Today was the big day. It was the day of the meeting. The gaang was finally together in one place again but Katara had her reservations. For one the gaang getting together meant she had to meet Aang. The past one year since their break up Katara had spent any joint meeting largely avoiding Aang. It had worked too because Aang understood but that didn't mean their was no akwardness in the air. Katara couldn't help thinking how comically tragic it all was.
She had really really wanted to stay friends with Aang after the break up but had soon realised that wouldn't work. They were too comfortable with each other and staying in touch would mean they'd soon fall back in a relationship.
Going through her wardrobe she decided on a white formal shirt, blue demins and a black coat. Basic, formal, not too much not too less. Minimal makeup, a pair of boots and she was ready. Now all she had to do was wait for Sokka.
Sokka had gone out with their dad to visit Bato. He had just gotten back and was in the shower. That left Katara with enough time to wonder about the past,the future, what could've been, what shouldn't have been. It was all very confusing, very tiring, very exhausting to think about. It only sounded cool to say that five years ago a group of teenagers had saved the world, no one ever thought about the consequences of this war, the PTSD, the deaths, everything they went through that they shouldn't have been made to. Even though she didn't like to accept it, the pressure of having the world's fate rest on her shoulders had really affected her. She couldn't even begin to imagine what Aang must've been going through and now she was guilty for leaving him to deal with all of this alone.
More exhausted than ever Katara flopped down on the bed and waited for Sokka.
"No Sokka you can't wear shorts to a meeting like this. "
"With a tank top? They show off my biceps. "
" What do you mean with a tank top? There's going to be so many important people and this meeting is really instrumental in deciding the future of the four nations and you think it's a beach party? "
" I mean it's on Ember Island. "
" Zuko only chose to have this meeting in Ember Island because you wouldn't stop pestering him about it-
" What me? Hey no -
" -so that you could leave the meeting when it got too boring and stare at hot girls on the beach. "
" What? That doesn't even make sense-
" Exactly. "
Sokka was officially offended now.
" What do you mean I wanted to have this meeting on Ember Island because I wanted to look at hot girls? I just thought it'd be nice to meet again at a place which holds so many memories of us and it certainly doesn't hurt that the Fire nation girls-
" Ugggghhhh. I just can't with you! Put on a normal shirt and just come on. "
Katara was already done with her idiot brother.
Finally exactly twenty seven minutes late they left for the air port and caught their flight to Ember Island.