"Maybe you do not realize it but that is what you do" she said pacing in the room.

"Azula please, that's not what I meant! You don't even give me a chance to explain myself" he said almost pleading.

"So, everything is my fault now, perfect!" she said with a sarcastic smile.

They started discussing and she went into their room in the fire nation palace. He followed her. Now it turned into arguing, and Azula's emotions got the better end of her. Sokka stood there feeling extremely desperate and very bad about their situation.

"No! I didn't say that" he said.

"What did you say then Sokka?" tears were forming in her eyes, which made Sokka's heart shatter into pieces. He always hated when she cried. It made him feel bad about it always, no matter if it was his fault or not.

"Listen" he was walking towards her when she took a firm position, telling him silently to stop nearing her.

Sokka's blood boiled at that, and he felt a knot forming in his throat.

"Don't do that and let me talk! I don't want this! I don't want to fight, and I feel extremely bad when you do this" he was feeling even more desperate now.

"This what?" she asked with a louder voice

"This of course, this argument your stance against me right now! I feel very bad, this is not us, we are not like this!"

"Well maybe we are. Maybe we are terrible people who knows? And we deserve this. Maybe… maybe I'm your punishment but you're mine too!"

Silence.

The air in the room felt heavy and none of them uttered another word.

Now she hurt him. She really did hurt him. His desperation turned into shock followed by deep pain. It was Azula who stopped now and realized what her words affected on him. Now it was her turn to feel bad. Her emotions calmed down a bit with the intensity of the moment.

What were they fighting for in the first place? She was stressed that's what she knew, and her monthly cycle drove her mad this time. She let her frustrations out on him seemed like. But he also didn't realize that sometimes his wording and the things he said got on her nerves. He still never hurt her, and he still never meant to hurt her ever. He has always been a good man. She was always a good partner to him as well.

Occasional fights were part of a relationship right? They still had a long way to go.

She swallowed hard.

Sokka gave her a pained look but narrowed his eyebrows now. Walking closer to her,

his intense look a her made Azula shiver, for she felt hurt for hurting him.

He took her hands in his.

"Never, never say that again 'cause it's not real. I… I know you're just saying this because you're angry. I know you're not meaning it because it's not true" he talked firmly and clearly.

"I'm…" she started.

"Look Azula, sometimes I make you bit angry without even meaning to. Maybe sometimes what I say comes off completely wrong and I'm so sorry for that love. I lose all rationality and I'm always so emotional when it comes to you because I love you so much. You are the most important thing in my life, you've always been. I don't want to imagine anything without you"

His eyes and his voice were so soft yet so clear.

"I know" she replied, as small tears were dropping out of her eyes.

"It's just the same goes for me too you know. I love you too much and everything you do and say is so essential, but you sometimes don't even realize it because you always hold me in such high regards. Yet you don't know that I do the same for you. And I get hurt by petty things you do and say sometimes because I care too much"

He pulled her into a tight hug. Tears were falling from his eyes as well.

The small fight ended with kisses and hugs, emotional looks. They talked things out.

An hour later, they were lying in their shared bed, holding each other tightly. The sun was shining through the window beautifully in their room.

"I didn't mean what I said of course. I'm sorry Sokka. I should be careful with my wording when I'm angry. I'm just a bit stressed these days" Azula told him.

"It's okay love, I know and I'm sorry that I couldn't soothe your stress better. I'm sorry if I made you feel angry. Forgive me" he told her earnestly.

"It's not your fault"

"You scare me when you say things like that. You are my entire world! Nothing scares me more than knowing that you are sad or angry at me. No matter what, always come to me and always talk with me okay? Your feelings aren't little or petty, they are important, and I want to know them" he said smiling at her warmly.

"Okay" she smiled back at him the same way.

He kissed her nose.

"So, what are we going to do today?" he asked playfully.

"I don't know. What do you want to do?" she got closer to him. Not matter how close and intertwined they were, they always craved for more closeness.

"Well, let's see what we can do" he said whispering and kissing her passionately.

Everything was talked out. Even it hasn't been anything big, it still hurt both whenever the other felt sad. They always managed to talk things out, to make love and make their love for each other grow day by day…