Here it is...the much awaited epilogue (well, not really).
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Zuko laid out on the grass, his arms stretched out behind his head and his legs crossed at the ankles. It was as if he had just woken up from a freakish nightmare to find himself safe beneath a thousand stars. He tilted his head to the left to look at Mai. She had sat down to join him, her grey orbs aglow with starlight. She gave him a small smile as she leaned down to kiss his forehead. It seemed like it was only a moment ago she had been trying to slice him up with her famed daggers as they splashed into the frigid stream. Maybe she had loved him even then. Maybe he had too.
Gazing at him, Mai would do anything to see him laugh. He had been under so much strain lately and she wasn't sure what kind of thoughts were going through his head after the death of his father and sister in the same day. She leaned in and whispered in his ear, "Gullible is written across the stars." And there it was. That laugh that made warm tingling sensations shoot to her toes.
It was then that a speck of fire shot across the sky, getting larger and larger. Zuko did not panic at the sight of Sozin's comet. He merely turned his head and kissed Mai back, very gently, as they each made a wish. After all, that's what you do when you see a shooting star...
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"What to eat, what to eat?" Sokka questioned himself. There he was, sitting in the Great Hall of the Fire Nation palace, amongst plates piled high with foreign delicacies. How could he be burdened with such a choice? It was probably more difficult, he thought, than Aang having to take on the responsibilities of the Avatar. "I suppose I'll just take a little of everything," he decided, stuffing the nearest item of nourishment into his mouth. He instantly jumped up, hopping from one foot to the other. "AH! AH! HOT! HOT!"
Ty Lee was frozen with mortification as she watched the slimy fish dangle from the Water Tribe boy's mouth. He spat it out on his plate, gulping down a cup of fresh water. And then, to all of the dinner guests' distaste, Sokka cut up the already half-chewed fish and (rather gentleman-like, mind you) he gently placed the fish bits in his mouth with fingers dripping with saliva. It was then that Ty Lee stood up and excused herself from the table on accounts of suddenly losing her appetite.
"I knew she wouldn't hold up," Toph said smugly, though only to herself, as she felt the carnival-freak's footsteps die away.
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After having seen Zuko and Mai slip out from yet another dinner party, Aang decided to do the same. He had to finally tell Katara what was on his mind. He thought his brain would explode if he didn't get it out of him sooner or later.
He took her by the hand and led her into the silent courtyard. He had trouble judging the difference between a stone bench and the turtle-duck pond in the dark and to his embarrassment, promptly fell in and splashed Katara's new dress. He was greeted with the sound of mirthful laughter, which he realized was the most beautiful thing he had ever heard.
"Are you okay?" she asked, pulling him up and bending the water from his clothes. "Is that what you wanted to show me?"
Aang felt his face burn but replied, "No. I wanted to show you this." Heart throbbing and palms sweating, he leaned forward and kissed her. He pulled away quickly to see what her reaction would be. There was nothing but silence. He could barely see her face in the dark. His heart sank. He knew before hand that he would either be pleasantly surprised or publicly humiliated. Unfortunately, it appeared that she had chosen the fate of the latter for him.
"Katara?" he asked, suddenly wondering if she was really there. Perhaps he had made an even greater mistake in which he had taken a tree to be his waterbending friend. His ears heated at the very thought.
Suddenly, there she was. Her lips were on his like a cool drink of water. "I love you Katara," he managed to say, before tripping backwards back into the pond. Sleeping turtle-ducks squawked in protest. But Katara smiled at her goofy little Avatar; for she had loved him and nothing else seemed to matter. And deep in her heart, she had known this all along.
THE END
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A/N: Woohoo! Aren't you proud? I finished, I finished. I thought I would end the story with a bunch of sappy goo. Hope you liked the story. I plan to write another (but shorter) fanfic with two of my favorite characters (I refuse to reveal the names). But for now, I better get some more reviews people. OR ELSE.