Book 4, Chapter 1, the Eastern Air Temple

Aang looked onto the horizon as he began to head for his bedchamber. After Fire Lord Zuko's crowning and their trip to Ba Sing Se, Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph, Suki, Momo and Appa traveled to the eastern air temple to make a home in the clouds. Toph and Aang fixed the walls and architecture while Suki painted the new walls. Katara filled the old well with new water and also filled the ancient spring and river. Sokka explored to find things they could use with Momo and Appa. So far they had completely fixed one of the three buildings in the eastern Air temple. It had taken them about two year to do that, with all the times they had to stop a natural disaster or join in a celebration somewhere in the earth kingdom. Aang was now 15 and Katara 16, Sokka 18, Toph 12, and Suki 17. Sokka and Suki were already engaged and planning their wedding, and Suki insists that they have it on Kioshi Island. Sokka, However, wants their wedding to be in the Southern Water Tribe. Toph prefers to spend her free time playing rock ball with Aang or doing something that helps the building of the Air temples. Katara and Aang found a lake and like to practice water-bending. Momo normally just hangs out on someone's shoulder and Appa loves to fly in circles.

Aang passed Sokka and Suki's bedchamber and over heard their bickering. "It will be on Kioshi Island so I can celebrate with my fellow Kioshi warriors!" "It will be in the southern water tribe so my father can join the celebration!" "Well he can come to Kioshi Island and watch the wedding there!"

Aang passed them and continued to his bedchamber. He passed Toph's bedchamber and then Katara's bedchamber. Finally, his was at the end. It was large with a bed built into the wall with a wall of just shelves filled with scrolls and priceless artifacts he found all over the world. Just as well, he has an ancient chair Sokka found for him in a hidden room. It was late at night and he was not tired so he grabbed his glider and jumped out the window. He recalls teaching Sokka, Suki, and Katara how to fly a glider. They all were pretty good for non-air-benders. He flew down to the most unfinished part of the temple and landed. He thought to himself: "Next I will fix up the western Air temple, then the Southern. The northern Air temple is already habited, so that is their place." He flew back up to the finished building. It looked exactly as it did before the Fire Nation invaded a hundred years ago. The plants grew lusciously and birds flew about. He was too involved in marveling at their accomplishment that he didn't notice Katara land behind him with her glider.

"Aang, you should really get to bed. It's the middle of the night and we have to work on the next building tomorrow." Katara pleaded. Aang looked at her. She had the most beautiful hair and eyes and she wore her mother's necklace. They had begun to fall in love with each other and Katara watched over him lovingly. She wasn't clingy but she also wasn't the kind that wasn't interested. She was perfect.

"Aang? Are you listening?" Katara asked him.

"Huh-oh ya. Lets go." Aang snapped out of his trance. Together they walked up he many stairs, and by the time they got to where their bedchambers were, they were exhausted. "Goodnight" Aang managed to say. He crawled into bed and didn't get up till morning.

Aang yawned so that the fabric hanging from the ceiling blew in his breath. He dressed in some basic pants and robe-like shirt from the chest under his bed and left his room. Katara, Toph and Suki were already up and in the big hall. They were talking about how one building should belong to Toph; one to Sokka and Suki and one to Katara and Aang, and that Toph could have Appa in a part of her home. Toph shouted "I call the small one on the end with the big courtyard of just rock! Appa could have that big room on top with all that hay! It was meant for him." Aang assumed that Toph had already washed up and eaten. She was never this peppy unless she ate.

"Well I think Sokka and I should have this one. It's the only one that doesn't have something for a bender, and it's got a pretty grassy courtyard with a lot of trees for either sword practicing or fan-fighting. And it's got the most bedrooms, in case Sokka and I ever have kids." Suki went on. Toph pretended to barf and Katara laughed.

"Well the one were working on today would be nice for Aang and I, because it has a lake and an air-ball court. Don't forget, it has one of those rooms where only an air-bender can open the door. And the bedchambers have the nicest paintings on the walls," Katara decided to go for the last one, because it had the most air-bender history. "And if Zuko or someone visits, they can stay in one of the many beautiful bedchambers there."

Aang decided to come into view of the gossiping girls and none paid attention. "Good morning" he said. Suki replied "morning. Is Sokka up?"

"No. He was in a deep snore when I passed your bedchamber. He can probably get up now, but good luck getting him up." Aang replied. Katara came over and kissed Aang on the cheek.

"Did you sleep well? We all already ate, but you can have some of the rice leftover from our meal. Why are you dressed so fancy-like? You're only going to work on the western part, and that place needs a good cleaning before we can get to work on it." Katara questioned him one after another.

"Lets just get to work. But Suki, you should go get Sokka. We'll need him for this cleaning part and Toph can find the place most needed for work first. Katara you and I will get the supplies needed for attacking the cobwebs and unwanted plants."

They had just begun to go when a Fire Nation messenger hawk landed on a rock in front of them. Suki took the message from the container strapped to the hawk's back. She read "Its from Zuko. 'I need your help. All of yours.'"