Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar the Last Airbender. Or the song with the same title.

A/N: Hey you guys! This is earlier than I planned on updating but I kind of had to. Mainly because my boyfriend broke up with me through a text message today. And yes, I am feeling a bit down about it. So I wanted to get my mind off of it, and decided what's a better way than to update my story. I already had this chapter written down so all I had to do was type it.

BTW Thanks to the person who let me know Knock You Down is a song. In fact it's not a bad song. I liked it. I did not write my story based off of that song though so...

Hope you like it. :)

Knock You Down

Chapter 5

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Sokka's stomach growled as he went through the bag stuffed with fruit, and nuts. "Calm down tummy. I'll find you something to eat, I promise." He rubbed his tummy and fell onto his back.

"Where's the meat Aang?" Sokka asked as he buried his face into the fur of Appa.

Aang turned his head for a quick second to look at Sokka. He was really losing it. " I'm sorry, Sokka. I didn't pack any."

Zuko rolled his eyes. A whole night of dealing with Sokka was not healthy for him. Zuko was already tired, but Sokka just made him plain out crazy. He asked the same question every hour, and had the same response to Aang.

Sokka sat straight up when Aang said this. "No meat? No meat!"

Katara rolled her eyes as she put a hand through her long hair. "Calm down Sokka. You'll survive."

Toph nodded her head. "If I can survive being up here, you can survive without meat Sokka."

Sokka groaned at both of their remarks. He lazily rubbed his eyes, to see the sun just rising.

Katara moved from her spot to sit closer to Aang. "So what's the plan?"

Aang kept his focus on the sky "Well, I'm going to find somewhere safe to land, and leave you guys there. Then I'm going to take care of Ozai, and end this war once and for all."

Sokka took a big bite of some fruit, and spoke with his mouth full. "You can't do this by yourself Aang."

Katara smirked at her brother who made sense for once. "Yeah Aang, Sokka's right. You need us. I'm a expert waterbender, my brother is a warrior, Toph's a expert earthbender and Zuko... well he's a firebender. All of us together, we can really help you win this thing."

Aang frowned at what Katara said. "I can't let you guys do that. It'll be like me putting your lives in great danger. I wouldn't be able ot live with myself if something happened to you Katara."

Sokka raised an eyebrow. "Hey! What about us?" Sokka dramatically waved his hands in Toph and Zuko's direction.

Aang rolled his eyes. "You guys too of course." He took a deep breath and looked at Katara from the corner of his eye. "I can't let anything happen to you guys. I've caused enough trouble. It's time for me to clean up this mess, by myself."

Katara smiled and put a hand on Aang's shoulder. "You need to understand something Aang. This isn't just your war. This is our war. Everybody is involved. Everybody has been affected in some way. Including me and Sokka. We lost our mom, we lost our dad, we lost our gran gran. We don't want to just stand by the sidelines anymore, were not going to just keep running. Were going to face this, all five of us, together."

Aang smiled slightly and took her hand in his. "Are you guys sure about this? This won't be easy from a long shot."

Zuko rolled his eyes. "You already know my answer Aang."

Katara smiled back and nodded. "Positive. Right Sokka?"

Sokka grinned ear to ear. "Oh yeah! I'd take any chance I get to kick some fire nation behind."

Toph picked at her feet. "Whatever."

Aang smiled as he spotted a small island below. "Alrighty then. I know Appa must be tired from flying, so how about we stay on that island for a little while?" He pointed at the island up ahead.

"Sounds good to me." Katara said as she gathered some items.

"Thank goodness! I hate being up here. And I'm dead tired." Toph scoffed.

A smirk appeared on Zuko's face. Anything to get away from Sokka would be good for him.

Drool appeared at the corners of Sokka's mouth. "Me too. I hope they have some meat down there..."

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Aang gently patted the top of Appa's furry head. "Bet you were tired of flying, huh buddy? Well don't worry, I'll make sure you get plenty of rest." A small chuckle escaped Aang's lips as Appa licked him. "I love you too Appa." Aang gave Appa some food from the overstuffed bag.

Aang thought everybody was asleep. At least from the last time he checked everybody was. Toph and Sokka were snoring, while Zuko just slept and woke up every 10 minutes to make sure they had not been discovered. Everybody was pretty exhausted from staying up all night flying on Appa.

Katara stood back leaning against a tree and smiling at the Avatar. It amazed her how gentle and kind he really was. Very much different from what she had originally believed about the young man. Not only that, but he was very attractive. This was easy to see. She wondered how many girls he had been with. How many girls had fallen for those good looks and that sweet smile. Not to mention those beautiful grey eyes...

Katara frowned and shook her head when that thought came into her head. That's not how friends think of each other. Not at all. Before she knew it she found herself following the Avatar. He was sneaking away, and she was hot on his heels. Part of her felt like she should turn around and go back to camp. But a larger part of her told her not to.

He went a good distance from camp. When he stopped he was in a secluded area nearby a small lake. It was a pretty good size area all around. He took off his shirt and threw it carelessly to the ground. Katara was trying to be as quiet as possible, but her beating heart said otherwise. It had increased very much from it's normal pace. She had never seen him without a shirt, and she had to admit he looked very good without one. He was very muscular and fit, she couldn't stop staring.

Aang rolled up his pant legs and got into a strong stance. He took slow deep breaths, letting all the air gather inside of him and then leave. Before she knew it, Aang was sending fireballs through the air. With every jab and punch he sent a blaze of scorching hot fire. He repeated these movements doing his utmost to perfect each one. He did this for a good 5 minutes. After that he took a quick second break, before turning his attention to the nearby lake. He walked up to the water going to the very edge of where he could get wet.

He slowly changed his stance into a more relaxed one. He gently bended the water to form a water whip. He concentrated intensely as he slashed it back into the water and repeated those movements for a good 5 minutes.

Next he stiffened his muscles and got back into a strong stance turning his head in Katara's direction. Katara felt her heart beat speed up even more as she saw his eyes dart right toward where she was hiding.

"Who's there?" His voice was loud and strong. He slowly made his way toward where Katara was hiding behind a tree, keeping his stance strong.

"Come out and be prepared to fight!"

Katara slowly made her way out from her hiding spot, only to see Aang ready to fight. He caught his breath when he realized it was only Katara.

Aang backed away from the frightened waterbender. "Woah. Katara. Don't do that to me. I could've hurt you!"

Katara nodded her head keeping her focus on her feet. "I'm sorry Aang..."

Aang smiled and shifted nervously on his feet. "It's okay. Hey, I thought you were sleeping?"

Katara shook her head. "I couldn't sleep."

Aang nodded his head understandingly. He asked her to sit down next to him in the grass. "Anything you want to talk about?"

Katara nervously bit her bottom lip. To be honest there was not something she wanted to talk about, but there was something she felt she needed to talk about.

She took a deep breath as her heart beat decided to pick up pace once again. "I want to talk about us..."

Aang groaned and put his face in his hands. "I'm sorry. I know it was stupid of me and I'm sorry. Especially after you just told me we were friends! I can be a real idiot sometimes. I just like you Katara. I like you as more than just a friend would or should. I can't explain it but I've never felt this way about anybody before. I understand that the feelings are not mutual, and I'm sorry for ever kissing you. Please forgive me. I still would like for us to be friends."

Katara couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Aang."

Aang nodded his head, face still in hands. "Yes?"

"Aang, look at me."

Aang shook his head, keeping his face in his hands.

"Aang, please look at me."

Aang turned his head slightly to look at the waterbender, who quickly pulled him into a tight hug. A light smile played it's way onto his face when she did so. "Aang I like you too. As more than a friend," she pulled away to look him deep in the eyes. "we just can't be together. At least not right now"

Aang's smile quickly disapeared from his face. "But why Katara? We both like each other, so why can't we be together?"

"Well your the Avatar! You have more important things to be concerned about right now than me. You have the responsibility of restoring the peace between all nations. Having me as your girlfriend would just be a extra burden for you to..."

Katara was cut off by Aang lips against hers. It took her by suprise. Her immediate response said otherwise though. She wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him closer. Every worry she had was completely erased from her mind at this moment. He pulled away leaving a blushing Katara.

He smiled at her causing her heart to pratically beat out of her chest. "So does this mean we still can't be together?"

Katara couldn't help but smile at him. "I think we can make it work."

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A/N: Hope you guys liked it. Reviews are always appreciated. :)