disclaimer: don't own Avatar: the last airbender...
Silence:
The crisp night air flowed gently around them as Aang, Toph, and Irohslept and Sokka steered Appa in a comatose-like state. She sat silently, a flurry of emotions flying across her face. Her flashing blue eyes were distant as she was pulled deeper into her thoughts.
Zuko sat across from her, ignoring her preoccupation and fiddled with the small ball of flame in his palm. He used his free hand to shape something inside of it. Katara, temporarily distracted, glanced up at him and caught him sneaking glances at her, a sly look crossing his usually dour face.
Katara never said a word, just turned to looking back at the moon, her distant look creeping back into her eyes. Another hour passed, the state of their silence never changed. A thought flashed through Zuko's mind: When she's silent, she's thinking of ways to tell you she loves you. His uncle had said when he was under his tutoring.
Zuko, thinking it's now or never, sat down next to her, the flame flickering out in his palm and clenched his hand in a tight fist. Katara, jostled from her thoughts, looked up at Zuko, emotions clear in her eyes.
'I love you, too, Katara.' He whispered, raising his fist and opening his balled hand. Katara's breath sucked in as she gazed at his open palm. She slid her hand in his, feeling the cool pendant under her fingers. She looked into his eyes, her own shimmering, and kissed him.
The next day, Katara could be seen walking through the streets of a village with a necklace hugging lovingly around her slender neck, a golden pendant molded with silver, a moon and sun welded together in harmony.
told you they'd be very short...anyway, I'll update from time to time on this, but I'm posting another one shortly: Wipe My Tears,I think is a good title for it... expect a lot around August (I'm going to florida from July 28- ?..you never know how bored I get on planes...)