Okay, you guys are awesome! I love the reviews you guys write me! Plus, some of them are hilarious! Okay, so much drama in this chapter. And I know I promised that I would leave the Fire Nation out of the story, but I need to use them for Aang and Katara's relationship. You'll see what I mean. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the chapter! Warning: lots of fluff and revenge.
I don't own Avatar or the original characters. I only own Samaria.
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Aang woke up right after sunrise. He groaned and turned over to face Katara. She was sleeping peacefully, her lips curled up into a faint smile and her hair framing her face. Aang took a piece of her hair and tucked it behind her ear, and then lightly kissed her forehead. He sat up and yawned. Looking out the window, his mind tried to process what had happened. I just can't believe all of that happened in one day.
He sat up and grabbed a towel and his clothes, wanting to take a quick bath before his training started. He opened up the door and nearly fell over from surprise.
"Sokka, what are you doing up so early?" he asked. Sokka just smirked and leaned against the wall. Aang stepped outside and closed the door.
You haven't seen my sister have you? She's not in her room," Sokka said, knowing full well where his sister was.
"Um, yeah. She's in my room," Aang stuttered out, blushing and sounding nervous. Sokka just stared at him.
"You didn't do anything, did you?" Sokka said. He wanted to laugh at Aang's expression. Aang shook his head vigorously.
"No! I didn't touch her." Not a complete lie. He looked at Sokka, his eyes practically begging for him to leave him alone.
"Okay. I believe you." Sokka walked away and yelled some last words: "For now!"
Aang just headed for the private bath rooms.
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Katara opened her eyes and looked around. She looked beside her and noticed that Aang was gone. He probably went to training. She walked out of the room and went into her own, closing and locking the door. Using the indoor pump, Katara filled up the basin in her room. She stripped down and slid into the water. She sat there and let the water relax her.
I can't believe I went through all of that in the time span of 24 hours. She sighed and washed her hair and body, and then stepping out and water bending herself dry. She wrapped a soft towel around her. Turning to the mirror, she looked at her reflection. I look better than I have in a while. Katara grabbed a comb and combed her hair out, almost braiding it back up before deciding against it. I'll leave it down today. Smiling, she got dressed. I'm going to go look for Aang; he should probably be at the training center.
Sure enough, that's where Katara found him. Wow, he's getting really good, she thought as Aang made a medium-sized wall. She started to cheer when Aang aimed a rock at a target and was successful. Aang heard her and turned towards her, waving when he saw her. Katara smiled and let him continue on, cheering when he did something well. I'm so proud of him.
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"Okay, young student. That's enough for one day," King Bumi said, helping Aang get up from the ground. "You're getting to master level much faster than I thought you would. Maybe soon you will leave to master fire."
Aang laughed. "Thanks, Bumi, nut I know that I'm not nearly as good as you."
"Thank you. Now go and have some fun for the rest of the day," Bumi said, quickly leaving the training center. Aang walked over to Katara.
"Hey! How did you sleep last night?" he asked her. Aang blushed as soon as the words came out of his mouth. That didn't come out well. Katara noticed the blush and giggled.
"Calm down, Aang. And I slept very well thank you." She kissed his cheek.
"So what do you want to do today?" Katara asked him. Aang shrugged.
"I don't care. There isn't much to do anyway," he said.
"Do you want to take a walk around the city?" she asked. Aang's face lit up with an idea.
"Do you want to go swimming? The beach is only an hour away." Katara stood up and nodded.
"That's a good idea. Come on, let me go get my swim clothes," she said, leading him to out the center and towards the living quarters. "Wait here," she told him, and then going into her room to change. She came out wearing a thin, blue robe.
"Uhhhh…" Aang said. "That's it?" Katara rolled her eyes.
"No silly. The outfit is underneath," she explained.
"Oh. Well, let's go," he said, grabbing her hand. They walked out of the palace and into the busy streets of Omashu. The benders opened up the gates and the two benders walked out. Katara eyed Appa.
"Maybe we should take him. It would be easier," she suggested. Aang nodded in agreement.
"I wonder why we didn't do that when we first got here." They climbed on Appa and within minutes were on the beach.
They lied on the sand, halfway into the water, taking in the sun and sounds of the waves. Katara got up and took off her robe, and Aang had to take deep breaths at the sight of her. Her bathing suit was blue, the same color as her everyday clothes. It was simple; the bathing suit showed all of her leg, all of her arms, half of her back, and the very tops of her chest. (A/N: just think about a simple one-piece in our world) The sun outlined her in such a way that the edges of her practically glowed. Damn! Aang thought. She is fine
Katara felt two eyes staring at her and turned around. She blushed at Aang's agape expression. "How do I look?" she asked. Aang stood up and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into a kiss.
"Gorgeous," he told her. She laughed and bended water on him.
"Oh, so it's like that?" Aang said, laughing as Katara got hit by a stream of water. He stripped down to his underwear to keep his clothes from getting too wet.
"Stop it!" she screamed, then proceeded to dunk Aang underwater. Next thing she knew she was getting splashed by Aang, who was paying her back for the dunk. The two laughed and played like little kids, happy to be together.
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They disgust me, Samaria thought, spying on the two teens. She heard a rustle of bushes behind her and quickly turned around. She gave a sigh of relief when it was only Prince Zuko. "Do you have my money?" he asked her, holding out his hand.
"Fifty golden pieces, just what you wanted." Samaria gave him his money. "Now keep your end of the deal." Zuko rolled his eyes.
"Whatever. I'm only doing this because of family ties. You get what you want, and I get what I want, times two," he said.
"Well, hurry up and carry out your plan. They should be leaving soon," Samaria said. Zuko slowly walked away. "Don't worry; I will."
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Aang and Katara lay on the beach, worn out from their playtime. Aang took Katara's hand. Today was such a good day, he thought, scooting closer to her. Katara glanced at him and smiled. "I had a really good day today," she said. "Thanks." I am so glad that we are on good terms with each other.
"You're welcome. Sometimes we just needed to get away and spend some time with each other," Aang said. Katara nodded in agreement. She leaned over him and gave him a soft kiss, her lips still wet. She looked down at Aang who looked just as happy as she was.
"You taste like salt," Aang whispered. Katara laughed at this statement.
"So do you," she said lying down next to him. Aang pulled her towards him and kissed her again, letting go all of his feelings for her come out. Katara sighed and opened her mouth to allow Aang's tongue in. She touched the back of his head and traced his tattoo, and shivered when Aang touched her rear. The two quickly pulled apart when they heard bush ruffle, but let it go when things got quiet again. They started to kiss again until Katara noticed smoke coming from the nearby forest.
"Aang? Aang!" she frantically said, trying to push the boy away form her. Aang only replied with more kisses. "Aang! Come on! I see smoke!" This got Aang's attention.
"What? I don't see anything," he said. Katara gave a quick look back at the place where she saw the smoke. I could have sworn there was smoke, she thought.
"Let's go, Aang. I don't feel safe," she said, drying herself off and dressing in her robe.
"Oh no," Aang said in a hoarse whisper. He pointed to the distance. Katara now noticed a small ship in the distance. Zuko.
"There's Appa," Aang said. They ran towards the bison but were blocked by several Fire Nation soldiers. Aang and Katara quickly got into position, getting ready for a fight. Fireballs were thrown towards them from all speeds and from all angles. Aang regretted that he hadn't brought his staff. Katara and Aang defended their selves with water, and in Aang's case, air, and were quickly moving closer to Appa. They boarded the bison, still fighting off the soldiers. Suddenly a smoke bomb went off, and the area was surrounded by thick, dark clouds off smoke. Aang felt a pair of soft hands wrestle with him, and was quickly pinned down.
"LET ME GO!" he hollered, but his demand was quickly followed by a familiar voice.
"No. This is for the better." She held him down even more.
Katara wasn't doing much better. She felt a pair of strong, callused hands tie her hands and legs up. "AANG! AANG! HELP ME!" she screamed as she was carried away.
"I'M TRYING," he said, trying to break free of the girl's grip. "LET ME GO!" he roared, shaking violently from side to side. The girl's grasp on him only tightened. The smoke cleared a little bit, and he could see Katara getting carried off towards the ship. He took this moment to look to see who the person was who was holding him. There were no words to describe how Aang felt when he looked up into the cruel eyes that belonged to no other than Samaria.
"Samaria? Why? What? How come?" he struggled to find the words he wanted. He looked through blurry tears at Katara, who was still struggling under the fire bender's hold. Zuko, Aang realized, letting hot tears fall down his cheek.
"Let me go!" he heard her yell.
"Please, let me go!" he said, still fighting to be free.
"No. This is what you get for going back to that wannabe. I told you that I would be back." Samaria laughed wickedly.
Aang finally settled down, but only because Katara and the soldiers were out of sight. He erupted into sobs as Samaria freed him. He pushed her off of Appa and climbed on his head. Before Aang told Appa to take off, he looked down at Samaria. She was looking back up at him with innocent eyes. Who knew a person would sink that low. "Before I go, why did you do it? And how do you know Prince Zuko?"
Samaria gave him her trademark smirk. "To the first question, I wanted to get you away from her. She didn't treat you right and I wanted her gone so that we could be together." Aang shook his head.
"I hate you. You aren't the least bit nice to others. That was extremely low of you to do," Aang said, not being able to come up with anything else better to say. Samaria only sighed.
"It doesn't matter. Either way you have fallen into a trap. And that brings me to your second question. I can't tell you how I know him." She left the conversation like that and walked back into the forest.
She can't tell me? He thought, giving Appa the "yip, yip!" he needed to fly. Whatever, it doesn't matter right now. All that matters is that I tell Sokka and we find Katara. He landed and ran up the long, pathway to Omashu. I need her.
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Deep breath. Wow, that was intense. Who knew that Samaria would sink to that level. I did. And yes, you will find out how Samaria knows Prince Zuko. So review please! Stay tuned for the next chapter.