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Okay this was a challenge from Jesse Lin. Whoo! This is what her challenge was;

'My challenge to is to begin the first sentence of your drabble with this:

"Please tell me that's not going to be part of my birthday dinner this evening."

and end with this:

"Because I want to see how far I can before I have to stop." '

It may not seem like it, but this was HARD and certainly challenging.

The plot and scene took forever to come up, I had a whole notebook page filled with ideas to match her challenge. This is what I came up with. I hope you like it Jesse Lin. If you don't, let me know, because I can make another one. Really, I will do it. I want to make sure it fits your expectations. Review!

(Have a very special request? Or a challenge for me? Give it to me in your review, or email it to me if you don't want the public to see it. I love challenges!)

-karen

"Please tell me that's not going to be part of my birthday dinner this evening."

Katara looked down at the revolting thing.

"Of course not silly! This is your birthday cake! This is just the dessert!"

The water bender's lips formed a false smile, looking at the homemade cake Aang was holding. Toph, Zuko, and Sokka stood around her, waiting for her reaction. Taking a moment to think of what to say, she looked up at the so called cake in their hands and back up at their smiling faces.

"That is so sweet you guys."

It really was sweet.

But she never did say that it looked sweet.

She couldn't even say if it looked edible.

Grabbing the deformed thing called cake, she placed it on the ground and looked back up at them. The blue pin in her hair was a gift from everyone, truly it was beautiful (and awfully expensive) and it made her happy to know they did this all for her.

As hours and laughter passed, everyone was around the camp either sipping tea or listening to each other tell jokes and stories. Zuko had finally gotten the chance to talk to Katara alone. As he looked at the new fifteen year old, he suddenly got very nervous. It was his chance...now was his chance...

He looked into her blue eyes and she stared back, the moment between them so very tender. A blush appeared on both their face and he felt himself leaning in. So slowly, the air between their lips slowly disappearing. They were so close, but yet so far. Nervously they leaned in just a tiny bit closer, finally shutting the lids of their eyes. Everything was perfect...they were alone in the woods...just the two of them...finally that long awaited kiss...

Boy, was that over quickly.

Before they could kiss it seemed the entire group had decided to run through the woods.

"KA-TA-RA! TIME FOR CAKE!"

Oh that stupid deformed ugly little cake.

Aang and Sokka excitingly ran and grabbed her arm, dragging her back to the camp. Leaving Zuko aggravated and wishing he had found a better hiding place. Katara looked back with an apologetic face, while Aang and Sokka hurried her to cut her fifteenth birthday cake.

Zuko kicked a rock crossing his arms and behind him he could hear small chuckles.

Turning around both Iroh and Toph stood there, watching the boy.

"How long have you been standing there?"

Zuko asked clearly confused and embarrassed. He stammered his words, stepping back from the two. They looked scary. Terrifying in fact. To be honest, he was afraid to hear their answer.

"Long enough to know your wimp, Princess."

"Princess?! Wimp!?"

"She's right, nephew."

"Uncle!"

Toph shook her head, laughing evilly. The earth bender moved forward, crossing her arms.

"Does it really take you five minutes to move your big hot head? Or were you going to stand there for another hour till you finally had the guts to kiss her?"

"I...I...was..nervous..."

"Wimp."

Toph jabbed Iroh in the stomach with her elbow giving him a sly wink. Cracking her fingers she held out her hands in explanation. "Looks like your going to need help so..."

Without a warning she cupped her hands over began to yell,

"KATARA! ZUKO WANTS TO GIVE YOU SOMETHI--"

She was cut off by Zuko's hand who was desperately trying to shut her up.

To his luck she came running, happy to be away from that horrible cake.

"What is it Zuko?"

Quickly turning his head around her hissed at the blind earth bender,

"Why do you feel the need to do that!?"

With a smirk, and the scuff of her heel, Toph crossed her arms as the ground under Zuko's and Katara's feet moved and they just accidentally got smashed into each other.

With just the tiniest bit of help from Toph.

Since Zuko's lips were currently busy, the Blind Bandit answered his question.

"Because I want to see how far I can before I have to stop."