Katara
A lot has happend in the past 3 years. After Aang left, I stayed in Ba Sing Se for a while. Even after everyone else was starting to leave, I decided I wanted to stay. I wasn't ready to leave just yet. I did all kinds of things to pass time and keep me occupied. I wanted to be occupied as not to think of him. Whenever I thought about him, I got sad. I still missed him a lot.
In the time I spent in Ba Sing Se, I got closer to Jet. He was annoying at first but eventually I could stand being around him more. After a few months we began going out. We were together for about a year. It was nice at first. We travelled around the earth kingdom and he came with me to the Southern water tribe. He didn't like the cold but it was nice. He got to meet my family. Dad wasn't too happy but I don't think he would ever be with any boyfriend I would have, except maybe one particular boy.
After almost a year of being with him, he began to change. We went back to the earth kingdom and visited the town he was originally from. All of the sudden he didn't want to leave it though. I was fine with that, at first. Eventually he began to forbid me to leave the town. He was really insecure and always thought I was flirting with other boys. It caused a few major arguments between us.
The last straw was when we were fighting again and I finally told him I was done with him. I began walking out but he stopped me and took my arm. He held it tight. I told him to stop because it hurt but he wouldn't listen. He told me he wouldn't let me leave and I tried to fight him. He pushed me to the ground. I got up and froze him in ice just like the first time I froze him in ice.
I finally left him and the Earth kingdom. I was getting sick of all the earth. I decided to visit Zuko in the fire nation. I hadn't been there in a while. I arrived after a few days and was warmly greeted by him. He informed me that I had just missed Aang by a few days. He was here. I just barely missed him. It made me sad how things changed. We used to be so close. I missed that so much.
I decided to try to enjoy my stay there and went to ember island. Mai came too but Zuko was too busy, apparently. It was fun with Mai though. She met some old friends and they were hosting a party that night. They invited us and we gladly accepted.
The party was fun and I met some new people. I didn't think I would ever be friends with fire nation citizens let alone fire benders. I've come a long way.
At the party, I also met a boy named Shaiko. He was a firebender and a bit older than me. We spent a lot of time together in the fire nation. He was nice. I had felt so lost after breaking up with Jet and told him all of my worries. He comforted me when I needed it and after a few weeks we started dating too.
I did feel like I was taking things a bit fast but being with him felt right, for some time. I decided to stay in the fire nation with him. It was great at first. He showed me around everywhere and I could still spend time with Mai and sometimes Zuko. But after a few months, I got really depressed there. It was always hot and I didn't have any friends except Mai. His friends all hated me. I overheard them talking bad about me because I was a waterbender. They said I didn't belong here.
Shaiko was there too. He agreed and laughed. I felt tears running down my cheeks as I ran off. He heard me and ran after me. He told me he didn't mean it but things had been bad between us for a while. He got agitated really easily. He hated when I water bended and when I wore my water tribe clothes. For some time I believed what he told me and wore fire nation clothes and stopped water bending. I didn't realize how unhappy I was with that until now.
He caught up to me and began making up excuses. We were at the beach on ember island. It was dark out.
‚Come on, Katara. We were just joking. Lighten up.' That made me even more angry.
‚Dont tell me to lighten up! You've been behaving like a jerk for a while now. I can't believe I let you treat me this way.' I yelled at him. He rolled his eyes.
‚Think about what we had. We look so good together. Fire and Water. The ultimate match. Come on, don't give that up.' He said coming closer.
‚I realized that Fire and Water don't mix.' I said as I took off my fire nation head piece. He stepped even closer and put his hands on my shoulders.
‚You're emotional. Let's get you home.' He took my hand but I snapped back.
‚No! I'm not going anywhere with you!' I stepped away from him and began walking away.
‚You won't embarrass me like that.' I turned around and saw him fire bending towards me. I quickly pulled water from the ocean and extinguished his fire in a second. I screamed at him and water bended more water towards him. He tried to fight it but I was stronger. I froze his lower body in ice.
‚Don't ever try to attack me. Ever.' I said walking away. I was done with the fire nation. I needed to got home.
So that's what I did. I began my journey to the Southern water tribe. I said my goodbyes to Zuko and Mai and he organized a ship for me. We had to travel through the earth kingdom for cargo and supplies the crew needed to gather. After a few days of travel, we had stopped once again and I saw a familiar face.
Haru
It had been so long. I hugged him. He didn't change that much. He was a little taller and still had his mustache. I was relieved to find someone I knew. We were supposed to resume our travel but I decided to stay a while there as Haru invited me. I saw his father again and we caught up on some things as well. I told him about where I was going and he asked to come with me. He told me he wanted a change of scenery. I agreed but we set off a few weeks later. I wanted to enjoy the earth kingdom a bit more after the fire nation. I didn't want to arrive home hotheaded.
So we set off to the South Pole after a few weeks. We decided to travel by foot and then by boat. He wanted to make it an adventure. And it was. A lot of things happend on the way. He showed me how his bending had evolved and he really had gotten a lot better. I was happy for him. One day we were setting up camp after crossing a mountain.
‚Did you gather some fire wood? It's getting pretty cold.' I asked him when I finished setting up my tent.
‚Yeah, I found some.' He said placing the sticks on the ground. I gathered them and began smashing rocks on one another to create a flame. I was failing miserably. He laughed and took the stones. He made a fire in less than 10 seconds.
‚Show off.' I said crossing my arms. He laughed and looked me in the eyes. The flames seemed to get bigger as he moved closer to me. There was a certain spark in his eye. He looked down at my lips.
‚Haru, what are y-‚ He kissed me before I could finish. His grip was strong and I had to fight him to let go. When I finally did, I looked at him with fury.
‚Why did you do that?' I screamed at him. He looked taken back.
‚What do you mean? You've been giving me signs that you like me since we left the Serpants Pass.' I looked even more confused now.
‚What? No, I didn't. I was just being nice.' He stood up and I followed him.
‚How was I supposed to know what you meant? Your signs are so confusing!' He screamed at me. I counts believe him.
‚You're blaming me for being nice? Am I supposed to apologize for that?' I asked now growing angry.
‚You could've just told me you didn't like me. I was showing you I liked you too.' He crossed his arms.
‚I thought you were being nice! Why does everything have to about relationships? Can't we just be good friends? Why did you have to leave?' I screamed before I could stop myself. He unfolded his arms and looked confused. My eyes started watering.
‚Katara, what are you talking about?' He asked me but I just ran off into the woods. I heard him yell behind me.
‚Wait!'
I kept running until I found a cliffside. I sat down overlooking the mountains in front of me. I was so high up and could see for miles ahead of me. I put my knees up and laid my head on them. I didn't mean to say that to him. I was directing my anger I had for Aang, towards him. The situation was just so similar. I thought we were friends and then he kisses me and everything changed. Why couldn't we just be friends?
I needed him. I was so lost without him. I thought throwing myself in a relationship would make me forget. It didn't. I missed him more than ever. Although the boys I've been with hurt me, Aang left a hole in my heart that they could never fill. I was still so mad at him for leaving but I still yearned for his touch. He always made me feel better. He would never treat me like those boys did.
I know Haru didn't mean anything in a bad way. I just wasn't ready for another relationship. I can't be hurt again. Not so soon.
I looked up at the moon.
‚Oh, Yue. What should I do? Nothing makes sense anymore.' I foolishly waited for an answer before looking back down. I placed my head back onto my knees and closed my eyes tight.
‚You will be fine' I looked up and saw her spirit. She was really here. I got up and was face to face with her.
‚Yue, it's really you.' I exclaimed happily as I wiped away my tears.
‚Dont lose hope. Your destination holds a great surprise for you. Your path will reawaken with it.' With that she vanished just as fast as she appeared.
‚No, wait!' I tried catching her with my hands but she was gone. What did she mean? My destination? The Southern water tribe? I closed my eyes tightly again before deciding to head back to camp. I owed Haru an apology.
I emerged from the trees and saw him around the fire. He jumped and hugged me tight.
‚I was so worried about you. I'm sorry for what I did.' I let go and looked at him.
‚No, I'm sorry. I should have said those things. I didn't mean them. I want us to be friends, Haru. I don't want to lose another friend.' He smiled at me.
‚I am happy to be your friend, Katara.' He smiled warmly and I smiled back. I headed towards my tent and said good night to Haru before falling asleep.
We rekindled our friendship and continued on our journey to the South Pole. After about a week we got to the docks where we got on the next boat to the Southern water tribe. It was about a two day sail as we had to stop because of bad weather.
Eventually we got there though and I was more than happy to be there. I hugged my Gran Gran tightly the moment I saw her and introduced everyone to Haru. We had gotten closer in our travel. Sokka was there too and I hugged him tightly. I was so happy to be back home. He had been there for a few weeks on business. He told me about some bad spirits they had to deal with and the Northern troops.
I wanted to help out how I could and joined in on the next council meeting. It was pretty boring overall but I could now understand the situation here. Sokka seemed very engaged. I was happy he had found a purpose that made him happy. Not only that but he was at my dads side too. He welcomed me warmly too.
After a few days of staying there and a spirit attack that we managed to overcome, I was starting to get more worried about what was happening.
One day I was practicing my bending when I heard yelling and people walking towards something. I was confused and asked a woman that was walking towards it what was happening.
„What's everyone freaking out over?" I asked her still bending my water.
„The Avatar has arrived."
Upon hearing that I dropped my water and ran past everyone. When I finally got through the crowd I saw Sokka hugging someone.
Aang