Chapter two.
I need you.

katara woke to an unexpected sun ray shining in her eyes threw the opened curtains. The sun reminded her of the warmth of Aang's skin as it touched her when they hugged, or kissed.

Katara climbed out of bed and pulled on her dress, the warm sun warmed up her body as she went out to stand on her balcony. Katara lent on the railing and started thinking about her boyfriend.

"i cant believe his mine, im so lucky" katara whispered to herself as she walked towards her door. She opened the door, and walked down to the kitchen. Iroh was mixing a spoon through a large pot that was over a fire. Aang was already awake and eating his oatmeal on a table in the back of the shop.

"KATARA" Aang jumped up out of his seat and ran to Katara. He hugged her and then kissed her softly on the lips. "good morning Katara, come sit with me."

katara followed Aang back to the table in the corner, and Aang passed her an apple. Aang then ran back to Iroh, who passed Aang a plate with boiled rice, some greens, and fried ostrich-pig.

Aang took the plate back and put it in front of his girlfriend. Aang kissed katara's cheek then started eating again.

"you know, I could get used to this" katara said taking a bite of her apple.

"get used to what?" asked Aang confused.

"you kissing me in the morning." katara blushed as she reached across the table and kissed Aang again.

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sokka woke up with his stomach rumbling, as normal. He woke suki up so the two could get some break fast.

Sokka came down stairs holding suki's hand, and led her to Iroh who was holding up more plates of food.

Just then zuko walked down the stairs holding mai in his arms. Suki and katara giggled as they saw how kind zuko had become towards his gloomy girlfriend, who at the moment, had a large grin across her face, and her eyes lit up. For once mai was happy. Zuko had definitely impacted in a positive way on mai.

"good morning. Someone slept well" Suki called to the happy couple.

Zuko smiled as he kissed mai passionately on the lips, before putting her down and hugging her. "i love you mai" zuko whispered into mai's ear and she giggled before kissing zuko again.

Iroh walked over and passed them a plate of food each, before returning to get his own food. Sokka and suki sat at a table with Zuko, Mai and Iroh.

"so uncle, is there any work we can do around here today?" zuko asked after he finished his breakfast.

"no. no you go enjoy yourself. Today I am going shopping. I need a new pi sho table, and I am thinking of getting it put in the shop." iroh stated playing with his white lotus tile with his fingers.

"hey guys, I was thinking, and is it okay if I go somewhere alone with Katara for the day?" Aang asked the group suddenly joining their conversation.

"where would you be going?" sokka asked curiously.

"well I cant tell you right now. But when I leave Iroh will tell you the plan, its a surprise for Katara." Iroh giggled and handed Aang a basket.

"thank you Iroh, and thank you everyone else. We will be back tonight." Aang grabbed Katara's hand and ran out the door to Appa.

"Aang where are we going?" Katara asked climbing onto Appa's head next to her over excited boyfriend.

"we are going to a place we have visited before. I think you will like this" Aang smiled at katara and placed the basket into appa's saddle and sat back down next to katara. "yip yip"

they landed in the middle ring out side a small restaurant. "Katara, will you have lunch with me?"

katara grinned as Aang led her into the small earth kingdom restaurant.

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"sokka calm down, they haven't gone too far away. They are still in the city remember, they have gone for lunch" suki said trying to stop her over-reacting boyfriend. "Aang will look after her Sokka. Hes the Avatar, you should trust him."

sokka dropped his new boomerang and walked over to hug suki. "what would I do with out you suki?"

"hit Aang across the head with your boomerang?"

"haha, funny, now... CAN WE PLEASE GET SOME FOOD IM STARVING." Sokka grabbed at his stomach jumping up and down waiting for Suki to be ready.

Sokka sat at the main table, with Iroh, Zuko, and Mai. Suki sat down with him.

Sokka started eating his stew as fast as he could manage, but was cut off when Momo flew over Sokka's head and dropped the boomerang. The boomerang hit Sokka in the head, and then landed in his stew.

Everyone except Sokka laughed. Sokka was grabbing the back of his head in pain. "MOMO!" Sokka screamed and ran towards the lemur, momo flew off over the court yard and landed on a roof across from Iroh's shop.

Sokka gave up and walked back in side next to Suki who was still laughing at the earlier disturbance.

after lunch Aang led Katara towards the outer wall. They flew until they were just inside the wall and landed on a fresh patch of grass. Katara looked around at the beautiful temple before them. On both sides she said small waterfalls leading into a river that circled the temple island and ended at the next waterfall. There were flowers everywhere, and a clearing of grass just in front of the temple. Between the island and the mainland, there was a single bridge crossing over the slow streaming water.

"katara, would you like to join me and spend some time here, or would you like to go back?"

"Aang I would love to stay here with you." Katara kissed her boyfriend then ran across the bridge and sat on the soft grass.

Aang grabbed the basket off Appa and followed katara, he sat beside her, and pulled out a blanket from the basket.

He placed the blanket on the ground, and air bended katara's body off the floor, he earth bended the ground to make the blanket slide under where katara was sitting. Aang then slowly placed katara back on the floor and kissed her lips.

"Sokka wont be happy that I took you away for the whole day." Aang said chuckling, but in a serious voice.

Katara kissed Aang again, "i dont care, this day has been perfect. I love you Aang."

"i love you katara" they embraced in a long tight hug.

"Appa you can go home now boy, we are going to walk home." Aang called to the great beast.

A few more hours past and Aang decided it was time for dinner, he reached into his basket and set up a whole range of foods, from lechi nuts, to more ostrich-pig meat. The two lovers ate in silence, just happy to be around each other.

After dinner they walked all the way back to Iroh's tea shop, and due to the late hour they expected everyone to be asleep. They were almost right, except Sokka was sitting in the hallway out side their rooms. At first he looked drugged-up, but they then noticed he was just tired.

"Aang, I hate you, but I dont hate you" Sokka hugged Aang then punched his arm. "well im confused, goodnight." Sokka walked off towards his room waving behind him.

"wow, what a day, hey Katara?" Aang hugged his water tribe girlfriend.

"it was fantastic Aang"

they both shared another kiss before returning to there rooms once again.

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Zuko climbed out of his bed and walked over to a draw in the corner of his room. He pulled something out to see Mai looking at him. He walked over to her, and asked her to stand up, Mai was wearing only her under garments, and there was small amounts of light in the room. Zuko lit 3 candles with small fire blast, then bent down on one knee.

"Mai. Will you marry me?" Zuko asked holding out the golden marriage crown.

sorry for the cliff hanger I just thought it would be a nice time to end it, leave you all wondering what Mai will say.