, annoyed that she has to explain.
"Oh, ok." Sokka says, a grin spreading across his face from the realization.
Katara rolls her eyes. "Anyway, I thought that Aang could try and contact his past lives. Maybe they will restore his memory."
Sokka rubs his chin in thought. "I like it!" he exclaims suddenly. Katara smiles, she's glad that Sokka agreed with her.
Aang clears his throat from Appa's head and Katara turns to him. "One problem," he says. Katara's smile drops to a slight frown. "I don't know how to contact my past lives." He admits.
Katara's shoulders drop, but instantly regain their strong form. "Well usually when you try to contact your past lives, you meditate. I don't know though, because you don't actually meditate you just close yourself off…"Katara's voice grows weaker. She doesn't know how to explain it to him.
"I guess I can try when we get to the temple." Aang agrees shortly as he turns to look at the blue sky in front of him. He feels slightly weak. All everyone talks about is trying to get his memory back. He understands everyone, he himself wants to get his memory back, but he doesn't want to always talk about it. He just wants to have fun with his friends. Aang doesn't want the burden of his memory loss always dangling over his head, but it will always be there. He sighs. How is he supposed to deal with this, and an apparent rebel issue? A small tear escapes Aang's eye. Quickly he wipes it away. He doesn't want this heartache. He doesn't want to think about his past, because there isn't one to think about. It's all blank, like nothing happened, and the past he can remember is gone. No one remains of Aang's past, he has no one. He has nothing. Never before in his life has he felt so alone.
Another tear comes streaming down Aang's pale cheeks. Nothing is left for him. He doesn't have anyone. The people who are with him now only talk about his memory and how to get it back. Nothing else. What if they really don't care about him? Aang doesn't know these people, their just people of a past, the past that is blackness. A past he can't remember, a past he just wishes didn't happen.
Granted there are good things that came out of it. Katara, just that one name makes Aang smile. But then it's not happily ever after, after all. She doesn't seem interested in him. Just friendly. Sure they shared a small moment in Kyoshi Island and a miniscule moment only last night. Nothing happened however, and that's the beginning and end of everything. Nothing in the beginning, will only lead to nothing in the end. Aang wipes yet another tear from his eyes, he has lost all hope.
I have nothing. Aang mentally tells himself as he wipes more tears from his puffy eyes.
Ok, so here's the thing. I feel like I have touched a lot on everyone else's feelings about Aang's memory loss, but not Aang. So that's why I wanted to focus on his feelings about this mess. I was really trying to touch on his heartbreak, frustration, and confusion, but mostly heartbreak. I hope I did a good job. The only way I will know is if you review though! So please, keep up the great work and review! :)