Aang and Katara forever...
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This is my contribution to Kataang week. I hope you like it.
Prompt: secrets
She's been hiding it for a while now. She claimed she wasn't sure if she loved him or not because she didn't want him to be preoccupied. But in reality she knew she was in love with him. From the moment she met him she liked him. He was fun and funny, he was someone she could talk to; someone to comfort her whenever she was sad… eventually she started to develop feelings for him. She wanted to tell him so many times but she had to keep it a secret until the war was over… when they kissed on the ship she felt a surge of electricity rush through her body and she was overwhelmed with a feelings of warmth and happiness. She was shocked by his actions but she enjoyed every second of it. As the time for him to fight the fire lord grew near she become all the more nervous and worried. She was afraid she would lose him in the battle. If she would lose him she would never forgive herself for turning him down on Ember Island and for not using the time they had to be together. But on the other hand if she confesses her feelings to him now she might actually lose him because he might not be focused enough on the battle ahead of him so she had a dilemma. She had two choices. Either use her time properly while she can and risk distracting him; or not telling and risk the losing her chance to be with him at all. As selfish as it seemed to her she decided to use her time with him while she can…
The group with eating some leftover meat they bought at the market and were sitting around a campfire. At was a beautiful clear night and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. The crickets were chirping and the weather was warm with a slight breeze… before long everyone went to sleep except for Aang and Katara who remained seated by the fire. They sat next to each other on a fallen long and were very quiet. They both looked at the fire and avoided making eye contact. Their faces red with blush, they sat there for what seemed like hours until Katara decided to act. She scooted a little closer to Aang and rested her head on his shoulder. He turned his head to look at her; her beautiful blue eyes shining into his as the campfire light reflected in them. They stared at each other's eyes for a few moments and then looked away with their faces blushing hard. Katara shifted her gaze to her side while Aang looked up at the sky, closed his eyes and smiled as he let a soft happy sigh. As if he was thanking the heavens for bringing him into this situation.
Finally Katara spoke
"Nice night isn't it?"
"Yeah…" replied Aang
"It's very romantic…" she commented. Aang could feel his cheeks turn red as she said these words. He smiled nervously as he replied
"Yeah, it is…" he forced himself to look her in the eyes as she looked back into his
After a few moments of silent gazing Katara decided it was time to tell him how she feels
"You know you mean a lot to me Aang… I don't want to lose you…"
"Don't worry Katara you're not gonna lose me…" Aang reassured her.
"But what if I do? Lately I've been worried that I might lose you to the fire lord… if I do I don't know if I'll ever get over that loss…" Katara said sadly.
Aang didn't know what to say and after a few moments of silence Katara spoke again
"Remember when I turned you down on Ember Island? I said I wasn't sure if I love you as a brother or not?"
Hearing her question Aang's expression turned serious; not wanting to remember that event
"Yeah?"
"Well what I said wasn't entirely true. Truth is I do love you. More than I can say. I'm sorry I sort of lied to you. I did it for your own good because I didn't want to distract you…" Katara spoke as tears began to build up in her eyes
"But I was afraid you might die in your battle with the fire lord… and I couldn't live myself knowing I missed my chance to be with you… that's why I'm taking a chance and telling you now so at least we might have some time to be together before you battle him…" said Katara as she began to sob and put her face in her palms as Aang hugged her tightly
"It's okay Katara, I'm not mad at you for lying, I understand why you did it. And don't worry about me. I'll be fine…"
Katara's mouth trembled slightly as she spoke
"Promise?"
"Promise" Aang said with a smile as they sat in silence in each other's arms.
"Hey, Katara?" Aang spoke softly
"Yeah, Aang?"
"I love you too…" he said with a happy smile as Katara smiled too…
She looked up at him; his gray eyes peering into hers. Aang extended his thumb and wiped the tears from one of her cheeks and extended his other one to wipe the tears from her other cheek as their faces grew nearer. The closer their faces have gotten the redder they became and the happier they were until their lips met into that wonderful blissful contact. A kiss full of happiness and love; one of affection and compassion, bearing the wonderful feelings they shared for each other including a feeling that Katara didn't feel before.
Hope.
Hope that Aang would make it out okay from the battle with the fire lord and that they would stay a happy couple forever… before long they found themselves sleeping on the grass, cuddled in each other's arms, only to wake up to a better and brighter tomorrow…
To be continued…
Well? What do you think? Pretty cute and touching huh? Did you like it? Did you dislike it? Did you like it even more? Please tell me what you think on your reviews on your way out…
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