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HIYA PEOPLE!!!

This chapter is full of emotional YOKKA .

So be prepared, though this chapter mainly contains Sokka's flashback .

Chapter 3

His heartbreak

" I and the council members of my court , has arranged marriage for you both. " Informed the king with a hint of finality in his voice .

"WHAT" Katara screamed disbelievingly .

Sokka stood abruptly causing the chair to fall backward on the floor

"How can you possibly ask this of me" he clenched his fists and squared his jaw.

"How can you dishonor Yue's memories this way" he asked with a hurt flashing in his eyes.

Hakoda stood up from his seat and started to reach for his son. "Sokka listen, son I-!"

Sokka jerked away from his father and said "I don't even want to look at you " with that he slipped out the room.

Reaching his room, he slammed the doors shut scaring his guards and fall first faced on his bed and screame until his voice was hoarse

He remembered the fateful day which changed everything in his life. He became hardened. From the once chivalrous Sokka to the now Crown Prince who express no emotion to anyone but his children.

He stood from the bed and started searching his drawer for his His love's portrait.

He laid on the bed hugging Yue's portrait to his chest . Tears leaking from his closed eyes.

It was the middle of the night and they were sleeping soundly in the furs that made up their bed .

Yue woke up all of a sudden feeling weird. She sat up in the bed trying to figure out what that weird feeling was. She rubbed her swollen belly and after almost half an hour she decided to get up. Sokka hardly moved as she got out of bed to walk around.

She went to the bathroom and then walked a little bit more. Thinking maybe she was overly thinking, she sat back down on the bed. Rubbing her belly again, she wondered why she felt weird.Just as she started to lie back down, she felt a gush of liquid from between her legs. Her eyes widened and she knew what that funny feeling was.

"Sokka!" she tried to shake him awake. He just grumbled and rolled away from her.

"Sokka!" She shook him harder, "My water broke." he mumbled something sleepily, pulling the blanket over his head."The babies are coming " she enunciated slowly.

.His eyes flew open as he laid there for a moment, the words slowly sinking into his sleep deprived brain. He shot up out of bed.

" But how, you not due till two months " He felt like a whirlwind surrounded him as he rushed out without his robe to palace healers. Yue's face contorted in pain as she slowly walked out of doors supporting herself by leaning on the walls. She saw him stop and quickly rush to her side.

"Sorry. I guess I'm a little anxious," he said giving a sheepish grin."You're not the only one Sokka," she touched his cheek as she smiled up at him. He placed his hand on her belly and looked into her eyes. They knew something was wrong. He then wrapped his arm around her waist and led her to the birthing pavilion. They had to stop several times when a contraction overwhelmed her but finally arrived ten minutes later. Sokka helped Yue on the bed in the palace infirmary. The midwife and other healers came into the room after a time and looked at the young couple. She smiled at them.

"You wait out here, my prince " she said to Sokka as she reached for Yue's bedside.

"What? I'm not leaving her," he protested angrily.

"Sokka, men are not allowed in the birthing pavilion until after the birth. It's bad luck." Yue explained stopping in the middle to breathe through a strong contraction, not helping ease Yue's uneasiness of leaving his wife.

"I'll see you when the our babies' are here. I love you"" I love you too" planting a soft kiss on his wife's lips and slip out of the room

It was the last time he saw his love smile.

Just then his father and sister came rushing from their rooms.

"Calm down , son everything will be alright" said his father while he nodded his head dumbly , eyes trained on the closed doors beyond which his wife lay screaming in pain. each scream of his wife tugs his heart hurtfully and his sister started to rub his back to sooth his nerves.

Hours after ,The screams ceased with a piercing cry and then another.His heart was going to burst with joy and pride until the healers opened the doors with forlorn expression on their faces.

"What is wrong?" demanded Sokka

"My prince, the babies were not in the right position. I had to perform a C-section or the babies would have died.we are sorry " The healers began to say something else

The healers could see on the young man's face how much he loves his wife.

Without waiting for another moment he rushed into the room.

Blood covered the entire bed; blood was on midwife's hand and Yue's body. It was everywhere.

Yue clutched onto Sokka's hands as he slowly approached her bed. Then she spoke with a sleepy voice.

"Sokka, I love you. Listen to me I don't have much time left."

"No, Yue, you will fucking live" Sokka screamed as he looked at the midwife. "Save her."

The midwife looked at Yue and shook her head.

"Sokka , listen." Her voice began softer and softer. "Amaq and kya , their name are Amaq and kya. Please, Sokka promise me you'll find happiness again please,"

" You're my happiness, my love, I can't you promise this" he said as tears strained his face.

"Please Sokka let me die in peace, please" she pleaded, her own eyes leaking with tears."please promise me"she sobbed

" I..I promise" he said between his own sobs.

" Thank you" was the last thing Yue said before her blue eyes closed.

Sokka scream, "NO." His sister pulled Sokka off Yue as his kids were placed into his arms. The babies were still crying. Their umbilical cord was cut, but they were still bloody and crying.Sokka felt tears slip down his face as he handed his babies off to the Katara and the midwife. Leaving Sokka alone with his dead wife , he began to cry over her body. Yue's body was already losing warmth.

Sokka stayed with Yue's body for three days before he let anyone prepare her body for the funeral.

"Sokka, please let her soul rest in peace. She would not want to see you like this." Katara said brushing her tears from corner of her eyes seeing her brother heartbroken.

Sokka nodded numbly and walked out the room to the baths. He let the cold water run over his body. Yue's dried blood washed off him. He cried as he watched his arms became their tan skin.

Sokka wrapped the white robe around him and walked the hallways of the palace.

That's when one of the servants approached him.

"My prince, if you would like to see your babies, there are in the nursery sleeping." Sokka nodded. "Yes, I think I will go pay them a visit."

He walked into the large nursery and walked to the big crib in the corner. He saw the small tan babies sleeping in it. They were dressed in small Water Tribe infant clothes.

Sokka looked at the babies in disgust. These babies were the ones who killed his Yue , if it wasn't them, she would still be here. Sokka looked at the children, and picked them up in both his arms. They stirred slightly, but did not wake.

At that moment Sokka was ready to get rid of the babies But something inside him changed when kya opened her eyes Sokka flinched.

Kya's eyes were a brilliant blue with a purple hue in them, just like Yue's.

Silver tears coated his eyes as he held his babies closer to him. "I can't get rid of you." He whispered.

Yue was buried in her place of birth, the Northern Water Tribe. Sokka knew that Yue would have wanted it that way. Sokka brought Amaq and Kya to the funeral, the entire time he cried clutching his babies to his chest.

The week year old babies were bundled up in a blue swath blanket with fur hood covering the their heads.

After Yue was buried Sokka was invited in for tea by Arnook, Yue's father. They both sat in silence as Amaq and Kya slept in their small baby sized cots.

"So, she died giving birth to the children?" Arnook asked in a hushed voice. Sokka nodded tears in his eyes.

"I see, that seems like a fitting death for Yue, even if the death was premature." Sokka looked down feeling guilty for Yue's death.

"Yeah," Sokka nodded wiping tears from his eyes as gazed at the sleeping babies.

"You know they also looks like you."

"What do you mean?" Sokka asked confused his cheeks turning red.

"Your daughter has your strong facial features, and your son has your hair wavy dark brown."

"Thank you Arnook," Sokka whispered as he gave him a hug.

He then drifted off into sleeping slumber still hugging his love's portrait to his chest.