A/N: I always think: "What reasons do Aang have on for loving Katara?" Well, I made this to show his reasons why he does love Katara. Normally, a guy would only love a girl for her looks, just like Katara has. But i think Aang has more reasons to love her then her beauty. About you people? You have ten reasons to love Katara?
Rating: K+
Aang visits the Jasmine Dragon. He is feeling better after his final battle against Fire Lord Ozai, but he wishes that he could tell Katara how he really feels for her. The last time he did, he didn't really explain it very well. What if this time, she won't accept it, cause the last time, she said she was just a little confused. Made him think she's not really at all interested in him.
Aang takes a seat in the Jasmine Dragon. Iroh walks up and notices the frown on Aangs face. "You seem troubled, young avatar." Iroh says. "Is something wrong?"
Katara walks into the Jasmine Dragon, Zuko walks Katara to a seat behind Aang. Katara looks over the menu until she hears Aangs voice. "It's just that...I want to tell Katara I love her...I just don't know how to do it." Katara looks over the seat and sees Aang talking to Iroh. "The last time I did...I wasn't thinking clearly and...she wasn't really interested in me."
Katara sits back down, feeling bad about what she said to him, the way she reacted. It really did seem and sound like she wasn't interested at all. "I'll tell you what: Why don't you tell me ten reasons why you love her." Iroh mentions.
Katara widens her eyes, she knows that she'll want to hear this. Katara listens closely to Aangs words. "Ok...Well, for the first reason: She's really beautiful, and I'm not just talking about her looks. It's also her hair. Whenever I feel her hair, it's like I'm touching a cloud."
Katara blushes a little from hearing that, then she feels her hair. She can all ready feel like she's touching a cloud. "Sounds pretty exotic." Iroh says. "Keep going."
Aang looks down, thinking about what to say next. "Second reason: She is really sweet. When we were at this one fishing town, everyone was sick and starving. She did everything she could to help them." Katara thinks back about helping that little village. She tricked Aang into thinking Appa was sick just to help them. "Third reason: She is very helpful. When Master Pakku had to leave to help the south pole, Katara took his place to teach me waterbending."
Iroh seems a little impressed. "Sounds like she certainly is. Please, continue."
Aang nods, thinking in his head why else he loves Katara. "Fourth reason: She is very kind. Like, whenever I'm in pain, she's always there to heal me. She's like...my protector."
Katara warps her arms around her chest, closing her eyes and thinking about that. She never knew Aang felt that way about her whenever she's healing him from any of his wounds.
Katara continues to listen as Aang explains his next reason. "Fifth reason: She's always there for me. everytime I'm scared or confused or hurt, she's always there to comfort me. It feels like...she loves me."
Katara thinks about every comforting moment she's given Aang, she never noticed how she feels whenever she comforts him. Not guilt or sorrow, that was seeing him. But when she's comforting him, she's doing it cause she loves him. Katara never realized that.
"Sixth reason." Aang pauses, trying to think why else he loves her. Katara listens close to this one. "She really inspires me. When I was upset when I found out what happened to my people, she told me it'll be okay. That I'm not alone, I have a new family...Her and Sokka."
Katara smiles from hearing that one. She's glad to hear that Aang isn't drowning in despair over the demise of the air nomads. She's also surprised to hear the fact she inspires him in times of need. She would probably have thought of that after everything she told him when he's depressed.
"That's very special." Iroh says.
Aang nods. "Seventh reason: She knows the right thing to do. Like how when we met this other waterbender from her tribute, she forces Katara to use something known as bloodbending, where you bend the water inside of people. When Katara heard about it, she refuses and stopped Hama." Katara imagines that whole thing, reliving that horrible memory, even the fact she used bloodbending on Hama to stop her from killing Aang. "Of course, there was the fact she had to use bloodbending to stop her when Hama was forcing Sokka to kill me."
Katara widens her eyes, she's surprised to hear him mention that. "Wow...That sounds both wonderful and horrible." Iroh says.
"Yeah." Aang says. "Eighth reason: She's always looking out for everyone. When our friend, Haru, was arrested for earthbending, Katara got herself arrested to find and free him and all the other earthbenders."
Katara doesn't know how to feel about all this. She's surprised the fact he even has this many reasons to love her. Most boys would probably just only have one reason to love a girl: By her looks. She was like that when she met Jet - Mr. Tell, dark and handsome.
"She sounds pretty brave." Iroh mentions.
"That's the next reason." Katara listens closely to this one. "Katara is really brave. During the north pole, Master Pakku refused to teach Katara cause she's a girl, and it's forbidden for women to learn waterbend. But she wouldn't back down. Katara knew she wouldn't win, but it doesn't matter."
Katara felt like her heart melted from hearing that. She never knew Aang was really proud of her for standing up against Master Pakku. "She's some girl. She's really special." Iroh says. "Now, what's the last reason?"
Aang looks down, thinking about that one last reason. "I just wish Katara's here to hear this."
Katara doesn't hesitate to get up and walk towards him. Katara puts a hand on his shoulder and smiles. Aang looks back and is surprised to see Katara. Aang probably thinks she heard the whole conversation.
"Well, then...why don't you tell her?" Iroh asks.
Aang scoots over and Katara sits right next to him. Katara looks at Aang and their eyes meet. "My last reason is...is that you never give up on me...Whenever I'm gone, like possibly forever...you never gave up on me." Katara blushes a little. "After azula shoot me, I was about to die...but you never gave up on me. You brought me back to live. When I was in the avatar state from anger and rage, you never gave up. You snapped me out of it." Aang takes Kataras hand and gently brushes teh back of it with his fingertips. "I'm just lucky to have someone like you as a friend."
Katara lets the tears escape from her eyes. Katara leaps in and gives Aang a big hug. Aang hugs Katara back. "I love you, Katara." Aang whispers.
"I know." Katara whispers. "...I love you too." They both disband the hug. "I think you should hear my reasons now." Aang nods. Katara puts a hand on Aangs cheek. "It's like some of your reasons. You're sweet, kind, brave, you never give up on me. But...you are also gentle and you never back down." Aang smiles and blushes a little.
Aang and Katara both seal their love with a kiss on the lips. Iroh gets up and walks to the counter. Zuko wipes down the bar, seeing everything that happened.
"I see you got those two together." Zuko says.
"Yeah." Iroh says. "It's like our saying: Everyone always leaves the Jasmine Dragon with a happy ending."