WTF I haven't updated in over a month! DX

-sigh- That's what happens when school kind of takes over your life for a while. =[

But it is Thanksgiving break now, so I'll try to keep you guys a little more updated while I have the chance. XP
Enjoy the fluffy!

"I love you, Aang."

His eyes widened.

There was the longest silence, Aang at a loss for words. He could have sworn his heart had been put on pause for a few seconds.

"You… you love me?"

"I do." She said, almost naturally.

"When did you decide this?"

"Well, I've liked you for a while, but… I suddenly love you. It just… happened," Katara's breath started to become uneasy, wondering if she said the wrong thing. "Do you… you know… love me, too?" She asked nervously.

Aang sighed deeply, gazing at her and his lips turning into a wide smile. She began to smile back. And suddenly, he started laughing.

She frowned and studied him curiously. "What's so funny?"

"I'm sorry, Katara. It's not to you. I just… I don't know, this is probably the greatest day of my life!"

Without even thinking, Katara started grinning and then laughed with him. "Yeah… me, too!"

The pair continued laughing, not stopping to wonder why, really. They supposed it was just the natural feeling, to be so in love. You would laugh, too, at the gloriousness of it all.

Aang wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her to him and kissing her forehead when they finally calmed down. He connected his forehead with hers, closing his eyes in contentment. "I'm serious, Katara. This very well could be the best day of my life. I… I don't know what I did to deserve you, especially this quick."

She giggled. "I'm wondering the same thing."

"Oh, Katara, I'm so sorry! I didn't answer your question."

"Question?" She asked, already forgotten.

"I love you, too."

"Really?" She smiled softly, and Aang felt his heart melt. How he loved that smile of hers…

"Really."

Katara leaned in and kissed him. "Thank you." She whispered, as the tips of their noses rubbed together and she giggled.

"Ey, Twinkletoes, Sugarqueen. How long do you think this will last exactly?"

Immediately the two broke away from their embrace at the sound of Toph's irritated voice.

"Sorry, Toph." Katara smiled sweetly.

"It's fine, just keep it away from me." The young, colorblind girl smirked. She grabbed a chair from the table nearby and sat down with the couple.

"Finally confessed, huh?" She asked.

"Eavesdropping?" Aang retorted, raising an eyebrow.

"Maybe." She smirked again.

He groaned, smacking his hand to his forehead and Katara only laughed.

"Yes, we confessed. Just don't tell Sokka, okay?"

"Eh," Toph shrugged. "I won't. That'd be mean if I did."

"Like you aren't mean already." Aang grumbled.

"Watch what you say, Twinkletoes, otherwise I'll spill that coffee all over your ass."

Katara began laughing hysterically and Aang took off one shoe and threw it at Toph. Unfortunately for him, Toph had great reflexes and caught it just in time, then wrapped her arms around it, keeping it close.

Aang sighed heavily, rolling his eyes. "Give me my shoe back, Toph."

"Why? This is hilarious." She grinned.

"It's hilarious to make me suffer?"

"Oh yeah."

"And you said you weren't mean."

Katara clutched her sides, laughing so hard as she watched the interaction between her two best friends. "You guys are like siblings!"

Aang tried to keep from laughing just by watching Katara. He tried glaring at Toph again but failed, his lips curling to a smile. "So what's up with Sokka today?"

"He got detention." Toph laughed.

Now Katara had stopped laughing, and her and Aang only stared in shock at the girl. "How did that happen? Sokka's not one to get detention." Katara said.

"Pfff, doesn't get detention? You should SEE just how WRONG you are! He gets detention all the time but doesn't admit it to you. He threw his math textbook at the teacher because he got all frustrated today. That teacher's nose bled like fireworks!" Toph laughed, harder.

"He needs to calm down." Katara managed to say after a few moments.

Aang chuckled. "Seriously."

"You should have seen that teacher's face. He looked like he was going to explode."

"Out of embarrassment or anger?" Aang smirked.

"Both."

Then they all broke out into laughter.

And then Aang went completely flat-faced and glared at Toph again. "Alright, give me my shoe back."

"No." She stuck her tongue out at him and he furrowed his eyebrows deeper.

"C'mon!" He whined, reaching forward to grab it. She turned away from him, laughing, and he tried reaching around her back but she threw it to the other side of the coffee shop, grabbing many people's attention. It hit the window and then on someone's table.

"No throwing shoes, please! Otherwise you're going to be kicked out!" The cashier yelled.

Aang roughly cupped Toph's neck with his hands, somewhat strangling her and she stuck her tongue out at him again, and then she bonked his head with one fist. "Hear that?"

"YOU threw my shoe!" He growled at her.

"Better go get it!" She laughed. He sighed dejectedly, letting her go and jogging to pick up his missing shoe.

Toph pointed a finger at him as he went with one sock on, laughing.

Katara giggled a little but felt a little sorry for him. Toph was rough cookie on him all the time.

Aang apologized to the customer, took his shoe and jogged quickly back to his two friends. He plopped down on the couch with Katara and wrapped his arms around her, holding her tight, not meeting Toph's eyes again. Katara rolled her eyes at the young girl and held Aang back. "Look what you did." She sighed.

"Not my fault that he threw his shoe at me." She snickered.

Katara smiled, shaking her head at her friend.

"Well, I'm off. Yeah, Aang, that's right, I'm leaving. Go make out or something until you feel better."

Aang looked up from Katara's shoulder and then hissed at her, then stroked Katara's hair like she was some animal, and narrowed his eyes at Toph agan. "Maybe I will, gosh!"

She laughed, getting up with a "see ya", and walked out of the café.

"Maybe you will?" Katara laughed, looking to her boyfriend.

"Maybe I will." He leaned in and grasped her lips, which she did not object to.

"Toph sure likes to play with you." She noted when they pulled away.

"I don't really care," Aang laughed. "I've dealt with that attitude since third grade."

"It's pretty funny, though."

Aang slapped her arm and she laughed.

"Really, it is! The part where you're all red in the face from embarrassment isn't exactly hilarious, but what she says sure does."

Aang sighed and shrugged, then leaned to kiss her again, loving this time where it could be just them again.

I never knew just what it was

About this old coffee shop I love so much

All of the while,

I never knew