Sokka had never rushed someplace so quickly in his life. He was always late getting to places, but this time when he told the nurse who called him that he would be there in thirty minutes, he got there in twenty. Aang tagged along with him, though he wasn't sure why Sokka suddenly rushed out of the bar. Thankfully though the two were not caught by the police for the reckless driving they did to get to the hospital. To Sokka, it was the wrong event for him to have such good luck. He would have been much happier with Yue not getting into an accident and him getting caught for DUI.

When they got to the hospital, Sokka yelled at the nurse that he needed to see Yue Luna right now.

"Are you a family member?" The nurse said too calm for his liking.

"No, I'm her boyfriend. Her parents went out of town. Can I please see her?"

"You'll be able to once she gets out of surgery. Right now I'll have to ask you to sit here and wait until then."

Sokka grumbled under his breath but let Aang lead him to two seats to the right of the receptionist's desk. As soon as Sokka sat down, he sagged into his chair and he put his head in his hands.

"This all my fault."

"No it's not man." Aang responded. "There was no way you could have stopped her from crashing."

"If she wasn't so mad at me it wouldn't have happened."

Aang patted Sokka on the back. "I know it doesn't seem like it now, but it'll be okay. I promise."

Sokka didn't acknowledge Aang's words. Instead, he sat still and waited for Yue's surgery to be over. He must have fallen asleep because when he opened his eyes again, a nurse was quietly talking to Aang. Sokka shot up from his chair, though still a little disoriented, and went over to the two of them.

"Is Yue okay? How'd her surgery go?"

The nurse seemed a bit startled, but answered his questions clearly. "She just got out of surgery, actually. But right now she's sleeping. We'll let you know when she comes to."

Again, Sokka fell into his chair and groaned. He was starting to get jittery and even more anxious. He needed to see Yue right now. He needed to tell her that he would stay by her side no matter what. He could work through his feelings some other time, but right now they both needed him to be there for her.

"Sokka!" He jerked his head so quickly he could have sprained his neck. For a split second he thought it was Yue calling for him, but was shocked and disappointed to see Suki instead. She looked rushed and tired, but still put together. Aang appeared and the two hugged and caught up, but Sokka watched as Suki occasionally glanced over to him.

"I heard about what happened," Suki explained once her and Aang were close enough to him. "Are you doing okay?"

Sokka shook his head and adverted his eyes. "I haven't seen her yet. It's driving me crazy."

Suki's eyes softened. She scooted over a tad and enveloped Sokka in a hug. "It's okay. She's okay. You're going to get through this."

Sokka allowed himself for a split second to relax under her touch. But then he remembered Yue, and why she was here in the first place. He immediately stiffened and forcibly broke away from the hug. He turned away from her and mumbled.

Suki frowned, confused by the sudden change of feelings. "What's wrong?" She tried to sit closer, but Sokka continued to more away from her.

"You shouldn't be here," Sokka stated harshly.

"I wanted to make sure you were okay. That's what friends do."

"You are not my friend," Sokka exploded towering over her as his voice got louder. "Yue's hurt because of you! You never should have come to see me after we broke up. This is all your fault!"

Suki stood there shocked at Sokka's outburst. As she processed each insult, her expression changed from shock, hurt, to anger.

"I'm sorry I interfered; I never should have come to see you at all." She stood up too and backed away, quickly hiding her tears. She knew this wasn't her fault; it was no one's except the guy who hit her. But knowing that Sokka blamed her for everything that has happened pained her so much. She really thought they would get along now, that the worst part of their relationship was over. Now they were friends, and all was forgiven. But maybe she shouldn't have tried to get so close while he had a girlfriend. And thinking back to the kiss they shared in what seemed forever ago, didn't seem so incidental now. Maybe there was something more that Suki didn't understand about Sokka until now. Could he have still-? But no, she couldn't think of that now- now that someone Sokka cares about so much was hurt. She couldn't go any deeper into their friendship now.

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Sokka paced back and forth outside Yue's room. It had been a few hours and she hadn't woken up yet. It was absolutely terrifying for Sokka to think that she would never wake up. Sokka peeks through the door and still sees her lying there, not moving, and her eyes closed. He groaned and continued to pace.

"Excuse me," Sokka turned to see a nurse standing a few feet away, looking sympathetic. "I think you can sit in her room and wait for her to wake up in there."

"Really? Thank you." Sokka sighed and smiled. He opened the door and slipped in. He walked quietly to the chair at the far end of the room and pulled it close to Yue's side. He sat down and grasped her hand softly.

"I promise that I'll be a better boyfriend." Sokka whispered. "I just need to know that you're okay."

He kissed her hand twice before sitting back, and letting himself slowly drift to sleep.

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Sokka woke up to the grip on his hand tightening. He thought he hallucinated it for a second before he heard her groan.

"Yue?" Sokka leaned forward and stared at her, trying to take in any signs of her awakening. He was surprised to see her open her eyes and smile at him.

"Hi." She whispered. "What happened?"

"You were in a car accident," Sokka answered and then stood up. "I should go get a nurse."

"No, don't go." Yue held his hand harder. Sokka didn't contest much. He moved to sit back down.

"I'm so glad you're okay." Sokka said. "I was so worried."

"I'm glad you're here." Yue replied. "Stay with me."

"Of course." He rubbed his fingers over the back of her hand. "Do you need anything else? Are you hungry?"

Yue slowly shook her head and closed her eyes. "No, I'm good."

Slowly her head turned to one side. Her breathing was steady as if she had just fallen asleep again. Sokka stayed by her side. Overwhelmed with relief, waves of exhaustion crept in. Sokka couldn't help it as he fell asleep just like Yue had.

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There was some commotion Sokka could hear, but it was quiet. He still had his eyes closed until he felt a hand lightly touch his shoulder. He jolted up to see a nurse looking at him sadly.

"Wha-What's wrong?"

"I'm sorry to tell you this, but Yue is no longer with us."

Sokka frowned. "No, she was just here a few hours ago!" He looked at the bed where Yue was, and he was shocked to see her no longer there.

"She had a condition none of us knew about. She died in her sleep from internal bleeding. I'm really sorry for your loss."

"No, NO!" Sokka jumped up and walked out of the room. He whipped his head to see the whole hallway, but didn't know where to go next. He needed to see Yue, just once more.

"Where is she?" He turned back into the room.

"We're waiting for her parents to tell us what we should do with her. I think it'd be best if you waited in the waiting room for them."

"I need to see her," Sokka mumbled. "I need to see her."

He stumbled in the doorway, and the nurse rushed up to steady him. She led him carefully outside the room and sat him down in a chair. It took him a few minutes before he realized what was happening. He then promptly broke down crying.

So….the next chapter will be the last one, and this will finally be complete. I'm really sorry about how long this took me to update/complete this, but thanks to Kataang21 for "making" me finish this story. I wasn't sure anyone was reading/still cared, but anyway- Hope you enjoyed it.