The End

I don't know how I managed it, but somehow I've found my way back to the party. The dining hall is so absolutely full of people, that when I first stepped into it I was almost thrown back by the amount to noise that greeted me. The combination of people talking and the music playing is a huge difference from the extreme quiet of the halls that I had been hearing these past few days.

There were lots of people here at dinner, but there seems to be at least ten times that amount now. Normally that wouldn't be so bad, but when you're trying to locate a certain ex-boyfriend in all these people it can be rather annoying. It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack. A bright orange needle in a red and green haystack, but it's still hard.

As I walk around the mass of people, trying to avoid getting stepped on by couples dancing, I spot a color that I've been looking for. Not orange, but blue, and it's at the buffet table. That can only mean one thing. Sokka and Suki have arrived. I don't know how I manage to move through the crowd of people so fast, but before I know it I'm hugging him so hard he nearly drops his plate of dumplings.

"Sokka! I've missed you so much! Welcome back!" I don't even care if people are staring at me. I haven't seen my brother in months.

"Whoa, what–Katara?" He sounds surprised. Maybe I should have let him know I was behind him before I started hugging him so hard. "Uh, Katara. I'm glad to see you too, but I'm starting to lose oxygen."

"Oh, sorry" I say while letting him go. His face had started to match his outfit. "So, I see you've found your sword and boomerang. Where were they anyway?"

The new topic made him forget about his oxygen problem right away. "Well, swords aren't meant to fly, so it pretty much fell straight down after I threw it. The only problem was that it had gotten stuck in a tree, and we were looking for it on the ground. I would have never found it if I hadn't been attacked by that platypus-bear. I ran up a tree to get away from it, and that happened to be the same tree my sword was stuck in, and once I had my sword, scaring off the platypus-bear was easy. My boomerang was a bit further away. We found it a little over half a mile away from the sword. It had stuck itself in the ground. I found it by tripping over it. "

"Haha. Nice one Sokka." I can't help but laughing at him. Finding his long lost boomerang by tripping over it, and his sword by running up a tree. That's exactly what I would have expected of him. "Well, I'm glad you found it. I know how much they mean to you, and now you and Suki can go back to Kyoshi Island right?"

"Yeah. She's really looking forward to it. I know she really misses everyone there. I told her she can go back there and I would keep searching, but she said she didn't trust me to be alone in the woods by myself. She said I would probably get lost or something." Yet again, I could completely imagine this happening.

"Speaking of Suki, where is she?" I had been so happy to see my brother again that I hadn't noticed his girlfriend wasn't anywhere near by.

"Oh, she said she was going to go look for Ty Lee. It's been a while since they've seen each other, and considering Suki is the leader of the Kyoshi Warriors, and Ty Lee is the newest member, I suppose it's only natural that they should get to know each other better. By the way, do you know what's wrong with Aang? I spoke with him a bit earlier, and he seemed really down about something. I didn't ask him what was wrong, because I didn't want him to feel worse."

"Oh that. Yeah, that's my fault." I said, suddenly remembering why I had come here in the first place.

"What, did you and Aang have a fight or something?" asked Sokka.

"Well, no not exactly. I broke up with him."

"What?! Why? You two seemed to be getting along really well."

"Just because we weren't fighting doesn't mean we were getting along. I've barely seen him since the war ended. Things just didn't seem to be working out, so I ended it, which is why I need to go talk to Aang now. Do you know where he is?"

"I think so. I saw him a few minutes ago out on the balcony."

"Thanks Sokka"

"No problem. Good luck."

The walk from the Buffet table to the balcony doors seemed to take only a matter of seconds. Before I knew it I was standing in front of two huge glass doors. Aang was clearly visible on the other side. I could only see his back, but it was easy to tell how sad he was.

I open the door to the balcony and take a few steps in, but he doesn't turn around. I close the door, cutting off most of the sound, and walk over to him, but he still doesn't move.

"Hey." My voice is quiet and hesitant, but he hears me.

"Katara?" He looks like he can't believe that I'm really standing right next to him. He isn't crying, but his eyes are a bit red. "What are you doing here?"

"I came to apologize. I know the breakup must have seemed really out of the blue to you, and I haven't even had the courtesy to speak to you in three days. I hadn't meant to avoid you, but I just found myself needing to get away from everyone for a while and think. This party meant a lot to you, and I ruined it for you. I know you must be hurt, and I wanted to say I'm sorry."

"No, it's not your fault Katara. I've been thinking over what you said that day, and you were right. I haven't been paying much attention to you. I've been telling myself that as the avatar I can't always be there, and while that may be true it doesn't change the fact that I should have been."

"Aang…" His speech caught me off guard. When did he grow up so much?

"I've realized that it is better for us to go our separate ways. It'll take me a while to get over you, but I'll manage. You were right when you said I should find someone else, so I asked Toph if she would join me when her work in Omashu was done, and she agreed. I don't love her like I love you, but maybe I will in time."

"That's great Aang. I'm really happy for you."

"Thanks, and maybe you can find someone too. Someone like Zuko."

"Zuko? Why would you say that?" 'Uh oh, I hope he didn't find out about the kiss earlier. There's no way he could have, but still…'

"I just got the feeling that you had a crush on him. Even since you accepted him into our group, the two of you have gotten along great. Oh, I over heard two of his generals talking. Apparently Mai is leaving. That means he's available again and I'm pretty sure he likes you."

"Thank you Aang. I feel a lot better now that I've spoken with you. I'm sorry things didn't work out between us."

"Yeah, me too, but that doesn't mean we can't still share a dance as friends right?"

"Right" I say smiling.

"Great. Come on." Says Aang walking into the Dining Hall. I follow closely behind him. Things are finally starting to look up for me.

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"Come on Katara! We're going to be late!"

"Aang calm down. The show doesn't start until after sunset." It's nice to be on good terms with Aang again. I hated making him so sad, but he seems to be coping with things nicely. He's smiling much more, and he's got his childlike enthusiasm back. I just can't help but smile when I see him now.

"I know that Katara, but we have to find good seats. It's gonna be crowded there, and I don't want to miss a thing. Besides we have to save seats for the others."

"Alright Aang. Lead the way." I don't even bother to point out that as Fire Lord Zuko's honored guests, getting good seats would hardly be a problem for us.

It's the last day of the party, and Aang's big finish is due to start soon. Needless to say he's ecstatic about it. Everyone will be gathering at sunset by the beach right outside the Royal Palace to watch the party's finale. Sokka, Suki, Toph, and Zuko will be joining us later.

"So where do you think we should set up Katara?"

"Um" I looked around the beach. "How about over there?"

"On the hill? I thought we would be on the beach."

"Yeah, that way we'll be above everyone else so their heads won't get in the way, and we won't get all sandy."

"Good thinking. Could you help me unfold the blanket?"

"No problem."

"After we set everything up, do you want to help me make a sand castle?"

"Sure thing."

As it got to be around sunset, the beach started filling up with people. At first there were only a few people here and there, but after a while the beach and surrounding area became packed with people.

"Aang, we should be getting back to our spot now. The sun is just about down, and I can see the others waiting for us."

"Ok" Said Aang popping up from his current sand sculpture. "I just finished anyway. Lets go!"

When we get back to our patch of hill, Aang sits down next to Toph in the front, and I sit next to Zuko in the back. Sokka and Suki were both sitting off to the side.

"So Aang, how exactly does this show of yours work?" Asks Zuko, and I suddenly realize this is the first time I've seen him since the kiss.

"Well, apparently the sparks that the rocks make are because of certain chemicals in the rocks, so the scientists separated the different chemicals in the rocks, and ground them each up into a powder. Then they packed them all up in little boxes and attached a string to the box. So now all they have to do is light the string on fire, and launch the box with a sling shot, and while the box is in the air the fire reaches the powder, and it explodes in different colors." Said Aang, apparently very pleased with himself.

"That sounds amazing Aang, I can't wait for it to start." Said Suki.

"Yeah," adds Sokka, placing an arm around his girlfriend "This is going to be great."

"Yeah yeah, I'm sure this is going to be fun for all you seeing people, but it's not like I'll be able to see anything happening up in the air."

"Oh yeah, well then Toph, I'll just have to tell you what's happening. And it's still nice to be outside with everyone right?"

"Yeah, I guess it is. Thanks Aang"

"Don't worry about it."

"Hey guys," I interrupt "I think it's about to start" And sure enough, a few seconds later, we all hear a strange noise.

theeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwww BOOOOOM!! Brilliant red sparks suddenly light up the starry sky.

"What's going on?!" Yells Toph "Are we under attack?"

"Haha, no don't worry" Laughs Aang "It's just part of the show."

More colors explode in the sky, and we all go quiet just watching, except for Aang who was trying his best to tell Toph what was happening. We all stayed like that for a few minutes until Zuko turned towards me.

"Hey Katara?"

"Yes"

"I've been thinking about what happened yesterday."

"What? How so?" I look around to see if any of the others were listening, but they all seemed very absorbed in the show.

"Well, I was wondering if you would like to stay here with me."

"What? Stay here?" Whoa, that took me totally off guard.

"Yeah. I was thinking you could move your hospital over here, and you could stay in the Palace with me. I'm sure you've already helped a lot of the Earth Nation soldiers, but I know of a few Fire Nation soldiers who can't cross to ocean to be in your care. And also, if you went back over there, I would only be able to see you about once a month or so. If you came to live with me then we would be able to see each other all the time."

"But I thought you said you weren't ready to start a relationship."

"Well, I'm not yet, but when I am you'd be right there. So what do you say?"

"I … I don't know Zuko. It seems like a good idea, but this is all so sudden…"

"Please?" Said Zuko sweetly, placing his hand on top of mine. I can feel myself giving in.

"Ok. It'll take a while to sort thinks out at the hospital, but yes. I will."

"Thank you Katara." Said Zuko, giving my hand a squeeze before turning back to the display of lights in the sky.

'I have to admit when I first came to this party, I never expected so much would change, but I'm glad it has. A lot has happened in these past few days, and I know a lot is still going to happen…' I look over at Zuko and watch as the colored flashes light up his face 'But somehow, I know everything is going to work out in the end.'

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Well, there you have it. It's all done. So how did you like it? I hope it lived up to your expectations. Please review, even if you come across this story several years from now. I love reviews!

I'm sorry again for the long wait. My life's been a bit busy lately. I had a great time at the Anime convention! I bought a Gaara (from Naruto) plushie and a Sesshomaru (from InuYasha) plushie. I also got a really cool Mello (from Death Note) poster.

Has anyone ever noticed how similar Zuko and Suki's names are? The letters are either the same or next to each other on the keyboard. I have no problem writing Zuko's name, but every time I try to write Suki, it's either Suko or Zuki. Every time!