Well, I was sick what can I say? And I still am but I got off my lazy butt and just wrote this anyway. So if it's a little suckish, you know why.

This is kinda off the last topic but it had some relations to it, more like what happened afterwards. But this is the last installment so I hope this has been a good series and I'm looking forward to the next Kataang week in the future.

Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar.

Kataang Topic: Comatose (or what comes after the comatose).

Square One

She looked over at how his form was bathed from the fiery glow of the camp fire. She couldn't help but smile even though she could tell by the look on his face that he wasn't at his best and brightest. It was only a day ago when he burned his own glider, the last material object he had left from the temple he once called home since his monk robes were now obsolete.

"He seems to be getting worse," Sokka mentioned when he came to say goodnight to his sister. The day had gone rather slow and the group just decided to stay at their camp site for a day to rejuvenate and get used to camping again.

"I know," Katara responded and turned her head to face him again. Aang didn't seem to be aware of the heavy conversation revolving about him because of the fact that he was as still as a statue but something told Katara that he was just as aware as she was.

"Maybe you should talk to him," Toph's voice entered in a faint whisper, Katara could tell that the events had took a toll on everyone, but Toph always seemed a bit more softened around these times.

"Yeah, you're really the only one who can do anything." Sokka added before grabbing Toph's hand and leading her off to her tent then going to his own. Normally, Katara would stick an argument when Sokka made such accusations about her being the only one to snap Aang back to reality but she had come to learn that he was, in fact, right about that. She could no longer deny that fact in her relationship with the Avatar without sounding like she had something to hide so she just left it at that and went over to the stilled Avatar, gazing at his structure as if he were a painting.

"Aang," She whispered in a scripted manner and his eyes darted over to her so quickly before resting them back on the fire before him. "I thought we should talk about some things." The way she worded it was way off from how she planned it in her mind. The way it sounded no was like they were a…….couple or something.

"What?" his voice asked her softly and she felt herself smile at how it sounded slightly younger than his newly deeper voice always echoed. He twiddled his fingers nervously together and a tint 

of red appeared across his neck. Something Katara didn't expect since she hadn't even gotten to the meaty parts of their conversation yet.

"You know what I'm going to say Aang," Katara found it hard to say it somehow and hoped her thought was on the right track. He just looked up at her intently; Katara seemed to blush at how after he examined her face his eyes scaled the rest of her body slowly. Obviously her train of thought was wrong, either that or he didn't want to confront it.

"Tell me why you can't smile, tell me why after all we went through when you first woke up you're still so reserved and-and bitter!" She grabbed his shoulders tightly and forced his eyes up at her face again.

"You know what Katara, when you die and come back to life you tell me why you're acting so bitter alright!" He turned his head a little to the right so he didn't meet her eyes directly and screamed his thoughts. "How would you ever understand what I'm going through, I died Katara and if it wasn't for the faint little stroke of luck that you saved me I wouldn't be here. You've never experienced that." Katara looked down, not knowing what to say about anything he had just uttered, mainly because it was all true. She had never died and come back because of the lucky string of fate that a friend's love rescued her.

"You're right and I'm sorry, I just don't want us to wither back down to square one on this matter." She pulled him against her chest and she sighed of relief when she felt him nuzzle her lightly. Usually she would blush at the fact that, virtually, he was pressed against her chest but she knew it was in a comforting manner so she shrugged off the idea and just hugged him tighter.

"You're here because of the spirit water, can't we both just be grateful for that?" she added moments later and Aang pulled back slightly enough so they still had pretty close contact and blushed heavily.

"You saved me Katara not the spirit water," she whispered to her and she found herself blushing slightly as well. She didn't blush at Aang this much all that often so when she did she knew something special was happening between them. "Still water can't heal a broken soul, but it was because of you that it did." He closed his eyes and exhaled deeply then leaned forward as if to kiss her but then stopped so close yet so far away from her lips. He opened his eyes slowly and back away.

What am I thinking? Aang chastised himself. I can't kiss Katara, not now!

"I, uh," he mumbled but Katara just stood.

"Good night," she said dully and an interesting shadow passed over her eyes as she looked at him one last time before turning.

"Katara," Aang called out to her and she just stopped, not turning towards him. "I, I mean we're okay now you know. I mean we're not at square one. We're way past that." He could see Katara cheeks raise in a smile even from behind as she entered her own tent and he smiled as well, forgetting how good it felt.

I actually liked how that turned out…..wow. Anyway I don't know why I like to mess around with events from "The Awakening". I love that episode but I feel, as good as it was, it could've had so much more. So this could be classified as aftermath.

Review Responses

Chapter 5

avatar209—I suppose Aang's temper was a little OOC but I think he could get that mad if Katara just went up and wanted to end their huge build up relationship so soon.

Darkest Dove—Yep, I actually got the whole argument from the Manga/Anime "Kare Kano" where this one character, Arima, told his girlfriend Yukino something along those same lines. But yeah, Aangie went crazy, it happens.

Xeaphon—I know right, I think it's even funnier about how the majority of people who watch Avatar, originally geared as a 9-14-year-old show, are in collage or just plain adults. But it is pretty amazing of how much coupling fandom came out of a nick show. Who would've thought it?

Chapter 6

nutshak—I normally don't like to write about characters dying so you probably won't see a lot of that, unless it's, like, unavoidable or something. Hope you like this last installment.

Avatar Wolf—oh, well thank you, I always think most of my stuff is stupid but you know how we writers can get.

Vanille Strawberry—Sorry about "the horror" but we all have to go through it (darn you school!) Glad you liked the Aang/Katara/Jet thing, that idea was haunting me forever………in my sleep.

FFMMCLXIV—Lucky, my school year started two weeks ago.

Xeaphon—Yay, another Eureka 7 fan! Glad you liked my crazy idea dude.

Well, that's all folks. Hope you enjoyed the Kataangyness