This chapter is a bit short, it is basically Aang and Katara remembering some of their more heart warming moments from episodes that have already aired. Inspired by the fact that I just finished watching "The Fortuneteller"
Nope, don't own it.
Ch.10
Aang and Katara were sitting in their campsite eating their lunch. Aang was still having a hard time believing that he just firebended, and he wouldn't stop talking about it. Katara mostly wasn't listening to Aang's rambling; she was busy thinking about what she had said to herself before about Aang and her and their destiny.
"…but it's weird because I didn't even feel the fire… and how come the fire just appeared now when it didn't do it the last time I practiced firebending? Last time it only happened when the fire spread through the stupid leaf…" Eventually Aang looked over at Katara, who was staring into nothingness, lost in her own thoughts.
"Are you okay?" Aang started waving his hand in front of Katara's face to get her attention.
"Huh? What?"
"Uhhh, you were just staring out into nowhere… Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm alright. Thanks for your concern though." Aang could tell she had something on her mind, but he wasn't going to try and force it out, she would tell him eventually. So in response, he just gave her his usual wide grin.
What Aang didn't expect was that "eventually" would come so quickly.
"Remember when Gran-Gran told us that our destinies were intertwined?"
"Yeah, just before we left the South Pole."
"Well, maybe this whole thing about you and me finally together has something to do with it." Katara was still staring out into the trees. "I'm glad that it happened, but what about all the time in-between?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, like the time on Kyoshi. You told me that you fell for me the second you saw me, so what happened on Kyoshi, with all the girls and the attention?"
"Most of it was to get your attention…" He still didn't feel comfortable talking about how he had always tried to get close to her, even if it was just through a simple conversation. "I know I was being a jerk, but I wouldn't ride on a giant killer sea monster for anyone. Only you." He said with a big smile.
Katara now looked at Aang, and smiled back. "How about the town with the fortune teller?" She asked.
"Huh?"
"The necklace you made. The one to replace mine. Why did you make it but you didn't tell me how you felt?"
"That's just it. I was kind of hoping that you would get the idea." He laughed a little. "And then you called me a 'good friend', like Momo." He laughed some more. "And speaking of the fortune teller… Did you ever learn the name of your 'powerful bender'?"
"So it was you that I heard listening in on my reading… And, yes, I think I did find out who it is." She leaned in and gave him a light kiss.
"Who?" He asked her, joking.
Katara rolled her eyes. "You, Aang!" She leaned in and kissed him some more, and he kissed back, eventually once again ending up on the ground, rolling about, and Katara eventually having to push Aang away for air.
Once she could breathe normally, she returned to their conversation. "What about in the Cave?"
"Oh, you mean the… kiss…"
"Aang, we just spent 10 minutes rolling around making out, you don't have to sound so embarrassed."
"I'm not embarrassed by the kiss; I'm embarrassed about what I said in the cave… about the kiss."
"Oh, yeah… So why did you say that, anyways?"
"Well, when you suggested that we kissed, I was actually really wanted it to happen. Maybe a little too much, so I tried to seem less eager. And I accidentally said some things I didn't mean… And I have to be honest with you, when we did kiss, it was one of the best moments of my life." He looked deeply into her eyes, smiling like he always did.
"How about the desert?"
"Uhgh… I knew you would get there eventually. Look, when we were in the desert and Appa got stolen, I wasn't thinking straight. And when I entered tha Avatar State and destroyed all those Sandbender's things, I realized that it only happened because I was emotionally attached to Appa. So to avoid ever doing that again, I tried to block out all emotion, even my feelings for you…"
Katara didn't know how to respond, so she just nodded. She knew that Aang had been going through tough times at the moment, and she was glad that they were over.
Then Katara's eyes lit up, remembering some more good times. "How about when me and Toph came back from buying dresses for the ball in Ba Sing Se? When you saw me you said I looked beautiful… And then you got one of the biggest blushes I've ever seen!"
Aang laughed a little. "Yeah, and then Sokka flicked me upside the head…" Then they both started laughing.
They continued to eat their lunch while reminiscing on their closer moments with each other.
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Sokka and Toph were walking back to their cave, Sokka doing a surprisingly better job at restraining himself from running back towards Aang and Katara. When they got back to the cave, Toph finally decided to speak up.
"See, it wasn't so hard, was it?"
"Actually, yeah it was. The only thing keeping me from going back was that Katara seemed really happy with Aang. And I didn't want to run into another one of your walls." Sokka said, rubbing a bump on his head he got from the first time Toph pulled the wall trick on him.
"Well, then let's keep your mind off of them. Let's see… We are on a deserted, uncharted island… What can we do for fun…?"
Sokka pondered on this for a second and then got an idea. He got in his sleeping bag.
"You're gonna go to sleep?" Toph asked dryly and irritated.
"What? It's fun for me! Besides, I never get to sleep during the day anymore!" He turned over so his back faced Toph.
Hmmm, I guess he's right. I haven't been able to just lie around since I joined this crazy group…
She let herself fall onto her back and enjoyed the small vacation they have just received.
Okay, not much to say here in the footer thingy. Uhhh… Thanks for reviewing!
Rest in Peace, Mako Iwamatsu (Voice Actor for Uncle Iroh)
