Avatar: the Adventure Continues
Avatar: the Adventure Continues
A/N- This will be possibly the most shipping fluff in this story.
A/N2-I only own my works not avatar
The next morning the gang was eating breakfast. When they were done Kuzon stood and said "I think now would be a good time for a tour of the place." As they walked through the hallways they came to a door, which Kuzon opened and said "The main military operations, vehicles, weapon, and armor, you name it, are all in here."
Aang with a perplexed look asked "How do you have a room large enough for that?"
He smiled "Good question, we expanded the temple to inside the cliff and underground."
Sokka was amazed at the idea "That is amazing! It must have taken you years!"
He nodded "It would have taken years, but I had a large team." He opened the door and they walked into another hallway behind the door. As they exited they saw at least hundreds of men and workers surrounded by machinery, weapons at every corner, and vehicles being built. The place itself was huge!
What amazed them the most were the airships that were hanging above the ground. They were about the same design as the ones that bombed the subs during the day of black sun. And attached to each one was a submarine!
"How did you get all these designs?" asked Sokka.
"We copied them using spies." answered Kuzon.
"How do you get them out?" Katara asked.
He smiled again "That wall over there," he pointed to the wall that all the ships faced "is a mechanical door, it opens and closes."
Zuko marveled at it "You seem to have thought of everything." He said.
Kuzon laughed at the remark "Just about!"
"What's with the insignia you're using?" Aang asked, pointing to the air ship. They looked (excluding Toph who just rolled her eyes). The insignia was a square, with four smaller squares in it, and each square had one of the four nation symbols.
"It means," Kuzon began answering "that each of the four nations is helping in this invasion, and although we only have one airbender, you represent all of them." he nodded to Aang. "It means that for once the four nations will not be divided, but bound for a single goal: peace."
Aang smiled "Good idea." It was about time someone realized that the four nations are not separate.
Kuzon laughed again "I'm full of them!"
After the tour was over, Aang was standing on the balcony outside his room, until Katara came in. "Aang, I want to talk to you about something."
He looked at her "Alright, what is it?" he seemed calmer than the night before, but he still didn't want to talk about the failed invasion.
She seemed to blush a little and said "I want to talk about what happened on the sub the day of the invasion."
Aang blushed "Oh, well yeah. Listen, about that..."
She interrupted him "I want to ask why did you kiss me?"
Aang couldn't bother lying "Because I love you." he said.
"You do?" she asked, showing no emotion or thoughts about what he had just confessed.
"Yes, ever since I met you I think I liked you, it wasn't until we went to see Aunt Wu did I really notice my feelings for you." He told her, wondering what she would say.
Katara said back "Aang that's-"
He interrupted "I know, I'm young and your older than I am and it won't work." He turned back to look at the sky again, too afraid to look at her.
Surprised by what he said, she said "No that's not what I think; I think that I love you too."
He thought he could have been dreaming (he did dream about this before) but this time it was real. "You do?" he finally asked.
She smiled at him "Yeah, I do." She went over and kissed him.
Kuzon was sitting on his bed, waiting for Toph. When she finally came in he said "Good you're here, I need to give you something."
She yawned "What do you have for me."
He smiled obviously he was excited, she could fell his heart beat raise about ten more beats. "Close your eyes" he told her.
She looked in his direction "I don't think it matters."
Still smiling he replied "Oh come on, this way it will be kind of sentimental." She reluctantly closed her eyes. "Great." He said "Now just stay there." He went over to the top chest of drawers and opened it and pulled something out. He came behind Toph and put something around her neck. "Okay open them." He stood there, waiting for a reaction.
She opened her eyes and said "Not much of a difference may I remind you."
He laughed "Just feel it."
She put her hand to her neck and felt what was on her neck. It was a necklace. The part that ran around her neck was made out of the same material that Katara's was made of. She felt down to the charm to find the same shape of the earth kingdom symbol. Her eyes widened "It can't be,"
His smile broadened "It is."
She said back "An engagement necklace?!"
He got down on one knee and took her hand "Toph, I love you more than you can imagine, I always have and always will, so will you marry me?"
She felt confused and dazed she said back "Kuzon, we're young, I've just recently turned thirteen I mean I'm not sure if I'm ready for this sort of commitment."
He frowned "Is that a no?"
She looked quizzically at him "Are you kidding? It's a yes!" she exclaimed.
He stood up smiling "Really!"
She smiled back at him "Yes!" He threw his arms around her and kissed her.
As they broke apart, she said "But I am still too young to get married though."
He smiled and gave her a wink even though she couldn't see it "Well I used to be an admiral, I know how to think things through." Still seeing her confused look he continued "I'm sure it will take a couple of years to fix the world up after this war is over. I guess you'll be old enough then."
Still confused she asked "But why propose to me now?"
He looked at her eyes and answered "Because I wanted you to have something to look forward to after this war is over, and because I wanted you to know I love you."
She smiled and blushed as a small tear escaped her eye "Well, you could have just said so."
He smiled back "I thought this would be more special." And they kissed again.
Kuzon and Toph were sitting at the breakfast table when Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Zuko came in. As they helped themselves to some food Katara was the first to notice the necklace Toph was wearing. "Toph, is that a new necklace?"
They all looked "That looks like an engagement necklace, like Katara's." said Aang looking from Toph's necklace to Katara's.
Blushing, Toph said "It is."
Zuko then asked "Where did you get it?"
Kuzon answered "I gave it to her, I proposed to her."
Sokka gaped "You're kidding!" he asked the two of them.
Katara in astonishment said to Toph "And you said yes?"
Toph looked at her and said "Yes, I did, but you sound surprised."
Katara shook her head "No, I didn't mean it like that, I just really… well it just seemed sudden, but congratulations!" she ran over and hugged Toph.
Aang then asked "Well when is the marriage?"
Kuzon answered "After the war is over and things get back to normal."
So after congratulations were given to the two of them, Kuzon and Aang took a walk around the temple to talk. Kuzon asked him "So you seem to be a little angrier these days, why?"
Aang was a little fed up with this question and answered in a harsh tone "Why do you think? I let the world down, I had the element of surprise and I still lost. It always seems that I can't do any of my avatar duties. I always make mistakes and those mistakes might cost people their lives!" he yelled nearly breaking into tears.
Absorbing what he had said Kuzon said back "The fact you make mistakes only means that you are human, even though you are the avatar doesn't mean you can't make mistakes. Countless avatars before you have made mistakes, even life and death ones. And you don't have to think you're alone, we are all here to help you. We know the dangers, but we know that if we face them together we can accomplish anything." he put a hand on Aang's shoulder
Aang looked at him "Thanks. I really guess its good to know I have everyone backing me up all the way."
Kuzon nodded "Well hopefully tomorrow when we begin training you will feel better." He said on a more hopeful note.
Katara and Toph were sitting in Katara's room. "So what did you want me here for?" asked Toph.
Katara answered "I just wanted to congratulate you on your engagement."
Toph smiled "Thanks, I can't wait, I love him so much!"
Katara nodded "I know. I also wanted to ask if you are sure."
Toph looked at her, puzzled "Sure about what?"
Katara sighed and looked at Toph with a more serious face and tone "If you are sure about marrying him."
Toph let out a little laugh "Katara, we told you we aren't getting married now, when I am sixteen and old enough to marry is when we will get married."
Katara said back "I know that it's just, you have about three years until you are sixteen, and a lot can change in three years."
Toph's voice changed to meet the waterbender's "Katara, I know what you are getting at. But I love Kuzon. Ever since we first met I knew I loved him and that we would be together. When I kissed him for the first time I knew how much he loved me and that I would marry him. There is no one else in my life that I know that is like him."
Katara smiled "Well I'm glad you really thought about this, I just wanted to make sure you didn't jump into this, I just wanted to make sure you were safe from getting hurt. You're like a sister to me, Toph, and us siters have to look out for each other"
Toph smiled her "Thanks Katara. That means a lot."
A/N3-O.K. just got to settle something here. The engagement thing seems weird (I should know I wrote it) but looking at avatar, girls are allowed to get married at the age of sixteen. Although Kuzon is about fifteen and Toph is thirteen (in the show she is twelve, but by now she might be thirteen) they really love each other and seeing these characters in my mind it would just seem an early engagement would work between these two. Also they aren't actually getting married until Toph is sixteen so I hope that clears things up at least a little.