Tap tap tap. Katara sat up in the dark room. "Who's there?" Tap tap. "Aang?"
Slowly, she pulled the blankets away and stepped onto the carpet. Tap tap. Where was that noise coming from? It was about midnight, and Aang was gone. Quietly, she crept to the wooden door and peeked into the hall. The kitchen light shone brightly into her eyes. Other than the light, nothing was there.
Tap tap tap. The noise was coming behind her. Katara closed the bedroom door and turned around. Tap tap. It was coming from the window. Her heart stopped, but her legs forced her forward. Two feet away from the glass, her arms raised and moved the fabric covering the opening.
Katara's chest was about to burst when she saw a face outside. The window forced open, and Aang smiled at her. "Hey."
"Aang!" She calmed down. "What are you doing outside?"
"Oh, you know... just hanging around." He winked.
She laughed. "How are you hanging around...?" Katara moved her head to the window. How can someone stand outside the second story without a floor? As her head was about to lean outside; Aang grabbed her chin and kissed her deeply.
He continued to kiss and moved to her neck. Softly, he whispered in her ear, "I've missed you..."
She giggled. "I've missed you too... Are you back for good?"
Aang slowly moved away from her. "I have to go back..."
"Oh..."
He grabbed her hand. "But I don't want to."
She frowned. "But you have to..."
His lips moved next to her ear and whispered again, "Run away with me..."
"Where?" There was no way they could leave.
"Someplace. A place made for just you and me... where no one else can go." Katara closed her eyes as he continued. "A land of fantasy and imagination. An island surrounded by sparkling blue water..." She loved the water. "Warm sand beneath our feet... the sun shining on our bodies... Living in a little hut..." He put a hand on her belly. "And making a few babies..."
Katara burst out laughing. "Sounds wonderful! Where is this place?"
"It's a secret." He stuck out his tongue at her.
"Then how can we get there?"
"Follow me..."
Aang grabbed his girlfriend's hand and led her to the window. Below, there was an airplane, waiting for them. Carefully, Katara stuck one leg outside the squared opening and stepped onto air. Aang wrapped his arms tightly around her waist and they slowly walked down. "How is this possible?"
They touched the ground and he kissed her lightly on the cheek. "It's another secret."
He ran up the stairs that laid outside the plane. Aang stood at the doorway, on top. "Come with me, Katara."
She slowly moved to the bottom of the stairs and looked up at her love. He smiled at her which made her cheeks blush madly. One step. The stairs grew taller, making the distance longer. Another step. They continued to grow and Aang was no where in sight.
"Aang?" Katara looked behind her. She was in the middle of endless stairs. Nothing but blackness around her. "Aang!" The darkness began to engulf her. There was no sound, no feeling, nothing.
Her blue eyes peeled open and sweat ran down her face. The sun was shining in the room. "It... was all... a dream..."
Katara rolled over and looked at the clock, it was late in the morning. She sighed and laid in the middle of the mattress, the blanket all around her. Today was a day to do nothing.