Author's note: I was thinking of killing this story cos I haven't been getting many reviews for it. Still thinking...it might be soon. Thanks for reading. Please review.

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-Aisha

Brothers

Her golden eyes reminded me so much of Zuko. She was staring at me as if she knew me.

"What is it? Is something wrong?" I said politely.

"No, sorry," she said as she brushed off something on my shoulder. "So as I was saying I'm Azula and I'll help you around."

"I'm Katara."

"Hmm... nice name," she said. I thanked her.

Azula led me to the racks of clothes. I had to arrange them neatly while Azula did the other row. She would often look at me with eyes full of guilt. Why she does that I don't know. I wish I did know.

During our lunch break, when I was eating my cheese sandwich, Azula spoke to me.

"You have a brother, right? Sokka," said Azula as she inspected her chicken sandwich.

"Yep. That's him," I said.

"He lost that race, didn't he? He must've been gutted."

"Yeah, pretty much," I replied. I really wanted to ask her whether she was related to Zuko or not. Every time I looked at her eyes it instantly reminded me of him, so I dug up my courage and asked her. "Do you have a brother?"

"I do."

"What's...what's his name?"

"Oh...I'm not allowed to say it," she replied.

"Why not?" I asked with confusion written all over my face.

"He told me not to tell anyone. He said that people may not treat me fairly if they find out who my family is," she said quietly.

"Oh alright," I said.

A few customers had come, so Azula and I helped them buy a dozen of kimonos. With the 'Oh-this –is –perfect-for-you' to the 'That-will-look-great on-you' we persuaded them to buy lots of expensive, colourful kimonos. The customers were from a faraway village so they did not recognise me. Thank God. The dirty looks and stares have almost stopped except for the few odd family members of mine that still do it.

"So does your Mother bake you cakes and things like that?" Azula asked me.

"My Ma..." I had to try so bad to hold my tears. "She hates me. She hasn't spoken to me in ages. None of my family has except for Sokka who is the only one staying with me."

"Oh...That sucks. Why is that?" she asked.

"I...I don't want to talk about it," I said as I wiped the tear that managed to escape. I smiled at Azula.

"Why don't you come over to mine for tea?" she offered.

"Umm...not today. I'm sorry maybe another time. Sokka wants me to meet his girlfriend," I said.

"Cool. How about after work tomorrow?" suggested Azula.

"That would be great."

I had to walk briskly home then quickly change into a dark blue dress. Who is this girlfriend? What does she look like? My eyes looked more awake once I put on blue eyeliner. I dabbed on some lip-gloss and then finally I was ready. I heard Sokka's car outside the house. With my black jacket in my hand, I left the house and hopped in his car.

"Hey," I said with a smile.

"Hello. How was work?" He asked.

"Good. Yours?"

"Great. She's excited to meet you."

"Me too."

Sokka parked the car outside a restaurant that I was sure I had never been. He led me inside. The restaurant was lit with dim white spot lights. The abstract paintings on the walls caught my eye as I walked past. A girl dressed in pink was sitting by herself. She beamed when she saw Sokka. I'm guessing this must be his girlfriend. When we stopped at her table, she got up and gave me a hug.

"Katara, I'm Suki," she said.

"Hi," I said politely.

We sat down around the round table. Sokka held her hand in his. Suki asked me a few questions about my work. Sokka and Suki were all over each other...with their eyes. I mean he couldn't stop staring at her and she just gazed at him. I was feeling so awkward as I ate dinner. The worst part was when Sokka began feeding her. I knew I should not have been feeling uncomfortable, they were in love, but I couldn't help but feel bad that I was lonely. I excused myself to go the bathroom. I'm not sure they even heard me.

The bathroom was further away from the table that we were at. While I was walking, I bumped into someone. I thought I was going to fall flat on my back but luckily someone caught me. I gasped when my eyes met the golden eyes of Zuko.