So here's another update. Doc Boy gave me this prompt, done in Katara's POV. :)

Prompt: Confused


I wasn't sure when my feelings for Aang had started to change. When I first saw him in the iceberg, I could feel a smile appear on my face as though my entire life had changed. I wasn't sure why I felt that way about him. The way anyone else would see it, he was just a boy frozen in an iceberg. No one would believe that he lived for 100 years without eating or breathing.

But he did. And I think my feelings had begun to sprout.

I knew he was different from the other boys I knew. Then again, in the South Pole, there was only children or adult men, never any around my age, unless you count my brother. But besides that, I didn't really intereact with any boys my age, since we didn't have contact with our sister tribe in the north. And yet, I still found myself believing in this boy, this young airbender who didn't even know about the war.

During our travels together, I could feel our bond changing constantly. When I was really proud of him, I would hug him tightly, and he would sigh in happiness. If he did something that made me smile or laugh, I'd give him a kiss on the cheek. If he was upset or angry, I would do everything I could to make him happy, to see him smile.

Because I felt that if he wasn't happy, there was no hope.

I didn't really think I was doing anything wrong by kissing him on the cheek. I mean, I didn't do that to Sokka, but he was an idiot and my brother, I'd never do something like that. It's strange how he was the only boy I would do that with. Even when I met Jet or Haru, I didn't have these feelings towards them.

Okay, so maybe I had a crush on Jet, and Haru was very sweet, but they could never compare with Aang. He made everyone pale in comparison, and not just because he was the Avatar.

I could feel myself beginning to feel something different when we visited Aunt Wu's place. When she told me I'd marry a powerful bender, I was estatic. To know that I'd meet a powerful person and be married to them? That's a girl's dream. When I had found that out, I began to ask all sorts of questions, like if he was gonna be tall, what he'd look like. I could tell Aunt Wu was getting irritated with me, but I couldn't help it. I wanted to know as much about my future husband as I could.

It only occurred to me it could've been Aang when Sokka had pointed out how strong of a bender he was. And when he made that remark, it shocked me to the point where I could only mumble, "Yeah... I guess he is." As I stared up at his back, I could feel my heart swell with so many emotions, I wasn't able to understand any of it. It also made me remember what Gran-gran told me and Sokka when we left the South Pole.

'Your fates are entertwined with his.'

I started to feel confused, and so I kept these feelings hidden, claiming he was only like a brother to me.

My feelings had taken another test when we were trapped in the Cave of Two Lovers. I had been so desperate to get out of there, I had suggested to Aang that we kissed, not really thinking about how he felt. I should've known his reaction was shock and something else. But I didn't understand what the second emotion was. And so, I got mad at him because he implied that it would've been bad to kiss me.

But then... we ended up kissing. Even though it was for a brief moment, I could still feel his lips on mine, and it made my heart soar each time I thought about it. I wasn't sure if this is called love or lust. Regardless, I didn't bring up the kiss to Aang after that, though I could've sworn he wanted to talk about it a few times.

After that, Aang had gotten shot by Azula, and my heart just dropped. In those moments, I couldn't breathe, couldn't even talk without feeling tears run down my cheeks. My best friend was dead, and there was nothing I could do. I used the water from the spirit oasis as my last ditch effort to bring him back.

When he woke up for those few seconds, I gave him the biggest smile I could, despite having tears falling down my face. I couldn't help myself, I hugged him tightly to me, not even thinking he couldn't breathe. My best friend came back to me, and though he was unconscious for a couple weeks, he had finally woken up.

During the time I had healed him and watched over him, I could feel myself starting to fall in love with him. And there was nothing I could do to stop myself.

There were two things that held me back from admitting my feelings for him. The first one was obvious. We were in the middle of a war, and Aang really needed to focus on mastering the four elements and defeating Fire lord Ozai. The second one was more because I was scared to admit these feelings out loud. I didn't know how he felt about me, so this was a really scary thing to admit to. But more than that, I was scared that if I'd admit my feelings, he would be ripped from me, just like my mother.

My question was answered at the invasion. I had just told him how proud I was of him, how he went from a boy to a man within a few months. He asked me what if he didn't come back. I tried to reassure him that he shouldn't have to worry about that, and that's when it happened.

He had kissed me.

I was in shock and panic at first, but then I could feel myself relax beneath his hand, and I kissed him back. He was the first to pull away, and I felt myself blinking before a blush took over and I looked away. Before I could say anything, he had taken off on his new glider.

As I watched him fly away, I wasn't sure what to think.

I knew I loved him, and I knew he had some sort of feelings for me, but more than that;

I was more confused than ever. And this confusion only scared me into hiding my feelings.