Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar, it's characters or the story in which inspired this story. I am borrowing with the mere intent to only be enjoyed and entertained.

Summary: "Did you hear, a man who breaths fire is travelling with the Avatar." Zuko and Katara lock eyes. "Looks like were on the same mission" "Looks like it"

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Katara POV

Having a room for the night is great, even if it's for just one night. The place is safe and quiet. The window is open with a gentle breeze that dances in every now and then. A gentle mist hangs in the air from a storm that still lingers, weakly around.

The room is too quiet for my ears. My ears make up for it with a minor hum. No sound enters in from the hall. The pillow is soft and the bed comfortable…

And yet I can't sleep. I've been wide awake for a while now and I don't know why. It shouldn't be this hard to fall asleep.

"Katara?"

There is a knock on my door and it is slowly opened.

I sit up.

Toph. She stands in my doorway with Momo hanging from her arm. Her feet are completely bare, and her pants are rolled up past her knees. She has a large bruise on her left shin. I wonder if it bothers her in any way.

"What is it Toph?" I question, concerned.

"It's too quiet here. I need to hear something. Maybe your heavy breathing will do the trick."

"Geez, thanks," I mumble sarcastically.

She gets into bed next to me, but not under the covers. Momo curls his tail around her arm. She keeps one foot down and the other one lightly touches my leg.

Another lone breeze drifts in. Barely. The storm must be giving its last efforts before disappearing completely. Soon not even a noise comes from the outside. I can't even hear any animals. I wonder what is up with that.

After a while she sits up. She scoops Momo up into her arm again. "It's no use. I'm going to sleep with Sokka." She walks out of the room. I listen to her ginger steps down the hall, and even that fades away to too much quiet again. I listen and relax. I breathe. I breathe some more.

I couldn't be more wide awake. Maybe Toph has the right idea. Sokka. Sokka can sleep through anything, and he is the glue that practically holds our campsites together. He knows the best spots to sleep….most of the time.

I guess, at least for Toph and I, or maybe just myself, I'm not used to feeling safe. I mean, we have each other, but to be in a safe shelter is not a luxury we get to enjoy most often. Now that we have it, I don't know what to do with it.

I finally get up and make my way down the hall. In Sokka's room he's laying on the bed but next to him is Toph with Momo, and at the end of the bed curled up is Aang. I guess we all had the same idea.

I smile. We are really close. We all need each other, and to be separated by rooms shouldn't be hard. No one will get dragged off in the middle of the night.

At least, I hope not, Wanted posters of Aang aren't helping either. When people put face to poster they will not stop until they get the reward. It makes our quest harder. We are trying to help the world and half of them will try anything to stop us.

"Just get in!" Sokka snaps.

I smile. I lay on the only available side and shut my eyes. Now I can sleep. Somehow I think we much prefer to be together under the stars, even if none of us will admit it aloud.