Aang picked up the crying Katara bridal style and carried her to camp leaving Zuko to cool off, not really caring what happens to him. "Aang I'm so, so sorry I just-"she was cut off by his lips on hers. "Its ok, now rest, you've had a long night"he said looking back at where they were going. Katara nodded and leaned into his muscular chest immediately falling asleep.
When they got back to camp Sokka immediately stood from the fire he and Toph were sitting at. Toph, noticing that Aang had more weight on his feet than usual, stood also. "Katara!" Sokka yelled running to his sister and Aang, "Aang what happened to her!" But Aang continued to walk to Kataras room. He carefully placed her onto her mattress and covered her in her sheets. With one last fleeting kiss on the forehead he left her be.
Once he came out he was bombarded with questions from Toph and Sokka (mostly Sokka). "shhhh" Aang shushed them putting his finger to his lips, "I'll tell you over there I don't want her to wake up" he said pointing back towards the fire. No other words were spoken as they walked to the fire and sat on the ground by it, Toph and Sokka soon followed. As quietly and calmly as he could he told the story watching as Sokkas expression went from confusion to concern to anger as the story went on. Toph would occasionally look behind her, her sightless eyes full of concern and sympathy for her friend. When the story was over Sokka silently stood and walked in the direction Aang had come from muttering something about playing soccer with a soon to be black and blue ball with black hair (lol sorry I just had to put that in there it needed some kind of comic relief). Toph fallowed him making sure he didn't hurt his 'ball' too bad. Aang bended himself into a tree to review what happened a few hours before.
The next morning Katara awoke confused, "huh? What? How did I get here?" the events that took the other night came crashing back to her. A single tear rolled down her cheek which was fallowed by more and more until she was sobbing into her sheets. Aang walked into the room and saw her. Soon he was at her side rubbing her back whispering sweet soothing words into her ear. Soon enough her tears subsided and he gathered her into his arms. A little wile later she was completely calm and he loosened
his death grip on her to look at her. She held all sorts emotion in those ocean blue eyes. He hugged her one last time before standing up and heading towards the door. Katara looked up at him, his face and eyes were unreadable as he got closet to the door.
All of the times she walked away from him flashed before her eyes, and now he was doing it to her. "Aang I'm sorry" she whispered catching his attention letting tears fall down her cheeks once again. Aang stopped and turned to her.
"I already forgave you Katara you have proven you love me" a soft smile played on her lips but it soon fell after his next words," but my trust is something you'll have to earn back" with that he left.