CH6

Yroki woke up in her tent. The sun was about to set and the others were nowhere in sight. Her first thought was pain all throughout her body as she had felt in Sokka's arms. Sokka. Just saying his name gave her a strange feeling. It was a good feeling, but strange. Good, but strange.

Surprisingly though, she felt no pain. Her clothes were still dirty but she was fine. Most importantly though, her wrist was back to normal. She got up and left her tent. A small sheet of paper was on the ground it read:

Dear Yroki,

After the attack on the site, I am scared for you. I do not want anything else to happen to you. You are very special to me and if anything happened I would lose my mind and my heart. Don't leave the site. Stay where you are and I will be back.

-Water's Flow

Wow. When did this letter arrive and who was Water's Flow? Was it a riddle? A trick? A code? What could it be?

Suddenly, she heard a rustle in the woods. Whatever was there was loud and coming closer with every passing second. Yroki's heart leaped into her throat. She started shaking but couldn't leave her spot. The bushes parted and out stepped Momo.

"Wow. A winged lemur. I never thought I'd see one of these."

(-Author's note: she doesn't know about Momo yet)

She ran back to her tent and got a small notebook that she took everywhere. She opened to a clean page and began drawing Momo. She looked up several times to make everything accurate. From the huge ears to the long astounding wings. When she finished, she was surprised to see that the lemur wouldn't leave. She didn't want to force it to leave so she left it alone. She decided to watch the sunset. As the sun began to set, she became enchanted with the colors of the sky as the sun lowered on the horizon. Someday, she vowed, she would paint that wonderful picture. Someday. She became so mesmerized that she didn't notice the others returning to the site. The sky became a deep pink and a hand rested on her shoulder. She gasped, surprised at first, but calmed and smiled when she saw whose hand was on her shoulder.

It was Sokka's. Of course it was.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

"Watching the sun set. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen."

"Yeah," Sokka agreed."The most beautiful in the world."

But he wasn't looking at the sunset. He was looking directly at Yroki. She noticed and giggled. He blushed slightly and hid his face.

"I have to go and help Aang with the stuff," he said.

"The stuff? What stuff?"

"You know. The stuff."

"Right," she said with a smile. "Go do the stuff. I don't want to keep you from your work."

"Of course not," he said standing up.

"Just finish your 'stuff' quickly," she said. "The sun sets sooner if you don't take the time to watch it."

Sokka walked over to the fire that Aang was trying to start with his not-so-successful fire bending.

"I can't get this stupid thing to light!" Aang said in frustration. He tried again, but he remained unsuccessful. After trying and failing many times, he gave up (for now) and went to help Katara.

Sokka, unable to fire bend, returned to the spot where Yroki was sitting. She hadn't moved and was still watching the sun set. Her eyes were focused on the site and she turned as Sokka sat down beside her.

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"So," he said. "What did I miss?"

"Not much," Yroki said with a small laugh. "The sun seems to be in the same spot and I'm still thinking."

"About what?"

"It's nothing."

"So if it's nothing, can't I know?"

She hid her face in slight embarrassment.

"When I woke up, there was a letter for me. I don't know who it's from and I'm trying to figure it out."

"Really? Who signed it?"

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"It was signed by 'Water's Flow.' I don't know if it's a code or a trick or just a message from someone I've forgotten," she said looking at him.

"Well, you never know," he said. He appeared to be getting closer. Yroki couldn't tell. She felt uneasy.

"Yeah. I'm just not sure," she said fixing her gaze on the sunset once more. The sky was becoming bright red and she felt a strange sensation. She looked back at Sokka who looked back at her. A deep red, like the one of the sky, painted her cheeks.

"I never thought that I'd feel this way ever again," she said without realizing that she didn't mean to say it out loud. It was supposed to remain a thought in her mind, but she couldn't help it.

"What way?"

"It's hard to explain, but it doesn't matter." She knew that she was wrong saying this, but she didn't want to think about it right now. As the sun lowered, she looked, once again at Sokka. She couldn't help it. There was something about him that reminded her so much of- no. Not now. She wasn't supposed to think about this! She was supposed to forget just as she had been tole by- that was it! She now knew how to figure out who sent her that letter. She couldn't help laughing at her stupidity. Why didn't she think of it before? Sokka looked a little startled by her sudden laughter.

"It's okay," she told him. "I just know how to figure out who sent me that letter."

"Great," he said. "It's not so much of a mystery anymore."

"Yeah." 'I just wish this would last forever,' she said to herself with a smile. She rested her head on Sokka's shoulder and stared out at the red-orange sky. Why couldn't it always be like this? She raised her head after a moment and looked at him again. This time she moved closer. The sun set little by little and the sky started to become blue. She moved even closer. It was as if she couldn't help it. He didn't seem to notice though, so she was hidden from embarrassment. For now, at least. She then turned to the sunset and became enchanted once more. After she pulled away from the hypnotizing drone from the sunset she heard in her head, she noticed that Sokka had put his arm around her. 'Wow,' she thought. She couldn't help it. Now or never, she thought. Now or never. Do it now or lose the chance. She finally decided. Now. She threw her arms around him and kissed him.

Author's note- I know that this is (as I refer to it as) total sappy cheese! When my friends read this I will not hear the end of it. Oh well. They knew it would happen at some point in the story! And it's a FanFic! It shouldn't make sense! Review! I need some reviews people! Come on! But anyway this is my longest chapter so far and it took forever to write (only cause I don't normally write sappy stuff) but I got it done and I hope you like it!

-Wordie