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Chapter 4: Different

Katara's POV:

As Aang stepped back through the door, I threw my arms around him and he put his hands around my waist.

"You were gone for hours...I...I missed you." I admitted.

"I missed you too, my sweet."

He pushed me away so my head wasn't on his shoulder and touched his lips to mine. We kissed for about ten seconds when I noticed he tasted different. To ensure I hadn't imagined it, I put my tongue in his mouth. He did taste different. I don't believe it! He had been kissing another girl! I pulled back with a lot of force and pushed him against the wall so he couldn't get out of this conversation.

"Aang," I said through clenched teeth.

"Yes, Katara?" he said, obviously puzzled by my anger.

"Have you been kissing anyone? You taste different."

As soon as his cheeks turned red and he didn't smile, I could tell that I was right. He did kiss another girl. My eyes started to fill with tears when I felt him wipe them away. Why would he do this to me!

"Katara I-"

I cut him off with my finger on his lips. I didn't want to talk to him anymore.

"I can't do this. You chase after me then CHEAT on me? What kind of SICKO are you? I bet all you wanted all along was to stick your little-"

He made me stop talking by saying "KATARA!" He put his hands on my face pulling me closer.

"I...okay fine. Yes, I did kiss someone else but-" he stopped as he realised I began to sob uncontrollably. "Katara! Don't cry! I love you! I didn't even want to kiss this girl...it's just..."

"YOU LOVE HER MORE THAN ME!" I blurted out then stormed into my room and slammed on my bed.

How could he do this to me? I loved him with all my heart, practically gave it to him, and he cheated on me. I am going to find out what's up, and soon.

A:POV

I decided not to talk to Katara for the rest of the night; she was in too much of a bad mood. The next morning I woke up early and snuck out of the house. I was going to talk to the members of the white lotus to end this program. When I got there, they were all awake.

"Hey um, Iroh, can I talk to you?" I said.

"Sure, step into my tent."

We walked into his tent which was kinda small and had a little bed.

"So what did you need?" he asked me.

"Well, it's just, I have a girlfriend and she's really mad and she thinks I was kissing someone else because I wanted to."

"You can't tell her it's for the sake of your people?"

"Well...she won't listen to me...Can you please ask them to stop this program? At least until I'm older... Please? I mean, I'm only thirteen!" I pleaded.

"Okay, Okay, I'll do what I can. Just try to talk to her, I'm sure she'll understand."

"Thank you! Thank you, Iroh!" I said while shaking his hand. "I'll see if she's calmed down and try to explain it to her."

"Alright." He started getting up. "I'll see you later then."

I walked out of the tent with a smile on my face as I headed home. When I got there, everyone was still asleep. I went into my bed and had dreams about my beloved Katara.