Sarah: (sniff)…Sokka doesn't love me anymore…I not even sure if he ever loved me…I HAVE TO GO SULK FOR A WHILE! DANI, YOU TYPE!
(Sarah runs to her room and turns on her Blink 182 CD to number 9, Asthenia)
Sarah: (singing along) Last night, it came as a picture, with a good reason, a warning sign, this place is void of all passion if you could imagine, it's easy if you try. Believe me I failed this effort, I wrote a reminder, this wasn't a vision. This time where are you Houston? Is somebody out there? Will somebody listen?………… SHOULD I GO BACK SHOULD I GO BACK SHOULD I? I FEEL ALONE AND TIRED, SHOULD I GO BACK SHOULD I GO BACK SHOULD I? I HOPE I WON'T FORGET YOU!
Sokka: (listening in the bathroom to Sarah sing along) Man, I feel awful. I should have never yelled at her like that…STUPID FRIGGIN' HEADACHE! (Puts his hands on his head)
Sarah: (still singing along) My head is made up old memories, most of them useless delusions, this room is bored of rehearsal, I'm sick of the boundaries, I miss you so much…………SHOULD I GO BACK SHOULD I GO BACK SHOULD I? I FEEL ALONE AND TIRED, SHOULD I GO BACK TO SHOULD I GO BACK SHOULD I? THIS TIME, I DON'T WANT TO! SHOULD I GO BACK SHOULD I GO BACK SHOULD I? I FEEL ALONE AND TIRED, SHOULD I GO BACK SHOULD I GO BACK SHOULD I, I HOPE I WON'T FORGET YOU!
Sokka: ALL RIGHT I GET IT! (Runs to Sarah's room) You're morbidly depressed without me. I'm sorry I called you a lazy bitch…I had a headache, and a backache, and I was tired. I was just fed up, was all. I guess…I guess I really do love you. You're smart, and loyal, and pretty. I guess this was meant to be.
Dani: TWEEK, GET, ME A BUCKET, AND HURRY! …UGH…
Sarah: Oh, shut up, Dani. (Kisses Sokka's neck right where he likes it)
Sokka: Mmmmm….
Chapter 15:
"TADASHI!" Sokka exclaimed, running over to her. He lifted Tadashi and rested her against his chest.
She didn't react.
Tadashi had saved his life, and this was the thanks she got?
"Tadashi?" he whispered. Still no reaction.
Sokka was having a de javu (I don't know how to spell that). He was holding his mother the same way, begging her to be all right. He held her dying hand, tears trickling down his face.
This all reminded him of one failure: how he had failed to protect the people he loved, no matter how hard he tried. His world always seemed to be suffocating him. It was like no matter how fast he ran, no matter how much he fought, there was always someone else ready to push him down. He felt powerless and weak, like there was nothing in the world he could do to fix this.
"Thank you, Tadashi." He said through a sob, "I would have never made it without you…."
Sarah: IT'S TIME TO PUT SOME SONG IN THIS! And because I'm such a big Blink 182 fan…I'M GONNA USE " I'M LOST WITHOUT YOU", MY FAVORITE SONG FROM THEIR SELF-TITLED ALBUM…wow, I really gotta leave the caps lock off more often…
I swear that I can go on forever, again,
Please let me know, that my one bad day, will end.
I will go down, as your lover, your friend,
Give me your lips, and with one kiss, we begin,
Sokka leaned close to Tadashi's scorched face. He couldn't hear her breath. As tears continued to flow down his face, he gently pressed his lips to Tadashi's.
Are you afraid of being alone?
'Cause I am, I am lost without you
Are you afraid of leaving tonight?
'Cause I am, I am lost without you…
He kept his lips still on Tadashi's. He just wanted to feel them close against his as they sat on the sandy beach under a pitch-black sky. Fire danced upon the treetops as the troops were fought away.
Sokka's eyes were red from crying, and yet he continued. The cold, salty tears fell on Tadashi's pale face.
I'll keep my room, open 'till sunrise, for you.
I'll keep my eyes patiently focused, on you
Where are you now? I can hear footsteps, I'm dreaming,
And if you will, keep me from walking, to believe this…
Sokka held Tadashi's hand to his face, praying there'd be a heartbeat. He felt nothing. He was sobbing so hard now it was hard to breathe. His chest heaved as he held Tadashi in his arms, beginning another kiss.
Are you afraid of being alone?
'Cause I am, I am lost without you,
Are you afraid of leaving tonight?
'Cause I am, I am lost without you………
Sokka now realized that it was not fear and anxiety that had been keeping him down, it was loneliness. For two years he had longed for someone to love him, the way his mother and father had loved him. Katara and Aang had each other, and what did he have? His boomerang? It was the only thing he had close enough. Now, as he sat on his knees with Tadashi in his arms, he would fill this hole in his heart once and for all.
He let his hands slide down her stomach to the end where the yellow fabric was knotted around her waist. He slowly unknotted it, pulled it off, and stuffed it his shirt. Then he propped Tadashi up by holding her back up with his hand and slowly kissed her. He probed his tongue into her mouth, and let it freely explore around inside. He breathed into her, let his hands slowly slide down her body, and he fell over in the sand with Tadashi next to him.
Are you afraid of being alone?
'Cause I am, I am lost without you,
Are you afraid of leaving tonight?
'Cause I am, I am lost without you,
Are you afraid of being alone?
'Cause I am, I am lost without you
Are you afraid of leaving tonight?
'Cause I am, I am lost without you…
I am lost without you…
I am lost without you…
Tadashi had gone.
Sarah: I LOVE BLINK 182!
Sokka: I really like you!
Sarah: Aw, shucks!
Sokka: (purrs) bbbbbbbbllllllleegggguuuuuueeeg!
Sarah: OOH, SOKKA!
Tweek: Should I get the bucket?
Dani: GET THREE BUCKETS!
Tweek: I'm on it…