A/N: Lmao.. don't let me flop :( Reviews are hashtag #Welcome.
Sokka massaged Suki's shoulders softly. "Don't stress yourself, you're the greatest captain in all of republic city."
"I know."
"Then you'll do fine!" Sokka handed her a water bottle.
Suki grabbed the bottle and drank all of it, Sokka observed with amusement. "It's not me I'm worried about, it's the players."
"Oh..."
"Not you tho, you have improved for better."
"Oh!" Sokka smiled.
"Out in two!" The coach called.
"That's my calling," Sokka informed. "I hope to see you on the sidelines."
"I will."
"Great! Wish me luck cap." Suki and Sokka exchanged a formal handshake.
The players made their ways out of the stadium's chambers, jogging into the synthetic grass.
The game started out neutral, goals scoring back and forth between the teams, the first half was pretty boring overall, no extreme penalty's except for a few yellow cards against the Tui La team. Suki watched the game next to the coach. She seemed confident for most part, her arms were crossed with a smug grin as her eyes darted left to right following the ball's direction.
Sokka was at his peak, other than the hot cheerleaders distracting him (well, only one caught his attention) he was pretty focused. This was his first official game. So far so great.
The second half went rougher, somehow the water tribe coach must have realized how boring the game was, and Sokka was pretty sure he saw the gloomy girl's bubbly friend sigh on the stands. The players acted more brute than before, the force clashing with their team, making them earn yellow card themselves. Suki was pretty mad, madder than the coach. She cursed loudly at the rival team.
Sokka was 100% sure one player was out to get him, every time he oved right, player number 11 followed. He tried getting him off but his coach must have instructed to follow him 24/7 because he didn't move.
"Sokka!" Zuko shouted, kicking the ball to him.
Sokka was about to kick a goal but he got elbowed in the face, hard.
He flopped dramatically to the floor, his eye was purple and bloody. Suki enraged, she shouted to the referee a time-out.
The guy who knocked Sokka out was no other than player number eleven.
Sokka sat-up a little dizzy, he ran a hand to his face and almost vomited at the sight of blood. He observed his surroundings; Suki was fighting with the referee meanwhile the coach told her to calm down, Zuko was jogging up to Sokka, and player number eleven fought with the cheerleader he spotted earlier. "Hahn! That was so unnecessary!"
"Ugh. Yue! Relax, he's not dead."
Sokka fainted.
The instrumental of Love in this club ringed softly through the speaker boxes of the hospital. Pretty much every person Sokka knew personally that was present at the game waited outside his room.
Suki and Toph were drinking a soda while Suki talked about game strategy. Katara and Aang were discussing about the free magazines the building had to offer. And a few seats to their right, Zuko was sleeping alone against the chair's arm.
"These magazines have been here since 2008. I remember reading about this interior designing article when I broke my arm back then."
Katara examined the magazine. "No, this issue is from 2013," Katara objected. "They might have recycled the article though."
Zuko awoke with a groan, he rubbed his eyes and took out his phone.
"Hotman! Why so alone?!"
"Because I can."
"Don't be too cranky Hotman... come sit with us," Katara suggested with a smile.
Zuko frowned. "Did you tell everyone to call me that?!"
"Um... No but I see where they would have picked it up." Aang gave Zuko a sheepish grin.
Zuko grimaced and moved next to Aang. "What are you two talking about?"
"Recycled articles," They replied in unison.
"They definitely are recycled. I'm pretty sure I've read the same article on those magazines like three times already," Zuko told, taking an issue from Aang's hand.
Aang sighed in relief. "Great! That means I'm not that crazy."
"But you kind of are," Katara jested happily as she flipped a page from a 2006 Cosmopolitan.
Sokka could have sworn he saw an angel. He blinked slowly trying to regain consciousness.
"Great! You're awake!" Yue stood up from her chair.
"Do I know you?"
"We're neighbors! And also the guy who knocked you out is my boyfriend," Yue drawled in embarrassment the last sentence.
"Oh, yeah! How long was I out?" Sokka asked with worry.
"Just two minutes, the hospital is only two building away from your school."
"That's nice. So..." Sokka squinted at the girl, trying to figure out what she wanted.
"I came to apologize. Hahn... He says he's sorry." Yue handed him a get well basket.
"Thanks..." Sokka gave Yue a bemused look.
"Yue."
"Thanks Yue!" Sokka repeated as he lurked through the basked. "Nice! I love M&M's!"
"I'm glad you do!" Yue observed the hour on her phone. "I got to go, Hahn is probably waiting for me at the parking lot."
"Can you please tell the nurses I woke up or something?"
"Of course! Bye Sokka!"
"Bye Yue!"
Once Yue left, Sokka let out a dreamy sigh.
"Ugh, I don't get why they let princess over there first, I'm like... the coach? Practically," Suki complained to Toph. She slammed a car against the table. "Uno!"
"You know the only reason you're winning is because I'm blind, Right?" Toph threw a random card to the table.
"Yeah, whatever. I'm going in now. You coming?"
"Sorry, only one at a time," The nurse informed angrily.
"You go first Suki. Don't scold at him too hard."
Suki rolled her eyes. "I won't, relax."
Zuko shut down the magazine, indignant. "I know! It's so annoying!" Zuko exclaimed.
"Yeah! And I can't believe we had to do detention 8 weeks just because of Azula! - Poor Toph tho, she had like a year..." Aang shuddered.
Zuko scoffed. "Please... She practically lives in detention."
Katara observed the complaining couple with an inquisitive look. "What are you guys talking about?"
They ignored her and kept talking about the consequences about Azula's prank. Katara frowned and focused on the '5 ways to know if you're more than friends' article.
Zuko felt buzzing on his back pocket. "Speaking of the devil." Zuko picked up the phone, Azula started yelling. "Yeah? What? I can't! I'm visiting a frien- But I have to! He is injured! What?! No... you wouldn't tell him- You would? Argh! Fine! I'll go!"
Aang and Katara observed Zuko with preoccupation. Zuko hung up his phone, sulking. "I gotta go."
"Why?"
"Azula..." Zuko twisted his mouth into a scowl. "Please tell Sokka I came, and that I'm sorry for what happened to him."
Zuko left with his jacket on his shoulder, stomping on the recently waxed floors.
"That's though," Katara commented as she grabbed a Glamour magazine. "With a sister like that I would probably be just as angry as him."
Sokka was home now. The doctor's appointment went well, he was only prescribed some medicine to cure the low pressure. His dad unfortunately hadn't come visit, he was on a business trip on the other side of the globe, and Katara went to Toph's for the night, they had a science project due for Monday about volcanoes and earthquakes, and shockingly Toph was an expert in the biology area; so Sokka had the house to himself.
He laid on his bed, catching up on the latest Empire episode. "Yaasss Cookie! Scalp that bitch Anita!"
His motivation was promptly cut when his stomach grumbled. He was very hungry, and Katara was the one that cooked when dad wasn't home. He did have money but not enough to order pizza, he could have called Aang to bring some by but he wasn't coming until another two hours. He decided to follow his dad's advice: When In doubt. Eat Ramen. Luckily there was a convenience store near; a block down his house approximately.
"Sir, Do you have meat Ramen?" Sokka asked the owner.
"Only cabbage, down the aisle."
Sokka grimaced and went to the back of the store. He bent to grab the cabbage noodles, suddenly he felt a small hand slightly touch his shoulder.
"Hey Sokka!"
"Yue..." Sokka tugged his shirt with a blush.
"I saw you enter the store and I decided to check on you! Do you feel better?"
"Never been better! So... how's Hahn?"
Yue's smile changed into a frown. "Okay. I suppose."
Sokka was taken aback by her sudden change of behavior. "Whoa! What's wrong?"
Yue became conscious of her harshness and turned back to her old self. She sighed, "It's just that... Hahn doesn't want to go this ball I have to go because he is going to a basketball game. No biggie."
"Ball? Is it the labor day ball perhaps?"
Yue nodded.
"I'm going too! My dad works with the people who throw the party so I have to go too! We can go together! As friends..."
Yue smiled. "Great! It's a date then!" She ripped her purchase ticket and wrote down her number. "Text me to see details!" She kissed his cheek and left.
Sokka stared with excitement at Yue's phone number. Suddenly, he got a text.
Emergency meeting 2morrow 8PM
-Suki
Suki flicked Sokka's ear. "You're late!"
Sokka yelped and sat down on the wooden bench next to Zuko. "Why are we meeting in the school basement? And why is Toph here?"
"Nice to see you too Snoozles."
Suki scolded, "Because! We came up with a plan. That's why Toph is here, and also because she scares some of the players and that makes them do the stuff I need them to do."
Suki approached a chalk board and started writing tactic. "I'm sure everybody knows that we lost the game on Friday, thanks to that stupid referee. Anyways, Player number eleven, or as many like to call him, Hahn, practically almost killed Sokka and got away with it. Now, why is that? Is it because we're weak? Is it because we're failures?!" She looked over the crowd. "No! It's because they sold out!"
The players cheered, reciprocating Suki's feelings of motivation.
Toph stepped in. "Okay maggots, time for a history lesson."
Everyone groaned.
"No that kind of boring history!" Toph rumbled. She approached the board and pointed to it. "Now what does it say?"
"1984." The public replied obediently.
"And what happened that year?"
"We almost lost to RC's Water Tribe High...?" Zuko answered, a little hesitant.
"That's right! But we didn't... Because?"
The players looked to themselves with puzzled looks, trying to figure out if the other knew the answer.
"Because we destroyed the other team's pride!" Suki interfered. "And we did it by stealing their mascot! This is why we're all here, we're stealing it again."
Everyone cheered again, except for Zuko and Sokka.
"What's the plan then..?" Sokka asked with confusion.
Suki gulped. "We don't know yet... But if someone get's the costume they're getting promoted to Co-captain."
The players gasped.
Toph raised her eyebrow in annoyance. "Well, what are you guys waiting for? Go get the costume!"
Everyone obliged and ran out of the room as fast as they could.
Sokka slammed his locker. "Zuko you're going to the ball, right?"
"I have to." Zuko sighed and pulled his hoodie up.
"Okay, hypothetically speaking, you have to bring a girl you like, she's perfect but she has a boyfriend and even if she were to break up with him, you still couldn't date due to your school backgrounds. What would you do?"
Zuko scoffed. "I'm the last person you should ask love advice to. Also if you like Yue so much then you shouldn't care about what people say."
Sokka flinched with his mouth wide open. "H-How did you know?!"
"It's pretty obvious. Why else would Suki suggest people to steal the mascot themselves? That idea is ridiculous and she would rather shoot herself than let the guys do something as important as this, you are close to Yue so she figured you would do it instead."
Sokka frowned. "Well, Suki is wrong if she thinks I'm going to play Yue like that!"
Zuko gave Sokka a cynical laugh. "Let's be real, the only one getting played here is you, she has a boyfriend and she's inviting you to a date. I recommend you watch your back!"
"Sokka! Hotman!" Aang greeted.
"Hey guys!" Katara waved.
"I'm going to pee, be right back," Sokka said, anger still lingering on his voice.
"Wow, someone woke on the wrong side of the bed," Aang commented as he laid against the lockers.
"Ugh, Sokka doesn't even sleep when dad isn't home, he stays up all night watching Empire," Katara attested.
The tree talked, catching up on what they saw this week, music, and other stuff. The trio was ingrained in a deep conversation about Rihanna's boobs, until a high pitched shriek from Zuko's sister interrupted them.
"Zuko!"
"What do you want now?!" Zuko crossed his arms. Mai and Ty lee grimaced to each other behind Azula.
"I need you to drive us to the dry cleaners," Azula ordered.
"The dry cleaners?! We have a washing machine at home!"
Azula rolled her eyes and shoved Ty lee in between them. "It's not for me, it's for Ty lee. She's the school mascot now and has to go pick up the costume before the owners of the store set it on fire, or something."
Ty lee raised her hands and gave Zuko an apologetic smile. Ty lee, head of the cheerleading squad, became the school's mascot after the last one got a stroke, the next game was on Saturday and they still needed a back-up who knew all the moves, luckily, Ty lee, the inventor of the mascot's choreography, offered herself.
"School mascot? That's ridiculous! And I won't do it!"
Aang and Katara observed the scene a little uncomfortable.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah! I'm sure!" Zuko growled.
Azula smirked. "Oh Mai..." She called.
Mai looked up from her candy crush game she was playing on her phone. "What?" She deadpanned.
"Zu-"
"Fine! I'll do it!"
Zuko followed behind his sister, Mai and Ty lee patted his back with repentant looks.
Katara and Aang both rose their eyebrows at each other. "That's fucked up," Aang lamented.
"C'mon, he's probably used to it." Katara lunged an arm over Aang's shoulder. "But still, we should help him."
Aang scratched the back of his head. "Any ideas?"
"… no." Katara pouted.
"Oh! And Zuko, one last thing-" Sokka burst in, wet paper hanging on the sole of his shoe. "Where did he go?!"
Katara and Aang laughed. "He left. I can't believe it took you 30 minutes to think of a comeback," Katara said as she unattached her arm from Aang.
"Ha. Ha."
Sokka stood in the front porch of Yue's house, contemplating if he followed his dad's advice correctly.
Deodorant. Check.
Hair Gel. Check.
Flowers. Check.
Dress compliment. On hold.
He scratched his nose, observing the door bell, sweat dripping down his forehead. He gave in and pressed the bell.
The door opened abruptly. "Great! I was waiting for you to knock." Yue looked beautiful, she wore a long sparkly white dress and hair was straight and down except for two strands that were held together with a silver hair clip.
"H-Here these are for you?" Sokka stammered as he handed her a bouquet white lilies.
Yue blushed. "So sweet! I'll go put them in water."
Yue entered the house and Sokka stood outside. "You look beautiful!" Sokka said, perking his head around the space trying to catch her face.
Yue lifted her head from the flowers and looked at Sokka through the kitchen. "Thanks! You look handsome too!"
Once Yue finished, Sokka opened the door of his car for her and left to the Labor Day Ball.
The streets were empty and dark except for the light that shined up above, pieces of crumbled paper and plastic bags floated around the streets, employers were already closing store. On any other Saturday Sokka would be buying booze for some party, but he was happier now, even if he was sitting in complete silence he was with the girl of his dreams.
Sokka opened the door for her once again. The building looked like a gothic church meets a Moroccan castle. Outside, all the guest all wore formal attire and drank cups of expensive wine while they smoked some old school cigars.
Sokka yelled when he saw a flustered Zuko smoking a cigarette with gloomy girl, who wore a long black dress. "Hey!"
Mai smiled a little uneasy at their arrival, she threw the butt of the cigarette on the ground and lightly stomped on it with her black heal. She rested her hand on Zuko's shoulder. "I'm going inside."
"...Sure..." When Mai left, Zuko face-palmed himself hard and chugged down all of his red wine.
"Something wrong buddy?" Sokka asked, oblivious.
Zuko furrowed his brow. "Totally not," He replied with sarcasm.
Sokka ignored him and pointed to Yue. "You already know Yue, right?"
Yue gave a short wave and Zuko nodded.
Sokka examined the scene. "Man, they really went overboard with the party."
"My dad can be so extravagant sometimes," Zuko commented a little irritated.
The water tribe boy gasped. "I didn't know your dad was Ozai."
Zuko rolled his eyes. "Yeah well-" And he just left.
Yue grasped Sokka's arm and they strutted inside. Sokka gawked at Toph and clacked. "A dress?!"
Toph grabbed Sokka by the lips, making him shut up. "Say that again and I'll kill you!"
Katara gripped Toph by the waist. "Okay that's enough." Then she glanced at Yue. "You must be the Yue! Nice to meet you." She extended her hand and Yue shook it with a smile.
"Nice to meet you too!"
"I love your dress!"
Toph gagged. "Katara quit being so mushy."
"You would like it too if you could see it!" She gently dropped Toph to the ground.
"Hey guys!" Aang appeared, food populating his arms. "You have to try the canapes, and the Volováns, and-"
"Hi!" Yue waved.
"Hi!" Aang tried extending his hand for a handshake but he knew that if he did, all the food would fall, so he settled for a warm smile instead.
Sokka grabbed something from Aangs arm and offered it to Yue. "Want some?'"
"No, thanks." Yue declined, a little skeptical.
"Suit yourself." Sokka shoved it on his mouth and Toph cringed, Yue giggled.
Yue gripped his arm again. "Come on! I want you to meet my cousin!" She dragged Sokka to god knows where.
"They look nice together," Aang said, trying to get a canape from his arm with his mouth. Katara grabbed it and stuffed in on Aang's mouth. "Fhenks!"
"Toooph!" A middle aged woman's voice called.
Toph grunted. "If my mom asks, you never saw me." Toph ran away to the boys bathroom.
Katara snagged a bonbon and ate it. "You are right. These taste amazing."
Aang smirked.
"Azula set me up!"
Aang and Katara turned around, they saw Zuko and an older man discussing.
"That's his dad," Aang muttered.
"No excuses! Your sister knows better than to be doing stupid stuff like setting you up! Get it together!"
Katara frowned. "That is just so..." She couldn't finish the sentence.
His father left. Zuko rubbed his temples as he looked to the ground. Then chugged another cup, now of white wine.
"We should help him," Katara suggested. She was about to go there until Aang grabbed ahold of her, dropping all the canapes he had in one arm, the right arm was safe.
"I know Zuko... and honestly it's better if we leave him be. We'll find another way to help him another time."
Katara nodded sadly and took another bonbon off Aang's right arm.
It's safe to say that after the ball Yue and Sokka spent most of their time together; walks through the park at sunset, sharing ice creams on the cabbage man's curb, and most of all, comforting Yue's break-up with Hahn.
"I just don't why he would do this to me." 'I know why', sokka would have answered, but he was like a feminist now (thanks to Suki), so he knew that her heartbreak came first, and if she felt feelings for him, then they would come second.
He didn't know if he was a rebound, but he didn't care.
Soon enough his theory got debunked. Yue's kisses were short but sweet. His first kiss with her was during an afternoon, Yue's white cat got a pebble stuck in his bootyhole (romantic) and they took him to the veterinary, that same day Sokka got a C on his Math test, Yue said she kissed him because, "You didn't have to come, yet you still did."
Sokka was in love, or what was close to it.
Although his outside life was going great, school was a stressful scene to be in. He has been pretty lonely this past few days, Zuko has been getting blackmailed by his sister more than usual, Toph was pretty much in detention all the time, and the sweeties (as he called the friends) Aang and Katara were too busy stalking Zuko; pretty much the only company he had nowadays was captain Suki.
"You know you could-"
"I'm not doing it Suki!"
"Fine. It was just a suggestion... Geez."
Yeah, well... it wasn't Fine apparently, because the whole team started pressuring him, even Ty lee the bubbly head cheerleader A.K.A the new mascot, came to ask him when he was getting the other team's mascot.
"-Because you know, I have prepared a choreo we could use to mock the other team!"
He would be lying if he said he didn't think it was a clever choreography. Still, he couldn't stand there and not tell her - Friend? Girlfriend? - What was happening.
That backfired, because one night, Yue came to his window, dressed in all black like a spy, to drop off a bag, which contained...
"The school mascot?" Sokka stared inside the bag, perplexed.
Yue smirked and pecked his lips. "Don't question it, it's too late and I have to leave. But I'll wait for you tomorrow outside the curb." She kissed him again and climbed downstairs through the creeper.
This wasn't close to love. It was love.
Aang and Katara almost burst out laughing when they saw the poster.
"It's not that funny!" Sokka barked. He ripped out the poster off the wall.
Suki should hire a better web designer, she seriously lacks on the Photoshop department, clearly noticed by his 'New Co-captain Sokka' poster. In her defense, "it's the intention that counts."
"Don't pay attention to them Sokka, I think you look great," Toph said with a gigantic grin.
"Aww Thanks!"
Aang and Katara stared at Sokka with incredulity. Sokka groaned at Toph. "Stop doing that!"
"Whatever," Sokka proceeded, "Meanwhile y'all losers sit here waiting for your stupid ass classes I'll be making out with my sweet lady Yue."
Everyone but Sokka gagged.
After skipping class, Sokka found himself sitting at Cabbage's man curb drinking a Dunkin Donuts blueberry Coolatta. Half hour passed and Yue still didn't show up.
He was about to call her cell but she appeared at the last minute. She pecked his lips and sat next to him. "I'm sorry for being so late!"
Sokka gave her a faint smile. "It's okay, I was worried about you. What happened?"
Yue dropped her bag to the floor and straightened her legs on the asphalt trying to find the most comfortable position. "Nothing... It just that, you know, ever since we lost that match like 100 decades ago the school has like been really worried about their stupid mascot, so they practically locked us in until someone confessed who stole it."
Sokka grimaced. "Did they find out it was-"
"No. No! Thank god! It's illegal to keep students after 5pm on school grounds, so they skipped me..." She cupped Sokka's face with a smile. "Don't worry, the won't find out. As long as you're happy, everything will be alright."
Sokka stepped back. "Wait... you did this for me?!"
"Yeah! You always are so good to me and I figured I should help you out at least once." Yue ran her hand through his hair. "It's really hard to find a quality like that on people nowadays."
Yue kissed him, hard.
"Yue?"
"Yeah?" She mumbled.
"Do you want to be my girlfriend?"
She gave him a quizzical look. "Do I even have to answer?" Sokka grinned and Yue kissed him again.
Could Sokka be any happier? Yue, the most beautiful, gorgeous perfect girl on the world was his girlfriend.
Well... Was being key word.
Sokka called Yue 5 times.
"Hey! This is Yue! I'm not here at the moment if you need something leave a message after the beep" *Beep*
"It's me Sokka! I have called you but you don't answer, I feel like you're avoiding me. Please call me back?" Sokka hung up and laid on his bed.
Two hours later, Yue called back.
Her voice was shaky, she sounded like she had been crying. "Sokka! I don't have much time to talk, please meet me outside my house! Right now!"
Sokka parked badly outside of Yue's house. The backyard was full of boxes, a black car was parked in front of their door. Yue sat on the porch crying.
Sokka ran to Yue and hugged her. "What happened?!"
Yue looked at him a little reluctant. "I... I got expelled.. You know why..."
Sokka stared at her, he had no words. "I-"
"Please let me finish," Yue said sweetly with her broken voice. "My dad says that thanks to my idiotic behavior, I'm off to leave right now... To like a... I don't know... Nun school in the northern water tribe."
Sokka's eyes watered. "But... This is all my fault!"
"It not your fault, it never would have been."
Yue kissed him with passion. Sokka opened his eyes and found himself crying. "Sokka this is the end. I'm really sorry." She kissed him again. "Goodbye."
Sokka let go of her hand slowly as she stepped into the car.
Before she left, she muttered to Sokka, "I love you."
Katara knocked on the door. No answer. She knocked three more times. "Sokka open the stupid door!"
No answer.
"Katara, I think we should just leave him alone, he's heartbroken." Aang said as he headed down the stairs.
Katara exhaled, a little annoyed, and followed behind him.
"Sokka, it's me! Zuko."
No answer.
"I escaped Azula just to visit you," Zuko said, hoping Sokka could hear through the door.
Sokka opened the door slightly. His eyes were puffy and red, he had his hair down, he looked like a meth addict. "Look, I appreciate that, but... you didn't have to do it." He closed the door again.
Zuko shrugged.
"Snoozles, I know you can hear through that stupid music you're playing! Open the motherfucking door!" Toph shouted.
"Yeah Sokka! I want my Ipod back!" Katara added.
Toph rolled her eyes.
Sokka unlocked the door and threw Katara the Ipod, he locked the door again.
"You have got to be kidding me!" Toph said, frustrated.
"Well... there is one option left," Katara said looking at Aang.
Toph nodded. "Do it Aang. Take one for the team."
Aang sighed and knocked on the door. "Can we talk?"
Sokka opened the door. He nodded and let Aang in.
Toph and Katara gawked.
Katara was baffled, Sokka only let Aang talk to him.
"Maybe he would talk to you if you asked instead of pounding on his door," Aang said, his tone suggesting he was stating the obvious.
Katara rolled her eyes and ignored him. Here is what Aang got out of their talk:
1. Sokka was still bad, but he said he could be worse.
2. Katara's sad songs playlist sucks, and that she should get dumped to realize what the real good heartbreaking songs are.
3. It smells like rotten pizza in his room, and he hasn't showered in three days.
4. Sokka finished watching It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia in three days. The show has 10 seasons and it's still going.
5. Sokka is going to make it to the soccer game.
Suki smirked when she got informed the above. "Of course he is, he is the co-captain."
After another three days of therapy provided by Aang, Sokka finally took a shower, got a haircut, and left his room.
Suki massaged Sokka's shoulders roughly. "Look I'm sorry about what happened to your girlfriend, but it's time to move on! And the best way to do so, It's by kicking the other team's asses."
Sokka sighed and rolled his eyes. "What do you know about love? You've never been in love before," He said with 'emo' voice.
"Of course I haven't, I'm only 17, and so are you. You have your whole life ahead - you are only 17, Sokka, remember that." Suki ceased her hands and gave Sokka a water bottle.
Sokka gave Suki a faint smile. "Look, I don't know if I will be any good out in the field today, but I'll try, which is more than what I can promise right now."
"I'll appreciate it."
Sokka felt smaller as the crowd roared. This game was better than the last one. Stealing the mascot wasn't enough to break the other team's spirit, they were rougher than before.
Hahn, Yue's ex, still followed Sokka behind. This time Sokka, didn't try to escape him, he just ignored him.
"Zuko!" Sokka yelled, signaling him to catch the soccer ball.
Zuko kicked the ball just as he got elbowed in the face.
Sokka just stared.
Suki complained to Toph about "How could this happen again! I had it all calculated." And she just nodded, looking less than interested, as she drew in more cards to the table.
Katara showed Aang a magazine. "This magazine came out this week and it has the same article we talked about 3 weeks ago."
Aang smiled. "I knew I wasn't crazy."
Three chairs away, Sokka stared at the wall.
Aang was about to signal him to come hang with them, but Katara stopped him. "I think it's better if we let him sulk in peace."
Azula left Zuko's room. "He's fine. Ty lee go tell the nurse."
Ty lee left to advice the nurse and Azula sat next to Mai, who was checking twitter on her phone. Suki entered the room next.
"Ugh, I bet we would have won the game if that idiot would know how to take a punch," Azula complained to Mai. Mai ignored her and kept scrolling down her feed.
Katara was shocked. "That's no way to threat anybody! He got injured for God's sake!" She shouted to Azula.
Azula sneered, "Oh! If it isn't his girlfriend defending him. Pathetic."
Katara scowled upon hearing the world 'girlfriend'.
Aang snapped, "I agree with Katara! He isn't even here, and yet you still hate on him. What is wrong with you?!"
Azula yawned. " You can do better."
Sokka observed the discussion, he rolled his eyes and interfered, "Please guys... Stop wasting your time fighting with the wretch." He directed his view at Azula. "Look what I'm trying to say is... If you keep bothering Zuko, then it's going to bite you in butt eventually. I mean wasn't 'the prank' enough?"
Azula widened her eyes in shock. Aang laughed. Katara tilted her head in confusion, not knowing what the joke was. And Sokka just smirked, he stood up and sat next to his sister.
He was still sad, obviously; but Sokka figured that although most people didn't change, some really did. He contemplated his year so far, leaving his native region to arrive to a very different one, making friend with Aang, Toph and Ex-loner Zuko, getting a feminist lesson by her soccer captain who was a girl, and falling in love, all that changed him. It is better to stand up and find out, rather than sit down and let it eat you up.