Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.
Aang looked concerned. Her reached for her and she allowed him to pull her into his arms. It didn't have the same effect it once had.
Normally his embrace made her feel safe and warm…home. This time all she felt was the weight of his arms. It seemed she'd left behind more than just her childhood home. It was a crushing realization.
"Aang-"
"Shhh. Everything will be alright. Just stay, one more night." She heard his unspoken plea: Don't leave me behind too. I need you. I love you.
Hugging him she nodded, knowing it would be the last night.
