Remembering
A Few Days Later...
"Alright guys, lets set up camp for the night. We'll leave tomorrow afternoon." Sokka said as he guided Appa towards another forest.
The gang nodded in agreement. Once they landed they began unpacking their belongings. Aang was getting used to putting up his tent, considering he used to use airbending to put it up. Katara still hadn't told Aang that he was the Avatar, or that he was born an Air Nomad. She figured she should tell him now, before they got to Ba Sing Se.
Katara walked over to Aang while he was putting up his tent, "Hey Aang, can I talk to you?" she asked him
"Sure, what about?" he asked.
Katara hesitated before continuing, "It's about you. There's something I need to tell you." she confessed.
Aang looked at her, waiting for her to begin talking. Katara tried to figure out a way to tell him, all he knew was that he remembered her, and everyone else, but he doesn't remember being the avatar, or being an Air Nomad.
"Aang, what do you know about the Avatar?" she asked him.
Aang thought for a moment, "Which one? Avatar Roku, or the Avatar that died a few years ago?" he asked.
Katara couldn't help but feel the sadness in her, he thinks that he is dead, that the real him is dead.
"The one that died." she said.
He shrugged, "Not much. We were told that the last Avatar was pretty twisted in the head. They say he attacked Ba Sing Se, and tried to overthrow Earth King Kuei. And that Fire Lord Azula had to kill the avatar before he tried to kill the Earth King and take over Ba Sing Se." he explained, talking as if it was a history lesson.
Katara began to cry as she turned away from him, "Katara, what's wrong? That Avatar got what was coming to him, Azula didn't want to kill him, be she had no choice." he explained.
Katara's rage built up inside her. She turned around and smacked Aang, "YOU'RE THE AVATAR! You never tried to take over Ba Sing Se, and you never tried to kill the Earth King! You're an Air Nomad, an Airbender! You can bend all the elements! You love me, are you always have!" she shouted at him.
Aang rubbed his cheek, and looked at her as if she was crazy, "Katara, I think I would remember being blasted with lightning, and I think I would remember if I could bend all four elements. I'm a Fire Bender, I was born in the Fire Nation. And yes I do love you, but now I'm starting to think you're talking about your lost friend. He was taken and you never found him, so now since I have amnesia you're trying to put all his memories into me." he explained to her.
"HAVE YOU EVER EVEN SEEN THAT SCAR ON YOUR BACK?" she shouted fiercely.
"Yea, its a scar from a training accident when I was about 12." he explained
She began to cry when she lowered her collar, revealing the Betrothal Necklace Aang made for her four years ago, "Do you remember what this is?" she asked him, trying not to cry as she asked him.
The betrothal necklace had a Water and Air symbol mixed together, Aang stared at it for a few minutes, "No, it belonged to you're friend right?" he guessed.
Katara's eyes filled with anger and sadness, "NO, It belonged to you! You made it for me when you asked me to Marry You! And I said yes! But we never got married because of Azula capturing the world's leaders!" she explained, shouting.
Aang looked at her again, and raised an eyebrow at her, "Katara, I do love you. But not enough to where I want to marry you."
Katara looked him in the eye and her eyes filled with sadness as she began crying more, "THEN YOU REALLY ARE GONE!" she shouted. She burst into tears and ran away into her tent, burying her head in the pillow.
Zuko saw Katara running into her tent, crying. He looked over to Aang who was entering his tent. He figured they got into a fight, and went to Katara's tent. He walked in to her tent, to see her crying into her pillow.
"Katara? What happened?" he asked her, scooting closer to her. She looked at him and pulled him into a hug, still crying.
"He's gone, he doesn't even remember asking me to marry him. That was the happiest moment of our lives, and he doesn't remember it." she told him, crying into his shoulder.
He hesitated before moving his hand back and forth across her back, trying to sooth her pain.
"If he doesn't even remember that, how can we get him to remember everything else? To where he actually remembers?" she asked him, trying to hide her tears.
"We'll figure out a way. I swear to the spirits we'll do everything we can to get him to remember." he told her.
She broke away and met his gaze with hers, "Thank you Zuko." she said before hugging him again.
Then Zuko suddenly thought of a way to make him remember, "Katara, I think I know a way to help him remember."
She looked up at him, "How?"
"Well, I was thinking. Remember when we found Aang's house and that guy said 'Protect the Water Tribe girl'?"
She nodded, "Well, here's what I'm thinking."
The Next Day...
Aang hadn't spoken to Katara, or even looked at her, since their fight. He went off into the woods to look for some food. Every now and then he would think about what he had just done. The girl he loved was trying to help him, but he closed the door on her. His head was pounding now more than ever, trying to remember. He tried to ignore it, but every moment he thought about what Katara said his head hurt more. Why is this happening? I want to remember, but I just can't! He screamed in his head. Every time he thought of her the same image played over and over in his head. An image of them on the Balcony of the Jasmine Dragon, kissing for the first time. He couldn't get it out of his head, he wanted to, but he also didn't want to. Aang pushed these thoughts aside and walked back to camp.
He walked towards the campsite, hoping to apologize to Katara. Toph, Zuko, Sokka, and Hakoda were all hiding in a tree.
"Ready?" Toph asked the others.
They nodded, and Zuko began to jump down, "PROTECT THE WATER TRIBE GIRL" he shouted as they all jumped to the ground. Aang's eyes widened and his pupils shrunk as he began attacking the others. He began launching fire jabs at Zuko and the others. Toph brought up a boulder and launched towards Aang, who brought up a fire missile and shot it at the boulder, smashing it to pieces.
Sokka threw his boomerang at Aang. It hit Aang right above his ear, knocking him down.
"SOKKA!" Toph yelled.
Sokka shrugged, "What, how was I suppose to know he wouldn't see it?" he protested as Aang launched fire at him.
Aang began using more fierce firebending attacks, such as fire-missiles and fire-waves.
"He's almost as good as Azula, except without lightning and blue fire." Zuko said as he dodged another one of Aang's fire balls.
"Thanks for the info Zuko!" Hakoda said as he launched towards Aang with his machete.
"Dad be careful. Don't hurt him, and don't let him hurt you!" Sokka shouted.
"Would you two old ladies stop and actually fight! This kid is not going easy on us!" Toph shouted as she made a rock appear underneath Aang, launching him into the air.
Zuko began launching Fire jabs at Aang while he was in the air, "Where is Katara? She was suppose to be here by now!" he shouted as Aang kicked four waves of fire at Zuko. Zuko tried blocking the fire, as one of the kicks was so strong it knocked him to the ground. Zuko grunted as he tried to get up. Aang then brought a wave of fire down as he landed. Zuko watched as the fire headed towards him. A rock appeared just a few seconds before the fire hit.
"Thanks Toph." Zuko said, running from Aang until he could regain balance.
"Where is sugar queen!" Toph shouted as she brought up four boulders and kicked them towards Aang.
Katara walked out of the woods in just the nick of time. Zuko ran over to her and put his arm around her neck and produced a flame in his palm.
He looked at Katara, "Don't worry, its part of the plan." he assured her as he put the flame closer to her face.
"Aang, Protect the Water Tribe Girl!" Zuko said. Suddenly Aang turned his head fiercely to see Zuko's arm around Katara's neck. He began using fire-rockets to get to Zuko. He let go of Katara as Aang tackled him to the ground. Aang made a small fire in his fingertips as he pulled it closer to Zuko.
"Aang stop! I'm safe now." she shouted, he ignored her pleas and struggled to get the flame closer.
Katara ran over to him and put her hands on his shoulders and pulled him away, "Aang look, I'm safe." she told him. He looked her in the eyes, his pupils went to their normal grey color, and his mind went blank of all other thoughts. His chest then shot forward and his head faced the sky.
I fear that war is upon us young avatar. You're an airbender! I think it was more like a hundred years. What, that's impossible, do I look like an 112 year old man to you? Why didn't you tell us you were the Avatar? Cause I never wanted to be. I know, I know, that stupid and dangerous. Yes, it was. Sozin's Comet will return by the end of the summer. Well, what if we kissed? Us kissing? See it was a stupid idea. Us...kissing. Even when you're lost you can't escape the love that's in your heart. Welcome to Omashu. MY CABBAGES! I can see that he's a very powerful bender. I suppose he is. You have to face this Guru, Aang. If we're going to invade the Fire Nation you need to be ready. I'm sorry Katara. I didn't just get hurt did I? It was worst than that, I was gone, but you brought me back. You're okay! I guess what I'm trying to say is, I'm really proud of you. Aang, sleep. Please, for me. Fire Lord Ozai, where are you! Have you met the Dai Li, they're Earthbenders. You're the man twinkle-toes. You just sneezed, and flew ten feet in the air. And the secret, is the gooey center. You are the avatar, and therefor you are a firebender. I need to face it head on like a rock, but I just can't do it. KEEP YOUR KNEES HIGH TWINKLE-TOES! Even with all the power in the world, you are still weak. What, what did you do to me? I took away you're firebending. You can't use it to hurt or threaten Anyone ever again. Now that you're firebending's gone I guess we should call you, The Loser Lord. Oh sorry, didn't mean to offend you Phoenix King of getting his butt whooped. Aang, I love you. More than you know. The last thing Aang sees is him and Katara kissing on the Balcony of the Jasmine Dragon.
"Aang! Aang, are you okay. Aaaang!" Katara shouted. Aang suddenly gasped and threw his head down.
"Aang are you okay?"
"I...I remember." he said, looking her in the eyes, smiling.
Aang finally Remembered His Past, and his love
Katara was crying tears of joy, now that her
True love remembered everything he knew
"Aang, I missed you...So much."
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