A Dance Can Mean Everything

Kataang Fanfic

(Takes Place during "The Headband" .)

All in Katara's POV

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So here we are, in a damp cave somewhere in Fire Nation, having a…… Dance Party. It wasn't my idea.

It was Aang's, he suggested it after we got home from his school, after I had to pretend to be his mom.

Uhhhh, that is the last thing I want him to see me as…. Dang it Aang, mabye I should have gone to school with him? I could have pretended to be Aang's Girlfriend.

"Aang's Girlfriend" I say at little more then a whisper.

Oh if only, who knows mabye after the war is over we could try…. If he liked me back of course.

"Wow, who knew TwinkleToes could dance" Toph says bringing me back to the present.

I look over at the Airbender doing flips and other acrobatic moves. I couldn't help but smile. Deep down I think I always knew Aang was a good dancer, he is an Airbender after all…. They are born going with the flow, I only wish he would ask me to dance. But right now I guess I'll just smile.

But of course…. Everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked…… it all changed when that Fire Nation Girl started dancing with Aang.

OnJi was her name, Aang introduced us to her right before the main crowd of people came into the cave, and when I say my blood was boiling, I mean it. Sokka had the audacity to say something along the lines of 'wow mabye Aang has found himself a future Fire Nation wife'. Like come on, he doesn't need that, he needs a Future Water Tribe Wife…… he need me.

"They look pretty good together" Sokka spurts out, once again bringing me back to the dance I'd rather ignore.

"Ehh if that's what you like" I respond as I sneak a glance at the two.

Finally the two separate and Aang continues dancing, while she goes off to the back of the cave by herself.

And for some reason I can't explain. I get up and walk over to her.

"How about you save yourself some pain, and don't do that again" I say with a voice filled with jealousy.

"Do what?" She responds.

Uh this girl, she really doesn't know? I could slap her right now, honestly I'm considering doing a lot worse, she thinks she can steal him from me. She has another thing coming.

"Stay away from Aang" I say with authority.

"Who is Aang?" She says with a confused look on her face. Oh crap, I just said his name, oh spirits I hope I can cover this up.

"I meant Kuzon….. Aang is just a nickname we give him" I say hoping she'll buy it.

"You want me to stay away from Kuzon?" She asks puzzled "what are you his girlfriend or something?" She adds on with a smirk.

I know he isn't, and I know I don't have any claim to him, but I can't resist a chance, to make a claim to him, besides it'll probably get her away from him.

"Yes, as a matter of fact, I am" I say with a hateful look at the girl.

"Well….. not for long" she says back with a smirk.

I can't believe she just said that. Is she trying to take my boyfriend….. I mean Aang from me. There is no way that's what is happening. "What are you trying to say" I ask.

"I'm saying after tonight, he'll be MY BOYFRIEND" she responds with that same hateful look I gave her earlier.

Oh my gosh, that is exactly what is happening, oh gosh I can't let her do this. I can't let her steal Aang from me.

"Maybe I'll take him back to my house after this and show him, how much of a better girlfriend I can be" she says.

I can't…. I can't hold it back, not after that statement, and I slap her.

"You watch your mouth, you self entitled, self righteous, Fire Nation brat!" I yell.

All she can do for a minute is just look at me in shock, clearly she hasn't been hit before, but I could have guessed that, you know with the whole flirting with other girls boyfriends…… I mean with other girls love interests.

Eventually though she does find some words to speak. "We'll see after tonight, because he certainly hasn't danced with you" she smiles as she walks away.

I wanted to chase after her and continue fighting for the right to what's mine. But deep down I know she's right, he hasn't danced with me, and he probably never will, I'll always be like a mother to him, or a sister, but never as anything more.

I sulk back to my seat and continue to wallow in self pity.

Those dreams won't come true tonight, and maybe never will. The dreams of someday marrying Aang, having children with him, living out our life together, and of course the dream of sharing a simple dance with him. All destined to be lost.

But that's when a pale hand comes into my vision pulling me from my self loathing mood. It's his hand.

It's everything I've ever wanted, I have to take his hand, But I have to say something like 'yeah sure Aang I guess I'll dance with you' to keep it smooth. To keep it aloof.

"Oh I don't know Aang…." Oh no, I'm really about to mess this up? "……These shoes aren't really right for dancing…." Oh spirits no "……And I don't know if I know how to".

"Take my hand" he responds in a way that makes my breath catch.

Leave it up to Aang to make my breath catch. It's at this point, I think I would normally, think about how wrong that stupid OnJi was…. But strangely enough, I can only think of Aang. Think about how in this moment I'm not going to mess it up.

"Ok" I simply say while grabbing his hand.

He leads me to the middle of the dance floor and whispers into my ear, "Just like waterbending practice".

So we start, it's something we don't have to think about. After nearly a year of it, it's second nature, nearly subconscious.

Although a part of me wonders if the thing that is second nature to us, is the waterbending, or the relationship between the two participants?

But either way I don't think about it…. Until I notice, the rest of the cave is staring at us.

"Aang, everyone's watching" I say

Oh come on don't worry about them, I'm gonna mess this up by worrying about how it can go wrong.

"Don't worry about them…. It's just me and you right now" Aang says with a look I've never seen before, but also a look I would definitely like to see again.

And I can't help but blush, it feels like ever since my mom died, I haven't been able to find happiness… up until I met Aang, he brought my life back….. He brought my love back.

The dance continues with are normal moves during waterbending practice, only at the end we finish with a dip,

A dip where I stare deeply into his eyes, and find myself falling in love all over again, although I can't help but let my eyes wander down a little to his lips, and I feel myself leaning in.

But Aang seems to interpret my movement as leaving the dip, that or he doesn't want to kiss me.

"Thanks for dancing with me" he says with a smile.

"Thanks for asking" I smile back.

I start to walk back to my seat with my head full of happy thoughts, like maybe those dreams still have a chance, a glimmer of hope? But my thoughts are interrupted by the sound of happiness and freedom dying.

"He's the one we want, the one with the headband!" The school headmaster shouts.

At that point it was a scramble to get to Appa, Sokka and Toph were already running into the very back of the cave, I on the other hand waiting on Aang to hurry up. But eventually we made it out, and flew away on Appa.

My mind was on the dance that had happened just five minutes ago, up until I hear Toph say to Aang "I think you really did help those kids, you taught them to be free".

"I don't it was just a Dance Party" Aang shrugged.

"Well that was some dance party Aang" I say as I give him a kiss on the cheek.

To Aang it may have just been a dance, a friendly little dance, but maybe he just doesn't realize.

A Dance Can Mean Everything.