The Other World From Which I Came - pjo-atla crossover -

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

First person, Sokka's perspective

*Sokka is 6 and Katara is 5*

The war was taking everyone. It had taken my Mother and Brother a year ago, but the war takes people in different ways than just death. I don't want it to take anymore of my loved ones so I wanted to become a warrior.

Every morning I walked to a clearing right outside of my village to get to work. I created snowmen to be my dummies and attacked them with an icicle.

"Sokka?" I heard Dad call. At that moment, I felt embarrassed by my activities.

"Sokka, are you there?" Dad asked. I hid the icicle behind my back and waited for him to spot me.

"There you are." Dad said, walking towards me with Katara in tow.

"I have something very important I need to tell you both." He said, pretending not to notice the snowman and the awkward smile on my face.

"I'm leaving to fight in the war." He said.

I dropped my icicle. I forgot about my effort to hide my childish games. All that was going through my head was how I didn't want to lose another family member.

"No, Dad, please don't go." I said, tears running down my face. His face became solemn as he tried to explain to me.

"Sokka, the best decision I can make to protect those I love is to go to war. It's where I'm needed most. " He said.

The next day when he was preparing to leave, I had a great idea. Dad can't stay, so I can go with him. I put on a warrior's outfit and makeup and went to tell him the good news.

"I'm coming with you." I said, proudly.

"You're not old enough to go to war, Sokka, you know that." He said. I knew that but I didn't want it to be true. I was a warrior.

"I'm strong, I'm brave, I can fight. Please Dad." I said. I was grasping at straws for a reason to stay with my father.

"Being a man is knowing where you're needed the most, and for you right now that's here, protecting your sister." He said.

"I don't understand." I said, tears in my eyes.

"Someday you will." He said.

"I'm going to miss you so much." He told me, and at that moment I understood a little better. We all have duties to those around us. Things we don't want to do that will cause us pain, but we will do because of love. And because of the love I have for Katara and Dad, I will do my duty and endure the pain of watching my father leave, just as my father bears the pain of leaving.

From that day onwards I tried my very best to be the warrior my family and my tribe needed. And it turns out Katara found her duty, but unlike me she didn't need to be told. Consciously or unconsciously, she settled into a motherly role for the people in the tribe, being there because so many are not.

A/N sorry it's so cheesy. 

Bye bye.