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Fanfiction Chapter 3
(I'm feeling blah)
Helping Find Love (and Gaining Some in Return)
CHAPTER 3
“AANG DID WHAT?!?!?!” Sokka shrieked and fell off the pedestal in the center of the ruins. Toph bended some earth to make him pop right back up and he landed limply back on the pedestal, looking dazed and really confused. He was breathing heavily and looked a little flustered.
“AANG KISSED MY SISTER?!?!?!” he screamed in Toph’s face.
“Yeah, go announcing it to the WHOLE TEMPLE why don’t you!” she said, wiping spit off her face that had sprayed from Sokka’s mouth as he screamed.
“Sorry, it’s just, I didn’t, I mean, WHAT?!?!” he closed his eyes and rolled over face down on the pedestal and groaned.
“What, you mean he didn’t tell you that?” Toph asked, laughing a little at how freaked out Sokka was getting. He lifted his head up to look at her and shrieked, “NO!” a little high pitched, to which he took notice and cleared his throat, saying deeper, “I mean, no.”
Toph laughed and smiled at him, and he smiled back, blushing a little. (Not that Toph could see, but she felt his heart racing a little faster.) She grinned to herself a little and kicked his arm,
“So what did you guys talk about, Chipmunkboy?”
Sokka glared at her and sat up. “But you haven’t finished your story yet!”
“I know that, but I wanna hear about what happened with twinkletoes!” She said, playing with her bracelet again. It had become a nasty habit she couldn’t help, and Sokka had noticed.
“Whenever you’re ready Captain Squeak Vocals!” she said, waiting for him to start.
“Fine.” He said, stretching, then giving a sigh. “I woke up this morning in a puddle of spit with muddy eyebrows…” he glared at her, then continued,
“I sat up and looked around, noticing everyone was gone…”
--Sokka seen waking up to the deserted campground—
“Uh, guys? Hello?” Sokka jumped up from the ground and grabbed his boomerang, just in case.
“Aang?” He walked over to Aang’s sleeping bag and nudged it with his toe. It was empty. “Katara?” He said, looking over at her limp, empty sleeping bag. “TOPH?!?!” He shouted a little, running over to her empty sleeping bag. He was scared. Where was everyone? It wasn’t like them to just leave him like that.
“WHERE IS EVERYONE?!?!” He shouted, his voice echoing through the temple.
“WHAT IS IT?!?!” Zuko shouted, jerking his head upwards out of his sleeping bag, looking annoyed.
“Everyone’s gone!” Sokka said, motioning to the empty sleeping bags.
“Well, I’m still here!” Zuko said, rubbing his eye.
“I mean everyone important!” Sokka said. He ran away, through the temple in search of his companions.
Zuko stared blankly, then said, “I’m important.” A little whiney, then rolled over to fall back to sleep.
“Where is everyone? They couldn’t have just left without me!” Sokka sprinted through the temple, checking every hole and trench for his friends, thoughts flying through his head.
“They couldn’t have left without me!” He stopped, heart racing, “APPA!” He screamed and ran back towards the camp. He stopped when he reached the campground, breathing heavily. Appa was lying on his back, stretched out. Momo lay on his stomach, rising and falling with every breath Appa took.
Sokka sighed, relieved. But where was everyone? He walked back down the hall through the temple, this time walking to save his energy. They couldn’t get very far without Appa, which meant they must still be in the temple. He headed over to a patch of grass, surrounded with bushes. “Aang? Katara? Toph?” He pushed aside the bushes and saw Aang sitting with his back against a tree.
“THERE YOU ARE!” Sokka screamed, throwing his arms in the air in exasperation.
Aang looked up at Sokka and sighed, “Oh, hey Sokka.”
Sokka stared down at him, “Oh, ‘Hey Sokka’??? I was freaked out! I thought you guys went somewhere without me!”
“What do you mean?” Aang asked, looking a little confused.
“Nobody was in their sleeping bags this morning! They were all empty!” Sokka said, walking over and sitting down next to Aang against the tree.
“Really?” Aang asked, “They were all asleep when I woke up this morning.” He said, blowing a small twig 5 inches above his hand with air.
“Oh, Really? That’s good I guess.” Sokka said, rubbing his face. “But you guys should leave a note or SOMETHING if you just leave! You had me worried sick!” He looked over at Aang, who looked worried. He was frowning.
“Hey, what’s the matter? Why’d you wake up so early anyways?” Sokka asked, his curiosity overcoming his annoyance.
“Uh, I dunno, didn’t sleep too well last night.” Aang said, letting the twig fall to his hand.
“Why not? Is something going on?” Sokka asked, a little concerned.
“No, well, yeah. A little. I dunno.” And said, his cheeks turned the faintest shade of red.
“Come on! Spit it out! What’s going on?” Sokka said, nudging Aang a little.
Aang sighed, then caved, “Well, I kinda, sorta like this girl…”
Sokka laughed, “The avatar’s found himself a woman! Good for you lover boy! Who is she? When did you guys meet?”
Aang blushed a full deep red this time, then said, “Well, I don’t really know if she likes me back.”
“WHAT?” Sokka said, faking a shocked voice, “but you’re the avatar! Girls go crazy over you! I mean, remember at Kyoshi Island? They couldn’t stay away from you! You can get any girl you want!”
Aang sighed deeply, “Not this girl.” He said, and snapped the twig. “I’m not sure if she likes me back!”
Sokka looked down at Aang. He was frowning. “So, have you told her how you feel?” He asked.
Aang smiled a little and blushed even more. “I guess you could say that.” Aang was remembering his conversation with Katara on the submarines. He would never tell Sokka what happened there though. Unless of course he wanted his face pounded in.
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