The Last Hope ~ Book Three ~ sokka x reader x zuko

Daydreams

i don't know when i feel asleep again but hours later, i was awoken from my nap by rocks hitting my back.

i bolted up and felt the rocks stop.

'Y/N WHAT HAPPENED' called sokka, rushing to my side.

'rocks'

he sniffed, 'oh yeah i... kinda forgot about your whole - y'know - feeling the avatars pain and all.'

i looked at him and did a thumbs up sign, using air bending to soften my fall back onto the bed.

kyoshi would never have done this.

kuruk might have. but he never did.

and yangchen - spirits if she could see me now.

---

we went to bed when the sun set.

and aang still wasnt tired.

'thanks for everything guys.'

'so do you feel less stressed? ready for a good night sleep?' asked katara, smiling.

you better be, little man.

'uhh... i kinda think i sorta might... slightly feel a little better... maybe.' he replied, unconvincingly.

'then our work here is done.' said sokka.

he fell back down on his sleeping mat and i felt my eyes close.

i just needed sleep.

---

i woke up and could just about see katara and aang talking.

spirits he looked tired.

'i was just saying you should take a nap.' she said, confused.

huh. i wonder what happened.

'oh,' he said, straightening up and looking at her, 'i guess i kinda drifted off into a day-dream.'

'what was your dream about?' asked katara, making aang embarrassed.

he looked at me and died a little inside.

'uhh, living under water?'

i pulled my sleeping bag over my head and gave him a puzzled look.

aang, we all know thats not what you were dreaming about.

but apparently katara bought the charade, 'sounds neat.'

aang looked back over to me and smiled while i replied with a thumbs down.

the kid was gonna be the death of me.

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'hey. y/n.' whispered toph, pulling me up from my bed and dragging me towards the forest.

'ouch toph what th-' i began.

but when i arrived there aang was chattering at momo.

'aang we're all starting to get a little worried about you.' said katara, smiling kindly.

'you've been awake too long.' agreed sokka.

'and you're acting downright weird.' toph said.

'you've got to take care of yourself. you can't go on like this.' said appa, standing on his hind legs.

pardon.

'uhh. i appreciate what you guys are saying. but the stress and the nightmares, they were too much. staying awake is the best way for me to deal with it.'