Hey readers! Sorry about the long wait for the next chapter… I had really bad sun poisoning (and I was getting to the good part in my other story) and it hurt to even walk, but now I'm better and will continue on with the story.

Thank you for being such an awesome beta Grlwithapen

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ON WITH THE SHOW!

Sokka packed along with Katara, Aang, and Suki for the long trip ahead of them. Suki packed at lightning speed wanting to leave the house as soon as possible. "Hurry guys!" She said as she picked up her dark green bag and walked over to the door to set it by the other supplies.

"We're going as fast as we can!" Aang said rushing around the room packing things that were completely un-necessary. Katara didn't notice until he tried to shove his fire nation uniform into his bag as well. "What do you need this for?" Katara said taking it out and folding it.

"Kyoshi Island was cold last time we were there!" Aang said taking it back in his hands. "You don't want me to get sick do you?"

Katara sighed. "No, but you'll be fine. You don't need this." She said taking it away with Aang on her heels trying to convince her to let him pack it.

Sokka ignored everyone and went over his check list silently. Boomerang…check. Club…check. Warm clothes…check. Seal jerky…check. Machete… check. And last but not least the chocker he was going to give Suki… check. Feeling satisfied with his load, he walked to the door and set it next to Suki's.

"Is this everything we need?" Sokka said looking at Suki.

Suki was counting on her fingers and looking at the ceiling. "Almost; Aang and Katara still need to finish with their bags, and the sleeping bags, and food."

Sokka nodded and went to find Katara and Aang to them to hurry up. Once he found them Aang was trying to stuff a pillow cushion into his bag. "BUT IF ONE OF US GETS TIRED WE'LL NEED SOMETHING TO REST OUR HEADS ON!" He yelled as Katara tried to wrestle it out of his hands. Katara just sighed as she finally yanked it out of his hands and walked out the room to put it back on the sofa.

Aang turned his head to Sokka and sighed. "She's crazy."

He just laughed. "I know I've had to deal with her for almost fifteen years."

Sokka walked over and closed Aang's bag and walked out of the room. "Go and tell Katara to hurry, Suki's getting anxious."

Aang nodded and turned to go to Katara. When Sokka set Aang's bag by the door, he looked up to see Suki struggling with four sleeping bags, and a container of food. He rushed over to help her before something fell to the floor.

Sokka grabbed the food and two of the sleeping bags and set them down by the door, Suki did the same. She looked at Sokka who surprised her with a quick peck on the kiss. When he pulled away, Suki was smiling. "I'm finally going to see my home again! But I have to admit…I'm a little nervous."

Sokka looked confused. "Why?"

Suki Just looked at Sokka with no emotion. "I've been away from home too long…what a lot has changed?"

Sokka smiled and hugged the nervous warrior. "I'm sure everything will be fine." But Sokka couldn't help but wonder the same about his home. Pakku said that he was going rebuild the South Pole with the other men who went. Plus, his dad and all the other men were home from the war. The place would be a lot livelier; that's for sure.

When Katara and Aang came out of the room with the final bag, everyone gathered by the door to say their goodbyes, and give hugs that would have to last for awhile.

Once everyone was done, they all went outside were Appa was waiting for them with Momo sitting in the saddle. Aang soared onto Appa's head with Katara in his arms, and started making sure everything was ready for takeoff. Suki began handing Aang the supplies and he handed them to Katara who placed them on the back off the saddle in a neat pile. They worked together like a well oiled machine, and Sokka just stood there watching it all happen until Toph appeared next to him.

"How long will you guys be gone?" She said looking straight ahead.

Sokka chewed this over in his mind and couldn't think of an honest answer. They were going to three places that would take a few days to fly to, but they'd probably stay at each place for at least a week or two. Plus, Sokka wanted to propose to Suki on Kyoshi Island.

"I'm really not sure…two months? Maybe more." Sokka said just barely finishing his sentence before Toph attacked him in a hug.

"I'm going to miss you guys so much!" She said looking at Sokka with her pale, light green eyes.

Sokka smiled and hugged her back. "We're going to miss you guys too. But we won't be gone for too long!" He said letting go of Toph who wiped away a tear that rolled down her check. "Now are you sure you don't want to come with us? You could see your parents again!"

Toph looked straight ahead once more and sighed. "No, I'm going to stay. Once I never heard a reply from my parents, I just sort of assumed the worst. Plus, I'm going to show Lee around the city and teach him some of my Earth bending moves!" She said with a wicked smile on her face.

"Well alright. Have fun." Sokka said walking towards Appa and the others who were now waiting in the saddle. Once Sokka was seated on top of Appa's head holding the reigns, they all waved goodbye.

"We'll miss you!" Iroh yelled as Sokka cracked the reigns and yelled YIP YIP sending Appa soaring into the air over Ba Sing Se. They were on their way.

After flying for about an hour, Aang flew walked to Appa's head while the girl's were talking about their homes and sharing funny stories.

"They're talking about boys." Aang said. "I thought I'd give them time."

"It better be us you're talking about back there!" Sokka said loud enough for them to hear over the wind.

"Oh you bet!" Katara and Suki said then went back to giggling about their stories.

"So how much longer are we going to fly for tonight?" Aang said trying not to listen to what the girls were saying.

Sokka looked over Appa's head and saw a forest. After looking for a few seconds, he spotted a beach and took Appa down to land. "I actually think that we should stop and rest for the night. We have a long day of flying ahead of us."

Once Appa had landed on the dark sand, everyone unloaded the supplies and began setting up camp. Aang started a fire, while Katara bended soup with vegetables they brought with them. Suki and Sokka used their non-bending talents to lay out the sleeping bags and pitch the tent. Once everyone was done with their job, they gathered around the fire and began feasting on the soup. Katara even bent some into Appa and Momo's mouth.

"So where are we heading first?" Suki said sipping her soup.

"Well if my memory serves me right," Sokka said taking out a map that he stashed in his bag. "We should be close to full moon bay. So maybe, if we don't take a lot of breaks, we could reach Kyoshi."

Suki smiled at the thought but then let it disappear. "I actually wanted to go see your homes first, so that throughout the trip I won't want to be going back to Kyoshi."

Sokka smiled, this fit perfectly with Sokka's plan, he wouldn't have to rush in the proposal and tell Gran Gran about it.

"You're so thoughtful Suki." Katara said with a warm smile.

"So than it's settled. We'll go to Kyoshi last. So than that means that the air temple is next so I guess we'll go there first. Then to the south pole and finish at Kyoshi."

The group nodded their heads in agreement and finished their soup before going into their tent and cuddling into their sleeping bags for some well deserved rest.