Disclaimer: I don't own ATLA or it's characters. Nick and Viacom do. And they own this story because it takes place in the avatar world.
Chapter 2:
Sokka and Suki walked outside the teashop, under the bright, full moon. The two were silent for a moment, and then Suki spoke.
"So… why are you so against them going out?" Asked Suki.
"I… I just don't trust Aang with her. That's all." Replied Sokka.
"Ok. Now why don't you tell me why you really don't want them going out." Said Suki.
Sokka sighed and looked over to where there was a small pond. He looked at the small reflection of the moon that shined into the lake. He shut his eyes and spoke again.
"How could he… how could he not come to me and at least tell me his feelings for her? I thought I was his best friend."
"Well… technically Katara…"
"His second best friend?"
"Appa."
"His third best friend?"
"Wasn't Bumi his friend for a longer period of time?"
"How about fourth?"
"Well there is Momo…"
"Suki!"
"I'm kidding. Relax." Said Suki. "Besides, it seems lately that you and Zuko are better friends than you and Aang."
"Aang and I still hang out."
Suki looked at him questionably.
"Ok… so Zuko and I hang out with each other more often. Maybe it's because he helped me save you."
"Aww, that's sweet." Suki then gave Sokka a kiss on the cheek.
Sokka sighed. "I know Aang will always care for her, and he'd never try to hurt her… and I know Katara wouldn't hurt him either."
Suki looked at Sokka and began to understand why Sokka was upset. "So… this is more about protecting Aang than it is Katara, huh?"
Sokka looked at Suki, now with a nervous face on. "What? No. Pfft… No. It's not about Aang. It's about Katara. I… I…"
Suki looked at him questionably again. Sokka sighed once more.
"The reconstruction of the fire nation and earth kingdom isn't done yet… and even when that's done, Aang still has a lot of duties he has to perform as the avatar. If he gets into a serious relationship with Katara… I'm worried about what will happen if…"
"If what?" Asked Suki.
"As the Avatar, Aang is going to need to go to many different places, to solve a lot of problems. And there may be a point where he can't bring Katara with him… and he'll need to be separated from her for a long time. I know Katara would wait for him… but I'm worried about Aang… he's never been able to take being separated from her for long periods of time… If he gets too close to her…"
Suki put her hand on his shoulder.
"You worried because it might trigger his avatar state." Said Suki.
Sokka nodded.
"It's no secret that there are people wanting to kill Aang. Azula almost killed Aang in the avatar state. If someone tries to do that again…"
"Sokka… Aang knows how to take care of himself, and so does Katara. Both of them realize they have duties to perform. I'm sure everything will be fine."
Suki smiled and kissed Sokka on the lips lightly. Sokka pulled back for a second and spoke.
"I need to think this through…" Said Sokka. "My Dad is coming to visit in a few days. I'll talk about this with him when he arrives."
Sokka then took Suki's hand and walked her back into the Tea Shop. As they walked in, Sokka saw Aang and Katara staring into each other's eyes lovingly. Sokka was about to say something, but Suki covered his mouth.
"Let's just let them be tonight… I need to go home anyway… And I could use an escort."
Sokka looked over at the couple, sighed, then walked out of the teashop with Suki, hand in hand. Sokka then proceeded to taking Suki back to her temporary home in Ba Sing Se. Toph, who "saw" the whole thing, smiled to herself and thought:
'Good job Sokka. Good Job.'
A few blocks away, Zuko and Mai were walking back to their small cottage in Ba Sing Se. As they did, a small note appeared on the ground in front of them. Zuko picked it up and read it:
WE'RE WATCHING YOU MAI. WE WILL DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO ENSURE YOUR DEAD WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH. BETTER WATCH YOUR BACK… A KNIFE WILL BE IN IT VERY SOON.
Mai suddenly for the first time had fear in her eyes. Zuko crumbled the note in his hand and set it on fire.
"They won't lay a finger on you Mai. I promise you."
Mai nodded and the couple ran towards their cottage. Once they were safe in the cottage, which was surrounded by earth kingdom guards, Zuko brought Mai to her room.
"Zuko… Can I ask you a favor?"
Zuko nodded. "You want me to stay with you tonight."
Mai nodded, and Zuko pulled up a chair next to her bed. Mai changed and then got into bed.
"Thanks Zuko." Said Mai.
Zuko smiled lightly as Mai slowly went to sleep. Zuko then turned his chair and faced the window, looking for any signs of an intruder near by.
After dropping off Toph at her home, Katara and Aang began to walk towards Katara and Sokka's cottage. They began to walk hand and hand down the streets of Ba Sing Se.
"Katara…"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for sticking up for me earlier."
"Hey, we made a promise. I'd never let you go, if you would never let me go."
Aang smiled from this comment. The both stopped under a small lamp in front of Sokka and Katara's cottage.
"My Dad is coming in a few days, and Sokka is still a little bit nervous about us being together, so we may need to take our relationship a little bit slow for a few days. Just until Sokka calms down, and my Dad approves."
"Ok." Aang replied sadly.
They both looked up at the lamp, which was starting to die out. They both began to remember what happened in the Cave of Two Lovers. As the candle in the lamp dimmed, they both slowly move closer to each other, until their lips were close to touching. When the candle died out, their lips connected, and they began to kiss slowly. Katara put her arms around Aang as they continued their long kiss under the bright, full moon. After a few minutes, Katara pulled back and smiled at Aang, blushing lightly. Aang took out his glider, smiled, and flew off towards his home at Ba Sing Se, where Appa and Momo were waiting for him. Katara smiled, and after Aang vanished into the night, she slowly went back into the cottage, thinking about what her future with Aang would be like.
Meanwhile, Sokka was asleep in his bed. He suddenly had a strange dream where Yue was calling out Sokka's name.
"SOKKA! SOKKA! SOKKAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Dream Yue screamed.
A giant figure with a long, black, worm like body hovered over her. He had multiple, small, legs and feet. His face seemed to change every 10 seconds.
"Let's see if the moon really has a face…. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!"
"SOKKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Dream Yue screamed again.
Sokka woke up from his nightmare, filled with anger and fear. He quickly looked up at the sky, making sure the moon was still there. The bright moon was still high up in the sky, and seemed to be safe. Sokka was about to go back to sleep, when he realized something was wrong. He looked back up at the moon again and realized it wasn't a full moon anymore…
"But… it was a full moon before I went to sleep." Said Sokka.
The moon was slowly turning into a crescent… and making it's way into a new moon.
Back at the fire nation, two guards were patrolling the prison. They had just found a few guards had been knocked out by an intruder, and were looking to see if any prisoners were missing. There was only one prisoner who wasn't there.
"Captain… The Firelord's sister is missing." Said Guard #1.
The Captain sighed and closed his eyes.
"Send a messenger hawk to Firelord Zuko. Tell him his sister broke out and we need him back at the Fire Nation."
"Should we alert the Avatar as well?"
"If the Avatar comes down here, the world will hear that Azula broke out. They will begin to panic and think the old Fire Nation will rise again. No, if we have the Firelord himself just come here alone, no one will panic."
"Ok. I'll send a messenger hawk, explaining the situation."
"Good. But make sure you put in there specifically, he must come alone… no one else."
"Ok."
The guard ran towards the messenger area, leaving the captain alone.
"So, that just leaves one question… Who broke you out of your cell…?"
He looked out the window inside Azula's cage… staring at the dim new moon.
DUN DUN DUN! (Always wanted to do that.) I hope you all like how I balanced out the three romances. But don't worry kataangers, more kataang moments are on the way! I also hope you guys like the multi-plots I've added as well. Thanks for reading, and special thanks to those who reviewed, and are tracking this story. I'm not sure when the next chapter will be, but stay tune!