This is a little series I'll be working on writing a short one-shot for each episode of Book 3. If it's something you guys like, I'll do it for other books/ships as well! Let me know by following/favoriting/reviewing!
Book 3 Chapter 1: The Awakening
The door slowly creaked open as Katara tiptoed through it. She glanced down the hallway in both directions before sliding the door closed as quietly as she could. She didn't want anyone else to know her little secret.
She had been on the Fire Navy ship for four days now with her father, Bato, and her friends. Aang was still unconscious from Azula's attack, and it was his sleeping form Katara watched over now. The sound of his sighing breaths greeted and reassured her. She'd had trouble sleeping the last few nights, so she made her way to his side while everyone else slept. She'd pushed the fear that he'd never wake up to the back of her mind. He had to. It was that simple.
Carefully, so as not to disturb his wounds, Katara sat down on the bed next to him. She breathed in his scent. For the longest time she'd associated his scent with Appa's, because the two were rarely apart. When Appa had been stolen she'd begun to realize that Aang had a scent all his own, one of fresh air and the outdoors. She clung to its familiarity now.
Ever so gently she traced the arrow on his forehead with her fingertip until it met his hair. She'd considered shaving it for him but decided it was not her place. If – no, when – he woke up, he could do it himself. "Please," She whispered quietly. "Aang, we need you. I need you," She admitted, as much to herself as to his unconscious form. "Please wake up." He slept on, oblivious to her pleas. A tear slid down her cheek as she took his limp hand in hers. You never quite realize how much someone means to you until you come so close to losing them.