More of Sokka's plan is reveiled, I promise you, the fluff will come eventually. I like fluff. But I feel the need to create a strong foundation for the story.

Don't own Avatar. Honestly, would the creator of A:tLA be spending his time on a new fanfic or would he be working on a new episode?

Ch.2

"Your going to WHAT?" Toph was yelling as loud as her voice would let her.

"Shhh! You'll wake them up! Besides, it's not like it will hurt them." Sokka was trying his best to keep Toph calm. This next part of the plan was a bit… extreme.

"You want to drug Aang and your sister! How EXACTLY will that help them!"

"I wouldn't say drugged, maybe, 'enforce sleep'. Besides, that's not all of it. As soon as they are knocked out, we pack up and get them on Appa. Then, as we fly over the ocean, we'll look for some small, uninhabited island and leave Katara and Aang there. Let them think that they are stranded and that we got lost. You and I will be on the other side of the island, watching them."

"I don't know... How will this help them?"

"It will help because it will finally give them some 'alone time'. Why do you think they haven't gotten together yet? Every time they are with each other, either we are there, or they are practicing their waterbending." Sokka felt like he was at the top of the world. He seemed to like having this much control over his friends.

"Yeah, but don't you think Katara will be kind of upset that her brother is lost, along with me, Appa, and all her things?"

"That's just another part of it. Aang will be there to comfort her."

Then, there was silence.

"This could work." Toph said, amazed how well Sokka has thought this through. "This evil, little plan could work…"

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Aang slowly opened his eyes. Wow, how long have I been asleep? Sokka was already moving about, which was odd, Sokka always slept in late. He climbed out of his sleeping bag, and then remembered the discussion he had with Toph.

He sighed. I still don't know how to go about telling her. Aang stretched a little then started to walk towards Sokka.

"Hey, look who's up! I've never seen you sleep in so late." Sokka said, sounding worried about what might have caused him to do so.

"Yeah, I was up kind of late last night…" He trailed off and looked back towards the river where he learned one of the most marvelous things he ever knew existed. Then he moved his eyes over to Katara's tent.

"Katara's still sleeping?" He asked.

"Yeah. You both had me kind of worried." Sokka did kind of have a "brotherly love" kind of thing going for Aang. I mean, they have been traveling together for months.

Aang quickly ran out of things to talk about.

"Soo.. Where's Toph?" Aang asked, trying to strike up a conversation.

"Uhgh, probably lying down somewhere. I swear, she can be lazier than me sometimes." Sokka replied. He was trying to get Aang to talk about something else.

Come on, Aang! Ask about Katara.

"Well, whatever. I'm heading out to find some fruit. See you later."

"Oh, ok Aang. See you." Sokka said, sounding a bit disappointed.

"Dammit…" He muttered under his breath.

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Katara's eyes blinked open. She heard movement outside the tent and instinctively reached for her bending water. She relaxed when she heard Sokka's voice.

Wait, Sokka's awake? What time is it?

Then she remembered the dream.

Wow, that dream was intense. Aang wouldn't ever leave me, would he? I care about him too much. Wait, did I just say that I 'care about Aang'? Sigh Maybe I do... I had always thought he was kind of sweet…

"Ahhh! What am I thinking! He is the Avatar! I can't be thinking about these things!"

But still, those arrow tattoos are kind of sexy…

"What in the…? Did I just call Aang 'sexy'!"

"Hey Katara! You awake yet?" Sokka was yelling from outside the tent.

"AHHHH! What the… Oh, Sokka" She started climbing out of the tent. "Ummm, you didn't hear anything I was saying in there, did you?" She asked and a blush of embarrassment crept up on her face.

He held back a laugh. "Um, no…" He started to remember Katara talking in her sleep.

"Okay… What time is it? You've never gotten up before me in your life" She said with a laugh.

"I don't know, close to noon, I guess. Aang woke up a few minutes before you. He left to find some fruit." He replied, paying no attention to Katara's insult.

"Alright, I guess I'll start making lunch."

"Uh-Huh. Hey, do we have any-."

"Meat? No. You'll have to eat fruit like the rest of us." She said with a rather irritated tone. (A/N Katara seems to have mood swings when it comes to her brother, doesn't she?)

"Ah, well. I'm just hungry. I'll go get Toph."

"Alright. See if you can find Aang while you're gone."

"Yeah, whatever," He mumbled.

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Sokka finds Toph by the river. Lying down, no less.

"So how did it go?" Toph asked when she felt Sokka approaching.

"Eh. I didn't really talk to her. But just before Katara woke up, she was talking in her sleep." He reported with a smirk. "She was all 'Aang! I need you, Aang! Come back, Aang!'" He said while mimicking Katara's voice.

"Heh, what are the odds that happens now, now that we are planning this stuff for them" Toph tried, but really didn't sound too surprised.

"So did you finish the sedatives?" Sokka asked. (A/N I have no clue what to call a drug that knocks you out except "sedatives")

"Yeah, I made them just after Aang left last night. It's just a few ground up leaves. It shouldn't keep them asleep for more than a couple of hours" She handed Sokka a couple of vials holding a creamy looking substance.

"Alright. Katara is making lunch now. We're having fruit. I'll need you to create a distraction so I can put the sedatives on their food."

"Whatever." Was Toph's response.

"Ok. Go to the campsite, and talk to Katara, the same way you did to Aang. I'm gonna find him."

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"Hmm, those look good." Aang was picking some bananas off a tree. He took a few steps back and swung his staff at the tree trunk. 2 bunches fell down and Aang put them in a basket he had chock full of mangos and papayas and berries and such.

"Okay, that should just about be enough."

Sokka sunk up behind him.

"Good, 'cause Katara's waiting for you." Sokka said, leaning coolly against a tree.

"Ahhh!" Aang jumped nearly 10 feet in the air, and came down. Hard. "Owww, my arm! Did you have to sneak up like that?" Aang asked, picking himself up off the ground, and rubbing his upper arm.

"Yeah, I did." He laughed "By the way, are you alright? You've been kind of jumpy recently."

"Ummm, uhh, yeah. I'm ok." His mined flashed to an image of Katara. His blood began to boil up to his face.

"Uhh-huh… Aang, if something's wrong, you know you can talk to me, right?"

Sokka was acting all 'big-brotherly'.

"Umm, yeah… … … … (several seconds) … …"

Sokka knew Aang was trying to tell him something, so he just waited patiently. It must have been kind of embarrassing, Sokka figured, I mean if I had to talk to the brother of someone I like, ABOUT the person I like, I would be pretty embarrassed. Especially if the brother knows about it.

"So… How obvious am I?" Aang asked with a weak smile.

"Pretty damned obvious" Sokka said with a chuckle.

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