It had been two weeks since the wedding. The water tribe people had already headed back home and Sokka and Suki had left for their honeymoon. The honeymoon had been a combined wedding gift from Aang and Zuko. Zuko had lent them his villa from Emerald Island while Aang loaned them Appa.
Aang and Katara sat on the beach enjoying their picnic. It was midday and they were the only ones on the beach. They had been out there or a few hours. Earlier that morning Aang had suggested a picnic and Katara was happy to go, especially since Sokka wasn't around to bother them.
"These last two weeks have been great" Aang said as he lay on the blanket they had set out.
"Yeah I know. We haven't spent that much time together since you came back. It's nice to be with you again" Katara said. She was lying next to him enjoying the sun. Aang stared at Katara. Her beauty was intoxicating. Her hair was down and moved gently with the breeze. She was smiling and her eyes twinkled from the sunlight. Aang gazed at her with a smile.
"Aang what's wrong? You've been staring at me weirdly for a while" Katara asked concerned.
"Uh nothing, just enjoying your company" Aang said rubbing the back of his neck. Katara kissed him on the cheek and Aang grinned.
"Hey is that Momo" Katara said pointing toward the shore. Momo was walking across the beach. But he was slumped over and looked very sad.
"Momo!" Aang called. The lemur perked up at the sound of his voice. He spotted Aang and Katara and scurried up to them. He plopped himself down in front of the couple. His ears hung down.
"What's the matter?" Katara asked him. Momo chirped a little bit.
"I think he misses Appa" Aang said. At the sound of Appa's name his ears had perked up.
"Yeah I think your right Aang. How about a moon peach?" Katara said handing Momo the peach.
Momo instantly looked happier. He picked up the peach and began eating it. Katara picked hm up and put him in her lap. Momo snuggled against her torso.
"Sometimes I think Momo thinks you're his mother" Aang said with a chuckle.
"And sometimes I think he thinks of you as his father" Katara retorted. They both started to laugh together. Suddenly Momo jumped out of Katara's arms. He flew up into the air. When Katara and Aang looked up they saw Appa flying above the island. He was descending inland.
"It looks like Sokka and Suki are back from their honeymoon" Aang said.
"We should head back to the house to meet them" Katara said. Aang nodded and began to help picking up the picnic supplies.
"Well there goes our alone time. Now that Sokka is back he'll be in 'over protective brother' mode again" Katara sad. Aang just laughed as they began to walk off the beach.
When they arrived at the house they found Appa lounging next to the house. He looked very tired.
"Hey Buddy" Aang sad walking up to Appa. Appa licked him immediately. Katara giggled for a moment before being licked too.
"Thanks" she said dryly to the bison. Appa growled.
Aang and Katara walked inside the house. They found their friends in the main room talking.
"So then I told the guy 'prepare for my sword slice'" Sokka said waving his arm.
"What are you guys talking about?" Aang said as he sat down.
"Sokka is telling us how he stopped a thief from stealing stuff from my villa" Zuko said sounding slightly amused.
"This story is all lies by the way" Toph said.
"No it ISNT" Sokka yelled.
"Well Suki what happened?" Teo asked.
"Well the thief showed up and when Sokka saw him he screamed like a girl. Then I kicked his butt" Suki said.
"WHAT! I didn't scream!" Sokka yelled.
"Suki was telling the truth Sokka" Toph said.
"IT was a man scream I swear. I was screaming for backup" Sokka said spurting out excuses.
The others just laughed together at this.
"Well what are we going to eat?" Sokka said trying to change the subject.
"Well we don't have anything here but we could get some things from the market" Katara suggested.
"Yeah we'll all go" Teo said.
"Well I'd like to take a nap" Suki said.
"Yeah me too, we were flying all day" Sokka said.
"You guys go to the market, I'll get firewood. I don't want to be mobbed with fan girls" Aang said
"Okay then" Katara said a little disappointed. The group then disbanded. Suki and Sokka stayed for a nap while Aang went out to get firewood. The others went to the market to get supplies.
Aang walked up the side of one of the hills until he came to a small pond.
"Perfect" He thought to himself.
Aang bended a whip of water and then used it to slice the branches off of a tree. He continued to slice branches off of some of the trees. When he felt he had enough he used his air bending to lift the branches into the air next to him. He began walking back toward the house, using his air bending to make the branches float next to him as he walked.
He walked into the house. Nobody seemed to be around. Aang decided he would go get his staff from his room and go play with Appa. He began walking up the stairs toward the pair of bedrooms. He walked quietly so not to wake up Suki and Sokka. He heard what sounded like a scream from the boys' bedroom. He stopped for a moment. He waited and then heard it again. It sounded like someone was groaning in pain. Aang immediately jumped up quick and dashed to the door. He opened it and immediately his eyes went wide. Sokka and Suki were doing things that Aang had taught by the monks to never think about. Aang saw Sokka turn toward him eyes wide. Aang slammed the door shut and ran down the stairs. He ran out the house toward Appa.
"Come on boy lets go for a ride" Aang said trying to get his mind off of what he just saw.
Aang landed Appa in the back of the house after the ride. Being in the skies always cleared his mind and this had been no exception. He patted Appa on the head as he walked toward the back door of the house. He found all his friends in the sitting room talking. He saw Sokka and Suki sitting together and immediately all the memories of what happened came rushing back. Aang's face turned red. Sokka turned and saw Aang and had a similar reaction.
"Okay what's going on?" Toph asked.
"What are you talking about?" Katara asked. She turned and saw Aang and smiled.
"Twinkle toes heartbeat just shot up a lot. So did Sokka and Suki's. Twinkle toes's heartbeat is only this fast around sugar queen" Toph said smirking.
"Yeah you do look kind of uncomfortable" Zuko said to Sokka.
"Nothing happened we are fine" Sokka said quickly.
"That was a lie" Toph said grinning. Sokka groaned in frustration.
"Aang what's wrong?" Katara asked concerned.
"Uh nothing is wrong Katara" Aang said trying to figure a way out of this.
Before anyone could reply Sokka interjected, "Me and Aang have to have a little talk. We'll be back" Sokka said. He got up and grabbed Aang by the shoulder and led him out. They walked through the woods for a little bit before stopping in a clearing. Sokka checked around to make sure that no one had followed them.
"Look Sokka…" Aang started.
"No Aang this is my fault. I'm sorry. I never meant for you to see what you saw" Sokka said.
"I shouldn't have barged in. I should have realized what was going on" Aang said.
"Yeah but I don't blame you, you're a monk and aren't used to that kinda stuff" Sokka said.
"I'm just gonna try and forget what I saw" Aang said.
"That's probably for the best. So we're good?" Sokka said. Aang nodded and offered his forearm. Sokka grabbed it with his as they shared a traditional water tribe handshake.
"Uh Sokka I have one question" Aang sad.
"What is it Aang?" Sokka asked.
"What were you doing with that ostrich butter?" Aang asked curiously. Sokka immediately turned red.
"Uh, I'll explain that to you when you're older" Sokka said.
"Uh okay" Aang said confused.
"Oh and if I ever catch you doing anything like that to Katara, I'll decapitate you and your reincarnations" Sokka said seriously. Aang just nodded in fear. The duo walked back toward the house.
"So you two seem more relaxed" Toph said when they walked in.
"Yeah we had a man to man talk" Sokka said flexing a bit as he said it.
Katara looked at Aang quizzically but Aang shrugged it off.
"Dinner smells good" Aang said smelling the stew that was boiling in the kitchen.
"Yeah sure does" Sokka said as his stomach growled.
The gang walked into the dining room. They all sat down as Aang brought out the large cauldron of stew with his air bending.. Suki tossed each of them bowls while Sokka handed out spoons .Katara then water bended the stew into each of their bowls.
"So what are our plans now?" Toph asked the group.
"We have to go back to the southern water tribe. The chief's challenge is coming up" Aang said
"I really hate Hahn for making us go through this. He isn't even that good a fighter" Sokka said.
"Yeah well we have to make sure nobody bad wins this thing" Teo said.
"Well how is Aang even gonna compete in this thing without his bending?" Suki asked.
"I am still a master of the staff" Aang said.
"Yeah but I don't think a staff can really compete against bladed weaponry" Sokka said.
"Maybe Zuko should compete. You know how to use swords" Toph said
"That probably would look bad. People would think I was trying to take over the southern water tribe from the inside or something" Zuko said.
"Too bad they don't allow women to compete, or else Mai, the Kyoshi warriors, and I could compete" Suki said.
"Its probably better that way anyway" Sokka said. All the girls glared at him and the boys looked surprised Sokka would say something that would result in a butt kicking by all the girls present.
"No what I mean is that all the people you listed aren't from the tribe. It's bad enough they let Jet and Haru compete. I'm Aang is a water bender so i can understand him competing" Sokka said.
"Yeah you have a point there" Ma said. The other girls nodded and spared Sokka a beating.
"So when do we leave then?" Zuko asked.
"Maybe tomorrow or the day after" Aang stated.
"I'd give Appa some time to rest first" Suki said.
"Yeah that's probably for the best" Katara said.
That night the gang had split up and gone to their rooms. The boys were in their room together. They were laying in their sleeping bags in a circle.
"So Sokka it seems like you had fun on your honey moon" Zuko said teasingly.
"Oh yeah you could consider this marriage consummated" Sokka said grinning.
"So what your saying is that we may have to deal with a bunch of little Sokka's in the near future" Teo said.
"The last thing this world needs is a bunch of children with black holes for stomachs, sarcastic attitudes, and an affinity for bad jokes. Aang I beg you for the sake of the world, to take away Sokka's ability to have children" Zuko said mocking Sokka. Sokka shifted away from Aang and instinctively crossed his legs.
"Well you and Mai have a son and let's pray to the spirits he doesn't have as much angst as you two" Sokka retorted. Zuko just snorted some fire out of nose as a response.
"How about you Aang? Are you gonna have kids?" Teo asked him.
"I mean i guess I kinda have to. I mean some new airbenders have to be made. I know i can give bending like I did with Teo but I don't know if that will transfer to his kids if he has any" Aang said
"Well you aren't gonna be re populating a nation with Katara. She is no birthing machine!" Sokka yelled.
The others looked at him weirdly.
"Sokka I'm not even thnking about that kinda thing. Maybe if I marry your sister" Aang said.
"I never gave you permission to think of marrying Katara!" Sokka yelled again.
"Guys what's going on in there? Is Sokka yelling?" Suki asked.
"Uh no" Zuko said back.
"Yeah there isn't any yelling in here" Sokka said trying to get Suki to leave.
"Well uh okay" Suki said walking away.
"Alright guys let's get some sleep" Teo said.
Aang waved his arm and the light went out.
