Chapter 22: Clipped Wings
By KirariSoldier
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Notice me... Take my hand.
Why are we strangers when... our love is strong.
Why carry on without me?
Every time I try to fly, I fall without my wings... I feel so small.
I guess I need you baby.
And every time I see you in my dreams... I see your face, it's haunting me.
I guess I need you baby...
I make-belive... That you are here.
It's the only way, I see clear.
What have I done?
You seem to move un-easy.
And every time I try to fly, I fall without my wings... I feel so small.
I guess I need you baby...
Brittney Spears, "Every Time"
Katara and Aang slept sound. Wrapped in each other's arms, morning light pooled into their tent as a sloping figure truged into the strong-hold. "Katara... Katara..." Said an old, gruff female vocie as she gently shook her granddaugter awake. "Katara, please,
get up this instant!" The old woman demaned. Katara shifted, waking Aang. "What is it?" He asked as he rubbed his eyes. "Katara, you have a visoter!" The old woman said as she helped Katara from her sleep place. "Who is it?" Katara asked grogily.
"He says he is from the Earth Kingdom. Looks like an earth bender to me."' Gran-Gran said as she laid out Katara's parka and tunic for her. "Earth bender?" Katara mumbled sleepily as she fell back down onto the bed.
"Come on, get up..." Aang said as he slowly nuged her. "Mmhmmhhmm" Katara moaned softly as she buried her face in her down-pillow. "Why are you like this?" Aang asked as he tried his best to pluck her from her bed; only to have her take hold of th sheets and hold on for dear-life. "I can't go!" Katara screamed as she tried her best to get out of his hold. "WHY?" Aang demaned, he had won the match. "Because"
Was all Katara said. "Because, why?" Aang prodded her on more. "Because... It's Haru"
Katara said as she blushed furiously. "Haru? You mean the Haru we saved from the Fire Benders? The one who made a move on you before we left?" Aang asked, slowly becomeing annyoed.
"Yeah..." Katara squeaked. "Man.. How are we going to get you out of this one?" He asked as he scratched his head in confusion. "Well... I could always act like I don't know him..." Katara suggested. "Impossible, the guy made a move on you. I doubt he would forget you this fast." Katara gave a nod of approval at his words. "I could always put on a cloak and hide out in the Mizu Eatry..." Katara suggested. "Yes! That is what you will do! I will take you there myself!" Katara smiled. She quicly dressed, flung her long, flowing azure cloak over her shoulders, pulled the hood over her face, and left the tent. Her face shrowed in shadow as she and Aang made way over the icey ground.
Aang took hold of her shoulders from behind, and guided her. "You know, you look really nice in that thing... Why don't you wear it more often?" He asked in a suductive tone. "Aang.
Stop it..." She begged as they made way to the diner. The Haru spotted Aang. "Aang! Hey, Aang!" Haru called out happily. Aang froze. He slowly truned around, but made sure that Katara's face was not shown. "Hey, Aang! What's up!" Haru shouted happily. "Hey-
um- what is up?" Aang responed. "Nothing! But have you seen Katara any where?" He asked as he looked over Aang's head. "Naw... I haven't seen her for days... " Aang lied.
"Really? I need to talk to her about something."
"About what?" Aang questioned, becomeing curuios about what the earth bender wanted to talk to his fiance about. "Oh... Well... I think that is between Katara and I..." Haru answered, his attitude starting to flare. "Really? Well, before you speak to her, you need to get through me first." Aang said, standing his gound. "Is that so? And why would that be"
Haru asked, his anger boiling. "Becuase, we are ingaged to be married!" Aang shouted so load that many passers-by turned their heads to watch. Haru's feature's froze. "In-
Ingaged?" He asked nervously. "Yeah, you got a problem with that?"
And with those words, Haru hurried off...
TO BE CONTINUED...