A Friendly Ear
For #3: Full Moon
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"The moon is lovely tonight, don't you think?" Iroh's voice broke the silence of the night. A dark figure sitting atop Appa nodded. "It is better not to keep your emotions so bottled up."
The figure slid off the bison's tail and sighed. Sokka ran a hand through hair that usually sported a wolf tail. "I know, but who wants to hear about other's problems?"
Iroh laughed and slumped to a sitting position against the bison's large, fluffy tail. "An old man who cannot sleep would be a perfect person to help you." He patted the ground next to him, and smiled. "The least I could do is offer a friendly ear."
Sokka sighed again and plopped down by the old general. Minutes passed on in silence. The water tribe warrior and the fire nation fugitive stared at the full moon. A twig snapped as a squirrel ran across the forest ground. The soft sounds of Appa's breathing added to nature's attempt at calming Sokka's nerves.
"Do you think she's happy?" he asked softly. Iroh hummed a little and patted the boy's shoulder.
"I think she's having a blast. But she'll be happier if you'd move on and stop worrying so much." He offered a small smile before adding, "Besides, Lu Ten is with her. He is a good boy, and he will take care of her. He always liked the moon."
Sokka shifted his gaze to a leaf by his hand. "How did he go?"
A lone tear fell from the old general's eye before he wiped it away. "That is a story for another time." Iroh pulled himself up, smiling. "A time where tea is involved."
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I just get this feeling that Sokka and Iroh would get along pretty well. Both love food and are somewhat similar. I could definitely see Sokka growing up to be like Iroh more so than Zuko would. All I'll say about the next story is two words: cabbage merchant.
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