This is my 3rd Fic, I know there is no second one but I had this new idea and I didn't want it to slip away.

It goes from Aangst to Kangst.

Everyone is older now; Katara: 22, Sokka: 23, Aang: 20

Enjoy!

Its 2:00 and Katara was just leaving her water tribe history class when she spotted Aang, hanging out with his friends and talking to some girls, who were clearly infatuated with him. Katara whispered to herself "Aang has grown up so much… "

Aang was the most popular boy in the entire university, first in his class with a leading rank on the soccer team, track, rated as the most attractive boy, and was in top physical condition. He had an infamous record for sleeping with the largest number of only the most beautiful women that other men would only dream of. That record made Katara cringe and thinking back to how it all happened made her want to just collapse and cry, in hopes that he would come over and comfort her.

It all started 8 years ago, when right after the war had ended. Katara was 14 and as all normal girls start having normal relationships with boys, but, as you know, Katara was not a normal girl, having been partly responsible in ending a 100 year war.

When the war was over, Toph's parents, along with Sokka and katara's, decided that they get an education, now that they can start leading normal lives. Zuko's mother also thought the same and ironically they all get stuck in the same high school that teaches all nations, thinking that blending them will prevent conflict. Too much of katara's disgust, Zuko was stuck in a class that tries to make peace with opposite elements. Even worse was that she had to sit next to him.

"Hey, you're really pretty" Zuko whispered. "Excuse me?" Katara responded. "You heard me" Katara started to blush furiously, never had a boy come out and said something like that, Aang almost, but not quite. She had been harboring strong feelings for Aang, but could never really understand them, whether they were platonic or romantic. But after seeing the other side of Zuko for a few months now, she decided to throw away those feelings, seeing as how Aang was 2 years younger than her and not even bigger than her, timid, and childish.

Even though she knew how sweet he was and she knew him longer, he just didn't seem like a man to her. But Zuko on the other hand, was strong, had hair, determined, older than her, tall, was her opposite (believing that opposites attract), and just plain handsome. When they left class, he whipped her around and gave her the most passionate kiss of her life, his arms wrapping around her waist as he pulled her in closer. Katara felt euphoric and pulled him in, wrapping her arms around his neck and before you know it, she was all his.

They knew their friends wouldn't approve, so they had a secret relationship that grew stronger and stronger every day. Anyway, Katara had started spending an unusual amount of time away from Gaang. No one noticed a thing. Aang only too late had he noticed the signs: Katara blushing every time Zuko's name was mentioned, always asking where he was, spending unusual amounts of time with him. But Aang had hoped that he could finally get the chance he waited for, where he could tell her that he loved her from the day that she freed him from the iceberg. He thought that day had come…

It was the homecoming day of the redemption games and Aang had been looking for Katara all over the crowed high school. He went into the back, holding his chocolates and flowers, in an attempt to impress her that would soon prove futile.

"Hmmm, Uhhhhh, yeeessss" These were the noises that he could hear from the back hall and of course, he was curious. Then he hears a mumbled "Katara". Like a bullet, he snaps around the corner, with chocolate and flowers in hand, with all his naivety, yells "Ka! ---"All of a sudden, his world had collapsed and nothing made sense anymore. Before him he saw a certain fire bender's arms around a certain water bender's waist, his mouth against hers in all its fury, and one hand traveling down her waist, grasping her firm rear while the other fondled her breasts.

"Aang!!!" Katara reactively, pulled away, with Zuko protesting, trying to pull her back in but to no avail. Aang, who feels like all the air in his chest, has been knocked out of him and at the same time, he just got mauled by a dozen earth benders. Aang immediately dropped everything, with a stream of tears running out of his eyes, ran away. Katara tried to catch up but couldn't. "Forget him, now that he has gone, where were we?" Zuko said in a seductive voice. "I have to go help him!" "Alright then…" Zuko said reluctantly. Katara searched everywhere for Aang, high and low but couldn't find him.

"What had just happened?" Aang couldn't control his thoughts and now was the time he needed to most. "I thought all that time…." As he sat down under the tree and pulled his legs up to his chest, then a voice popped in his head and said "You have no right to complain if this is what she wants"Aang started arguing with his own thoughts, "But I thought that she and I had something!" "But if this is what makes her happy then leaves it alone" "But what about what I want!! I thought that now the war is over, I will have time to be with Katara" "You must continue to watch over the world in case another war may break out, just let go of her". Aang just started thinking to himself what just happened. "How could Katara let Zuko hold her like that? "That should be me! How could she do this to me! She knew him less than me and still chose him!"

Then he thought to the moment when he saw his lips pressed against hers. His blood started to boil. "How could she do this to me, after everything I've given up for her?"His anger started to raise, something that all Avatars are warned not to have or else their thoughts and actions will be clouded by darkness, or so he was told…. "Forget the bitch…."

"Toph, have you seen Aang!?" Toph was sitting down on the school steps talking to a boy she liked. "No I haven't Katara, I'm blind" "Oh, right, well do you know if he went by here?" "I think I heard his bison but and I'm pretty sure I heard a crying boy… wait… Katara, what did you do?" Katara felt a lump in her throat as she searched frantically for words, "well something, not too important." "Why do you keep forgetting? I can tell when you're lying." Katara knew that was one thing everyone kept forgetting but was more focused on finding Aang.

As Katara went searching for Aang, she saw her brother with Suki. Seemed everyone had someone but AangShe started to cry, feeling sorry for the poor boy and what he had saw her doing with Zuko. "How will I make it up to him?" She searched frantically for him but nothing. As she searched, she heard Zuko and what she thought was someone else. She didn't know how right she was. As she walked down the narrow alley that was on the street she was searching, she could see Zuko's back and he seemed to be holding something… Or Someone...

"Forget the bitch" It repeated, Aang couldn't believe what he was thinking, "Your right, you should forget about her, she is nothing but trouble and worry, care only for yourself and what you want"Aang would normally deny these feelings, but something was different, it felt… different…new….good. "Have nothing to do with her, and if she ever interferes, you tell her to piss off and go complain to someone else who has time to deal with her problems. And spirits know that isn't Zuko. She will learn that she should have chosen you and not taken you for granted."Aang was in total shock over what he was thinking, but at the same time, he welcomed it with open arms.

He was right, why should he care about her when he, the avatar, who wasted so much time over a girl he could not have, but could have so much more… and still can. "Now remember, don't go back to get revenge, that will only make you look like the fool. Just be what you want to be and only care for yourself. If she comes to you, you'll know what to do" Aang was so excited over this new revelation, he finally let go of her and never in his life has he felt so good.

Less had he realized his appearance had taken a new form, his eyes turned from a dark and lonely grey to a fierce red that was only filled with greed, hate, and ecstasy, but oddly enough, there was no sign of envy. His tattoos also turned a bright red, the color of blood and the determination he had in his heart. He knew he had to change his image if he wanted to be the attractive, powerful man he always dreamed of.

"Zu…Zu…Zuko?" Katara said in a worried voice. He didn't hear her so she got closer…closer and as she peered over, she felt her heart get shot. In his arms, was Jin, a girl who he always suspiciously hung out quite often. His hands probed all over her body as he kissed her intently. Katara could feel her anger and despair rise higher and higher as she started hyperventilating. She suddenly burst out crying "Zuko!! How could you!!" "Zuko quickly spun around and with a sly grin, growled "I got bored of you"add to it Jin commented, "You're just not enough of a woman for Zuzu, but I was here to fix that." Katara could not believe what she was hearing, after all they were through.

"Wh…Wha…what just happened?" In 1 minute, her entire time with Zuko had flashed before her eyes. "Was all that time we spent together just a lie? Was all that passion, romance, and affection all just for him to throw me aside when I became too common for him?" Katara could not control her feelings nor could her actions. She darted in the opposite direction, sobbing loudly as she could, her lungs about to burst out of her chest. Zuko looked at her with a little twinkle of remorse, so he decides to follow her. As soon as he starts forward, he is quickly stopped by Jin.

"What an interesting revelation", Aang said to himself, in a deep, malevolent voice. He snickered to himself as wave upon wave of new ideas suddenly manifested in his mind. Ideas that would help obtain anything that he desired. He wondered why the monks had warned him of such feelings, as they felt so good to him. Aang decided, "Enough is enough. I'm tired of hearing everyone's problems and having to help them with, while all at the same time, wasting my own. I saved the earth from destruction, risked my neck over and over, gave up what I wanted, I think I deserve whatever I want and I'm going to get it. I don't give a fuck about what others want from me. To hell with them, I say." Aang became little overconfident with this new found pride. Little did he know that he had much work to be done if he wanted to have whatever he wanted.

"Katara?", Zuko asked in a loving tone, to which Katara knew it was all lies. Katara was lying on her bed. Her room was decorated with mementos of Zuko and her together, which all of them made her sick. "Katara… Baby, I know how you feel, just let me in and I'll make it all better" As he opened the door, Katara shouted "GET OUT ZUKO!! YOU CHEATING BASTARD!" "Whoa, bitch watch what you say and who you're saying it to!" Katara clutched her pillow that she was crying into harder and harder.

Never had Zuko sounded so mean and vile to her since after the war. "Fine, be that way, you'll just be a lonely little peasant that no one will love." "SHUT UP, SHUT UP!! And with that she shot water that was floating in a fishbowl that smacked Zuko in the face and she used her new power of blood bending to catapult him out the house. As she started to calm down, she started to realize her senses. When she looked at her fishbowl, she remembered that Aang had won it at a carnival with his own pocket money for tickets and food. She remembered that she kept a box of items from the time they spent in the war in her closet.

Katara walked over and put the box on her bed. Although they reminded her of the war, they also reminded her of Aang. Then she looked at the betrothal necklace that he had made for her. She didn't take it seriously as they were only teenagers but appreciated it none the less. She then started wondering if there was something more to it.

Aang got up from his spot under the tree and gathered all of his belongings. He weeded through all of them and found all the items that reminded him of Katara, which happened to be a lot. He then came across a shirt Katara had made for him during their time in the mountains while hiding from Azula. He held the shirt close as he remembered all the times when he was so close to admitting his feelings to her and all the close, intimate times they had together. He could feel the warmth it emitted which felt like Katara. He thought for a while…

…then he chuckled to himself as he threw the shirt and the other mementos to the ground, setting them ablaze along with the tree of their first kiss. As he walked back to Appa, he whispered to himself, with a sly grin, "love is for the weak". As he flew off, never looking back, planning his new life, full of all of the pleasure this world had to offer…

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I know, I know, I'm sorry. It's supposed to be a one-shot but I can't finish it now (since its 1:00 in the morning on a school day) and I really want people to get a sample of my new story. It's going to be my longest one yet. I hope you guys like it so far, I'm trying my hardest to make a good story, so please feel free to review, in fact feel encouraged!! I take compliments, but if you are going to flame me, make it a low flame.

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