ATLA • Sokka x Reader

Chapter 9

"ACHOOO!!"
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"Gross."

Ever since the storm, Sokka's been getting increasingly worse. At first he was just had a little sneeze, but now he's delirious, AND sneezing. It's terrible.

"Ya know what I loove about Appa? His sense of humour."

"That's nice, I'll tell him."

"Growls" Appa growls.

"HAHAHAHAHHA classic Appa."

Aang walks up to us. Well, Katara. And Sokka. I'm sitting far away from them, wearing a mask. "How's Sokka doing?"

"Not good. That storm really did a number on him."
Sokka starts sniffing pitifully.

"Tragic." I say.

"I couldn't find any ginger root for the tea. But I found a map, there's an herbalist institute up the mountain. We could probably find a cure for Sokka there." Says Aang.

Sokka lolls his head to look at me. "Mmmm pretty."

My cheeks grow warm, but no one can see it because of the mask. "Sokka, go to sleep."

"Mmmm ok." He says closing his eyes. I sigh.

Suddenly I hear a sneeze, and my head snaps toward Katara. I gasp dramatically. "NOT YOU TOO!"

"Relax. It was just a little cough, I'm fi-ACK."

"Mmm, you know, I don't think so." I say.

"Take that you Rock!" We turn to see Sokka flailing his arms in the air, trying to hit something.

"Spirits."

"In a few more hours you'll be talking nonsense too! I'm gonna go get some medicine." Aang says, grabbing his glider.

"TAKE ME WITH YOUUUUU!" I say, standing up and almost falling on my face. "I REFUSE TO GET SICK!"

"Stay." Says Sokka. I turn to see him giving really... odd puppy dog eyes. Awe. My face softens.

"NOT HAPPENING! AANG! LETS ROCK AND ROLL!" I shout, jumping off our ledge, not even waiting for him to follow.

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We walk into the herbalist institute and see an old lady making something. Aang starts talking to her, but I space out because I see one of the universes most amazing creatures.

C A T

I immediately run over and start petting it.

Aang goes to grab something from the old lady. "K THANKS!" Before getting his hand smacked by her.

"What do you think you're doing?"

"Taking my friends their medicine?"

"That's not medicine, that's Miyuki's dinner. Plumb blossom is her favourite."  The herbalist places the bowl in front of the cat.

"Wow Aang, trying to take away a cats dinner? I'm disappointed. You're grounded." I scold.

"What?!"

The herbalist chuckles. "What your friends need are some frozen wood frogs. There's plenty down in The valley swamp."

"What are they supposed to do with them?"