Here's the chapter! Just in time. I tried some new stuff in this chapter. Let me know if you like the 'Friend's hour' talk. If you do, you can suggest some topics for the Gaang to talk about. I'll be more than happy to write it. Anyway, the next chapter will be lemon. Enjoy!
UGudBroXD - Yes, Azula will be playing a part in this story. I want to add more drama, but drama in the sense that is between The Gaang and Azula. I will never write drama about Katara and Aang's relationship. I just don't like stories where they go on a break or break up and get back together. In this story, Kataang will have some fights here and there (Because what couple doesn't fight sometimes?) but I'll never make them question their relationship or anything like that.
LegendaryBob123 - I appreciate the suggestions! I have many ideas about the main plot of this story (I really need to write them down). I don't think I can see myself writing what you suggested for number three. But one and two are definitely options. But I will take your ideas into consideration because they are good ones. But I agree with you, The Gaang During Highschool will be mostly fluff, while The Gaang During College will be more serious, but it will have plenty of fluff as well.
P.S I'm happy you said that it's up to me, but don't be hesitant to suggest your ideas! And that goes for everyone! :)
I don't own ATLA or anything else in this story. Don't sue me.
Suki and Sokka went to change in his room. They have been together for a while and have already seen each other naked, so it was fine. The same thing with Mai and Zuko, they changed in the hallway bathroom. Katara told Toph she could change in her room while she changed in her father's room. However, Toph never went swimming, so she just wore some shorts and a short sleeve bikini top. Aang waited patiently outside of Hakoda's room for his girlfriend. After a couple of minutes, she finished and opened her door. Aang tried his best to look her in the eyes, but he couldn't help himself but glance down at the rest of her body.
"Wow… Katara you have the body of an angel," Aang said truthfully. Katara smiled and blushed.
"Thanks, but you'll see more of it tomorrow," Katara said in a seductive voice, causing Aang to blush and smile widely.
"I guess I will, you know, tomorrow is also the anniversary of when I got my tattoos," Aang said while stepping closer to his girlfriend.
"Really? Well… we'll have to have a proper celebration," She said while biting her lip and took a step closer to her boyfriend.
"Yes we do, what did you have in mind?" Aang replied. He already knew the answer, but it didn't hurt to hear his girlfriend say it.
"You already know, just us two. Alone. For the whole day," Katara said while leaning up for a kiss. Aang smiled and met her halfway. He rested his hands on her hips, it was the first time he touched her bare hips and that simple contact made Katara and Aang feel a sensation they've never felt before. It ignited a fire between them and both of them felt like the feeling was coming back. However, before anything got too crazy, Aang pulled back.
"I can't wait for tomorrow. I'm guessing your dad already said yes?" Aang said with a smile.
"I haven't asked, but he has work tomorrow so I'll ask Gran. She'll most likely say yes, especially because she thinks you're a celibate monk," Katara answered with a smile on her face.
"I actually feel bad for lying to Gran, like that," Aang confessed. Katara's face softened and she grabbed her boyfriend's hands and squeezed them.
"You never lied, but we could tell her that you decided not to become a monk. She'll understand, trust me. Gran is chill," Katara said in a comforting voice.
"That sounds good. We'll tell her later, but let's go swimming!" Aang said, changing the subject with excitement. Katara giggled and walked out of her father's room.
"I'll be outside, goofball," She hummed. Aang nodded with a smile and went into Hakoda's room to change. After a couple of minutes, Aang finished and went outside to find his friends about to get in the pool. Sokka was on the diving board while everyone else was behind him, waiting for their turn, except for Toph. She was sitting on the edge of the pool with her feet in the water.
"Aang! Need help putting on sunblock?" She asked with a smile, causing Aang to chuckle. She really wanted to feel his muscles.
"Sure," He answered. Katara quickly ran over to one of the beach chairs and grabbed the sunblock. Aang turned around and waited for his girlfriend to apply it.
"You just want to feel my muscles, don't you?" He teased, earning a blush from Katara.
"...Maybe, but I mostly don't want you to get a sunburn," She replied while rubbing his back with sunblock.
"I think you mostly want to feel my muscles, but that's okay, you can feel them all you want tomorrow," He said with a smirk, causing Katara to blush and push his shoulder playfully.
"I'm not that crazy over you," She lied, earning a chuckle from Aang. Katara spent a moment rubbing his back with sunblock. After she was done Aang turned around to face his girlfriend.
"I think you are. I should know because I'm crazy over you," Aang said before leaning down for a kiss. Katara blushed and stood up on her tippy toes to kiss him back.
"Hey! It's swimmin' time! None of this oogie crap!" Sokka yelled at his sister and best friend. Aang pulled away and blushed while Katara groaned. Sokka smirked and dove into the pool.
"He's right, we'll continue this later. I promise," Aang said with a smile.
"We better," She said, matching his smile. The lovers went to the diving board and waited for Mai, Zuko, and Suki to dive in.
"Do you water bending bomb! That was so cool!" Aang said with excitement, causing Katara to giggle.
"Alright, you might want to step back," She said while stepping onto the diving board.
"Alright, guys! Watch out!" Katara warned. The Gaang already knew what she was about to do and went to the opposite side of the pull.
"Waterbending bomb!" She exclaimed while jumping off the diving board. Once she hit the pool, she created a huge splash that hit everyone. About a quarter of the pools' water splashed onto the rest of the backyard. Hakoda saw the splash from inside his house and ran outside.
"Katara! What did I say about waterbending bombs?" Hakoda said with a chuckle. Usually, he'd be mad, but his daughter was having too much fun.
"Sorry! I got excited, I'll waterbend the water back in." Katara replied while getting out of the pool. Everyone laughed and Aang stood next to the diving board.
"Guys check this out!" Aang said, ready to jump from the ledge of the pool
"What are you doing, Aang? You jump off the diving board if you want to do a trick," Zuko asked with curiosity.
"An airbender doesn't need a diving board to jump high! Don't you know that?" Aang answered before using his airbending to jump 20 feet in the air.
"Woah!" Everyone yelled, except for Toph.
"WOOO!" Aang yelled on the way down. He did a cannonball and it made a huge splash, but it wasn't nearly as big as his girlfriends. He resurfaced and saw a huge smile on everyone's faces.
"That was awesome!" Sokka yelled with excitement.
"Yeah, Aang!" Katara said as she finished waterbending the water back into the pool and jumped in.
"So what game should we play?" Suki questioned.
"We could play 3 on 3 water football," Sokka suggested.
"How do you play that?" Aang asked, excited to play a game.
"You basically just try to get the football from one side of the pool to the other," Zuko answered.
"Yeah, and you have to touch the edge of the pull with the football so it'll count as a point," Suki chimed in.
"That sounds fun! So what are the teams?" Aang said with excitement.
"You guys figure that out while I get the football," Sokka said before jumping out of the pool and running to the garage. Aang's excitement was contagious for everyone.
"Boys versus girls?" Zuko said with a smirk.
"That's not fair," Katara replied, earning a nod of agreement from everyone else.
"Why not?" He teased.
"You just want us to admit you boys are 'strong,' don't you babe?" Mai said with a smile.
"Maybe," He replied, matching her smile.
"Well, it's never going to happen," Katara countered, even though the boys were stronger, she'll never give them the satisfaction of admitting to it.
"Fine, so how are we going to pick teams?" Zuko question.
"Toph, you pick teams," Suki ordered. Sokka came back with the football and quickly passed it to Suki while jumping back into the water.
"Let's make it girlfriends vs boyfriends so it's Aang, Suki, and Mai versus Zuko, Katara, and Sokka," Toph replied while kicking her feet in the water.
"Let's go! Come on Zuko and Katara, we got this!" Sokka said while going to the opposite side of the pool.
"Alright, don't go into the deep end and don't drown each other," Sokka said, while his teammates joined him on their side of the pool.
"Yeah, and no bending! I'm talking to you Katara," Suki said, earning a laugh from everyone.
"I won't bend, we'll beat you guys anyway," Katara said with a smirk.
"We'll see about that! Let's do this!" Aang said with excitement. Suki still had the football and she hugged it tightly.
"I'll count down, 3...2...1 go!" Toph said. Aang and Mai immediately got in front of Suki to block for her. They quickly made it into the middle where Zuko and Sokka tried to pass Aang to get to Suki, but Aang wrapped his right arm around Zuko's abdomen and did the same with Sokka, but with his left arm.
"Go, Suki! I can't hold them for much longer!" Aang yelled while struggling to keep Sokka and Zuko away from Suki. Katara tried to get past Mai, but Mai bear-hugged her.
"Katara is stronger than I thought! Hurry Suki!" Mai exclaimed while Katara tried her hardest to wiggle out of Mai's bear hug. Suki ran in the water as fast as she could, but Aang couldn't hold back Zuko any longer. Zuko finally escaped from Aang's grip and went after Suki.
"Watch out!" Aang said while everyone was laughing and having fun. Suki turned her head around and saw Zuko hot on her trail. Aang let go of Sokka and tried to chase after Zuko, but Sokka grabbed Aang but his shoulders and dragged him backward. Zuko finally caught up to Suki before she could touch the ledge and tried to yank the ball from her.
"Ahhh! Mai! Aang! Help!" Suki yelled while hugging the ball as tightly as she could. Zuko tried to get the ball from her, but he couldn't get a good grip. It was now Katara's turn to bear hug Mai in an attempt to hold her back. Aang was slowly making progress towards Suki, but Sokka was trying his hardest to hold him back. Zuko finally got a could grip and tried to yank the ball from Suki, but once Suki lost grip, so did Zuko, causing the ball to pop out towards Katara. Katara instantly let go of Mai and grabbed the ball and tried to make it to the other side of the pool, but Mai grabbed her arm.
"Katara has it! Get her!" Suki ordered. Mai tried to yank the ball from her, but Katara was too slippery. Katara broke free and instantly booked it to the edge of the people. Zuko was holding back Suki while Sokka tried to hold back Aang, but he was too strong for Sokka. Aang broke free and went after his girlfriend.
"Katara! Aang's about to catch you!" Sokka said while trying to catch Aang. Katara did even look back, she the ball and she was determined to score. However, as soon as she was about to score, she felt arms around her stomach and pull her back.
"Now on my watch!" Aang exclaimed with a huge smile. Katara yelped and hugged the ball tightly against her chest to protect it. Aang moved his hands around from her stomach to the ball and tried to yank it from her. Aang was dangerously close to her breast and Katara could feel it. She liked it, but she wasn't here to gawk over her boyfriend, she was here to win a game! She was extremely competitive and wouldn't let anything stop her.
"Let go Katara!" Aang ordered, causing Katara to laugh.
"Never!" She replied, losing grip and strength due to her laughter. She tried her hardest to stop laughing, but she was having so much fun. So maybe one thing could stop her. Mai and Sokka went to the aid of their teammates, but by the time they got there. Aang already got the ball.
"I got it! Nothing's going to stop me!" Aang said while turning around to run to the other side of the pool. Zuko let go of Suki and went to help Sokka and Katara. The siblings tried their hardest to get the ball away, but Aang was too strong.
"Let go Aang! I know you're getting tired!" Katara yelled over everyone's grunts and laughter.
"Never gonna happen!" Aang replied. A light bulb turned on in Katara's head and a smirk formed on her face. She began tickling her boyfriend, causing him to let go of the ball and try to defend himself. However, the ball ended up in the hands of Mai.
"Mai! Pass it!" Suki demanded. She was still on the other side of the pool. Mai did as she was told and threw the ball to her. Suki caught it and scored before Sokka, Zuko, or Katara could catch up.
"Woooo! Let's go, Suki!" Aang exclaimed with excitement.
"How did we forget Suki was over there?" Sokka said while breathing heavily.
"I don't know, but let's go again!" Zuko responded, determined to win.
"That was a cheap shot, Katara!" Aang said with a laugh, earning a huge grin from his girlfriend.
"No, it wasn't! I was just tickling you! That's perfectly fair," She fired back.
"Well, I'm going to get you back," Aang said while his teammates returned to their side of the pool.
"We'll see," Katara said with a smirk. They continued to play for the next hour until they grew tired. Sokka's team ended up scoring the most points, and they celebrated, but Aang's team were good sports and they were there to have fun, so it didn't really matter too much that they lost. Hakoda went outside to watch the kids have fun. Once he saw them getting out he stood up and walked over to them.
"You guys have a lot of energy!" Hakoda pointed out, earning a laugh from everyone.
"Let me take a picture of you guys so we could always remember Aang's first birthday party at Ba Sing Se," Hakoda said before taking his phone and pointing his camera towards them. They all cleared their face from wet hair, (except for Toph and Aang,) and smiled. After Hakoda finished he put his phone away and smiled.
"Go get changed. Do you guys want to dance?" Hakoda questioned, making Katara nervous. "I can't dance!" She thought.
"I would love to, but I'm exhausted, maybe later," Aang answered, earning a sigh of relief from Katara.
"Me too. Plus I can't dance," Zuko confessed, earning a nod of agreement and a chuckle from everyone.
"Alright the towels are on that chair and we're going to open up presents after we eat. Gyatso called me and he said he'll be here twenty minutes, Aang." Hakoda informed before going back into his house. The Gaang went to the chair with towels and wrapped themselves with it, except for Toph, she just dried her legs. Zuko saw his girlfriend shivering and smiled. He hugged her and used his firebending to warm himself and his girlfriend.
"Thanks, babe" Mai hummed, melting into her boyfriend's warmth. Aang saw this and smiled. He turned to Katara who was drying her hair.
"Are you cold?" Aang questioned while walking up to Katara.
"A little, why?" Katara questioned. Aang smiled and hugged her. He used his airbending to warm himself and his girlfriend.
"You can do that? Change the temperature of the air around us?" Katara questioned with a smile. Katara's breasts were pressed against his lower chest and he blushed. He forgot that she was just wearing a bikini, but he liked how it felt. He tried his best to focus on his airbending rather than his girlfriend's breasts.
"Yup," He simply replied, trying to be confident. Suki saw this and turned to her boyfriend.
"I'm cold, make me warm. Hug me, like how Zuko and Aang did to Mai and Katara," She teased. Sokka rolled his eyes and hugged his girlfriend.
"I'm still cold," She teased again.
"Me too, I can't do that magic stuff, you know that," Sokka replied.
"I know, I was just teasing, but this hug feels really nice," Suki said with a smile. Sokka matched it and kissed the top of her head.
"Good," Sokka said. About 10 minutes later, the Gaang finished drying and changing. They found themselves at the dining room table with a bunch of food around them. Gran and Gyatso were sitting next to each other while Hakoda sat at the head of the table. Everyone else sat next to their significant other and Toph sat by Suki. Once everyone was settled, Hakoda was the first to speak at the gathering.
"We are here today to celebrate Aang's birthday! In our culture, he's finally a man! Congratulations Aang. We are all very proud of you," Hakoda said truthfully.
"Thank you Hakoda for having my birthday party at your house. I'm truly grateful," Aang said with a bow. Hakoda gave his daughter's boyfriend a warm and genuine smile.
"I would like to say a few words before we begin eating if you don't mind," Gyatso said.
"Of course we don't mind Gyatso," Hakoda replied. Everyone sat up straight and waited eagerly for Gyatso to speak.
"I adopted Aang when he was 8 years old, and my goodness did he have a lot of energy," Gyatso joked, earning a good laugh from everyone.
"He still does!" Katara chimed in, earning another laugh from everyone. Aang blushed out of embarrassment, but he took it as a compliment.
"Aang was a huge troublemaker when he was young. He would pull off pranks and run around in class and get distracted so easily. I got a phone call from the school every other day!" Gyatso said with a huge smile, earning another blush of embarrassment from Aang and a wave of laughter from everyone.
"But Aang would never hurt anyone emotionally or physically on purpose. He has a pure heart and I'm very proud of him for it. One of the most difficult things to teach young Air Nomads is that all life is sacred, and to never kill even the smallest form of life, but with Aang… I never had to teach him that. Whenever we found a single ant or a fly in our house, he would always let it crawl on him and let go outside," Gyatso said with a few tears forming in his eyes. Everyone looked at Aang and gave him a small, but warm smile.
"Although he's very fit, tall, and can look quite intimidating at first, he's the gentlest person I know. I'm so very proud of you Aang, and happy birthday," Gyatso said from the bottom of his heart. Aang smiled and couldn't stop the few tears that fell down his face.
"T-thank you Gyatso," Aang said while wiping away the tears.
"You know, when I first met you Aang, I didn't like you very much," Sokka confessed. Before anyone had time to react to Sokka's statement, he spoke again.
"But now that we know you. You've become one of our closest friends. You taught us to stay young at heart and to have fun no matter what. Even if we're getting older," Sokka said with a warm smile. There was a silent, but comfortable pause between everyone.
"Is that Sokka talking? Or did someone kidnap my grandson?" Gran teased, earning a laugh from everyone.
"Thank you, Sokka. Thank all of you for being the best friends I could ask for," Aang said from the bottom of his heart. Everyone gave him a warm smile, silently saying 'you're welcome.'
"Now let's eat!" Sokka said with his mouth salivating. Everyone laughed again.
"There he is," Gran said before taking a bite of her food. Katara placed her hand on Aang's knee and gave it a comforting squeeze.
"I love you, and I'm proud of you too," Katara said with a sparkle in her eye.
"Thanks, I love you too," Aang said before giving his girlfriend a quick kiss on the lips. Katara smiled and everyone began eating. They spent the next hour laughing and talking about past stories of the Gaang. One of them included Katara.
"One time, Mom and Dad convinced Katara that our neighbor was Santa Claus," Sokka said with a teasing smirk, earning a blush of embarrassment from his sister and a laugh from everyone.
"I did not!" Katara defended herself.
"Then why did you always go to his house and offer to clean his kitchen? Or clean his snowmobile?" Sokka argued.
"I-... but!... Okay fine, I thought he was Santa Claus. He had a white beard and everything. Plus I was five." Katara sighed in defeat, earning a wave of laughter from everyone.
"I know some embarrassing stories about you Sokka!" Katara said, wanting revenge for embarrassing her in front of everyone.
"Like what?" Sokka asked.
"Suki, do you want to tell everyone? On how you two met?" Katara said with an evil grin. Suki smiled because she loved the story.
"No! That's not fair!" Sokka argued, already feeling the embarrassment.
"Come on snoozles, it's funny," Toph said, really wanting to hear the story again.
"Yeah, Sokka, it was basically love at first sight," Zuko teased, earning a laugh from everyone.
"Suki please tell it and embarrass my son," Hakoda said with a smirk. Sokka groaned and buried his face in his hands. Aang and Katara were holding hands under the table and squeezed each other's hands with excitement.
"With pleasure Hakoda. We were 11 years old and we both went to the Kyoshi warrior training center. It specializes in the form and fighting style of Avatar Kyoshi. That's actually why Toph calls me fangirl because of the 'fans' we use as weapons. Anyway, it was Sokka's first day and I heard him arguing with Hakoda. It went along the lines of 'there's a bunch of girls here! And the uniforms are dresses! Not to mention they wear makeup!' and Hakoda said, 'Son that's just tradition. They'll teach you how to fight like a warrior. Just give it a chance,'" Suki said with a huge smile on her face. Sokka groaned again and wanted the earth to swallow him whole.
"Sokka was still hesitant until Hakoda said, 'Son, you're an awesome warrior. The girls will be all over you!' And of course, Sokka agreed and got all cocky. Later, Sokka was watching us train and called us a bunch of 'girls' so I challenged him to a fight and he accepted. Little did he know I was almost a blackbelt and I ended up beating the crap out of him and he ran outside crying," Suki said with the biggest grin on her face. Sokka looked like a tomato and groaned again. Everyone burst out into laughter and it made Sokka even more embarrassed.
"Sokka! What were you thinking?!" Aang said between laughs. Sokka blushed even harder.
"I was stupid back then, okay?" He replied. He wasn't salty or angry, just embarrassed because he knew he deserved it for being sexist. Everyone laughed again at Sokka's statement.
"So how did you two end up together?" Aang questioned after the laughter died down.
"He came back the next day and apologized on his knees. I accepted it and we trained together for the next few months and he asked me out on a date, the rest is history," Suki said with a warm smile and kissed her boyfriend on the cheek. Sokka smiled too because he found the love of his life at that training center.
"Aww that's so sweet," Aang said, with a hint of teasing.
"It is, thanks Suki for humbling my brother. He really needed it," Katara said with a smile.
"No problem," Suki replied. After they were done telling stories and laughing. They cleaned up the table and helped Gran clean the kitchen. After they were finished, they went outside and saw the sun was setting.
"Already? How long was that dinner?" Mai questioned.
"We were telling a lot of stories," Zuko answered.
"Darn, we can't dance," Katara said, acting like she wanted to dance.
"That's fine, we could do something else," Aang replied.
"We have a fire pit. We could make a fire and have a friend's hour," Sokka said, Aang raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"What's a friend hour?" Aang questioned.
"It's a time where we talk about anything. It's serious talk though, so no teasing is allowed," Sokka answered.
"We usually talk about problems and fears that have been going on in our lives. But other times we talk about existential stuff." Katara chimed in.
"What do you mean 'existential stuff,'" Aang asked curiously.
"Like, is there life on other planets? Or what's the meaning of life and how did we get here?" Zuko answered, earning an 'oooh' from Aang.
"Wow, I didn't know you guys had conversations like that. Let's try it, it'll be interesting," Aang said, a bit excited to have a new type of conversation with his friends. Everyone smiled and gathered around the fire pit while Sokka went to get some firewood. After he finished placing the wood in the fire pit, Zuko used his firebending to light the fire and everyone snuggled up with their loved one, except for Toph, but she didn't mind, she wasn't the cuddling type anyway.
"So why is it called a friend hour? Is it because we can talk for only an hour?" Aang questioned.
"No, these usually last for a very long time. We do it at sleepovers at night and they last into like 4 in the morning," Sokka answered.
"Oh okay, so how do we start?" Aang questioned again.
"Is there anything that has been bothering you? Or do you have any existential questions?" Mai asked. Aang sat there for a second and had a hard time coming up with anything.
"Maybe you guys should ask something existential, and I could give me perspective on it," Aang replied. Everyone nodded and tried to think of something. Katara was the one to ask the first question.
"I read an article that we could be living in a simulation and it made me wonder, what defines existence?," Katara said. Aang took some time to think, the atmosphere of the fire and how the shadows and light bounced off people's faces gave him a certain feeling. He didn't know what it was, but it was warm, comforting, and interesting. He liked the feeling. Something about being around his girlfriend and his closest friends and talking about real stuff like their existence made him warm and fuzzy inside. The night and fire just amplified the feeling.
"Maybe consciousness?" Aang said like a question.
"That could be it, but how would you explain this rock? I mean it exists, but the rock isn't aware of its own existence," Toph said as she drove her foot into the ground to bend a piece of rock into her hands.
"That's true, but that makes me wonder. Does something exist because we can see it and sense it? Does anything exist if no one is around to know it exists?" Aang answered with another question.
"Well, if you think about it, we've always existed. Science tells us that matter cannot be created or destroyed. So the stuff our bodies are made of have always existed, but now we exist in a form that is conscious of our existence." Sokka chimed in.
"Man this is hurting my brain," Zuko joked, earning a small chuckle from everyone.
"But in my opinion, I think we've always and never existed," Zuko said like it was easy to understand.
"What?" Everyone said at the same time.
"I mean if science is correct, th-" he was cut off by Sokka.
"Which it is," Sokka said, earning a nod of agreement from everyone.
"Yeah, I don't know why I said 'if'. But, as Sokka said, the stuff we're made of has always been around, but now the matter that makes up our body lives in a form that is aware that we and other things exist, but in the far future when we're all dead, no one will even notice we existed. It'll be like we never existed because we're forgotten, but our matter is still out there. So we've always and never existed," Zuko said, making the gears turn in everyone's head.
"Wow, I've never thought about anything like this. This is making me question everything," Aang confessed, earning a laugh from everyone.
"Don't worry. You and I exist, and that's what matters," Katara said as she kissed Aang on the cheek, making Aang smile widely.
"Ugh, this is friend hour, not be oogie with Aang hour," Sokka said as he rolled his eyes.
"Fine," Katara replied while snuggling closer to her boyfriend. Aang smiled and wrapped his arm around her waist to bring her closer.
"Well, I think Zuko's answer is the best for that question. What's next?" Suki asked. Everyone looked at each other and no one said anything. Katara sighed and decided to tell her story.
"I know you guys are wondering why Aang and I were gone for two days," Katara said in a sad voice. Everyone picked up on her sad voice and got ready for the heavy news.
"...yeah, but Sokka told us not to ask you, why," Mai said in a soft voice. Katara let out a small smile before sighing again.
"Thanks, again Sokka, but I'm ready now to tell you guys," Katara said while Aang gave her a comforting squeeze. Everyone waited anxiously for their best friend to begin.
"Aang and I have P.E together, and I just finished doing the pacer test. The water fountain that's in front of the gym was broken. So I went to the water fountain behind the lockers and Jet followed me there and that's when…" She trailed off feeling tears in her eyes. She hated this memory. Mai, Zuko, and Toph had a feeling where this was going and they couldn't believe it. Aang wiped away a few tears from her face and hugged her tightly.
"It's okay, we're here for you," Aang said in a comforting voice. Katara took a moment to compose herself before speaking.
"Jet forced himself onto me. H-he grabbed my breasts and started c-choking me. Luckily Aang saved me before he could go any further." She confessed, on the verge of breaking down. Zuko, Mai, and Toph all had a look of disbelief and empathy. Mai was the first to get up to join Aang and Katara's hug. Zuko and Toph joined soon after and wrapped their arms around Katara. Sokka and Suki also joined the group hug. Toph wasn't much of a hugger, but she knew what happened to her best friend was traumatizing and she needed to be there for her. Katara calmed down and melted into the warmth of her best friends. She wiped away a few tears with Aang's shirt and smiled.
"Thanks, guys," Katara said, feeling a whole lot better. They hugged for a few moments before letting go and returning to their seats.
"I can't believe Jet would do such a thing. He's evil," Mai said, feeling angry and sad at the same time.
"I agree. Did he get arrested?" Zuko asked.
"Yeah, and my dad is pressing charges," Sokka answered.
"Good! If I ever meet that shit bag I'll gladly beat the living shit out of him!" Toph said angrily.
"That would be nice, but I hope he stays in prison for a long time," Katara said with a faint smile.
"Me too," Sokka chimed in.
"I'm glad you told us. We're here for you," Mai said with a soft look.
"Thanks, but let's change the subject to something better," Katara said, feeling like the weight on her shoulders was lifted. Everyone agreed.
"So Aang, you're fairly new to the group. What were your first thoughts when you met us?" Sokka questioned. Aang thought for a moment before speaking.
"Well, I met Katara first and I know it sounds cheesy, but the first thing I thought was 'wow she's beautiful,'" Aang answered, earning a blush and a smile from Katara. Sokka rolled his eyes again.
"Of course. What about us though?" He questioned.
"Well, my first thought with Toph was, 'why isn't she wearing shoes?'" He said, earning laughs from everyone.
"Zuko was his hair and scar, I think it looks dope," Aang said truthfully. Zuko smiled because even though his scar has bad memories, he liked the fact the people thought it looked awesome.
"My first thought of Sokka was 'Katara and Sokka look-alike'" Aang said, earning a laugh from everyone but the siblings.
"I don't look like my sister!" Sokka argued.
"Yeah, Sokka looks nothing like me!" Katara argued as well, earning another laugh.
"I'm just saying what I thought first," Aang said with a shrug.
"So does that mean you think Sokka is beautiful?" Suki teased, earning a blush of embarrassment from the siblings and Aang.
"No! I-I mean Sokka's not ugly, b-but… ugh you know what I mean," Aang stammered, earning a laugh from everyone. They continued to talk about random things until the fire died down and it was time to open presents. The Gaang went inside and saw the pile of presents in the living room on top of the coffee table.
"You guys got me this many presents! This is too much!" Aang said with a huge smile on his face. Everyone laughed and found their seats on the couch.
"Of course Aang, I told you. In this house we celebrate!" Gran said with a warm smile. Aang smiled even wider and sat down next to his girlfriend.
"Alright Aang, this one is from Zuko and me," Mai said as she handed a box wrapped in wrapping paper. Aang eagerly accepted it and opened it up.
"A new hoodie! Wow, this feels super soft. Thank you so much!" Aang said while looking and feeling his new hoodie. Everyone smiled at how excited and grateful Aang was.
"You're welcome," Mai replied. Gran was the next to hand Aang a gift.
"Does that mean I can keep your old hoodie?" Katara said with a sparkle in her eye.
"Of course, Katara" Aang replied while kissing her forehead.
"This one is from Hakoda and me," She said warmly. Aang accepted it and opened it up with excitement, causing Katara to giggle.
"A bottle of cologne!" He said as he saw the brand of the box. It was Burberry, which was quite expensive. Aang opened the box and took out the cologne to smell it.
"Wow, it smells really, really good. Smell it Katara," Aang said while handing the bottle to her. Katara eagerly accepted it and did as she was told.
"It does smell really good. Put some on right now!" Katara ordered with a smile. Aang did what his girlfriend told him to do and sprayed himself once. After he was done he put it back in the box and smiled gratefully at Gran and Hakoda.
"Thank you," Aang said with a bow. Gran and Hakoda smiled.
"You're welcome, this next one is from Sokka," Hakoda said as he handed him a pretty big box. Aang accepted it and opened it up. The curiosity was killing him.
"Your Xbox Sokka?! I can't accept this!" Aang said, astonished that he would give him his gaming console.
"It was Suki's idea, but of course you can have it, airboy. I've been saving up for a new one and I got it now, so I decided to give you my old one," Sokka said as Suki and he held hands.
"Wow! These are all the best presents ever! I'm so grateful to have you guys," Aang said from the bottom of his heart. Everyone couldn't stop smiling.
"We are too, now open mine up," Katara ordered as she handed him a small box. Aang opened it up and his eyes widened.
"A bracelet? With the water tribe insignia on it? It's gorgeous!" Aang said as he eagerly took the bracelet out of the box and put it on.
"I'm never taking it off," Aang said with a huge grin. Katara giggled and took something out of her pocket.
"I got the same bracelet, but with the Air Nomad insignia on it," She said as she put on the bracelet. Aang smiled ever wider and hugged his girlfriend.
"Thank you! Thank you! It looks great on you." He said with excitement. Katara smiled and felt fuzzy inside. Next was Gyatso's present.
"Here you go, Aang," Gyatso said as he handed him the gift. Like the other ones, he opened it with excitement.
"Two new flannels! Let's go!" Aang said with glee. The last gift was from Toph.
"Here, Twinkle Toes," She said as she handed him a box.
"Two new jeans and Khakis? But how'd you know my size?" Aang questioned with a huge smile.
"Sugar Queen and Fangirl helped me out," Toph answered. Aang gathered all his presents and let out a sigh of happiness.
"I can't put into words how happy and grateful I am for these presents. Thank you all," Aang said truthfully.
"No problem, son. Now let's take a picture!" Hakoda said while taking out his phone. Everyone gathered around Aang and smiled. Hakoda took several pictures. Everyone spent the next 2 hours talking and having so much fun. Aang felt the happiest he's ever felt in his life. This was definitely his best birthday ever. But like all great things, they come to an end. One by one members of the Gaang left to go home. Leaving just Gyatso, Gran, Sokka, Aang, and Hakoda.
"Alright, Aang. Want to go to my room?" Katara questioned. Aang nodded and got up.
"Door stays open," Hakoda said sternly. Although Aang earned Hakoda's trust and respect, he could never be too safe when it came to his daughter.
"It'll stay open, dad," Katara said, a bit annoyed. The couple went into the room. Katara quickly put on her boyfriend's hoodie and flopped onto the bed. Aang joined her eagerly and they got into the usual cuddling position, with Katara's head on his chest and Aang's arm around her waist.
"This was the best birthday party ever. Thank you so much, beautiful," Aang said in a grateful voice.
"You're welcome, sweetie. I had so much fun." Katara replied. They spent the next 20 minutes cuddling until Aang broke the silence.
"Do you want to hear a funny story?" Aang asked with a grin, earning an eager smile from his girlfriend.
"Of course," Katara replied, excited to hear Aang's story.
"When I was 8, Gyatso gave me The Talk, and do you know what my reaction was?" Aang asked rhetorically.
"What was it?" Katara asked.
"'Ewww! Girls have cooties! I'll never get a girlfriend!'" Aang answered, making Katara laugh hysterically.
"Now look at you," Katara said with that sparkle never leaving her eye.
"Yeah, now I have you," Aang said while peppering kissing all over her head. Katara giggled and melted into his kisses.
"I still think girls have cooties though," Aang teased, earning a laugh from Katara.
"What does that even mean? I never understood it," Katara said after she finished laughing.
"I don't really know. I just heard it at school when I was young. But if you do have cooties, I'll be more than happy to get cooties too," Aang said with confidence. Katara blushed and looked up at him.
"Well, come and get some," She ordered. Aang chuckled and leaned down to give Katara a peck on the lips. Katara wanted to kiss for longer and pouted.
"I don't think you got cooties yet. You have to actually kiss me to get them," Katara said with a smirk. Aang chuckled and felt his girlfriend get up and placed her elbow by his head for support. She was looking down in his gray eyes while Aang was looking into her blue eyes. Aang smiled even wider and leaned up for a kiss while Katara leaned down to kiss him back. What started as a simple and elegant kiss turned into a more passionate and heated kiss. Katara brushed her tongue on his lips and Aang eagerly opened his mouth. Katara instantly put her tongue into Aang's mouth and explored it again. Aang cupped his girlfriend's face to deepen the kiss. After a few moments, it was Aang's turn to explore his girlfriend's mouth. Katara moaned at the sensation and quickly felt the feeling return to her center. She began to slowly reach down into his pants and she stuck her hand down his pants. She was so close to his manhood and Aang knew it. He wanted more and felt himself grow, but he knew this wasn't the time nor place to do more than just kiss. He pulled away and looked at his girlfriend who whimpered because her boyfriend's tongue was no longer in her mouth.
"Not now, Katara. Tomorrow," Aang said after letting out a shaky breath. Katara pulled her hand away and fell back into the bed.
"Sorry, I-I just couldn't stop," Katara said, a bit guilty she went overboard.
"No Katara, don't apologize. I want us to be more intimate so badly, but if your dad saw us. He'd kill me," Aang said while brushing her hair with his fingers.
"I know, but I love you so much and I just can't wait," She said, struggling to control the fire between her legs.
"I can't wait either. Gyatso leaves for work at 7:30 am. You could come over at 8 and we can spend the whole day at my house. Gyatso doesn't get home until 7:30 pm." Aang said while flipping to his side and propping himself up with his elbow on the bed and his hand on his cheek. Katara smiled and looked at her boyfriend.
"That sounds perfect," She hummed.
"We could eat breakfast together, watch a movie, cuddle, and… touch each other. For 12 hours," He said with a furious blush. "Touch each other?... real smooth Aang," He scolded himself, but Katara didn't mind the wording because she smiled widely and blushed.
"It'll be the best night of my life," Katara said while tracing her fingers on the tattoo on his arm.
"Mine too, I love you," He said with a smile.
"I love you too," Katara responded before they returned to their cuddling position. They spent the next 30 minutes cuddling until it was time for Aang to go home. After Aang was in his bed ready to sleep, he couldn't help but think, "How do I pleasure a girl?" He thought. "I'll just go with the flow and we'll see how it turns out," He was excited and nervous at the same time, but he knew he'll ruin the fun tomorrow if he spent too much time thinking, so he went to sleep. Meanwhile, Katara hugged her teddy bear tightly and smiled, "Tomorrow will be magical… but I hope he'll still think I'm beautiful when he sees all of me," She thought. She was super nervous but excited for tomorrow. Neither Aang nor Katara have ever shown anyone their entire body, so it was bound to be awkward. However, Katara didn't allow herself to overthink because it wasn't going to make the situation better, so she went to a restful sleep.