Polar Opposites

* :( Battle Ships

Hakoda allowed Elodie to hold him in her arms for only a couple more moments before he had to go into 'Chief Mode' since they were trying to get out of Chameleon Bay as quickly as possible. Once they broke from the hug, he placed his hands on her shoulders, "Please go pack up our stuff, and don't worry about my children. That's not something you should stress about." Elodie frowned, "Hakoda, I can't just-." He cut her off with a quick peck, "Please Elodie." She nodded gently, "Ok..." He gave her one last peck on the lips before rushing off to instruct everyone what to do.

Elodie watched him go with a sigh before heading to their tent. She was relieved to see that none of the children were in there. That would have made things super awkward. She quickly started to pack up her and Hakoda's things while simultaneously trying to keep her mind off of what just happened. Alas, she couldn't. All she could think about was that she was ruining a father's relationship with his children. She ran her hands through her hair and sat back onto her knees as she tried to smother her thoughts, her eyes squeezed shut.

Elodie's eyes snapped opened when she heard someone walk into the tent. She had a brief panic attack, thinking it was Katara or Sokka, but was instantly relieved when she saw it was Toph. The young girl cleared her throat, "Uh, I'm here to get our stuff." Elodie nodded and stood up, "I packed it for y'all. Do you need help carrying it all?" Toph took their belongings from Elodie and thanked her before walking towards the tent's flap. She paused, "Just give them some time. They'll come around." Toph exited and Elodie went back to packing up their stuff.

After a while, Elodie was finished packing and was starting to take the tent down when Petak came next to her, "You need any help?" Elodie, for once, accepted the help, "Yes please." Petak nodded and started to take the large tent down with Elodie. He asked her quietly, "Are you ok?" Elodie forced a smile on her face, "I'm fine." He stared at her, "The truth please." Elodie bit her lip, "How can I be ok right now, Petak? And, I feel selfish for feeling like this, because I'm the least affected one out of this whole situation." Petak paused and laid a hand on her shoulder, "You shouldn't feel selfish. Your feelings are validated. And, I'm sure things will get better soon." Elodie smiled at him weakly, "Thanks." He just nodded and continued to help her.

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It was in the wee hours of the morning by the time everything and everybody was packed and loaded into the ships. Everyone looked absolutely exhausted, and for good reason. They had just had a battle and weren't able to rest after it, and, unfortunately, probably wouldn't get to for a while. Because of that, Elodie tried to do as much as the work needed to be done as she possibly could. She felt like the people who fought needed to rest before she did.

Ever so slowly, the men were able to go to their new bunks and finally rest by the time night was about to fall. Elodie was milling around the ship, still helping with stuff and feeling like death itself when Zokkik encouraged —more like forced­— her to go sleep. She protested, but Zokkik didn't listen to her as he pushed her off to the room she and Hakoda were supposed to be sharing. Keywords there are "supposed to be". She had no clue if Hakoda wanted to share a room with her now that his children knew about their relationship, and weren't happy about it.

Nonetheless, Elodie wanted to make Hakoda's night easier for him, so she tried to make the room cozier and less Fire Nation-y for him. She stuffed the Fire Nation decorations under the short bed and laid out a fur on top of said bed. She didn't lay out too much of their stuff though in case they needed a quick escape.