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Chapter 2

The soft rays of light gently broke through the window on the east side of the room as they illuminated the setting. It was well past dawn as the sun rose quite high into the clear blue sky, yet Aang and Katara were still sound asleep. It was unusual for either to be sleeping in so late, but understandable. After all, the date they shared the past day had been quite passionate, and they did not retire to their bed until well past midnight. Regardless, they had enjoyed every moment of it, and both were ecstatic about their futures being intertwined forever.

Aang slowly woke up, hearing the sounds of people taking strolls outside and the chirping of afternoon birds. He then suddenly bolted out of bed as he realized that he had an important council meeting with the ambassadors of the other three nations today. Aang was, in fact, an ambassador representing the Air Nomads, for obvious reasons of course. Mostly all of the other representatives were boring old men and Aang was not looking forward to the meetings. He still had to attend and that was precisely why he was so hectic all of the sudden.

Katara had immediately felt the disturbance in the bed from when Aang jolted out. She looked around, slightly confused, thinking about why on Earth her fiancée was rushing to get ready so fast.

Fiancée. She did not even realize that she had used that word in thought until now. Was she really ready to spend the rest of her life with Aang, let alone any one man? She knew it was a big commitment, but deep down she knew he was the only person she could ever marry. It was an unexplainable feeling she held about him, one that transcended friendship and conventional relationships. She knew that the decision she had made last night was one of the best, if not the best decision in her life. Finally, she snapped out of her train of thought and decided to ask why Aang was in such a hurry.

"Well someone is eager to rise and shine today," Katara said sarcastically.

"Yeah, sorry about waking you up, sweetie. I totally forgot about a meeting with the council today and I'm already going to be late. I'll see you soon though," Aang said will almost out the door.

"Wait!" Katara shouted, hoping he had heard the plea. Aang came back inside to listen to Katara. "I need to tell you something."

"What is it Katara?" Aang replied.

"It's about last night, with your… proposal…" she said while nearly turning beat red after hearing what that sounded like.

Aang had started to blush too. "What about last night? Have you changed your mind? I'm really sorry if I put pressure on you – "

"Aang, let me finish," Katara interrupted, "Last night I made one of the biggest decisions of my life, and I just want you to know that it was definitely the right decision. I don't ever want to leave your side, and I want to be there for you, always. I love you Aang."

"I love you too Katara," Aang said softly. They immediately shared a kiss, holding their embrace for a few seconds before Aang pulled away. "I really need to go now sweetie, but I promise it won't be too terribly long."

On that note, Aang immediately left, walking at a steady pace towards the Palace. He had a warm and fuzzy feeling in his heart, and he was extremely happy he had waited to talk to Katara. He stayed in this mental state all the way to the Palace. He entered through the big entrance and found his way to a chamber in the back where they would be meeting. He found the room and opened the door. Inside were the rest of the councilmen along with the Earth King. Aang had interrupted one of the Avatar a less than warm welcome.

"Nice of you to join us Avatar Aang," The man said with a hint of annoyance.

"Sorry everyone, I had gone to sleep very late last night and overslept this morning. Please, I didn't mean to interrupt," Aang replied apologetically.

"Well now that we are all here, allow me to continue. As I was saying, we have some major projects to accomplish if we want this city built on time. If we continue our current allocation of certain minerals – "

The man seemed to blabber on incessantly on matters that the Avatar could care less about. He continued to muse about what he would do now that he was engaged. How would he have a wedding planned? He needed to inform all of his old friends obviously. Katara and Aang both would most likely have the wedding at the South Pole at her home, but Aang worried about how to get away from Ba Sing Se for awhile. He then decided that the only thing he could do was take a leave of absence, and he would declare that he was leaving tomorrow for the Southern Water Tribe at the end of the council meeting. He knew no one would be happy and most would scoff at his reason, but he needed to get away for awhile with Katara. Not to mention the fact that he needed to started planning these things as soon as possible.

Aang waited until it was right before the council was adjourned to speak. As people were just about to get up to leave, he stood up calling for everyone's attention.

"Wait everyone, I have an important announcement to make," Aang said, taking in the puzzled looks of the other ambassadors at him. "I have recently had personal matters arise in my life and I shall be taking a leave of absence starting tomorrow. I do not know for how long it will be, but it must be done."

An ambassador from the water tribe stood up to rebuke him, "Avatar Aang, we need you here for the next few years at least. The matters we will be facing about uniting the nations and the creation of your capital cannot be done without your knowledge and wisdom."

"You must understand, I am not just doing this for myself, but for another one that I care about most. I'm not asking for permission from the council to leave, I am simply stating that I am leaving." Aang saw the shocked looks on everyone's faces as they could not fathom how to carry on matters without the Avatar present. "Look, this shouldn't take too long. I know you need a vote from at least one ambassador from each nation in order for a measure to pass, so if there is a problem, simply send a messenger hawk to the South Pole. However, make sure it is urgent and an emergency as I need to be alone during this trip. Now, I really should be going."

Aang then got up and walked out of the chamber doors immediately. He rushed back to his and Katara's house as fast as he could. It was a little before sunset, as he could still see the sun about half way from the horizon. He opened the door to his house and was greeted by the person he wanted to see the most at the moment.

"Hey there," Katara said in a nonchalant voice.

"Hey guess what? It's my turn to tell you something today," Aang replied, alluding to the conversation Katara had with him in the morning.

"What is it?" She asked quizzically.

"So I told the council that I am taking a break in order to travel to the Southern Water Tribe with you. I decided since we are engaged and all that we should go to your home to make it official."

"Aang that's amazing!" Katara sprang at him giving him a warm and endearing hug. "I've missed my home so much and I finally get to see my Dad and Gran Gran again."

Aang smiled at her, and added on another piece of news. "I also thought since Kyoshi Island and Toph's Metalbending Academy is en route to the South Pole that we should also pick up Sokka and Toph along the way."

Katara liked the idea and responded with an affirmative "That sounds awesome Aang!" She then bent over and gave him a kiss. "Thank you so much for all of this."

Aang was happy with the reaction he got from his girlfriend. "We will leave tomorrow sometime after noon in order to get packed and get supplies," He informed her.

"Well, let's go get some rest then sweetie," She said with a warm tone.

Aang and Katara then headed to their bed. It was fairly early to get rest, but the sun had gone below the Earth's horizon. They would need their rest, but not before the couple would lie down together and share some many longed for kisses, as their hearts beat close together and they had each other within an embrace. They had another wonderful night, and they could never imagine a life without each other.

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