[RL] Moving on up to Ba Sing Se.

[lovedthemoon]

Sokka was twelve different kinds of excited; he thought his face might explode before she even got here. But he did his best to compose himself, brushing a hand back over his hair. It had felt strange to shave it after so long living in the Fire Nation, but nice too; like coming home. And with his father stationed here in town, and Katara staying

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[loveofthemoon]

"...Sokka?"

She cleared her throat a little; the sight of him was enough to bring her usual grin to her face. It was all real now, they'd finally get to be together after everything that had happened. It made her heart pound, loudly, but it didn't stop her from almost tackling him in an embrace.

With her face in his shirt and her arms tight around his waist, she closed her eyes and leaned on him.

"I've missed you."

[lovedthemoon]

"The one and only."

He hugged her back tightly without even having to think, breathing her in as his hand came up to rest lightly on her hair. With her smell, came all of the North Pole and it was almost too much to take in all at once, but it didn't stop him from trying.

"..I missed you more." Childish, but effective.

[loveofthemoon]

A light laugh escaped her lips as she slowly looked up to meet his gaze, pressing her lips to his chin. By now her face was red, just realizing how much she may have missed his hold.

"I don't think so." She slipped on arm forward to playfully tap his nose with her finger. It only took a few seconds for her to wrap her arms back around him.

"It's really warm here."

[lovedthemoon]

He flushed instantly, drawing her in closer. "Compared to the North Pole, everything is warm! This is nothing compared to the Fire Nation."

But then Sokka was in movement again, piling on her bags for the short walk back to the house and darting out to take her hand. "Come on, I want to show you the city."