Hi guys! This is my first fic, so please, please give me any pointers you can think of. Please tell me the things you like, and the things you don't. I am trying to write considering their cannon personalities with some twists that come from events in the past that will get explained in time
The main thing I wanted to address in this story is that Azula in the show is a very troubled teen, but I don't think anyone is intrinsically evil. It all comes to past experiences that shape our lives. I think Aang would have understood this and would have tried to help Azula reach her true self. In this story, Aang gives her a chance to do that.
Clarifications: This story is Kataang endgame. But has some sizable Azulaang too. Also, there will be Sukka, Maiko.
Depending on the chapters there will be a focus on either Katara, Azula, or Aang. There are also some parts that are in their respective POV's instead of in 3rd person. Every chapter will approximately cover a day. The first day of the story is Saturday as you can see in the title.
Also, there will be several lemons in the story, lemons that will be really explicit. And some of the lemons will have a real impact on how the story develops. So if anyone is underage, please turn back now, you don't want to see this. This story is rated MA
I will try to update daily. But we'll see how it goes. It depends on people liking the story or not. I have most of the events planned out but we will see. Anyways, enjoy!
I don't own ATLA or anything else mentioned here
LIFE CHANGER
Not so normal Saturday.
This is one of the few things nowadays that is able to calm her. The wind blowing her hair, kissing her tan skin, giving her something to breathe. The taps against the concrete floor of the park giving a rhythm to her jog, the end result of her muscles flexing, relaxing her, clearing her mind of everything else, of every one of her problems, to just let her be in this moment
She comes to a stop gradually near a water fountain. Desperate for something to drink, to fix her thirst. The water is not as cold as she would have liked but she drinks it anyway. She looks around. Not many people in the park at 5 pm.
Enough exercise for today. I feel so much better!
She starts the way back home. Eager to get back to her mom and talk to her. Maybe get some reading today, both for school and for herself.
Yeah. That would be cool. She thinks whit a smile but it quickly morphs into a frown. Because it reminds her that the characters in her books are the only friends she has. Quickly shaking her head as to rid herself of that thought she refocuses on the way home.
She goes to the front door to her backyards and does some stretches.
Ahh, that feels good!
As her whole body trembles, she reenters her house and prepares for a bath. She takes her dirty clothes to the laundry meanwhile taking off her clothes. Remaining in just her underwear. She takes some black sweats and a grey t-shirt and put them on her bed. Then she enters the bathroom and rid herself of her panties and bra.
She takes a second to look at her body. But she quickly averts her eyes and goes to the bath.
I don't exercise to look good. I do it because it helps me. She reminds herself
After a well-earned bath. She puts her clothes on. Takes a deep breath and prepares to meet her mom. She goes to the desk near her window. Opens one of her drawers. And takes out her diary. She grabs her little Penguin toy, a gift from her mother, and opens the zip from behind, revealing all the white insides and a key.
She takes the steps back to her drawer through the carpet floor. She sits. Opens her diary. Takes another breath and begins to write.
August 15th. Saturday.
Hi mom! I hope you are okay wherever you are. I miss you so, so much mom! Everything is so different now. I remember how happy I was when you were with us, but I don't understand how to get there again. And the start of the new school year is nothing but a reminder.
That I have no real friends. That I lost them for caring too much mom. How is that possible?! What? Am I not supposed to care about my friends? Was I too pushy? I'm sorry if I want to help. I don't know what to think anymore mom. I am so alone. Nobody likes me. I need you so much right now!
Water wells up in her eyes and she lets out a soft sigh as if it would change the mood in her mind.
I'm sorry. I needed to get that out. Today was a good day. I managed to wake up early and do my chores. I started reviewing what we did last year in school. I went for a jog. It was nice. I wish I had a friend to share some of my days with. Can you send someone mom? Please...
Anyway, I'm not going to ruin the mood again. I guess I see you before I go to sleep. I'm going to keep reading that book I told you last time about. The romantic one I told you about the other day. I swear mom, they make love look so complicated, like, get together already for the love of the spirits. So many problems. But, they got me hooked haha. So I guess I'll see you later mom! I love you!
She scribbled a little heart at the end of the sentence. Closed her diary. And went to her bookshelf to retreat the read for the night.
Half an hour later some loud thumps got Katara out of her trance from her reading. They were coming from the stairs. Then she heard footsteps coming from outside of the door and then.
Knock! Knock!
"Katara! Are you there?!" Yelled Sokka from the outside of her door meanwhile startling her.
"Ugh! Yes, Sokka! Where would I be?!" Katara said with annoyance in her voice.
"No need to be so pissy about it you know? Anyway! We go for that family dinner today…so put on some good clothes. We leave at seven!" Said Sokka from the door.
"Sorry! Ok! Ok! I'll be ready in a while!" Said Katara trying to apologize for her tone.
Ughh! Family dinner today? I wish they would just let me be and let me read my book!
It was pretty close to seven so Katara got right on to work. She found some blue jeans and a deep blue blouse. Put those on. Then some perfume. Her dad always insisted that on family days she wear her best for some reason. She made her hair. Leaving her loopies on the sides and then she was ready.
Knock! knock!
"Hey, sweetheart! Are you ready?" Hakoda asked softly.
She comes up to the door and opened it.
"Yes, dad! I'm ready." She said while offering him a sweet smile.
"You look just like your mother" He whispered in awe, her smiled widened in return.
"Thanks, dad!" Katara replied to which Hakoda offered a smile of his own.
The ride in the car was uneventful. With Malina complimenting some of the architecture of the houses in the way and Hakoda offering his thoughts. Meanwhile, Katara and Sokka just listened to some music with their phones.
Today they were going to a tea shop instead of a restaurant. Some old friend of Hakoda had opened it recently and had invited him her dad told her. It was kind of weird but she really didn't care. She wanted the night to be over with so she could return to her room and find out how the story in her book continued.
"Alright! We are here!" Hakoda said while looking at the back of the car to his two children. While doing so, he noticed that they were in trance with their phones. So he took them and before they could respond.
"No more phones until we get back. This is a family night! Ok?" Hakoda said sternly.
"Ok, dad!" They both responded with some irritation.
Upon entering the place. Which from the outside seemed to stand out because of its Chinese architecture and the green color of the walls, also from the two dragon handles of the front door that Sokka called really cool. They found the place almost full, but from one booth in front of a little stage that had a reservation paper in the middle which said "Hakoda".
"This is kinda cool. I like the dragon theme!" Sokka remarked with an awed look.
Boys and their magical beast uh? But it does kinda looks cool. Katara agreed in her mind while looking around.
"I would have preferred bears. But this looks good too. Iroh sure has some good taste!" Hakoda said whit a grin.
"Where do you know him from hun?" Malina asked.
Hun?! Ughh! That's what mom called him! Katara thought with a scowl.
"If I remember correctly I meet him in a park while I was sitting on a bench. Pretty random uh? But the guy is something else, gives pretty good advice too!" Hakoda recalled with a sad smile.
The rest of the conversation was somewhat interrupted when a waiter showed in front of the table. He was wearing a jade button-up short-sleeved shirt with some black dressing pants. He had jet short black hair, chiseled features on his face, a sharp-looking jaw, clean-shaven and what was most striking was his tattoos. Arrows from his arms pointing to his hands and from his forehead to his brows. He looked slender but at the same time really fit and muscular. He had a kind face and a gentle smile.
Katara made eye contact and she got lost in the deep pools of his grey eyes. She couldn't stop looking at him. And he was looking back at her with a toothy smile. After a while, Katara realized what she was doing and turned her head sideways while a deep blush coated her cheeks.
He is really handsome and he looks like a good guy. Katara thought while trying to recover from the intensity of his eyes.
When everyone looked at him. His smiled broadened and he said. "Hi, I'm Aang, I'll be your server tonight" He finished with a small bow.
He made eye contact from Katara to Hakoda, to Malina, to Sokka and he smiled again. "What a lovely family! Please let me know if you need anything. Here are the cards." He said as he handed them and stayed at the side of the table. His tone seemed so happy and relaxed.
"Thank you very much, Aang!" Hakoda said giving him a soft smile and taking the menu.
When Aang gave the card to Katara their fingers touched and it was electricity was running through her body. He gave her a little smile. And went to the next table while Katara had his gaze fixed on him as he retreated. The pants hugged him in all of the right places she acknowledged with a flustered look while he looked down at his butt.
Her brother noticed with a smirk.
"What are you looking at Katara?" He said in a teasing tone.
Katara snapped her head back to look at the table while she played with her hands under the table and her blush intensified. "N-nothing!" She answered with haste.
Sokka laughed while Malina looked at her with a knowing smirk.
After a while of deciding and stealing some looks at the gorgeous waiter. She found herself excited as Aang made his way back to the table.
"Hi! Can I take your order, sir?" Aang said while looking at Hakoda with a smile.
"Yes, we'll take the …. "
The rest of the conversation didn't register in Kataras's head. She was too occupied looking at Aang, appreciating his looks, his gentle tone, and his smiles. The way he treated everyone at the table. She guessed it was proper restaurant etiquette, but she wondered if he was such a gentleman in the day to day stuff.
"… Is that alright for you, Katara?" Hakoda's voice shakes her head off of her dreamy state.
"Yes, of course, Dad" She answered with some difficulty. She didn't even know what she got to eat and she didn't care as long as he was there to give it to her.
"Alright son, that'll be all!" Hakoda said.
"Very well, I'll be back with your drinks in a while" He replied with a bow and left.
"He sure seems like a refined man," Hakoda said with a little laugh.
"Yes, he is really elegant" Malina replied while looking at Katara who looked away from the conversation.
A couple of moments later Aang came back with the drinks. "Here you go, the food will be here shortly". He said as he placed them on the table.
"Thank you very much!" Everyone replied.
After some more chats between the family. An old man came from the kitchen door, he was wearing a white apron and chef hat. He slowly walked up to the table with a broad smile when he looked at Hakoda. He gave him a good pat on the back to make him look up.
"Hakoda! It's been a while! Give this old man a good hug!" Iroh said.
"Iroh! It's very nice to see you again!" Hakoda said while getting up and embracing him.
They broke off the hug a moment later and Iroh fixated on the people on the table.
"How have you been? What a lovely family you have here!" Iroh said.
"I've been great lately, and you? Yes! My girlfriend Malina, my son Sokka, and my daughter Katara." Hakoda said with a proud smile while pointing at everyone he mentioned." Everyone, this is Iroh, a good friend" Hakoda said while looking at the old man in the face with a smile. Everyone said, "Nice to meet you Iroh".
Iroh smiled again. "Nice to meet everyone! A beautiful family! You came on a really special day. We have a performance planned today. Speaking of performances, I better introduce them. I'll be back to chat later my friend" Iroh said while he patted Hakoda on the back.
"I'm glad. I'll be waiting." Hakoda said while he looked at a retiring Iroh.
Iroh took a stance in the little platform that held a bar stool a microphone and some speakers. He tapped the microphone a couple of times but it didn't make a sound. He laughed because he realized it wasn't on. So he turned it on.
"Hello. One, two, three. Testing. Testing. Here we go! It's working at least" He said while laughing at the end, making the people at the tea shop laugh with him. His laugh was infectious.
"Hello again. I'm Iroh, hope everyone is enjoying this lovely night!" He said with a wide smile and everyone cheered lightly.
"Alright, I'm glad. Tonight is special because we begin these little performances on the weekends. One of the waiters is going to perform a song for you, so, without further ado, enjoy!" He said with a small bow while he retired behind the counter, next to the kitchen door.
Out of it came Aang holding an acoustic guitar with a smile on his face.
He looks so cute!
He plugged in his guitar. Strummed it a little bit to check everything was alright. He took a deep breath and set up the microphone right.
"Good evening! Welcome to the Jasmine Dragon. I hope you all like this song and enjoy the rest of the night." Aang said while he looked back at his guitar.
Katara's POV.
And then he started playing...
My life is brilliant
My life is brilliant
My love is pure
I saw an angel
Of that I'm sure
She smiled at me on the subway
She was with another man
But I won't lose no sleep on that
'Cause I've got a plan
Everyone in the place was entranced with his singing. He was good. His voice full of some deep meaning while he looked at no one in particular. But then as he started the next part he looked straight into my blue eyes. And I looked straight into his stormy grey ones.
You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You're beautiful, it's true
I was deep crimson red at that point. A blushing mess. Biting my lip and doing everything I could to stop swooning. Then he looked somewhere else.
Why does he have this effect on me? I don't even know him. He could be an asshol…
But then again he kept singing and I forgot all about my trail of thought.
I saw your face in a crowded place
And I don't know what to do
'Cause I'll never be with you
Everyone was swaying at the tune. EVEN SOKKA!
Yes, she caught my eye As we walked on by
She could see from my face that I was
F*** high
And I don't think that I'll see her again
But we shared a moment that will last 'til the end
And again he connected his eyes with me…
You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You're beautiful, it's true
I saw your face in a crowded place
And I don't know what to do
'Cause I'll never be with you
He closed his eyes and continued like that through the rest of the song.
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la, la
You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You're beautiful, it's true
There must be an angel with a smile on her face
When she thought up that I should be with you
But it's time to face the truth
I will never be with you
And the whole place erupted in praise. I was so utterly shocked that I couldn't even clap. He was bowing with his charming smile thanking everyone and then he took the microphone.
"Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. We are going to turn this into a weekend entertainment. Performing every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night. Thank you again! Good evening!"
And as he walked to the kitchen a bunch of girls got to him. I was growling inside but was pulled out of my thoughts as my dad said.
"He's pretty good huh?"
"He was wonderful. Very charmful" Replied Malina.
"He's cool" said Sokka.
"Y-yeah, h-he is so-something e-else" I replied while trying to compose myself.
Everyone looked at me at the table and I shrunk in the seat in embarrassment. But before anyone could comment on my stuttering Aang came back to the table with a wide smile and I swear I could have fainted. If only he went to my school.
What? What would you do? He would find out how lame you are and wouldn't want to have anything to do with you?
Before Aang could say something Hakoda interjected.
"That was great, son, where did you learn how to do that?" Hakoda asked intrigued.
"I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you! …Well the singing is natural because I am an Airbender, so I can tweak it if I detune or something, so that's a neat trick!" He said with a goofy smile.
An Airbender? Even hotter. It was rare to see Airbenders so young outside of the temple. It made him an exotic guy even more after all his charm and looks.
"Wow! I've never seen an Airbender! How old are you?" Sokka asked, intrigued with an inquisitive look.
"I'm sixteen!" Aang replied.
Perfect. Just like me…if only…
"But I thought Airbender didn't leave the temple until they turned 18…" Sokka replied with a confused look.
"That's true. Most of them anyway. I wanted to live in a new place for a while so I came here as an exchange student. I'm going to Ba Sing Se High School" Aang replied with a sweet smile.
I couldn't believe it. This day was perfect.
But why? So you just can look at him at school? What a disgrace.
I shook my head as to get rid of these dark thoughts and kept looking at him and listening.
"Really?! We go there, too!" Sokka said while pointing at his sister.
Aang blushed a little and replied. "That's really cool Hope we can become friends!"
Sokka noticed this and narrowed his eyes. "We'll see"
The rest of the night passed in a rush. Between drooling over Aang and her dark thoughts Katara wasn't very present on the table. But she was there in body so it had to count for something. The food was delicious and everything went perfect. Dad said we would go back next month and I of course was thrilled.
When Dad asked for the bill we said goodbye to Aang and I didn't miss the smile he flashed at me. I was in heaven all the while in the drive back. I was daydreaming so hard that I didn't even realize we got back to the house.
I got back to my room, changed into my pajamas. And flopped down with a contented sigh in the bed. Then I remembered to talk to my mom. She would be thrilled to know about this guy.
I did the usual routine and started writing.
MOM! HII! I'm feeling great now. We went to this new tea shop. Yeah. I know. It's kinda weird. But it was really good. Especially because of the waiter assigned to our table. Mom. You should have seen him. I haven't met someone so hot in my life. And he was really sweet and gentlemanly too. I hope he is a good guy. He is going to our school and I can't wait to talk to him.
But I can't seem to get the thought out of my head that someone will tell him that I am a loser and a loner and he won't want to engage with me mom! I feel so lost without you, mom! You would have known what to do, you would be here for me! I miss you so much.
I just want someone to care about me? Is that so hard mom?! I want to love and feel loved and I want to be me. Can't someone just love me for me? Is that too much to ask? I hope he is a good guy and that shit doesn't matter to him. I really want to get to know him. There is just something I feel when I look at him. Some kind of connection mom. I can feel it!
Alright! Enough ranting for today! I'll see you tomorrow, mom! Goodnight! Love you!
