Chapter 6

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Chapter 6 We needed to get to Ba Sing Se as quickly as possible to deliver our information. We left the desert and arrived at an area filled with lakes and waterfalls. According to the map I took from the library in the desert, there was only one way to get to the city. "It looks like the only passage through all this water is a sliver of land called Serpent's Pass," I said. Then a family of refugees showed up. They were also going to Ba Sing Se. "Great," said Katara. "We can travel together through Serpent's Pass." "Serpent's Pass?" one of the refugees said. "Only the truly desperate take that deadly route!" "Deadly route," said Toph. "Great pick, Sokka." Well, it didn't say "deadly route" on the map! We headed for the ferry instead. At the ferry dock I felt a hand grab my collar. I turned to see a female security officer staring right at me. "Is there a problem?" I asked, slightly annoyed. "Yeah, I've got a problem with you," the guard

said. "I've seen your type before. Sarcastic, think you're hilarious. And let me guess. You're traveling with the Avatar." Whoa—who was this person? How did she know this about me? "Do I know you?" I asked suspiciously. Then, of all things, she leaned in and kissed me! That's when I knew. "Suki!" I yelled out. "Hey, Sokka. It's so good to see you." It was incredible to see Suki again. She is a Kyoshi warrior we met during our travels. And I really like her—a lot! It turned that out she had been working at the ferry helping refugees. Just then someone stole the passports and tickets of the family of refugees we were traveling with, which meant they couldn't take the ferry. "Don't worry," Aang said. "I'll lead you through Serpent's Pass." Aw, Aang. Did we really have to do that? We gave up our tickets on the nice safe ferry to go on the deadly route for desperate people. "I'm coming too," Suki said. "Are you sure that's a good idea?" I asked, suddenly afraid that something might happen to her.

It could be dangerous. She would probably be safer staying at the ferry dock. "Sokka, I thought you'd want me to come," she said softly. "I do. It's just—" "Just what?" "Nothing. I'm glad you're coming," I said with a smile. This trip just got a whole lot more complicated. We arrived at the pass, which was a thin strip of land between two lakes—and were immediately attacked by Fire Nation ships patrolling the lake! They lobbed a volley of fireballs at us. One of the fireballs hit the cliff above us and started a rockslide that headed right for Suki! Dashing forward I pushed Suki out of the way. She fell clear of the tumbling rocks that somehow missed me, too. "Suki! Are you okay? You have to be more careful!" I scolded. When I think that I could have lost her forever right then and there… That night we set up camp, and I couldn't help worrying about Suki. She was putting her stuff really close to the edge! What was she thinking? "You

shouldn't sleep there," I said. "Who knows how stable this ledge is. It could give way at any moment." "Sokka, I'm fine," she replied. "You're right, you're right," I said. "You're perfectly capable of taking care of yourself." Maybe I was being overprotective. After all, she is a Kyoshi warrior. "Wait!" I called out. Was that a spider crawling on her sleeping bag? Was it poisonous? What if it bit her in the middle of the night? "Oh, never mind. I thought I saw a spider… but you're fine." Suki didn't have anything to say, so I went to set up my own stuff and go to sleep. Except that I couldn't. There was too much to worry about. So I decided to take a walk, instead. Apparently Suki couldn't sleep either—she was walking around, too. "Look, I know you're just trying to help, but I can take care of myself," she told me. "I know you can," I replied. "Then why are you acting so overprotective?" How could I explain this to her? Should I tell her about losing Yue?

"It's so hard to lose someone you care about," I said. "Something happened at the North Pole, and I couldn't protect someone. I don't ever want anything like that to happen again." I have never stopped thinking about Princess Yue. I don't want to lose Suki like that. And then Suki said something that threw me off guard. "I lost someone I cared about, too. He didn't die, he just went away. He was smart and brave and funny." Well, how can I compete with a guy like that? "Who is this guy? Is he taller than me? Is he better looking?" "It is YOU, stupid!" Suki said. "Oh…," I said, suddenly feeling really dumb. I guess I missed the point completely. Suki really cares about me! We looked into each other's eyes for a long moment. I feel so much for Suki—and yet I'm not sure how I should feel. Argh! Why do I have to think so much? Then Suki leaned in to kiss me! What more could I want? Suki is great, and she thinks I'm smart and brave and funny. It's… it's… I couldn't. I had to back away. "I'm sorry," Suki said, embarrassed. "No, you shouldn't be," I replied, getting up and