Ask Her Out

Modern AU – No Bending / Aang (19) – Katara (20) – Zuko (22) – Toph (19)

Song: Back To Sleep – Chris Brown

"I'm gonna make my move tonight."

Aang snickered at Zuko's declaration. "Don't bother buddy, you got no chance in hell."

Toph raised her eyebrow and a small smile began tugging at her lips – something told her that the banter between the two best friends was going to get… interesting tonight.

Zuko scoffed at Aang's response as he zoned out the singer on-stage to go back and forth with the teenager, "You're one to talk," Zuko remarked, "We all know you've had a massive crush on her but haven't got the balls to ask her out."

Aang and Toph chuckled to themselves, for they knew something Zuko didn't, and if he wasn't careful, this night was going to go horribly wrong for him.

"I'm just… waiting for the right time." Aang replied, choosing to keep up the façade.

Toph's smile only grew wider as she saw Zuko smirking back at the young teenager, "'Right-time' my ass." Zuko retorted, "The way I see it, your time has run out. You had a whole year to ask her out but now its my turn." Zuko stated while pressing his thumb to his chest.

"Trust me Zuko, don't do it. Nothing will come out of it – well, maybe one awkward night, but other than that… nothing." Aang replied.

Knowing that the older was not going to back down, Toph's smile transformed into a grin when she heard what came out of Zuko's mouth next, "Oh really? Well, how about you go on stage and ask her out tonight then, in front of everyone else? Since you're so sure she's so smitten by you that I have no chance."

Upon hearing the challenge presented to him, Aang grinned as well, matching Toph's expression. Even though he wanted to play along and possibly embarrass Zuko, Aang knew it'd be wrong; he was his best friend after all. However, just when Aang was about to break the news to Zuko, he was interrupted by the older's snicker.

"Yeah, that's what I thought. You're a pussy. You won't do it."

"You gonna let him call you that and take your girl Twinkle Toes?" Toph suddenly added before taking a sip of her beer, silently begging him to continue the façade and play along.

Even though Aang was inclined to spare Zuko, after his recent comment, and with Toph egging him on, he decided to have some fun and play around with Zuko a little. "Fine," Aang spoke, catching Zuko off guard as his grin grew in anticipation for his friend's rejection while Toph's grew in delightful anticipation; curling her toes as she had long begged for the day Aang would knock Zuko down a peg. "I'll hop on that stage…" As Aang caught sight of Katara walking back to their table from the restroom, his grin grew wider as he began to get up, "but remember, I warned you." Zuko shot Aang a confused look, clearly asking, 'what the fuck are you on about?', to which Aang simply responded, "Be sure to steal a couple glances at Katara while I'm on stage, she won't notice cause her eyes will be on me… and you'll hate yourself for trying to bait me."

Aang patted Zuko's back as the older coughed a little while Toph began curling her toes and biting her nails in anticipation. Making his way to the stage, Katara pulled him back by his arm and asked him where he was going. Making sure Zuko was looking, Aang simply winked at Katara as he turned back around and walked up to stage while Katara stood there for a few seconds, attempting to control her blush before taking a seat in front of Toph and across from Zuko.

Making his way to stage, Aang whispered the song he wanted to perform for Kareoke night to the DJ while the trio seated at the table impatiently waited to understand what Aang was up to now. Walking up the microphone while the DJ prepared the song, Aang spoke into the microphone, "So, this song goes out to a special woman in my life. Now, due to what I'm about to sing I don't want to embarrass her, but… she knows who she is." Aang scoped the room, acting as if he was searching for her as to not give her away. When his eyes landed on hers again, his grey thunder clouds lingered as he winked at her blue orbs again, before stepping back and signalling the DJ to drop the beat.

As the melody began reverberating across the room, Toph, Zuko and Katara's eyes widened in pure shock as they never would've thought that a sweet and cute guy like Aang would perform a song like this – especially in public.

"No Way!" Toph exclaimed, "Is he – Holy Shit! He's gonna do it!"

Knowing what was coming next, Katara dug her face in her hands while Toph got out her phone and began recording; panning from Aang to Katara every 30 or so seconds to catch her reaction.

Although Zuko was a but surprised at first, seeing Katara bury her face in embarrassment reassured him that he'd won; Aang made the mistake of assuming Katara was that kind of girl and that she would actually like to hear him singing this kind of song. However, what both Katara, Aang and Toph knew, was that she wasn't hiding her face because she was embarrassed and didn't want Aang to do this – instead, it was because they knew she was going to have a hard time keeping a straight face and trying to not react to what Aang was about to sing.

"I know it's late, I know it's late,

And baby I can't focus, focus,

I just flew in to town today,

I'm hoping that you notice, did you notice?"

Katara wanted to continue hiding her face, but the way Aang sang and hit those high notes, as well as the words themselves… well, she simply couldn't help but glance up. This, however, was a grave mistake – as just as Aang had declared earlier – her eyes were glued to him, and she for the life of her could not tear her ocean orbs away.

"I just posted my landing, oh,

Wondering if the same old understanding, stands,

I know you got work pretty early, I'll be around 'bout 3:30,

Usually you done by one, so baby when I wake you up,"

Zuko still thought Katara was simply blushing out of embarrassment, yet he couldn't help but wonder, what exactly is going on here?

She was in fact blushing, but not because she was embarrassed, but because his words were reminding her of what they did together just a couple days ago. Aang had showed up at her doorstep around the afternoon, and she was not expecting him to simply rush in and swoop her off her feet bridal style. She giggled at his antics while he spun her around after closing the door to her apartment. He hastily allowed her to drop to her feet but right after, he roughly pushed her against the wall. Her back facing his chest, he pushed aside her wavy chocolate curls as he landed chaste kisses down the nape of her neck, slowing making his way down her shoulders while his hands travelled up her chest – easily making their way through her loose oversized t-shirt as his hands firmed her perky breasts.

"Just let me rock, fuck you back to sleep girl,

Don't say a word no, don't you talk,

Just hold on tight to me girl,

Fuck you back to sleep girl, rock you back,"

Not noticing Zuko still watching her, Katara bit her lip as the words Aang was singing brought all those memories flush to the forefront of her mind. Recalling them and seeing him dance on-the-spot while singing so perfectly… needless to say, she was growing wetter by the second… and Zuko was now questioning his whole plan. If Katara and Aang have nothing between them, then she shouldn't be reacting like this, right? He asked himself. While Zuko continued to stare at Katara who continued to delightfully stare at Aang, Toph continued recording the whole ordeal, making sure to film Sparky from time to time – just so she could tease him later.

"Now where you at? Just dropped my bags,

I'm coming through to meet ya, oh yeah, to meet ya oh,

I know you're almost half asleep but you know I might just need ya,

Girl I need ya, oh,

Gon' gimme that spare key, oh,

But if you keep the door unlocked, be ready, oh,"

Aang once again glanced at Katara and winked at her, she in turn stifled a moan by hastily holding her purse to her mouth and biting it agonizingly. This was torture for her, sweet torture, but torture, nonetheless. For Zuko however, it was simply torture, nothing more, nothing less. Seeing how she was biting her lips, constantly shuffling her legs and clothes around, biting her purse, and staring at Aang while continuing to blush and deciding not to pay anyone else attention… yeah, something's definitely going on between them, he declared to himself.

"I know you got work pretty early, I'll be around by 3:30,

Usually you're done one, so baby when I wake you up,

Just let me rock, fuck you back to sleep girl,

Don't say a word no, don't you talk,

Baby just hold on tight to me girl,

Fuck you back to sleep girl, rock you,"

Katara couldn't stifle a moan this time as she recalled how Aang eagerly turned her around and pushed her back against the wall, continuing his blissful attack on her neck while his hands travelled down her waist, massaging and mapping every curve that she had grown into while he made his way to her plump ass cheeks. Moving up to now kiss her lips, Aang slid his tongue in her mouth while he also lustfully squeezed the plump muscles of her ass cheeks, causing her to delightfully moan his name in her mouth. He ran his tongue along her gums before going back to intertwining it with hers' – something he never grew tired of. Growing frustrated by the baggy clothing, Aang pulled away and pulled Katara's shirt off her while Katara shoved Aang's black bomber jacket off and fisted at his white V-neck, silently asking him to take it off as well, which he did immediately.

Readjusting his hands back to her ass cheeks, Aang squeezed again before he noticed Katara attempting to unbuckle his belt and take his ripped jeans off. He in turn, allowed her to continue while he hooked his hands around the waist band of her tight shorts as he pulled them down hastily. Once they were both left in nothing but their minimal bindings, Aang cupped Katara's thighs and lifted her up eagerly. Katara instantly wrapped her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist as she pressed sweet kisses all around his neck – occasionally sucking at the pale flesh while he carried her to her bathroom.

Toph caught Katara moaning on video, and even though it was barely noticeable due to the music, she still considered it a success for she was having the time of her life; she was enjoying Aang's singing greatly and was quite proud of him for having the backbone to do something like this, and she was also loving witnessing Katara squirm in her seat as she struggled to keep it together and not moan in delight. Zuko however, was frowning the entire time as it became clear to him that everything Aang was singing, he and Katara had already experience it firsthand, together. And now he knew why Aang told him to 'drop it'. Katara was clearly entranced by the younger teenager up on-stage and knowing Aang, it was probably going to stay that way forever as Katara had said so herself many months ago; that: 'Aang is a rare breed and is most certainly a catch'.

Noticing Katara's difficulty in containing herself and her desires, Aang smirked into the microphone as he continued to torture her… and Zuko:

"Just let me rock, fuck you back to sleep girl,

Don't say a word no, girl don't you talk,

Just hold on tight to me girl,

Fuck you back to sleep girl, and rock you back,"

Her memories not leaving her, Katara continued to grow wet as she recalled the hot water flowing down their bodies as they wrapped their arms around each other under the shower head. With her arms pulling him closer by his neck, Aang glided his hands from her waist to her 'screaming for attention', perky breasts. His fingers tracing and mapping her curves as they travelled upwards, Katara moaned in the kiss when she felt Aang firmly grip onto her wet breasts – continuously massaging them while he ran his thumbs over her erect nipples every now and then.

"Ain't sorry that I woke ya, I ain't sorry 'bout ya job, fuck you back to sleep girl,

Call sick in the morning so I can get a little bit more of your love,

Ain't sorry that I woke ya, I ain't sorry 'bout ya job, fuck you back to sleep girl,

Call sick in the morning so I can get a little bit more of your love,"

As the song concluded, Aang bowed as the crowd clapped and congratulated him for his performance. Coming down from her high ever so slightly, Katara cleared her throat as she stifled another moan from escaping her lips. Toph stopped recording and placed her phone back into her pocket, promising to herself to tease them all about this later – or to use it as blackmail because Sokka would certainly castrate Aang if he saw what the video was so clearly implying.

Making his way over to them, Aang was unable to gloat or even get a word in as Katara abruptly stood up, gripped onto his hand and pulled him out of the bar. "Someone's eager", Toph muttered as she smirked and looked towards Zuko, who had a confused yet dumbfounded look on his face. "If you haven't figured it out yet, Sparky, they're dating."

Reminded of the oh so clear fact, Zuko sighed in annoyance as he sarcastically remarked, "Geee thanks, Toph. I never would've guessed that." Unsure of what to do now, Zuko thought he'd press the issue and maybe get some more answers regarding Aang and Katara out of Toph. "What do you think they're doing out there?"

Toph shot her eyebrows up and gave him a look which clearly asked, "Are you dumb or retarded?" – in a hundred different languages. Realising that he wasn't going to get the hint, Toph opted to state the obvious, like she had before, "Let's see, they've been dating for 6 months, they're both drunk, Aang was singing Katara a sex song and she was getting off on it… oh, and their drunk… what the fuck do you think they're doing?"

Meanwhile….

"Why… do you… have to… tease me like that?" Katara spoke in between their eager kisses.

"Zuko… was going… to ask you out." Aang answered back between their kisses just like his girlfriend. "I thought I'd beat him to it." Aang murmured against her lips. Katara instinctively bucked her hips forward, causing his half erect member to rub against her clothed womanhood. Moaning in response, Katara pulled away from Aang's lips as she caught her breath and bucked her hips forward again – this time causing the younger to moan as his hands travelled to her ass cheeks and squeezed the supple flesh there.

"Well, you haven't asked me out yet?" Katara added, deciding to tease him as he had her not long ago.

"Judging by the way you so eagerly pulled me out her," Aang kissed her forehead, "and by the way you pushed me up against this wall," Aang kissed her nose, "and by the way you wouldn't detach from my lips until you literally ran out of breath," Aang pecked her lips, "I didn't think I needed to."

"You really think all that constitutes to me being your girlfriend?" Katara fired back, hoping he would give up and admit defeat so they could go back to what they were doing before.

Aang however, wanted to make it clear to her that she meant everything to him. So, despite knowing she was only teasing, Aang still decided to fulfil her wishes. He nodded 'yes' before he responded to her – gently taking her hand in his, he brought it closer to his face, "Well, if you really want me to, then sure…." Raising her hand to meet his lips, Aang pressed a soft kiss to the back of her hand, allowing it to linger for a moment before he asked, "Katara of the Southern Water Tribe, would you make me the happiest man in the world by allowing me to honour to be your boyfriend?"

Katara was initially surprised by this, regardless of the fact that Aang had already asked her out months ago – she was intrigued and felt like the most special girl in the world when she noticed that he asked to be her boyfriend instead of asking her to be his girlfriend – which he also did when he asked her out 6 months ago. Although this may seem like no big deal to many other people, it spoke volumes to Katara regarding Aang's character and his love for her; he always made it clear to her that he would always be happy to be hers, and never once did he verbally claim her for himself. She verbalised that herself as she'd shoo away the many girls who tried to hit on him by walking right up to him, balling his shirt in her hands and kissing him passionately – she'd eventually turn back around and tell them "he's mine" before politely asking them to "fuck off". Aang did in fact claim her though, but instead of vocalising it, he allowed his actions to speak for him as he'd take her with a burning passion – making her crave his touch whenever she went too long without it; which was often the time span of an hour or two.

Needless to say, Katara was speechless, fully expecting him to back down and just kiss her or tease her back – yet instead, he did exactly what she asked which, she didn't know why she was so surprised by in the first place. He always fulfilled her wishes, no matter how wild or uncanny, he was always there for her.

Smiling sweetly at him as her eyes began to water, Katara answered, "Yes, of course, Sweetie."

Not wasting another second, Katara stood on her tiptoes and smashed her lips against his as she wrapped her arms around his neck again, tugging at his brown curly hair while he wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her flush against his chest. They spent the rest of the night intertwining their bodies and souls together as they performed all the activities Aang sung about and Katara thought about… leaving a depressed Zuko to handle a drunk Toph – which was no easy task at all.