Ch 2 : You and Me
A week has passed since the 'escape' of Aang, and is the second time that Hakoda has asked for the presence of Team Avatar in his office. "What is this time?" Katara asked through her father with an angry voice "Don't say that is the same thing?"
"I'm afraid so, Katara." he responded calmly, which caused an annoyed sight. In the last three days Katara has been very moody, only because of a giant discussion she had with Aang, they still love each other and do what a young couple should do, but every time that they spend time together it would always finish at the same place. "We have to decide."
"I already told you we are not going! That's final!" Katara shouted.
"Here we go again." Aang sighted annoyed in the hope that Katara would not listen to him. Unfortunately for him, she did. This fight began three days ago when Hakoda presented the idea of letting Team Avatar leave in Appa in direction to the Fire Nation to find information that could help in the invasion. Toph as like Aang threw himself with the head at the idea, Toph because "The only thing worse than flying on Appa, is sail in a ship." and Aang because he's sick of being useless. Sokka thought for a few minutes but at the end he saw that it was the best for the invasion, so he accepted. Now Katara, said immediately no, she didn't like leaving her father again. For her it would be hypocritical but, clarily, the main reason is because she thought that Aang was too weak to go on a dangerous trip.
"Yes, here we go again, Aang! If it is necessary to protect you, then it will be like this!"
"Katara, I'm fine" he started the calmer he could "I already woke up a week ago, I will be fine. I even runned away in my ... " He immediately repented this last part, because Katara got even worse.
"HOW DARE YOU?!" she shouted pointing at him in a threatening way, what made him to back away a little
"But Katara, that means that I can treat myself." He tried to put reason in her mind.
"Sorry dear to ... intrude myself " started Hakoda "but I'm with Aang this time, if he can fly away in his glyder he clearly can do a trip in Appa."
"See?"
She already forgot that there were more people in the room, so she grabbed Aang's hand and went to the door "Come with me!" she opened the door, went outside and with a bang closed it. For a few minutes all they could hear inside the office was shouts from Katara. Shouts like "NO!" or "HOW DARE YOU!?" or even "DO NOT CALL ME THAT!". After a few seconds of silence, the door opened and a very angry Katara and a very happy Aang entered "We reached an agreement."
"We are going." Aang continued "But we cannot get us in stupid trouble."
"WHAT?!" Toph shouted "That's the fun part."
"Sorry Toph." When Aang apologized she sighed in annoyance and murmured "Whatever."
"So it is decided then" Hakoda continued "You'll go when you feel comfortable to do so. You can go now." Everyone starts to get up "Please Aang, sit down again. I want to speak with you." Aang sat down again. Toph and Sokka just ignored and got out. Katara gaved a worried look to her boyfriend, for some reason she already knew what was going on. Aang smiles and give a small nod and she, by response, gives him a smile and goes outside waiting for him. When the door closed again Hakoda continued "Aang, I know about you and Katara."
"I already know sir, she told me." Hakoda thinked for a few seconds what to say next.
"Aang, I have a question for you." he nodded "What if ... I told you that you couldn't be with my daughter?"
Aang immediately awesered. "Honestly, I would say "Go fuck yourself"." The chief's eyes opened wide and a small smile appeared in his face "Chief Hakoda, I love your daughter with all my heart. Hell, she is the most important person in my life. She gave me life two times, if I have to give my life to protect her, I will. And if you think that you can separate us, I would say that you are mistaken ... very mistaken. And honestly I would say that Katara wouldn't like that either."
Hakoda gives a chuckle, he was not expecting that answer. "Well I was not expecting that. I have to admit."
"What were you expecting?"
"Clearly not a "Go fuck yourself"." he thinks a little bit again "I really don't know what to say about this ... Not that I didn't trust you before, but now I understand that you really love her. I really think that you are a big possibility to a future son-in-law" Aang blush a little giving a sheepish smile.
"I'm looking forward to it." both laugh.
"Well I think the only thing I have to say is to you to be responsible. And not to do something stupid. You're still too young."
Aang's cheeks reded a little a little bit."If ... if you're speaking about sex, than don't worry. As a monk I'm not able to do that kind of thing until 16. But still, I make an Avatar promise that I will not let sex happen until we are both ready."
Hakoda nods a little and get's up, which makes Aang repeat the last part as well. "Good, now be good to my daughter, I don't want to hear a single reclamation from her." He said, stretching his hand, Aang chuckled a bit and taked the older man's hand.
After the goodbyes Aang got out of the office to see a worried Katara. "So, how was it? What he wanted?"
He smiles "Don´t worry My Angel, ..."
(K.N " I'm sorry to interrupt in the middle of the dialogue but I have to explain this. Aang, after his escape, when we had that talk about why he love me, he started to call me "My Angel" to say that I'm his, I don't know about you but I think is very cute.)"
"... he asked what I would say if he told me that he didn't allow our love."He stopped there, and started to walk with her to his room.
"Well, don´t stop there, what did you say ?"
He smiles dirtily for a second before giving her a fake frown "I said that I would run away crying."
She spotted the joke "Yeah, Yeah ... Now, would you tell me the truth? "
"How do you know?" Now they reached his room, closed the door and both seated in the bed.
"Well first of all I saw the smile you did, and second is because you're like an open book to me ... Now would you tell me or not."
"Yes, yes calm down " he decided to tease her a little bit " Do you know what they say? Patience is a virtue."
"Aang!" She raised her voice a bit.
"Ok, ok, Gee. I said " Honestly, I would say go fuck yourself."" her jaw dropped as her eyes opened wide. "He almost had the same reaction as you." he explained with a laugh "Then I told him that I love you and that I would not let not even him separate us. I said that I would protect you with my life if it was necessary."
She kissed him on the cheek "You're so sweet. Thou i don't need anyone's protection. I'm a big girl now. ... And then what?"
"He told me that he was not expecting my answer and that he really thinks that I am a big possibility as a future son-in-law. I told him that I'm looking forward it"
"Aang!" she said, pushing his shoulder before laughing with her boyfriend.
"What? Is true." after a few seconds of laughing he continued "Then he asked me to be responsible about ... you know ..." he blushed a lot" about ... sex." she blushed also, now she couldn't take out his naked body image from her head. She shook her thoughts away when he continued "And I said that he didn't need to worry about it because, as a monk, I'm not doing anything of the tipe until 16. I also made an Avatar promise. For the last he said to me to be good to you and that he didn't want any reclamation from you, so make sure you don't give him none."
"I will not." She looked to the moon outside the window "Is best if we sleep now. Tomorrow it will be a big day."
"Yeah." he crawls inside his blankets "Goodnight, My Angel. I love you"
She goes to the door "Night, Aang. I love you too."
...
The next morning Aang was the first of the ship who woke up, and went to Katara's room. His initial idea was to wake her up, but he saw her beautiful calm face. He couldn't resist but to sit next to her and to take out the hair from her face. "You're so beautiful when you're sleeping." He whispered what caused a small smile from her. After a few minutes of him standing there just washing her sleep, she slowly started to open her eyes to see Aang "Hey."he whispered to her before gently kissing her.
"Hey" she then sits down in her bed and looks at him with a sleepy look "How much time were you standing there?"
"A few minutes."
She then gave a dirty smile. "That is a little creepy, do you know?"
He shrugs "I didn't think about that. Just think that you're so beautiful sleeping, so ... calm. Don't know how to describe"
"You're so sweet, sweetie." she said, giving him a peck on the lips.
"Thanks." silence apperded again for a few seconds. "Now, you prepare yourself, I will call the others"
And so it was, he called Toph who was already awake, she was so or maybe even more excited as him to get away from that ship. Sokka was a hell to wake up, Aang had to call Katara to do so, and even like that it took a lot of time. At the end of the preparations everyone in the ship was awake and walking, so after the goodbyes Team Avatar climbed on Appa who happily started to fly when the bow of the ship opened. After a few hours Aang saw land on the horizon "Hey everyone. We have land. " Everyone looked where he was pointing "It's a bit far away but we reach in half-an-hour."
"Ok Team, we have half-an-hour to make a plan to hide a giant bison in the air." called Sokka
"That is easy." responded Aang "My ... "he cleans his throat to hide the nickname" Katara, let's make a cloud to cover us, then we will be invisible. Sooka could you guide Appa while I do this?" he nods a little confused. 'My what?' he thought, but quiqly left.
So they did. And half-an-hour later they reached the land, but it was not over. They needed to find somewhere to hide themselves. After 5 minutes flying as a cloud they found a cave big enough to hide Appa. "I think I see a cave below." Aang said.
"Shhh, shut up! We are still in disguise." Sokka whispered. After a few seconds they landed the bison in front of the cave. "Great cloud disfarce but at the next I would prefer a quiet cloud, please." They ignored the nonbernder and entered the cave. "Well, this is it. This is how we'll be living until the invasion day. Hiding in cave" the smile of his face faded away" after cave "his head down a little bit" after cave " a little bit more" after cave "a bit more".
"Sokka, think a little bit, we don't need to become cave people. What we need is Fire Nation clothes" Katara suggested
"Yeah, blending in is better than hiding out." agreed Aang "Besides, they have real food out there. Does anyone want to sit in the dirt and eat cave hoppers?"
"I may have a better idea "Sokka shouted, turning to his friends while pointing to the sealing. "And if we gotted Fire Nation clothes? That would be better."
The three of them just stared at him in an "really?" look "Yeah Sokka, great idea. I wish I had that idea before you." Katara said.
"Well " he responded with a lot of pride in the voice "You're not the plan guy, are you?" and started to walk to the exit, while the three of them just made a synchronized facepalm.
.. .
A few minutes later they were all outside a house near to a waterfall. Near to the house has multiple strings with multiple clothes hanging there, drying in the vapor from water geysers below. In the doorway was an old man sleeping in a chair. Sokka, Toph and Katara immediately got out of their hiding spot and got some clothes, at least Toph and Sokka did because Aang pushed Katara by the wrist."Katara, are you sure about this? I mean, this is someone's clothes, we are stealing."
"I know Aang, but it is for our survival. I know that it bothers you, but I think "she puts a nasty smile on her face "if we don't do this I have a reason to reclamate to my father."
He looked at her a little disbelieved "Oooh, that's a nasty move. It is not fair"
She discreetly kissed him on the cheek "All's fair in love and war." and runned for a silk robe.
Aang thinked for a little bit, it really bothered him doing this, this was stealing. But, for the other side, Katara was right, it was for their survival. He sighed in defeat and went running to a black suit with red lines. After a few minutes everyone was ready besides Sokka who was picking what to wear. Aang put on the headband that Sokka gave him a week back and. "Ta-dah, a normal kid!" he said with a smile in his face that quickly turned to shivers all over his body "I'm feeling so dirty."
"Oh don't worry Aang, you will adapt to that feeling." A sweet feminine voice said behind him. When he turned he saw Katara prettier than ever, now her hair was not a braid anymore, now it all loose with an updo tied by a little Fire Nation hair-knot. She had her belly uncovered, a red top that covered her breasts and a red skirt that went a little lower than her knees. "So ... how do I look?"
He was about to say "beautiful as always" but something got his attention first, her necklace. "Oh ... uh ... Katara, your mother's necklace."
"Oh" she goes with the hand to her neck "I think it is pretty obvious, isn't it." she then takes out her necklace and after looking for a second to it, puts it in a pocket that she had. A shiver went down her spine while she was putting her hand in the neck and starting to rub it "I feel so ... naked."
"Oh, we can't let that happen, do we? We will buy you a new necklace, don't worry." he then starts to turn around but she pulls him by the wrist.
"You didn't answer my question." Aang gives a confused look to his beloved, and in response she gave a flirting smile "How do I look?" She got closer to her boyfriend who returned the smile. Now she had to look a little higher to look at his eyes. She already knew the answer that Aang would give her, but still, she wanted to hear from his mouth.
He sighed in amusement, grabbed her in the thighs and pulled her closer so that the little space between them disappeared. Luckily for them, Sokka was still deciding what to wear. "Prettier than ever, My Angel" her smile opened a little bit more while they started to kiss each other.
But all what is good as to over, and this time was the voice of Toph who did the job "Hey lovebirds," the lovers departed ways and looked to their friend blushing furiously " I don't want to be a party pooper but if Sokka sees you like that, he is capable of cutting his balls off." She then gives a nasty smile "And you don't want that, do you? You even hadn't time to use them properly."
Their eyes opened wide hearing her joke. Katara's anger was growing, and fortenely Aang noticed that when she disbanded her arms around his neck and started walking furiously to Toph. Aang putted his hand on her shoulder what made her stop and look at him, he just have a smile and shook his head saying in his mind "don't be mad, she's stupid.". She understood the message and just nodded in his direction.
...
Half-an-hour later Sokka was ready and they all were in a jewelry store, Aang was helping Katara to choose a necklace for her, the truth is that he was only doing company because in every single necklace that she tried he would always say that she was beautiful. He offered to pay her necklace with his personal money when she finally knew what to buy, she tried to refuse, but in the end he won and paid. They then went outside to see Toph putting a crown of what seemed gold, and Sokka who was putting a hair-knot in his updo. Team Avatar then went searching for food.
"I used to visit my friend Kuzon here a hundred years ago." Aang started "So, everyone just follow my lead and stay cool. Or, as they say in here, stay flamin'." Just then a fat man eating meat in a stick appeared in the corner. "Greetings, my good hotman."
The man who was very confused by the young boy's behavior just greeted him back with a "I guess ..." in the final.
Katara who was just behind her boyfriend and noticed the confused look of the man went to spoke to Aang. "Aang, I don't want to be rude but ... I think that even the Fire Nation changed in the last one hundred years. That man appeared to be very confused, I think that they don't use that expression anymore."
He chuckles a bit "Nocense Katara I have ... " he turns the corner and notices where they were going. "A meat store? " he looked at Sokka "Really?"
"Oh, come on Aang, everyone in this damn place eats meat. " he looks to his side to see a hippo-cow eating meat "Even the meat."
Aang watched the animal eating the meat, probably of the fellows who once were there, and immediately felt sick of his stomach. "Ok, you guys go then, I will search for something in the garbage."
"Aang, if you want we could lunch in some other place." Katara said, worrying for him.
He just then saw the shine in Sokka's eyes because of the meat. "No Katara, you go. I will be fine."
She thought for a moment but then just remembered him "Do not forget about the agreement."
He chuckled a little "I will not."he then looked behind her shoulder and noticed that Sokka was nowhere to be seen "Probably just entered." he thought. Then kiss his beloved before turning around and walking to the opposite way of her. Every time that he passed to a random person he would say "Hotman" and every time that he would say that a confused expression appeared in the person's face. The walk was stopped by three guards who just grabbed his shoulders. "It's over! We got you!" One of them said.
Aang who was a little worried about this all just asked "Who, me?"
"It couldn't be more obvious that you don't belong here."Aang is feeling much more worried now "Next time you want to miss the class, you should take out your school uniform." Aang it was, in a way relieved but, at the same time he was worried. He never went to a school, much more a Fire Nation school, so the only thing he could do was laugh nervously. The guard grabbed his hand while the other two grabbed the shoulders. "Come on. " he demanded while pushing him.
...
They finally reached the classroom, an old woman with a long stick in hands looked at him with a deadly gaze, alongside with the rest of the kids who just gave a confused look to him. "Who is this one." she asked.
The same guard that speaked before to Aang spoke again. "We found him in the streets."
"I never saw you around. Ah, it's a new mind ready for molding."
Aang was a little confused by all this, but decided to play along "Yeah, I'm the new student. And probably you never saw me because I'm from the Earth Kingdom colonies. Me and my family went here a few days ago." The guards walk away. Even Aang was surprised by the story he just invented. It was perfect in his mind.
"Your etiquette it's terrible. Here, in the homeland we bow to our elders."
"I'm sorry ma'am" Aang bows but is surprised when the teacher bit her with her stick in his hands. A girl who called him by cleaning her trhout, showed how to do it in the correct form. He did so.
"And we don't wear head covers indoors."
Aang panicked for a little he never thought about this in his little story. Then a light appeared in his mind "I have a scar in my forehead. It's a source of embarrassment for me, I beg that you permit me to stay with my headband."
"Very well." she said, hiding very well her surprise for his good manners. "You may stay with your headband." Now she was going to her desk. "Now, what is your name? Or should we just call you "Manneless Colony Slob"?"
"Just "Slob" would be great." he chucked his own joke "But my name is Kuzon. Nice to meet you all" he said to the rest of the kids who just nodded.
Half-an-hour later it was the end of the day and everyone was outside or speaking to their friends or playing hide and explode. Aang was speaking with Momo who was hidden in the shirt. "Well Momo, we made it through the day, and it was funny as hell."
"If I were you, I would not let the headmaster or any professor catch with that monkey."
Aang gave a jump and tried to hide Momo again in his shirt before turning to her "What monkey?" She was a beautiful young woman, golden eyes, brown hair and white skin, besides that was the same girl who showed him how to bow properly.
"Don't worry, I will not tell anyone. My name is On Ji, by the way. I like your headband."
"Thanks. And thank you for covering me in the room. It was not your obligation."
"No worries. I like to help." Just then a boy puts a hand around On Ji's shoulder "On Ji, you don't have to babysit the new kid."
"My name is Kuzon, by the way."
"Who cares about your name. Look here, friend. I know that you are from the colonies, and probably you're dumb as one, so I will tell you this loud, clear and slow so that you understand. On Ji is my girlfriend. Don't forget that. "
Aang opened his eyes wide " Oh nonononono, I'm already in a ..." Momo tries to escape what caused a giant elevation in his heart. Quiqly he pushes back Momo. On Ji's boyfriend made a signal with his hand which meant that he was watching him and got away with On Ji by his side.
Then a boy who was watching everything went to talk to Aang. "WOW! he didn't beat you up! Not even a little! Explain to me your art, please!"
"I guess I'm just lucky. I did nothing but talk."
"That's rare ... very rare. Look, me and my friends are going to play hide and explode, want to come?"
"Yeah, why not. Kuzon by the way."
"Shoji!"
...
"Hey everyone! I'm home ... I mean ... I'm cave!" He shouted, letting Momo out of his shirt.
Katara who was seated in a stone went running to him to hug him. "Where have you been? We've been worried as hell! I've been worried as hell. " she whispered the last part.
Aang chuckled a bit and pushed her away, so he could see her eyes, and said " I'm fine Katara, I just went to play with some kids after school, I just lost track of time."
Sokka who was a little far from them started to walk to him "Waitwaitwait rewind a little. AFTER WHAT?!"
"After school Sokka, I enrolled in a Fire Nation school, and I'm going back tomorrow."
"Why? " Started Toph "We have our outfits. Why the heck you need to go to school"
"Every single second that I pass in that classroom I learn a new thing about the Fire Nation. That is the first reason why we are here, in the first place."
"That's nice and all, but it is too dangerous," said a worried Katara "You remember our agreement, don't you?"
"I do My ... " he again cleans his throat "Katara, it's hard to forget when your friend is always remembering you. But how can I be hurt in a classroom sitting there just listening to the teachers. Besides, " he looks to Sokka with a smile "if I live today, I would never learn about the secret river that passes right to the Fire Lord's palace. That is the theme for tomorrow's class."
"I have to admit, I'm a big fan of secret rivers." He thinks a little bit with his hand on his chin."Ok you can stay in school."
"Nnnice. " he made a gesture of victory before going to his "room" that he had made with earthbending. " Katara!" he called before closing the door.
"Me?"
"Can I have a healing session ? I kinda hurted myself back at school."
"But of course." she walks to him and enters his room, when she did so, Aang closed the door behind her with earthbending. "So, where does it hurt?"
"It doesn't." he answered, going closer to her.
"What?"
"I'm sorry for lying to you, My Ange, but in reality, I just want to pass time with you."
She gives him a teasing smile and blush a little closing herself to him "And, why is that?" whispering sensually.
He starts to blush and gives a step to her way "Well, because you're my girlfriend, and we haven't spent time alone in some time." he said, returning the smile.
"Well, "now bodys touching "we're alone now."
"Yes we are " then he grabbed her by her thighs, lifted her and putted her back down in the bed made of earth with covers who trim her fall what made her giggle a bit. He spent a lot of time on top of her, feeling, licking, kissing and biting softly in the neck, making her moan in pleasure. He stopped doing that when he hear his name "Aang," she said with a whisper. "please ... kiss me." and so he did and just stopped after several minutes. When he departed from her lips, she whined, what broke his heart on the moment. But he had to say this, he wanted to make sure that she understood a little thing. So with a whisper "Now is just you and me My Angel. And it will be like this for several times for now on. I love you, and that will never change." she also whispered "I love you too ... now finish, what you you started". He smiled widely before return to kissing passionately. While they were kissing, she eagerly unbutton any button of his shirt, and the final was out they again departed, and he took out his shirt completely, she gasped, she already saw the naked torso of Aang when he was unconscious, but never with this eyes full of lust who wanted more and more. "Do you like what you see?" he whispered "Hmm Hmm" was her answer before pulling him again to another kiss. Some seconds later, Aang felt something rather curious but still good, he felt her tongue asking permission to enter his mouth which he gladly granted. Their mouths were a battlefield and the tongues the soldiers who fighted each other for territory. Katara was in heaven, she didn't remembered of feeling something this good, but something was bothering her, a feeling that this was not right, that something was unfair. Some seconds later of thinking of what was wrong she finally got it, so she grabs one arm that was supporting him and turn over so that she was on the top, only then she made their lips departer. She had a flirting smile full of lust. "This is rather unfair." she said "Un?" was what he could say. She then passed her hand through his chest while the smile grew wider. Her hand started to move to his pelvis, then to her legs, her thighs and only stopped when she reached her covered breasts. She wanted to do it, she wanted to balance the things taking off her top and showing to her beloved her breasts. But why couldn't she do it? "Katara, as much I want, I don't want you to feel obliged." "No Aang, I want to do it." And so she did, after a deep breath, with a wave of courage she did. Her breasts were fully uncovered to him, he just stood there jaw dropped staring at them, doing his best to not to get a boner. But was an impossible task, he had the most beautiful women in this world and next on top of him, he had to remember himself over and over that he was a monk not to do something really stupid. "So ..." she said blushing "do you like what you see?". His mind was full of lust, he couldn't think straight. He was monk but was also a man 'FUCK MONK CODE!' he thought. He then grabbed her head and pulled her down for a deep kiss. No, he wouldn't let sex happen today, but not because he was a monk, but because he made a promise to Hakoda. Her breasts were pressing against his chest, It was the best feeling he ever felt, it was so soft. They never lied when they said that Katara was too mature for her age, apparently it was not only in mind but also in body. A lot of time has passed, minutes? Hours? They didn't know or care all what mattered right now was them and only them. She departed from the kiss and stared at the stormy eyes of his. She loved those eyes, they were so expressive, she knew what he felt when she looked at his eyes, and love the only thing she could see. She kissed him again, but this time didn't last that long. It was a small kiss of some seconds before putting an ear on his chest so she could feel his heartbeat and breathing. Both were at their peak but, quickly were slowing never really made out this much, sure they had their time alone and all, but never had this time or privacy. But here they were in a room where not even sound could pass through with all night ahead, they were truly alone and they surely made sure that they would remember this time forever. After a few minutes the only thing they could hear was silence ... comfortable silence, she was rather surprised when she heard a chuckle from him.
She hated to ruin the comfortable silence but the curiosity spoke louder "What's so funny?" she whispered.
He chuckled a little bit more "It's just that you were not supposed to be here, not like this." She looked at his eyes a little confused "I mean, I promised your father that I would be responsible, what I'm not doing, and your brother ... My Spirits, if Sokka knew what I'm doing to his baby sister he would take off my balls and give them to the hippo-cow we saw earlier."
"Why is that funny?"
"It isn't."
"So why are you laughing ?"
"Good question ... I don't know. In reality, I want to cry. I don't want you to get away from me to sleep in another bed, yet you have to do it. I want to tell your brother that I love you with all my heart, but still I am not brave enough to do so. I think I laughed not to cry."
"I understand you. I'm not like you, that fell with me the moment you saw me, but I never felt something like this towards nothing nor no one. I never showed my tits to anyone."they both laughed a little" I really love you and think that my father is right, I have this feeling that, someday, I will marry you and carry your children. I know that it is too soon to think about something like that. Hell, we are in the middle of a fucking war. But is the truth, Aang. And if that day comes sometime, my brother has to adapt. We have to tell him sooner or later, until that day comes we have to hide it."
He slowly nodded. "I know." After a few more seconds of silence he hugs her and with a laugh say "But tonight you are staying with me. No discussion."
"Okay, but what do we tell Sokka when we wake up?" he gave her a "really ?" look "What?"
"My girl, are you Katara ? Sister of Sokka? The woman that I proudly love and call of My Angel?"
"Yes ... Yes, I am" she answered with a confused yet happy tone.
"I think that you are lying to me. Because, if you were Katara, you would know that Sokka sleeps heavier than a rock." She laughed remembering that detail."Besides, you would know that I have school tomorrow morning. So when he wakes up you and me are awake and walking for hours."
"Oh no, you found out my disguise. And now?"
"Hmmmm ... I can think of a way to you to prove your loyalty to me again."
"Hmmmm, let me guess " she pecked him on the lips.
"Bingo!" he whispered and kissed her again staying like that for some hours.
...
It was the next morning and the couple was right, the only one who was asleep was Sokka, who was sleeping like a rock. Toph, when "saw" them getting out of the room, went to them and gave them both a punch in the arm. "I respect that you two are together and all, but I want you to respect that I want to SLEEP!"
Katara and Aang looked at Sokka and sighed in relief that he hadn't woken up by this shout. He was really like a rock when sleeping."How the heck could we make you awake all night?" Katara asked angry "First, the room is made of earth which is sound-proof. And second even if it wasn't sound-proof we were not making out all night."
"First, in case you didn't notice, I'm blind and, as a result of that, my other senses are boosted up to the moon. So yes, I kinda could hear your fucking moans when you were making out, and I had to pretend to Sokka that I wasn't! And second, even in the sleep your hearts were beating like crazy, and I couldn't sleep because of that! I wished I had shoes back there, you know how rare is that? But Hey! Who the fuckl cares about me ? Let the blind kid suffer."
"Look I would love to be here to discuss with you, but I really have to go. " he kisses Katara's cheek "I love you, My Angel" he whispered in her ear and went to the school, leaving the two of them.
...
"Good-morning class." the same teacher as yesterday said, professor Kwan." As always we will recite the Fire Nation oath." Everyone in the class turned themselves to a painting of Fire Lord Ozai and started to recite what was ordered. Poor Aang, he never did anything like this nor thought that would do someday, he did his best to keep up with his fellow students, but his confusion was very visible and every one in the room besides the teacher, who became angry with the class, started laughing. "So today you are in a laughing mood, then I hope that none of you care if we start with a pop quiz about our great nacion. Question one: What year did Fire Lord Sozin battle the Air Nomads army?"Aang became a little bothered and raised his hand "Yes Kuzon?"
"Is this a trick question? The Air Nomads didn't have a formal military army. Fire Lord Sozin defeated them by ambushing them." Every other kid in the room gasped and opened wide both the eyes and mouths.
"Ah well, we have a smart one ourselves. Though I can't understand how you do know better than our nacional history book. Tell me Kuzon, did you have been there one hundred years ago?"
He wanted to yes, he wanted to shout to all the schools that he was The Avatar and that he had been there a hundred years ago, they were mocking the Air Nomad culture, and, for him, the only thing ... The only person who was more important than his dead people and culture was in the cave, and it was his Angel. "No," he said, putting the head down "Of course I was not there. I'm sorry."
"I don't want this to repeat itself, are we understood?" Aang slowly nodded " So ... anyone else knows?"
The last class of the day was music, and Aang was excited, he remembered all of the Fire Nation music that he loved a hundred years back, and the dances that he also loved. Damn, he was excited, so excited that when the teacher asked to play the national hymn, he started to play and dance with his feet all disordent. He stopped when the teacher called. "Kuzon?"
"Yeah, yeah, I know, I know. I'm a terrible tsungi hornist."
"It is not that, child. What you were doing with your feet it's ... distasteful. Is it a nervous disorder?"
"What, that? It was just dancing." Now he turns his gaze to Shoji who was in his right "You dance in the homeland, don't you?"
"No, not really. " Shoji answered.
"Dancing is not conducive to a proper way of learning. Young people, like you, must have rigid discipline and order."
"But what about expressing yourself? Love, friendship. Happiness, sadness. We are all humans. We since the beginning of times we love each other and feel things too. Dance is one of our ways to show your feelings to who you love or like."
"I know that child, sometimes we're so ruled by our love for our nation that we can't control our own bodies. "The man cleans a tear, while distracted Aang gives himself an quick facepalm."If you must, you may march in pace quietly next time that that urge hits you."
The rest of the class was a hell, Aang hadn't pleasure to play again and every kid was looking at him as if he was a monster or something. The class ended and Aang was going to his cave, but even before passing the school gates, On Ji stopped him."Hey Kuzon, I really liked that dance that you made. And I LOVED the speech you gave, it was very beautiful despite being short."
"Thanks On Ji. If you want, I could show you how to dance someday." A blast of fire went in the direction that he quickly dodges.
"What did I say about colony trash? Stay away from my On Ji! She's mine!"
Man Aang was pissed off now. His day has been horrible and now this guy is jealous of him. Not to mention that Aang saw him being a dick to On Ji, this was it. "And if you shuted the fuck up. There is nothing between me and On Ji. And it would be understandable if she left you for someone else. You treat like shit. If you're in a relationship she's yours but you are hers to. It is called respect."
"What do you know about relationships?"
"I know better than you, for what it seems. At least I don't treat my girlfriend like a piece of shit."
"Maybe it is what you should do, because if she likes you to be your girlfriend, then it's what she is, a piece of shit." He started to laugh, and the next thing he saw was a very angry Kuzon who was right in front of him.
"What did you say about Katara?" he asked with a voice and gaze colder than the South Pole itself. It was rare to see Aang in this kind of rage. There were only two moments of his life that he felt this anger, When he found out that his people had been killed and when Appa was stolen. He had to control himself just not to throw a bolder right at that fucker's teeth.
Hide, On Ji's boyfriend, was not expecting this reaction. He was habituated that the kids runned away from him and not to come closer. He could not do anything but shiver and ask "Who?"
Aang pushed him to the ground. "WHAT DID YOU SAID ABOUT HER?! REPEAT, YOU COWARD!"
In that moment the headmaster saw Aang pushing Hide to the ground and shouting at him. "Picking fights on the second day?"
He looked in the eyes of the Headmaster. "He has no respect for the people who never knew in his life, he just deserved what he got!" he returned the gaze to Hide.
"I don't care why the fight started. I just saw you shouting to your colleague. I want your parents here immediately, go call them."
Aang turned around and stormed back to the cave very angry. "Katara!" he called entering the cave. "Meet me in my room, please!" He then closed the earth door and waited for her.
Katara could guess what he wanted, but there was a strange thing, he was angry ... very angry. She went to his room and called "Aang, It's me?" she had a response when the door opened. When she entered the door closed behind her. "So, what do you want?" she then gave a flirty smile "let me guess ... " and got closer to him.
"No." she gave him a confused look. "Not that I don't want but that's not why I called you." the angry boy speaks calmly "I need parents, Katara. Like, for now."
"What?" she was very confused.
"I ... had a fight at the school, and the headmaster asked for my parents. I was hoping that you could "Be " my parents."
"Why did you fighted?"
The rage became now visible for some seconds in the voice and face "The son of a bitch called you a piece of shit."
"What? Why?"
"I'll tell you later but now, I need parents, immediately." he opened the door and both quickly got out. Katara was to change herself to appear to be pregnant (A quick idea that seemed plausible to her). And Aang went to speak to Sokka, and told him everything, but when he asked why the fight Aang lied saying that he flirted with the wrong girl. Fortenely Toph was sleeping already, so she could not say that it was a lie."Good. " said Sokka "Now I have a reason to use my beard that I bought."
"You bought a beard ?"
"Yup!" Aang stared at him confused for a little while but just sighed and said to get going.
In the way to the school that they decided that they would be the Fire family. Sokka Wang Fire and Katara Sapphire Fire. Katara and Aang argued about the name, but in the final they couldn't find a better one. "It's strange to have my girlfriend as my mother." Aang whispered to her while Sokka was walking proudly in front of them.
"You can say that again, I never thought that I would be the wife of my own brother." They laughed a little before entering the school. They started to search and ask where the Headmaster was. When they found out, Sokka knocked the door proudly and soundly.
"You may enter." The trio entered and just then the Headmaster noticed Aang "Ah, Kuzon. Yes, Yes .Please sit down." He pointed to three chairs. Aang sitted in the middle one, Sokka right and Katara the last. "Thank you for coming Mr. and Mrs. ...
Sokka responded with a thicker voice than usual "Fire. I'm Wang Fire. And that lovely woman there is my wife, Sapphire."
"Sapphire Fire. Nice to finally meet you Mr. Headmaster. When my boy told me that you wanted to see us I became so worried."
"I can imagine Mrs. ... Fire. Well I called you here because your son is in his second day, and already caused a lot of trouble. He's argued with the history teacher about the Air Nomad history, defending them. Disrupted music class with dancing and started a fight with my star pupil." The Headmaster explained with disgust in the voice.
"My goodness! That doesn't sound like my Kuzon."
"That's what a mother would say, Ma'am. Nonetheless, you're warned. If your son causes more trouble he will work at the coal mines."
"I wouldn't do anything less Mr. Headmaster." started Sokka "But don't worry. I'll straighten this boy out something fierce! YOUNG MAN, WHEN WE GET HOME YOU'LL GET A PUNISHMENT OF A LIFETIME!" The last part turned to Aang.
"That's what I like to hear. Now if you don't mind I'd like that you got out. I have nothing more to say." They nodded and did what asked.
"Ok that's it, no more school to you Aang." said Sokka now in the cave.
"I can't."
"Aang, this time I'm with Sokka. "Katara said while she took out the pillow from inside the dress.
"You don't understand? These kids are the future of the Fire Nation. If we want to change the Fire Nation for the best, we need to change them. We have to show them freedom."
"How do you plan on doing that? "
"I'm going to throw them a secret dance party."
"To your room." Sokka demanded with Wang's voice.
...
It was the next night and the cave it was full of candles, a bar, and a stage where the musicians would play. Aang hid Appa with some earthbending after apologizing. And some minutes later, Toph felt hundreds of steps. "Everyone stop bending! They're coming." Some time after, the musicians were doing their job but still no one danced. "Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the Flamey-O's!" Aang said "Why is no one dancing?"
"We don't know how to dance, Kuzon!" Shoji said.
"You don't need to know. Listen, dancing is not something that you think about, is something that comes from your heart is a form of self expression. Like I said, dance is to show to someone who you love or like how you feel "When she heard this last part, Katara looked at Aang who was returning the gaze. So with a smile on his face he continued. "Is to show to everyone that you are happy, or sad or even angry is something about emotions, not brains."
"I don't know Kuzon. Maybe it was like that in the colonies, but here we don't do this."
"Sure you do, you have it for countless generations! I know a lot of classical Fire Nation dances. For example, this is the Phoenix Flight." He said while started to dance running low with the arms stretched in the back. Everyone was mesmerized by the dance. "And this one is the Camelephant Strut". He jumps side to side with his hands pretending to be the snout of the camelephant, then he front flip to the ground getting up in front of two girls who started to giggle. He then gives a black flip and lands on one feet finishing the dance.".
"Who knew that twinkle-toes could dance?" Toph said to Katara who gave a smile in direction to him.
A few minutes later almost everyone was dancing and Aang was teaching a new dance to a group of students." This is how they do in Ba Sing Se dancing parties. "He starts tapping his feet from side to side with his arms synchronized with his feet, and a second later On Ji was doing the same going closer to him at each step. And soon enough they were all dancing.
On the other side of the cavern in the bar, Sokka notices On Ji and Aang dancing. "Hey look," he said to Katara who looked to where he was pointing. "They look pretty cute together. Don't you think?"
She looks away, "No, they're not."
"What?"
"Nothing."
Returning to Aang who stops dancing with On Ji, shouts "Free Style, everybody!" and starts to walk to Katara but is stopped by the hand of On Ji pushing his wrist "Thank you." and starts kissing him.
Aang is a little stunned but quickly takes her off him "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
"What seems silly? Come here."
"NO! I'm sorry On Ji but I'm already in one relationship."
"I am too. She'll not know."
"I SAID NO!" every one was looking at him now "I LOVE KATARA WITH MY ALL HEART AND I WILL NOT LEAVE HER FOR YOU OR ANYONE ELSE!" Just then he noticed that no one was dancing or playing but looking at him and On Ji. He turned around and went to Katara, who was looking confused towards him (apparently she never saw the kiss) and stretched his hand "Dance with me Katara, please." he was a little angry but was speaking calmly as ever.
"Aang, what happened? Why did you shout that? It is probable that Sokka already knows."
"I don't care, I just want to dance with you, My Angel ... please."
She thinks a little but accepts grabbing his hand. Sokka put in front of them to stop, but Aang just said "We will talk to you later. Now We're busy." he had a cold and gaze, almost like he did to Hide, not even Sokka could do something, so he just let them pass. Not even the musicians were playing now, so Aang climbed the stage and whispered something in their ear, the same thing he did at Katara who nodded. They then extended their arms to each other and started to circle each other. Now everyone was watching the two lovers dancing.
"Aang "she whispered "everyone's watching."
Aang took a deep breath and said while a smile appeared at his face, the rage was fading away "Oh, is there? Because the only people I see now are you and me."
She then also gives him a smile. They soon start the real dance by holding hands and pulling one another and switching places for a second with a long step just to, after that, return to normal but without touching each other. They both bow and, soon enough, Aang kicks Katara in the head making her dodge and coming to his left side to run away, Aang is quick and grabs his girlfriend by the wrist switching places with her. After that they twirl and come with their faces against one another, as if to kiss each other, but they don't, they simply give each other a flirty smile and move away. This time it was Katara's turn to kick her boyfriend, though he didn't run away but just ducked. In the crowd everyone was gaping at the dance, but Sokka was the worst, he never thought that Aang and Katara had such chemistry. Returning to the dance, they both do some gymnastic stars to their left side, the synchronization was astonishing. Katara gives another circular kick at Aang though this one was fake and they start to dance individually. Katara making more fluid movements like twirls and some stars, and Aang doing more gymnastic moves like stars and flips. Soon enough they return to face one another and they repeat the Ba Sing Se dance move for some seconds. They then jump beautifully facing the crowd and Katara does some backflips to Aang who dodge by twirling. They finish the dance when Aang pulls her by the arm and after catching her as she leans over his arm. They breath heavily for a bit, he then pushes her to a passionate kiss that she returned immediately. Everyone applauded and cheered, even Sokka who was disgusted by the view was applauding. Of course, he had see Katara kiss Him multiple times, but it's a thing that he never got used to (nor would want to.) The couple were in their own world, just like Aang said it was just them, everything else had disappeared into the void. The lovers, ignoring completely, the cheering crowd departed from their kiss and touched the forehead one on another and whispered to each other at the same time "I love you.". They departed the foreheads and went hand to hand to the bar, though, once again, Sokka stopped them.
"Sokka."Started Aang "I know that you have a lot of questions. But it has to wait, I'm not in the mood of talking right now." Sokka answered him with a nod respecting the needs of his friend. The truth is that this was not the time or place to talk about something this personal.
Aang was alone in one corner of the cave. He was trying to meditate a little even with the music playing that loud. Though something was passing through the music, steps, and he knew exactly whose step was"What do you want?" he asked coldly to On Ji who was walking towards him making her stop.
"I ... I wanted to ... ask for forgiveness."
"Why? It will not change nothing in your life." he has opened his silver eyes.
"Tha ... That's not true."
"It is, if my feelings mattered, you would stop when I said you to do so."
"Look I'm sorry, okay?" she started to cry "I have a boyfriend as good as shit, and you, a complete stranger, just were so good to me. I ... I just didn't resist"
"On Ji, I understand the situation that you are in, I really do. But you have to understand that a romantic relationship is formed by two persons. If you don't like him go away from him. He can't do anything about it."
"Wha ... what she has that I don't ?"
Aang was surprised by that question even if his face wasn't shown. "Do you really want to know? I will say the truth, and I don't want you to be offended." She nodded slowly. Katara who was looking for Aang, heard him speak and decided to hide and hear the rest. "You're beautiful, you know? A lot of guys would fall for you immediately and maybe you're even more prettier than her. " Katara frowns a little " But there is a problem with you."
"What?"
"You're not her" the frown from Katara disappeared giving place of a loving smile. "I own her my life more times that I can count. She is caring, she is the prettier young woman that I ever saw, even more than you, in my opinion, she was always there when I needed her of for a shoulder to cry or someone to laugh, she's kind to me and others, she is the bravest person that I ever knew. She is not only my girlfriend she is also the best friend I ever had. I met her in only some months and I already know that I love her and, if it is in my power, we will never separate."
"We will not, My love." Katara said getting out of her hiding place with a huge smile and a tear in her eye. She went hugging him "I never thought it was so many."
"It is, My Angel." He looked at On Ji who was looking to the ground a little embarrassed "Sorry, On Ji but there is no way that I could be with you, Katara is My Angel. And that will not change."
"I ... I understand. I'm sorry for everything I know that you will not for ... "
"Already did, On Ji. I'm sure that you're going to find someone better than me for you." He assured her with a smile.
She smiles and turns away walking. When she was nowhere to be seen, Aang got up and looked at Katara. "So ... you were listening to everything?"
"Yup " she laughs a bit "Even the part that you said that she is very beautiful."
"She is." Katara gives a playful punch in the arm and turns the head for the opposite way crossing her arms. He then puts a hand on her cheek and pushes so that she could face him "But you are more."
She smiles and blush a bit "How much more?"
"Hmm ... No comparison." and kisses her. The kiss was interrupted by a shout "Find the boy with a headband." He then looked at the direction of the voice, and saw the headmaster and more three guards. "Katara! We need to go. Go find your brother, I will find Toph." 5 minutes after Team Avatar was near the wall that was earthbended to hide Appa, and most impressive of all, all the kids in the cave were with a headband. Shoji who saw Aang before he got away gave him a thumbs up which was repeated by Aang. Then he saw when Aang and Toph made the wall move with earthbending and his jaw dropped.
...
Now on Appa, Aang and Katara were together waiting for Sokka to talk. "So ... you two are together." they both nodded "For how much time now?"
"Since I woke up."
"I have to admit Aang, I'm pretty angry, you should tell me sooner."
"I know, but we were afraid."
"Afraid of what?" he had a confused look. "Man, you're The Avatar if you wanted you could beat me with a hand in your back. But I have a question, what would you say if I told you that you could not be with my sister?" Aang and Katara looked to each other before starting to laugh like crazy. "What?" now to Toph "Did I say something funny?" She just shrugs. He return his gaze to the laughing couple "Why are you laughing?"
"Dad ... Dad ... " Katara tried to talk "Dad … Oh my Spirits … Dad made the same exact question."
"Wait, Dad knows. " They both nodded while laughing "What did you say?"
"I said " now calming down "that I would tell him to go fuck himself. And if I have to say the same thing to you, I will. Sokka, I love Katara with all my heart, and I believe she does too. I will protect her with my life if I have to."
"You" now to Katara "What do you have to say?"
"That I will not let you separate us, I love him and he loves me. That's final."
Sokka think's for a bit "Okay, I will not annoy you because of this. I think that you two are good to each other. You!"pointing to Aang "Be good to my sister I don't want to ... "
"... to hear any reclamation from her. Yeah I know."
"How do you ... ? Forget it, okay you two please don't make out in front of me, my eyes will be very grateful. Thank you." Katara didn't like this last part, so she grabbed Aang's chin and kissed him. "What did I just say?"
"Tell your eyes that we don't care about their gratefulness."
(A.N "To the people who read the three updates … Slow cap to you, my friend, slow clap to you. I hope you liked. As you can read, I improved my dance scene and, I don't about you but, I liked very much
-booooh boooh, so cocky, boooh.
Oh shut up, have the right to like my own creation. And I also know that I made Katara slutier, but it will be just in the right moments. If any of you have anything to say or ask about this chapter, please review. Again, I hope you liked the chapter and ... LONG LIVE THE KATAANGERS.)"
