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Chapter 3- Reactions

When the Gaang saw Zuko perched up against a wall with emotions running across his face, one trying to top the other. Where was Katara and why was everything so… upsetting?

What exactly happened this morning?

Toph was a little confused by the sudden tense silence, then she was sure that Katara was no where in the temple. Did she go to the market?

"There's a…. a letter for you" Zuko's voice was raspy and then he motioned toward a small folded up paper similar to his with their names in neat script.

Sokka picked up the letter, then as he finished reading he had tears brimming in his eyes. He only let out two tears slide down his face before angrily brushing them away as quick as they came going to a stoic expression. He stood silent, but he emotions were painted into his big blue eyes. He tried to read it out loud but he had lost his voice, he couldn't.

Sokka didn't know what to do or think. He should be angry for this. He should feel ashamed, and he was. He was hurt and upset, this was all his fault!

He should have sensed something was wrong but he didn't! He could have stopped it, she would have not did it.

He wanted to be upset and angry with her for doing this. But if he was her, he would take her into his arms and just hug and comfort her while they cried. Like when mom left.

Too many people left him, first mom, then dad, and princess Yue. He even left Suki for what seemed like forever, even then he wasn't sure if he would see her again and now this!

Everyone left him, he broke his promise. He didn't know if he could keep Katara's wishes of not looking for her. He couldn't leave her alone like that. He would have to think about this, he respected that she wouldn't want to be found but he couldn't. He wouldn't.

Suki would be the one to comfort him but she would have to find out what happened. Her eyes widened as she finished the letter. She tried to control the emotions on her face.

She went closer to Sokka and wrapped her arms around him. She told him that they would find her and they would be together again joking like before. She tried to keep her face emotionless like she did when she was defending Kyoshi with the other warriors. It was hard without makeup to cover it.

Her voice said something else as it broke and cracked at the lost of her friend.

Toph could feel the vibrations of everyone but was clueless on why everyone was having a breakdown. She didn't want to disturb the sentimental moment but she wanted to know.

"What? What happened? Can someone read the letter I obviously can't in case you forgot I am blind!" Then she motioned at where she thought the letter was.

Aang being the only one who didn't read it besides Toph read it out loud then during the middle, his throat felt dry and his voice started to crack but he continued on.

When he was done, he didn't know what to do at all. His gray eyes clouded with pain and hurt and an unusual frustration. Katara was gone. Katara was gone. Katara was actually gone.

He couldn't actually grasp this thought at all. It wasn't real at all.

This was just another nightmare like before the eclipse invasion. He would wake up to the sunrise to meditate with Zuko. Then he would see Katara cooking, then when she was done, Suki, Sokka and Toph would wake up and they would all prepare and be happy. Right? Right! Right?

This was like when the monks and air benders died out. Like when he left them, he knew what Katara would go through and it wasn't good.

It wasn't the first time Katara left either, in the South Pole she left everyone. Now she had to leave her new family.

Aang looked over to Sokka and Suki they were comforting each other. He turned to Toph to see her reaction.

Toph's usual trademark smirk and expression that always had amusement was replaced with one that held so many emotions in her blind eyes but with a stoic mask, like the others.

Toph heard the last of the letter and then it was silent again. She didn't want it to be, she wanted it to be loud so she wouldn't have to think about this. No, anything but this.

Memories of vibrations and sounds from Ba Sing Se came back. The girls day out, the time she felt tears run down her face and Katara comforted her and told her she was beautiful.

Katara was the big sister she never had, but somehow needed. Then she remembered the shouting matches she had with Katara. Then she realized, now that she wasn't upset or angry, that Katara never did anything during them. Like when Katara did that to Zuko.

Toph for once felt remorse on all the times she upset and hurt Katara. She didn't realize until now that everything Katara did was to care of everyone.

That when Katara was constantly down her neck, it was to protect her and everyone. Toph hadn't been this upset in a very long time. Usually when things got her down, Katara knew and talked to her about it but now there was no one.

Sure she had Suki but she wasn't Katara and she wasn't as close to her as Katara was with her.

Toph wasn't sure want to do. Nobody left her. No Toph Bei Fong was the runaway, she left people. Not the other way around. How could Katara do that? Just Leave?

Toph just stayed still, deep in thought she didn't show any emotion.

Zuko watched the whole scene unfold before his eyes. He had to admit, of all the times he had seen them they never seemed so upset and hurt.

Even when they were on the verge of death they didn't show this much emotion.

Zuko thought that he didn't completely understand evryone's reaction and hurt because, yes, he had a sister but she wanted him dead. He didn't exactly have a perfect family or anyone except his uncle. So he wasn't exactly sure. But he did understand.

But Zuko did feel a heaviness in his heart about Katara leaving them. And he was sure it wasn't just the responsibility of having to watch over the others.

Author's Note

Well what do you think? I think I might edit it, they might be too dramatic. Let me know!

I know I haven't showed any Katara, that's for the next chapter.

So I received new reviewers and alert's so I want to thank everyone!

trumpetgurl92 Miss Whoniverse ArrayePL Skyla Phoenix-Star

I see some people wanted Zutara and trust me I got a good idea.

However, it will be slow but sweet.

Not "Their eyes met each other, Wow he is sexy! She thought then leaned toward him She is so hot even more than Mai! He thought and they kissed each other and it was magical and terrific then they had steam babies and lived happy ever after." All in the next chapter. Also if they try to deny their feelings, (who knows if they will?) they will not be all "Woe is Me I am a peasant (even though in a different government system she would be a princess) so we can not love for you are a prince of the nation I USED to hate."

Or vise versa it sort of bugs me sorry. If he was a traitor to his nation, which he is, then he would not be the prince. If they wanted him dead, then what makes her or whoever that he would still be the prince?

Okay sorry about the rant, just read a bad fic because it was pretty good until the mentioned above.