Author's Note: i'm posting this one early as i will barely have time tomorrow to be on. i'll finish the new fanfic in the morning then its off to work all day then with my Katara :) i thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for help making me feel welcome to the fandom. i love Kataang and their dorkiness. again THANK YOU 3 this is my longest single story i have written and is a sequel to Mediation. can anyone spot the reference to the band Opeth ? if so shoot me a message with your answer. enjoy the story! feedback, advice, criticism, or comments are greatly appreciated

Disclaimer: i do not own Avatar. i do not own any music from The Eagles


Free/Crossover Day

She giggled, "Are you sure I should ask him to the dance?"

Toph stood there with her arms crossed, "Yes you should ask him to the dance, I can tell that you like him very much"

Katara was standing right next to her, both had on their Ba Sing Se school uniforms which consisted of a plain dark green shirt, a dark green skirt that stopped just a hair above the knee and dark green socks and shoes. Toph was the only one who didn't wear the socks or shoes because of her being blind.

"What if he doesn't like me though?" Katara was nervous. She was usually calm and cool and had her head on straight but nerves and butterflies were flowing through her right now.

"He does like you!" Toph said a little louder than she expected which she quickly quieted her voice down, "I can feel his heart pound through his chest everytime he looks at you or even thinks of you"

Katara's own heart fluttered at Toph's words. She had been thinking about Aang from the moment she laid eyes on him at the start of the school year. She kept thinking back to the time he saved her from Jet and how gentle he was afterwards. He was really quiet and usually kept to himself. When she had heard him talk in different classes, she could hear sincerity and genuineness in his voice.

"So what are you going to do?" Toph's words snapped Katara from her reverie.

"I'm still not sure but the only way to find out is to ask him I guess" nervousness had crept back into her voice.

"I would do it before anyone else asks him" Toph teased.

"Okay, Okay, fine, I'll ask him to the dance" Katara sighed, this was going to be an interesting conversation.

Aang was at his locker, he grabbed his books when he felt a familiar presence from behind. He turned around and there was Sokka and Zuko standing there with serious looks on their faces. Aang knew what was coming, as they moved forward to grab his arm. He quickly moved out of the way and had the upper hand until Sokka got a hold of his arm and dragged him over to his locker, promptly stuffing Aang in his locker. He was good friends with them especially once they heard what happened to Jet but he never could figure out why in school, they had to torment him.

Katara saw what happened and rushed over to the guys, "Are you okay!?" she exclaimed.

"What are you his girlfriend" Sokka teased his sister. She shot him a glare that Sokka knew to it was time to back off

"Don't you two have somewhere to be?" she shot Zuko the same glare and the two of them stumbled over their words.

"Uhhhh yeah….maybe…..i don't know" with that they both took off down the hall.

Katara turned to Aang and helped him out of his locker, "Are you okay?"

He nervously got to his feet and replied, "Yeah, Thank You" he went to grab his books again and all of his stuff fell down onto the ground.

"Let me help you" Katara bent down to help him gather his belongings. They were shoving his stuff into his backpack when they went to reach for his iPod at the same time. It had turned on when it fell to the ground; Peaceful Easy Feeling by The Eagles was playing through his headphones.

Their fingers touched as they grabbed the IPod. They saw the song playing and Aang sheepishly let go, his face turning a bright crimson.

"Here I think this is yours 'Katara said handing the IPod back to Aang, her own cheeks forming a small raspberry color.

"Thank You again" Aang said quickly grabbing his IPod and realizing that he was going to be late.

"I'm so sorry but I have to get going" Aang quickly told her, "Thank You one more time"

"You're Welcome" Katara squeaked out, with that Aang ran off to his next class.

Katara's heart wouldn't stop fluttering the whole afternoon. She kept thinking about the song and the feeling of Aang's hands. She remembered that they felt rough as if he always used his hands to work on his Airbending. The thought of that made her heart flutter more and more.

"Your heart fluttering is really driving me crazy" Toph said sharply, she had to break Katara from her reverie again.

"I'm sorry Toph, I just can't stop thinking about Aang" Katara was getting more and more embarrassed by the minute

"Let me guess you didn't ask him to the dance?" Toph was being cold but she wanted Katara to not miss an opportunity. Katara was lost again in her thoughts about Aang

"Katara! Do I always have to break you out of your ghost reveries?" Toph was getting mad and she couldn't wait any longer as the bell rang for the next class.

"What?, oh I'm sorry Toph, I was daydreaming again" Katara heard the bell ring too, "we have to get going to our next class"

"Yeah we do" Toph sighed; she knew that Katara was falling in love with Aang every minute but she wondered how mutual the attraction was.

Toph usually sat behind Katara whenever they were in their last class together. Aang had learned quickly to be on time unlike the beginning of the year. He usually sat on the other side of class; Katara was constantly stealing glances at him. Today was different as the only seat available was next to Toph. She was having enough of Katara's indecisiveness about asking Aang to the dance, which happened to be in two weeks. She decided to pose as Katara and ask Aang. She wrote on a piece of paper, "Dear Aang I was wondering if you would want to go to the dance with me, signed Katara"

Toph nudged Aang with her elbow, "Hey this is for you" and handed him the note. He took it and read it. The look on his face must have been joy because his heartbeat sped up quickly. He took out a piece of paper and wrote his reply. He tapped Toph on the arm and gave her the paper.

"Let me know what she says as this is my answer" he said quietly

"Okay" Toph was kind of confused but went with it. The bell rang and everyone left the classroom to go to their lockers. Toph handed Katara the piece of paper.

"This is from your lover boy" she teased; Katara was confused but opened the piece of paper.

"I will go to the dance with you but I do have a question; will you do karaoke with me that night?" Katara read the note again and again as her heartbeat was fluttering more and more.

"He is waiting for an answer from you" Toph had her arms crossed again, "What is it going to be?"

Katara was beaming a bright red, "I will do karaoke with him that night but Toph, why did you ask him for me!?" all of her blushing went out the window as her anger rose up.

"I got sick of waiting for you to ask him and besides his heart was almost coming through his chest when he read my note" Toph snapped back, "I could already tell the answer was yes before he wrote anything down."

Katara's anger quickly died down at the thought of his heart beating from being asked to the dance. Her heart as rapidly beating too as if they were currently in sync.

"Let us get going home as my driver will be at your house" Toph's voice snapped Katara from her daydream. Katara has had Toph walk her home to her ever since Jet's attack two months ago. They started to head out when Katara saw Aang at his locker. They went up to him

"Hey" she said a blush was already forming on her cheeks.

"Hey" he said cheerily his cheeks formed a goofy grin that was new to her and Toph.

"I wanted to say that I would love be your karaoke partner at the dance and I want you to pick the song" Katara was extremely nervous to the point she was involuntarily shaking.

"I would be honored" Aang kept his goofy smile but inside his mind, he was panicking, "What song will I pick" he thought rapidly

Katara snapped him from his thoughts; "Have a good rest of the day" she smiled at him.

"Have a good rest of the day too" Aang said back and waved which Katara heartily returned as she was walking away.

Later that night, Katara was doing her homework and couldn't stop thinking of different songs. She was having a hard time concentrating as songs like Billie Jean by Michael Jackson, Mother by Danzig, Elvis Presley, and various other bands and songs popped into her head as to which one Aang would pick. Katara was very versatile when it came to music but her favorite had to be Rock and Roll. To her it proved that she was fun which was something that she was frequently accused of being stiff even by Toph. The one song that kept repeating over and over was Peaceful Easy Feeling by The Eagles which she happened to love.

"I wonder if he will pick that song" she laughed at the thought but something was nagging at the back her mind that she might be right.

In the woods, Aang was settling into sleep with his iPod in his ears, "Yeah, I'll pick this one for karaoke" the famous melody started playing and the words rang out, "I like the way your sparkling earrings lay" before long Aang was fast asleep ready for tomorrow to come.

The next week flew by and Katara still hadn't picked out her dress. She knew that time was getting short and she needed to buckle down. She was by her locker when Aang went up to her

"Hey" his voice was shaky but happy

"Hey" she said back instantly getting nervous. Toph was standing next her with her arms crossed as usual.

"It seems you two need some private time" she teased and she walked toward the next class to be early for once.

"What's up" Katara asked Aang, he was shaking but he needed to ask her about the dance

"I wanted to ask you what time you would want me to pick you up for the dance next week" he stammered out. Katara couldn't help but be smitten by his nervousness as she was experiencing her own in a major way.

"That is a good question" she put her hand to her hand chin to think, "The dance starts at 7, how about you come up around 5:30-6 that way we can do any last minute touch ups"

"Okay that sounds great" he smiled, "I'll see you at your house and I promise I won't be late" Katara giggled and he giggled right back, thinking about the first time in their last period class. With that he started to walk down the hall, grinning from ear to ear knowing that he was falling in love. She grinned as well as she had already fallen but was finding out what a wonderful human being he is.

Their last period seemed to take forever to end. Toph was getting impatient, Katara was sitting there bored and Aang had a huge smile on his face the whole time. He was stealing glances at Katara as this was the first class that she hadn't done so. Katara had talked to Toph and they were going to go dress shopping after school. The bell rang and everyone couldn't get out of the class fast enough. Katara's dad, Hakoda, knew that Toph was going to take her shopping and didn't expect her to be home after school. The driver picked up both girls and took them to the best dress shops in the city. They tried on different dresses, some too big, some too small; some not even the right color.

After a while of trying on dresses, Toph found one that complimented her figure and was a mossy green color. The dress went down to her ankles with a lighter green wrapping around her waist.

"Toph that dress looks stunning on you!" Katara exclaimed happily, she wanted to see Toph happy as she was usually grumpy.

"Really?" she said her voice had a tinge of excitement as she rarely got any compliments at all.

Top was really happy deep down and she went and bought the dress. Katara wasn't having any such luck as originally being from the Southern Water Tribe, she was used to being in blues. All the dresses were in green or even the occasional red. They were getting exhausted from looking around until they saw one last shop.

"Lets try this shop and if I don't find anything then we will go home" Katara was getting dejected. They walked in and she felt her heart sigh in disappointment. All the dresses were in green and red. She went to walk out when she spotted something blue out of the corner of her eyes. She walked over, expecting it to be an optical illusion but was pleasantly surprised when it was an actual blue dress.

"Wow this dress looks amazing" Katara said to Toph

"I wouldn't know" Toph waved her hand in front of her face repeatedly

"Oh I'm sorry Toph, I forget that you are blind sometimes" Katara laughed a little, Toph gave her a hard punch in the shoulder which made her wince in pain.

The dress was lined with white fur on the top and bottom. There were wrappings that came with the dress tucked inside by a small string and a small blue sash to go around her waist. Katara went up to the counter person and asked if she could try the dress on. She was taken to the dressing rooms and came out ten minutes later. The counter person had a hard time keeping his jaw up and even Toph had a shocked expression. The dress fit perfectly complimenting her waist and rest of her body. With her hair down the way it was, she simply looked stunning.

"You know, I might not be able to see but I could tell from the guy's quickening heartbeat and him stumbling over his words when he cashed you out, that you looked beautiful" Toph said without any thought.

"Thank You Toph!" Katara beamed with embarrassment and gave Toph a small punch in the shoulder which she returned and sent Katara into the ground.

They found the driver and he took Katara home. She showed her brother and dad the dress and they both stood in awe. She was beyond excited for the dance but she had knots and butterflies for when Aang saw her, she wondered what he was going to think.

The dance was two days away and everyone was in a buzz as who was going to wear what, who would look the prettiest, who would dance the best and regular gossip flowing through out the school, even the teachers were excited. The day went on a usual with last period class dragging on. In the middle of class Toph tapped on Katara's shoulder

"Hey, I won't be able to walk you home today as I have to be somewhere with my parents right after we get out" she whispered

"Oh" Katara frowned, "I will have to find someone to walk me home today"

"I'm sorry" Toph rarely if ever said sorry for anything but you could tell that she felt bad.

"It's okay, it has to be important if you have to go" Katara said back

"It unfortunately is" she sighed

The class mercifully ended and everyone scattered. Katara started the journey home by herself, she knew where to go but she was scared of Jet finding her as the memories of that day were permanently etched into her brain. She wasn't even a quarter mile into the walk when she felt a tap on her shoulder. She froze expecting it to be Jet but when she slowly turned around she was greeted by the goofy grin of Aang. She immediately exhaled and her heart started to thud against her chest for good reasons this time.

"Hey Aang" she said as she caught her breath, "What are you doing here?"

"I saw that you were walking alone when you usually walk with Toph so I figured I would walk you home instead of you walking by yourself" he said in a gentle way that put Katara's fears at ease.

"Thank You but you don't have

"It's okay, want to as I know you have been afraid of Jet coming back" he didn't mean to cut her off but he wanted her to feel safe and secure.

"Thank You" she smiled at him and he smiled back. They started their walk home talking and laughing at various topics. Both were finding out that despite their differences on some things they had a lot in common. They were quickly becoming best friends but neither one knew how much they had fallen in love with each other. They reached Katara's house rather quickly as they had been occupied by talking and laughing.

"I can't Thank You enough Aang" Katara said with a bright smile.

"No need to thank me, I wanted to see that you were safe" Aang waved his hand as if to say that this was I wanted.

"I guess this is it until you pick me up at the dance" Katara took a step onto her steps; she turned and held her hand on the railing. Aang looked up at her and was captured by her beauty. He stared for a couple of minutes before he broke himself out of his own reverie.

"I'll see you at the dance" he sheepishly put his arm behind his head again; Katara figured that was a nervous habit. Before either could turn to walk away they were treated to a wonderful sight. Butterflies started flying around them, some landing on the railing. A butterfly landed on each of their shoulders and they were soon joined by dragonflies as well. The beautiful insects swirled and flew around them. Katara and Aang both were busy looking at the insects when their eyes met for the first since they came upon her house. They both stared lovingly into each other's eyes and smiled wide. As quickly as the butterflies and dragonflies came, they were gone. The two kept staring into each other's eyes until Katara realized the bugs were gone. She was first to break contact and a deep crimson blush formed on her cheeks. Aang was more than mesmerized by her diamond blue eyes and kept staring for a little while longer. He finally broke his stare and formed his own deep crimson blush, a mixture of both embarrassment and love for both of them.

"I'll see you at the dance" Aang finally said

"Me too" Katara said as she quickly whisked herself up the stairs and into the house. Aang started walking into the woods at a brisk pace. They were ready for the dance of their lives.

It was the day of the dance; everyone's nerves are at its peak. The chatter was louder than usual in the hallways. Everyone was waiting for tonight and tonight would be extra special for two people.

It was finally the last class of the day; the day went by quickly as nobody was paying attention to the teachers at all. The class wasn't dragging and the teacher wasn't even teaching for the rest of the class. Nobody would be in class for the next two days which added to the excitement of everyone.

The bell rang and everyone bolted out of the class including Katara and Toph who were probably the most nervous of everyone in the school. Toph walked Katara home and practically jumped into the limo. Katara had a couple of hours to kill which she did by listening to music. She was finding herself unable to focus on one particular band or song as her mind would wonder off and dream up scenarios as to what will happen tonight. Around 5 o'clock, she shut the music off and started to get ready. Sokka was already dressed and waiting for his date which Katara didn't know who he was taking. She heard a knock on the door and heard her father open the door.

"Welcome Toph" he said with happiness. Sokka's jaw dropped and Katara's did as well.

"You look absolutely stunning Toph" Sokka finally stammered out to the amusement of their father.

"Sokka is taking Toph to the dance? Why didn't she tell me" Katara was shocked as she had no idea but she was happy that Toph found someone to go to the dance with even if it was her pain in the neck brother.

Katara made two elegant braids with her hair and made the rest of it wave down her back. She slipped the dress on and tied the sash on tight, tying the wrappings around her arms.

"Have a good time" she heard her father say as the door opened and she heard it click shut.

"Aang should be here any minute" she thought and put on some finishing touches. As she was done, Katara heard the doorbell ring and instantly her stomach was feeling butterflies.

"Hello" her father said

"Hello Mr.

"Call me Hakoda" her father told Aang.

"Hello Mr. Hakoda" Aang said, "I'm here to pick up Katara for the dance" Aang stuck his hand out which Hakoda took and noticed that Aang had an iron grip for a handshake.

"Oh yes, Katara has spoken highly of you" her father took his hand back and rubbed it slightly from soreness, he called for Katara, "Katara your date is here!"

"I'll be down in a minute!" she called back. Aang was a nervous wreck and was sweating a little bit. Katara came down the stairs and Aang dropped his jaw. It was the second time tonight that Hakoda has seen a jaw drop and he found the whole thing hilarious.

"You look absolutely beautiful" Aang was transfixed on her beauty and the way the dress was elegant and helped her shine even brighter. Katara was impressed by Aang as he was wearing a stunning orange, red and yellow tuxedo and he had his headband and cap off revealing a polished bald head and Airbending tattoos.

"Ready for the dance madam" he said as a gentlemanly as he could muster without losing his nerves.

"Yes I am sir" she replied as he took her arm under his and made for the door.

"Have a great time and don't get into trouble" Hakoda called out to his daughter, "Please take care of her Mr. Aang"

"I will" they said in unison as they started out the door and through a shortcut that Aang knew.

They got to the dance and everyone was having a good time. Katara stared at the sights and sounds; drinking it all in. she was in awe as everyone goofed around, was cracking jokes and singing karaoke way off key.

"Would you want to dance?" Aang asked her over the music

"I'm not sure Aang, I'm not good at dancing" she was feeling a blush come on.

"It's okay, follow my lead" he said as he held out his hand which she took. He whisked her to the dance floor where her body started to flow with the rhythm of the music. Before she knew it, a circle had formed, watching in awe as the two were interlocked in a spicy but fun dance. They twirled and spun around each other people would ooooooh or aweeee everytime it seemed like they were going to miss.

"Aang, everyone's watching" Katara was looking into the crowd as she danced.

"Don't worry about them, it's just you and me right now" Aang says with a smile as he takes Katara and twirls her around fast. They dance for a little longer until Aang leans Katara back on his arm. They are sweating profusely as she looks up at him to see a bright smile. She returns one of her own. They stand up to sound of uproarious applause by the crowd that gathered including from Toph, Sokka and Zuko. They both quickly bow and slinked away from the crowd which goes back to dancing to the music.

The dance goes on and people gradually go up to sing karaoke. When Aang signed up for karaoke he unwittingly put himself last with Katara filled out in the partner section. Toph is singing an off-key rendition of "I'm Just a Girl" to some jeers even some heckles. Once she is done, Sokka and Zuko get up and instead of singing they try their hand at improv comedy which fails miserably. They are booed off the small karaoke stage with someone pelting Sokka in the head with a cup of spiked punch as he walks off.

Two more couples were up next and then it would be Aang and Katara's turn.

"Aang I'm a little nervous" Katara says quietly, she instinctively intertwined his hand with hers to his surprise and warm affection.

He grips her hand a little tighter while gently rubbing her increasingly sweaty palms, "It's going to be okay, I'm nervous too but we'll go up there and nail it" Aang says to reassure her. Katara smiles at him as his words helps her calm down a little bit. They finish talking in the nick of time as the class president calls their names.

They go up on stage and the music starts. Katara and Aang both have a microphone when he takes the lead.

"I like the way your sparkling earrings lay against your skin so brown" Aang belts out in tune with the music, "And I wanna sleep with you in the desert tonight with a billion stars all around"

Katara is stunned but she had a strong feeling that Aang would pick this song. It still surprises her but she quickly jumps in for the chorus

"Cause I got a peaceful easy feeling and I know you won't let me down, cause I'm already standing on the ground" they sing in perfect harmony. Another crowd begins to form and starts to sway at the sound of their voices.

"And I found out a long time ago, what a woman can do to your soul, ah but she can't take you any way you don't already know how to go" Aang takes the lead again making Katara smile.

Again they sing in unison, "And I got a peaceful easy feeling and I know you won't let me down, 'cause I'm already standing on the ground"

Katara takes over leaving the crowd stunned with her angelic voice, "I get this feeling I may know you as a lover and a friend but this voice keeps whispering in my other ear, tells me I may never see you again" she gives Aang a bright smile which he returns by blushing until they both kick off into the final chorus. At this point the crowd is clapping along, some with tears in their eyes as they can see the love the two recent best friends have.

"Cause I get a peaceful easy feeling"

"And I know you won't let me down"

"Cause I'm already standing, I'm allllreaddyyyyyy standinggg"

"Yes I'm alllllllready standingggg on the grounddddd, woahh ooh ohhh" they finish together to which the crowd goes absolutely bonkers. Cheers and applause coming from everyone, even Jet who was standing in the very back to make sure he kept his distance from the two lovebirds.

Katara and Aang look at each other and embrace in a deep and long hug. This elicits even more of a reaction from the crowd. They both bow and say Thank You. They were the final karaoke performance and they ran longer than the dance. Both knew that they would be the talk of the school but neither cared. Everyone started to go home after both got off the stage.

"Ready to head out?" Aang asks Katara who during the song lost a shoe and found it on the way down the stage steps.

"I'm ready" she says back and he slides his hand into hers interlocking fingers as they walk out the door. People were still congratulating them about karaoke and dancing from earlier in the night which they both humbly blushed and said Thank You.

"Let's head through the woods" Aang suggests

"Okay it will be quicker to my house" Katara says back. They take the shortcut that Aang showed her earlier. Unknown to them, Jet knows about the shortcut and it waiting for them with a bunch of his friends. They are almost out of the woods when Jet steps out in front. They halt to a stop with Aang immediately standing in front of Katara. Jet's friends come up from behind and there are at least ten friends.

"Well it seems the two lovebirds have decided to go home" Jet says with a smile, "Not this time, everyone attack!"

"Jet you don't have to!' Aang yells but it is no use as Jet and his cronies run towards the young couple.

"Katara run!" Aang yells back at her, her skills as a Waterbender stopped when she came to Ba Sing Se as she only learned a few basic moves. Aang moves with a swiftness, dodging attacks and launching a few defense moves of his own. He hits a group with a couple of large air marbles, knocking them out. About six people remain and are launching attacks of rocks and gunshots at Aang. A large rock hurls through the air, it hits Aang in the stomach and flings him back into a tree. He closes his eyes as he is knocked out.

"He is over here" Jet yells to his cronies. Jet grabs the unconscious Aang by throat.

"How does it feel to be grabbed by the throat" Jet proudly roars, "You won't live this time"

Jet goes to swing his fist when Aang's tattoos begin to glow. His connects to Aang's face, leaving an immediate bruise. He goes to hit Aang one more time when the air swirls and his eyes open to a white luminescence. He grabs Jet's wrist, the same one he broke the last time and twists it all the way around. Jet lets go of Aang's throat and lets out his girlish scream. At this point all of his friends have scattered leaving Jet all alone.

"I told you not to come around here again" Aang's voice is demonic scaring Jet to the point that he soils his pants. Aang takes his other wrist and forcibly breaks it. The bone is protruding and the blood is flowing down Jet's arm.

"Never EVER come close to her" Aang points to a crying Katara behind one of the trees, "or come near me again GOT IT!" he roars loudly as he grabs Jet's throat. Jet squeaks out a yes when you hear a loud crunch. Aang crushes Jet's larynx and quickly airbends him out of the woods where you hear a loud thud as he hits the school building. Jet isn't dead but he sure has learned his lesson this time around as he will never bother Katara or Aang again.

"Katara?" Aang's voice is calming down and his tattoos lose the luminescence they previously displayed. Katara comes out from behind the tree with tear stains streaking her face. He runs over to her and gives her a massive hug. She returns the hug fiercely not wanting to let go.

"Let us head home" Aang speaks into her hair, "I promise you won't get hurt"

"Okay" Katara shakily let's out

They continue down the shortcut and into the clearing. Katara's house is about two feet away. Aang decides to lighten the mood and proposes a race. Katara readily accepts and they race the last two feet with Katara winning.

"Aang, stay here for one second, I'll be right back" she says as she ascends the steps in victory. She goes inside and what seems to be hours but is only a few minutes she comes out and asks Aang to come inside.

"I told my father what happened to tonight and what happened the last time" Katara says to a shock Aang, "he immediately proposed the idea that you stay here tonight just in case Jet is stupid enough to try something again."

"O-okay" Aang smiled, "Where will I sleep?"

"We can sleep in my bed as we have a guest room but it's occupied by a snoring Toph, which I have to talk to her in morning anyway" Katara laughs as she is finally able to relax. Aang laughs along with her to ease his nerves. They both go upstairs to Katara's room after saying goodnight and Thank You to Katara's dad. Aang closes the door and proceeds to turn his back to Katara.

"What are you doing silly?" she giggles a little bit

"I don't want to invade on your privacy" he was starting to blush, "Besides I only have my underwear since all of my clothes are at my makeshift home"

Katara understood what Aang meant and decided to not push the matter. She unzips her dress and slides out. She quickly slides on some pajamas and has turn around. His face goes to a maroon color as she can't stop staring at Katara.

She snaps him from his reverie; "Hey I never got to say Thank You for saving me both times" she walks over to a jaw agape Aang. She picks his jaw up and plants a deep kiss on his lips. Aang quickly recovers and matches her kiss. They don't stop kissing for a long while as to reaffirm their love for each other. They don't need to say it as their eyes are doing the dance. That night for the both of them, they cuddled up on Katara's bed, knowing that they had a long and dazzling evening but an even longer and brighter journey ahead together.