A/N: Please, please review! They mean so much to me and are so encouraging Chapter 7
"Hey Twinkle Toes what's got you in such a rush?"
"Where's Katara?"
"I don't know, do I look like her keeper? Sokka and Suki just left to go to Iroh's though if you want to catch them."
Aang didn't bother responding but jogged up the stairs to the living quarters. He walked straight to Katara's room and without knocking, entered the room. She jolted from her bed where she had been napping. "Aang? What's wrong?"
Aang didn't say a word, just slammed the door behind him and was on her a moment later. He pushed her back down to the bed and kissed her deeply while one hand reached between them to hastily undue the ties on her robe.
Katara broke the kiss and brought her hand up to cup his face so he was looking into her eyes. "Aang, are you sure you're okay?"
His eyes were hot and desperate. "I need you. I just need you right now."
Katara didn't say another word, just brought his mouth back down to hers and parted her robe for him. He paused only a moment to remove his own clothes and the rest of her robe. Her skin was so soft, her scent so intoxicating. Everything else in his life disappeared, his duties as the Avatar, as the last airbender, the infuriating council meeting. He was only a man who desperately needed to lose himself in the woman he loved.
With little or no warning he plunged deep inside her. She was already hot and wet and she moaned loudly at the sudden and deep penetration. She wiggled underneath him and brought her legs up so he could slide even deeper inside. He began to thrust, hard, fast, the bed creaking loudly beneath them. Aang wanted to feel her climax around him. He slowly slid a hand down her side and between them where their bodies joined. He found the tiny bit of flesh that seemed to ignite so much pleasure in her and stroked as he thrust, causing the intense pressure in her to build to earth shattering heights. She cried out as she reached her climax, her nails clawing down Aang's muscled back, leaving angry trails of red behind.
Aang lost himself in her completely as she climaxed around him. Her pleasure pushed him over the edge and he spilled his seed into her almost violently. It took him several moments to relearn how to use his limbs, but eventually he managed collapse next to her.
Both lovers were panting heavily. "Wow."
Katara laughed. "Yeah, I'd say. I don't think I can move."
Aang gathered all of his remained strength and put his arm out to wrap around her. She snuggled into him and traced the pathway of his tattoos from his upper arm to his hand. "Do you want to tell me what happened?"
He kissed her hair and brushed a lock of it back behind her ear. "The council thinks that sleeping with just one woman is leaving too much to chance. They want me to sleep with multiple nonbending women for the sole purpose of producing airbending children."
Katara rose up on one elbow so she could look at him. "What did you say?"
He brought his hand up to trace the shape of her lips tenderly. "I like to think you know, but I'll remind you just in case. You're the only one for me. As long as I live I will never take another."
Katara's eyes filled. "Let's get married."
Aang laughed. "We are."
"No, right now. Let's get married right now."
"You're serious?" he asked, surprised.
"Yes, I am. I love you, Aang. I want to be your wife and I don't want to wait anymore."
He sat up and cupped her face gently in his hands. "Okay then, let's get married."
They dressed quickly and walked downstairs hand in hand. Fortunately Toph had made herself scarce and there was no one else in the house when they slipped out. The sun was beginning to set and the sky was glowing with swirls of orange, pink, and violet. Lanterns were being lit, lining the streets and sides of houses as they walked by. This, their marriage, was something they didn't want to share. They could still have their big ceremony in the Southern Water Tribe, but this small legal ceremony was just for them.
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It was late in the evening when they walked to The Jasmine Dragon hand in hand, as husband and wife and neither knew if they could hide the overwhelming joy they felt.
Suki, Sokka, Toph, Zuko, and Mai sat at a table together while Iroh tended to his last lingering patrons. Aang took a moment to appreciate how happy his friends, no, his family were. Suki was leaning on the table, completely focused on Sokka as he waved his arms about, reenacting some most likely exaggerated tale while Zuko laughed and Mai stared with a bored expression.
It took the group a minute before they noticed the others, but as soon as they did they made room at their table. "Mai! It's so good to see you." Katara said, her arms outstretched for a hug.
Mai glared at her for a moment before breaking. "Fine," she said as she stood, "you can have a one second half hug."
Katara laughed and wrapped her arms around Mai only to be brought short by Mai's protruding belly.
"Mai! You're pregnant!"
"Why don't you try telling me something I don't know?"
"When are you due?"
She shrugged. "Not soon enough for me, but roughly three months."
Katara smiled. "Congratulations to both of you!"
"Thanks, Katara,"Zuko said before turning to Aang. "Is everything else okay?"
Aang nodded and grinned widely. "Everything is actually fantastic."
Zuko raised an eyebrow in question, but said nothing else.
It felt so good to have everyone happy and together. This, Aang thought to himself, was exactly what he had fought for since he made it out of that iceberg.
"So, Aang, is the council meeting all wrapped up now? Are we heading home?" Sokka asked.
Aang pushed down the bubble of anger that welled up at the thought of the council. "Yeah, it's over. We can leave tomorrow if you want."
"Well I'm not ready to go home. My students are driving me crazy, so one of you lucky people," she pointed around the table, "is getting a tag along."
"Toph, you're always welcome at the Southern Water Tribe, why don't you come visit for a bit, then we can fly you back to the Academy."
"But I can't see anything!" Toph grumbled. "But, fine. I guess. For a little while."
