A/N: So, I am really jealous of the relationship I am writing about in this story; I want to find my own Katara. I know some women read this story, tell me, do girls like this exist or am I writing a dream?
Moving on, I hope it was well received, from the reviews I got, it was loved! I won't be afraid to post more of that stuff now; however the story still has its plot and such and will not revolve around the rated M stuff. Sorry I didn't get to post before I spent those few days in the field. I'll be going back out this Friday for another week and will hopefully get another one after this one up. (Yes, there is another M scene in this however)
Rated M
The Morning After
Katara's POV
It was still dark out; the moon was halfway from the highpoint and the horizon in the east. The sound of the waterfall splashing down into the small pond is what roused me from my… incredibly peaceful sleep.
It's probably been a few hours since… well, since we finally did what we've both been longing too. We ended up falling asleep right there, I don't know about him but I know I felt sore, but comfortable. He's still asleep… or pretending to be.
It felt safe and warm; being like this with him, like every other thing in the world was insignificant even though I knew nothing was.
His right arm was wrapped around my waist gently as I felt his breath tickle the back of my neck I smiled and breathed in slowly. Very gently I picked up his right arm and rolled out of his embrace and placed it back, gently on the blanket we were using. Looking back at his sleeping figure, I smiled warmly before trying to stand up and then it hit me; my legs started shaking and the sore feeling came back.
I almost yelped but luckily was still on the ground and removed the pressure before I did. I shook my head and crawled over to the pond and slid myself in slowly, feet first. I stayed at the shallow portion of the pond, it barely coming past my waist and as I looked down, I could see my reflection off the shimmering water.
The water here was always a little... Ethereal, there were so many gemstones or colored rocks that lined the pond's floor and bank that as the waterfall's crashing waves rippled the water and the light from the moon penetrated the surface, it seemed the entire pond was aglow… It was gorgeous.
I leaned down and back, dipping the back of my head in the water, leaving my face staring straight up at the starry night. I ran my fingers through my hair and stood back up, letting my hair fall down; it was long enough to come just over my chest. I dipped my hands in the cool, clear water and cupped some of it up and brought it to my neck before letting it wash down.
That's when I had an idea; I glanced at the waterfall and back to Aang's sleeping figure. I dived into the pond and swam to the side of the waterfall; it was about the same depth near the waterfall as it was on the other side. Carefully, I stuck my hand out and felt the water's crash as it fell from the source above, it was surprisingly gentle for a waterfall.
With the full moon and the starry night, my hand underneath the waterfall I could feel all the waters currents from around me. I closed my eyes and breathed in deep; I felt the depth-ness of the pond, the current of the water as it fell from above. My head rolled to the side as I sighed and let go; I felt the current from above, it stewed from a larger lake a ways away from here. Through the rocks and gems that the water passes through, the waters purity increases until it reaches this small oasis… our oasis.
Sticking my other hand in the waterfall I slowly wad myself under it and allow the currents to wash over me. Whatever soreness or fatigue I felt from before vanished when my feet entered the water, and it was further away from me still as I allowed my body to be absorbed in the waterfall. It was an amazing bath and shower… I almost want to wake Aang up so he could share it with me.
I glanced back to where Aang's figure was but couldn't see much of anything with the darkness of the night and the waterfall I was under, but just as I went to move out to see him, I felt his hands slide around my waist and down my legs slightly as I felt his lips touch my neck. There was no question; besides the fact we were alone out here… I knew his touch by this point, and it was always something that was amazing to me.
I practically melted at his touch and turned around to face him; his hands remaining around my waist and now resting just below the small of my back. No sooner had I turned did I feel his nose brush past mine as he made contact with his lips. My eyes were closed from the rushing water but I could feel him, and that was enough for me at this moment.
Our lips closed around each other as my arms wrapped around his neck and I stood on my toes to dig deeper into the kiss. I broke our lips and gently bit his lower lip and released for him to trail his lips down from mine, down the side of my jawline and to my neck where he lingered. Even over the crashing water that poured down onto us, I could feel his lips and tongue as they caressed and sucked on my neck.
I felt the blood in my veins flow like the current of the water from the waterfall under the light of the full moon; I felt amazing, surreal… and the kicker was, I still hadn't woken up yet. I felt Aang walk us back, out and behind the waterfall to a small rock formation, it was natural but looked perfect for a few people to sit and enjoy the view from under.
He glided effortlessly through the water and my body stayed connected to his as I felt him stop due to the rocks behind him; he sat back and pulled me down onto him, I was now sitting on his lap facing the waterfall from the backside of it.
The way the waves crashed and rippled the water under the moonlight in conjunction with the gemstones and colored rocks on the pond's bed, it was just as amazing a view. I could barely make out the break from water to land and could almost see the difference in color between the grass and our blanket, but through the waterfall everything was blurry.
I felt Aang glide his lips down the back of my neck as he rested his chin on my shoulder, watching the waterfall with me. His hands resting gently around my waist with my hands on his, he let out a sigh and I could feel the smile on his face.
"I love you" He whispered into my ears and even over the crashing sound of the water, I heard it clear as day. I turned my head to face him and smiled as I rested my forehead to his.
"I love you" I said in a barely audible voice, I know he heard me as his smile widened and he moved closer, connecting our lips once again. I broke our kiss gently, nipping at his lips before opening my eyes and gazing into his.
Every bit of shyness I might have had with Aang had vanished that night; there were no more boundaries between us as we broke the last wall last night… and nothing felt greater, it was almost exactly as I had imagined it. It was something that was intimate in every couple, I noticed it in Sokka and Suki over these last few years, the glow they both had when they were with each other. It was the same glow I had with Aang, only now, I imagine it was all the brighter.
Feeling his grip around my waist, I sort of spun on his lap to where I was fully facing him as he leaned against the rocks. The act surprised him a little but he never let me go, I always felt the safety when I was with him. I wrapped my arms around his neck fully while facing him as I narrowed my eyes, a small smile curving on my lips.
He must've been on the same wavelength for he returned the gaze almost exactly before pecking me lightly on the lips. His hands slide from the small of my back to my hips and rested gently as I felt the rising pressure. I closed my eyes and bit my lower lips slightly as I raised my body up… I felt the pressure release as one of Aang's hands left my hip. It wasn't another second before I felt his other hand on my hip start gently inching me down. I felt the tip meet and slowly start to inch in; I bit my lip harder as my breath hitched like the first time, Aang stopped.
"It's okay, slowly" I murmured, trying to give a reassuring smile. Aang nodded and helped lower me until he was completely inside. Still biting my lip I couldn't stop a small moan from escaping my lips as I instinctively began to slowly rock my hips.
He did so as well, both of his hands returning to my hips as mine rested on his shoulders. I felt his lips connect to my neck as he slowly caressed my neckline and collar bone with his lips as our hips rocked slowly. It didn't hurt, not like the first time, the pressure I was feeling was… intoxicating, it felt good.
Our movements became bolder after a few minutes of steady, slow rocking. I released his shoulders, my hands quickly finding his cheeks as I cupped them and leaned in and pressing our lips passionately together as I felt him move just a little bit quicker. The feeling was growing and it was getting harder to control my own thoughts as another moan escaped my lips. I heard Aang, well felt him, moan slightly as I released his lips.
He pecked me on the lips again before returning to my collar bone, and he continued moving south. One of his hands left my hips and cupped my left breast, I allowed my head to fall back as I bit my lip once more, my eyes shut as I felt the cool droplets from the rock face above us hit my face. Aang's lips soon made contact with my left peak as his tongue slide around it before he wrapped his lips around it completely. The feeling combined with our rocking hips almost made me yelp… the good yelp, but I think biting my lip helped.
I soon felt the pressure building up in me, and Aang's own pace had increased. Our hips rocked in unison, I raised and lowered as I felt the pressure of him inside. I couldn't stop this moan as I felt an explosion of pure… pleasure, and Aang must've felt the same when I heard him grunt and moan, his pace a little more erratic until it finally slowed to a complete stop.
My eyes were still shut as I bit my lower lip, I felt him bite my lower lip softly and tug it. I released and he quickly connected our lips before pulling away and smiling. My own eyes narrowed as I lowered my head, my own smile curving on my lips.
I slowly eased off of him and tried to stand next to him, my legs shook as I had to sit down next to him, I laughed and shook my head… he laughed next to me.
"Not funny" I groaned, rolling my eyes at him but my own smile never leaving my lips
"Actually, it is sort of funny" Aang confessed as he tilted his head, looking at me. I just shook my head and smiled as Aang stood up. He extended his hand to help me walk and I accepted, he walked us around the water fall and down the deepening portion of the clear pond, leading us to the center.
Whatever effects the water did for water benders, the second I submerged, I felt my blood begin to flow with the current again, my legs lost their shake as I gently swayed in the pond. I glanced up at the sky, the Moon was almost gone and the pinkish orange hue of the rising sun was beating away the receding darkness from the night.
It was always spectacular to watch sunsets and rises, to watch the different colors battle for control of the sky, both were equally beautiful, but the point where the different colors met made a whole different meaning for beautiful.
I glanced around the area; the trees around us had become more apparent as the light was beginning to filter in. I could see birds on different tree branches begin to take up, heard the chirping of their young as they were waking up, hoping to be fed. That was when I heard a low rumble and noticed Appa had retaken his spot by his saddle and had rolled over on his back, his six legs sprawled out. I shook my head and giggled lightly at the sight before I turned around and looked for Aang who had very suddenly vanished…
It wasn't until I remember what he did that I thought to look down; all too late as I felt a pair of hands around my ankles quickly submerge me. I gasped what air I could before being consumed by the water, when I opened my eyes; I saw an eager look on Aangs face as he pointed down, past the waterfall and underneath the shallow portion of the pond. There was a small entrance lined and lit up with gemstones and colored stones. My own eyes widened at the thought and we both resurfaced.
"Let's check it out" I said smiling before Aang could even suggest it.
"Follow me" Aang said with a grim as he took my hand. We both took a deep breath and submerged, Aang leading my underneath the current of the waterfall and the shallow portion into the gem lined cave. We swam for about fifteen seconds, never losing light despite our distance traveled, the gemstones and colored rocks retained and reflected light beautifully in this pond, in our pond.
Finally, I saw Aang leading us to a surface; it was extremely well it even from under the water. When both of our heads resurfaced, our jaws dropped at the view.
We were in a small cavern, there were small breaks in the cavern where I saw small beams of light filter through, keeping the air from being stale, but there was something different and more breathtaking about this cavern. It was much like the crystal catacombs beneath Ba Sing Se's palace, only not.
There were colors of different gemstones lining the walls and ceiling, reflecting the light that slipped past the cracks in the walls. All colors, red, blue, yellow, green, almost any colored gemstone you could imagine was accounted for here. It wasn't very big, the surface of the water was in the direct center of the cavern with about a four foot rock floor encircling it, and it was almost a dome. The walls curved upwards and met almost equally in the center above the surface of the water.
"It's gorgeous" I said in awe as my eyes trailed every part of the crystal formations. Aang's hand gripped mine as he climbed out of the water and helped me up, we began slowly walking the rock floor as we admired the natural beauty of the formation we had found. I glanced at Aang whose grey eyes were absolutely sparkling form the many different colors in the room; it was like a rainbow had taken over his eyes, his eyes quickly left the gems and found mine as he smiled.
"Yes, it is gorgeous, but they are all nothing compared to you" He cooed quietly as he leaned in and nuzzled my neck. I closed my eyes and smiled, leaning my head back letting him have his way.
"I wish we could stay here longer" I murmured with my eyes still closed. I felt Aang's lips leave my neck as he looked up at me; I opened my eyes meeting his.
"We can come back here after our wedding… we do have to meet Toph in a few days" Aang suggested and I nodded
"What about Omashu?"
"If Bumi honestly has a problem he can't solve, then Toph'll probably have to come to Omashu cause it'd be big. But we can still fly there and make a quick stop before Ba Sing Se." Aang said softly and I nodded. Suddenly I chuckled lightly and shook my head. "What?"
"Heh, I'm happy I had more than one pair of that fire nation get up… they weren't really meant for water and we sort of… left them all wet on the side of the pond." I said with a grin and he laughed.
"Luckily my robes are meant to take some damage, so if a small pond defeats them… shame, shame." He teased and I shook my head
"We should get back, but I want to come back here" I said as my eyes began tracing the gems again.
"We will, I promise"
"Aang, I love you"
"I love you too" He whispered lightly in my ear, his breath tickling me enough to make me giggle as he broke apart and led me back to the center of the room.
"I guess we should swim back" Aang whispered before jumping in… taking me with him.
I submerged but have come accustomed to Aang enough to know when to take a breath… I could see it on the airbender's face; he was laughing underwater as his hand gripped mine and led us out. It didn't feel like as long on the way back as we resurfaced quickly and climbed out of the pond. By now, the darkness from the night had lost the battle with the sun's rays and the pinkish orange was slowly turning into yellow masking the clear blue sky.
I water bended myself dry and Aang did the same as he shot himself back towards the saddle, quickly returning with our bags of clothing. It didn't take long for either of us to change and Aang was already quickly air bending the cloths from last night dry. They were still damp to the touch, I'd be sick if I put them back on at this point.
I finished Waterbending what little was left out of the cloths as Aang re-saddled Appa who had grudgingly woken up to his master's call, but his grumpy nature quickly vanished when Aang launched two melons his way with which he ate with a quickness, I might add.
That was when he landed next to me and helped collect the remainder of our belongings and haul them over to Appa. It wasn't long before Aang had everything retied down and strapped up securely on the saddle and was sitting next to me on the big furry bison's head. I glanced at Aang who looked at me with a smile.
"Appa, Yip, Yip!" He said with glee as Appa lurched into the sky "Onto Omashu, let's go see Bumi!" Aang exclaimed and I heard Appa roar as I laughed. Appa taking us north towards the second greatest city in the Earth Kingdom.
A/N: I know the M scene was short; it was a moment of passion between the two. I'll start working on another tomorrow to hopefully have it done by Thursday so I can have it up before I vanish for another week But no promised, gotta love the army.
