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Chapter 7

"You guys make the cutest couple," Katara giggled, once Sokka and Jaeda were awake. They were still riding on Appa's back.

"Yeah, I know!" Sokka bragged, putting his arm around Jaeda. She smiled.

"The next island should't be too far away, guys," said Aang, who was steering Appa.

Sokka's face lit up. "Does this mean Jaeda can come with us?" he asked hopefully.

Katara smiled slyly. "I figured you'd be the first to ask that question..."

"Of course she can come!" Aang shouted happily. "Maybe you could study Waterbending with us, Jaeda! We already have your stuff packed up."

"So..." Sokka started, "Wanna come?"

Jaeda smiled. "I'd love to! Thanks, guys!"

The other three smiled. "No problem!" mentioned Katara.

Then the four of them were silent for a while, not saying a word to eachother.

"How could you let those Water Tribe pesants escape!" Prince Zuko shouted in rage at his men.

"But, Zuko sir-"

"You are all PATHETIC!" Zuko scowled. "UGH! I AM SORROUNDED BY A BUNCH OF IDIOTS!"

"Calm down, Prince Zuko," said his Uncle Iroh. "It wasn't your fault..."

The agrivated prince just ignored his uncle and stormed off to his room. He needed a nap. Maybe that would help him blow off some steam. Literally.

Once he reached his room, he took off all that heavy armour and changed into something more comfortable.

"We will meet again, you little Water Tribe brat," he muttered to no one in particular as he layed down in his bed. Then he fell asleep.

Appa yawned as Aang continued to steer him to the next island. Sokka was just relaxing with Jaeda's hand in his. Every now and then they would sneek a little smooch on the cheek to one another.

Jaeda glanced over at Katara, who was hugging her knees to her chest. She had the saddest look on her face. "Are you ok, Katara?" she questioned.

Katara looked up at Jaeda in surprise. "Huh? Oh, uh... yeah. I'm fine," she replied with a loud sigh.

"Oh come on," said Sokka, now joining in on their conversation. "You look like you've been dumped or something. What's up?"

Katara refused to make eye contact with her brother as a tear prickled in her eye. She just shook her head and fought it back. "I-I guess I'm just, uh... tired. That's all." She continued to hug her knees, and sighed again.

Sokka and Jaeda looked at each other and shrugged.

"We're here!" Aang shouted as Appa landed. One-by-one, they all slid off the bison's back, onto the sand.

"Woah..." cooed Katara and Jaeda as they looked around the island. There were beautiful palm trees as far as the eye could see, the turquoise-colored water in the sea sparkled, and the breeze felt wonderful.

"It's beautiful..." Katara sighed, suddenly felling much better.

"Yeah, just gorgeous," Sokka said sarcastically. "But we need to restock. We're completely out of food!"

Katara shook her head as if to say, 'That doesn't surprise me'. "You probably ate it all!" she argued, nudging her brother.

Sokka groaned and rolled his eyes.

Aang held up his hand. "Ok, here's the deal. Jaeda, you and Sokka go find a good place for shelter. Katara, you'll come with me to get some food and supplies." Katara's cheeks turned bright red as Aang smiled a big, happy smile towards her. "We'll all meet back here when were done," Aang continued. "Everybody got that?"

Everyone else nodded and headed of to where they were supposed to go.

--Meanwhile in the woods--

Sokka and Jaeda were looking for a place to make camp, and so far they weren't really having any luck.

"See any caves or anything?" asked Sokka.

Jaeda nodded. "Nope." Then she cast this really flirty smile towards Sokka. "Looks like we're gonna have to sleep out under the stars tonight." Then she winked at Sokka. Star-gazing! YES! he thought. He could tell he was blushing unnacountably, because of all the generated heat on his cheeks.

Jaeda giggled. "What?" she asked. "There's nothing wrong with a little star-gazing every now and then, is there?"

Sokka grabbed her hand and his face cooled off a bit. "Nope! Especially if I'm star-gazing with you!" He and Jaeda laughed loudly. She layed her head on his shoulder. "But what would Aang and Katara think?"

"Oh, knowing Katara, she would love gazing up at the stars with Aang!" He snickered to himself, assuming that Katara liked Aang.

Jaeda giggled. "Does she like him or something?"

"Well she treats him a whole lot better than she treats me!" Sokka replied.

"That's because she's your sister," Jaeda mentioned. "And that's what you have me for!" she joked. And then she gave him a sweet and very satisfactory kiss, smack on the lips. When it stopped, Sokka blushed furociously, smiled an extremely delierious smile, and sighed loudly and happily. "Wow," he said, still sounding delierious.

Jaeda laughed, and Sokka blushed even deeper. I just said that out loud? Smooth move, Sokka! he thought. You idiot!

Then he took her in his arms and gazed directly into her eyes. "But ya know something?" he asked softly and sweetly, almost a whisper.

"What?" Jaeda asked, also quietly.

"Even if Katara does like him, she will never love Aang as much as I love you," Sokka replied, gently taking her in his arms.

Jaeda wrapped her arms around Sokka's neck as he pulled her into another kiss.

--Meanwhile in the market--

"Let's see," Katara said to really no one in particular, "we'll need one of these, some of those- Oh! And six of those..."

"Hey Katara?" asked Aang.

"Yes, Aang?"

"Well... I was wondering..." Aang muttered, "...if maybe we could all sleep out under the stars tonight?"

Katara blushed at that thought, but waited for him to finish before she said anything.

"I mean," Aang continued, "it's nice out, and I know Sokka and Jaeda would like that..."

"I'D LOVE TO!" Katara blurted, without even thinking before she spoke. The she slapped her hand over her mouth. Oops, she thought. Big mistake. "I-I mean... Um... That sounds... nice!" she sputtered, embarrased at her sudden outburst.

Aang smiled, as if he understood. "Ok great!"

They paid for all the food they bought and walked back to the beach, where they were supposed to meet Jaeda and Sokka.

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When they got to the beach, there was no sign of Sokka or Jaeda. Just Appa, taking a nap. Momo was sitting on his head, eating a peach.

"I think we should go tell them we are-" Aang started, but Katara cut him off.

"WAIT! I mean, let's stay here and enjoy the view," Katara said.

"Uh... ok," Aang replied. The two of them sat facing the ocean, watching the sunset.

Should I tell him? Katara thought to herself as she watched Aang from the corner of her eye. I should, but I don't know how he feels about me. Oh, this is all so confusing! Maybe I should do what I told Sokka to do and... No! I can't! I have to know how he feels first. But, how do I find out? Katara sighed.

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"Hey Sokka! Look," whispered Jaeda. The two of them were on their way back to the beach, and Jaeda pulled Sokka behind a bush so they could hide.

"Aang and Katara, sittin' in a tree!" he said quietly.

"K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Jaeda finished. They both giggled softly. "Aww, isn't it cute?" Jaeda said, not trying to tease them.

Sokka snickered. "Let's climb this tree so we can have a better look!" He helped her up the tree, and they sat on a high, but sturdy branch.

"Maybe we shouldn't spy on them, it doesn't feel right..." Jaeda said.

"Let's not think of it as spying," Sokka reasoned. "We'll refer to it as... uh..." He rested his head on his hand, trying to think of something good.

"We'll say we 'just so happened' to be up in a tree watching the sunset, and they 'just so happened' to be sitting right in this exact same spot, giving us front row seats!" Jaeda said, finishing his sentance.

"Good one!" Sokka said. They laughed silently and continued to watch Aang and Katara in front of them.

"Um Aang?" Katara sputtered, still thinking on whether she should tell him how she felt or not.

"Yeah?"

"Well, I... I-"

"WOAAAAAHHHH!" somebody shouted. Then there was a loud thud.

Startled, Katara and Aang turned around to see Sokka and Jaeda on the sand, flat on their butts.

"What happened?" Katara asked as she ran up to them. Aang followed.

"Ughh," Jaeda muttered as she tried to pull herself up. But she fell back down.

"We fell out of a tree..." Sokka said as he brushed himself off, then helped Jaeda get back up.

"What the heck were you doing in a tree?" Aang asked. Sokka and Jaeda looked at eachother.

"Uh," said Jaeda, "we were just watching the sunset. Yeah! It looks so pretty when you're up in a tree."

"Uh... Yeah!" aggreed Sokka.

"Oh... Cool," Katara muttered. She once again had that sad look on her face.

Jaeda noticed and quickly changed the subject. "Um, guys, I'm getting kinda hungry... Think we can have supper now?" she asked.

"Yeah! I'm starving!" Sokka said.

"Sounds good to me," Katara said as she started a fire.

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"So, we were thinking..." Sokka started as they ate, "...that since we couldn't find any shelter, or anything... that maybe we could sleep out here tonight."

"That's what we were gonna do!" Aang said happily. "We knew you would like that, Sokka!"

Sokka's face flushed. "Oh yeah? Well, uh, I bet you and Katara would like that too!" he teased. Jaeda giggled silently.

Aang and Katara both blushed, but Katara's face was an ever darker shade of red. "Umm..." she muttered nervously. "Well... I, uh... At least I don't have gigantic ears!" she snapped at her brother.

"HEY!" Sokka shouted. "I do not have giant ears!"

"They're HUGE!" Katara continued. "I mean, they're big enough for Appa to land on!" She and Aang started laughing.

Sokka was getting annoyed. "Have you seen Momo's ears lately?" he said, motioning towards the leamur that was sleeping in Jaeda's lap.

Aang and Katara just continued giggling, and then rolled out their sleeping bags.

Sokka looked over at Jaeda. "Do I really have big ears?" he asked, tugging on his ears.

Jaeda nodded. "No, not at all!" she replied. Sokka let out a loud sigh of relief.

"Hey guys," Aang said with a yawn. "You coming to bed?"

"Oh, yeah, we're coming!" Jaeda said as she and Sokka got up and rolled out their sleeping bags.

The stars were so bright, and the cresent moon was glowing. "Wow..." Katara sighed. "Look at all of them!"

"I wonder how many are up there..." Aang said.

"Oh! Look!" shouted Jaeda, pointing up towards the night sky, "A shooting star..." She looked over at Sokka, who was laying beside her. "Make a wish, Sokka," she whispered.

"I don't have to," Sokka replied softly. "You already came true!" He made his point by kissing her on the cheek.

I wish I had what they had, Katara thought to herself as she watched them flirt. Then she looked at Aang, who was also staring towards her. "Why don't you make a wish, Katara?" Aang whispered.

Katara smiled, and then made her wish. I wish Aang loved me, the way I love him...

"What'd ya wish for, Katara?" Sokka asked as he held Jaeda close to him.

"You're not supposed to tell," Katara replied. "Then it won't come true..."

Sokka rolled his eyes. "Whatever you say..."

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Katara sighed. She sat up and looked beside her. Sokka was snoring slightly with his arm around Jaeda, who was also sleeping peacfully. She was the only one awake, and she really wanted to tell Aang how she felt. Or at least tell someone. I can't just wake him up, Katara thought to herself as she glanced over at the sleeping Aang. She decided to take a walk, just to relax and get this off her mind.

She stood up and stretched, not even feeling the least bit tired. As she started walking, she looked out at the ocean. It was beautifuly shimmering in the moonlight. After their campsite was completely out of sight, she sat down on the cool sand. "I am so confused..." she muttered to herself. All she could think about was Aang. Now I think I know how Sokka feels, she thought. I need to tell Aang... She pondered for a while about how she was supposed to tell her friend how she felt.

A/N: Ok, this chapter had a lot of MUSHY FLUFFY AangxKatara stuff in it. But in the next chapter... I'M NOT TELLING! You'll have to read and find out for yourself! LOL Please review! Thanks! o.O

Britt (SOKKA LOVER)