*To quote the greatest robot ever, "I'm back baby!" Same as the old disclaimer! I won nothing! No profiting here! Some OC-ness! this chapter is REALLY short. Srry just had to get past this hurdle. Aang is going to be a big boy now i promise. now the real fun begins! (laughs evilly till I notice people staring, smile and inch off stage)*
Katara stood outside of Aang's hospital door. Zuko had received his title and awards, and she'd deal with him later. Aang was a loose end that needed to be dealt with. Gyatso had informed her of Aangs wish to see her and even begged her to reconsider this meeting, but Katara would not budge. 'It's time to settle this.' Katara pushed open the door to find Aang sitting up watching TV. He didn't even look towards the door, "Uncle Gyatso I told you, I don't want to talk to anyone but Katara..." "You get your wish Aang," she replied curtly as she shut the door.
"Kat! I missed you! I..." Aang exclaimed, but was silenced by Katara holding up her hand. "Aang, its time me and you talked." Aangs cheerfulness seemed to leave him instantly. "What about Kat? The fact that you broke my heart! My trust! That you threw away what we had over something that wasn't even my fault?..."
"And whose fault was it that you cheated on me with Coco?" Katara screamed. "You cheated on me Aang not the other way around!" "Wrong Kat! I saw the way you looked at him! Your eyes practically glazed over when you had to touch his chest! You wanted him Kat!" Aang paused and closed his eyes. He grimaced and Katara was afraid he was in pain. "Please Kat..." Aang finally croaked. "Please can we just go back to how we were.
"Aang I am sorry... but I can't take it anymore! You're a good guy, but you blame everything on others! It's my fault YOU cheated on me cause I wouldn't go to Omashu with you! Zuko stole me from you because apparently I have no mind of my own! When are you going to grow up! I am with Zuko because I love him!" Katara yelled! Aangs big blue eyes wept, "no it's not true Kat you love me! You told me so!" Katara felt her anger lessen, he was going through so much all at once. Everything he'd never dealt with as a child and the vastly maturing world he'd been thrust into after graduation. "I did once Aang, apart of me still does. You were my first love..." she chewed her thumbnail slightly for a moment. "... but its different now. I'm different. Please don't make this any harder than it has to be. I still care Aang, but you have to let me go to save yourself..." with that Katara turned to the door and began to turn the knob. "Katara?" She paused for a moment knowing she should just keep going. "Yes Aang?" She heard him sigh, "thanks for being honest with me..." she released her breath she hadn't know she'd been holding. "your welcome Aang... if you need anything..." "I will. Thanks Katara." With that Katara left Aangs room and went straight back to Zuko's, 'he's not getting out of his lecture either!'
Zuko sat in his hospital bed watching the most boring tv ever. The doctors were performing tests to make sure his body hadn't taken any damage. Uncle slept soundly in the chair beside him. When Zuko woke up Uncle had told him Katara had gone to see Aang. 'I wonder what their talking about... could they be reconciling? no. Katara wouldn't do that... she loves me...' his thoughts were interrupted by his girlfriend entering his room with a big bag from the gift shop. "You're awake." Zuko smiled at his lover, but she did not return it. Her face was completely void of all emotion. "Tara..." Zuko began but Katara held her hand up. "Zuko what you did was completely reckless and stupid! You could have not only killed Aang..." Zuko winced as his lovers voice raised in anger. "... but yourself in the process." Katara huffed the end.
"Tara I know. But... it was just something I had to do..." Zuko replied as he lowered his head and stared at his hands on his lap. Her mocha colored hands took his as she sat beside him. "What did you think would've happened if I'd lost you... Zuko I love you... if I lost you I don't know what I would do." Katara whispered as she gripped his hands. Zuko looked back up into her cerulean blues, "I'm sorry Tara... I swear I will never do anything to scare you like that again." Katara sighed, "that's all I ask Zuko..." she pulled her bag to her and opened it. "... now lets see what goodies the gift shop had..." The two dived into the purchases not noticing the knowing smile on the old tea fanatics face as he pretended to sleep.