Hey guys, I know this is only a small conversation between Sokka and Katara, but it was the best I could put out. I've been incredibly busy as of late with papers and test and projects for college. My professors have decided to kick it into another gear till spring break. I'll try and get another chapter out eventually, but until spring break, this is the best I could muster. Thanks again for all the committed readers and reviewers that I have, your comments will be at the bottom as always. I've been soooo tired as of late and hope that you can all understand and bear with me for now.

Katara:

Katara awoke with blurred eyes. Though she could not fully see where she was, she did feel herself rocking back and forth. It was at this point that she sat up. "Where am I" she said to no one in particular.

"You're awake!" Sokka excitedly said from the corner of the room.

Katara soon felt Sokka crash into her upright body with a colossal hug. She felt like she wanted to throw up but she held it in for the benefit of Sokka. "Where am I" Katara asked again.

Sokka stupidly smiled at her, happy that she was awake: "Well we're on Dad's boat"

Katara looked confused, the last she remembered was fighting Fire Nation soldiers, then… She couldn't remember much after that and that bothered her greatly: "I understand that we're on his ship, but how did we get here, how long was I out, where are we going?"

Sokka raised his hands in mock defeat: "One question at a time Katara! To answer one of your questions, we are heading towards the Northern Water Tribe."

Katara smiled at this, happy that she would get to see Aang soon enough: "So Dad changed his mind?"

Sokka looked down for a moment: "He didn't have much choice, we left half the fleet at Chameleon bay to hold it while we are gone. If the attack to the North is going to happen like I think it will, we need to be ready for it."

"You said that he had little choice but to go North. Why?" Katara asked, beginning to feel the numbness run through her body. She finally noticed her hands were wrapped in white cloth, preventing her from moving them or using them.

Sokka looked down at her hands: "How much do you remember about the battle we had with the Fire Nation ships?" Sokka asked.

Katara didn't answer for a few moments, trying to remember as much as she could, but still, she could barely remember it at all: "Well, I remember you trying to prevent me from helping, but of course I didn't listen to you… I remember fighting off a few Fire Navy soldiers, but then it all goes blank after that."

Sokka relaxed and spoke: "Well Katara, a soldier that you took down attacked you when your back was turned. When you turned around to fight him off, it was too late… So you put your hands up to block the blast and…."

Katara's heart dropped to her stomach, panic immediately set in: "What's wrong with my hands! Why can't I feel them!" She said as she desperately tried to free her hands from the tightened bandages.

Seeing this, Sokka tried to hold her down, preventing her from taking the bandages off: "Katara! Stop! Those are meant to help you heal, or at least keep the infection off until we get to the North Pole. You need healers! If you have to know, the reason Dad is heading North, is because your hands are pretty bad off and we can't take care of you on our own…"

"And what if we don't make it North in time?" Katara fearfully asked.

Sokka somber mood only deepened: "Let's not think about the if's, we are getting you to the North Pole in time. You just need your rest. So promise me you won't try and take the bandages off, you need your sleep and those bandages need to do their work."

Katara frowned at this, not liking to be sitting around doing nothing for very long: "Fine, but once I'm not so tired, I'm getting out of this room."

Sokka smiled at this: "I wouldn't expect any differently little sis."

Hey guys, hoped you liked this small conversation between Sokka and Katara, the tension is building for the North Pole. Next chapter will go a little more in depth about Katara's emotional experience through this as well as Hakoda's. Plus, as an added bonus, Aang's gonna start his training next chapter! Haha. Onto the review replies!

AvatarCat13: They will reunite soon, within the next few chapters I hope. Depends where my inspiration takes me. I have not sadly been keeping up with your story as of late, but hope to catch up once I have more relaxation time.

Gamelover41592: I thought the last chapter was a good one, perfect length and a great cliff hanger at the end.

Guest: The name came to me at just about the same time that this idea came. It was actually pretty funny, I was thinking that this story was gonna die as a short one shot, but the popularity and sheer number of positive reviews changed my mind pretty quickly. Hope you like the result.

Malgar: It was funny, I had not been on fanfiction to check on this story for the longest time, but when I did, I saw this review and it really pushed me to get something out for my readers, even if it was a short conversation. I just haven't had a lot of free time as of late, but I hope you enjoy it regardless, just know that I saw your review and decided that I needed to get a chapter out ASAP.