Avatar The Last Airbender Fan Fiction ❯ Moonlight ❯ One-Shot

Moonlight

 

“The moon is very beautiful.”

 

Sokka looks up at the sky, his eyes darkening.

 

“Can you hear me?” he murmurs to the moon, watching it carefully. “Do you ever try to talk back to me?”

 

The moon glimmers in the sky. He sighs, closing his eyes.

 

“I miss you. I wish…”

 

His voice cracks and he curses himself. He's an idiot to think talking to the sky will give him an answer. He loves watching the moon, but it fills him with sadness.

 

“You didn't have to go. I could've protected you. I know I didn't. I'm sorry.”

 

He feels something touching his cheek, like a phantom hand reaching out to him. He turns quickly, looking for any sign of a person, perhaps his sister searching for him, but all he sees is the forest, illuminated by the light of the moon.

 

It's alright.

 

He starts. It sounds as if someone is speaking into his ear. He jumps up, steadying himself and wheeling around.

 

You did what you could. It is not a matter of who you protected.

 

His eyes are wide as he recognizes the voice. Anguish fills him, and once again he feels the phantom touch, soothing as it brushes his neck.

 

“It is,” he talks to the sky, to the moon, reaching to the spot he feels the touch. “I should have done more.”

 

What could you do? I was the only way.

 

“There could have been another.”

 

No.

 

His hand encloses around another, and a shiver runs through him.

 

Sokka, you are not to blame. I am well. I can watch over my people. I can watch over you.

 

He smiles.

 

You need a lot of watching.

 

An indignant look crosses his face, but a laugh flows into his ear, as soft as the glow from the moon.

 

“What will happen?” he asks. “When the moon is dark.”

 

I will always be here for you.

 

The touch disappears, and so does the voice. He sighs, returning to his spot, continuing to watch the moon.

 

It is beautiful.

 

Notes:

“The moon is very beautiful” is a line straight from “Strawberry Panic.” A man named Natsume Soseki apparently translated it (ingeniously) into “I love you.”

I was torn for a while. I wanted to do Zutara, but I've been meaning to do a Sokka/Yue piece for a long time. He's another character that never gets any love from me.

He's gonna get some soon though. I've got a Sokka/Ty Lee story planned. It'll be up sometime this month.