In this set we have a massive amount of Sokka. Oh, how I love him and his oblivious-ness. And 57 is another one of my all-time favs because it features the full Gaang being themselves, i.e. teens goofing around :P

And as for the semi-contest mentioned yesterday, I award the mystery-prize to…

timisnotmyname and my trancey inspiration!

The fics in question were 47 and 48; wow, you guys were right on the money! Although if someone had said 45 and 46 that would have been close enough (I love those two as well).

I'll be private messaging you guys on your prize. You'll most likely get an Avatar fic commission by me, with you choosing plot, theme, characters, etc, whatever you want really. And thanks for guessing!

051. Lonely

Katara stood alone on her balcony, looking despondently at the sky and wishing with all her heart she was anywhere but the South Pole.

In the North Pole, Aang was thinking the opposite.

052. Time

When he finally took time to look something besides her, Aang noticed the sun had gone down.

"Where does the time go?" She laughed, and kissed him again.

053. Protect

Aang and Katara watched as their youngest son carefully cleared the area of small sticks and stones, the middle boy blasted all visible scorpion-bees away, and only when he deemed their work satisfactory did their oldest son carefully set his baby sister on the stone ground to play with her doll and the lemurs while the three of them practiced Air Scooters nearby.

Aang laughed at the scene and hugged Katara with one arm.

"They are somehow a more overprotective, three-fold version of Sokka, if that's possible." The middle boy paused in his bending to cheer and tickle the little girl when he saw she sneezed and caused the fountain to spurt. "Only with more appreciation for waterbending."

054. Between

"So you guys 'let love lead the way'? How?"

Aang immediately looked off to one side, determined not to see Sokka's nor Katara's reaction. And also to hide his growingly red face. Katara immediately looked at her feet, twirling the end of her braid and not wanting to meet her brother's eyes.

"We—uh—we, er, well thetorchburntoutandthesecrystalslitupandwefollowedthemout," she managed to choke out in one breath.

Sokka examined the two. Why did they look so…guilty? And blushing? They certainly hadn't had to endure worse than he had in that cave. And that stupid song was still stuck in his head.

"C'mon, what happened? I know I missed something. What changed between the cave-in and when you got out?" He studied them again. "And why are you two not looking at me?"

"Nothing happened, jeez, Sokka!" Brushing past him, Katara hurried on ahead. Sokka frowned and turned to Aang. "What's with her?"

He muttered something that sounded like "Crazy ideas," before starting off in the direction Katara went. Sokka scratched his head and followed them, wondering what could've been weirder than being trapped in a labyrinth with five hippies.

055. Future

"The real hero is the Avatar."

There he was. He was not the boy she had found frozen solid. He was a fully-realized, all-powerful Avatar, who had ended the war on his own terms. He had saved countless lives. He had saved her own countless times. He had brought the world a bright new future, as Zuko said, "A new era of love and peace."

She saw all this. She saw him. And in his eyes, his wise, calming gray eyes, she saw that the future looked very bright, indeed.

056. Again

The world was spinning, her heart still pounding in her ears, her stomach feeling like it wasn't anchored down. And he was so close…

Giggling, she rolled off him and pulled him out of the snowbank and back over to the penguins waiting by the cliff. "Let's go again!"

057. Kiss

Katara laughed so hard, she nearly snorted. "Sixteen?! Zuko, you can't be serious! You didn't have your first kiss until you were sixteen?!"

Zuko blushed furiously and the laughter continued around the table. "I was a banished prince! I didn't have very much time for dating! Besides," he grew a triumphant smile and pointed to the seat across from him. "Sokka was sixteen, too!"

Sokka folded his arms indignantly. "Yeah, but the first girl I kissed was the Moon Spirit. That earns props."

Toph chuckled. "Yeah, major props. Where'd you find the money to pay her, Sokka?"

As everyone cracked up, Suki gave Sokka a consoling peck on the cheek. "Aww, don't worry, I'll kiss you for no charge."

With a refueled ego, Sokka turned to his sister. "Since you think it's so funny we were sixteen, tell us how old you were when you had your first kiss!" He stood up, finger pointed mockingly. "Oh, that's right! You were kiss-less until seventeen, little sister!"

Without thinking, she retorted, "Fourteen, thank you! And you are still brain-less!"

The table was silent and every eye was on Katara. Zuko, Mai, and Suki looked mildly surprised. Toph was trying hard not to break a rib from not laughing. And Sokka looked like he was about to faint.

"W—Wait…fourteen? Who did you kiss when you were fourteen?" he sputtered.

Katara felt her face grow hot. Oh no. How did that slip out? Ohnoohnoohno. "I—I—I—"

"Who?" Sokka demanded, recovering. "Jet? It better not be Jet. Haru? Ew, please no. Teo? Nah…" His eyes narrowed, and now her brother was looking dangerous. "An Earth Kingdom kid? Some Fire Nation schoolboy? The Foaming Mouth Guy From Kyoshi?!"

"I did not need that mental picture," Mai groaned.

"Katara! ANSWER ME!"

Just then, the door burst open and Aang hurried in, chattering apologies for coming late. Taking his usual seat, he looked around the table. "So, what'd I miss?" His one eyebrow quirked when he noticed everyone looking at him and Katara. Why was her face so flushed? And why was Sokka glaring at him? And why was he reaching behind his back—

Aang ducked just in time.

058. Tired

Groaning, she tugged the blankets over her head, edging away from the fingers prodding her side.

"It's time to wake up," a voice sang much too sweetly. "Come on, Katara. It's morning and you have to get out of bed."

"Don't want to," she mumbled into the pillow. "Tired. Comfortable. Go away." The blankets were promptly yanked off. "Not fair," she growled, curling up to and try preserve the heat already fading from her robe.

"I have water and I'm not afraid to use it," came the reply.

"Don't. You. Dare." It was not reassuring when he only laughed. Fifteen minutes of shaking, poking, and arguing later, he finally sighed in defeat.

"Alright, stay in bed then." She heard his footsteps quiet as he started out the room. "It's a shame though, seeing as you slept so late everyone left already and now we're the only two in the house…"

She sat up straight immediately. "Tired? Who said I was tired? I feel completely awake."

059. Days

They were filled with laughter, joking, hugs, hand-holding, smiles, smirks, kisses on the cheek, kisses on the lips, and they all ending by falling asleep in a warm pair of arms.

And the nights kept getting better…

060. Ahead

All around him, rolling clouds drifted lazily across the pristine sky, while the sea gently moved below, and with Katara at his side, Aang felt ready for anything on the horizon.