Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.
"It's over, isn't it?"
Although a question, it was spoken like a fact and the finality of those words stole her breath. Struck speechless, she stared at his back. His gaze remained firmly planted on the sky ahead, his pose far too rigid.
"Aang…"
"I know you love him and I know that I'm only delaying the inevitable, but can I just have one more night? I just can't let you go-"
He flinched as she wrapped her arms around him. Resting her head against his back she nodded, not trusting her voice. She already couldn't see through her tears.
