Katara bent down, filling the pot with water from the river. She took a deep breath of forest air, letting it fill her lungs. When she noticed she was humming.
Katara hadn't hummed in ages, not since before her mother died. She always sang with her mother, but after she died Katara found singing hard, and hated to sing.
But now she found her mouth forming words as she sang for the first time in forever. It felt so good and she didn't want to stop, as she sang from her heart, and sang what she felt.
Her mother always told her to sing what you couldn't say, so Katara started to sing about the one thing she was the most scared to admit. And she sang about Aang.
When I first saw you
You lifted my heart
You finally pulled me,
Pulled me out of the dark
You are my best friend
But lately you feel like more
But I'm scared if I tell you
You'll walk out my door
But I can't escape
These thoughts that I'm thinking
These new feelings
I feel like I'm shrinking
These thoughts that I love you
Are driving me insane
Driving me crazy
Like acid rain
But I know that I love you
But I'm scared to admit
Because I know you're monk
And can never commit
So I'll keep it a secret
At least for now
Because no one can break this feeling
Not even Zhao
I know how I feel
But I don't know if you like me,
The same way I like you
Or to what degree
Ahhhhhhh
Ahhhhhhh
Ahhhhhhh
Ahhhhhhh
Katara finished sitting on the bank of the river looking at her reflection, happy to get her feelings out, and happy to sing again.
But a new reflection soon came into view beside her, it was Aang.
He sat down beside her, and rested his hand on her knee as they stared at their reflections, until Katara broke the silence.
"How much did you hear?" She asked, Embarrassed that he had heard her.
"All of it." He replied, taking in a deep breath.
"Oh." Katara said, feeling color rush to her cheeks, and feeling her face turn red with embarrassment.
"Katara." Aang said after a pause. "I'm glad I heard you." He finished lifting his head to face her. "I'm glad I know how you feel."
"No you're not." Katara spat out, not moving her gaze from the water.
"Yes I am." He said. "Because, because." He stammered. "Because now I know you feel the same way." He finished looking back at the water.
"What are you saying?" Katara said, finally looking up at him.
"I'm saying that now that I know how you feel about me I'm not scared to admit that." He stopped for a second. "That I love you."
Katara just stared at him in shock. She just stared at him before she finally said, "I love you too.
And he turned to face her and smiled while saying, "I know."
As they looked into each others eyes as they moved closer, Aang's arm around her waist. And they sat there together, looking at the still water. Before they kissed for the first time, but certainly not the last.