Chapter 2
"Suki, wait." Sokka said.
Suki grunted, crossing her arms over her chest, "I'm waiting."
"It's not what it looks like!" Sokka said.
"Really?It's not what it looks like?" Suki argued, "What? Do you casually go around, blowing off dates, and end up in other women's homes making out with them?"
"Blowing off dates?" Sokka asked.
"Don't tell me you forgot how we were going to go out to dinner tonight!" Suki argued.
Sokka stared down at his feet.
"Unbelievable." Suki sighed.
Sokka knew he had lost this argument as it began. He continued staring down at his feet, avoiding the fact that he was defeated.
"I'm out of here." Suki said sharply, "If you ever want to come back to the house, the guest room is free. Unless you want to move in with Toph now. Seems like you two get along just fine."
Sokka raised his head up so quickly, his head nearly flew off of his neck, "There is nothing in between us." Sokka gestured at Toph, "It was just a small mistake."
"Small?" The words flew out of Suki's mouth, "So small that it ruined our entire relationship?!"
"What?!" Sokka asked.
"Open your God damned eyes, Sokka." Suki snapped, "Don't tell me you just forgot what happened barely even ten minutes ago!"
"I realize what just happened, I'm not that stupid." Sokka argued, "I mean about are entire relationship being over... done..."
"Yeah, it is!" Suki yelled.
"So, you're telling me you don't believe in second chances?" Sokka asked.
"The way you've hurt me in the past days, weeks, even months..." Suki started, "I can't."
Sokka did nothing but blink.
"I've already given you more than just a second chance, Sokka!" Suki cried.
"What do you mean?" Sokka asked.
"Sorry, let me dumb this down for your stupid little brain to understand." Suki said.
Sokka gasped, "I get it, you're pissed!" Sokka continued, "But there is no reason to be so rude, dark, and bitchy!"
"I'm sorry, I'm just confessing." Suki said.
"If you had confessed a long time ago." Sokka said, "If you did, so I would of knew I was hurting you in some way..."
"I tried!" Suki cried.
"This could've been dealt with." Sokka said, "And when did you try?"
"All the time!" Suki cried out, "All the time in the morning! But you just blew me off, and left for work. Blew me off. Just like how you blew off our date tonight!"
"I wasn't blowing you off, Suki." Sokka said, "I had to get to work."
"Save the lame excuses for later, Sokka." Suki said.
"I thought you were going home." Sokka muttered.
"I am." Suki said.
"Then go on!" Sokka said, pointing at the door, "Door's waiting for you!"
"You asshole!" Suki screamed, slapping his cheek.
He gasped, both in shock and in slight pain from her move. Even if he did deserve it... They've been in worse scenarios. She didn't slap him then.
"Have fun with your new girlfriend." Suki said, slamming the door behind her.
There was a knock on the front door.
Katara, who was alone, sitting on the couch, eager for her husband to arrive home from a late shift at night, was surprised to hear that someone was at the door this late. Was it Aang? Did she lock the door sometime today and forgot to unlock it so Aang could walk in? Katara hurried to the door, opening it hesitantly.
"Suki?" Katara asked.
"Can I come in?" Suki asked.
Katara noticed the streams of tears running down the poor girl's face. What happened? Was it Sokka?
"Sure!" Katara said, opening the door a little wider, and gesturing for Suki to walk in.
They sat down on the couches, across from each other.
"Oh, it was terrible." Suki cried.
"Do you mind if I ask what happened?" Katara asked.
"It was Sokka." Suki said.
"Oh no." Katara groaned.
"We were supposed to go out to dinner tonight." Suki said, "We had reservations and everything!"
Katara kindly encouraged Suki to go on.
"And when he wasn't home after 7, when his shift ended at 6:30, I was curious if something was holding him up." Suki continued, "So, I went to City Hall, and asked the man at the front desk. And he said Sokka left an hour ago. By the time I got to City Hall it was already 7:30. I knew something was up."
Katara nodded her head, gesturing for her to continue.
"So, I figured Toph would know where he was." Suki added, "And when I knocked on the door, there was no response. I could've sworn I heard people inside, so I opened the door, hopefully not walking in on something I didn't want to see... But that's exactly what happened."
"Oh no," Katara gasped, "What did you see?"
"Sokka and Toph..." Suki said, fresh tears pouring down her face.
"I'm so sorry, Suki." Katara said, gently patting Suki on the shoulder.
"What's going on?" Aang asked as he walked through the door.
Both Suki and Katara turned there heads around, staring at Aang who was standing in the doorway.
Suki opened her mouth to speak, but she hesitated when she saw the man who walked in the door behind Aang. It was Sokka.
"Figured you'd be out here." Aang said, greeting Sokka, who was sitting on the shoreline of Air Temple Island.
Sokka let out a sound that sounded like a chuckle, but not the happy kind of chuckle.
"Mind if I join you?" Aang asked.
"No problem..." Sokka said, sighing.
"I'm sorry about what happened." Aang said.
"I am too." Sokka said, "I'm the one who messed up."
"I think Suki will forgive you." Aang said, "It may take a while, but she definitely will."
"I don't think she will." Sokka said.
"What makes you think that?" Aang asked.
"Okay, let me restate that," Sokka started over, "I know she wont forgive me."
"Why?" Aang asked.
"It's a long story." Sokka said.
"I don't mind." Aang said, "I came out here to talk."
Sokka sighed, "I know she wont. Only because of the things she said back at Toph's house."
"And what did she say?" Aang asked.
"Well, according to her, I've already hurt her plenty of times." Sokka said, "And she never bothered to say anything. She said this after I asked if she believed in second chances."
"Eek." Aang winced.
"Exactly." Sokka agreed.
"I think you guys will heal over the years." Aang said, gazing up at the starry sky.
"You really think so?" Sokka asked.
"Why not?" Turning his answer into another question.
"If I've hurt her plenty of times before I honestly don't believe she'll ever forgive me." Sokka sighed.
"Don't you think she'll have to get over it eventually?" Aang asked, "No matter how long it takes...?"
"Maybe..." Sokka admitted, "But she's a woman."
"So...?" Aang said.
"So..." Sokka said, "Women are more emotional when it comes to that stuff. It takes them a while to get over it."
"Maybe some women." Aang said, "But not all women are like that, Sokka. Come on, I thought you stopped saying stereotypical stuff."
"I'm just saying." Sokka said.
Aang shrugged, "I'm going to go back inside. Feel free to join us back at the house whenever you want."
"Aang wait." Sokka said.
"What?" Aang asked.
"Would you mind if I spend the night in one of the spare bedrooms?" Sokka asked.
"I can't believe he doesn't even want to sleep at our own house!" Suki said, "What a coward!"
"Suki," Katara said, "I know you're mad, but there is no reason to go off on Sokka like this."
Suki gasped.
"He just wants to stay away from the drama right now." Katara said, "He doesn't want anything to possibly get worse over the night. He thinks it's better if you two are separated tonight."
Suki sighed.
"And honestly, I do too." Katara admitted, "I think you two need to spend time apart, and alone, to think about the situation and how you two can solve it."
"I don't think we can solve it." Suki said, "I don't know if I can ever love him again."
"don't be ridiculous, Suki." Katara said, "I know the deep down in your heart you truly love Sokka."
"I'm beginning to question that." Suki said, "He's hurt me before... But not something like this."
"I know." Katara said.
"He hurt me so bad, I don't know if I'll ever feel the same way about him." Suki admitted.
"I know you two will eventually heal, and be a happy couple again." Katara said.
"Thanks Katara." Suki said.
"Anytime." Katara replied.
"It's getting late, I'm stressed, tired, and not feeling very well." Suki said, "I'm going to head home."
"Okay, be careful!" Katara called out.
"I will!" Suki called back, "I'll see you sometime tomorrow?"
"Whatever works best!" Katara replied.
"It's my duty, Sokka." The young woman argued, pulling away from Sokka's grip.
Sokka stared into her ocean blue eyes.
"I have to do this." Yue said.
Yue placed her two hands on the injured Koi Fish, giving it its life back. She collapsed into Sokka's arms. Sokka listened for any signs of her to possibly be alive, but there was no sign at all.
"She's gone." Sokka swallowed the emotional lump forming in his throat, "She's gone."
Sokka woke up with a startle. The first thing he saw when he woke up, was the full moon, reflecting off the shores of Yue Bay just off the city. Sokka could never forget the devastating loss he suffered at the Northern Watertribe all those years ago. He glanced up at the full moon, smiling slightly. He knew Yue was watching him. And he knew he was making the right decision.
There's the Tokka and Sukka love triangle, so why not throw in a little Yukka while we're at it? I'd love to hear any reviews! I think this chapter was pretty decent.