Author's notes:
Hello everyone, sorry i've been gone so long, but life keeps me busy. i know you guys have been waiting for my next chapter for a good while, but with everything going on plus a little writers block has pretty much put me on hold to completing this story, but don't worry as i find a way to complete the story, i decided to go back and update the previous chapters. hoping that updating the chapters may help me complete the new chapter that you guys and and me have been waiting for. so here is the revisited chapter 1...ENJOY!
Chapter 1: Discovery
It's a beautiful sunny afternoon in Ba Sing Se. Sokka and Suki are sitting outside on the front porch of the house the gang has been staying.
Aang flies in on his glider just returning from a peace meeting with Zuko and the Earth King.
"Hey Aang, how'd the meeting go?" Suki asked.
"Boring as usual." Aang sighed. "Time dragged on so slowly, I had trouble keeping my eyes open."
"Well Aang, it's doesn't get any better here." Sokka claimed. "Suki and I have been sitting out here for almost an hour waiting on Katara so we can go out and wander the city."
"Really? You guys have been out here for an hour? What has she been doing this whole time?" asked the concerned airbender.
"Who knows?" shrugged Sokka. "She's probably messing with her hair, or putting on make up or something, you know, usual girl stuff."
Suki turns to Sokka with an annoyed look. "Usual girl stuff? What's that suppose to mean?"
"What? Don't look at me like I said the worst thing. I'm just saying that's what girls usually do."
"Uh huh." She replied rolling her eyes turning away from him.
Sokka sighs, "You just love making me feel this way, don't you?"
Suki smiles and kisses him on the cheek. "More than you know, smart guy."
Aang giggles, "Look guys, if you want, you can go ahead and wander the city. I'll stay and wait for Katara. Once she's done, she'll fill me in on what you planned and we'll catch up with you."
Sokka suddenly comes face to face Aang. "Ok, I know you and Katara have been going out for a while now. And I trust you more than anyone. But if you think I'm gonna leave you alone with my baby sister, you have another thing…"
Suki quickly pulls Sokka off a blushed Aang and brings him close, "Ah come on, let's go ahead. What, you don't want to spend time with just you and me?" she tells him as she starts rubbing the back of his neck. Sokka then grows a big grin on his face enjoying the feeling of her neck rub. He then turns back to Aang.
"Ok, wait for her, but BE FAST! I'll be timing you!"
Suki then starts pushing Sokka away to head on out into the city. She turns to Aang and gives him a wink, making him smile and blush. Aang then heads inside and starts looking around the house.
"Katara?" he softly called out. Just then, Momo crawls on to his shoulder. "Hey Momo." He greeted his lemur scratching the back of his ear. "Do you know where Katara is?" Momo then leaps off his shoulder and flies down the hallway to the bedrooms. "Of course, bedroom." He replied to himself smacking the side of his head. He starts heading towards her room door, and something catches his ear. It was the sound of someone singing. "Wow, that voice, I can understand why Katara's taking her time with whatever she's doing. If I heard that singing, I would stop what I was doing and listen too." he thought. The closer Aang got to the door, the more he began to recognize the voice of the singing. "Wait!" He realized. He gives the door a gentle knock as he slowly opens it.
"Katara?"
Katara jumps and gives a quick yelp. "Aang! Hi! How'd the meeting with Zuko and Earth King go?" She asked trying to cover her blushing.
"It was boring as usual. Katara was that you singing?" Aang asked with amazement.
Katara's face begins to get even redder. "What? I wasn't singing." She quickly replied. "I was just getting ready to go out with Sokka and Suki."
"Yea, I know." Aang claimed. "Sokka said they waiting an hour for you, so I told them to go ahead and we'll catch up. And while I was looking for you, I heard you singing and…"
"I'm sure you just heard one of the neighbors Aang." Katara says cutting Aang off. She turns to the mirror and starts fidgeting with hair. "I don't sing it's just…"
"Well, ok, it doesn't matter. All I know is that whoever it is that sang, I though she had one of the most beautiful voices I ever heard." Aang explained with a big grin on his face.
Katara froze; she turns her attention to Aang's refection. "Really?" she asked innocently. She turns from the mirror to face him. "You thought it was beautiful?"
Aang smiles and walks to her and gives her a kiss. "I know it was beautiful." he said. She blushes and gives him a return kiss and hug.
"I'm sorry Aang. I didn't know what you'd think if you heard me singing." Katara explained squeezing Aang tightly. "I mean it's something I do when I'm by myself and afraid of what people would think if they heard me." She releases him from the hug and lowers her head.
Aang then places his hand under Katara's chin raising her head back up. "Katara, you shouldn't have to be afraid of anything with me. I would never judge you like that." he explains while getting lost in her blue eyes. "And you don't have to worry at all about what other people think. It's you who enjoys singing, and no one else should tell you other wise. Besides, you really do have a beautiful voice. I only wish I found out sooner."
She smiles and gives him another hug and a passionate kiss. "I love you Aang. You truly are the sweetest."
"And I love you Katara, more than anything." Then a moment goes by with them getting lost in each others eyes. "Ok, we better catch up with Sokka and Suki. Sokka's timing our alone time, and I don't want him going off on me."
Katara rolls in her eyes, "That's my brother for you." Aang laughs.
Author Notes:
And there you go guys, i hope you all like my updated chapter and i hope it can bring in some new reviews good or bad, so expect more for the next chapters leading to the debut of the new chapter we've all been waiting for.
