Chapter 4

Where We Meet

Aang had lit the lanterns that hung in the trees surrounding the watery enclosure, for it was nearly dusk. Aang waited for Katara fully submerged in the bath-like warm water, meditating beneath the surface. With no air except that which resided in his lungs.

It was his way of pushing his limits outside of training physically, and it also let him know he still had some; it let him know he was still just human. The disconnection from the rest of humanity from using the avatar state, and doing things no individual bender could do put doubts into his mind as to whether this was true.

The simple pleasures of meditating on a hard surface like the natural stone floor of the baths, dark as it were in contrast with the green grass and compelling blue eyes… the dark skin. Aang's vision became less and less foggy by the second as he opened his eyes, revealing Katara in her nethers, standing over him at the edge of the pool of water where he sat just below.

They stared at one another for minutes it seemed. He had not seen his wife in her purest form in months, the way she smiled was different, the way she walked and leg by leg, inch by inch, joined him in the watery world only they shared in this moment.

Katara swam to him, where the Avatar still sat cross-legged waiting for her. Aang reached out his arms as she approached; cradling her in his arms as she sat with the backs of her knees bent around one arm as he gently supported her head with his one free hand. Aang then pushed up from sitting into a standing position, something much easier to do in five and a half feet of water. Aang's upper torso raised out of the water still holding Katara, where only her head and bits of her legs were exposed to open air.

"Aang we should start-" She was interrupted by sudden sensations and bit her lower lip as Aang began moving his fingertips up and down her thighs, occasionally stopping to playfully pull at her toes. "Heal you… oh spirits." She sighed, drinking in her warm feelings as the strong hand that held her head now shifted to move the resting place to the crook of the elbow. The hand now freely grazed Katara's shoulder blades.

She giggled and he smiled as wave after wave of pleasure moved through her, pumped through her veins until she could literally feel her heartbeat in her fingertips. "Aang I…" The Avatar simply nodded and understood.

"Don't worry, this isn't incidental… sexual arousal makes chi in the body flow better and stronger." He reminded her. She shivered with pleasure and closed her eyes, "oh yes." she sighed as his fingers came closer and closer to her rose. Tickling her as he brushed his fingers lightly against the auburn hair, and occasionally making tight slow circles on the warm surface of her lips.

"You have to…" She said between almost pained moans as he continued his exploration. "You have to stop though, because I don't want you to stop." Katara threw her head back as he kissed her, his lips still wet from their earlier submersion.

After it was over, Aang lowered his left arm to his side, letting her stand up. Aang moved to the shallow three and half foot depth and sat on the steps, so that now only his head was out of the water. "You're beautiful." Katara smiled at her husband's comment and blushed as she replied. "Thanks." Katara walked over to Aang, she examined the extent of the damage as the waterbender sat next to him. Her hands enveloped in her element as she touched his afflicted arm. Luckily, thanks to Aang's meditation beforehand the bruising hadn't spread further than his shoulder. It wasn't long before her hands began to glow. Aang sighed deeply with relief as the bruises receded and her healing touch made the water she was bending quite a bit warmer than where she had acquired it.

She was done, his original skin color returned to the arm. He began opening and closing his fingers into a fist. "Couldn't have done it better myself." Aang smiled. Katara just playfully nudged him in the ribs. Knowing he was teasing her "Thanks." He shifted himself wrapped his arms around her from behind, the flesh on the underside of her breasts grazing against his arms.

To her, this was more sensual and fulfilling than making actual love, even though her lover pressed against her rose as he sat behind her. He was clad in his bathing trunks and just this feeling of him being so physically close was enough to send her to ecstasy. She began involuntary rubbing against him, her body wanting so much more now. Whimpers from her lover were her reward.

The water was something they could share, on a spiritual level with both of them being waterbenders. She closed her eyes as she felt the droplets fall from her breasts splashing onto his arms. They were dripping with her element and Katara was getting wetter by the second. She was sent over the edge when Aang buried his nose in her hair. "Aang." She whispered his name.

He kissed her shoulder and asked. "Shall we go inside?" Katara nodded as she craned her neck back to meet her lips to his. Aang picked her up in his arms. He couldn't help how she looked just then, her eyes wanted him now. She was dripping wet her hair matted her face or draped her breasts, meeting those curves perfectly. Her nipples stood on end as he gently started to dry them off using a gentle breeze, so as not to break the mood as they walked back toward where they would be satisfied in each other's love and skin.

A/N: So unfortunately I can't expand on the chapter any further since it may or may not get it purged. I haven't a clue as to whether that's still going on or not. If someone could enlighten me, I'd be willing to open this fic back up and just make the last chapter a lemon. I'm hesitant to post an expanded version on though, the lemons there are so high caliber and I'm not practiced with writing "in depth" detailed lemons.