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Chapter 1:
Their success was beyond imagination! Between the five of them they had saved the world. Within months, they had put an end to a war of a hundred years! Of course, there was much work left to be done to restore the world to how it was before, especially for Aang, the Avatar: He will need plenty of patience and strategy to convince everyone to reach an agreement. A war like this does not end in the blink of an eye. Fortunately Aang can always count on his friends to help him.
They would first take a well deserved holiday, and they were all there: Aang, Katara, Sokka, Suki, Toph, Zuko and even Mai and Uncle Iroh. They gathered in Uncle's the tearoom at Ba-Sing- Sé to have fun and enjoy the moment, without any danger on the horizon.
Aang and Katara had finally returned to the terrace, as it began to get dark and in this city even summer was rather cool.
"Why's your heart beating so fast, Aang?" Toph, despite being blind, saw – or rather – perceived everything around her much better than others. "Katara, too?"
"I'm fine, don't worry," they replied in chorus, blushing in spite of themselves. Fortunately, nobody noticed.
It was fantastic, Aang thought, after all this time – even after she said she was confused – she had kissed him! It was the happiest time of his 112 years of existence. It was thanks to her that he had lived up to everyone's expectations; he had managed to beat Ozai and save the world. She was his reason for living, hope! And since she showed him she loved him too, he saw nothing in the world around him but blue eyes and bewitching Katara and wondered how she could be so beautiful.
Katara didn't believe it either, she had struggled for so long to keep thinking that Aang was like a little brother, after all he was only 12 years old and she was 14 - but technically he was much older than she and that it would serve no purpose to hide her feelings!
"-Aang! Earth to Aang! Answer me!
"Uh ... yes, Sokka?"
"Come on! Dinner is served and what's more, I'm hungry!" Sokka had lost nothing of his spirit of fun, or his appetite!
Everyone laughed - except perhaps Mai, (who merely smirked).
"Decidedly, my dear brother, only food occupies your mind!" Katara said.
"No! It should, but I also think about Suki, my boomerang ... Aang, what do you have to smile stupidly about just now?"
"Oh ... me? Nothing!"
"Yes there is!" Toph said. "Human lie detector here."
Two weeks since the war was over, the world was at peace and Katara shared his feelings. What could he want? How could he not smile?
Once dinner ended, everyone went to bed and dreams carried them to their respective universes. Sokka dreamed of Suki and meat, while she dreamed of her island. She missed it so much, and she had not seen it for so long! Zuko dreamed of Mai , and Mai of Zuko. Toph imagined the presence of her parents. She'd face them sooner or later and she would rather later. Iroh lived on tea, loved tea, and dreamed of tea. Aang had already realized his dream – he only reproduced incessantly in his head the moment it was finally found!
And Katara ... she has not slept, as it was a full moon. She thought back to her mother and the pain her death had caused; then the mastery of blood… how could she control people? It was so horrible! And what if she became a monster, as Hama had?
His thoughts were interrupted by a stone that came flying towards her, knocking her out of bed. She wanted to scream for help, but she could not breathe. She wanted to use her mastery but there was no water!
The last thing she saw before passing out was a green uniform with a yellow hand ... the Dai Li! How was this possible?
Later that night, Aang's dream turned into a nightmare. He saw a man dressed in a green uniform and on his shoulder a girl, but he couldn't see her face. He roamed the city streets in this moonlit night, until he reached a narrow dead end, and thanks to his mastery of the earth, he opened a hole in the ground. A necklace had fallen from the neck of the girl, it was Katara's! Aang would recognize it among a thousand others!
The man enters a kind of grotto – its brilliance caused Aang to vaguely recall something – and swung the body of the girl into a dark iron cell, and closed it with caution.
Aang could now see that Katara's hands were tied behind her back and she seemed to sleep, but an expression of fear could be read on her perfect face – an expression that made Aang shiver, and wake with a start. "KATARA!" His heart beat wildly, but fortunately he was in his bed. It was only a nightmare.
Thanks to joyfulbells for helping! =)
