I'm trembling, completely terrified of facing my brother and have him turn away from me again. But it's something I have to do, if not for my parents, if not for me, for Toph.

He's crouched over the campfire, just looking at it with a troubled expression. I wonder if it's reminding him of Zuko.

"Sokka," I say gently, bringing him out of his trance, "We have to talk."

"Yeah, Katara, we do." He says suddenly, to my surprise. He stands up and faces me, an completely unreadable look in his periwinkle eyes. There's an uncomfortable silence, which shouldn't be there. I've known him all my life, and with Dad gone now, he's all I have left. But it's like he's a stranger…just like he had said I was under the tree that Zuko and I…

Zuko.

I close my eyes as the realization hits me.

This is all because of Zuko…you're brother has turned on you, Aang may never speak to you again…all because he forced his kiss upon you.

And I fell for it. This is my fault. It's a tragedy. Most people think tragedies are just accidents, awful occurrences, but a real tragedy is when someone sees two paths, but chooses the wrong one, knowing what will happen, but just lets disaster crash around them, perhaps even hurting the people they love.

"Oh Sokka, I'm sosorry!" I gush, and I leap towards him and hug him so hard that when I let go he looks almost blue. I stand there, short of breath, waiting for him to respond.

"You need me, and I won't ever leave you." He recites, just like he had said when we over looked the village that needed our help. Those simple words make my heart swell and more tears break free.

"Then…why did stop talking to me?"

"You stopped talking to me." He corrects. I go to disagree but think better of it. I need my brother, and it looks like he needs me.

"Katara, I was angry at you, I mean-Aang is our family. Well a bit less your family than mine, you were kissing him and everything!" Sokka slightly squeaks at the word kissing. It makes me want to laugh, sweet laughter. It's so good to feel it again.

"Well basically I was angry because suddenly you were kissing Zuko. Zuko, the prince of the Fire Nation? Tried to kill us a couple of times? Stole your necklace?" He said this as if the theft of my necklace was the thing that would sway me, but I understood. I nodded, feeling ashamed from my brother's judgment, "And Aang was just waiting for you to come back to camp," He continued, "when all the while you were with him. And then he walked in on you two in each other's arms- I mean it would be just devastating! If Suki-" But he stops at her name, and droops. I put my hand on his shoulder, wanting to show that I'm there for him.

"It's ok, Sokka, I'm sure she'll be ok, like Dad and the others-"

"It's not that…" He cuts in, looking pained and avoiding my eyes, "I'm worried about her, of course I am, but there's something else…"

"What?" I ask, my heart hammering as I wonder if he's about to say-

"I think I like Toph, too."

The penny drops and I can't help but smile.

"Oh Sokka…" I say serenly, cocking my head to one side and looking at him sweetly. He looks so troubled and tormented, but I can't help but smile as I think how sweet him and Toph could be together. But the smile wanes to nothing as I contemplate Suki, and the devastating effect she is having on Toph and Sokka's non-starting relationship.

"What do I do?" He says in a hushed voice, pleading me for an answer, one that I cannot give.

"Sokka…" I start, watching him anxiously, "I don't know what to tell you. You have feelings for Suki, but we don't know where she is, we don't know if she's alright, and you have feelings for Toph, but then there'sSuki and-"

"Hey-you know what? Voicing my problem has made the path so much clearer…!" Sokka says with dry sarcasm, raising an eyebrow at me.

"Well it's a tricky situation!" I protest, but I feel elated that we're having our old silly arguments again, "The point is, Sokka…it's a tricky situation."

I know it is, I had to go through it. But I never got to chose. I was thrown against Zuko.

So that's a bad thing?

No! Of course it's not, it's just that what would've happened if I had chosen Aang, the boy everyone thought I would've ended up with, the boy that every sign seems to point towards.

"The worst thing is, I was horrible to you, when I'm doing practically the same thing to Suki and Toph, I'm stringing them along…" Sokka mumbles miserably, looking to the floor.

"Sokka, just decide what you think is best. You know what it is deep down, just trust yourself."

And as I walk away from him, I wish someone had given me that advice. Maybe I would've slowed down, considered both sides of the arguments. I take a glance at Aang and see he's looking right at me. Heat crashes down on me and I know I'm bright red. A little colour stains his cheeks and he turns his head away.

He is still lying on Appa, where The Duke is talking to him animatedly. He doesn't seem to be listening.

My heart is pounding as I walk straight into Zuko.

"Whoa!" He says, looking startled. He has grabbed my arms as I career into him. I stand there, feeling his strong grip, taking a look at his biceps bugling through his sleeves.

I smile weakly up at him, letting the warm feeling spread through me as he holds me close.

I don't know how, but as Zuko's fire surrounds me, it obscures everything else from view, even Aang.