Warning: Occurs post-series and contains spoilers.
Suki couldn't help herself; she had to ask.
"Aang," she said one day, as they shared a quiet moment during one of the Island's many festivals. "You have contact with your previous lives, right?"
Aang blinked, looking up at her. "Sometimes," he admitted. "It's mostly Roku, but I've had contact with at least three others before him."
Suki couldn't help but feel a bubble of excitement. "So, have you ever spoken to Kyoshi?"
Aang winced a little, rubbing the back of his head. Suki wondered if she had said something insulting without meaning to, but when he answered, she understood. "Uh, yeah, a couple of times," he admitted. "She's, uh, passionate."
Suki leaned in close, her blue eyes flashing. "Passionate how?" she wondered. "Is it like what they say, and that she was so caring for her people that she wouldn't even sleep until justice was served?"
"Uh," Aang stared, his eyes wide. "Something like that?"
Suki nodded, smiling now. "Tell me, what is she like? What does she sound like? is she really as tall as they say?"
Aang laughed. "She's huge," he agreed. "In both height and voice."
Suki was delighted. "So what did you talk about?"
And this was where it got awkward. Aang flushed, his smile fading. "She, uh, the first time, I don't really remember, but she was really kind of...scary."
Suki's smile twitched. "Scary?" she echoed.
"She was loud. Really loud."
Suki's smile died. "Oh?"
"And then, the second time, you know, before the Comet?" Aang tugged on his ear, looking away. "She sort of...told me off for hesitating about killing Ozai. She said I shouldn't hesitate to kill if it meant the greater good."
Suki was silent, her eyes wide. Her mouth was a line of what he assumed was bewildered disappointment.
"And the, just a few months ago, when I was in Ba Sing Se," Aang went on, "when I was trying to get the Dai Li to loosen their hold on the city, Kyoshi appeared before me in mid-negotiation and told me off for trying to interfere with that..." he trailed off, his eyes sneaking over to his silent friend beside him.
"I see," she said softly, her eyes no longer looking at him. "So she was...a bitch."
Aang reddened a little. "A bit, yeah," he agreed.
Suki tilted her head back, looking up at the statue of her village's namesake. Slowly, Aang watched with quiet confusion as a huge smile spread on her face. She sighed, deeply, closing her eyes, giggling a little.
"Uh," he repeated, "You're okay with that?"
Suki nodded, looking at him sideways with sparkling eyes. "Of course," she agreed. "Because if she was such a tyrant, any kind of bitchiness I give off will be seen as the norm." She laughed again, this time the sound more akin to a cackle.
Aang wondered what he just did, and felt, deep down, that Kyoshi was somewhere, laughing her ass off along with Suki.