Coming Together

Rumors

It was almost a week before she saw him again. Six whole days of looking out her window and watching a tall white tower being built on the island out in Yue Bay. Six days of meetings, shopping, and household chores without him. She was feeling like a lost polar bear dog cub. They hadn't known each other long but the time that she had been with him had made her feel so whole... life seemed empty in comparison without him. She had just finished folding and putting away her laundry when a loud knock came rapping on her door, making her jump with a little squeak. She smiled and all but ran to the door, flinging it open in anticipation of seeing him. When she saw someone else at her door, however, she couldn't help but give a shocked look. It was someone she certainly wasn't expecting. They stared at each other and she just let her mouth hang open, waiting for him to say something.

"I knew you'd be surprised, but at least say hello!" the man said and put his hands on his hips.

"S-Sokka!" She said with a wide smile and flung herself at him, wrapping her arms around his neck. he laughed and wrapped his arms around her, picking her up and giving her a little spin. She laughed and he put her down in her doorway, letting her go.

"When did you get into town?" Katara asked, a little giddy to see him.

"We literally just got off the boat." He said with a smile.

"We?" She looked around and from behind her muscular brother came a familiar face in green robes. Her auburn hair was mush longer than she had remembered it last abd she wasn't wearing face paint, but it was a face she would recognize anywhere.

"Suki!"

At that, Suki passed Sokka and gave her friend a big hug, both of them letting out a giggle.

"I can't believe it. You're both here! Together!"

"Actually, I've been down at the south pole for the last year with Sokka..." She said and blushed.

"Wait a second..." Katara looked at her more closely and say a red ribbon around her neck with a jade pendant carved in the shape of a fan. She looked from the necklace, to Sokka and back to Suki.

"No way. You're engaged?!" Katara gasped.

"Yup. You're pretty much the last person to know about it. Sorry for not writing." He said with a shrug and looped his arm around Suki's shoulders.

"Well, come in. Make yourselves comfortable." She said and left the doorway, letting them follow her inside and close the door behind them.

"Would you like some tea? Or something to eat?" She asked, being the perfect hostess.

"Tea would be lovely, thank you." Suki responded, sitting on the little couch as Katara left to her tiny kitchen.

"I wouldn't mind some food!" Sokka called to her and sat on the couch, but then made a grunt as Suki hit him in the chest. "Or not."

It didn't take long before she was back with a little tray of tea and some cookies she had picked up from the market earlier that week.

"Dig in guys." She said and set the little tray on the table, grabbing her cup of tea and sitting in the chair adjacent to the couch. Sokka took a handful of cookies while Suki took only one.

"Mmm, these are so good! I need to take notes form you on where to buy stuff in this huge city." Suki smiled.

"Plan on staying a while?" Katara asked over her tea.

"Yes, for a very long time. We were going to go look for a house, but we really wanted to come see you first. your house was closer anyways." She replied.