Sorry about the lack of updates for the past few days, as I was finishing up my AMV, which is now on Youtube[yay! If you wanna see it pls check my profile for the link]. Since i'm done, i'm back to writing!
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar the Last Airbender, but if I did, would I be writing this?
Aang quickly walked down the huge passgeways of the palace, as he started contemplating how to apologize to Katara about what he had done. As he walked down the dark corridor, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him, and quickly turned around and assumed a defensive stance, before coming face to face with Governor Shu's anxious face.
"Avatar, Lena's been pestering me to look for you since you left your room!" Governor Shu said hurriedly. "Why don't you go back to your room to see her?"
"Because I want nothing more to do with her," Aang said, smirking at Governor Shu's bewildered face. At least now he knew what a pain in the ass that girl is.
"But..but you're supposed to marry her in a week or so!" Governor Shu said.
"Oh yes, about that," Aang glared at the Governor. "This stupid arrangement is off! I'm marrying Katara, that's final!"
"But Aang, you agreed to it! You can't just cancel it as and when you wish!" Governor Shu argued.
"Watch me." was Aang's only reply, as he walked off. Clearly not wanting to give up without a fight, the Governor ran after him and grabbed his arm.
"Aang, we've been throught this!" Governor Shu said angrily. "This isn't for our benefit, its for yours! You need to marry someone respectable for you to be respected!"
Aang had had enough of this nonsense.
"Respectable? Katara is way more respectable than that bitch!" Aang yelled at him, as he cowered under the rage of the Avatar. "You want me to put up with her constant shit everyday? Always outside my room waiting to drag me off when I come out? You brought her into this; now you bring her out!"
"Yes, I made a mistake by leaving Katara! But that doesn't mean I can't fix it! You think that by doing this I'll be respected? The people hate me! And I deserve it!" Aang shouted at the terrified Governor. "I broke her heart, yes, but I'm going to make it up to her! And you'll be wise to stay out of my way!"
Aang left the shocked governor and walked to the guest rooms to find Katara.
XxX
Toph was still comforting a sobbing Katara, when she felt some very familiar vibrations coming from the passgeway.
"This better be good," She breathed.
"What?" Katara asked, still crying.
"Aang's here."
XxX
"I thought I told you to leave Katara alone," Sokka growled at the Avatar. "What are you doing here?"
"Sokka, please, I need to talk to Katara," Aang pleaded. "I need to apologize for what I did."
"So you can break her heart again?" Sokka glared at Aang, with his head down.
"Sokka, I thought things through. I love Katara, and I'm sorry for what I did. I never liked Lena, I was--"
"Forced into it?" Sokka mocked. "Like I said, you could have told that governor to--"
"Yes I did. Though I didn't use the same words you told me to use," Aang said, embarrassed. "Please Sokka."
"Never. I'm not letting Katara get hurt again. She can do a lot better than the likes of you!" Sokka snarled at Aang. "You better leave. NOW."
"I'm not leaving if I don't apologize to Katara myself," Aang said firmly.
Sokka looked the Avatar in the eyes, and saw that he was genuinely sorry for what he had done. He softened a little.
"Whatever. Stay all you want, you're not seeing Katara." With that, Sokka went into Katara's room, and as the door closed, Aang could hear the resounding click of the lock, which echoed throughout the passage. Just like his friends, his family. They had all locked him out of their life.
And he deserved it.
XxX
"Sokka! What was that for?" Katara pounded on him. "Why didn't you let him in?"
"It's for you Katara. That jerk is not gonna hurt you again," Sokka said firmly.
"Sokka, what if he does leave?" Katara whined.
"Then it's for the best," Sokka said. "If he can't wait, then he doesn't deserve a second chance."
"He won't leave, Katara," Toph said. "He was really sincere about his apology. I doubt he'll leave that soon. Like I said, I'm sure he still loves you."
Katara heard Aang's breathing through the door, and knew he was still there, waiting. Does he?
XxX
Aang had been waiting out there the whole night, and he had no intention of leaving. Not in the
slightest. He didn't care whether it hurt, all he knew was that he had to see her. At any cost.
Time passed, and although Sokka and Toph had come out to do their own activities, he had never seen Katara at all. Everytime the door opened, he would eagerly look up hoping it was Katara, but would get Sokka's fierce glare, which told him that he was checking whether Aang had left.
One day had passed with Aang kneeling outside Katara's door, with the servants, governors, officials all staring at him as they passed by. To hell with it. Honor was what had got him into this mess in the first place. He was cold, he was hungry. But he was willing to do anyting to make it up to Katara. Anything.
XxX
"Come on, he's been there long enough," Katara pleaded with Sokka, as the warrior shook his head for the thousandth time that day.
"If he wants to see you, he'll have to wait at least a week," Sokka said.
"A week?!" Katara exclaimed. "He can't last that long!"
"He's a monk, he'll be fine," Sokka shrugged.
Katara looked towards the door. Please be fine Aang.
XxX
Throughout Sokka's 'test', Aang may have appeared weaker, but as Toph said, he showed no intention of leaving. As the last day neared the end, Katara was again pleading with Sokka to let Aang in.
"I hate to admit it, but that kid sure is devoted when he wants to be." Sokka grudgingly said. "I wouldn't last a day without meat!"
"You can't even last a few hours without meat," Toph muttered.
As the day almost ended, Katara was more and more worried about Aang. Somehow, she could feel him getting weaker and weaker.
"Sokka it's 12 already, please can we let him in--" Katara felt something. Something felt wrong, like someone had ripped her heart apart again. Aang.
"Aang!" She ran to the door, and opened it, where she saw Aang on the ground, unconscious.
i was tempted to make Aang beat the -insert word here- out of Shu, but seeing as he's a pacifist, that's kinda unlikely, so sorry to those people who support violence to Shu.[maybe Katara could do something;D] sorry for the like cliffhanger, i'll try to update asap. Pls review!