I'm so sorry I haven't updated in two weeks! I've been working 60 hours a week while still completing my finals, but now they're over and I'll be moving to part-time near the end of December. Anyway, this story has lemon, so fair warning. This is also the longest chapter by a thousand words! Hopefully, I was able to keep your attention and interest for the entire chapter.
Thank you all so much for being patient and leaving such wonderful reviews! I'll try to update the next chapter by next week, but I'm going on vacation, so no promises (I'm so sorry). Anyway, enjoy the longest chapter yet!
SamShake2003 - I will definitely write more about Aang's trauma in the future. I also like the sister bond Katara and Suki have, and I have an interesting idea for the next chapter that I think you'll like. It's going to be a different chapter, to say the least.
LegendaryBob123 - I do like the idea of a bending tournament, and there's a good chance I'll write it, but I have so many other ideas I want to write that I'm not sure if I can add it in without making this story stupidly long. Unless you and the other reader don't mind that, if so, then I'll write it. Anyway, I love the ideas!
I don't own ATLA or anything else in this story. Don't sue me.
"So what movie do you want to watch?" Aang asked while helping Katara out of bed. Although she and Aang were very intimate moments earlier, and he had seen her entire body, she still felt shy and nervous. Being naked around another person would take some time for her to get used to. She covered herself with a blanket and spoke.
"I don't know. We'll look together, but… Ummm could you get my clothes? They're in the living room," She said nervously with a blush on her face. She kept glancing down at her boyfriend's erect manhood and thought, "why is he still hard?" She couldn't help but feel flattered because it was a clear sign he was still aroused at her naked body. Aang noticed this and blushed as well. "This is going to take some time to get used to," He thought.
"It has a mind of its own. I can't control it," He confessed, making them both blush furiously. However, Katara couldn't help but smile, which made Aang smile.
"I'll get your clothes," He said before leaving his room and going to the living room. He found their clothes scattered all over the place and smiled widely, "I can't believe we just... Touched each other… I feel so… proud? Happy?... it's definitely a mixture of both," He thought while grabbing his boxers and sweats and putting them on. He quickly grabbed Katara's underwear, bra, skinny jeans, and shirt. He was basically walking on air because he was so happy. The feeling of taking his girlfriend's underwear and bra to his naked girlfriend that was currently laying in his bed, made him feel completely and utterly happy. Meanwhile, Katara was laying in his bed with a stupid grin on her face, "That was definitely magical… and we still have over 7 hours together!" She said, feeling the butterflies in her stomach. Aang finally returned and with her clothes and he handed them to her. She accepted it and was about to put it on until she saw Aang's eyes glued on her and a huge smile on his face. She didn't know why, but she was still shy, maybe not as much as earlier, but she definitely felt shy right now. Aang noticed how nervous she was and looked away. "Why do I have to stare like an idiot?!" He scolded himself.
"Sorry for staring… again," He said with a nervous chuckle.
"It's okay… I'm still getting used to being naked around another person," She comforted while putting on her bra and underwear.
"Me too, which is weird… considering what we just did," He replied, causing the both of them to blush. "I really wish this blushing thing is just a phase… but at least she's going through it too," He thought. She continued to put her clothes back on and a thought occurred to him, "I just broke my promise with her dad…" He thought with a frown.
"Yeah, it is weird," She said after she finished putting on her shirt. She saw the frown on his face and it made her worried. "Why does he look like that? Does he regret it?" She thought, feeling even more worried.
"Are… Why are you frowning? Do you regret what we did?" She asked nervously, hoping he'd say no.
"What? No! Of course, I don't regret it… it's just that… I promised your dad I wouldn't do anything he didn't approve of… and I think he wouldn't approve of what we just did," He confessed. Katara let out a sigh of relief because she certainly did not regret a thing. However, he was right, and her father would most likely not be happy that Gran let her go to Aang's house alone. Especially when Gyatso wasn't there either.
"I didn't think of that, but don't feel bad. I'm the one who initiated everything." She said while getting up. Aang frowned again and Katara knew he wanted to sit down and talk about this. She grabbed his hand and intertwined her fingers with his. She led them back to the living room and they both sat down. However, they sat on different bing-bags because this was a serious talk, and they both knew if they cuddled up with each other, then the problem wouldn't get solved.
"But I'm the one who promised." He said after they were settled in the bing bags.
"I know, but Gran approved… kinda. She'll convince my dad that he's overreacting." She replied. Aang felt slightly better, but he still felt a bit guilty.
"What do you mean, 'kinda?'" He asked while readjusting himself on his bing bag.
"She still thinks we're too young to be intimate with each other, but she said that my dad didn't listen when she told him, and she doesn't expect me to listen. She made it clear that you wear a condom though," She answered, surprisingly neither blushed at the fact that they were about to have sex. Katara suddenly became very grateful that Aang didn't take her advice and 'just pull out.'
"That's good. I still feel a bit guilty that I broke my promise with your dad though," He confessed. Katara smiled and tried not to look at his abs.
"Look Aang. It's good that you feel guilty. It just proves how sweet and nice you are. But it's not like you pressured me into anything. We both consented. My dad won't be mad at you, he'll just be mad at me for a couple of seconds, and then Gran will put him in his place so don't worry," She said before getting up and sitting on his lap. Aang smiled and felt relieved. He no longer felt guilty and wrapped his arm around her waist and hugged her.
"Thanks, Katara. You always know what to say," He said, earning a smile and a kiss on the lips from Katara.
"Now, let's watch a movie. For real this time," She said with a teasing look, earning a blush from her boyfriend.
"You started it!" He fired back with a smile.
"No, I didn't! You started kissing my head!" She countered, with a bigger smile.
"I do that all the time! You're the one who kissed me! Plus, didn't you just say 'I initiated everything'" He countered her counter. Katara tried to fire back, but he was right.
"Let's just say we both started it," She replied while snuggling into Aang's chest. Aang chuckled and let go of her waist and began scratching and running his fingers through Katara's hair. She purred like a cat and smiled. Aang used his vacuum technique to get the remote and handed it to Katara so they could look for a movie. He then noticed a bowl that used to have popcorn in it.
"I think Momo ate all the popcorn," He said with a laugh. Katara looked at the empty bowl on the floor and then noticed Momo in the corner sleeping with a very large belly.
"He did, look at him," She said while pointing. Aang looked and they both laughed.
"Freaking Momo. I swear you can't leave any food unattended," He said, earning another laugh from Katara.
"Do you have any more?" She asked while browsing the scary movie section. She really loved scary movies.
"No, and why are you looking for another scary movie? I hate scary movies," He confessed, earning a giggle from Katara.
"Because I like them," She replied.
"You just want to see me scared again, don't you?" He said as he continued to play with her hair.
"You're just so cute when you're scared. Don't worry though, it's fake and I'm here to protect you," She said while looking at him and planting a kiss on his cheek. Aang smiled and rested his free hand on her thigh.
"Good," He said with a smile.
"All we need is popcorn and this would be perfect," She said before she read a scary movie title that interested her. "The ritual… seems interesting," She thought.
"We could go to the store real quick. It's a couple of blocks from here," Aang offered.
"Okay. I'm paying this time," She said before getting up.
"Nope, I got money, don't worry," He replied while getting up himself.
"You're not going to win this, Aang," She said. It felt like they couldn't stop smiling, and they both knew their face would be sore later.
"Why not?" He asked.
"Because if you don't let me pay, then I won't protect you during the scary movie," She teased, earning a fake gasp from her boyfriend.
"You wouldn't dare!" He said, acting offended. Katara laughed and grabbed her purse, while Aang grabbed his shirt and put it on.
"Try me," She responded. Aang chuckled and walked up to her to kiss her on the forehead.
"Fine, you win. Let's go," He ordered. They put on their shoes and walked outside.
"I'm ready," She said, feeling excited to be on an air scooter again.
"Let's just walk. It's only for 5 minutes. Plus, we've never been on a walk before," Aang said as he reached for her hand to hold it.
"I guess we haven't," She replied, feeling a little disappointed she couldn't ride on an air scooter, but it quickly went away because Aang was right, they've never been on a walk. They began walking to the corner store. About 5 minutes later, they arrived and entered the store. Aang began looking for the popcorn while Katara looked for some snacks and drinks. While she was looking, she stumbled upon the section where they sell condoms. She smiled and bit her lip, "We have to get some," She thought. She grabbed a pack of 3 and walked up to her boyfriend. His back was facing her and he found the popcorn brand he was looking for and grabbed it.
"Aang," She said, feeling more and more aroused. Aang turned around and saw a pack of condoms in her hand and his eyes widened.
"Are you sure, Katara?" He questioned.
"I'm one hundred percent sure. We could… you know… after the movie," She said while biting her lip, causing Aang to smile widely.
"Okay, let's get them," Aang replied. Katara smiled and grabbed twenty dollars from her purse and tried to hand it to Aang.
"You buy them," He said while moving his hand away. He didn't want to buy them because he thought it was embarrassing and he didn't want to see the person working the cash register to give him any weird looks.
"No, you buy them," She said while trying to hand him the money again. She felt exactly the same as Aang.
"Let's do it together," He said, not wanting to be alone during the purchase.
"No, it'll make it worse," She said, earning a blush from the both of them. Aang tried to come up with another solution, but he couldn't; he sighed and accepted the money and the pack of condoms.
"Fine," He said while looking at the box of condoms. He read the box and thought, "Magnum XL?"
"These are extra-large, get some that are smaller," He said while trying to hand it back to his girlfriend.
"Trust me, Aang. If anything these might be too small," She said with a wink, causing Aang to blush furiously.
"Katara!" He yelled with a whisper. Katara giggled and looked around to make sure no one was listening.
"What? It's true," She replied. Aang's face turned redder and took a deep breath to compose himself.
"Thanks, but I think you're just being nice," He said, feeling extremely flattered. Katara giggled again and watched him walk to the cashier and pay. Aang was nervous because he never bought condoms in his life. He bought a pack of condoms before. After he was finished, he turned around to see Katara acting like she was looking for something to buy. He walked up to her and smiled.
"How'd it go?" She asked while Aang handed back her change.
"It was like I was buying milk. The guy treated it like any other product. I guess we were just overthinking," He answered while Katara intertwined her fingers with his. They walked out of the store and continued to walk.
"Oh, I guess we were then," She replied. About 5 minutes later they arrived at Aang's house and entered. Aang took out the popcorn and put it in the microwave. He placed the bag on the table while they both washed their hands. Once the popcorn finished, Aang grabbed it and they both went to the living room.
"Have you picked a movie?" Aang questioned while setting the popcorn next to the bing-bag and sitting down.
"Yeah, it's called The Ritual," Katara said while sitting down next to him and snuggling into his chest. Aang smiled and grabbed the popcorn and set it down on his lap. They both began to snack on the popcorn while Katara pressed play.
"Hopefully, it's not too bad," Aang replied, earning a giggle from Katara. They continued to watch until the scene where a moose is found dead. It was stabbed with tree branches and was left suspended in the trees. Katara could feel Aang tense up. She looked up at him and saw a huge frown on his face.
"It's okay, Aang. It's not real," She comforted. Aang sighed and looked at his girlfriend.
"I know… but it still makes me sad," He confessed. This made Katara feel bad because she made him watch a scary movie, even though he doesn't like them.
"We can watch another one if you want," She said in a soft voice. Aang smiled and kissed her forehead.
"No, it's okay. I'll get over it. It's just a movie," He replied.
"Are you sure?" Katara asked before feeling Aang play with her hair again.
"I'm sure, don't worry," He answered. Katara nodded and they continued to watch for the next hour and a half until the movie ended. Aang grabbed the bag of popcorn. which was now empty and set it on the ground next to him.
"That was creepy," Aang pointed out.
"Yeah, it was," She replied.
"Do you think stuff like that exists?" Aang questioned. He was referring to the creature that the people in the woods worshipped.
"No, but I do believe in ghosts and demons. You know stuff like that," She answered.
"Really? I think they're just spirits coming from the spirit world. You believe in people's souls getting corrupted and haunting people?" He questioned again.
"Yeah, I mean, why not? I'm sure evil spirits exist." She answered.
"I guess that does make sense," He said while resting his hand on her thigh.
"Have you ever experienced anything supernatural?" She asked curiously. Aang thought for a moment before speaking.
"Not really, no. What about you?" He asked.
"Well, there was this one time when I was 7, my family went hunting. It was me, my dad, mom, and Sokka. Usually, these hunting trips lasted 3-4 days and we were setting up camp to sleep. We were around the campfire and mom was telling us stories," She said, smiling at the memory.
"We heard some noise from behind us, so my dad grabbed his gun and pointed it in the direction of the noise. It was a full moon and the stars were out, so you could see quite a bit. Anyway, the creature was too far for us to make out any details, but you could see the outline of its body… it was massive. It screeched and my dad shot it 5 times… Sokka and I were so scared and our mom hugged us to protect us," She continued. She could feel the warmth of her mother and it was comforting. She smiled again at the memory before talking again.
"Did he kill it?" Aang asked curiously.
"It ran away and that night we all slept in the same tent. The next morning we got up to see if there was a body, but there was nothing but a trail of blood. We followed it for miles until it just stopped and we never found the body," She answered, this spooked Aang and made him wonder what kind of creatures live among them in this world.
"Maybe it was a polar bear dog, and someone found the dead body and took it," Aang said, trying to make sense of the story
"It wasn't a polar bear dog. The screech it made sounded… almost human, and it was bigger than 10 polar bear dogs put together and my dad used a hunting rifle, it's designed to kill and no animal could ever survive 5 shots. It's impossible," Katara answered.
"Wow, it makes me wonder what's out there," Aang replied.
"Yeah, the world is filled with the unknown. It's scary," Katara said.
"I agree," He replied. They sat there with their thoughts filled with Katara's story before Katara spoke.
"I'll be right back, I need to go to the restroom," Katara said before kissing her boyfriend on the cheek and getting up. Aang smiled and let go of his arm from around her waist.
"Okay," He replied. Katara smiled and went to the restroom. As soon as Aang heard the door shut, he heard his phone ring. He picked it up and saw Kuzon's contact calling him through Facetime. He answered it and saw Kuzon's face pop up. He was in his room relaxing on his bed.
"Yoooooo Aang," Kuzon said with a goofy grin. Aang matched it and spoke.
"What's up Kuzon," Aang said.
"Nothing much bro, just chillin'. You know the vibes. So how's Ba Sing Se?" Kuzon question. Aang chuckled and thought "I forgot how weird the slang is in the Fire Nation,"
"I'm having so much fun here. I don't regret moving at all," Aang said truthfully.
"That's good news. So how many friends have you made?" Kuzon asked as scratched his head.
"I've made 6 great friends and they even named the group after me," Aang answered.
"Six? I thought you'd make more, and what's that group name?" Kuzon asked curiously.
"I don't want to be popular, you know that's not my thing and they're one of the best friends I could ask for. Like you and Bumi. And they named it Gaang," Aang answered while sitting up straighter.
"Ohhhh I get it, cuz Aang and Gang. Damn, that's clever," Kuzon pointed out.
"Yeah, so what about you? Anything new?" Aang asked.
"Nah, just goofing around as always bro, but I'm going on a date tomorrow," Kuzon said smugly.
"Nice! What's the girl's name?" Aang asked curiously.
"Ava, she's a senior," Kuzon answered, proud that he was about to go on a date with a senior.
"Damn Kuz, going for a senior? Come on!" Aang said with a laugh, earning a chuckle from his best friend. Katara finished doing her business in the restroom and walked out to hear Aang talking on the phone, "Who is he talking to?" She asked herself curiously. She decided to eavesdrop.
"What can I say? I got game, my man. I could teach you a thing or two," Kuzon said smugly. Aang rolled his eyes and chuckled.
"I already have a girlfriend, Kuzon. But thanks for the offer," Aang replied. "It must be a friend from the southern air temple," She thought. Katara decided to eavesdrop some more when Aang mentioned her. She wanted to know what he would say when he thought she wasn't around.
"You have a girlfriend! What?! No way!" Kuzon exclaimed, making Aang laugh again.
"Why is that so surprising?" Aang asked after he stopped laughing. Katara listened eagerly and smiled.
"You grew up around nothing but guys! Wait, the temple are all males, correct?" Kuzon asked.
"Basically. The schools are all males, but if a woman's husband was born in the temple, then they could live there with them. That's how my mom lived with me. But if I had a sister, then she would have to be sent to the eastern or western temples, and my mom would go with her." Aang answered. "Air Nomad culture is so interesting and unique," Katara thought to herself.
"Ohhhh. So the only way for a woman to live there, is for them to be married to a dude that was born there? Does it work the same for the girl temples?" Kuzon asked curiously.
"Yeah, so I could never live in the eastern and western temples," Aang answered.
"Unless you get married to a girl from there," Kuzon replied.
"Yeah, but that's not going to happen. Katara isn't an Air Nomad," Aang responded. Katara smiled widely and thought, "That's damn straight,"
"Damn! You're already thinking about marrying her! And her name is Katara? Where is she from?" Kuzon asked curiously, "I still don't believe this dude has a girlfriend," Kuzon thought.
"I can't see myself with anyone else. And she's from the Southern Water Tribe," Aang answered, making Katara smile even more, "I love you so much, Aang," She thought.
"Oh, that's dope. But I still can't believe you have a girlfriend," Kuzon confessed, earning an eye roll from Aang. Katara covered her mouth to help contain her giggle.
"Why?" He asked.
"Like you said, you basically grew up around dudes your whole life. I thought once you actually talk to a girl, you'll get all nervous and awkward." Kuzon answered.
"I've talked to girls before, Kuzon," Aang said, rolling his eyes.
"Yeah, but only when you visited me or Bumi. Now you see them every day and you're building relationships instead of seeing them for a day or two," Kuzon said.
"Oh, I see what you're saying. I mean… I was super nervous when I met Katara," Aang confessed.
"I bet you were. Let me see a picture, I still don't believe you," Kuzon teased. Aang rolled his eyes again and a couple of moments later, Aang sent him a picture of the time they went ice skating. Kuzon saw it and his jaw dropped.
"BRO! You're lying! There's no way!" Kuzon exclaimed, making Aang roll his eyes for the trillionth time. Katara blushed and smiled.
"Why is that so surprising!?" Aang said with a laugh.
"Because! I mean, no offense Aang, but she's way out of your league! How'd you get with her?" Kuzon asked, baffled by how his bald-headed Air Nomad friend got with a beautiful girl.
"No offense taken, I know she's out of my league, and I'm still trying to figure out how I got with her," Aang said with a chuckle. Katara blushed furiously and smiled cheek to cheek. "They make it sound like I'm some type of goddess," She thought.
"There's still no way. You have to be making this up. I need proof." Kuzon said, a bit skeptical.
"Oh my gosh, Kuzon. Why can't you believe me? She's in the restroom right now. I don't know why she's taking so long though," Aang pointed out, now realizing how long it's been since his girlfriend went to the restroom.
"She's at your house right now?! Bro! I bet she's in the restroom trying to escape," Kuzon teased.
"What?! No, Katara wouldn't do that," Aang said, missing his best friend's teasing smirk. Katara smiled and decided it was time to reveal herself.
"That's right, Aang. I would never try to 'escape' you," Katara said with a smile. Aang whipped his head and saw his beautiful girlfriend and blushed. Kuzon's eyes widened as he saw Aang's girlfriend sit on his lap and snuggle into his chest.
"W-were you listening to us the whole t-time?" Aang said nervously.
"Yes," she said as she grabbed Aang's phone and made sure that Kuzon could see her and her boyfriend.
"And Kuzon, I am his girlfriend." She said as she kissed Aang on the lips. Kuzon's jaw dropped and he couldn't believe his eyes. Aang smiled from cheek to cheek and kissed her back
"I stand corrected! Nice to meet you, Katara," Kuzon said.
"You too, Kuzon," Katara replied.
"So why did you get with his bald head goof?" Kuzon teased, earning a giggle from Katara and another eye roll from Aang.
"Because he's the sweetest, nicest, and most handsome guy in the world," Katara said while pinching his cheek and moving her hand around to shake his head. Aang blushed furiously and buried his face in her shoulder to hide his blush, causing Katara to giggle.
"Of course. I remember one time Aang fought tooth and nail to save a turtle duck egg," Kuzon said with a teasing smirk. Aang rolled his eyes and Katara giggled.
"It was about to destroy it!" Aang defended himself.
"Bro, it was a rat viper, they eat eggs," Kuzon replied, earning another giggle from Katara.
"What was I supposed to do? Watch it kill an unborn baby?" Aang questioned.
"Didn't we eat those, 'unborn babies' for breakfast, sweetie?" Katara pointed out. "Sweetie? Of course" Kuzon thought with a chuckle.
"That's different. They're chicken eggs, they lay eggs every day and they're not fertilized," Aang answered.
"Every egg a chicken lays isn't fertilized?" Katara questioned.
"Yeah, but turtle ducks are always fertilized, so that's why I fought for it," Aang answered. "You learn something new every day" She thought.
"You should have seen it, Katara. He fought off a rat viper and stayed at the park for the rest of the day to make sure it was safe. He even built a home with sticks to protect it and begged Gyatso to let him stay in the fire nation until the egg hatched," Kuzon said with a teasing smirk. Aang blushed out of embarrassment and buried his face in his girlfriend's shoulder again to hide it. Katara giggled and kissed his head.
"How old were you when this happened?" Katara asked curiously. Before Aang could answer, Kuzon spoke. It never failed to surprise her how gentle her boyfriend was.
"About 2 months before he moved to Ba Sing Se," Kuzon answered. Katara laughed again and tried to imagine her goofy tall muscular boyfriend begging Gyatso to stay in the Fire Nation until the turtle duck egg hatched.
"Awww," She said with a smile. Aang blushed again, but he couldn't fight the smile forming on his face.
"Sweet as sugar, as always bro. You wanna go mail riding with Bumi soon? There's a 3 day weekend coming up and we could stay at Omashu for a day or two," Kuzon asked.
"Sure, I'll text you if Gyatso says yes," Aang replied, Katara raised an eyebrow and thought, "What's mail riding?"
"Gyatso always says yes," Kuzon said with a laugh, earning a chuckle from his friend and new friend.
"I know, but I still have to ask," Aang responded.
"That's true. Alright, good talking to you bro, and it was nice meeting you Katara. Take care of him, will ya?" Kuzon said, ready to hang up the phone.
"It was nice meeting you too, and I'll take good care of him. Bye Kuzon," She said with a goodbye wave. Kuzon waved back before ending the call. Katara handed Aang's phone back to Aang and looked at him.
"What's mail riding?" She asked curiously.
"Have you ever been to Omashu?" Aang asked. Katara shook her head and waited for her boyfriend to speak.
"Well, their mail delivery system isn't by vans or trucks, they use gravity," Aang said, making Katara more confused.
"Gravity?" She asked curiously.
"Let me show you," He said while taking out his phone and googled Omashu's mail delivering system.
"It's miles and miles of tubes and shoots. Mailing riding is getting into the container that holds the mail and stuff and riding it like a super slide," Aang answered with a smile, feeling excited to go mail riding next week with his best friends.
"Ohhhh, of course, you'd do that, goofball. Kuzon seems pretty goofy too, but you're still the goofiest," Katara said with a smile, earning a chuckle from her boyfriend.
"Oh no, you think I'm goofy? Wait until you meet Bumi, he's crazy," Aang said, making Katara giggle.
"Impossible, no one's goofier than you," Katara said while wrapping her arms around his neck. Aang realized his girlfriend was currently sitting on his lap and felt her butt pressed against his manhood. He quickly felt the feeling coming back, but he tried to fight it because they were having a good conversation.
"He's the one who came up with mail riding in the first place," Aang said, with a smile still on his face.
"I guess, but now that I think of it, wouldn't it be illegal to ride down their mail system like a super slide?" Katara asked curiously. Aang chuckled and couldn't wait for her reaction when he told her only he, Bumi, and Kuzon could go mail riding.
"Normally yes, but it helps when your best friend is the prince of Omashu," Aang said with a smirk. Katara's eyes widened in surprise and disbelief.
"Bumi's the prince of Omashu?! How did you become friends with him?!" Katara exclaimed, earning a laugh from Aang.
"Yup and Bumi is super humble about it, he dresses like a homeless man and likes to hang out with the poorer side of Omashu. I was visiting once because Gyatso had some friends from there and we were walking down the sidewalk and this crazy kid comes out from an alleyway and invites me to go mail riding with him." Aang answered. Katara couldn't believe it, but she knew Aang would never lie.
"And you said yes," Katara said with a smile.
"I had to, it looked like so much fun. And ever since then we became best friends. I didn't know he was the prince until like 4 months into our friendship," Aang said with a chuckle, making Katara laugh.
"I knew it, and Bumi seems fun too. I hope you have fun over there," Katara said while resting her head on his shoulder. Aang wrapped his arms around her and rested his head on her head.
"It doesn't just have to be me. I'm inviting you and the Gaang," Aang said. "Does Bumi pay for Aang's airplane tickets? Because they're expensive." Katara thought.
"Really? I would love to go and I bet Sokka would too, but airplane tickets are expensive and I don't think my dad would say yes to spend that much money to stay at Omashu for 2 days," She said while feeling Aang squeeze her.
"I have a flying Bison, remember?" Aang said with a smirk.
"Oh my gosh, I keep forgetting. I'll ask when I get home," Katara said with a laugh. Aang laughed as well and stopped fighting the sensation he was getting from Katara sitting on his lap. He slowly began to grow and began peppering kisses all over her head. Katara smiled and felt him grow under her. She knew exactly what he was doing and she loved it. After a couple of moments of enjoying Aang's kisses, she felt the feeling come back at full force and looked up at him and kissed him passionately and smiled into the kiss and felt Katara get up a little to straddle him. Aang opened his mouth and felt Katara's tongue plunged into his mouth, exploring it with passion. They sat there kissing each other senseless until Aang pulled away and began kissing her neck and sucking hard enough to leave her hickeys. Katara let out a small moan and tugged at his shirt. Aang took the hint and stopped to take his shirt off. Katara took hers off as well and felt her boyfriend quickly return to leaving hickeys all over her neck. Aang trailed his hands to her back and gently grabbed her bra strap. He stopped kissing and leaving hickeys on her neck to look at Katara.
"Can I?" He asked, Katara nodded quickly, causing Aang to smile widely. He quickly tried to take off her bra but struggled a bit. However, before Katara could help him, he was able to take it off. Katara grabbed her bra and threw it in a random direction. Like last time, Katara saw Aang about to grab her boob but stopped himself. She quickly grabbed his right wrist and placed his hand on her breast, causing Aang to blush.
"I-I don't think I'll ever get tired of these," Aang confessed, causing Katara to giggle and blush slightly. They both had a massive smile on their faces and Aang returned to kissing her neck. He moved lower and lower until he met her breast and did like what he did last time. "Best anniversary ever," He thought to himself. He started kissing and flicking his tongue over Katara's left nipple while gently squeeze her right breast with his hand. Katara let out another small moan and began to touch and feel Aang's back muscles. "I can't get enough," She thought. After a moment, she felt the feeling in her belly and center rise to an all-time high. She began grinding her hips on Aang's manhood, earning a small moan from her boyfriend.
"Aang...I'm ready, please," She pleaded. Aang stopped and looked at her.
"Are you sure?" He asked while still feeling Katara grind her hips on him.
"Yes," She answered immediately. Aang smiled and felt Katara kiss him. He kissed her back and quickly stood up and carried Katara to the kitchen. She had her legs wrapped around him and still kept grinding her hips on him. She began to do it more aggressively which startled Aang a little bit. However, he ignored it and looked around the kitchen with his eyes while his girlfriend was exploring his mouth. He saw the condoms on the table and quickly grabbed them and went straight to his room. He set her down on her back and pulled away from the kiss. He ripped the box apart and grabbed a condom while Katara quickly took off her skinny jeans. Aang joined her and took off his sweats and boxers. Katara blushed furiously and thought, "Please don't hurt." She took off her underwear as well and it was Aang's turn to blush. "This is about to happen…" he thought. He tore the last part of the packaging off and grabbed the condom and studied it for a moment before putting it on, "I hope it's on correctly," he thought. Katara saw this and blushed even harder.
"I think it's on correctly," Aang said, making them both blush furiously. Katara took a deep breath before speaking.
"I think it is," She said. Aang smiled and crawled on top of her. He put his hands by her shoulders to support himself.
"Are you positive you want to do this?" Aang questioned.
"Yes, Aang. Just be slow and gentle," Katara said nervously.
"I promise," He replied while Katara spread her legs and raised her hips.
"Now, take me," She ordered with lust in her eyes. Aang smiled widely and guided himself inside her with his left hand. He slowly entered her, causing Katara to tense up. He was only an inch in and continued to enter slowly. "Holy crap she feels so good...Imagine without a condom," He thought. Katara grabbed the bed sheets next to her and squeezed to brace herself once Aang met her wall. After a moment of slowly entering her, he met a little resistance and stopped once Katara shut her eyes in pain.
"Are you okay?" He asked, feeling horrible that he was causing Katara pain.
"Y-yeah, just… give me a second," She said. Aang did as he was told and looked at her with a worried face. After a moment, Katara opened her eyes and looked at her boyfriend.
"Go deeper, but b-be slow and gentle," Katara ordered. Aang nodded and went deeper ever-so-slowly. He broke through her wall and Katara let out a whimper and shut her eyes again in pain. Aang stopped and wanted to pull out.
"Katara… I don't like hurting you," Aang confessed. Katara took a deep breath and opened her eyes.
"I-It's okay, every girl's first t-time hurts. We just have to get it over with," She replied. Aang was still hesitant, but he didn't pull out.
"Okay, tell me when to stop," Aang said while slowly going deeper into her. After he was 2 and a half inches deep, Katara felt the pain change into pleasure. She let out a little moan and raised her hips.
"Okay, it's o-over. You can move a little quicker now, but still be gentle," She ordered with a smile. Aang matched it and leaned down and whispered in her ear.
"Okay, I love you so much," He said while feeling his girlfriend wrap her arms around his back.
"I love you, too," She said before feeling her boyfriend move deeper inside her. "I can't believe Aang is inside me," She thought while Aang went even deeper. "She feels so incredible," Aang thought. By now he was almost 5 inches in until Katara recoiled a bit, causing Aang to stop immediately.
"I'm so sorry!" He said while trying to pull out, but Katara squeezed him with her arms to keep him in place.
"Don't stop! J-just don't go that d-deep," She said. Aang relaxed and felt relieved.
"Okay," He replied. He began to move in and out of her at a slow and steady pace.
"Oh my…" Katara moaned while closing her eyes to enjoy the pleasure. Aang moaned as well and began kissing her neck, earning another moan from his girlfriend. About 30 seconds in, Aang felt himself about to finished and stopped.
"I-I'm about to…" He choked out. "Already?!" Katara thought. She felt incredibly flattered that she was able to make him finish so quickly.
"Oka-" She said as she heard her boyfriend groan. Aang finished in the condom while still inside her. He shut his eyes and felt the mind-numbing pleasure finish. After he was done he pulled out and blushed furiously.
"I-I'm sorry. I can go again, just give me a sec," He said before taking off the condom and looking around for his trash can. He used his airbending to make sure he made it in the trash can when he threw it. He cleaned his manhood with the blanket and quickly put on another condom. "That… that was inside me," She thought as she bit her lip. She continued to admire Aang's body until he finished and crawled back on top of her.
"Are you ready?" He asked. Katara nodded eagerly and felt Aang guide himself back inside her. They both let out a moan and Aang returned to his slow and steady pace. He gradually went faster and faster, which earned more moans from his girlfriend. He leaned down and returned to kissing her neck while Katara wrapped her arms around his back again. The mind-numbing pleasure made Katara dig her nails into his back and started scratching him. Aang was startled at first, but he loved the pleasuring pain.
"OH! Oh my goodness, Aang" She moaned into his ear, sending chills down his back. Aang quickened his pace which caused Katara to curl her toes and claw at his back even more.
"Y-you f-feel so g-good," She choked out. The way Aang's mattress made noise and the way Aang's muscles felt made Katara slowly reach her peak, but this wasn't a problem for Aang since he was already on his round two, he could last a lot longer than 30 seconds. With his right hand, Aang gently grabbed Katara's breast and squeezed it while his left hand gripped her waist. He couldn't get enough of Katara's body and he felt an animal within him growl.
"I'm close, Aang!" She moaned while digging her nails deep into his back. Aang grunted and continued to move in and out at a fairly quick pace. After about 10 seconds, Katara reached her peak and dug her nails even deeper into Aang's back, making him bleed a little.
"AANG!" She yelled as she felt the waves of pleasure wash over her. It was overwhelming, especially because Aang continued to move in and out of her. She squirmed around and her eyes rolled to the back of her head.
"HOLYYY SHIIITT!" She managed to cry out. Aang grunted again and continued to move in and out of her. She didn't know what to do with her hands and they kept moving around grabbing and touching random things. She straightened her legs and ankles, while her toes were still curled and rode out the rest of the orgasm. After it ended, she wrapped her legs around his waist and tried to catch her breath. There were beads of sweat on both of their faces. Aang pulled out and looked at her with a smirk.
"A-Aang. That… that was," She choked out after catching her breath. She gulped and took a deep breath before speaking.
"That was amazing. I could get addicted to this," She confessed, too tired to blush.
"Me too. You feel so good, even through the condom," He said, proud of how well he did. Katara smiled widely.
"Did you finish?" She asked. Aang shook his head and Katara smirked.
"Good, get on your back," She ordered. Aang smiled and did as he was told. He flopped on the bed next to her, still hard as a rock, and felt Katara straddle him.
"Let's do it again," She said, biting her lip. Aang nodded and felt Katara guide him into her. They both let out another moan and Katara began riding him. She wasn't very good, but it didn't matter to Aang nor her, because it was the best they've ever felt. Aang leaned up to kiss her passionately while she still rode him. She moaned into his mouth and pushed his chest down. Now it was Katara's turn to kiss and leave hickeys on his neck. Aang grunted and felt Katara's hand try to find something to squeeze. Instinctively he grabbed her arms by where her bicep is and pushed her elbows together behind her back, while at the same time raising his hips over and over to drive himself into her. Now Aang did all the work while Katara just straddled him. Katara let out a yelp at what Aang just did to her.
"Aaaaa! Holy craaaap, Aang!" She moaned loudly. Although the position of her arms was uncomfortable, she loved how it felt and how controlling her boyfriend was being. Aang grunted again and drove into her at a fairly quick pace, causing Katara to moan loudly again. He saw her breasts jiggle around and it made him want more. He quickly guided Katara's wrists together behind her back and gripped both of them so she couldn't move her hands. He used his free hand to gently grab Katara's right boob and guided it into his mouth and sucked and kissed it with passion.
"OH! Aang! uhhaa!" She moaned. After 4 minutes, she felt herself about to reach her peak.
"Aang…" She moaned, trying to inform him that she was close, but Aang felt it too.
"Me too," He grunted in a deep voice. A few moments later Katara and Aang finished at the same time.
"KATARA!" Aang yelled as he released her from his grip.
"AANG!" Katara yelled while shutting her eyes and biting Aang's shoulder. She didn't bite down too hard, but enough to control herself from squirming around like crazy. After both of their orgasms finished, Katara flopped right on top of Aang and rested her head on his chest. They were both panting and Aang took off his condom and threw it in the trash and cleaned himself with the same blanket before getting soft. Once they both caught their breath, Katara finally spoke.
"That felt so incredibly amazing, Aang. I love you so much," She said with a huge smile on her face.
"I love you, too and I feel the exact same. I can't believe we just made love," Aang said with the biggest smile imaginable. Katara giggled and looked up at her boyfriend.
"Me too, and I regret absolutely nothing. We need to do this more often," Katara replied.
"We will. As long as I don't finish in 30 seconds," He joked, earning a giggle from Katara.
"It's okay. I'm actually really happy I can make you feel so good so quickly," She confessed, earning a massive smile from her boyfriend.
"Well, you do a really great job," Aang said, making Katara giggle again. They looked at each other with so much love in their eyes. After a few moments, Aang yawned and broke the silence.
"That really drained me, want to take a quick nap?" He asked.
"Yeah, I'm tired too," She replied with a smile on her face. Aang smiled as well and they both closed their eyes, both cuddled up completely naked and neither could be happier. About 45 minutes later, Katara was the first to wake up. Once her blue eyes fluttered open, she saw herself and her boyfriend completely naked and smiled. She would usually blush, but it seemed like she was slowly overcoming her blushing phase. She looked up at Aang and leaned down to kiss him on the lips. Aang stirred and opened his eyes to see Katara kissing him. He kissed her back and after a long moment, they pulled away.
"I wish you woke me up like that every day," Aang confessed, causing Katara to laugh.
"I would if we lived together, but even then you'll most likely wake up before me," She replied with a smile.
"Well, I guess that means I have to wake you up with a kiss," He responded, matching her smile.
"You better," She teased. They looked into each other's eyes for a moment before Aang spoke.
"I need to take a shower, and wash that blanket," He said while getting up and scratching his head.
"Me too… mind if I join you?" She asked, no longer nervous to be so intimate with her boyfriend. Aang looked back at her and smiled widely.
"I wouldn't have it any other way," He replied. Katara smiled widely and got up to retrieve her clothes, she found her underwear and skinny jeans on the floor bent over to pick them up. This caught Aang's attention and he wondered how he didn't die of happiness right then and there.
"Katara, it is absolutely insane how beautiful you are. Kuzon was right, you are definitely out of my league," Aang confessed, causing Katara to blush as she put on her underwear.
"Thanks, but there's no way I'm out of your league. I bet the whole school still has a crush on you," She replied, making Aang chuckle.
"Yeah, but all the guys have a crush on you too," Aang fired back, as he found his boxers and put them on. "I'm no longer a virgin… I feel like an actual man now," Aang thought
"Well, all those guys and girls can only dream because we're taken," she said as she turned around and walked out of his room. "Holy crap! Aang took my virginity... I don't want this day to end," She thought. Aang couldn't help but look at her plump butt as she walked and blushed. He was turning from an innocent Air Nomad to a very horny teenager. He let out a sigh of happiness and got up to go to his restroom. He grabbed two towels from the hallway closet and set them on the sink of the restroom. Katara came back with her clothes and set them down on the sink as well. She was only in her underwear which, again, caught the attention of Aang. He looked at her breasts and admired her body. Katara noticed this and smirked. They thought it would take a while to be naked around each other without getting nervous, but making love speeds up that process.
"Do you have to stare?" She teased, causing Aang to blush furiously.
"S-sorry…your body is just perfect. But I'll stop," He said while looking into her eyes.
"It's fine, Aang, I was just teasing. You can look, but only if I can look at you," She said with a smirk, causing Aang to smile.
"Good, you can set the shower to the temperature you like. The left is cold and right is hot. We also don't have any shampoo… sorry," Aang said.
"That's fine, I don't use shampoo every day. You can actually damage your hair by doing that," She said as she turned and bent over to turn the knobs of the shower. Again, Aang caught himself staring at her plump butt and blushed again, "I know she told me why and how we got together, but I still can't believe I got so lucky to have Katara in my life," He thought. After a few moments of messing with the shower, Katara finally found the temperature she wanted and took off her underwear before stepping in, causing Aang to blush.
"Perfect," She said as she turned to look at her boyfriend blushing.
"Join me, and you're still blushing after what we did in the past hour?" She teased. Aang stopped staring and looked at her, making his blush even redder.
"I don't think I'll ever stop blushing while looking at your body," Aang said as he took off his boxers to step into the shower. It was Katara's turn to blush and Aang laughed.
"Look at who's blushing now!" He teased. Katara rolled her eyes and laughed as well.
"Shut up and get in," She ordered. Aang smiled and stepped in the shower. As soon as he felt the water he jumped backward.
"AHH!" He yelled.
"What happened!?" Katara asked in a worried voice. She was confused but assumed something bad happened.
"The water is so hot!" He exclaimed, causing Katara to relax and roll her eyes again.
"It's not that hot," She said as she felt the water fall all over her body.
"I feel like the sun just licked me! Look! My arm is red!" Aang exclaimed again, causing Katara to laugh. She looked at his arm and it was indeed red.
"You're so dramatic, just change the water to how you like it then," She said as she stepped out of the shower onto the rug so that she wouldn't get the floor wet
"How do you take a shower in boiling water?" Aang said with a chuckle. Katara rolled her eyes once again and saw her boyfriend adjust the water. She admired his body for a quick second and thought, "I can't get over his perfect body. Like holy crap, I'm so damn lucky," After a few moments, Aang finished and she stepped into the shower.
"Now this is perfect," He said as he felt the water wash over his body. Katara smiled and stepped in, but as soon as she felt the water, she recoiled.
"What in the world! You take a shower in that water! What are you? Crazy?" She exclaimed, causing Aang to laugh hysterically.
"Yes, and who's the dramatic one now?" He teased. Katara rolled her eyes for the billionth time and smiled.
"I'm not being dramatic, that's freezing," She argued.
"It's not that cold," He fired back.
"I feel like I'm back in the south pole again!" She countered, causing Aang to laugh again.
"Fine, we'll compromise," Aang said before adding more heat. It wasn't too hot for him and motioned Katara to join him. She touched the water with her hand first and spoke.
"A little more," She ordered. Aang chuckled and did as he was told. After it got a little hotter Katara stepped in and closed the curtain. Aang and Katara locked eyes and smiled, it felt like they were almost 100 percent comfortable with being completely exposed in front of each other. "It's crazy how a few hours ago I was so scared to be naked in front of her, and now we're taking a shower together!" Aang thought as he kept looking at his girlfriend's body. Katara smirked, "Yes! I'm not blushing!" She thought as she turned around to grab a bar of soap. Aang looked at her back and then her neck and noticed she wasn't wearing that necklace anymore. "She must not take a shower with it on," he thought. He didn't know how to explain it but she looked even more naked without it on. Ever since he met her, she had it on, even when she went swimming.
"Katara?" He said softly.
"Hmm?" She hummed as she turned back around.
"This is the first time I've seen you without your necklace." He confessed, and he frowned at the sight of his girlfriend's face falling.
"Oh…" She replied in a sad tone.
"What's wrong?" He asked carefully. Katara sighed and looked down for a moment before looking back up at her boyfriend.
"Can we wait until after we're done? I don't want to have this conversation right at this moment." She replied.
"Of course, Katara," Aang answered softly. Katara gave him a weak smile and they spent the next 30 minutes taking a shower together. It was filled with laughter and smiles, especially when Katara would waterbend water at Aang's face, just to mess with him. Aang would get her back by sneakily turning the knob of the shower that controlled the heat, making the water colder.
"AHHH! AANG!" She yelled while arching her back and moving quickly to the end of the bathtub so the water wouldn't touch her anymore.
"That's for splashing my face with water!" He said while laughing.
"I'll get you back!" She threatened.
"We're even now!" He fired back.
"I still want my revenge!" She said while trying to waterbend the water back at her boyfriend's face. However, since Katara was only a novice water bender, it takes her a bit longer to summon water and Aang knew this, so he quickly turned the shower off, leaving his girlfriend defeated.
"Hey!" She yelled with a smile.
"You have no ammo!" Aang said smugly.
"I can get you back in other ways," She said while opening the curtain and stepping out.
"What other ways?" He asked with a raised eyebrow. Katara dried herself with a towel and wrapped it around her body. After she was done she smirked and quickly turned on the sink, but due to the fact it takes some time for her to summon water, Aang was given the opportunity to use his airbending to close the knob, leaving Katara defeated again.
"No fair!" She argued.
"Why not?" He replied, a bit smug.
"Because I can't bend and you can," She answered.
"It's not my fault airbending is better than waterbending," He teased.
"No, it isn't!" She argued.
"I can bend where ever I want, while you need water to be present. That makes air better," He teased even further. Katara narrowed her eyes at him. She glanced at the toilet and Aang noticed this. He instantly got scared and regretted what he said earlier. She bent the water out of the toilet before he could prevent her for the 3rd time and held the water over his head.
"Don't you dare, Katara!" He yelled, causing his girlfriend to laugh.
"Take back what you said about waterbending," She ordered.
"I take it back! I take it back! Please!" He said like a scared little boy. Katara laughed again before bending the water back into the toilet. Aang let out a sigh of relief and used his airbending the dry himself off. He wrapped a towel around his waist and stepped out of the shower.
"That was evil," He said with a smile.
"Shouldn't have said air is better than water," She replied, matching his smile.
"Fine, but water isn't better than air. They're equal," He said while grabbing a bottle of lotion.
"I can live with that," Katara replied as she grabbed her mother's necklace and her bracelet with the Air Nomad insignia on it and put them on. Aang looked at her while she put it on and took a deep breath.
"It's a really pretty necklace," Aang said softly.
"Thank you, I'll tell you more about it once we're in your room," She replied, ready to open up to her boyfriend. Aang nodded and they spent the next 20 minutes getting dressed. After they were finished Aang took the dirty blanket and put it in the washing machine. After he finished he returned to his room to find his girlfriend lying on her back on his bed while touching her necklace. Katara sat up and looked at her boyfriend.
"Let's cuddle first," She said. Aang smiled and sat on the bed. Instead of their usual cuddling position, Katara wanted to be held.
"Sit up," She ordered. Aang did as he was told and leaned his back on the wall while feeling Katara spread his legs a bit with her hands to make room for her to lean back into his body. She was resting her head right under his chin and Aang rested his chin on the top of her head while wrapping his arms around her to hold her. Katara sighed and grabbed a blanket to cover herself and Aang. After she was done she snuggled even further into Aang's body, enjoying the warmth and comfort he radiated. She grabbed one of her boyfriend's hands and intertwined her fingers with it to hold his hand. She sighed again and cleared her throat before speaking.
"This necklace… It's my mother's. It's the last thing I have of her," She confessed. Aang frowned and could feel the pain within her.
"I'm sorry, Katara… Do you want to talk about it? I know it helped me when I told you about my parents," Aang said softly. Katara let out a shaky breath.
"Yes, I do. I love you, Aang, and you should know," She replied.
"I love you, too," He said and waited for her to tell her story.
"You probably already know, but in the south pole we don't use cars, we use snowmobiles and when I was 8 my mom died in an accident." She confessed while feeling the tears form in her eyes.
"I m-miss her so much an- and the w-worst part is…" She choked out before letting the tears flow and began crying. Aang hugged her to show her that he was still there for her. She turned a little to her side to snuggle in his chest and let out a few more sobs. After a moment of Aang holding her and giving her comforting squeezes, she spoke.
"T-the worst part is…" She said again, trying to get the words out but failing. She cried even harder and buried her face into Aang's chest, leaving wet stains all over his shirt, but Aang didn't care.
"It's okay, Katara. I'm here for you and I always will. You can tell me," He said in a gentle voice. After another moment, Katara took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She cleared her throat again before speaking.
"It was all my fault, Aang!" She confessed while turning completely around and hugging him as fiercely as she could. Aang returned the hug and squeezed her tight.
"How was it your fault?" He asked softly.
"I-It was the first day of school and I-I wanted seal jerky for lunch a-and I asked my mom if she could go buy some at the market and she said no, b-but I begged and begged for her to get some and she finally said yes, b-but on the way she was hit by - by a drunk driver and d-d-died i-instantly." She choked out. She cried even harder into Aang's chest.
"Katara…" Aang started.
"I was a stupid spoiled little brat who couldn't go a day without seal jerky! And she died because of it!" She yelled. She could no longer contain her pain and rage and began yelling.
"How could I be so dumb! Why couldn't I just accept that she said no! Why, Aang, why!" She yelled while pushing herself up. She was furious at herself and she began to take out her rage on Aang.
"Katara, it-" Aang said but was cut off by Katara.
"No! It is my fault! If I just accepted that she said no, or I just didn't ask for seal jerky in the first place, then she would still be alive! She's dead because I was a SPOILED BRAT!" She yelled at the top of her lungs and punched the mattress.
"Katara, that's not true," Aang said, feeling extreme empathy and sadness because of how mad and sad his girlfriend was.
"YES, IT IS! SHE'S DEAD BECAUSE OF ME!" She yelled as loud as she could before burying her face in her hands and cried her heart out. Aang didn't know exactly what to do, but he knew he had to be there for her. He leaned forward and tried to bring her into a hug, but Katara recoiled.
"Don't touch me!" She yelled while slapping Aang's hands away. Her voice became hoarse from yelling so much and Aang felt extremely saddened that he could comfort his girlfriend.
"Katara, I know how you feel, you're feeling incredible pain and rage right now. You're blaming yourself even though it's not your fault," Aang said in a soft yet stern voice. Katara didn't say anything and started fidgeting with the blanket. She tried her best to calm her breathing.
"I know how it feels to regret something and to want to go back in time to change things, but beating yourself up isn't healthy," Aang said while scooting closer to Katara, she still wasn't saying anything, but Aang was slowly breaking down the barrier she built.
"Regret is a powerful emotion, and it can be overpowering and overwhelming, but it's also one of the stupidest emotions. There's absolutely no good in feeling regret… Gyatso would always tell me, 'We can't concern ourselves with what was; we must act on what is,'' Aang said while resting his hand on her knee. Katara wiped the tears from her face and turned to face Aang. The look in his eyes told Katara that he truly did understand what she was feeling and took a deep breath before speaking.
"It's just so hard not to blame myself," She confessed.
"I know… but you have to know it's not your fault. You didn't know she would die on the way to the market. You were just an 8 year old who wanted seal jerky. There's nothing wrong with that," Aang said as he wrapped his right arm around her and brought her close. Katara accepted this time and snuggled into his comforting warmth again.
"But, I still shouldn't have begged her like that. I was just being a brat." She replied, still angry at herself, but she didn't have the voice to yell.
"That may be true, but you were 8, you're allowed to be a brat at a young age," Aang said. He studied Katara's face and saw that she wasn't convinced.
"Look at me," he ordered. Katara paused for a moment to prepare herself and looked at Aang.
"It is NOT your fault. It's the drunk drivers, he was the one driving irresponsibly." Aang said sternly. She began to feel better, but it quickly went away.
"I know, but she wouldn't be there if it wasn't for me. If I could change the past, I would do it in a heartbeat" She said while breaking eye contact. Aang would be lying if he said he wasn't hurt by her words.
"You don't mean that," Aang said, with a bit of hurt in his voice.
"Yes, I do," She replied sternly. Aang felt like he was about to cry, but he stopped himself because he needed to be there for Katara.
"That would mean t-that I would have never met you. I-Is that really what you want?" He asked. Katara finally picked up on the hurt in his voice and turned her head quickly to look at Aang.
"No! That's not what I meant, Aang. I'm so sorry for implying that, but it's not what I meant. I just… A perfect world would be if my mother was home right now talking to Gran or Sokka or dad. A perfect world would if my mom met you and got to know you. A perfect world would be if… if I didn't ask my mom for seal jerky." Katara said while looking down in sadness. Aang rested his hand on her hand before talking.
"A perfect world would be if my father wasn't a coward and a horrible man, but unfortunately, that world doesn't exist, and there's no use in beating myself over it… you taught me that. But it isn't about that, it's about doing the most with what we have, appreciating what we do have instead of what we don't have. And I appreciate Sokka, Gyatso, Zuko, Toph, Suki, Mai, Gran, your dad and so much more, but… I appreciate you the most, and there's no possible way for me to be sad or angry if I have you… so thank you." Aang said from the bottom of his heart. Katara gave him a small smile and hugged him fiercely.
"I appreciate you too," Katara replied.
"Promise me you'll forgive yourself," Aang said as he broke the hug. She looked up at him and gave him another faint smile, but it quickly disappeared. It usually happened this way, whenever Sokka or her father tried to comfort her by saying it wasn't her fault, she would believe for a quick second, and then remember how she tugged at her mother's clothes to beg her to get her seal jerky. She remembered how she tried to act extra sad to guilt-trip her mother. She didn't know if she could really ever forgive herself.
"I-I don't know, Aang," She replied with hesitation. Aang frowned and thought if he could ever make her heal.
"Katara," he said sternly as he grabbed her hands and held them.
"Forgiveness is the first step to begin healing. What's done is done and there's nothing you can do about it. Your mother may be gone, but she's still with you. Every day she lives in your heart, and every prayer you pray, she listens. Just because she's gone, doesn't mean her love is gone too. She wouldn't want you to beat yourself up because of this," Aang said, as Katara felt more tears come down her face. She wiped her face with her hands and smiled. It was the first smile since their conversation where it actually lasted.
"You're right. I'll forgive myself," She said with newfound determination. Aang smiled as well and brought her into another hug.
"Good," He said as he felt his girlfriend bury her face into the crook of his neck. She breathed in his scent and warmth, enjoying the comfort and happiness it brought.
"Thank you, Aang," She said, feeling like she can actually begin the path to heal properly. Aang rubbed her back before breaking the hug.
"Do you feel better?" He asked softly, earning a genuine smile from Katara.
"So much better," She said truthfully.
"Good, I'm glad. So what do you want to do now?" He questioned.
"Let's cuddle," She said, almost instantly.
"Again?!" He teased with a laugh, making Katara roll her eyes
"Yes, again. Now lay down," She ordered before pushing Aang's chest to make him lie down.
"I haven't even answered if I want to or not," He teased again.
"I don't care… unless you're being serious?" She said with a giggle.
"I'm definitely not being serious," He said as he finally laid down and Katara followed him soon after. Instead of being held, she wanted to hold Aang so she laid on her side and hugged him while throwing her right leg over him.
"This feels nice," She said as she buried her face in his shoulder.
"Agreed," He simply replied. Katara proceeded to bury her face even further into his shoulder. She kept burying her face over and over, but it seemed like she couldn't get enough of Aang scent and warmth. Aang felt this and was a bit confused as to why she was snuggling so aggressively into his shoulder.
"Katara, what are you doing?" He asked with a chuckle.
"I want to get as close to you as possible," She replied while still snuggling into his shoulder.
"Ah okay," He replied with another chuckle. She continued to snuggle into his shoulder, but she was never satisfied. She sat up and began thinking of other ways to be closer to her boyfriend.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"I'm not satisfied. I need another approach," She answered, making Aang laugh.
"What? Katara, it's just cuddling," He said, causing Katara to smile and roll her eyes playfully. She noticed that her boyfriend's shirt was a little baggy and she got an idea.
"I know," She simply replied. As she lifted Aang's shirt and crawled under it.
"What are you doing?" He said with a laugh, earning a giggle from Katara.
"We're going to wear the same shirt," She answered as she crawled further into Aang's shirt.
"Kinda like the shirt you and Sokka have to wear when y'all fight?" He said.
"Exactly, but I'm not popping my head out or anything. I'm staying right under here with these muscles," She said through his shirt. Aang laughed again and hugged her through his shirt. She snuggled into his chest and smiled.
"This is definitely better, but now my legs need some love," She confessed. Aang rolled his eyes and chuckled.
"Oh my goodness, beautiful, will you ever be satisfied?" He questioned, earning a giggle from his girlfriend.
"Yes, but now I need to think of a way I'll be satisfied," She answered. She grinded the gears in her head and another idea came to her.
"Let me put my legs in your sweats," She said.
"Okay, but this has to be the weirdest cuddling session we've ever had," He said as he felt Katara retreat from under his shirt. She pulled down his sweats to his knees and put her legs into them. Since she was shorter than Aang, her feet touched his ankles. With much more effort and help from her boyfriend, she was able to pull the sweats back up over her legs and Aang's. Now that they were wearing the same sweats, Katara returned to her place under Aang's shirt. She snuggled in his chest and wrapped her arms around him to hug and feel his bare skin. After a moment to get comfortable, Aang spoke.
"Satisfied?" He asked, loving how close his girlfriend was.
"More than satisfied, sweetie." She said as she finally found the perfect spot to rest her head on his chest. They continued to cuddle in their unusual cuddling position for 10 minutes until Katara broke the silence.
"Aang?"
"Yes?" He replied.
"I love you so, so, so, so much. I don't think you understand how much I freaking love you," She said as she hugged him as hard as she possibly could.
"I love, y-yo-... K-katara, c-c-can't b-breathe," He barely got out. Katara immediately released her grip and blushed sheepishly.
"Sorry, I just can't get enough of you," She confessed, making Aang smile widely.
"Me too, and I understand, because I feel the same way," He replied truthfully. Katara smiled and they continued to cuddle for the next hour.