A/N – Wow yesterday I went rock climbing, Kayaking, Mountain biking and did orienteering. And boy was rock climbing hard lol like I had no idea what a strain on your arms it is, and how much fun. Ok so that's that and this is the…
Disclaimer – I don't own the avatar the last airbender or the upper body strength to climb the hardest of rock climbing walls. So let's get this road on the show…
Oooooh second to last chapter enjoy!
The Airbending Day of the festival for Sokka, Toph and Katara started with a cooked breakfast (vegetarian) made by a happily whistling Aang.
"Good morning" Katara happily chirped to Aang "Whatcha doing?"
"Oh good morning, making you, Toph and Sokka breakfast" he replied turning around revealing a spatula in his right hand and the other clutching a pan.
"Awww you didn't have to"
"I wanted to" Katara wasn't surprised; Aang had always been such a kind person.
"Mmmmm what's cooking" Sokka came out into the kitchen followed by a just a sleepy Toph who said "Smells good"
"Fruit, pancakes, fruit pancakes, Smoothies and toast" Aang replied to the two who were now sitting at the table.
"What no meat?" Sokka whined.
"No Sokka no meat" Katara and Aang chanted in semi union.
"Great minds" Aang boasted and complimented Katara at the same time.
"Hey love birds, get the food already I'm starved" Toph joked.
Aang turned back to cook concealing a blush and Katara had no choice but to where hers proudly. When Aang had finished cooking the four sat down and enjoyed the meal. After the meal they had an hour to be ready to attend the Airbending ceremony.
Aang, Katara, Sokka and Toph were dressed for the occasion they would all be up on the stage and needed to look their best. Aang was rather nervous he would have to perform Airbending for everyone, to him this was not nearly as nerve racking as the speech would be. They walked as always to the palace and then to the stage area where the ceremony began. The Three Lords of the Nation and Aang sat on seats of much better quality than there companions which make Aang feel rather uncomfortable. The Earth King stood up in front of Most of Ba Sing Se and said a few words about the Air Nomads. Katara grasped Aang's hand she knew this would be rough for him and Aang smiled back it her in a way of saying 'thanks'.
"And now all that is left is the Avatar the last airbender, just another duty to the world eh Aang?" The King finished and chuckles could be heard throughout the crowd. Aang blushed ferociously, he was glad the speech had been ended on a humorous note though.
Aang stood up and bended to the music, he threw in wines and liquids spread across the bench Katara and the rest were at, making it all the more entertaining. Once the music slowed down and stopped Aang bowed and the crowd roared with applause. Katara was cheering more than anyone; people began to look so she sat back down blushing. Aang retreated back to his seat beaming at Katara's grin in pride. Once the crowd settled, The Earth King did a little praise at the end for Aang and wished people to have fun for the rest of the festival.
Later that day Katara and Aang had had enough of roaming what the festival had to offer and decided to ditch Toph and Sokka down by the river.
"It's nice being all back together again isn't it?" Katara stated.
"Yeah, it sure is" Aang smiled back, he wasn't sure if she meant then reunion of the group or being emotionally stable again having Katara back in his life but either way he stood by what he said. Katara began to bend a snake out of water above her head, but her near perfect shape was sabotaged by Aang forcing it down on her head without any warning.
"Oops" Aang joked pretending it was an accident.
"Hey I'm still your master, so you have to do what I tell you" Katara yelled back joking also, Aang playfully laughed at her. Katara decided to strip down to her under garments, she was already soaking and no one was around to see but Aang.
"What are you doing?" Aang asked wondering why she was taking her gear off.
"Me and you, lets go!" She demanded.
"Well Katara it's a little unexpected and forward…" Aang stuttered.
"Oh really? You think I would, right here?" She laughed.
"Hah would you prefer somewhere else?" He joked, he knew she didn't mean it that way but he was having fun with it.
Katara ignored his last question and just managed to hide her embarrassment by saying "I meant a water bending battle Silly"
"Ha ha I know" he admitted, and got down to his underwear also.
At that moment a silence filled the air around them, they both realized they were near naked, this had always been so natural for them to bend in those conditions, but now it was almost a thing of pure sexuality and lust. Both of them felt embarrassed lost in their thoughts, wondering what the other was thinking and looked like underneath.
"Why are you staring at me like that?" Katara killed the silence by pinning her hypocritical feelings on him.
"Oh I was staring?" Aang replied and a thing of the past hit them like a ton of bricks. They both remembered the same words had been shared years ago on the first day they met. They burst out in a fit of laughter that once was finished left an awkward moment and Katara felt the need to talk "Soooo, Why were you staring?" She asked.
"Because you were the most beautiful thing I had ever seen in my whole life"
"And just now?" she pursued with a blush.
"Because you still are the most beautiful thing I have seen in my whole life"
There was a silence that lingered for the longest of times, Aang and Katara just stared at each other in awe, butterfly's fluttered around in each of there stomachs and they felt they were almost going to kiss until Katara folded under the pressure and Smiled, then threw a buckets worth of water at him beginning the water duel. Aang retaliated pushing waves at her pulling her off the bank and into the water with a great splash, she darted up and threw six icy daggers at him which he melted and rained back on her. They both by now had large smiles on their faces, fighting for the same thing against each other they battled on. Blow after blow was dodged by Katara, she knew Aang was going easy on her. She lassoed him with water pulling him in closer to her, he pretended to restrain and she lifted him above her head. He bended a few icicles to drop down on her head but she caught them and pulled them to his neck, which alike his whole body was still held in the air.
"Say it, say Katara you are the winner!" she boasted and demanded.
"Never" He joked not even remotely worried about his safety.
"Go on, Say Katara I am not as good as you at bending, you win" she continued.
"Katara I am … In love with you" Aang confessed. When Katara's mind processed the words Aang had said she immediately and unconsciously dropped him and he fell into the river with a splash.
"Aang! Oh my goodness, I am so sorry" she said running over to where he pulled him self up revealing a deep gash in his arm.
"Ouch, I know I can air bend but I can't fly" he said with a groan and looked at her his eyes were laughing and so were hers. They were in love and they both knew it, Katara pulled Aang into a passionate kiss revealing Katara's true feelings for Aang. The kiss was broken when Aang felt a tingle in his arm where the gash was and he just caught the end of the healing process Katara's kiss had caused on his whole body.
"I love you" Katara said and gasped for breath. "I never stopped"
"Like wise" he said and pulled her up into a hug.
"I would prefer somewhere else actually" she said and cocked her head towards the house and raised an eyebrow.
"Huh?" Aang took in what she had said "Oh…" he said picking her up bridal style and carrying her towards the house with a cheeky grin on his face.
"Aang, ummm this is my well…"
"First time?"
"Well yeah"
"Me too" he admitted. Katara kissed him again, pulled him into her room and they didn't come out for several hours.
A/N – Wow, ok that was a little too much for me lol, I was surprised I even wrote that. Haha any who ooooh next chapter is last chapter! Wooot! Hey enjoy and comment ok : ) if you found this gross or what ever to much I understand. But that's as far as I will go. Xo Ps sorry this chapter took so long and it was quite short too : (
