Title: Sisters
Author: Annie Dolnar
Language: English, Rating: Rated: K
Originally written: 2012
AN: Aww, this one is sweet. I guess I thought it was too short. I was about 17 when I wrote this.
Sisters
"I had sisters," Aang whispered, looking down at the paper before him.
Katara turned to look at him from across the room, and rushed over when she saw the look on his face. "Aang, what's wrong?"
"I had sisters," he repeated, showing her the records. "They took me from my family when I was a baby because of me being the Avatar, so I never knew... I had sisters, Katara. Little sisters. They were five, three, and one when I ran away. So little..."
Katara put an arm around him. "They're in a better place now," she assured him.
He nodded and set the documents down, feeling worse than he had felt in a while. "Their names were Rinchen, Nana, and Uma," he said.
"I like Rinchen," Katara said quietly. "It's a nice name."
"I don't understand," Aang said miserably. "How could Firelord Sozin justify killing little children their age? Five, three, and one, Katara! Can you imagine?"
"Firelord Sozin was evil," Katara said. "He would have destroyed everyone if he could have, just as Ozai was planning to do. But Aang, there's nothing you can do for them now. I'm not asking you to forget about the fact that you had sisters, but I don't want you to dwell on what could have been. Okay?"
He took a deep breath, in and out, before saying, "Thank you, Katara," and trying to smile, at which she gave him a hug.