***Disclaimer!*** Some of the characters are/will act OOC. Please do not hate on me because of it! I just need it to be this way…thank you :)

Also I've decided to make the chapters shorter and update more frequently….hopefully

P.S There is more swearing in this…nothing major…just one F-bomb so don't say I didn't warn you!

Chapter 12: Think Twice

"Sokka, Sokka, Sokka, wake up!" Toph shook the non-benders shoulder.

Come on wake up wake up! We are in like sooo much freaking danger its not even like funny! Ugh! Wake up!

Getting frustrated Toph used her Earth bending to rudely wake Sokka up.

"Wahdafuhh? Who dare? I swaahhI'll kilyuh!" Sokka spoke, his words slurred and jumbled together. Toph rolled her eyes at his stupidity and slowness.

"There's an intruder in the camp…I don't know where he is but I know they are close."

"Wahh? Wah time issit?"

"I don't know! Just wake the others and get ready as fast as you can."

"Okayy….?"

What is up with her? Intruder? What the hell? She's gone mad…but what if there is someone in the campsite? Oh god we are all going to die! Weee areee goinnggg too dieee!

Sokka's still dream clogged brain went to the worst case scenario. He rushed around the campsite waking Zuko, Aang and even Appa.

"Sokka what the hell? Its like….early." Zuko said groggily.

"Sokka? What are you doing? And where's Toph?"

"I'm right here oh smart one." Toph said from on top of a large hill that wasn't there when they made camp.

"Where did that hill come from? Did you like use your bending? Or did it grow magically out of the ground?"

"Did someone give Sokka some of that crazy cactus juice? This is no time to eff around! Seriously someone is coming!" Toph demanded, looking around with a wild look in her milky green eyes.

"And who…exactly…would that be..?" The Firelord asked between yawns.

"I'm, uh, not exactly sure."

"Well that's just greeeaaattt! We have an enemy and we have no idea what it is."

"Well why don't you try to find that enemy Mister Bitchy Pants!" Toph snapped back at Zuko.

"Fine I will!" Zuko stormed off into the woods and quickly emerged pulling something behind him. "Is this your mystery intruder?"

"Uh, I- I thought, I mean I didn't mean to….yes…" She sighed and her face turned rosy.

"Momo? YOU WOKE ME UP FOR MOMO?" Sokka screamed.

"Sokka shut up."

"Zuko be nice. Sokka calm down. Toph…well just don't hurt anyone."

"I'm sorry, okay? I didn't mean to…I mean I just…its jus that I…"

"Whatever. Its fine…I don't care…just…don't bother me okay?"

"Sokka I-"

"I'm going for a walk. Goodnight." His voice turned hard as ice.

"No wait let me explain-"

"I said goodnight."

The dry leaves crunched under his bare feet as he started walking into the woods. He didn't know where he was going but he knew he needed to get away from all of them. Clutched in his right hand was a shard of glass. The tan hand was almost white and small drops of blood were dripping onto the forest floor.

Oh shit, I don't have any bandages….how am I going to get rid of this?

He opened his hand and the glass shard fell out of his hand, crimson was reflected in blue-grey eyes. It flowed freely from a slightly deep gash in the middle of his palm.

Of course, this is the hand I do everything with. I need to stop this bleeding before it gets serious. I don't want an infection to set in…but that is the least of my worries.

The leaves fell silent when he stopped walking. Sokka's eyes glazed over as he thought about the last few moments before he was rudely awakened.

Sokka where are you? Please come…Suki isn't talking or eating. She's getting worse every day. We need you.

Katara? Where are you? Im trying to find you but I can't.

So cold…I can't stay here forever. They torture us…its horrible.

Where? Who does this to you?

He does…I can't tell you…

Why not? Try to help me here!

It's too strong…I can't hold on…

KATARA!

Silent tears dripped down Sokka's cheeks.

"Are you okay?" Toph asked from behind him.

"Wah! What do you want? I told you I don't want to talk."

"You don't need to talk, you can just listen. I'll do all the talking."

"Well what if I don't want to listen either?"

"That's too damn bad." She paused waiting for him to respond. When he didn't she went on saying, "I don't know what to do anymore. I know this sounds crazy but I hear….voices…and feel things that aren't there. That's what happened tonight. I don't know what to do about it…it's like there is something or someone in my mind tricking me into thinking things are there when there is nothing. I haven't told anyone about this besides you. What do you think I should do?"

A pregnant silence filled the space in between the two teens.

"Uh…I don't know. I'm not really good with this kind of stuff. This sounds more like Aangs department…like spirit world stuff. Do you think it might be a spirit?"

"I don't know! If I knew I wouldn't be telling you. I didn't tell Aang because I knew he would make me go back. I'd be a liability to you all."

"No, you wouldn't. Just tell them…or at least Aang."

"No Sokka I'm not that type of person."

"Please? Just do it for me…"

"I'll tell him about my problem if you tell him about yours."

"My what?"

"Your problem."

"I have no idea-"

"You're lying."

"No I am not!"

"Yes you are!" With a swift movement she grabbed his left wrist and pushed up the sleeve. Her other hand brushed the cuts on his forearm. Some of them were fresher than others and small drips of blood squeezed out of his skin.

"Ah! Oww! Fuck that hurts! Let go!"

"Sorry." She moved her hand down to his and she held onto it. "Why do you do this to yourself?"

"It's hard to explain.."

"I have time and so do you so tell me."

A Four Days Later. At the Northern Water Tribe

"Finally we're here!" Zuko exclaimed. He had become impatient over the last few days. Not getting any sleep took a toll on the Fire Lord. Every night for five nights he had been woke up by one of his traveling companions because they thought they were under attack, courtesy of Toph. Each night it just turned out to be a false alarm. The others went right back to sleep after making sure everything was all clear, not Zuko. Once he was up he was up for good.

"It's so cold here! How do you manage Sokka?" Toph asked. She and Sokka had become close friends over the course of the week.

"I dunno."

"Okay Gang, lets start asking around to see if anyone has seen Kisho."

"Cool, should I go talk to Hahn? Cause like he is Kisho's older brother and stuff…"

"Uh-I think I'll do that Sokka, remember the last time you and Hahn 'talked'?" Aang laughed.

"Oh, uh, right. You do that and I'll stay here…with Toph and Zuko."

"Check back here in a few hours?" The Gang went their separate ways.

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Sokka went with Toph to go talk to some of the villagers on the west side of the tribe. Every time the conversation went something like this:

"Have you seen Kisho?"

"Who's Kisho?"

"Kisho…Kisho Hahn's lil brother."

"Oh, Kisho. Nope I haven't seen him in a while now…last I heard he was in the Fire Nation. Check there."

"Mkay, thanks." The duo walked away their heads close.

"Was he lying?" Sokka would ask.

"Nope. He was telling the truth."

"Damn it!"

One conversation with a young woman was different.

"Excuse me ma'am." Toph said, using her innocent child voice.

"Yes?"

"I was wondering if you could help me and my friend." She gestured to Sokka who was oddly silent.

"Of course. What do you need?"

"We are looking for a boy named Kisho."

"Kisho. I know him well."

"Do you know where he is?" Sokka cut in.

If she knows where Kisho is then we can find him. He definitely knows where Suki and Katara are.

"Why yes I do..." Her voice trailed off.

"Uh-where is he?"

"Where is who?"

"Kisho."

"I don't know a Kisho…"

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