A few weeks had passed and Aang was getting antsy.
He had started meeting Katara halfway to art class in the mornings and would walk with her to class. It was reassuring that she didn't seem to mind, but little acts of kindness and kind words would not get him what he wanted. He knew what he needed.
He needed another date.
Even though he hadn't had any prior experience, he figured he had seen enough sitcoms to know how it was supposed to work. The only trick was to just find a movie that he knew they would both probably like.
Luckily, he had seen one preview for a movie called Across the Universe. It looked like just the right combination between trippy, lovey/mushy, and awesome considering all the Beatles songs.
He brought it up a couple times to her and she had seemed excited for it, so he decided it was about time to actually set it up.
"So, you up for Across the Universe this weekend?" he asked one Tuesday morning.
"Umm, sure. When can you go?"
"How about Friday?" he suggested.
"Ummm...let me think...Yeah, that sounds good."
"Ok then, let's do it."
"It's strange how my mind works sometimes," Aang thought that same morning.
He spent five minutes walking to class with Katara, but then as soon as he sat down, his attention turned to Toph and their daily discussion of "The Office."
"Why am I so interested in discussing The Office?" he wondered, "I mean, it's a great show and everything, but surely it's not so great that I like it better than talking to Katara, my almost-girlfriend.
"Oh my gosh! I saw a spoiler about a possible Jan/Michael and Jim/Pam dinner party! It sounds hilarious!" Toph interrupted.
Aang broke from his thoughts instantly at the sound of her voice, "I know! I saw that too! Can you even imagine?!" they both laughed.
"Hmm, must just be an awesome show."
A/N: Short? Yes, I know. I hate aftermath chapters.
I think it'd be interesting for someone to have read this without reading the author's notes because then I could accurately gauge the effectiveness of my foreshadowing. (Please tell me the Toph section had just the right amount of subtlety? I worked really hard on getting it right...)
Also, The Office is not the actual show that Aang and Toph watched and discussed every day. Believe it or not, it was Avatar, but for obvious reasons, I couldn't use Avatar in my fic. Therefore, expect the timeline for Season 4 to be screwed up since the season finale will be happening in July.
Musical Inspiration: In The Heights, then Muse. (And yes, I do have more music than just those two things...)