DISCLAIMER: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender. I wish I did though…
Chapter 2: Goodbyes
As soon as Aang went outside, Katara grabbed his hand and dragged him over to where Sokka and Suki were packing their stuff onto a cart. They were leaving to the South Pole so that the Southern Water Tribe could meet Suki and so they could lead a mission to try and find any more Water Tribe villages and get in contact with them. 'I can't believe it, just over a year ago Sokka was thinking that I was a Fire Nation spy and now we're best friends and he's leaving us with Suki' Aang thought to himself as Sokka and Suki came to him and Katara. Suki had tears in her eyes and Sokka was just keeping it together.
"Now the only thing before we go is say goodbye to my best friend and my lil' sister" said Sokka, his voice quivering.
"Yeah I guess, good luck guys, we'll miss you – " replied Aang.
"I hope you find some more Water Tribe villages. Say hello to Gran Gran and Pakku for me. I'll miss you" interrupted Katara.
"We will, good luck with any plans in the future, I'll miss you guys" said Suki with tears now flowing freely from her eyes.
"I'll miss you too," Katara said now crying freely as well. Aang put his arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him. Now it was his goodbye moment with Sokka.
"See ya Aang, this is goodbye I guess"
"Not forever right?" said Aang, wondering whether he'd ever see Sokka again.
"Of course not! What would make you say that?"
"Oh no reason, thanks for being the bestest bud I could ever have. Good luck in the South Pole" said Aang, whose voice was starting to break.
"See ya Aang" he leaned in for a hug. "Take care of my sister okay, don't get into trouble".
"I will, now off you go, don't get lost whatever you do". With that, Suki and Sokka boarded the carriage and they drove off, further away. The group didn't move until they were just tiny specks over the horizon. As soon as they were gone, Katara went back inside, leaving Aang by himself outside staring at the now empty horizon.
When Aang went back inside, he looked around for Katara. 'Where is she? She must be upset; she might be in her room' thought Aang as he headed to Katara's room. Every time she was upset, he always found her in her room, crying. He hated it when she was upset, it tore him up inside. He reached Katara's room. The door was closed. Aang knocked on the door and heard a muffled "come in". He opened the door, and there was Katara, lying on her bed crying.
Aang walked up and sat next to her. He put his arm around her and she leaned onto his shoulder, still crying.
"Why does everybody have to leave us?"
"What do you mean? I'm not leaving you"
"Everyone has gone off on their own, I mean, Zuko and Mai have already left so that Zuko can find his mother, Toph has gone back to her parents and just now Sokka and Suki have left to go to the South Pole. We're the only ones left". She wiped her eyes, "I had prepared myself for this but I'm still upset about it". Aang patted her on the back; he didn't know what to say. 'We could always leave and try to find the Airbenders' a little voice in the back of his head said to him.
"Why don't we go on our own little mission?" Aang suggested. This caught Katara by surprise.
"And go where?" she asked in between sobs.
"Well, this idea just came to me, I've always wanted to prove if I was the last Airbender, so why don't we travel around the world and try to find the Airbenders?" Katara leaned out of Aang's arms. 'Please say yes, please say yes'.
"Er… okay, when do you want to leave?"
"Next week maybe, whenever you're ready".
"Next week! Oh I have to pack, get out get out" she jumped up and started pushing him out of the room.
"Hang on, we have to tell Iroh and just one more thing – " Katara grabbed his face and kissed him, when she let go Aang was in a daze. She pushed him out of the room and slammed the door in his dazed and dreaming face. The noise woke him up from his daydream and he went up to his room to start packing.