Ch 1

Katara was busy dueling Aang with their waterbending, forcing him to adapt to different scenarios. Aang jumped over the tide Katara threw at him and fired back at her. She brought up a wall of water and watched as Aang attempted to run on top of the water.

Aang jumped off the water and performed a summersault and let the momentum carry him onto the ground as he performed a cartwheel with the aid of his airbending.

"Show off." Katara laughed. "I never thought of that."

"Well, It just happens. I'm real flexible thanks to my air nomad training." Aang said.

"I've noticed." Katara said, rolling her eyes a bit theatrically.

"I can teach you." Aang offered.

"What?" I'm not an airbender." Katara exclaimed.

"You don't have to be. You told me that waterbending is all about flexibility, using the same energy for both defense and offense without breaking motion. You can do it." Aang said.

Katara grinned and agreed. It would help her when they fought against Azula and her cronies. She was looking for a rematch against the circus freak.

"Okay. I'm in. What's the first lesson?" Katara asked.

"Have you done a cartwheel?" Aang asked.

"A what?" Katara asked.

"It's called a cartwheel because your arms and legs move as if they were spokes of a wheel. Then just roll." Aang said.

He did so, turning end over end. Katara watched with fascination.

"Can I see that again?" Katara asked.

"Sure." Aang repeated the move, and Katara watched how he moved his body, his arms and legs moving one after another.

"That doesn't look to hard." Katara remarked.

"Takes a little practice. Give it a try."

Katara attempted the same move Aang did, pushing off with her back leg. Getting her hands on the ground, she fell halfway through the act.

"Keep going. Trust your body to carry you thru."

Katara tried again and made it thru. Wanting to make sure for herself, she continued until she had the hang of it.

"Its amazing." Katara said, who then proceeded to do a few more of them.

"We got more to do. Next is the bridge." Aang said.

"Show me." Katara said. Aang lay on his back then vent his knees and elbows, his hands near his head. He raised himself up, supported by his hands and feet with his torso arched upward. He grinned, looking at her upside down.

"My turn." Katara said. She also lay on her back and lifted herself up. Satisfied, she stood up again.

"Anything else you want to teach me?" Katara asked. She felt like she could do anything he taught.

"We have time for one more move." Aang said.

"Lets do it!"

"This one requires flexibility than anything else. It should be easy for you to do it since you're a girl." Aang asked.

"And why would that be a factor?" Katara asked.

"Boys and girls are built different. One difference is that girls are more flexible than boys on average."

"Can you do it?" Katara asked, wondering what move it was, and what made it easier for girls than boys.

"I can. Most boys can't." Aang said, as he slid his legs apart into a split. Katara gasped and wondered how he could easily do a split with no discomfort. And if Aang can do the splits, than so could she.

"Impressive Aang. A lot better than the boulder." Katara said, remembering when they first saw Toph.

"You're turn." Aang said.

Biting her lower lip, Katara let her legs slid apart until her legs sat flush on the ground. Katara could only smile at her accomplishment.

"Wow, Katara. You're real flexible." Aang said.

"Thanks Aang. Anything else you want to teach?" Katara asked.

"First, what we're in is a middle split. There's also left and right splits, where your left leg or right leg is ahead." Aang said, demonstrating for Katara.

"I'm amazed I can do the splits. Been a while since I done them." Katara said, as she followed Aang's movements.

"In fact, there's something I want to do." Katara said. Putting her hands on her hips, she bounced up and down a few inches off the ground. Aang followed her movements, also bouncing his splits.

"That's got to hurt." Katara said.

"Not at the moment." Aang.

Katara pulled Aang close to her, both their legs parallel to each other. The two kissed for a few seconds before stopping.

"This is fun, Aang. Thanks." Katara said.

"You're welcome. We should head back." Aang said, standing up.

Katara stood up and headed home with Aang. As they walked to camp, Katara broke into a jog and performed several cartwheels one after another.

"I'm thinking of doing this more often." Aang said.

"So am I. But only after we finish our water-bending lessons." Katara said.

Aang agreed at once. As everyone slept, Aang and Katara looked forward to the next lesson.