Hey all! I have some really bad news. Just recently, I have been told that my niece and nephews are coming over. Sadly, if they come over, my mom won't really let me use her laptop, which means no updates, which means this story won't be updated as often. And, who knows, maybe I will update soon and stuff, but then again most likely not…. I will try my hardest to make you all happy =[!

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The quiet morning kept Katara asleep longer than she was used to. Being in the air for hours can freeze you to the bones. So, relaxation plus cold temperatures mean knocked out for hours. When two sapphire eyes opened slowly, Katara immediately was confused. At first she had no clue where she was, until she noticed a furry beast beneath her. Then, the memories of last night flowed into her slow brain. She sat up and untangled herself from the blanket that threatened to constrict her for years to come. The scenery seemed like a dream, a dream that was only fulfilled in the rarest of opportunities. The sky was an orangey shade, which had the slightest hint of white. It was more like staring into a bowl of orange and vanilla sherbet. She gazed in awe as the clouds surrounded the beast, if she remembered correctly he was named Appa. To her guest, it was probably at least six a.m. Katara looked for her newest companion, the boy who took her breath away at the sight of him. Her heart sank when she didn't see his midnight hair, or his milky figure.

"Hey Appa, have you seen Aang?" Katara asked as she lay on her stomach rummaging through her bag for her brush.

The beast let out a muffled yawn, and Katara smiled gently. She'd be quite tired if she had to fly for hours and hours through the most beautiful scene that only dreams could show. When she located her huge brush, that had a white wooden handle, something flew over her head quickly as disappeared into the clouds. Katara's hair stuck up on her head, causing it to look even scarier than her normal bed hair looked. She looked after the figure, and it flew past her again and this time, it flew right past her. The mischevious smile, the stormy eyes, the dark coloured clothes…Of course it was Aang. He was using a glider as he flew gracefully through the air. Katara was, of course mad. It was always a hassle to brush down her brown hair, and the gusts of wind that Aang caused made her hair even less responsive.

"Wow Katara, you surely look… interesting. Mind if I tell Appa that I found his patch of missing fur?" Aang shouted as he glided above Katara. His laugh was hearty, and carefree. Katara smiled both from the ridiculous insult, and because he seemed happy to have her around.

"Oh ha-ha. Very funny, at least I bother to brush my hair," Katara giggled as she stuck her tongue out at Aang who gave her half lidded eyes.

The playful boy finally decided to descend near the brown maximized saddle, and he stood in front of Katara. He placed the wooden glider, which was now turned into a staff onto the hard leather. He yawned and flopped back onto the surface and mumbled words. Katara sat down next to Aang and couldn't help but to stare at him from the corner of her eye. It was just like her dream, except she'd be a lot shier to touch his flawless face. Aang looked over at Katara, who put on a straight face, despite the urge to blush idiotically. Aang smirked and broke the weird silence.

"I'm hungry…"

"Okay, then what do you want to eat?"

"Dunno… I hate meat," Aang said with a slight shiver.

"Really? How different. In my palace, we always ate fish… how come you dislike meat?" Katara said as she stuck her brush back into her bag. Finally her hair decided to stay down, and she watched Aang with curious eyes.

"Well, to me, eating meat just seems wrong. How would you feel if someone came into your home and took you away, just to be cooked over a blazing fire?" Aang said with a saddened tone.

Katara daydreamed about fish cooking inside her old home. Delicious meat, with perhaps white rice and lemon juice to add more flavor.

"Katara, you are not daydreaming about eating meat are you?"

Katara snapped out of her trance and smiled nervously.

"Um, maybe… Well, just a little," Katara stuttered as Aang leapt up and sat on Appa's bushy head. He took hold of the reigns and turned to look at Katara.

"Well, shall we go eat?" Aang said with a cheeky smile.


When the duo landed in a forest, Appa lay hidden by a riverbank. The flying bison was knocked out cold as birds landed on its motionless body. Aang and Katara set out on their journey to find a place to eat. At first, Katara began to think that searching in the middle of the woods was a stupid idea, but she didn't complain. This way she had more time to chat with Aang, and get more information on himself and his past. She didn't know what she should ask though. Some questions shouldn't be asked, and some of those forbidden questions were nagging her to ask.

"So, Aang, um… do you have a favorite colour?" Katara asked as they walked over dead leaves on the dry ground. It was a silly question, but she just wanted to hear his voice as they walked into silence. Aang shrugged and put his hands behind his head.

"I dunno, maybe… yellow I guess," he said with a monotonous tone.

Katara sighed and felt very idiotic for asking such a dumb question. Truly, there was nothing left to ask. It felt so unreal that she wasn't back home with her family and servants. At that moment, she wondered if they even noticed that she had fled with a refuge. By now, her servant Lia would have woken her up, and helped brush that beast Katara called hair. Then, she would have changed into her morning clothes and walked downstairs to the Dining Hall. Sokka would be still sleeping, even if there was mouth watering food awaiting him downstairs. His servant, Rykuo would wake him up, and then Sokka would run down to eat. Thinking of her normal morning schedule bought sadness to Katara's sapphire eyes. She really did miss her home, but then again she was relieved that she was far away from there. Zuko could no longer harm her, mentally and physically. Azula, that cocky little bitch wouldn't tempt Katara to waterbend her butt all the way back to the FireNation. Aang was all she cared about, well besides Sokka, Suki, and Toph. He came and rescued her at the right moment before she said 'I do' to Prince Zuko. Then again, she did wonder how Aang knew that the prince was there. Coincidence was it?

"Hey Aang, I have a question," Katara said after taking a huge step over a fallen tree branch.

"Yes, what is it?"

"How come you were locked up by Zuko? You seem to be…" Katara blushed greatly before continuing. "Too strong for him to capture you."

This time, instead of shrugging, he stopped in his tracks and eyed Katara. His gaze (her favorite one) was curious as usual.

"Well," he said before he began walking again. "He came to the Northern Air Temple by using the element of surprise…"

"Wait a second. Did you say Northern Air Temple? You're a natural airbender?" Katara gasped and stopped walking to stare at her companion. "Wasn't all the airbe… oh no. He killed them didn't he?" Katara said with teary eyes.

"Oh c'mon Katara, don't cry. And, yeah the bastard came and destroyed everything. He said that he heard that there was an ancient scroll that contained information about one being a supreme ruler of the land. Higher than the Kings and Queens, and higher than the Avatar. He got the right information though, because there is a scroll in the Temple…" Aang's voice faded when he looked straight ahead. "And, how convenient there's a tea shop right ahead!" The boy ran towards the only sign of a food shop, and left Katara choking on the contents on dust that flew in her face.

The little tea shop was peaceful looking. Bright and cozy with customers galore. People chatted casually, and didn't even bother to notice the duo walk in. Katara did have second thoughts about walking into a public area, not knowing how far away from home she was. What is someone took a good look at the beautiful former princess, and contacted her parents? Luckily, that was just a worse-case scenario in her mind. The waiter escorted them to two seats near a window, and started them off with a small fruit salad. Aang took no time to delve into the bowl with a fork. Katara watched him eat with a disgusted face from the lack of table manners. But, she wasn't too angry at him for eating like a savage. The light that seeped in from the window shone on Aang, and boy did Katara feel even more attracted to him. Stormy eyes shone with glittery sparks from the sunlight, and his face seemed even more flawless. His messy dark hair made his appearance appealing to the point when he was drop dead gorgeous. His eyes met hers, and sadly she took a little too long to react and focus on something else.

"It's not nice to stare Katara." Aang said in a motherly tone, snapping Katara out of her daze once more.

"Ah, are you two ready to order?" The waiter asked as he held a handkerchief.

"I just want a bagel with some jasmine tea," Aang said with fruit overflowing out of his mouth.

"Very good sir. I see that you are enjoying our fruit salad, shall I get some more?" The old man said with kind brown eyes. Once Aang nodded eagerly, the man turned to Katara.

"And you miss?"

"I… um would take the same thing that he is having, thank you," Katara stuttered. The way the man looked at her made her believe that he knew exactly who she was, and that's not a good thing.

"Very good miss. I shall be out with your food shortly." The man walked to a nearby table and began the same song and dance with them.

Katara breathed out in relief and placed a hand to her throbbing chest. Aang bit a piece of honeydew melon and stared at Katara.

"Calm down, they aren't going to know who you are. From the looks of security on your kingdom, I believe you haven't gotten further that one hundred yards away from some guard coming up to you," Aang said with an amused smile.

"Hey, not true. I have been all the way to the Northern Water Tribe, thank you very much." Katara took her fork and picked out a juicy green grape from the semi-empty bowl. Aang mocked her proper way of talking before ducking at a grape that was aimed for his forehead. The projectile hit a bulky man in the back of his head, and Katara's eyes widened in fear as he spun around.

"Hey! Which one of you wise assed kids threw that!" The man hollered as he began to stand up. He walked to their table and eyed both of them menacingly. Katara swore under her breath, and Aang continued to eat as if no one was standing there. The man was bulky and baled. His eyes were dark green, and under his right eye he had a long scar. He glared at Katara and breathed in huskily.

"Was it you -A lot?" The perturbed man growled at Katara.

She shivered in fear and opened her mouth before Aang spoke before her.

"No, it wasn't her. How rude of you to come up to us when we're just eating and talking!" Aang said with serious eyes. The man backed away slowly with his hands in front of his chest. "And, can you at least try to be intimidating? That stance won't even scare a sqabbit away." Aang ate a grape and eyed the man. "Well, are you just going to stand there and anger me more?"

At that, the man hurried out the store making squeals of fear. Katara looked at Aang who looked right back at her.

"Thanks… I think," Katara said while eating a strawberry.

"It was nothing. You owe me by the way."

"Oh? What do you want exactly?"

Aang put a gloved finger to his lips as the waiter came back with their food. Once he was gone, Katara asked the question again after taking a sip of the warming tea.

"Well, can we start Waterbending today? I want to get it over with so I can start learning Earth and then I can start helping people," Aang said lowly with a chomp of his bagel.

Katara nodded in agreement as she bit delicately into her meal. Truthfully she forgot all about helping him waterbend. Being with him felt like a dream… and she wanted it to go her way, but as usual dreams go whichever way they decided.


After a lovely breakfast, the two paid their bill and bought bagels along with them. Aang believed that since he loved them so much, Appa would too. Walking back to the open area by the riverbank, Katara began thinking of some easy way to start of training today. Once they reached the spot, Aang called out Appa's name and he emerged from underwater. Katara made a bubble around his head so he could breathe. Appa roared in delight at his master, and Katara smiled at the two. She walked to the edge of the water and took a deep breath. Her hands relaxed, and she motioned her fingers, as if she was calling the water to her. A thick line of water came out and flowed to her fingers. Her stance was calm and confident as she formed the line into an orb.

"Okay, first thing is to calm down." Katara released the water back into the river, and she looked at Aang with a smile.

Aang on the other hand, looked at Katara with a confused expression as she giggled.

"Oh come on, it isn't that hard!" Katara said reassuringly. She walked over to Aang and stood behind him. "First of all, you can't stand so stiffly. I know that you have learned firebending that way, but Waterbending is a lot more relaxing. So, stand straight. Good, now I want you to take deep breaths… and relax. Perfect! Now, move your hands like this." Katara took Aang's wrists and moved them in front of his chest. She pulled his fingers apart slightly, and blushed by the feeling of his muscles. They were stiff and flexed, and Katara was surprised at how fit he was.

"Um, Katara, are you go…"

"Okay," Katara shook her head. " Now, it's kind of hard to explain, but I need you to call the water to you." Katara did an example and the same water strand came towards her like a whip. Aang tried the same thing, and as a quick learner as he was, he passed that test with flying colours.

"Wow, that was fast…" Katara mumbled under her breath. "Okay, let's try to… Oh my god…" Katara silenced as Aang was in a water octopus, holding his breath and waving the tentacles around. Once he released the water, he smiled at Katara.

"Waterbending isn't too hard." Aang tried more moves as Katara secretly loathed him. How was he doing this so easily? Gran-Gran taught Katara Waterbending for almost a few years, and it took Katara months to do that octopus move. It wasn't supposed to be so easy for him! He was… he was supposed to struggle as much as Katara did. She knew that was a little harsh, but at this moment she felt an overwhelming wave of jealousy wash over her.

"So, what's next?" Aang said as he turned to look at Katara.

"Nothing, that's it for today," Katara said curtly as she sat at the edge of the bank and removed her shoes so she could soak her feet.

"Whaaaat? C'mon Katara, there ha…"

"I said, that is enough for today!" Katara snapped with an angry glare which caused him to flinch. She turned her head and looked back out into the clear water. Why was she jealous anyway? It's not like Katara need Waterbending to help out people. After all, Aang was the Avatar and she had no right to act like a jerk towards the lonely boy. At least Katara had a family, and friends… Aang had nobody. She knew she would feel alone if her only new companion snapped out at her. She felt really bad, so she got up walked over to Aang as he fed Appa some of the bagels. She rubbed her arm bashfully and cleared her throat.

"Aang… I'm sorry for snapping at you, it was an accident," Katara said as she stared at the sand on the ground.

Aang nodded as he rubbed Appa's muzzle with soft delicate strokes. He seemed to be ignoring her, and Katara got even guiltier.

"The only reason why I was mad was because I was jealous. You picked up Waterbending so quickly, when it took me years to even learn the basics. I really feel bad, and I just wanted to let you know that I was sorry…" Katara sighed and started to walk away. Right as she took a step forward, a strong force smashed into her causing her to fly out into the water. A loud splash followed afterwards as she resurfaced from the river. Aang stood at the sandy shore and chuckled at Katara's misfortune. Katara breathed and spat out some water. She glared at Aang with a wicked smile, and she lashed out a water whip which pulled him in with her. He yelled out in delight as he splashed in inches away from Katara.

Eyeing the water carefully, Aang never resurfaced and Katara started to get worried. She swam slowly back towards land, until something, well someone pulled her leg. Her whole body went under as she held her breath. She opened her eyes and held her breath as she saw Aang laughing hysterically before her. Bubbles escaped his mouth and he was truly laughing himself to death. Katara pulled him up before he inhaled too much water.

"You should've seen your face," Aang laughed as he waterbended the moister out of his clothes.

"Oh ha-ha, it's nice to wet a girl's hair isn't it?" Katara mumbled as her hair began to get frizzy.

"Actually, you look like Ap…"

"Shut up!" Katara laughed she flung him back into the water with a bright blush as he shouted at her from the water.

Hey all! Thanks for reading, and I dunno when I'll update again. Oh, and truthfully I hate this chapter. For some reason I think it wasn't as good as the others… Please R&R!