Sky's p.o.v.

We floated through the canals of the northern water tribe after a very long journey.

It was amazing and to think it was all made using water bending.

"It's beautiful.", Katara says.

"Ya breath taking.", Sokka says as I turn and follow his eyes to Yue. I had a feeling this would happen, If you let him go and he comes back he's mine. If not it's not meant to be right. At least thats what I tell myself as I prepare to release Sokka as my secret boyfriend mentally, and watching him go ga ga over another girl.

My heart is already aching as he stares at her. I guess I'll just have to save her, so he can be happy right, if I can, not that I wouldn't try anyways.

First we get Appa settled in a stables and are led to a house so we can clean up and prepare for dinner.

I step outside a moment as I collect my thoughts while the others continue to get ready.

My hair is now down and I have my feather braided in it as I would at home at a event for my own tribe.

I haven't worn it for quite some time, not since my dad died. It was a golden eagle feather and my dad felt it suited me.

I thought about the festivals he used to take me to to teach me about our people, saying I'd have to lead it someday, but to pick my warrior wisely. I could remember the tribal dress and paint and jewelry I used to wear.

I even miss hunting with him, he said since he had no boys that it was the princess's duty to learn as well.

"Hey Sky, almost ready to go.", Sokka says to me being the first one outside. "Wow your hair looks really pretty today." as he gives me a goofy grin as he rubs the back of his head he looks so cute like that making what I need to do harder.

"The girl you saw earlier, the one you were drooling over Sokka, that was Yue.", I say watching down the road as I remove all feeling from my voice. "She's the chief's daughter."

"Really?", he says as his voice cracks in surprise.

"Yup.", I say popping my p. "So what I'm about to do is about the hardest thing I've ever done so far." as I look at him directly "But it's not right to keep something that might not be mine. So if you wanna ask her out go ahead with my blessing, I release you."

I then turn away and face down the hill. "Are you sure about this Sky.", he says as I look at him fighting to keep the sadness from my face and speech.

"No, but I knew this would come, You'll meet her and see how perfect she is. And I couldn't take that away from you by holding you to me to close." Part of me wants him to tell me I'm wrong, tell me I'm crazy. But before he can say something Aang and Katara come out and our escort is here.

We are welcomed into a hall where we're introduced and we each take a seat. I end up stuck between Sokka and Katara much to my disappointment meaning I may have to listen to him flirt.

And a soon as Yue's introduced flirt he does. Katara scoffs when Sokka says he's a prince himself.

"Actually he's right Katara, all it takes to be a tribe's prince or princess is for one parent to be a chief. So your the princess of the southern water tribe just as Sokka is the prince.", I say as she and Sokka look a little surprised. I turn my attention to the waterbending demo, before Aang goes to speak to Pakku.

"So Lady Sky, I hear your a dual bender.", Chief Arnock asks.

"Yes, you heard correct.", I say looking at him.

"Might I have a meeting with you tomorrow morning and an advisor.", he says.

"Sure, but after I kind of need to find a waterbending teacher, that'll teach more than healing.", I say as he nods in understanding.

"Understood, I'll send an escort for you in the morning.", he says. Well at least I won't be moping about Sokka training to play warrior and off with Yue while Aang and Katara visit Pakku the first time.

I kind of avoided Sokka the rest of the night which wasn't hard since his attention was on Yue.

I also avoided eye contact so I could keep my self in check until I went to bed which I did early and just faced the wall.

Normally I'd be later to bed so me and Sokka could chat or joke alone. But until I could face him without my heart feeling torn. I had to do what was best for him, and to make it easier for me.

The next morning I was first up and had breakfast made and on the table for the others then I waited outside for my escort after I'd eaten mine and before the others were awake.

My escort luckily was quick as I heard stirring in the house before I was lead to the the Chief.

"Lady Sky, this is Amok, my advisor and historian.", he says introducing me to a older gentleman who bows to me and I return it.

"Lady Sky you are the first water airbender in centuries.", he says.

"I'm aware.", I say emotionless as I tilt my head.

"We were wondering if you'd stay in the tribe and take your place beside princess Yue, so we can restart you line.", He says " We can even arrange a marriage."

"No, my task is to return balance, and I gave my word that I'd help the Avatar defeat the Fire Lord. And it's something I will see to the end. I have no intention of becoming anyones baby factory.", I say "I'll worry about if I ever marry or not and who my groom will be."

"It's just as well we'd need a princess so we could restart the singers. ",Amok says.

"It was decided when the last chief died that the "princess" was to pick her own warrior and had to determine his worthiness herself. So if she was here, it would be no as well for her.", I state with my head high. These cave man like morons don't need to know about me being the princess, Only Sokka knows. And that's how I'd like to keep it.

The meetings short as I head to the healing hut where I meet up with a grumpy Katara to learn healing with her to start, as she vents about Pakku.

"Katara, Pakku's the type of guy whom has to be put in his place if you wanna get through to him.", I say as she catches her breath. "There all set in a neanderthall way here."

At that she giggles. "That's right you didn't tell me what your meeting with the Chief was about.

"The Chief's advisor wanted me to join the chief's family, let them arrange me a marrage and become a dual bender baby making factory.", I say rolling my eyes "But he'd prefer to have the princess from my tribe to restart the singers. Moron."

At which she giggles. "You have to admit being asked to join the Chief's family would be an honor. ", she says.

"Ya but you'd be ticked if it was you asked to give up your quest and be a baby factory.", I say rolling my eyes.

"So what did happen to your tribe's princess.", she says.

As I rub the back of my head. "That'd be me.", I say "But I'll pick my own spouse in time thank you very much. Like I said you only have to be a chief's daughter to be a princess."

"Speaking of chiefs, what's going on between you and Sokka, your usually joined at the hip.", she asks.

"Well he's gonna be kind of busy with Yue, and warrior training the next few days. I'm just trying not to let my feelings get in the way of things.", I say looking away.

"You love my brother don't you?", she says.

"Currently more than anything.", I say "But you know what they say, If you love something, let it go. If it doesn't come back he was never meant to be mine to begin with. " I take a couple deep breaths as she hugs me and I take a couple deep breaths.

"You know what Sky?", she says.

"What.", I say.

"He's an idiot if he doesn't come running to you.", she answers.

Sokka's p.o.v.

Warrior training was frustrating, Yue is frustrating, but not as frustrating as knowing Sky's avoiding me.

She broke up with me, and I shouldn't of let her. The crazy girl left me no chance to stop her or change her mind. And then I haven't been able to get a moment with her to talk.

Yue's sweet, and pretty. But Sky's wrong about something. I'm not feeling towards Yue, the way I do towards Sky, I love that crazy dual bender and when I get her alone we're gonna have a long talk.

The crazy thing, I'm not even mad about breaking up with me, cause she did it thinking I'd be happier.

But I'm not, especially at warrior training when the warriors talk about how they hope the chief will convince her to stay and have her bethrothed to a local guy.

Not even Koh himself could get me to agree to me leaving her here.

I sat on my bunk as Aang sat back while Sky and my sister entered.

"So how was your meeting.", Aang says.

"Apparently it was as frustrating as your first visit with Pakku.", Sky says rolling her eyes.

"How so.", I ask.

"Master poophead won't teach Katara or Sky cause there girls.", Aang says.

"You could teach them in private whatever master poophead teaches you. ", I suggest.

"Hey that could work. ", Katara says.

"Ya that would be great, especially since Sky was in a meeting with the chief and missed the lesson anyways.", Aang says as Sky sits on the window sill.

"So what was the meeting about?", I say looking at Sky.

"Some neanderthal on the council wants me to be a flipping baby factory.", she says pulling her knees to her chin. "Bender or not my dad would of skinned them both if he'd heard them suggest it to me." and she lets out a little chuckle at the same time I do.

"Hey lets go out and I'll show you what I learned.", Aang says excitedly to the two other benders.

"Great idea.", Katara says jumping up and dragging Sky up and out of the room.

I watch as Aang tries to pass the water to Katara only for them to be caught by master poophead.

So the next day the four of us are before the council as Pakku demands an apology from Katara, since she's the one caught.

"No no way will I apologise, I challenge you to a duel, if your man enough!", my sister shouts as Sky looks amused and me and Aang are in shock.

"You know you can't win right?", I say to my sister nervously as we step out.

"I don't care! Some one has to knock some sense into him!", she shouts.

"Sky, can you talk her out of this?", I say as Sky and Aang pick a spot.

"Hell hath no furry than that of a woman's scorn Sokka, it's best to let her go at him.", Sky says "Katara rip his stupid stache off!", she then shouts winking and thumbs upping my sister who nods at her.

The battle starts off quick as Sky cheers my sister egging her on excitedly. "Come on Katara show him what a girl can do!"

I grab the blond and cover her mouth, "Your not helping.",I say "We need to calm her down." she looks at me with a mischevious look before I feel her tongue on my hand as I yank it away "Ewe! Did you just lick me?", as she raises her eyebrow in challenge before returning her attention to the fight.

The fight ends with Katara encased in ice and Pakku picking up my sister's necklace only to find out guess what. He used to be engaged to my gran gran, and he made the necklace.

Next thing I know is Yue runs off running and he's agreed to teach Sky and my sister. "Go to her Sokka, she needs you." Sky says referring to Yue.

"Allright but you and I need to talk later.", I say looking at her sternly.

"We shall see.", She says as I run after the princess which refuses to talk to me as well.

Why do women have to be so frustrating.

The rest of the day is pretty buisy and after warrior training I go looking for Sky, whose off with Aang and Katara somewhere else since waterbending training is done too. When I do find them there with some others riding down hills on boards. some wooden some made of ice in the benders case.

I spot Aang and Katara chatting happily near the bottom.

"Where's Sky?", I ask as the point to the top of a hill.

"She'll be down shortly though.",Aang says.

"Her snowboarding thing is amazing, it's so fun even though all I do is fall.", my sister says.

I look up as I spot her in the distance as she's at what would be a hard hill to penguin sled.

She jumps with a wooden board attatched to her feet and starts down hill at a higher speed then the others coming down and her moves are smoother as are her jumps. Her board is more an extention of her body.

"She says it took her years of practice.", Aang says as we watch her in awe. So that's what Sky looks like doing thSe thing she'd tried to get a medal for.

"She's amazing.", I say as I watch her become one with her board and the snow.

"That was incredible Sky!", Aang says running up to her with Katara when she gets down as we start walking back to the village leaving other boarders behind.

"Thanks, I didn't realize how out of practice I was, though. Thankfully that was a easier hill.", she says grinning as we approach the hut.

"It was so fun Sokka, and you don't need to be a bender to do it, you should have Sky show you next time.", Katara says eventually we go to sleep and I miss another chance to talk to Sky.

The next few days was similar, we'd go our seperate ways, I'd feel better if I could talk to Sky. I was currently cheering Yue up by taking her on a bison ride.

It was however cut short by falling black ash, causing us to rush back as I saw Sky, Aang, and Katara standing on the wall as the Fire Navy approached.

"Guys we have a long fight ahead of us.", Sky says her eyes meeting mine and I can see her gears turning and I know this is one of those things she was forbidden to tell us that's weighing on her. Meaning she's formulating a crazy plan that results in putting herself in extreme danger alone.