Suki and Sokka were enjoying their Kissing on top of Appa. They were excited to be heading to Ember Island. They would be getting some much wanted together time. They hadn't had much as a couple because of saving the world, peace meetings and other interruptions to their relationship.
"Hey there is the island. I can't wait to hit the beaches and concession stands" Sokka said excited.
Suki got up and woke the others. They landed in the courtyard of Zuko's summer home.
"BEACH PARTY" Sokka yelled and ran out toward the beach. Suki followed and they found a spot to lay their towel.
Sokka's mouth fell open as he looked over at the noise made by Aang.
"No fair, how come you get a castle" Sokka said.
"Katara is my ice princess and she needs a castle" Aang responded.
"Aang is my king and we need a castle to live in" Katara responded giggling.
"There is no way Aang is going to upstage me in front of my girlfriend. Doesn't he know he shouldn't out class his friend in front of his girlfriend"
"That is it. I am gonna take over that castle. Sokka charged at the castle and Katara splashed him away using the water from the mote.
"WAR!!" Sokka yelled.
The others started attacking the castle and Aang and Katara were fighting for their castle.
"Oh good, Zuko, Toph and Mai joined the fight. Together we can beat the avatar and a water bending master" he thought.
Zuko shot fire at the walls while Toph shot sand balls. They started working together to form flaming sand balls. Aang easily deflected the attacks while Katara drenched anyone who got too close. Meaning Sokka and Suki were soaked because they had to rely on hand to hand combat. They laughed it off. Suki went to sun bathe while Sokka started to make another sand sculpture.
I'll show Aang and Katara. I will make a castle of my own for me and Suki. That will teach Aang to upstage me" Sokka thought.
Sokka worked nonstop for a couple of minutes before finishing his "castle". When he finished it looked like his old watch tower in the South Pole.
"Hey Suki look what I made us"
"A scrawny lookout tower?" she asked.
"It's a castle Suki" Sokka said.
" That puny thing, come on Snoozles I thought you were an inventor" Toph commented before she stomped her feet and the whole thing collapsed.
"Toph why did you do that I spent a…" Sokka didn't finish because when he looked up he saw a huge tidal wave coming towards him. He didn't know what to do. Mai and Suki had run under Toph's rock shield and Zuko was left alone with Sokka.
"Sokka what is the plan" Zuko asked.
"Why should I have a plan?!" Sokka said.
"Oh My god I am gonna die. How come everytime Aang and Katara have fun I get hurt? Those two will get it later" Sokka thought.
"You are the plan guy, what should we do. If you don't think fast we are gonna be eaten by that wave" Zuko yelled.
"Just because have come up with plans in the past doesn….Oh I got an idea" Sokka got on his knees and looked up at the sky.
"Yue will help me. We are really close and she will get me out of this" he thought.
"Oh moon spirit please prote…." Sokka didn't finish because the two were engulfed in the tidal wave.
Sokka woke up on the hill next to the house.
"I guess I didn't pray fast enough." He thought.
Sokka picked himself up and started to limp back toward the beach. When he got there he saw his sister and friend lip locked in the water.
"Someone is having fun" he said smirking.
He saw his friend and sister blush before rolling off each other and laughing. Sokka rolled his eyes and watched as the two walked off.
"So Suki what do you want to do. Zuko and Mai have disappeared so now we have some alone time" he said seductively.
"I don't know" Suki said.
"What do you want to do" Sokka asked.
"How about we spar" she said grinning.
"What I don't want to fight you, I'd rather kiss you" Sokka said.
"Come on, last time we fought I kicked your but, now that you have mastered the sword maybe I will have some fun before I beat you" she said smugly.
"Oh yeah, you are so going down" Sokka said excited.
He ran over to Appa and picked up his temporary sword(until he gets enough time to make a new one) and Suki's fans.
He tossed her fans to her.
"Let's do this" he said.
They started dueling. Sokka swung at her with his sword and Suki blocked the attacks. She would advance in for some close maneuvers but Sokka would always block her back.
"You're holding back Sokka. I thought you were passed this girls can't fight nonsense" she said.
"That isn't it Suki, trust me. After being with Toph and Katara for the past year I learned that girls can be just as tough as boys. You are living proof. I just don't want to hurt you because I love you" he said.
"Well don't. I wanna see what you got" she said.
The two continued dueling but with more intensity. Sokka attempted to swipe some sand in her eyes but missed. They continued and Sokka's sword hit against Suki's fans. They stood holding their positions neither wanting to give in. Then Sokka kissed her on the lips passionately. She started to kiss back and they dropped their weapon and started kissing. Eventually they parted.
"You cheated, kissing isn't allowed" Suki said.
"You never said that" Sokka said.
"Fine but next time, I won't go down so easily" she said.
The two put their weapons back on Appa and then walked back up to the house. They got there to see Mai, Toph and Zuko sitting in the courtyard.
"What's up guys?" Sokka asked.
Before anyone could answer Zuko stood up and walked to the center of the courtyard. Zuko then took his stance, the others looked at him curiously. He started doing the motions of the attack. Lightning formed around him and the he shot his hand forward. The lightning bounced backward and started to electrocute Zuko.
"ZUKO" Mai said running toward him.
"Oh my Zuko, why was he trying to do lightning. I got to help him" Sokka thought.
Toph responded a split second after followed by Suki and Sokka.
"Don't touch him, you'll just electrocute yourself" Sokka yelled.
They stood around him not knowing what to do. Zuko seemed to be trying to absorb the energy.
"IF ZUKO dies that will be horrible. He will make it, he has to. Mai would become even more dark"
Zuko guided the energy through his stomach and then released it through his fingers into the sky. The lightning shot up and disappeared. Zuko collapsed.
"Is he okay?" Toph asked.
"I am fine. I am just tired. I shouldn't have tried that without a teacher" Zuko piped up.
"I am just glad your okay, for a second I didn't think you were gonna make it" she said. Then she kissed him.
"First, never try that again, second let's not tell Katara and Aang. They would freak out, especially Katara." Sokka said.
"Yeah I am with Sokka on this one. I don't want to hear sugar queen rant about how dangerous lightning is" Toph added.
"Then it is agreed. We never speak of this again." Sokka said.
"Okay cool, I am tired and sweaty from our duel. I am gonna take a bath" Suki said before heading to the house.
"What should I do now? Suki's gone and I have nothing to do. Maybe I should head to town, I might run into Aang and Katara" he thought.
Then Sokka started heading to town to find something to do. He walked past different vendors.
"I should get some dinner. I don't think there is food at the house" he thought and continued.
He came across a meat vendor who was selling a whole basket of meat for a gold piece.
"Wow all that meat for a gold piece. I can afford that and then we have food. I haven't had enough meat recently anyway, with Aang's stupid vegetarian diet." He thought.
Sokka walked up to the vendor.
"I would like to buy the basket of meat. My only question is why it is so cheap?" Sokka asked.
"I only need one more gold piece to afford retirement so I am trying to ensure I get it" The vender replied.
"Okay deal" Sokka said.
Sokka handed over the money.
"Oh crap Aang can't eat meat. I f I bring this meat home and nothing for Aang Katara will kill me. I really don't want to fight an angry water bender tonight. What can I get for a copper piece" he thought.
He walked around and then saw two men selling small bags of something. He walked over.
"Is that rice" Sokka asked.
"No it is animal fe…" he started but was cut off by his brother.
"It is rice, special rice for animals. It is like animal feed but humans can eat it too. Only a copper piece" the other man said.
"Aang won't mind animal rice. It's all rice isn't it? This is perfect now Katara won't be mad at me because I bought all this meat." He thought.
"I'll take it"
Sokka made the exchange and then headed back toward the house. The two men laughed when he left. Sokka got there to see Aang and Katara had returned.
"What is that" Toph asked.
"MEAT, I went to the market and bought all the meat. I have Komodo chicken, and duck, and platupus egg, and…"
"What about Aang, he can't eat any of this" Katara asked annoyed.
"I thought about that and got Aang this small bag of rice" Sokka said.
"THANKS SOKKA" Aang responded sarcasticly.
"Yeah I know, my considearacy is so lovable"
"Concideracy?" Katara said annoyed at his stupidity.
"It's a word." Sokka said defensively.
"How did you know the rest of the gang wanted meat? I liked Aang's vegetarian diet." Katara asked.
"I got Aang some rice. What is her problem? Did she want me to get a special vegetarian dish. Who likes vegetarian? Meat is so good" he thought to himself.
"Well then you can share rice with him while the rest of us enjoy this meat" Sokka said.
The others looked at the two siblings annoyed.
"Katara it is okay, the rice is fine for me"
"Are you sure?" she asked.
"Yeah Katara, let's just enjoy the night" Aang said.
Sokka cooked all the meat on a huge bon fire and between him and Toph Team avatar, excluding Aang, managed to eat all the meat. They then proceeded to their rooms to sleep.
The next day Aang started to act kinda weird.
Aang enter the dining area Katara walked up to him to kiss him but he turned away.
"What's wrong Aang?" she asked.
"Uh nothing, I am going to town" he said abruptly.
"I'll go with you" she said.
"No, I will go alone" he said.
"Why not, is something wrong?" she asked concerned.
"Aang not wanting alone time with Katara, something is up" Sokka said.
"No guys I am fine. Its avatar stuff" he said.
"Okay we can hang out later then" she said disappointed.
Aang walked out the house and left. He continued down the road and headed into the town in disguise.
Meanwhile back in the house.
"What was with Aang, he never wants to be away from Katara" Suki said.
"He said he had avatar business" Katara said.
"What avatar business would he have here? Nothing happens here but bad plays and beach parties" Zuko said.
"I don't know but it doesn't really matter. Aang will be fine, he can take care of himself, and he is the avatar." Toph said.
"Yeah I guess you are right" Katara said with a sigh.
Sokka spent the rest of the day lounging with Suki. Aang finally reappeared and Sokka was glad because Katara looked depressed all day and wouldn't stop talking about Aang.
"Hey Aang you're back" Katara said when he walked through the door.
"Hey guys" he said. Katara walked up to him but Aang walked around her and towards his room.
"Where are you going Aang? I thought after your 'avatar business' we could do something together.
"I can't I have something to do at the town. By the way does anyone have any dance shoes" he asked casually.
"Uh no why do you ask?" Sokka said.
"Never mind, I guess I should be heading out" Aang said as he walked toward the door.
"What, you just got here, aren't you gonna eat?" Katara asked.
"No, I will eat where I am going, and I gotta go now. See ya later" Aang said as he ran out the door.
"Something is going on with him. Where could he be going where he could be using dance shoes and eating food?" Sokka asked himself.
"I don't know, how about a party dum dum" Toph said sarcasticly. "and you're supposed to be the smart one"
"Why would Aang go to a party, and without us?" Katara said confused.
"I don't know, but there is only one way to find out" Zuko said.
Team Avatar left to find out where Aang was. They searched around the town looking for Aang. They didn't see many people in town and when they asked the towns people said there was a dance party that night. The gang decided to head there thinking Aang might be there. Team Avatar walked into the club to find Aang and some girl dancing. Katara looked destroyed and ran out. Suki and Mai went after her.
"What is Aang doing dancing with HER!? He is dating my sister. If he is two timing her I am gonna kill him. I don't care if he saved the world and can bend any element I will kill him. " Sokka thought.
Before he could confront Aang he was pulled out the building by Toph.
"Calm down Snoozles. There is probably a perfectly good explanation for this. You know twinkle toes would never try to hurt Katara. I think something is up with him" She said to him.
"Yeah, Aang did dance with that girl in the cave even though he liked Katara. I think it's an air bender thing. They aren't really possessive and don't care much" he said.
The two headed back to the house and beat Zuko and Aang.
"Look who's back" Sokka said.
"Who was your friend" Toph asked.
"I don't know, some girl who was there, why?" He asked.
"You seemed awfully close" Suki said.
"Nope, just met her, she was good at dancing. Where is Katara?"
"Upstairs crying" Suki said.
"Oh, I'll go talk to her" he said before walking upstairs.
The others chilled for a bit and then headed to bed. None of them knew the context of Aang and Katara's "talk" and thought all would be well the next morning.
They were surprised to see the couple was very distant all day. The day after that started no different than the last. Aang and Katara seemed to be avoiding each other. Suki and Sokka sat on the beach.
"What is with those two" Sokka asked. "They are never like this with each other. If he breaks her heart I will not hesitate to kill him"
"Sokka you must understand this is Katara's first relationship and Aang's too. They are just dealing with being a couple. You didn't think it was going to be perfect forever did you? They were going to have their rocky patches" She said knowingly.
"Good point" he responded. They kissed for a while and enjoyed each other's company.
That night they watched as Katara left to talk to Aang and Zuko and Mai went to the balcony.
"What do you think those couples are up to" Toph asked.
"Who knows, they are all crazy" Sokka said.
"Yeah" said Suki.
Aang and Katara walked in a little while later holding hands.
"I see you two have made nice. If you didn't I would have killed Aang for breaking my baby sister's heart" Sokka said.
Katara rolled her eyes and Aang looked scared for a moment. The sat down still holding hands and then Zuko and Mai walked in.
"Hey guys Mai and I have an announcement" Zuko said.
"What?" asked Sokka.
"Mai is going to be the new fire lady" Zuko said proudly.
"WHAT REALLY" Sokka yelled. "Does this mean I get to be best man, or are you going to choose Aang because he is the avatar" Sokka said.
"I better be best man. I mean I am older. Aang may be the Avatar but I am closer to a man." Sokka thought.
"Congratulations" Aang and Katara said together.
" Congratulations to you too. You guy seemed to have worked out your issues. That is one of your first steps in being a couple" Mai said.
"Uh yeah" said Katara.
"So when is the wedding" Katara asked.
"We don't know yet" Mai said.
"We will probably have to have two. One for ceremonial purposes, you know for like the citizens and one for friends and family" Zuko said.
"Sounds great" Toph said.
They all split up and went to enjoy the night.
