Wuz up? Welp here's another one of those lovely kataang oneshots series. But like they say you can never have too much of a good thing right?…………right? Sooooooo this first story is basically on a something I've hadn't really read anything very kataangy one on this topic on so I started wondering: why don't people ever write more kataangy stories about all the stuff that went on between seasons one and two? I know old news but still I couldn't resist so here's a blast from the past for ya D
Disclaimer: sadly no I don't own avatar, but if I did just imagine all the possibilities
Something specialHe looked up and the avatar saw the moon in the sky once more. What happened? He wondered and with that he let himself slowly slip from the avatar state and back onto the calmness of humanity. Katara of course had followed Aang after what had happened with Sokka and Yue, and was there to assist him as he fell to knees from the drainage the avatar state had done to him.
"I got you" Katara whispered in Aang's ear softly as she pulled him into a warm embrace.
"Is he okay" Sokka asked when Katara finally re-entered to oasis she had abandon.
"He'll be fine he's just tired" she assured him, then suddenly noticed that the fire bender that had been with them was no longer present. "What happened to that fire bender?"
"He just said it was his time to help his nephew what ever that meant" Sokka explained but found Katara had stopped paying attention as the little airbender she held in her arms began to stir.
"Di-did I win" Aang asked sounding weaker than he'd ever had.
"Yes" Katara said lightly lying down on the soft grass. "Yes you won, I knew you could"
"Me too" Sokka added.
"Thanks guys" aang mentioned, "Hey where's Yue?" Sokka's face went downcast at Aang's words
"I'll tell you later" Katara assured him as the three made their way back to the city.
The tribe was a mess. Broken ice and bodies surrounded the main areas and screams and cries could be heard everywhere obviously form these discoveries. Aang winced at the fact that he let this happen, and Katara noticed his uneasiness.
"Anything wrong?" She asked pulling a tighter grip on where her arms wrapped around his shoulder for support
"How could I've let this happen?"
"You didn't Aang you couldn't have saved all these people"
"Yeah it's not your fault it's the fire nations fault for taking away the lives of sweet and peaceful people." Sokka growled balling his fist. Katara frowned knowing his speech was directed toward Yue. But suddenly Aang winced again at the sight of a small baby crying at his dead mother, knowing word couldn't help much Katara just pulled his head away from the sight and on her chest hoping that some how it would be enough.
That night after a damage control meeting Katara collapsed the floor where Katara had set up a cotton bed for him, knowing he didn't like furs. The first thing Aang went after was a hot bath, Katara insisted on helping him (seeing as he was so tired an all) but Aang insisted on bathing himself, and Katara refused to carry the argument after Sokka entered the room. So she leaned quietly next to the door ready to charge in at the sound of any discomfort.
"You don't have to be with him through everything you know" Sokka mentioned walking in the door form his unknown location.
"What?" Katara asked pretending she didn't hear him.
"You heard me" Sokka caught her. Katara just sighed having not enough strength to argue. "So what now?" he asked suddenly
"What do ya mean what now?" Katara asked, puzzled.
"What's the game plain for us? I mean we got Aang to the North Pole and everything he's found a master so……now what?"
"Are you suggesting we just leave him?" Katara stated her voice rising with anger.
"Whoa no, no" Sokka assured her. "I'm all game for another round world journey I'm just asking you what you wanna do"
"I wanna stay" Katara admitted looking down "with Aang, and before you say anything I know that we have a family back home and there's dad but aang needs me, and I need him. I know this is gona sound weird but I think I'd be more homesick away form him than I am now" Sokka just smiled.
"You have something special Katara, take advantage of it and don't wait till the last minute like I did." Now Katara was really puzzled
"Okay now really, what?" she asked.
"You'll understand someday, I hope" he mentioned under his breath and went quietly to his room. Before Katara could put any of sokka's word into consideration Aang stepped out of the bathroom having only his pants on. Was breathing heavily which wasn't a surprise form all the hot steam that exited out the bathroom door.
"Aang" Katara yelled quietly assisting to him once more "I told you not to use too much hot water, look at yourself your dehydrated"
"I know it just felt so good, then I fell asleep," Aang answered between breaths. Katara just sighed and help him over to the his bed in the living room and sat him down on it taking a comfortable spot next to the low bed on the floor.
"I'm guessing you don't want hot soup for dinner do you?" Katara asked. Aang just shook his head. "Well you have to put something in your stomach" she quickly went in the kitchen a got out a bowl of grapes. "Here, eat this" Aang quickly sat up and devoured the grapes as if he hadn't eaten in days but saved the last one for Katara.
"Sorry, I was hungry" he apologized sheepishly. Katara took the grape but in return just fed it to Aang.
"You need it more" she assured lightly stroking his chin. He smiled at her and chewed under her touch and once he swallowed let out a huge yawn. "You need to sleep, you've had a rough day…..a real rough day" he nodded slowly.
"Katara" he suddenly said
"Yes" she answered.
"When is this all going to be over?" he asked a crake in his voice
"When's what all going to be over?" she asked as well.
"When's….well….you know our little group I didn't really expect you to stay with me after this"
"Why does everyone thing I leaving you?" Katara yelled.
"Sorry I was just thinking that you wanted to go home after this"
"Aang I am home!" she yelled "and I was home at the Southern Air Temple and the fisherman's village and the Great Divide and….."
"I don't understand?" Aang interrupted. Katara sighed.
"Aang my home is with you, where ever you are as long as I'm with you I'm home" Aang's eyes widened, and a tear trickled down his cheek. "Aang what's wrong?" Katara asked worried.
"It's just I never thought someone else could ever care about me like this again" the airbender sobbed, Katara whipped away his tears.
"Shhh sleep, I'll be right here if you need me" Katara assured him grabbing his hand for good measure and slowly rubbing the back of his hand with her thumb soothing him to sleep.
The next couple days had been nothing but rebuilding the water tribe and for Aang and Katara practice, practice, practice. Of course Katara was still improving faster than aang but it was no matter since she would become his new water bending master after they left the North Pole, and when the day finally did come for the to leave, well being on a boat all day didn't mean they still couldn't practice water bending.
They had been on the ship for about a week when the weather started to get warmer as they headed more South. Katara and Sokka had in response changed into their spring out fits. On the first day of Katara wardrobe change Aang had got up a little later than she did.
"Wow" she said stunned at her new outfit. "I'd thought I'd never see your arms" without thinking he grabbed both of Katara's elbows and just starred for a moment.
"Ummm" Katara said under her breath.
"Oh sorry" misunderstanding Katara's uneasiness and letting go of her right then and there.
"No no" she jumped in quickly " it's okay, it just took me by surprise I mean you'd never done that before"
"Oh well," Aang continued, "I think you look really pretty" Katara blushed lightly.
"Thanks"
"Hey what about me?" Sokka butted in, also sporting his new garb.
"You look pretty too Sokka" Aang joked
"Ha ha" Sokka said joining the group for a good laugh. While Katara just observed the two. This is how it should always be, she thought, this is how we should all be acting all the time. Having fun and laughing like there's not a care in the world, suddenly Katara looked out to the horizon her smile dropping knowing very well that wasn't the case.
It finally came to the day when Aang, Katara, and Sokka had to depart form the Northern Water Tribe boat and be on their way to General Fong's, and after some long good bye's and friendly gifs (well for everyone but Sokka) they group was off to get Aang an earth bending teacher.
"So where's our next home gona be?" aang asked Katara while giving the reigns to Sokka. Katara was a little puzzled at first but then remembered their little chat the night of the attack on the tribe.
"Where you decide to take me," Katara answered sweetly wrapping her arm around his. Aang blushed and enjoyed the moment while Katara remembered what Sokka had said that same night. You have something special Katara take advantage of it and don't wait till the last minuet like it did. And it was only then she finally understood what Sokka meant. She looked over at the boy she was clinging to and smiled, she really did have something special.
Blackrose's note: yeah I know really fluffy and totally pointless plus a little shorter than I hoped but still well R'n'R please and hope fully I post another oneshot soon, till then.
Oh and for those of you still wondering K-OSAE stands for:
Kataang Oneshots Short stories And Exerts