Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.


The rejection on Aang's face broke her heart. "I know it's not the prettiest, I tried to carve it right, I even asked Sokka for help, but I just-"

She grasped his hands. "Aang, it's not that. It's just…don't you think you should be focused on Koh and Zuko right now?"

He frowned. "There's always going to be something, Katara. If I don't take a moment for myself, I'll never have time to live my life. I'll always be just the Avatar, not Aang. I thought you'd understand now, Fire Lord."

She winced at the way he spat her title.