She kind of liked him back. And the liking hurt, so she looked up at the sky and stared at the moon whenever it was full, and pretended that she didn't like Aang because that was too complicated right now.
“I'm not going to forget you,” she told Yue.
The moon was silent.
“We only had a few weeks together,” she added. “It wasn't enough.”
The moon couldn't talk to her, couldn't smile and look at her with clear blue eyes and tell her to calm down. So she didn't. She lashed out, shooting a blast of icicles as far as she could towards that stupid blank, hovering-
The ice fell long before it reached the moon, and then she just curled up on the hillside, knees tucked up against her body.
And Aang came, and sat next to her.
He didn't say anything for a while.
“I liked her,” she told him.
“I know,” Aang said.
“Do you?”
“I know what it looks like when two people are in love,” he said. Then he grinned, and said: “I mean, Sokka made me watch all those 'chick flick' movies, remember?”
Katara laughed, and it turned into a little bit of a sob, and smile on Aang's face disappeared.
“One day it'll be okay,” he said, and he looked up at the sky. “Or- better, anyway.”
Katara remembered suddenly that Aang had lost a lot of people, too. But-there was hope in his eyes, still. Katara couldn't help feeling a little of it, too.
“One day,” she repeated. And they kept staring at the sky.
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One day
Date: 2011-03-11 05:27 am (UTC)She didn't know what to do about it.
Couldn't he tell she was still torn up about Yue?
She kind of liked him back. And the liking hurt, so she looked up at the sky and stared at the moon whenever it was full, and pretended that she didn't like Aang because that was too complicated right now.
“I'm not going to forget you,” she told Yue.
The moon was silent.
“We only had a few weeks together,” she added. “It wasn't enough.”
The moon couldn't talk to her, couldn't smile and look at her with clear blue eyes and tell her to calm down. So she didn't. She lashed out, shooting a blast of icicles as far as she could towards that stupid blank, hovering-
The ice fell long before it reached the moon, and then she just curled up on the hillside, knees tucked up against her body.
And Aang came, and sat next to her.
He didn't say anything for a while.
“I liked her,” she told him.
“I know,” Aang said.
“Do you?”
“I know what it looks like when two people are in love,” he said. Then he grinned, and said: “I mean, Sokka made me watch all those 'chick flick' movies, remember?”
Katara laughed, and it turned into a little bit of a sob, and smile on Aang's face disappeared.
“One day it'll be okay,” he said, and he looked up at the sky. “Or- better, anyway.”
Katara remembered suddenly that Aang had lost a lot of people, too. But-there was hope in his eyes, still. Katara couldn't help feeling a little of it, too.
“One day,” she repeated. And they kept staring at the sky.