Not About Angels

Me And The Sky

Sokka, Katara, Ty Lee, Aang, and Suki were all hanging out at the Mystic Grill after school.

There was a comet coming soon, and of course, being a small town, there was a whole event organized for people to rather to watch it coming up.

"Well, I️ was talking to Gran Gran, and she said the comet is a sign of impending doom. The last time it passed over Mystic Falls, there was lots of death. So much blood and carnage, it created a bed of paranormal activity," Katara said.

Sokka rolled his eyes to the ceiling. He had never had any interest in his grandmother's outlandish stories about witches and what you have you.

"Yeah, and then she told you about the aliens," he remarked sarcastically.

Katara elbowed Sokka's rib, causing him to yell out before rubbing the affected area with his hand.

Ty Lee looked at Sokka excitedly, leaning forward in her chair.

"Sokka, you have to tell us more about you and that new guy Zuko," she said, far more interested in the love lives of her friends than astronomical events or the paranormal.

Sokka shrugged.

"We just talked all night," he said.

"When you say 'talked', you mean..." Suki began.

Sokka sighed.

"Talked. Made conversation. As in exactly what we're all doing right now," he answered.

"So no sloppy first kiss? No touchy feely of any kind?" Ty Lee inquired, slightly disappointed.

"Ew," Katara said, causing Sokka to shoot her a glare.

"Nope, we didn't go there," Sokka said, sounding more disappointed than he intended to.

Aang shrugged.

"I don't know, I️ think it's kind of sweet that you two can just talk for hours," he said, always the optimist.

"Maybe he's just old fashioned or something," Suki offered.

Sokka shrugged.

"Or maybe things should just remain platonic between us. I️ mean, how do I️ know he even likes me? Besides, the timing is all wrong," he rationalized.

Aang looked Sokka.

"When is it ever right?" he asked.

"But...maybe I'm just not ready," Sokka replied.

"Who is?" Suki asked.

Sokka sighed and took a long pause as everyone's eyes were on him.

"Look, at least I️ put myself out there," he said with a shrug.

"Is that what you're calling it?" Katara asked.

Sokka shot Katara another glare.

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" he asked bitterly.

"It means that all I'm hearing is reasons why you can't," she said.

The two shared a long knowing look before Sokka finally pulled out his phone with a long drawn out sigh.

"What are you doing?" Ty Lee asked.

Sokka smiled.

"Texting Zuko."

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Sokka and Zuko decided to see the comet. Together. This ultimately led to Sokka kicking himself internally for how much time he spent overthinking whether or not it was a date.