𝔬𝔫𝔢 𝔫𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱

𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖑𝖔𝖌𝖚𝖊

cw:
blood
explosions
smoke

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"aang? AANG!-"

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"sweetie! make sure to get strawberries, not blueberries this time."

katara heeded her boyfriend's request and almost made her way back to the lunch line.

almost.

a commotion arose in the lunchroom, smoke, dust and debris flying every which way.

walls and ceilings came tumbling down, and the strong metallic scent of blood began to waft around the room.

screams and cries were heard as the students tried their best to run.

run.

the one thing katara couldn't do.

in the chaos, a nearby pillar had toppled over, trapping katara under its weight.

katara fought and fought to push away her pain and give help to people who needed it more than her.

like always.

always putting others before herself, even if that means her life is in danger.

but she wasn't the only one.

"KATARA!"

she followed the sound of the familiar voice, and could see the silhouettes of her friends running in her direction.

still, all she could think of was the innocent people in need of more help than her.

aang had managed to use his earthbending to lift the pillar but that wasn't enough.

the pillar had formed a large gash running down her calf and unbeknownst to her, had slightly fractured the bone.

katara let out a strained cough, the dust making it harder.

"aang. i can't move..."

aang didn't need to be told twice.

he immediately stripped himself of his jacket, burning most of it in order to make some kind of makeshift gauze.

he wrapped it around her wound, and winced as the blood quickly soaked the fabric.

he motioned towards his stunned friends to help him lift her up, as his arm was almost un-usable.

"katara? my love, stay with me okay? we're gonna get you help, don't worry."

he frantically looked around and the only available people were already helping the injured.

he heard feet slapping against the floor and turned, seeing toph running up to him, panting.