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


"So, you finally admitted it."

She palmed away her tears as he sat beside her. "Was it that obvious?"

"Yeah," Sokka drawled, "it was."

"Aang knew."

"Everyone knew, except you."

"And Zuko."

"No, he knew too, but you were with Aang. He respected you enough to let you make your own choice, even if it wasn't him."

Katara said nothing, letting that tidbit sink in.

"Gotta admit, I'm rooting for Zuko. Hear me out," he insisted at her expression. "It's all about Bro-Time. We're Water Tribe Katara. We hunt. Aang couldn't even kill a melon! I need a hunting buddy!"