A/N: This is a collection of stories focusing on how others feel about Aang and Katara.
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender or any of the characters.
Since I am blind, my other senses are heightened. I have exceptional hearing; I can smell even a slight change in atmosphere, not to mention that I can feel vibrations in the earth with my feet. All of these things make me a natural at observing. I observe what most people ignore. I can feel the slightest change in someone's mood. Their heartbeat, where blood rushes to, how their muscles constrict under certain circumstances, I could sense everything. I may not know exactly what someone thinks, but I do know what direction their thoughts flow.
That's how I found out.
If I ask, I already knew they would deny it. Of course they will, that's a given. So I don't try. I rely on my instincts of observation.
At first, I was confused about how their heartbeats sped up around each other. It didn't happen all the time like in those love stories my mother used to read to me. But, it did happen often. At first, I thought they had a heart condition, so I was scared. I didn't want to say anything because I might have alarmed them. I mean, I can be a little rude, but I'm not heartless. I was at a loss for what to do, so I tried to pretend to not notice it. I heard they have been traveling for a while, so I assumed that maybe it was no big deal.
I remember first realizing why his heart had the habit of speeding up. I believe it was when Katara and I infiltrated that Ba Sing Se party. Katara and I had walked out of the bedroom and a lot of blood rushed to Twinkle Toes' face. Everything clicked together then. Aang had a crush on Sugar Queen! Anytime he would blush, I had to try my hardest not to laugh. I always wondered why he would never tell her. It didn't matter much to me at the time though, because I thought it wasn't important. After all, we were on an important mission to defeat the greatest evil.
Of course, I didn't know the feelings were mutual until Twinkle Toes hosted that crazy dance party for those Fire Nation kids. I could sense the jealousy in Katara's voice when she commented on On Ji and Aang dancing. My jaw almost dropped: I knew she loved and cared for him, but I didn't know she loved him in that way. So that's why her heart sped up also. Their dance together confirmed my suspicions. Man, do I wish I could have seen that. Sokka told me how great that dance was. Why hadn't I seen this before?
They were in love.
Over the months I had been part of the group, I found that they had a stronger love for each other than anything I've "seen." Sure, I had not been out in the world before, but you know that feeling you get when you are so sure about something? Well, that was the feeling I had about Aang and Katara. I just knew.
And that comes from a person who has spent their life observing.