Chapter 3

"Sokka! Aang!"a young woman's voice exclaimed. Sokka turned to see his sister running towards them. He stared at her in awe, she changed a bit in over a year. Her hair was down except for two braids that were tied together in the back like how their mother used to wear hers. Sokka had to say she looked almost exactly like their mother. The brunette caught her brother in a tight embrace. "I missed you..,"Katara said, her blue eyes closing as her big brother wrapped his arms around her.

"I missed you to,"Sokka said. He smiled as he pulled away from her embrace, his hands still on her shoulder. "How have you-"

"Stupid ice...I can't see a thing!"

Sokka laughed. "There's Toph," Sokka said, still laughing as he ran to the sound of the voice. He searched the crowd till he came across the earth bender struggling to get up. "Need some assistance?"he asked, with a chuckle as he helped her to her feet.

"I'm perfectly fine thank yo-," she said before falling again. Sokka shook his head and helped her up once again. The earth bender sighed as Sokka lead her towards Aang and Katara. The young earth bender had grown a few inches from the last time he saw her and her hair was now shoulder length.

Toph suddenly smiled at Sokka.

"What?"Sokka asked.

"Nothing,"she said, looking down. Sokka just shrugged as they came to Katara and Aang. Sokka released Toph as Katara and Aang ran at her. Toph smiled. "Its twinkle toes and sugar queen,"she said, hugging them. Sokka just smiled at the trio. Aang looked back at Sokka.

"Come on Sokka!"Aang exclaimed. Sokka just shook his head as he joined in the group hug. Aang grew a lot to he was almost as tall as Sokka he was only shorter by two or three inches, but he was still the bald kid that they all loved. Someone cleared their throat breaking up the group. There stood Arnook smiling at them. Everyone bowed.

"No need for that,"Arnook said, shaking his head. "How are you all?"

"Great!"Aang exclaimed.

"Yeah..,"Sokka mumbled.

"Good, Sokka?"Arnook addressed.

"Yes sir?"Sokka asked.

"Care to take a walk?"

"Ummm," Sokka looked back at the other.

"We'll catch up with you later,"Katara said, smiling. Sokka nodded before following Arnook. They walked a few blocks without saying a word it made Sokka nervous.

"What do you want with me sir?"Sokka asked, gulping.

"Just to talk,"the older man replied.

"Then why haven't you said a word?"Sokka asked, kinda annoyed. Arnook just chuckled. Sokka noticed something forming in Arnook's eyes.

"You know the spiritual oasis?"Arnook asked, wiping his eyes.

"Yeah what about it?"Sokka asked.

"Sometimes I hear a young woman crying from within,"Arnook said, halting in his tracks.

"Sir?"Sokka questioned, looking back at the older man.

"I think its my daughter...Yue, it breaks my heart to know she's hurting,"Arnook continued. "The door locks when the crying begins sometimes you can hear her singing a lullaby that her mother used to sing to her when she was little. I suppose she does that to calm herself I assume because afterwards the crying halts."

Sokka heart dropped. "Yue...Sir what do you want me to do?"

"Go to the oasis...talk to her,"Arnook said, smiling at Sokka.

"When?"Sokka asked.

"Try midnight tonight,"Arnook said. Sokka nodded and the two continued their walk.

Chantrea spotted the boy she saw before pacing around in an alley way. "Hey,"Chantrea greeted. He jumped.

"Um who are you?"he asked.

"Chantrea, and your Sokka the avatar's friend correct?"

Sokka nodded his eyes transfixed on her. "Why aren't you with you friends?"

He just shrugged and his eyes looking up at the sky. "I'm sorry..I must seem strange coming to you out of no where."

"Um yeah...its ok?" Sokka replied, with a confused look on his face. She couldn't help but giggle.

Sokka rubbed the back of his head, feeling odd. "Um uh...yeah I'm gonna go,"Sokka said, walking past her. She sighed. I scared him...

Chantrea watched him walk away then exclaimed, "Wait!"

She heard a groan come from the young man as he turned back to her. "What?"

Chantrea walked up next to him, her heart throbbing. She placed her hands on his shoulder and smiled at him gently. He smiled back, an awkward smile but a smile never the less. Suddenly she felt a stabbing sensation in her head and her hands flew to her head in pain.

"Hey are you ok? What's wrong?"Sokka said, reaching out to touch her. She shook her head, falling to her knees. It was unbearably, she wondered how and why this suddenly happened. The pain finally ceased after a few minutes and she looked up at Sokka, tears in her eyes.

"Ma'am are you alright?"Sokka asked, touching her cheek.

"I think s-," Chantrea said, before collapsing onto the ground.

"Aw man,"she heard Sokka groan, before everything went blank.

What have you decided...?

A/n what do ya think? Good chappie? The last parts kinda weird but I hope you don't think to badly of it and sorry for cutting it short, but yeah..I'll have the next one up in a couple of hours see ya. R&R