"Tonight at midnight, huh? Well, I will be an uninvited invisible guest. Sleep tight, Fire Nation." Sokka said.

END FLASHBACK

The hours flew by as Sokka spied on the two Fire Nation men. Finally at 10:00 at night, Katara woke up, when she realized that she was snuggling into Sokka's arms instead of Aang's , like it was in her dream, she started crying again.

"It is okay, Tar-Tar. I know Aang loves you, he just doesn't know how to show it." Sokka murmured, hoping to soothe his baby sister.

"Are you sure he loves me?" Katara asked, still teary.

"I am positive he loves you. I may not be happy about it, but I can accept it. He is a great guy. Probably the best one for you that was ever born. Even if he is 112 years old."

They just cuddled up together, sister-brother cuddle, that is. Nothing more. Comfort for both of them that everything will turn out okay.

It was so dark out and Aang still couldn't believe that he did that to his love Katara. Appa was snoring in the distance with Momo curled up on his nose and, also, snoring. Aang was tossing pebbles into the stream when he saw a misty shadow appear near his side. His shirt got soaked in no time because the woman was made out of water.

"You know, Avatar, it is not too late to go back, my little one." The misty woman commented.

"How do you know my mission as the Avatar? I am not little! Just short!"

"Aang, you are the one that I will always love as my little one. Here, give this to Katara." She gave Aang a sapphire and onyx ring. " She will tell you who I am."

"But! I can't go back there! I hurt Katara too much! And loving her is not right for my being a monk."

"My little one, you have so many gifts that were not assigned to you by a simple Monk passage. You need to live, my little one, you need to live. Be the person you want to be. You gave up the Monk passage when you left by choice that night 100 years ago."

"You mean left via escape, right?"

"What do you mean?"

"I left by escape, Lady Mist. I had no choice."

"Please tell me, Aang. Please tell me what they did to you."

Aang told the Lady Mist everything. He didn't know why he was telling her the whole story, but he just did. One word led to a sentence, then the whole story.

"And that is pretty much it. I let my family down, the world!"

"Aang, you can't let that get in the way of love for Katara. Listen to your heart."

"But the Monks say…" He was cut off by the Mist.

"That does not matter anymore. Look into the stream. I will show you Katara."

She wafted her hand over the stream and Aang's love appeared in the cool water.

"Sokka, I don't know what I am going to do with out him!" Katara murmured through tears.

"We need to get him back here to confront him, that is what we are going to do. There is no plain 'I' in this matter, Tar. We will get him back! If he truly loves you, which I am sure he does, he will come running back with an engagement ring in his hand and humbly beg for the right and privilege to be honored by your love."

"Do not be fooled by just one side of the water, my little one." Aang couldn't take his watery eyes off his love. He had crushed her heart. He got up to go back to the camp where they were, but the Mist Lady held him back.

"Aang, the Fire Nation people, they are not your friends. Look." She again wafted her hand over the pool. Aang cried out in despair when Katara disappeared.

The pool turned fire red, then cleared to show Zuko calling out in search for Iroh, his partner in this despicable hated time. Then Zuko found him.

"The others are asleep." Zuko stated.

"Were you followed by that brat, Sokka?" Iroh asked.

"No."

But up in the tree to the left of the two below, far below, Aang could see Sokka.

"Way to go, Sokka. Help is on the way. I swear." Aang murmured to the pool of water.

When he got up to go this time, the Mist did not try to stop him.

"My little one, give the ring to her. You will know the right time."

"Why don't I just give it to her right away?"

"That will not be wise. Romance her, get her back. You will know what I mean when you get there." She said after seeing the confused look on his face. He then got on Appa's back and Momo curled up politely on the saddle and went back to sleep.

"I am coming, Sokka and Katara. I am coming back. And I will be the best Avatar that you could hope for to accept into your heart, Tar, I swear. I swear."

With that, he made his way back to the camp site. The ring in his hand the whole ride there. He was not going to fail Katara. He had failed so much in his life, but he was not going to fail or loose her. Not ever. NO.

Rose: Next chapter- the explanation of the plan between Zuko and Iroh.

I am sorry, Sokka, I can't love you any more. I gave my heart to a King. I have messed up so much in the past relationship with him, I can't do it any more. I am not a cheater, or a betrayer, I just didn't know what to do with all that love. Now, I think I have lost him forever. I will NOT loose him. I was foolish, I was wrong.

Well, good night everyone. God bless.