Sky's p.o.v.

We were now arriving at the location of the rendezvous. We were just landing as my mind was swirling with information as I thought hard.

In four days we'd be participating in an invasion we can't win. I need to think of how I'm gonna minimize casualties and injuries, while trying to make it so our guys can escape. I've taken care of the War Balloons. Well unless they climbed all the way down that canyon to find it. But there's still so much else.

"Well since we're here early we should rest.", Sokka says looking at me as he takes my hand a moment. I guess he's noticed I've started tossing again. If not my dark circles have caught his attention "After all the invasions in four days."

"Four days you mean I have to fight the Fire Lord in 4 days!", Aang shouts freaking out.

"No biggie that's four days from now.", Sokka says laying out his bedroll then for some reason doing mine before dropping on his own roll and going to sleep.

"Sokka has the right idea. We're more than ready, what we need is rest.", Katara says.

"Aang worrying about it is like a rocking chair. It'll give you something to do, but it won't get you anywhere. Don't dwell on it.

When it's time to face the Ozai you'll be more than ready.", I say smiling at him.

Soon he goes to sleep with everyone else as I sit up with my knees to my chest and my chin on them. In four days we'll have to get past a flaming net, then there's the hidden bunker. And of course I didn't get the zeppelins. I was honest when I said Aang would be ready to face Ozai when the time comes. But I can't tell them he won't be facing him yet. He'll be a fully realized Avatar. Without almost dying he can still glow it up though. Soon I notice Aang tossing roughly in his sleep so I get up and go shake him.

"Hey Little Bro wake up its just a bad dream.", I say gently as he wakes up surprised.

"Sky! I have to train!", He says getting ready to hop up, but I use two hands to seat him.

"Chill out bro. Training won't help your nerves after dreaming you faced the Fire Lord with no pants.", I say looking him in the eye.

"How did you", he starts as I raise an eyebrow. "oh. How can you be sure it won't help?"

"When we're physically active one of the chemicals the body releases is adrenaline. If you get to much you won't sleep. In the state your in it'll get worse. ", I say "Believe me I was an athlete before. It's the same way. Before a meet I'd get super nervous and have crazy dreams like loosing my snowboard or being on the powder naked. The more I worried the worse the dreams got." as he nods in understanding.

"So what do I do to not worry.", he says

"Now Aang you need to breath and relax. Think of happy things. Like what you wanna do after the war's over. Like perhaps how many babies you wanna have with a certain water bender someday, or pranks we can play. Or even how I said I'd teach ya some snow and skateboarding tricks.", I say "Meditate, swim, enjoy the hot spring. Play. Your still a kid, so it's fine to have fun. I'd say a massage but you don't want Toph giving you one, and there's no spa here." I say with a smile as I move so my arms over his shoulder in a side hug.

"Thanks Sky. By the way why do you call me Lil bro?", he asks as I grin bigger.

"Oh that's easy, cause your like a little brother. I've never had a sibling and it seemed fun so I adopted you as my sibling.", I say giving him a nuggie as he chuckles while pushing my hand off giggling. "Besides we're like siblings kinda. Just this way when your a dad I can be the crazy aunt"

"Thanks Sky. I appreciate the sentiment. And I have to say if I had to pick one you make a really cool big sister.", he says smiling.

"Of course I'm me. I think I'd be a cool sibling too.", I say teasingly as I look around "Come on let's walk." then I hop up holding out a hand which he takes and jumps up. We go and I lead him to the spot we'll be watching the ships getting ready to leave from in a few days and watch the waves.

"Wow the waves sound so pretty.", he says starting to relax.

"Ya I know. It reminds me of when I was visiting Hawaii. Me and dad would watch the sunset along the waves. ", I say sitting back "then we'd watch the stars and he'd tell me about my mom."

"Sky do you ever miss your world, your home.", Aang asks looking at me.

"The places, a little. The technology, a lot. But not that much Aang, for me home is about family. And you, Katara, Sokka, and Toph. Your my family now. So as long as I got you guys I don't wanna go back.", I say "Ya it would be easier, you know no war. No future knowing. No more crazy schemes to change things. But it's not worth leaving you guys and being alone again"

Sokka's p.o.v.

I awoke the next morning surprisingly well rested to see my girlfriend and Aang missing. Sky's been stressed again and not sleeping.

I look around and get up and start searching for her when I hear her cute laugh mixed with Aang's.

I quietly follow up to where there sitting by the water as there chatting.

"So then I hid and waited as the opened the box on the table making the fake spider come out and land on there hand and they jump back like 10 feet.", she says as they start laughing.

"Well there was this time with Monk Gyatsu we would make these air pies and make them land on the elders heads then drop them.", Aang says as they laugh some more.

"Now that was cool." she says smiling as she chuckles before looking up as her sleepy but smiling blue-green eyes meet mine. "Oh hey Sokka." as she waves me over placing her currently bare feet in the water. The sun's still coming up and it shines making her currently down hair shine.

"You know what Sky your right. I do feel a lot better. I'm gonna go catch some sleep now, thanks for talking sis.", he says grinning at Sky as he hops up and heads back to camp as I take an empty spot on the ground next to my girlfriend who leans her head on my shoulder.

"And that was.", I ask.

"Oh, he had a nightmare, so I woke him up and we talked most of the night. He needed it, he has a big burden on his shoulders.", She says with a yawn.

"What about your sleep?", I ask

"To much on my mind to sleep last night.", she says cutely watching the waves.

"Hey Sky, does courting work different where your from?", I ask suddenly curious as her necklace is burning a hole in my pocket.

"Courting?", She asks thoughtfully "Oh ok. You'll have to tell me, I only saw a short glimpse in the episodes of Ozai's wedding. Um well after a couple dates for an undisclosed period of time they get engaged when one proposes or asks the other and gives them a token . Then there promised for another undisclosed period of time as they set the date and plan the wedding. Then they have a wedding ceremony with witnesses and are husband and wife followed by a party to celebrate with there loved ones. Then the couple goes on a vacation alone called the honeymoon for however long for consummating." At which she blushes hard " and then that's it."

"Well it's not that different here, minus the honeymoon.", I say as she now looks at me curiously.

"Why are you so curious?", she asks.

"Um, no reason.", I say coughing as she giggles lightly before we enter what feels like an awkward silence and I wonder why she doesn't say anything when I glance over and notice she's now asleep on my shoulder and I roll my eyes before shifting her until I can pick her up and take her back to camp as I look down at her sleeping face I think I could get used to that.

"Sky you and me need to have a talk soon." I say quietly as she snuggles into me as I return her to her bedroll.

Authors note + thanks for your patience and as promised another sneak peak into my other Avatar last airbender story that is to come, staring Angi.

Zuko's p.o.v.

"It looks like a rockslide.", says one of my men as Angi looks at him funny.

"Did you take your stupid pills this morning. Rocks don't slide up dipwad.", she says face palming, and echoing my thoughts,

before crossing her arms as we investigate the area for my missing Uncle as I realize what Angi's saying happened.

"Earth benders.", I say as she nods as I begin look for tracks.

"Zuko I found the ostrich horse tracks", she calls as I jog over and spot the trail.

"You can track?", I ask looking at her cocking an eyebrow.

"Ya my dad liked to hunt and taught kids basic survival skills in boy scouts.", she says crouching.

"I'll start following the trail while you grab a rhino so we can catch up.", she says looking at me.

"How do I know it's not a trick to chase of after the Avatar?", I say eyeing her.

"He's gonna be spending the next day or two in the spirit world with a giant panda bear. Your Uncle however will lose his hands if we don't save him, and I know how important he is to you.", she says with a shake of the head "But you don't know for certain so you decide."

"Then we'll go together to get the rhino and you'll stay with me.", I say "You'll be safer this way."