Chapter 6: Overhearing and Gibberish
A/N Sooo, last chapter sucked, no one reviewed...I'm not fidgeting! Nope. Not at all. That's me...WHERE ART THOW READERS???
"There! Land THERE KATARA!" Sokka excitedly chanted, clapping his hands in a very freaky, un-Sokka like way. Toph rolled her eyes. They had been flying over the ocean for what seemed like forever, and Sokka wasn't going to turn his back on any piece of land, no matter how small.
"That was abnormal, and very unmanly," Toph informed him. Shrugging off the comment, Sokka turned to Aang.
"We need to be on our guard. Zuko is gonna try finding us right away...this isn't the first time you humiliated him." He sounded much more serious when he said this. Like he'd taken Toph's words to heart.
"Duh," Katara whispered under her breath so only Aang and Toph could hear. They laughed happily, climbing off Appa.
"All I'm saying is, Zuko finally got some people to help him find you, Aang. If he fails again, I have a feeling that it won't look too good to Ozai," Sokka insisted. "My inst-"
"Don't you dare say instinks," Katara snapped.
"Why?" he snapped back.
"Because your instinks led us to meet that creature Jet-"
"It's not my fault your love life sucks," Sokka shrugged. Katara felt her face boil with rage. Katara bended the water straight out from her canteen and skillfully bended it into the shape of a hand. Then she gladly slapped him across the face several times.
"So, Aang, want to check out those activit-" Toph was cut off by Katara.
"I want to talk to you about something that you told me earlier," she grumbled, smacking Sokka one last time. When she was done, Sokka grumbled an apology and rubbed his raw cheeks.
"Sure, Katara," Toph stated brightly. Katara bended the water back and grabbed Toph's hand, pulling her off to the side.
"YOU said Aang liked me, and then you ASKED him OUT?!" Katara folded her arms with a snarl pasted on her lips like ketchup in hair; unpleasent and hard to get rid of.
"Well, you see Sugar Queen, our friend Twinkletoes needs to realize that he truly does like you. Therefore, I have grudgingly decided to help him."
"By asking him out and flirting?" Toph bit her lip.
"He's not flirting back, is he?" she finally recoiled. Katara shrugged daintily, but inside her stomach seemed to be doing cartwheels. Well, Aang surely wasn't, but...
Oh! Why did Katara care! Sure, she'd had a little crush on him...and still did...but that didn't give her a right to be jealous that Aang and Toph were going to some sort of friendly activity...
"Not really, but what if he likes you later on?" Katara could only pray no.
"Katara, don't be a prat. Twinkletoes couldn't POSSIBLY like me that way," Toph soothed.
"And why may I ask not?"
"Because I know exactly what everyone is feeling. Sokka is jealous, Aang is scared, you're jealous...it's as clear as water." Toph spun around and walked back over to Aang and Sokka. With a small glance at the vast ocean to her left, Katara hurried across the shoreline after her.
Aang was looking around like a panicking monkey who hadn't had its daily dose of bananas.
"Toph? This is no village, it's an innominate island," Aang stated wearily. Toph shrugged.
"So?"
"How can we go on this...activity...when there is nothing here but trees, sand, and water?"
"Are you forgetting that islands are the most romantic places to go on a date?" Toph whispered in his ear sweetly. The blood rose to Aang's face as he looked apologetically at Katara and Sokka.
"Help," he whimpered as Toph pulled him away. Katara clenched her fists with anger.
"Experiment or not, this is wrong," Katara decided. Sokka watched with interest as she followed them. Sighing, he looked at Appa.
"What kind of love square is this anyway?" Sadly, the bison gave no answer.
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Katara peered at Toph and Aang through the bushes she'd hidden in. She knew it was wrong to stalk Aang, but Toph was just doing this to see how much Aang liked her! It was...wrong.
"Aang, I'm sorry," Toph apologized. Aang looked taken aback.
"Why?" he asked her.
"Look, we both know I don't like you this way." Aang laughed at this.
"I figured. But why are you doing this if you don't like me?" Toph took a deep breath and sighed.
"Well, I know how much you like Katara...and I have a hunch that she returns the favor, but me and Sokka had this bet you see. I think that you two will get together in a week or less...and he says it's impossible. So I thought I could make you admit it by going out with you!" Toph took a breath and grinned evilly.
"Wait- I don't feel that way about Katara!" Aang lied. Katara felt her heart sink.
"Of course you don't. Anyway, the thing is now you have to make a move. Cause if you don't, I can name three guys that will in future scenarios."
"Who?" Aang muttered jealously.
"Jet, Haru, and of course our beloved banished prince Zuko," Toph smirked at Aang, who looked highly flabbergasted.
"1. Jet is a traitor, 2. Katara may never see Haru again, and 3. ZUKO IS A BASTARD!" Toph looked impressed. Katara gasped in surprise.
"Soo, how are you gonna ask her out yourself then?" Toph perked.
"Well, I wasn't planning on being so intense, but- hey! I DO NOT LIKE HER! Get over it-" Toph laughed at Aang's expression.
"Lies...lies...they speak. They tell me the truth, and AANG LIKED KATARA!" Katara blushed viciously.
"Whatever, Toph. I- I...I...So I do like her that way...but Zuko didn't force her to go out with him, Jet was basically her doing, and Haru- (that pretty boy) charmed her all the way to heaven. How do I know she doesn't like those guys?" Toph wiggled her eyebrows.
"I've read her emotions many times, and almost all the time she's around you, she sends out these weird vibes that she's IN LOVE WITH YOU!!!" Katara was feeling exceptionally flustered. Toph knew she was there, obviously, but wasn't revealing Katara to Aang. Thank heavens, that would have been awkward...
"So, you take her to watch the moon tonight, admit your feelings, and boom. A happy couple." Aang smiled at the words.
"I can handle this my own way," Aang remarked, then he turned around and left. In seconds Toph had swirled around and looked at Katara happily. Or, more directly at her shoulder to be exact.
"Enough proof, or shall I make him quote poetry?"
"It's fine...oh Yeu I feel nervous," Katara admitted. Toph shuffled her feet before grinning unethically. Her light chartreuse eyes shone brightly.
"Well, at least we know that he likes you. Now, go flirt your flirt off Sugar Queen." Katara hugged Toph before running after Aang.
Aang was a ways ahead, but Katara ran to catch up with him.
"How'd your 'activity' go with Toph?" she asked conversationally. Aang looked rather flustered.
"Well, we kind of just...talked, you know? Not even about anything important." Katara smiled, hiding her disappointment. SHE wasn't important enough?
"That's nice. You guys don't really like each other much, do you?" Katara shyly looked at Aang with a small smile.
"Not really. I guess she was playing a joke on me or something..." Aang scratched his head uneasily, looking fazed. "Want to hang out tonight? Appa's tired so we're going to stay here tonight and...yeah." Katara's smile widened.
"Sure, Aang. I'd love to." Aang smiled back.
"Cool. Hey— do you really think this island is deserted? It doesn't seem likely, and yet we've seen no one."
"Maybe we should explore a bit," Katara suggested. Aang nodded.
"Now?"
"Nothing else to do." Aang took Katara's hand and turned around, pulling her along. She laughed and allowed him to pull her through the thicket of trees. When they'd finally gotten through them all, they found a clearing. There was a lot of grass, and not a tree in sight.
"That's strange..." Katara looked around, still grasping Aang's hand.
"There's a sign," Aang pointed with his free hand to a sign, which seemed to be made from tree bark.
Katara led him over to it, peering closely. She had a tongue cramp trying to say what it said, which didn't make much sense at all.
" Nos iuguolo quisquam ut obduco? What does that mean?"
"That's...odd? It's written normally but when you translate it doesn't mean anything..." Aang examined the sign.
"Gibberish," Katara muttered. "I have a bad feeling about this. Perhaps we shouldn't investigate?"
"Good point," Aang agreed. "Let's go find Sokka and Toph." Aang and Katara turned, without a word, and headed back.
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