With you these streets are heaven.
Now home feels so foreign.
They told me I was mistaken, infatuated.
And I was afraid to trust my hunches.
Now I am ready.
Daddy don't be mad that I'm leaving.
Please let me worry about me.
Mama don't you worry about me.
This is my story.
Utada, "Exodus 04"
"That I will always..." Katara trailed as she studied the look on his face.
A mixture of wonder and confused, doused with a hint of happiness.
"Love..." She said, and bent her head down and fiddled with her sash.
Aang stood up from his current spot, and walked over to her, placed his hands on her shoulders, causing her to jump up in surprize.
Katara looked up and was caught in a kiss. She eagerly returned his advances with happiness as her threw her arms around his neck,
drawing him closer.
Aang broke the kiss, and hugged her. "You have no idea how long I had wanted to hear that." He said as he ran his fingers through her amber colored locks.
"And you have no idea how long I have wanted to hold you like this." He added. Katara hugged him tighter, and whispered: "I love you so much"
Tears of happiness fell from her eyes and made spots on her robe. Katara withdrew from thier sweet embrace and staired into his chocolate colored orbs with her ocean shaded ones. The eyes had seen the remains of his sensei, the eyes that had seen so much pain and hurt. Now glazed over with happiness and love. So young, yet so mature for his years. This was the boy thay would be the savior of the entire world.
"Uhgg..." Sokka moaned as he woke from his druken slmuber. Katara and Aang froze as Sokka rose. "What do we have here?" Sokka asked as he observed the young lovers in warm embrace.
"I pass out for an hour and all goes to hell... Boy, I should have seen this coming." Sokka said with a dramatic sigh. "What does that mean"
Katara asked in anger. Sokka placed a finger on his forehead. "I've seen the way you to sneak 'secret' looks at each other. The way you flirt when you think I'm not looking. The way you two get ubsorbed into deep coversation late into the night. It was all to clear."
Katara was about as red as the obi of the fire goddess Lakami. "It's about time you two got to gether. Congradulations!" Sokka said sleepily as he laid his head back down to sleep. "Just not funny stuff when I'm around. Belive me, I do not need to see that." Was his last words as he fell back in REM.
Katara laughed at his sleeping form. "What an ireasopnsible dolt." Katara said with laughter shinning in her eyes. Both laughed at Sokka's little episode. "Aang, do you love me?" Katara asked. "Would I hold you like this if I did'nt? Of course, silly! I love, love you!" Katara giggled as she withdrew from his embrace. "Anyways... How far are we from Venasuia?" Katara questioned. "About a night's travel. You should get some sleep"
The sun had started to fade in the horizon, and was making a spectacular aura of color on the ocean's edge. "Aang... I want to fall asleep in your arms tonight." Aang simply smiled and lit a lantern. "Alright. But no 'funny stuff'!" Aang said as he sat next to Katara and pulled her into an embrace. "Sleep well, princess."
DREAM SEQUENCE
Katara awoke to find her friend and brother gone.
"Aang? Sokka?" She screamed in fright.
Where had they gone? Katara searched for hours. No sign of Aang, Appa, Momo, or Sokka to be found.
Katara fell to her knees and started to sob loudly.
Trembling hands covered her face, shielding her eyes from view.
Suddenly the forest enviroment that had surrounded her turned to a vast expance of desert. The sky glowed an evil shade of crimson.
"What? What is this?" She gasped as she came to reality. "This is just a dream"
She tried to convince herself.
END DREAM SEQUENCE
Katara's eyes shot open, but she did not utter a scream nor did she say a word.
Once again soaked in sweat and panting for air. "Katara?" Aang asked as he studied her. Hair in a mess, complexion ghostly pale, breathing shallow and hard.
"What's wrong?" He asked, in a sweet tone, coming to her side. Katara covered her face with shaking hands and mumbled "bad dream" to her lover.
TBC...
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