Kaya (village girl)


 * This is the article about the village girl. For Katara and Sokka's deceased mother, see Kya.

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- Really? You think this looks fabulous on me?

Kaya lived in a small town with her family in the Earth Kingdom. She met Sokka when Team Avatar stopped by the town in need of rest. Sokka made a comment that led her to believe that he was the Avatar. Sokka, wanting to date her, played along. The ruse continued as she introduced him to her family and showed him off to the locals. The Rough Rhinos entered the town in search of the Avatar and immediately Sokka's "sidekicks" (Aang, Katara, and Toph) defended the town while Sokka pretended to bend for the girl's benefit.

Encountering The "Avatar"
While shopping at a small stand for faux fox furs, Team Avatar arrived on Appa, Aang's sky bison, needing a rest. They were trying on skins for fun when Sokka remarked to Aang that the skins "[looked] fabulous on [him]". Kaya thought that Sokka was talking to her and asked him if he was serious. Sokka, baffled, said that fake fur suits her, then asked her out. Insulted by his tone and poor choice of words, she threw the fake skin at him and walked off.



Sokka continued his attempts at impressing Kaya, telling her that he was an adventurer, and asking if she had heard of the Avatar. The girl assumed he meant that he himself was the Avatar, and was now very excited to meet him. Sokka played along with this with some simple yet impressive Airbending moves, with the help of Aang. Delighted, she fell into his arms, and proclaimed that Sokka was her boyfriend, to Sokka's delight. The girl then took him to her house, to show off to her family.

Enter the Rough Rhinos
Even though she promised Sokka she wouldn't tell anyone he was the Avatar, she could not resist and soon everyone knew. The locals immediately gathered, asking Sokka for advice which he uncomfortably yet proudly gave while the girl marveled at him. As Sokka was performing his bending abilities for the girl and the crowd, the Rough Rhinos entered the town in search of the Avatar. The girl watched as Sokka's "sidekicks"(Aang, Katara, and Toph) supposedly "pretended" to bend and save the village in order to keep the so called Avatar (Sokka), safe. She then walked up to Sokka and proudly kissed him. The story ended with the two walking off talking as the "sidekicks" decided that it was time to show the girl who Sokka really is...

It was not revealed how the relationship between the two unfolded.

Personality
Based on her interaction with Team Avatar, Kaya seemed to be a fairly self-righteous, shallow girl. She was very insulted when Sokka tried to ask her out, since he tricked her into thinking he was the Avatar; this incident shows her naive nature. She generally seems to be a cheery girl.

Family
Little is known about Kaya's relationship with her parents and sister, though the first thing she did upon becoming Sokka's girlfriend was to go to them; she was either proud of her trophy, eager to please her family, or both.

Sokka


When she first met Sokka, Kaya thought she was being complimented on how the fake fox skin looked on her. When Sokka suddenly asked her out, she felt insulted and walked away. When he told her he was the "Avatar," she immediately began to like him more, and after he demonstrated bending abilities, she decided to become his girlfriend. When he seemingly had his "sidekicks" save the town, she kissed him and walked off with him. It can be assumed that their relationship has since ended.

Behind the Scenes

 * The Earth Kingdom girl was created by Joshua Hamilton, a writer for Avatar: The Last Airbender, for an Avatar comic story entitled "Sokka, the Avatar", where she appeared completely unnamed.
 * In the script direction the girl was given the name Kaya; however, it never appeared in the actual strip.
 * The comic appeared in the Winter 2006 issue of Nickelodeon Magazine which was comprised entirely of Avatar interviews, comics, and games.
 * Chronologically, the girl was the third person to kiss Sokka. The other two were Suki   and Yue.