When the two girls arrived at camp, they met Sokka as usual, eating dinner.
"You couldn't even wait for us to start eating?" asked Katara.
"You guys were gone too long! And I was hungry!" said Sokka.
"You're always hungry!" Katara sighed sitting down and taking a bowl of fruits and berries.
"She is right you know." added Toph
sitting down beside her.
Suddenly Aang glided into camp and landed
on Appa.
"Were have you been!" cried Toph.
Katara
dropped her bowl, jumped up, and ran over to Aang; practically
flinging her hands around him in a tight hug. "I've been so
worried abut you!".
"Nice to see you too." gasped Aang. She released him from her tight embrace. She held him at arms length and looked into his eyes, and asked "What's wrong?"
Aang stepped back and looked down, avoiding Katara's eyes and said "Nothing."
"You know I know you better then that." She
said putting her hands on her hips.
Aang blushed "It's
nothing… I don't want to talk about it."
Katara eyes widened. She knew that whenever Aang didn't want to talk about something, especially with her, it had to be serious. She and Aang had a special bond; they loved each other like brother and sister, and trusted each other above anybody else. But they also held a warm place in their hearts for each other that they were afraid to admit to.
Katara took his hand in hers and calmly said "Come on, lets go for a walk." Aang blushed at her touch but solemnly agreed with a nod of his head.
"And what about me?" called Sokka.
"Don't you want to eat?" asked Katara, looking back at Sokka. "You can finish my dinner." she added still grasping Aang's hand.
"And what about Toph?" asked
Sokka.
"Hey, I'm good; you guys go and have a little walk.
I'll stay here and baby-sit Sokka."
Katara smiled appreciatively.
"Hey I don't need to be…" shouted
Sokka, but Toph cut him off and stuffed a banana in his mouth.
Aang
giggled. Katara looked at him and smiled encouragingly. They turned
around and walked into the forest, hand in hand.