After Aang had taken away Ozai's powers he, Zuko, Sokka, Katara, Toph, Sukki, and Iroh threw a celebration around a warm campfire as the last rays of the sun began setting Aang pulled Katara away from the group "Katara...there's been, something I've been needing to and wanting to tell you, I love you Katara, I did from the moment I first laid eyes on you, I know I'm only technically twelve years old, but" "Aang," Katara interrupted "I'm sorry...this...I don't..." "you don't...feel the same way, do you?" she looked at Aang with sadness in her eyes "maybe at a time I did, but..." "It's Zuko, isn't it" Katara placed her hands on Aang's shoulders "I'm sorry, it's just, I've got this, connection with him, listen Aang, I've had the time of my life fighting alongside you and traveling through the four nations with you and, I do love you, I love you like the younger brother I never had" "HEY, I heard that!" Sokka complained Katara rolled her eyes and continued" "Aang, I don't want this to come between our friendship, before I met you, I was, lonely" "WHAT AM I A KOI FISH!" Sokka yelled again "SOKKA! stop spying" Katara complained, they moved a little further towards the waters edge and she continued "you brought, hope, to me, to our tribe and to many other people throughout the four nations...if I'd never met zuko, if I'd never had a chance to connect with him, it'd be you, I promise, but, this is the way it is" Aang smiled at her and embraced her in a hug "I understand Katara, I mean...I'm a little dissapointed that you don't return my feelings, but I value our friendship too much to let zuko ruin it" they looked over at the group sitting around the fire singing, Zuko had been watching them "Go get him!" Aang laughed pushing Katara towards him
later at the fire nation palace Zuko came into Katara's room
"Well, what is it? I saw you and Aang talking" Zuko looked at Katara hopefully "It's you, Zuko, I knew it from the moment you joined the group, that'd It'd be you" "Are you sure Katara, I know how much Aang means to you and I know how much you mean to him, I saw it in his eyes the many times he protected you, from me, he loves you, he really does, and I don't want you to choose me just because you saved my life from Azula, and...I'm still not sure I'm...right, for you...do you know how many times I've, hurt you, imprisoned you, and your friends...or...what my father did to, your mother, and your tribe" "Zuko first of all what happened to my mother had nothing to do with you, you were no older than i was when that happened, that was between your father and the fire nation, not you, and as far as what you've done in the past, Zuko, that was the old you, Zuko, you've changed, you're a better person, why are you so afraid you're going to mess up again...you got to let the past go" Katara placed her hand on Zuko's scar like she had so long ago and then placed her other hand on his other cheek and kissed him, passionately "I love you Zuko, I always will" Zuko returned her kiss with twice the amount of passion
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this is just a story based off of the series all rights for Avatar: The last airbender are reserved to the creators of the show
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