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[written, March 11]
[voice, June 6]
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Sokka...

[Now she does look down.]

He loves me. [It's said with a sort of helpless bewilderment.] He loves me.

[How could I even think about being with anyone else when it would hurt him so much?

I couldn't. Not unless I loved that other person as much as Aang says he loves me.]

[The tension goes away. He got caught up with defending his own position, that he hadn't expected anything to give. He falls back into his seat. Quiet at first.]

Then he'll understand.

[And then he'll accept it. Because love isn't just a choice. And it's rarely convenient.]

It's not that simple.

[She's not sure if she should say more.]

I know that.

[He's lost two girlfriends already.]

[She closes her eyes.

Did Aang ever tell you about what the guru wanted him to do?

No, she can't say that, even if she wants to, because she can't betray Aang's confidence like that.

So she shifts her focus.]

So what are you saying - that you think I should go out and date someone else?

I'm saying you should just do what makes you happy.

[Because really, that's mostly what he wants for her. But it's not something she'll let her have for herself.]

If that means dating someone else... well, a date isn't forever. Whoever you end up with, you shouldn't have any regrets going into it.

Edited 2012-07-06 17:15 (UTC)

[She feels a strange sensation of both release at his words - he's not disappointed, he's not mad - and a tightening of the knots in her stomach. Because really, what this was all was about was about not hurting anyone. Not making herself happy. And she didn't know if she would change that even if she could figure out what her path to happiness was.]

Sokka... no matter who I choose here, even if it's just temporary, someone I care about is going to get hurt, and someone important to me will feel cut off from me. I can't do that. Even if I knew how I felt towards Aang...

[She just shakes her head.]

And now I have to think about how that would affect Ikki.

So you're trapped. Like Yue.

[Or Katara has let herself be trapped. And he's not talking about her choice to become the Moon Spirit. He carries on, being blunt and to the point. Not gentle. A summation of the situation as he sees it.]

Your future has already been decided for who you'll marry. But it's not what you want. But you think you have to do it because of other people.

[And it's not right. Because that's the Northern Water Tribe. That's not what they do.]

[She's stung, for reasons she doesn't fully understand.]

I'm not marrying anybody! I refuse to believe that my future self would get involved in a relationship that she didn't want. I don't feel the same way about Aang that he feels about me - [she thinks? she's pretty sure. it's so confusing.] - but that doesn't mean that in the time he's from my feelings haven't changed.

[She's got more to say, but I have a feeling Sokka may wish to interject here, so--]

[Is it really you future self anymore?]

That doesn't have to stop you. Aang may be young, but he's not just some little kid. Things are different here. And you can't protect him from that forever.

[They'd had this argument before - upon approaching the Southern Temple. She'd agreed with him then, only to pull back at the last moment. She can't even bring herself to try to agree.

It's all too much.]

I know that. But that doesn't mean that I'm not going to try.

[Nobody should have to be as messed up as I feel right now because of me.]

[He sighs. She's just going to do this to herself. No matter what he says. She's stubborn and always has been. But this time, she's going to torture herself to do it.

And all he can do is watch.]

So that's it.

I guess so.

[I don't know what else to do.]

[Neither does he. Not yet. But he's not going to do nothing. For now...]

... you should get some sleep. She'll probably be awake really early tomorrow.

Yeah, she's got the look.

[All you evil morning people.

...but she doesn't move.]

[He stands up, then stands in front of her, with a hand held out to pull her up.]

Come on. We both know how important your sleep is to you.

[Brotherly duty. Making sure his little sister can sleep, even as she tears herself apart.]

[Hush, you. She'll be fiiine. She'll just. You know, start to freak out in a few minutes.

And as it is, she's already messed up enough to just take his hand.]

Okay.

[She gets up and starts heading to her room.]

[He'll follow behind her, because his room is right across from hers of course, but before she can open her door or go inside, he catches her by the shoulder.]

Hey.

[She could use a hug. Which is what she's going to get.]

[...Oh.]

[She pulls away after a moment and whispers:] Thank you, Sokka.

[He nods after she lets go.]

Good night.

[He'll slip away to his room.]

[Aang's door was only slightly ajar. He quietly slipped it shut, and he lay awake in bed for some time thinking over what he had overheard. Many thoughts flutter through his head, even though most was similar to what Katara had told him earlier.

They make it sound like home's the prison.

Does she... want to date someone else? Aang bristled on the inside. But he knew... he would have to think a lot about this.

Your feelings do change back home. Maybe they can here, too.

She doesn't love me the way I love her. But... she still loves me.

Soon, he slipped off to a soft sleep, dreaming of a family riding a sky bison.]

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