YES! I'm back in California. So happy. And tired. Hopefully next chapter will be longer, but meanwhile this chapter won't be as long. Sorry.

Disclaimer: Still, I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender.

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Sokka walked into the kitchen.

"How is the Avatar?" Dr. Worheilmer asked

"Not good. He spat out blood when he laughed, even I know that isn't normal. What's going on?"

Damnit, I gotta tell them one way or another, can't hide the truth too long.

"Get your sister here. We need to talk."

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Aang had fallen asleep, and Katara was still holding his hand with both hands. She was about to drift to sleep when Sokka came in.

"Katara, the doctor needs to tell us something. Come on. I have a feeling it's important."

And with that, Katara carefully put Aang's hand on his chest, and followed Sokka out of the room, whispering only she herself could hear:

"Sleep tight, Aang. I'll be back soon."

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Katara and Sokka sat down again, with Mrs. And Dr. Worheilmer on the opposite side of the table.

"There is something you kids should know. I didn't tell you before, because I figured you guys would panic. But the truth had to be revealed. Your friend, the Avatar, the world's only hope, has been poisoned." Katara's eyes widened and Sokka's mouth opened. The doctor continued, "This is a poison I have only seen once before. It was a nomad, he got injured by fire nation soldiers, and his group sent him to me. I couldn't save him, because I never knew the cure. I dissected his body afterwards with the permission of his friends and family, to find out what the disease was and how it can be rid of. I figured out the problem, after years of research. I went traveling all across the globe. I had almost lost hope, until I found…this." The doctor pulled out a magenta-colored herb, which had a bright yellowish color on the sides.

Sokka made a face, as if trying to remember something. The doctor continued. "This is called the Lily's Love. It has a poisonous effect on people, when injected any way into the human body. For example, making it into tea and drinking it, eating it, making contact with wounds…" the doctor raised an eyebrow at the two of them, as if to get them to talk.

"Wait, Sokka, wasn't that herb you thought you found…magenta-colored?" Katara gasped in horror.

Sokka only nodded, as if slowly taking this in.

"Fortunately, years of research paid off, and I developed a cure. You see, the Lily's Love was made artificially, made by waterbenders and air nomads. They waged a war, all the nations, a couple of hundred of years ago. The avatar that time put a stop to all that, of course. The four nations made a treaty, but it was no ordinary peace treaty. It was a flower. Waterbenders and air nomads created the flower, earthbenders made sure it had good soil to grow and reproduce, but the fire nation… they added a single ingredient to the first flower, which I know not of. Anyways, the flower turned poisonous, and hundreds were produced. The other nations eventually found out, and they had to stop its production. So they made an island, so the flower could not spread any more further. The island they made was the island which you kids were on when your friend was poisoned. Someone must have rubbed it on his wound, which caused the poison's trigger."

"To get to the point, I have the antidote right here" the doctor pulled out a little bottle which contained a little amount of liquid. "I gave your friend some, but he will only last 48 hours. I need the final ingredient, and then I can cure him of the disease completely."

"What is it? We can help you get it, whatever it is." Sokka said out loud.

"I don't think so. Tell me, Katara. The avatar was raised by monks, am I correct?"

"Yes"

"And so he had never met any girls before, ever?"

"I guess not…"

"And you were the one who discovered him. You and your brother?"

"Yes? I don't get where you're going with this." Katara said slowly.

"Just one last question. Has he had a relationship with a girl throughout his journey?"

"Um…how am I supposed to know?"

"You are his travel companion, his friend, his family almost. You must know something."

"Well…there was this one girl on Kyoshi Island, or rather…a whole group of girls. But I don't think anything happened, they were just having fun. Another one would be the fortuneteller's assistant, Meng. I didn't think Aang liked her though. Wait…why don't you ask Aang about this?"

"I asked that to myself also. But he is 12 years old. He is only a child with extraordinary powers. He knows nothing of love, being raised by monks."

"Love?" This time, it was Sokka who blurted out. "What's Aang's love life have anything to do with the antidote?"

"Oh yes, it has everything to do with the antidote. You see, I need the blood of someone he truly loves. By making you answer questions, Katara, it seems there is only one logical explanation…

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HAHHAHAAH. Cliffhanger. But I guess you all know whats going to happen next anyways. I'll probably update tomorrow. I am tired, I haven't slept for 30 hours straight. 'dozes off'