Last Straw

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She went straight to the Sensoriums. Her feelings were all over the place, and she had to get away from people right now. She remembered all too well what happened to Alex when he lost Luna: she knew she had to find a way to take her aggression out. There was pain and self loathing and unspeakable things she was sorting through, but right now it was nothing but anger she was feeding on. She closed her eyes when she entered, concentrating on the enemies she;s fought while she'd been on the ship.

The Terminators. The T-Rex. The Nightmare King's monster minions. The traps Hal had laid for them. They came one at a time but Katara was ready, steeling herself to calmly maneuver out of the traps, to find a way to take down the terminator most efficiently, and those alone took more than a few hours. It was when she got to the nightmare King's minions, however, that Katara stopped being cautious. Now she ripped into them, stabbing at them with ice shards and freezing them on the spot before blowing through them, and slowly her determined face gave away to that of rage. As she started to remember their fights, their hugs, their talks, she switched to the Bene Gesserit fighting style, her hits were starting to get more serious, leaving many injured in her wake, though she received a few cuts herself. When she was done an hour later, it faded, all of it, and she was left in water, where she had heard Sokka once talk to Toph about how she'd been like a mother to her, and she couldn't stand it anymore. She let out a scream, primal and pained.

"WHY?! WHY BRING HIM HERE JUST TO TAKE HIM AWAY?! ALL THIS TIME, JUST TO TAKE HIM AND NOT HAVE AANG HERE AND MAKE ZUKO FORGET WHAT WE ALL DID?? WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME!?"

And she dissolved into tears here, the sun sinking into the clouds and leaving a dark, lonely pond.

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Katara shook her head. She understood it all now, she got it. In her mind she remembered Will's face when she talked about Matt, how happy she was. Katara was no stranger to that feeling and Will knew it. The difference was that Matt was here: Aang wasn't. Now Sokka wasn't either, and she knew what he'd say if he heard her explain. She didn't need his voice for this.

"Thank you Matt," she said, her eyes retaining a little sadness, but not pain now, just understanding. She was just starting to realize what would be best, and that didn't mean she would come out unscathed. "Hey, do me favor. Let Will know I miss her and I want to hang out? I don't get to go to the W.I.T.C.H. bus as much as I used to. The Outsiders keep me pretty busy."

She sat back, closing her eyes. And, she said to herself, this isn't my only loose end.

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"You got it," said Matt as he patted her shoulder one last time. "Just remember you've got people looking out for you."

Picking up his cane, he leaned on it. "Everything'll be okay."

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She nodded. She knew that, and knew that Matt, even injured, had Will to be with. He was lucky, and she knew it- and for that, she gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Thanks for the song Matt. It was...one of the most beautiful things I ever heard. Really."

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Matt flushed a little and nodded at her. "Trust me, you needed it. It's the least I could do."

Leaning on his cane, he added one final time before he turned towards the door, "Even if you miss people, keep them close inside."

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She nodded. "Just take care of yourself, I'll be all right. I just need some time to think. Try not to hurt yourself, or I'll be forced to check on you."

She was totally being in mother mode now, in case he hurt himself again. She didn't like seeing him with a cane for some reason: it bothered her.