Disclamer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender, nor any of its characters. The creators of the show Mike & Brian, along with Nickelodian have rights, I'm just a fan girl with a big imagination! 3

After the wars ended what's next? What happened to Ursa? And is Aang REALLY the last Airbender? Will the world ever forgive the Fire Nation? Welcome to, Life after Sozin's Comet, an ATLA Continuation.
Assuming that the war ended close to Aang's 13th birthday, I've got things set up three years later, so Aang is turning 16,
Katara 17,
Sokka 19,
Suki 18,
Mai and Zuko are both 20
and Toph is turning 15.
(I know some of the ages are slightly off, I can't remember exact for Sokka Suki Mia or Zuko so just fly with these if that's ok? =D Thanks!)
Also, this is not a story with any real "Plot" It's a 'Living life' Story based on random adventures and watching the gAang Grow, though mostly from the Kataang side of things there WILL be bits on all of our favorite group. =) Expect random plot but don't expect it to end any time soon, this is a total indulgence story with no real set ending, feel free to ask for certain events. I don't mind having ideas tossed at me!

Oh and, Parings are and will always remain as close to Cannon as I can get it, that would be Katara+Aang, Suki+Sokka, Mia+Zuko, Toph will be the only one I'll play around with, I'm debating on if it should be Haru, or perhaps that boy Teo from the Air temple? =D

Chapter 1. Mysteries


"Aang over here! -Come see this!" called Sokka's very excited voice as he stood clad in his customary blue garb, over a massive stack of books inside the darkening Western Air-Temple's Library. The monk in question's silver eyes lit up as he forgot the book he was skimming threw, catching his best friend and girlfriend Katara's blue eyes from across the table threw the light of the setting sun. They both grinned and took off from their cluttered corner of the room full of books on ancient Air Nomad history to Sokka's side of the library. "What is it Sakka?" Katara said intrigued as both she and Aang looked over his shoulders. "Yeah! What is it loud mouth? You woke me up!" Toph gripped from her perch by the room's entrance, Momo's ears perked up from all the excitement as he sat up from his curled position on Tophs stomach, or perhaps more so for the steadily stronger growing smell of cooking food coming from down the halls where Suki was preparing the group's dinner.

"It says here something about a fifth Air Temple. Or well... no not a temple, See.-" He pointed to the scrolls text a hint of frustrated confusion in his voice. Aang looked over his shoulder, igniting a small flame in his hand for more light. It's very old script depicted each Nomadic Temple, their reasons for being; like what kinds of agriculture they produced and what they taught, or were otherwise used for. Then one random small paragraph of a dwelling where many live and families grow, but few no "Whatta'ya think that is? A Dwelling? Is that like a city? Or another Temple? Or is it just a small house? Why do all the Air Nomads have to write such freaking cryptic histories?" Sakka said exasperated, his voice seemed to bounce octave's as his mind racked over the possibilities of what this text, combined with the rest of their random bits of information they had, meant to his friend whose baled head he was now looking at. If it meant they found more traces of his supposedly extinct race all the while wondering why in the spirits it was so necessary to be so secretive. Toph had her finger up her nose before flicking a booger and snorting at all of Sokka's questions. "Obviously it means something involving a city, Sokka...I mean, cryptic or not. A dwelling where many live and families grow. Can't really mean much else...I mean didn't Aang already tell us the Temples didn't house many families... This one sounds no different than the others y'all have read today!" She had quoted sarcastically one of the many lines he had rattled off from another book that seemed quite similar to the one in this scroll with a satisfied smirk. The man in question glared at his blind friend from across the room, though it was completely missed by her unseeing eye's, she still cocked a grin that made him wonder if she really was completely blind.

'Between North and South, above the serpents mouth, our lands here abide. no Fire nor Earth, nor Water know what plainly the stars do hide, for under those watchful gaze, safely hidden between the clouds, A star forever shines the brightest, a promise in the night, that here remains the Air nomads home, safe forever more in the sky...-' Aang was still burying himself in the words of the scroll, He had caught mentions of a secret location to the Air-Nomads in so much of the ancient texts, just like this one's small snip of insight. But no matter what, it's always just a small clue here, or a hint there. Even when he was young in his own memories it was cryptically mentioned to those that were his age. Now with each word in all of the books he read it became less, and less an air-benders tale, and more real, filling his heart slowly with a sensation to strong to describe. 'The other Nomads... maybe... just maybe their alive... this just seems like too much insight on something that was meant to be unreal...' he thought, before realizing that everyone was looking to him expectantly causing a blush to rise on his pale cheeks. "What?" he asked with his brows raised as if he missed something vital. Sakka smacked his forehead, and Katara repeated her question with a hint of humor towards the love of her life. "I asked you what you know about this? We've been searching for months to try and find more than just a few poems or paragraphs to match what the leads have been saying lately, didn't you know of this place at all?" Aang blinked innocently for a few moments his fingers gingerly touching the old parchment as he once again thought over the question that had been asked on more than one occasion now. "Well... like I said before, Gyatso mentioned the story of our people's only family based city, where the ones who chose the life of a parent over being fully enlightened lived... but it was always just a story a thing to give us the option out if we didn't want to be just a monk, and no one ever mentioned where this place was...only that it was a place to find peace if one couldn't reach true enlightenment by detaching ourselves from earthly life."

He sighed his gray eye's sagging as he thought back over his many lessons, and the time's that this place with no name had been brought up, it was rarely mentioned ever. He did know it was out of great desire to keep it secret from any other lands... for the safety of their race, why it wasn't spoken of more at least to his age group at the time he still wasn't sure about. Suki decided this moment to come in with a cheerful aura, her stomach rounded with hers and Sokka's first child. "Hey Dinner's ready everybody!" Toph jumped up, "Finally! I've only been starving for hours now!" Suki rolled her eyes as Momo came to perch on her shoulders giving her a few licks on the cheek. "Just because I want to make your food perfect... I'd think you could be grateful! It's not like you were in there HELPING me or anything!" the pregnant woman protested her mood shifting quickly from peaceful to irritated as Toph retaliated about the last time she had tried to help in the kitchen.

Katara smiled after everyone left as she patted Aang's shoulder, he seemed to still be lost in thought. "Come on! Suki said dinners ready." Aang looked up startled as he seemed to finally register what was said, his finger was still placed over the part about 'Above the serpents mouth...' as he looked around for a moment noting that they were alone completely. "Wha?-" "They took off like a pack of ravenous wolf-bats... Are you ok?" She said with concern coloring her words at the end, He gave her his brightest smile though it was marred slightly with how tired he was, as he looked down into her blue eye's taking this moment to wrap her in his orange robed arms. "Yes, as long as your here with me I'll always be ok." She leaned into his touch naturally, her arms finding their way around his neck as she smiled up at him for his cheesy but cute words, her lips met his with a deeper undercurrent then she portrayed on the outside. Aang responded quickly, his body feeling the same intense need hers did as he pulled her closer against his body. But the kiss wasn't meant to last when a loud, 'Bang' startled them out of their lover's embrace, coming from the kitchen followed by Suki's voice. "I TOLD YOU IT WAS HOT!" The couple looked into one anothers eyes with longing for a few more moments, listening to the ignited conversation they laughed then took off in the direction of their friends and food. The sun had almost been completely extinguished outside the temple it's hues a blue and green shade as the sky faded to black through the open windows that could see it from the canyons edges, and stars began to glow.


After the war was over nearly three years ago, After Azula was put in an insane asylum, and Ozai was placed in the prison. Aang had helped Zuko set up his nations new world, bringing back the old way's before his great grandfather started the war, Katara had stayed with him throughout all of this, even sitting through countless stupid meetings with him as he and Zuko put things in order. Together they traveled throughout the three nations and helped establish some sibilance of peace to help their Fire nation friends, it was far from perfect but, it was something now that could be looked at with pride as trading routs had been successfully established between all three nations, and most of the severer uprisings had been dealt with.

Toph had decided to finally visit home during one of these travels and had stayed behind for a good portion of the first year. Sokka had gone to stay with Suki, and learned techniques in Chi blocking with her from Ti Lee during his stay. Zuko became engaged to Mai a few months after the war, and Sokka followed suit with Suki a month after their fire nation friends, both of these bits of information Katara and Aang had gotten from Hawky in letters from their small scattered family during their own little adventures throughout the kingdoms. Iroh had fully established his very popular tea shop 'The Jasmine Dragon' in the upper, upper ring of Ba Sing Sai, and shortly after Toph had come join him in his shop out of boredom and irritation with her still un-cooperative parents, She Katara and Aang held up a permanent residence in the Earth Kingdom, or well simi-permanent as Aang and Katara traveled allot, some of these travels Toph joined but not always as she enjoyed helping Iroh, and getting chances to train more in her bending, though she'd never admit it riding with the two love birds alone was more trouble than it was worth at times too.

Eventually towards the end of the year Sokka and Suki had joined them in Ba Sing Sai, their wedding came shortly after Zuko and Mai's Fire Kingdom extravagant over the top though beautiful one. The opposite of extravagance in being one of beautiful simplicity in a joining of earth and water their ceremony was in the Southern Water Tribes home city. They had decided that until they had a solid family of their own, that being with their closest friends was far better than living in ether of their home lands, this of course was the excuse they used to stop arguing over where they should live. All the while Aang and Katara's relationship began advancing as well though much slower as they both enjoyed watching one another grow through the years. They had all been living a normal peaceful lifestyle in Ba Sing Sa when towards the end of that year they flew in to the Fire Nation to celebrate Zuko's wonderful news. He was going to be a father! They hadn't been there a week when very strange information reached the Avatar and Fire Lords ears. Finally a break in finding Ursa, Zuko's mother had come about, not at the help of his father. And stranger even was information of other Air-benders having been spotted that hadn't been from the temple inhabited by the mechanist, meaning they possibly weren't extinct like had been previously thought, or so was the rumors. Thus, in the mists of these joyful moments, the gAang had headed off together again, in search first of the leads claiming they'd find Ursa somewhere in Whale tale island. They stayed together up until Mai became to overly Pregnant and could no longer travel safely.


Almost two years had come and gone, the information on Aang not being the last of his kind had been getting around more, and more. With each lead came more frustration based off of information on this hidden city or 'dwelling' and inadvertently led them to hunt the four known temples library's, where the same information was slowly showing it's self. Just like this current scroll they had ended the night with was talking of. All the while Ursa's leads so far been false and had grown cold, though the leads they did have continued to give Zuko a deep hope. Mai had finally given birth the fall of that year to a baby girl whom they named Azuna and the new parents personal travels had ceased completely for the time being in the need to protect and raise the newborn child along with settling some new riots that had started up in their absence. The rest of the group had headed off and sense, had been traveling where ever leads could be found, always sending information of Ursa, Zuko's way. It had been almost a year sense they had seen Zuko and Mai, the time was coming up for their daughters second birthday and so just like Azuna's first birthday, the gAang had decided to start the path back to the Fire nation in order to be there for the child they all considered a niece, thus' making the Western Temple the first Library they'd search through.

Aang paced around his room in the Temple they were currently keeping residency in. His chest exposed as he wore nothing but his sleeping bottoms, they were blue from the Southern water tribe. A gift Katara had given him for his birthday along with a fully blue outfit in the style of his monk's robes that Gran-gran had sown just for him, He was very fond of the clothing as he didn't have many possessions except the few he had gained from traveling with his 'family'. His chest had filled out in these past years, as had the rest of his body, now being almost sixteen he was as tall as Sokka and Zuko, with nicely defined features that made him look even more the strong handsome man he was becoming. He was playing with the words they had read all day about this hidden city in his head. Every bit made sense to him even if it didn't to his companions, that the Air-nomads would have a place for families, and even that they would keep it a deep secret tossed around in riddles that hardly made sense. It filled him with a deep hope that made him anxious to unlock the mysteries behind all the secretive words, mysteries that would bring proof to the random sightings they had been hunting after of other Airbenders for the better part of the past year. "Aang?" a soft knock on his door was followed by the footsteps that the Avatar would recognize anywhere as the individual let themselves in. "What is it Katara?" He turned in his pacing motion and glanced at her, a smile instantly coming to his face as he took in her natural beauty that never ceased to amaze him.

She was in her own blue night robes and had her hair completely down save for the loopies that were currently hanging like bangs. Her blue eye's had their trade mark worry filled glint in them as she watched him stop his pacing, though he could pick up the small currents of desire that were in those eye's as well, this made him smile wider as he walked over to her with a small jump in his step, pulling her into a deep hug and burying his face in the soft skin of her neck. "Are you all right Aang?" She asked as she wrapped her arms around his waist and relaxed involuntarily in his embrace. "You keep asking me this... and I will keep having to tell you the same answer you know, so long as you're here I'll always be alright..." He mumbled into her neck with a soft rumbling chuckle she felt throughout his chest, He blew lightly along her neck sending a shiver down her spine. "You know what I mean Aang..." She attempted to sound stern, trying hard to keep her mind off of what he was knowingly doing to her and focus, as his teeth nipped her earlobe. She leaned into his touch for a moment giving in and nearly forgetting, before grudgingly pulling back with the question of what was making him pace earlier in her eyes, as she fought to keep her thoughts straight.

He sighed and pulled his face back after he realized she wasn't going to fall into his distraction. "I'm just thinking over everything we've been researching... There are so many puzzle pieces, but they all have to form a picture at some point, right?" He half asked himself and half asked her as his silver eyes drowned in her ocean blue. He gave her a quick peck on the lips absentmindedly. "Yeah, I agree that they form some kind of picture... just give it time. We still have three more temples to search, there's no need to be stressing about the information we have so soon." She said half focused with a smile, and pecked him back as she rubbed her hands reassuringly along his muscular shoulders. "I know how the rumor of your people being alive means to you, especially sense they seem to be popping up more frequently. But think about it...they went to great lengths to isolate themselves from this world, it's not going to be something we figure out quickly... but we will figure it out. I promise." She was happy to see that her words had somewhat a desired effect on her handsome love as his features seemed to relax, the worry lining his brow released a tiny bit as he nodded in agreement. "It's just that though, I'm wondering why I didn't know anything on this secret Fifth Air Land's existence... it just doesn't make sense being as I'm a fully mastered Air-nomad. But now that we've been doing research all night, already there's too much information to say it doesn't exist!" He said gently, the worry returning as he tried to keep quiet about how hurt he felt too, every time they came across a rumor who ever the Airbenders were had already left, not even waiting to meet him, to find him...His heart sank as he finally thought out loud. "What if they are purposely avoiding me... Katara, what if their ashamed of me for running away?... What if they blame me for-" "-I highly doubt they blame you for the Fire Nations massacre of your people a hundred years ago... even if you did run away, it wasn't your fault. Maybe they had all along meant to tell you about these lands, and the ones that keep appearing think you already know and will show up when you're ready? "His worry deepened at her response, much to her dismay. "It's not really something you should be troubling yourself with now Aang, It's the past love... You can't change it. The only thing we can do is find out the secrets now... and I know we will. I mean, look at what we know already! It does exist!" She smiled up at him cupping his face in her hands. "Besides, I don't know a person on this earth, besides maybe Ozai. Who could possibly hold any hatred towards you... I mean, you sacrificed everything to save this world, I bet that when we find them, they will all cheer just like the villages we visit do!" He leaned into her touch for a moment closing his eyes, when he opened them he grinned finally and changed the subject as he realized exactly how special a moment this was.

"Sense you're already in here, would you mind um... or well... if you wanted to, do you think you could... I mean you don't have too...sleep... but you can if you want too... in here tonight... with me?" He was still shy, even after all the years together he was still so respectful of her, so afraid of her rejection, though they had slept in the same bed's together from time to time it wasn't an all-the-time occurrence, this was partly to keep Sokka from coming after Aang, but mostly it was just too risky some nights. She smiled at how much he stumbled to ask, and placed a gentle kiss against his amazing lips. "That sounds like a fantastic idea!" He grinned twirling her around a few times in delight, Their lips met somewhere during the second spin and she wrapped her legs around him, clinging to him as he stopped spinning and nipped her bottom lip with his teeth, he pulled it gently then licked it a bit, her tong met his as she coyly let him taste her sweet mouth. Delighted he traced her teeth then playfully began battling her tong for dominance. Finally so lost in this breathless kiss he fell with her clinging to him into the bed. She squeaked and pulled away before joining him in his laughter. "I love you Aang." She finally said with a soft smile. He kissed the tip of her nose. "And I love you Katara, more than the star's in the sky." Her eye's twinkled as she kissed his cheek. "Not fair. Fine, I love you more than the moon and sun!" He arched an eyebrow at her challenge. "Well I love you more than the fish in the sea, and the sand on the earth!" She looked up at him with a mock pout. "Humph! Fine, but I love you more then all of that combined!" He was about to protest but was silenced by her lips.

It didn't take long for Katara or Aang to fall asleep, both were very comfortable in each other's arms and even Aang's never ending question filled thoughts couldn't keep him from the Lull of Katara's soft heart beat and deep slow breaths, With his arms around her and her back pressed up against his chest he was out before he could think too hard on anything else that night.


Well I'm not sure what anyone else thinks, I hope y'all do like it... reviews will get the next chapter up faster, but regardless I will be posting more for my own desire too. =)

I hope everyone liked it, tell me what you think! 3

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Edit: I've gone back and fixed names... XD Sorry for that... I have a tendency to spell things how I'd say them, being as I'm southern with what some say is a decent accent you can assume the reasoning... =D Thanks for all of the reviews!