Author's Note:
You serious? I posted like half an hour ago the last chapter! You are lucky that I don't find a free live stream for tonight's soccer game (Germany – Georgia). So here is the next. PS: What does "Bummer" mean?
Toreth had stopped running when she reached the wood. She cuddled up to an old tree and felt asleep crying. She did not want to break his heart, but she did not want to destroy his family either. His family, she thought and touched her still flat stomach. It won't be long, she thought, and it won't be flat anymore…
She did not tell him that she was pregnant in the letter, that was the minor detail she left out. It was the reason she visited the village. She smiled sleepily threw her tears, even though, she would give this child all the love she had to give, no matter what.
Then she finally fell asleep.
After a few days she had suddenly some strange feeling, the feeling that she was needed. It was a strong feeling, it caused her to walk back towards his camp.
Toreth saw the girl she saved so many months ago. She carried the Avatar in her arms crying. Toreth could see the pain in her face and the wound on his back, he must be as good as dead. She ran up to them ignoring everyone around her, she just appeared and took care of him. The Water Tribe members stared at her, but she ignored them, concentrating on the boy in front of her, she would not let him die. Green Light shone. As it faded Katara was next to her in an instant. She looked down on Aang, the wound was still there, but it was visibly smaller and he started breathing again.
Suddenly Katara did not notice the arm of the woman next to her pushing against hers. Toreth fell. She was so exhausted, she had gave him everything she could, and now she had to pay the price, Hopefully the baby is alright. I really hope so. It has to be, was the last thought she had.
Katara hastily cared for Aang's wound and then turned to her. She quickly took a look on her body. The woman was unconscious, but had no signs of physical harm on her body. She would give her a healing session as soon as she had any energy left.
Hakoda had watched the scene like paralyzed. The woman he loved and thought lost suddenly appeared in a nightmare-like scene, healed the apparently dead Avatar and then fell unconscious herself.
Like a robot he took her up in his arms and carried her in his tent. There he tucked her in his sleeping bag and kissed her on the cold forehead. He really hoped that she was okay.
Then he went back outside. Katara had tucked Aang in a similar sleeping back taken from Appa's back.
Then he, Bato and his children discussed, what was now to do. Sokka felt guilty. He apologized to his father for his behavior back when they met earlier, but he simply said he should apologize to Toreth instead. Now they needed to think of a way out of this situatuion.