[Aang's shoulders sink with her last words. The kiss after the war's end and the kiss at Ember Island... oh no, even that kiss from before the Day of Black Sun. All those times that validated his feelings for Katara, gone. He closed his eyes for a moment in silence and swiped his sleeve across his nose.

It wasn't so bad, though, he thought. Katara is still right there, after all. It's the Katara from his past, the Katara who was his dearest friend, and he still loves her too. It's not like those memories were gone for good, anyway... from what he gathered from his exchanges, he would eventually be sent back home, and the Katara who was his sweetie would be back again.]