A/N: This is book six, chapter eleven of the Avatar story. While Aang's busy with being away, we return to Republic City to see how Katara's doing. In this story…well, it's not so much of mine. To be honest, I was on ideal block, couldn't think of what to do for Chapter 11, then Lightbender101 suggested something. I wasn't sure if I should do it, but I couldn't think of thing so I figured…what the heck? It's better then nothing. Anyways, Katara and Yinyang tries to get along while Aang's away.

Chapter 11 - Sisters


Dawn seeps through the horizon. Katara lays asleep alone in the bed she and Aang shares. She wakes up, then sits right up. She looks at the window viewing the sun rising. She turns to that empty space next to her where Aang would sleep, then sighs. Even through it's only been two days, she really misses him.

Katara gets out of bed, gets dress and then heads into the kitchen. Katara starts making breakfast for her and Rosy. When she's finished, she sets them on the table. Katara starts eating her breakfast, when is she, Rosy walks in tired and yawning. Katara smiles. "Good morning, Rosy."

"Good morning, Katara." Rosy says. Rosy sits at the table and starts eating. "When's Aang coming back?"

"I'm not sure. I do miss him." Katara says. "It's real quiet around here without him."

"Aren't you use to being alone, with Aang being out all the time?" Rosy asks.

"Yeah. But I still miss him." Katara finishes her breakfast, then so did Rosy. "I'm going to go see my mother at the Orphanage, you wanna come?"

Rosy nods. "Sure."

Meanwhile, Sokka has a meeting with Suki and Zuko at the ruins of City Hall. Sokka grabs a handful of the dark dust on the Sha grounds. "So City Hall's been destroyed from the Sha's awake." Suki says.

"Afraid so." Sokka says. "Looks like me and Aang are out of job until we rebuild City Hall."

"Aww, honey. you don't have to say that. I'm sure Toph can use some help in the Police force." Suki says, wrapping her arms around Sokka.

Zuko just stares at the ruins of City Hall. "The Sha attack at the building is just like what happened to my palace. These dark spirits are causing some trouble to the world."

Sokka stands up. "We know how the Sha are created, but where are they coming from?" Suki says.

"Aang has a theory, but he isn't completely sure about it." Sokka says. "Where is he anyways?"

"Katara told me he had to find some answers, so he left the city." Zuko says.

Katara and Rosy arrives at the Orphanage. Katara finds her mother in the kitchen, but is surprised to also find Yinyang at the table. Kya sees Katara, then Yinyang.

"Hey, Katara." Kya says.

"Hey. Mom…What's Yinyang doing here?" Katara asks.

"I'm just visiting." Yinyang says. "Just thought I should try to get along with my mother in law." Katara was shocked to hear that, but doesn't really have the surprised feeling. She is marrying Aang, Yinyang's own brother.

"Yinyang seems like a nice and wise person." Kya says.

"Maybe she is, mother. But you're forgetting she's the one who put Aang in that Eternal Slumber and stoled his Avatar Spirit." Katara says.

"People can change, honey. You just have to give them a chance." Kya mentions.

Katara knows her mother is right. She remembers that time when she was battle the dream Hama in the Realm of Dreams, or Aang's Dreams. Where she was taken too. She tried to get Hama to have a change of heart.

"Yeah…that's true." Katara says.

"I think you and Yinyang should try to get along." Kya looks down, noticing Rosy trying to hide behind Katara. "Aww, is this the Rosy I've been hearing about?"

Katara looks back at Rosy, then moves to show Rosy, she is also holding a small bouquet of flowers. "Yes she is." Kya walks inf font of Rosy the kneels down to her level. "Say hi to my mother."

"H-hi." Rosy says. Kya smiles, then Rosy hands Kya the flowers. "For you."

Kya accepts the flowers. "Oh, they are lovely. Aren't you a sweetheart." Kya gives Rosy a kiss on the just smiles.

"Hey, Rosy. Why don't you go play with the other kids?" Katara suggests.

Rosy hesitates, then nods and heads off. Kya leaves Yinyang and Katara alone in the kitchen. "What do you want?" Katara asks.

"Nothing really. All though…I might have some information you'll find interesting." Yinyang says.

Katara looks at Yinyang suspiciously while sitting down on the chair in front of her. "Like what?"

"Like for the fact it was Korra who planned the Sha attack on this city." Yinyang says.

Katara was surprised. "Korra is the one who's behind the Sha?"

"Indeed. And the fire nations feud against each other was all part of her trapped." Yinyang says. Yinyang takes out a letter. "I believe this is the letter Toph and Aang found."

Katara takes the letter and reads it. Yinyang is right, it's exactly like the one Toph and Aang found. While Rosy stays at the Orphanage, Katara and Yinyang rushes to the police station. Katara turns the letter into Toph's assistant, Officer Song.

Officer Song reads the letter, then takes out the other one Toph and Aang found in the apartment. "It's a complete match." Officer Song says.

"Interesting." Toph says. "So this 'Korra' character is behind of all these Sha dark spirits."

"Seems like it. But why?" Katara asks.

"For what she's told me, she wants to become the Avatar. So she's trying to kill Aang so she can becomes the worlds Avatar." Yinyang says.

Toph and Officer Song are surprised to hear that, but not Katara. "It's not news to me. I should have expected that since it tried to do the same when she was in Aang's dreams as a Nightmare."

"We'll have to keep on the alert for Korra." Officer Song states. "Anyone knows what she looks like?"

Toph and Yinyang doesn't really know, but as for Katara… "Well, when she was a nightmare, was looked like a water tribe girl, and when Aang encountered with her, she was a water tribe girl as well."

"We're going have to keep all eyes on water tribe females around the city until we can figure out which one is Korra." Katara feels a little offended hearing that. "I know you're giving me the look, I'll make sure the officers will count you and your mother out."

"Thank you." Katara says.

Katara and Yinyang leaves the police station. They picked up Rosy from the Orphanage and returns to the Air Temple. At the Jasmine Dragon, Sokka and Suki are out together, having some tea. Sokka's feeling a little on the alert.

"I don't so much as trust Yinyang." Sokka says.

"I don't trust her either, Sokka. but we should at least give her another chance." Suki says. "After all, she is going to be your sister-in-law."

Sokka just shivers, not so much as the thought of Yinyang being his sister-in-law. That actually reminds him of what really bothers him: Aang and Katara being together, getting married even. "Sokka, I can tell you're shuddering is about Aang and Katara being together."

Sokka just sighs. "I know, I know. Katara's my sister and I'm suppose to be happy they're getting married. I just can't get use to them being together."

Suki just shakes her head. "Oh Sokka. You need to stop worrying about that. How did you think Katara felt when she heard we got married?"

"She was happy…" Sokka just says.

"Well, yeah. But she was really happy for you." Suki mentions. "You know how she really felt?" Sokka feels curious hearing that. "She was shocked, surprised. She felt like…" Suki pauses to think how to describe it. "Well, maybe a quarter of you."

Sokka is surprise to hear all of this. "She…she never told me any of this."

"That's because she didn't want you to worry or get upset. Like how she is when you wouldn't accept her and Aang." Suki says.

Sokka just sighs. "You do make a good point."

Yinyang just looks around the living room of the Air Temple. She's really amazed at how it looks, a mix of air and water nations. "It feels…just like home…except for the water tribe stuff."

"Yeah, that's how we decided to do it." Katara says. Katara gets a curious look at Yinyang's battle outfit. "What's with the armor and the throwing stuff? You're like a mix of Mai and Suki."

"This is how I fight now." Yinyang says. "I learn how to fight like this while trapped in the Realm of Dreams." Yinyang takes out her spear. Katara is on her guard seeing it, until Yinyang plants the end of the spear on the ground. "After I was shot, the spirits took my bending away, and I was sentenced to a spiritual prison in the spirit world."

Yinyang takes a sit on the couch. "Yeah. Aang told me about the prison." Katara sits on the couch next to Yinyang.

"I figured he would have." Yinyang says. "Speaking of which, where is brother?"

"He's out to find some answers." Katara says.

"If we was, he should have gone to me." Yinyang says.

"Does he know you have information?" Katara asks.

Yinyang didn't really think about that. "Now that you mention it…no. But I thought showing him the scene of the Spirit World would give him a hint."

Katara is a little confused hearing that. "Scene in the Spirit World? …You mean…Aang's dreams?"

"Yes. But it seems that my brother doesn't trust me." Yinyang says.

Katara just rolls her eyes hearing that. "Well, you did try to imprison him into eternal slumber and stoled his Avatar Spirit."

"Yeah, I still remember that." Yinyang sighs. "I just wish I can earn his trust."

Katara and Yinyang just silences their conversion. Katara gets up and walks into the kitchen. Yinyang just walks outside, she takes a look at the surrounding areas. The garden, a stable home for Appa, Yinyang even found Rosy playing with Momo in front of the back porch. And then Yinyang gets a look at the Katara water fountain. The fountain catches Yinyang's attention. She is amazed that Aang made something like this for Katara, surprised even.

Just then, Katara walks out with two cups of tea. "There you are." Yinyang notices Katara walking up to her. "I thought you'd left."

Katara offers Yinyang a cup, Yinyang accepts it. "Where would I even go? I have no one but my brother left." Yinyang looks back at the fountain. "He made this for you?"

Katara looks at the fountain and smiles. "Yeah. Made it specially for me back when we were living in Ba Sing Se. It's the sweetest most thoughtful thing he's done for me." Katara turns to look at Yinyang. "Well, other then bringing my mother back."

Yinyang turns to face Katara. "Yeah, I know about this whole Energybending to bring someone to live at the cost of your own." Katara just frowns hearing that, imaging the moment Aang gave his own life to bring Kya back, even though she wasn't there to experience it. "I do feel bad for Gyatso, sacrificing his spirit to spare Aang. Back in the Realm of Dreams, I kept seeing Aang having nightmares about Gyatso gone…like non-existent."

"He never mentioned having those kinds of nightmares." Katara says.

Yinyang just humps, she's not surprised Aang didn't say anything. "I'm not really surprised."

Katara and Yinyang sits on the bench, drinking their tea. "I want to know something, Katara." Katara looks at Yinyang. "Why do you still waterbend?"

"It's who I am." Katara says.

"Yes, but as I recall when I was in the Realm of Dreams, you had nightmares about this…bloodbending." Katara just feels horrible hearing that word. "Why do you still waterbend when you don't want the dark powers of bloodbending?"

Katara just sighs. "I didn't want to at first but…then Aang taught me that just because I have this power doesn't mean I have to use it." Katara says. "Besides, if I did give up waterbending, I can't imagine what would happen if I couldn't use it's healing. If I learned Bloodbending before Aang's death in Ba Sing Se…why he would stay dead."

Yinyang nods. "Let's not forget after the fall of the Dragon Spirit."

"But waterbending had nothing to do with it, it was love that brought him back." Katara says.

"Yes, but it was done out of water wasn't it?" Yinyang asks.

Katara thinks for a moment, she recalls crying at his corpse. Her tears dripping on the Aangs back, and while she was sobbing over his death, that's when love did the healing from the her tears. Waterbending.

"Oh…I never thought of it that way." Katara says. Yinyang just smirks, feeling smart about being right against Katara. "What about you? Why were you after Aang's Avatar Spirit?"

Yinyang just sighs. "I was a fool to think that. When I was a child, all I ever want was to be powerful, which is why I wanted to be the Avatar. I was mad at Aang for being the Avatar, mostly cause I thought he only got it cause he's my brother."

"It doesn't matter, the spirits choose Aang to be the Avatar, even when you two aren't related." Katara says.

"Yeah…that's true." Yinyang looks at Rosy by the porch. "I see you and Aang have a child all ready."

Katara just laughs a little. "Rosy isn't really our child. She's an orphan. I found her unconscious on the shore of this island."

"I just hope you and Aang plan on having kids. He is after all the last Airbender." Yinyang says.

"What about you? Aren't you an airbender?" Katara says.

"Was. But my bending was taken away." Yinyang repeats.

"Yeah…but you were born an airbender, that would mean you have the spirit of one." Katara says.

Yinyang thinks about that for a moment. "I suppose that can be true, but Aang is still the worlds last Airbender."

Katara nods in agreement. On an island, somewhere near the fire nation. Nothing happens, up until Korra bursts her head out of the water, gasping for air. Korra swims to the shore. At about ten feet from the water, she collapses on the ground, panting heavily.

Korra seems different then last time. The dark energy coursing through her body is gone. Korra sits up, and looks at her hands. She notices the dark energy is gone, then smirks. "Perfect. All right, Vaatu. It's all on you."

Meanwhile, outside of Republic City, On-ji goes for a walk on a path outside of the city. She turns to see the beautiful sight of the shore, up until something caught her attention. She sees an unconscious body on the shores. It's not just any body, it was Aang's. On-ji rushes to Aang, she drags him away from the waters and turns him on his back.

Aang wakes up, and is shocked at seeing On-ji. "Get away from me!" Aang uses his airbending, quickly getting on his feet and causing On-ji to back up. Only as soon as Aang was done, he collapses on his hands and knees.

"It's okay, Aang. I'm here to help you." On-ji says.

Aang takes pants in exhaustion. "Who…who's Aang?"

On-ji was surprised. "What are you saying?" On-ji moves to in front of Aang, facing him. "What happened?"

"I…I don't know." Aang says. "I don't remember…anything."