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Katara's relationship with Aang had been loud. They had laughed, joked, screamed riding a number of strange creatures Katara had only ever heard stories about, and everything seemed to be at a kind of high pitch in their relationship. Their fights had been loud too, screaming over who was right and whose traditions they should follow. ("I'm not going to stop eating meat because you think it's not right." "All life is sacred Katara. Would you feed it to our children?" "Of course!" "What if they're airbenders?") Finally they ended in a huge fight that left their friends trying very hard to appear neutral for fear of losing a friend. Things between them mellowed out as time wore on and eventually they were friends again and laughing again but neither wanted to try being together again.
After her messy break up Katara moved back to the South Pole. There she met Unka from the Northern Tribe. Their relationship could best be described as grating. There has been constant bickering; verbal pats on the head, and frustrated sighs. She tried to remember why she had even bothered to stay with him but there was something rather comforting in knowing that she was dating someone while Aang wasn't. It lasted about three months before one of their fights ended with his confession of only wanting to date her because she was Chief Hakoda's daughter and Master Pakku's step-granddaughter.
Later that day Pakku asked Katara if she knew anything about Unka being frozen in a very life like ice statue of a walruspig with his head sticking out of the mouth. Katara replied she did and that he was no longer her concern as they had broken up. When Pakku asked her how Unka was supposed to get out said statue Katara replied with "well he can move his hands, I figured he could manage to bend the ice away." Pakku smiled and congratulated his best student (and favorite step-grandchild) on a job well done.
Months later, when the sting of Unka's words lessoned and she was able to be around Aang again without wanting simultaneously hit him and cry, something unexpected happened. She found herself in a relationship with Zuko. Not that she didn't care for him or feel for him or have a strong desire for him but realizing they were together caught her off guard. Her relationship with him could best be described, rather oddly, as quiet.
Sure they fought ("You tied me to a tree!" "Why would you even bring that up? It has nothing to do with what we are arguing about!" "You still did it!" "Well you deserved it!"), shouted ("I think the whole Capital heard you scream my name." "At least they know their Fire Lord can satisfy his Fire Lady."), and called each other names ("Peasant!" "Prince arrogant jerk of the land of jerks!" "I'm not a prince anymore!" "And I'm not a peasant!") but they still had a calm about them that she relished in. It was in the silence that she realized how right it felt to be with him. Whether they were lying in the shade during the heat of the day or just reading together she felt a sense of contentment that had been lacking before that she wouldn't trade for all the noise and excitement in the world.
A/N: Everyone is still awesome. I also have a line I've really wanted to use some how and can't figure out where to put it. The line is "Katara I have matching scratches on my back the width of your finger nails. Can you do something about that?" I'm just not sure how to fit it into any of the remaining letters (R and S are spoken for). Thoughts?