whaaaaat?! z4e is writing a KATAANG story?! it can't be! rest assured, my fellow zutarians, i have not betrayed you. i just wanted to see what all these kataangers are going on about, so i wrote a little something from their side of the story.

It would be simple for me to love Aang. Simple for me to turn away from the possibilities the new Fire Lord offered me, to see him as the enemy he used to be. The enemy he would be until I got my feelings sorted out.

Aang had always been there for me. When Sokka tried to banish him from our village all those weeks ago, I told them Aang had brought us fun. But for me, he brought more than that. He brought friendship, adventure... maybe love.

I had never imagined myself into the neat lines of a housewife's world. I would travel the globe, escape the South Pole and maybe- though I only dreamt this part when I was feeling particularly adventurous- never come back. I would experience life in every nation, and I would experience it with my lover at my side.

I hadn't expected that lover to come in the form of a twelve year-old Airbender, but he was the first adventure to come to our village in years, and I wasn't about to let him slip away so easily. When he came back, I was thrilled. When he offered to help me master Waterbending, I was exhilarated. When he became the little brother I'd never had, I wasn't disappointed. But I still felt like something was missing.

Things changed in the Cave of Two Lovers. What happened in those final seconds of darkness I will always keep for myself as the moment our love began.

They changed again at the invasion. I was so afraid to risk myself by showing him how I felt. My heart was on the line, and if I lost him to Ozai, I would lose that as well. I was selfish. But Aang is always compassionate. He lived to forgive me.

We've saved the world now. Aang has grown from a goofy kid to a fully realized Avatar. And I don't know what I'd do without him.

The simplicity of our relationship was what made Aang a little sibling. But it was also what made him the one I'd wanted all along.

I step closer to him. I'm blushing now- I've never kissed him before, it's only ever been him kissing me. I almost stop myself and leave, to reconsider my feelings, but then those silvery eyes meet mine. They are encouraging and friendly, so different from the gold ones of my other suitor. They draw me forward, and then Aang and I are one. I hope this is just one among many happy moments for the two of us.

I smile as we break apart, and he smiles back. I'm not confused anymore.

i think it came out okay, but writing that made me feel dirty... while i find a barf bag, feel free to R&R!