Morning soon arose, causing the group to pack up a lot of their things and get ready to move on. Toph was trying to tell Sokka that she didn't need to take down her Earth tent every time they moved on from each campsite. Sokka argued back that it was the safest thing to do because it would stop the Fire Nation from following them.

"Well, maybe if you didn't leave the campfire there they probably wouldn't find us! Sokka, let's just go, and I'll start doing that if you start destroying the campfire completely!"

"Deal," Sokka shook hands with Toph, and they climbed up onto Appa, Aang flicking the reins so they could fly on.

Katara sat in the back, while Toph and Sokka continued to talk among one another. Katara was still thinking about her nightmare, but then again, she was trying to make sure her cuts didn't come open. She was covered with bandages, her hands wrapped in white cloth. She had really messed herself up. Now she was having difficulties bending the water around her because she was thinking so hard about the nightmare. Aang came back and sat down next to her, checking her right hand, which wasn't as bad as the rest of her arms.

"Your cuts should be better towards the end of this month, hopefully," Sokka said, noticing that they were looking at her hands. "But if we get to the Northern Water Tribe sooner, I'm sure some Healers will fix you up."

Katara gave him a glare. She didn't need women fixing her up. She was able to heal herself. She wiped her mind clear, taking water out of the canteen that was always swung over Katara's back, and formed it over her hands after she took of the wrappings. The cuts slowly started to disappear. Katara kept her eyes closed so she could focus on what she was doing. Soon, the cuts were gone, and she was able to bend normally.

"Too bad that doesn't work on your face," Sokka joked.

"You really want to get smacked again?" Katara snapped.

"No!"

Toph gave a laugh, and started moving her head to the left and right. She was sensing something with her heightened hearing, but Aang didn't see anything when he glided through the clouds.

"Might've been a bird or something. I didn't really think I could hear something this high up, so it could have also been the wind," Toph said, lying back and yawning. "I think I'll go to sleep."

Sokka grumbled, crossing his arms. He was hungry and there wasn't any food. Katara had gathered berries, but he didn't want any of that. Katara always picked those since she was polite to Aang being a vegetarian. Sokka wondered how Aang couldn't survive without meat. Of course, he was in love with every animal he met, so no wonder he didn't eat meat. Sokka's stomach gave a growl, and he looked down.

"There's no food, and I'm starving," he muttered.

"We just ate breakfast!" Katara said, looking up at him from staring at her hands.

"So? I'm hungry!"

"Sokka! Really now, you can't expect to be eating every single hour, now do you? We're back to a normal schedule. We aren't the lavishly pampered citizens of Bai Sing Se anymore," Katara snapped at him again.

Sokka stuck his tongue out at his sister when she wasn't looking, but was hit with a water whip. He gave a yell, causing Momo to start scurrying all over the saddle. Aang gave a laugh when Momo started pulling Sokka's ponytail, making Sokka furious.

"I'm tired of this! When can we go back to a normal life, Katara? The life we had back in the South Pole, where we were supposed to be protecting and helping all the women and children in the village?"

Everyone became silent. Aang looked with sad eyes at Katara, hoping she wasn't going to say a positive answer that would make Sokka happy. Katara had fury in her eyes. She had always wanted to travel around the world rather than being in that stupid ice world she had grown up in. Yes, it was beautiful, but she loved the world she had been seeing for the past several months.

"No. We aren't going back for awhile, Sokka. We have to help Aang! Now, if you would like to go back, we'll drop you off in the ocean and you can swim your way back. Toph, Aang, and I will travel to the North Pole and enjoy defeating the Fire Nation without you!" she turned her back away from her brother, and smiled at Aang.

Aang felt so hopeful when Katara yelled at her brother. Sokka was the eldest of the group, and he always told them where they were going to go. But it was quite the opposite; instead it was Katara who said where they were going and what they would be doing. Aang was happy that Katara took control. In fact, she had said something about her birthday coming up very soon. When they arrived in the North Pole, he was going to buy her the most beautiful necklace, or maybe even a bracelet, since she wore her mother's necklace so much.

"Aang, it's reaching noon," Katara muttered in Aang's ear.

Aang sat up, yawning. The sun was high in the sky, making everyone feel warm. Katara was sitting there, hemming some of Toph's shirts. Toph was sitting there, bending some rocks that she had found in the corner of the saddle. Sokka, on the other hand, was snoring happily away in the front of the saddle, Momo curled on top of his head. Drool was going down Sokka's chin. Katara threw one of the rocks from Toph's hand at him, which went right into his mouth. Sokka sputtered, the rock flying out and landing on the floor. He started yelling, doing his thing like he always did when something went into his mouth that he didn't like. Katara got a sneer smile on her face, bending over her work. Sokka went over to his sister, a defiant look on his face. He held the rock in his hand, throwing it now at his sister. Katara held her hand up, freezing it with the water from the clouds around them. Sokka's mouth fell open, and he sat back down, his face full of anger.

"Freaky magical people," he grunted.

"It isn't magic, it's Waterbending. How many times do I have to tell you that, Sokka?"

"As long as I say it is magic."

Katara rolled her eyes. Typical Sokka on a typical afternoon. Aang went up to Appa's head and sat down, taking hold of the reins. Momo followed him, sitting atop his head as usual. A town came into sight, and the group looked over the sides of the saddles. Toph just lied there, not even getting up. She didn't care about looking over the side of the saddle. She wouldn't be able to see anything, anyways. Katara smiled as she saw the people waving at them.

"I think we've been there before! Let's land and get some food and supplies!"

As if it were exactly what Aang was thinking, he had already told Appa to start going down. The villagers of this small town came running towards them, all laughing and clapping their hands when they saw it was the Avatar. One girl came forward, her hair sticking out to the sides of her head. It was the Fortuneteller's town. Katara gave a weak smile to the girl known as Meng. She told them to follow her, and they all did. Aang shrugged his shoulders when Meng took his hand, pulling him towards the Fortuneteller's house.

"What are you doing, Meng? We don't need another reading!"

"But I want to get a reading!"

"Don't you get plenty of readings?"

Meng stopped in her tracks, and turned, a plot-like smile on her face. Aang pulled his hand away, moving next to Katara and taking her hand instead. Meng got the idea, and mumbled her apologies. She bowed to all of them, and then noticed the addition to the gang.

"Who's this?"

"I'm Toph. You are weird, I can tell."

Sokka gave a grin to Meng, but she ignored him. She was busy wondering why Toph had a cloudy appearance in her eyes. She poked Toph in the shoulders, still looking into her eyes. Nothing happened, except for Toph stomping the ground and causing Meng to give a tiny yelp, moving away from her.

"I'm blind, if that's what you are wondering," Toph grunted.

"How can you Earthbend, and how can you tell I'm weird?"

"Vibrations through the ground help me see."

Everyone followed Meng into Aunt Wu's house, where she greeted them happily. She saw that Katara and Aang were together, and gave them a happy nod. Meng sat down across from the four. Sokka asked if the bean curd puffs were still available, and Meng nodded, getting up to go and get the group some. Aunt Wu looked at Katara, noticing the cuts on her face.

"Hmm…what happened here? I've got some medicine that'll fix all of that up in at least a week or two. Come with me, dear," Aunt Wu waved her hand as she walked, motioning for Katara to follow.

Katara gave a look to Aang, who just gave his innocent smile. Katara gave a tiny laugh and followed, entering Aunt Wu's bedroom. It was lavishly decorated in purple, white, and lavender colors, which Katara fell in love with. Aunt Wu came out of the closet, carrying a box of medical supplies. Katara sat down on a chair, and the fortuneteller started to dab the clear medicine onto Katara's face. She winced as the medicine started to burn into her cuts. Aunt Wu gave a tiny laugh, explaining that it was supposed to hurt, meaning that it was already working. She looked at her hands.

"How did the rest of your arms and face get cut, but your hands are perfectly fine?"

"I used my healing powers on my hands," Katara gave a sigh. "But I don't know how to use them on my arms and face. I'm hoping once I reach the North Pole I'll be able to do so."

"Well, that is nice, dear," Aunt Wu smiled, now putting the medicine on her arms. "You'll be fine soon. Just take this, and put it on nightly. Keep it if you wish. I have plenty!"

"Thank you, Aunt Wu."

"No problem, dear. I'll gladly be help to you whenever you need it. Now, let's go see if that brother of yours ate all the bean curd puffs before the bowl even touched the floor."