and the third chapter. aren't you lucky to get all three at once. thank my girlfriend with no patience about me not wanting to post this and mountain dew for it.

Disclaimer: of course i don't own Avatar, if i did, i would be putting this story into production and teasing you with misleading trailers. (incase you didn't notice, this is going to be my standard disclaimer, suck it fanfiction!)

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Everything ISN'T Perfect

Chapter 3: Talks

It was a relatively short and uneventful trip, compared to some of their other ones. It would only take two days to reach Ba Sing Se, so the little group had a very leisurely time getting there. Katara still wasn't talking to Sokka much, and Sokka conversely wasn't talking to Aang that much, while Aang and Suki just sighed and tried to lighten the mood.

"So Sokka, what do you want to do with our spare time in Ba Sing Se?" Suki asked.

"Well, I was thinking we could just walk around the shops and spend some time together. I remember this great place where we could go and eat dinner, and I think we should visit Iroh and Toph, see how they're doing."

"Uh huh, so you had no plans of doing anything with Aang or Katara?"

Sokka just shifted nervously as Katara glanced at him with interest for the first time in two days, "Well, I guess we could go out on a…double date."

Double sounded extremely forced, like he still didn't want to admit internally that they were a couple, but Katara brightened up instantly and hugged her big brother, like the only thing she really wanted was his approval and yelled, "That sounds like a great idea Sokka!"

Sokka just smiled a little that his sister wasn't mad at him anymore and muttered, "Well, it's been along time since we just hung out and I thought, you know, it could be fun, I mean it isn't like it has to be formal or anything."

When they landed that night, all animosity had vanished, as Aang and Sokka chatted about some of these meetings Aang was having and where they should take the girls, while the girls were off bathing at a convenient hot spring Katara remembered from their hidden journey through the fire nation. Their conversation was a little less…civil as Aang and Sokka's.

"So…what were you and Sokka doing for all that time?" Katara asked innocently, but that gleam in her eye told Suki she knew exactly what was really going on.

"I'm just wondering how you found out," Suki muttered embarrassed.

"Well, there was a fruit outside Sokka's door, and he didn't eat fruit the entire time we were at the Palace. So when me and Aang stopped for a second, he used that talent Toph had for feeling vibrations, and well…he kind of felt you guys…yea," She replied, also embarrassed about this conversation topic.

Suki smacked her head as she muttered to herself, "God, I knew that would come back to haunt me. But what about you and Aang, how far have you guys gone?"

Katara's face flushed as she replied, "Well, he is only 13, and I'm just 14, almost 15, so we kind of just stop with passionate kissing."

"But how do you feel about him, girl to girl?" Suki asked.

Katara just sighed and gazed far off into the sky as she replied quietly, "Truthfully, if had asked me to marry him tomorrow, I wouldn't hesitate to accept, I love him so much. But we're both so young, so for now, we just have the joy of spending time together, when these blasted meetings give him a break. It's a gift and a curse, that we don't have to worry about marriage or other things along those lines, but still, those urges are still there, and suppressing them is already becoming difficult. As much as we both know it's good to wait until we're of age, there are times when we kiss…it's just hard to stop."

Suki just giggled and mused to herself, "That sounds like it would suck, I think I'm suddenly glad both Sokka and I are of age."

"You have no idea," Katara muttered quietly as she sank below the water.

Back at camp, the guy's conversation had also taken a very awkward turn, as Sokka's curiosity began to get the better of him.

"So, what did Katara mean when we left with that whole "packing" question?" Sokka asked, already afraid of the answer.

"Well, when me and Katara were walking back to her room, so she could pack, that's all," Aang added quickly, eyeing Sokka's face quickly began to ice over until he said, "We passed by your room and…well, Toph taught me how to feel vibrations and I kind of felt…"

Sokka flustered as quietly whispered, "Sorry about that, but it's just Suki is just so…"

"I know what you mean, so…when are you going to pop the question?" Aang asked, and to his surprise, Sokka didn't get embarrassed, like he had already accepted this fact.

"I don't know, soon I hope, I just want it to be perfect for her, I want everything to be perfect for her, and I just need the right time to ask, and I need to make the betrothal necklace, which I haven't even gotten to starting on," Sokka replied with an air of worry over his face.

"Wow, that serious huh? Well good for you man, you deserve it. And if you ever need help with something, feel free to ask." Aang replied as he slapped Sokka's back.

Sokka's face grew curious again as he replied, "Well while we're on the subject, how have you and Katara been, but no big details, I'm not sure how much of this I want to know about my little sister."

It was now Aang's turn to fidget nervously as he replied, "I love her more then anything in the world. I could die happy as long as she was with me every day. These meetings have been hard on both of us, not being able to spend as much time together as we want. You and Suki have had the past two weeks to spend time together, and your both of age, so you have a lot less restrictions. When I get back from a trip, Katara told me she would like nothing better then to just lay beside me for the rest of the night, but we're both still young, and she's afraid how it would appear to the world if the found out I did that at the age of 13."

"Wow, that's rough man. But at least I get to know you guys haven't done anything really serious yet," Sokka replied as he sighed with relief.

"We do have self control Sokka, but when we kiss when I get back, it is pure magic. The depth and passion, and the way her tongue-." Aang started with a wide grin.

Sokka plunged his fingers in his ear as he yelled, "La la la la la, I can't hear you, stop talking now!" Aang just broke out hysterically laughing as Sokka hit him in the arm in a way that reminded Aang of Toph.

The girls came back and they all shared talks of the adventures they had had over the past year, just laughing and enjoying each others company, as all animosity melted away.

They all left to their respective beds, Sokka making sure Aang and Katara were at least five feet apart.

"Oh no, I forgot my sleeping bag!" Suki yelled in mock surprise.

"Well, I guess you could share one with me?" Sokka said while poorly hiding his grin and the fact that this was totally planned.

"Just get in your tent," Katara said with a smile, and they did so with out hesitation.

Aang just smirked while he lay on Appa with the cool summer breeze. Katara laid her blanket 5 feel from Appa's arm, and Aang look at her curiously.

"You aren't going to sleep in your tent?"

She shrugged as she lied on top of her blankets and replied, "It's a clear, warm night. I just felt like sleeping under the stars tonight."

"But why set up your tent?"

"To get Sokka to leave me alone," She replied as Aang smirked and looked back to the stars.

"I'm really glad you're here," he said out of nowhere.

Katara just glanced at him then smiled and replied, "So am I."

They all woke early the next morning, Aang first, followed by Sokka, who eyed Katara asleep near Appa suspiciously, but decided to let it go and not start the morning with another fight when last night had ended on such a good note. He pulled Aang to the edge of the campsite and asked, "What is she doing?"

Aang shrugged and replied, "It was a clear warm night, and she wanted to sleep under the stars."

"Why did she set up her tent then," Sokka asked suspiciously.

"So you wouldn't bother her about it," Aang replied coolly and left to get go gather some fruit.

Sokka stood there for a second, a little stunned, before running after him.

Aang kept his cool while Sokka ran up next to him, eyeing him curiously and asking, "Something else you need?"

He fidgeted and asked, "Well, I was thinking last night and, I wanted to get Suki an emerald, because she always liked the color green, but it's just, they're so expensive. So I wondered…could you make an emerald?"

Aang stopped dead in his tracks as he thought about this for a second. He was the Avatar, so if anyone could he could, but he would need to know more about how an emerald was made before he even considered it. He could maybe use his bending to find a natural one, that may have been left behind from a mined out cave because of it's size, but he wouldn't exactly need a large one for a betrothal necklace. This did pose quite a challenge, and Aang wondered himself, thinking maybe he could make something for Katara…

"Well?" Sokka asked, a looked of worry and desperation on his face that snapped Aang out of his train of thoughts and remembered that for now, he needed to help Sokka, Katara could wait for a little bit.

"I'm not sure, I never tried to make a gem before. I would need to know more about them and how they're made, or I could maybe find one buried somewhere, but we would need to find a mined out cave of some sort. We would need to ask a jeweler of some sort in Ba Sing Se. I'll do the best I can," Aang ended with a reassuring smile that helped ease Sokka.

"Thank you, so much Aang," he said as he hugged his friend, and sighed with relief.

Aang wouldn't tell Sokka that this was more then just for him, or how it couldn't hurt to have him be in a good mood with Aang so he would let up a little on him and Katara, but it sure was a nice perk.

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that's the first 3 chaps. plz R & R. we'll get more of zuko and azula in the next one. i know it's starting off a little slow, but i can garuntee you, it'll pick up. they get to ba sing se, and some very...interesting things will happen.