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Reunited

Summer set and autumn rised, the leaves are rustling up high in the trees.

Sokka came back to camp, bringing back some food and firewood.

"I got some breakfast! We have some oval shaped nuts, some round ones, and nuts that look like rocks, and could actually be rocks..."

Sokka threw out the rocks, nervoulsy laughing because he barely got any food. Katara approached him.

"Sokka, we ate nuts for the last month! We can't live from eating the same thing over and over again. Ever eard of the food pyramid? Back at the south pole, you always made sure we would get enough vitamins."

Evereybody laughed, and Sokka made an annoyed face. Momo suddenly leaves camp, and Aang follows him on an airscooter.

"Momo, buddy! Wait up! Hey, where are you going?!-"

Aang took a sudden stop. He was startled and amazed.

"WOAH! Momo, how did you find this? We, we have to tell the others!"

Aang ran back to camp as fast as his legs could carry him. Out of breath, he told the others;

"Guys come quick, you can't believe what I just found!"

Momo looked up at Aang.

"I mean, what Momo found! Just come!"

Katara exchanged looks with Sokka, asking what Aang was up to, although she expected to see an "I don't know" look.

When they arrived, Sokka made big eyes. Katara immediately asked Aang, what exactly that is, even though it was beautiful.

"Katara! This is one of the secret air temples, supposed to be top secret so air benders could hide during wars. I always thought those were only myths, stories for little air bender children like I was.

I can't believe I actually get a chance to see one of these! The legend says they are made of pure gold inside, so it is hard to break through"

"Aang that's wonderful! But, do you think there might be air benders left the--"

Aang cut her off and ran inside.

"We'll see!"

They came across a huge door, like one of those in the other temples that only air benders could open.

Aang took a deep breath, and bended some air into the holes.

Suddenly, an alarm went on, and Aang was trapped. An old man with air bender tattoos got ready for battle and asked;

"What do you want! You have no business here! These temples are supposed to stay top secret, there for we will have to lock you up in prison for ever!"

Aang made a scared face. He didn't even think about taking off the headband and showing them his air bender tattoo. He was too scared to even notice he had one, and that this person in front of him was an air bender.

Katara and Sokka caught up. Katara immediately noticed everything that was going on.

"Aang!" she gasped. In a curious voice she asked the air bender leader.

"Why are you trapping him!? He is not less worthy to see this place than you are!"

"Only air benders may enter this temple! Guards, arrest her and the boy!"

A guard took one step closer, and looked at Aang. He remembered it.

"Aang, is that you?!"

Aang looked up to see the face of Gyatso. He made a bright, happy face.

"Gyatso! You are still alive?!?"

Aang could not believe it. The old air bender man looked curious.

"You know each other?" he asked Gyatso.

"Well of course! I am his guardian! Oh, please release him."

"Are you saying he is an air bender?"

Gyatso took down Aang's headband, showing his tattoos.

"Not any air bender. He is the avatar!"

"RELEASE HIM!" the man shouted, and Aang was set free.

Aang immediately hugged Gyatso, crying. Gyatso took Aang into his room.

Another hug followed, but this time it had tears.

"Oh Gyatso, I can't believe I am seeing you again! I found your skeleton in the southern air temple and thought that you were killed by the fire nation!"

"Well, that was only a trick to stop them from following us all over. So now tell me, what were you up to all this time?"

"I mastered water, earth and learned a bit of fire bending."

"That is great Aang, you are on the right way to becoming the avatar. But there is more, isn't there?!"

"Well, there is this girl..."

"You mean that water bender? Aang, she is beautiful, I admit."

Gyatso grinned.

"Yes she is. So beautiful,caring,talented, I think I'm..I think..-"

"You love her don't you."

"Yes." Aang smiled into space.

"You grew up so fast. I can still remember you as a little boy who always wants to play. Now you became so mature, I can't even recognize you anymore."

Gyatso was very happy to see Aang this happy and mature.

"Aang? Where are you so long?"

Katara's call for Aang, so caring and curious, made his heart pound really fast.

"Oh, Aang, isn't that her? You should go. I'll be waiting here for you"

Gyatso smiled at Aang.

"Thanks."

Aang smiled back, and immediately headed out, to find Katara worried in the hall.

"Aang, there you are! I have been looking all over for you"

"Sorry"

Aang blushed.

"So, I bet you are so happy to see Gyatso again. I mean, he was your guardian wasn't he."

A smile filled Katara's face.

"No Katara, he wasn't, he still is, now that we found him again. Would you want to meet him?"

"Uhh-"

But before she could answer, he grabbed her hand and led her to Gyatso's room.

"Hello Gyatso, I am back again, and I brought somebody who would like to meet you"

Aang winked at Gyatso.

"Hello, it's a please to meet you young girl. Why don't you tell me a bit about your self, so we can get to know each other better?"

Katara blushed, trying to say the right words, not to disappoint her love's guardian.

"My name is Katara and I come from the Southern Water Tribe. My mother is dead and my father is fighting in the war."

"Oh, I am sorry to hear that"

Gyatso frowned, and held Katara's hand.

"It's okay, I mean, I have a new life now."

"Oh, which is?"

Gyatso was curious, maybe she would tell him something about her feelings for Aang.

"Well I am going to try and help Aang defeat the fire lord before the comet comes."

Katara was having a little emotional pain inside, she wanted to ask Gyatso if Aang felt the way she does, since he would tell Gyatso everything. But she was scared, especially cause she didn't know Gyatso at all, and Aang was in the room.

Aang felt that he was kind of disturbing, so he left.

"I think..I'll go check on what Sokka is doing."

"Don't be long" Katara told him.

"I won't, promise"

With that, Aang went out and left Katara alone with Gyatso.

"You like him don't you. The way you look at him, care about him."

"That is none of your business"

Katara snitched, but wanted to take it back since it was kind of mean to shout on a kind, old man.

"I'm sorry"

She blushed.

"No, I am. You are right, it is none of my business. But I do know what he thinks of you."

"You do?" Katara glanced up at Gyatso with a curious face.

"He told me that you are a beautiful, talented, caring girl and that he thinks he loves you"

Gyatso grinned.

"He did?" Katara had hope now. "Well to be honest, I like him too. A lot." Katara just thought of Aang, and had a bright smile filling her face.

I hope you liked it. The second part is coming soon.