This scene takes place immediately after Katara and Aang's conversation in Imbalance part 1.

Katara and Aang kept their eyes locked on the bay before them for several more moments, their fingers remaining interlocked the entire time. "You know, this place is really pretty," Katara said. Aang looked over, smiling lovingly at his girlfriend, who somehow seemed to be all the more beautiful while bathed in the pale orange glow of the sunset.

"It is beautiful," Aang agreed. "So are y—"

Katara scoffed, blushing as she playfully pushed him. "—Don't even finish that sentence, moron."

He grinned, pulling her closer to kiss the side of her head. "Well, you are." He hugged her tightly, rubbing his cheek against her hair. Katara groaned playfully, and then it turned into giggles as he pecked her cheek several times.

"You know what?" Aang said, his lips still pressed against her skin.

"What?"

"We should make this island our secret place."

"Secret? I think everyone in the city can see it from here," she said. Aang gave her arms a gentle squeeze. "Okay, it might not be secret secret. But it doesn't seem like anyone really comes over here. We can just come here to hang out and get away, you know?" Just then, Momo flew down and perched on Aang's shoulder, chattering at him. Aang chuckled and reached up to scratch the back of the lemur's neck. "Don't worry, Momo, you're invited too."

Katara smiled and hummed in agreement. "Yeah, that'd be nice…," her voice trailed off, as if she suddenly became deep in thought. Her lips pursed together and she glanced over at Aang. "It'd be nice to live here, too."

"Hmm," Aang mused. "It would be kind of crowded, I think. The city's just so big and it's growing so much."

"No, no, I mean live here, on this island," she said. "It's really quiet and peaceful, not to mention it's definitely big enough to put a house here—probably a few houses if you wanted. I don't know, it's a stupid idea, it just sounds nice."

Aang smiled at her and squeezed her hand. "It's not stupid," he assured. "It's a nice idea. It'd be fun to build a house here."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah."

Suddenly, the two were interrupted as Momo chattered loudly, rubbing his face against Aang's cheek. Aang laughed, nuzzling him back. "Okay, okay, I get it, you're hungry." Turning to Katara, he said, "I think someone is demanding we go get dinner." He extended his hand to her with a loving smile, to which she returned as she took his hand. As they got up on Appa, Aang paused and glanced down at the island, a small smile creeping to his lips. Living here with her...would be nice. Her arms around his torso broke him out of his thoughts and they took off, Aang's heart feeling full of hope for the future.

Sorry it's been a while, I haven't liked anything I've written lately! I still am not too big a fan of this...oh well. If anyone has any story requests send them my way! Note: I will not to NSFW.

-Rose