Author's Note: Updated Chapter 5...Here you go...

Chapter 5: More Discoveries

As the party continued through the night, the Rough Rhinos were performing on the stage outside the Jasmine Dragon to a large crowd of people. Among the crowd, Sokka and Suki were holding each other close and dancing the night away.

The rest of the gang is still relaxing at their table. Iroh was explaining to Zuko and Mai his plans to spread his tea business to other parts of the city. Katara's focus was on the cup of tea she had in her hand, and she has her other hand stirring the tea with her bending. Aang turns to her and notice that on surrounding tables, all the tea was slowly rising from their cups. He turns back to her and saw the building emotion on her face. At that moment, he reaches out and gently holds her hand, and the tea falls back in the cups.

"Hey you ok?" He asked.

"I'm not so sure." She replied. "I'm just thinking about the talent show and…I guess I'm just a little nervous."

"Yeah, I can see that."

She then moves her seat closer to his.

"Aang, can we step outside?" she asked. "I think some fresh air will help clear my head."

"Of course, Katara." He replied. The both stand and begin walking to the main entrance.

"Aang, wait." Toph yelled. Aang and Katara stop and turn to her. "I need to talk to you about something."

"Ok." He turns to Katara. "Go ahead and get some fresh air, Katara. I'll meet up with you."

"Ok." She replied. She then kisses his cheek and heads toward the main entrance. Aang gets lost in a trance as he watches her leave. Then out of no where, a pebble hits him on the head.

"OW!"

"Wake up, Twinkle Toes!" Toph yelled.

"Did you really need to do that?" He asked.

"Hey, I had to find some way of waking you up from your little daydream of Katara." She replied.

"You could have just called to me or something."

"Where's the fun in that?"

"Ha. Ha." He sarcastically replied as he sat back down in his seat. "So, what's on your mind, Toph?"

"I was just wondering is everything ok with Katara?" she asked. "Since you two came back to the table earlier, I noticed her heart's been beating pretty fast."

Aang hesitates to answer. He didn't know what to say to her.

"And now your heart's beginning to race, come on Aang tell me, is something going on with Katara?"

"Oh no, Katara's fine, she just has a lot on her mind right now."

"Well, I'm guessing it has something to do with the talent show since I know you two went to the stage, right?"

At that point, he knew there was no way in getting around Toph. So, there was no point in hiding it. "Yeah, she signed up for it."

"No way!" she then moves herself closer to him. "She's gonna sing for everyone tonight?" she whispered.

"What? How did you…? You knew that Katara could sing?"

"Yeah, I've known for a long while now." She replied.

"How?"

"It was while we were in theEarthKingdom, I noticed that she would wake up early and sneak off for around an hour or so and come back and not tell anyone about it."

"Yeah, she told me that she tried really hard to make sure that no one noticed what she was doing." He added.

She chuckles. "Well, Miss Sweetness could have tried all she wanted, there was no way she was gonna get passed this earthbender."

"So, when did you find out she left to go sing?" He asked.

"It wasn't really long after when I first noticed her leaving. I got curious to find out what she was doing, so I decided to follow her, and that's pretty much it. And when she began singing, all I can say is…wow. I never knew Katara was able to sing well…beautifully. Seriously Aang, she really can sing."

"You don't have to tell me." He replied.

"And after that, every so often, I'd follow her to listen to her sing. Whatever mood I was in, good or bad, I'd listen to her sing and everything was ok." She admitted.

Aang smiled.

"So when did you find out?" She asked.

"I found out earlier today actually. After I got back from my meeting, I went to her room and walked in on her singing."

Toph laughed. "Nice."

"And for the rest of the day, we've been trying to keep it from Sokka."

"Well that explains the whole "Little Miss Secrets" thing. If Katara still wants to keep it a secret, then why did she sign up for the talent show?"

"I helped her find the courage to show everyone what great talent she has." He explained. "And I think I should go outside to check up on her and see how she's doing."

"I'm gonna stay here a little longer. I'll meet up with you guys soon."

"Ok, I'll see you out there." Aang stands up and heads to the front door.

"Aang, wait." Toph called out. Aang stops and turns back to her.

"Tell Sugar Queen I said she has nothing to worry about. I know she's gonna be great."

"I'll definitely do that, Toph." He replied. He then proceeds to head towards the main entrance. Outside, he finds Katara sitting on the wall across the court yard staring out into the city. He walks towards her and wraps his arms around her and places a kiss on her cheek. She smiles and wraps her arms around his.

"You feeling any better?" He asked.

"A little." She replied.

He sits down beside her. "You wanna talk about it?"

"I don't know what's wrong with me Aang. The more I think about it, the more nervous I get. What if I go out there and people start booing or laughing at me and say I'm no good." She began to tense up and started to breath rapidly. "I don't know what to do."

"Yeah, I can see that. I've never seen you like this before. But I know that you have the strength to face this fear you have. I know that the second you get on that stage, all that fear that you have will disappear and you're gonna blow everyone out of the water."

Katara remains silent.

Aang then moves himself closer to her and wraps his arms around her. "And I'm sure that if your mom was here, she would be as proud of you as I am that you're doing this." He added.

She slowly turns to him and smiles. She then wraps her arms tightly around his neck. "Thanks Aang." She whispered in his ear.

He complies with a hug of his own. "I'm always here for you Katara."

They slowly release each other from their hug and turn to watch the people dance.

"So Aang, is everything ok with Toph?" she asked.

"Yeah, she's fine." He replied.

"Then what did she want to talk about?"

"Uhh…Well…she actually wanted to talk about you?"

"Me?"

"Yeah, she figured out that you were going to be singing in the talent show."

Katara's eyes suddenly widened. "What?" She then stood up from the bench. "You told her about my singing?"

"No, I didn't tell her. She already knew, I swear." He immediately replied.

"She did?" She sits back down trying to figure out how Toph could possibly know about her singing. "How could she know about my singing?"

"She told me that she noticed you leaving camp in the morning to go practice." He explained.

Katara's face began to glow red. "Really?"

"That's what she told me."

She lowers her head in shame and disappointment. "I thought I was trying really hard to make sure no one knew anything." She softly responded.

"I know you did, Katara. And you did a great job keeping it from Sokka and me, but its Toph were talking about. She's able to sense where ants are in her backyard. It was only a matter of time before she would find out something was up."

Katara raises her head and turns to him. "Yeah…I guess you're right." She then covers her face with her hands to hide the red from her cheeks.

Aang reaches his arm around her and rests his head on hers and turns to her ear. "Would it make you feel better knowing that she told me that she loved your singing?"

She lifts her hands away from her face and turns back to him. "She what?" she replied.

"She loves your singing. When she first heard you, she was blown away. She said she never knew you could sing beautifully. And when you left to go practice, she would follow you to listen to you sing." Aang explained joyously.

And as Katara listened to what Aang was telling her, her face began to glow with disbelief. All the feelings of fear she had were slowly disappearing from her mind and being replaced with excitement. "Wow, I can't believe it. Toph really feels that way?"

"She definitely does. She even told me your singing helped her with whatever mood she was in, good or bad. I immediately thought about you and your mom." He replied.

"Really?"

"I told you, you have real talent. And both Toph and I know that you're gonna do great and everyone's gonna love you."

She smiles and rests her head on his shoulder.

"Are you feeling better now?" He asked.

"Absolutely!" She replied. She then gives him a kiss on his cheek.

Author's Notes: And there you have it. My updated story so far Chapter 6 will definitely be done sooner than later. It's annoyed just as it's probably annoyed you guys. Well I don't want you to wait too much longer. I'll keep you posted. And be sure to let me know what you all thought of my updated chapters!