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Katara felt a pleasant pressure on the side of her neck just below her ear. She wanted the feeling to go on forever but distantly heard "wake up." She grumbled a little and the pressure moved lower along with a more insistent requests.

"I'm awake," she mumbled sleepily into the pillow.

"Good. I just wanted to let you know I'm going to practice my firebending," at that Katara stiffened. She really hadn't been awake before but now, now she was aware of where she was. And whom she was with. And that there was a sheet separating them. "I didn't want you to wake up alone and wonder why," Zuko kissed her neck again before she felt the bed move and heard the shuffling of his feet and the rustle of fabric.

She stayed perfectly still until she heard the door open and close behind him. Then she rolled over and buried her face in her pillow and screamed in frustration. She knew exactly what happened last night and knew she had been fully aware of everything. The amount of plum wine she had was enough to make her bold enough to drag Zuko to the second floor of his beach house under the pretense of seeing if there was any other treasures in the attic. Instead as soon as they were upstairs and away from the prying eyes of Sokka and the slightly sad eyes of Aang she shoved Zuko against the wall and claimed the mouth she'd wanted to taste for so long. His mouth was everything she had dreamed it would be: demanding, firm, and tasting slightly of spices. She couldn't get enough.

They had fumbled their way to his room and in a rush of teenage hormones (she would stick to that even though he was nineteen and she was seventeen) had found themselves on his bed, clothes coming off and exploring each other. Katara felt her cheeks warm at the memory while other parts of her body remembered with a different kind of warmth. They hadn't gone all the way, they knew the consequences but Spirits what they did with their mouths.

She rolled so she was lying on her back and threw her arm over her eyes to block the light. What was she going to do? He seemed interested last night and had made sure she knew where he was. Did he not want her to wake up alone? Or did he not know how to get her out of his room? She let out a groan of frustration and turned over and buried her head in his pillow. She inhaled his scent and sighed happily. She loved it and couldn't seem to get enough.

After awhile she knew she had to move, had to get out of his room before Sokka came looking for her, had to figure out what this all meant and just curling up in his bed was not an option. She got up and quickly found all her clothes and put them back on. She opened the door, looking down the hall to make sure no one else was there (and praying Toph was still asleep as well as Sokka) before running on her tiptoes to her room.

She flung herself on her bed and didn't remember closing her eyes until she woke up later, breathing in his scent again. It took her a moment to realize she shouldn't be able to smell Zuko in her room. What was it? She sat up and smelled her clothes. No those didn't smell like him. Just in case she changed and noticed the scent stayed. Turning her head to smell the side of her body that had been pressed against him she became aware that she smelled like him.

She needed to bathe, needed to get his scent off her before someone noticed. Gathering her bathing supplies she made her way to the bathroom near her. The door was closed so she knocked and heard Sokka scream "I'm in here...Suki is that you?" and she quickly went to the other bathroom. That door was closed too and Ty Lee responded she would be done soon (Katara wasn't sure why Ty Lee was on their group break on Ember Island but she was fun enough).

Katara took a second to weigh her options before deciding she was going to the beach to wash off his scent. Dropping her stuff back in her room she made her way down to the beach. Taking off her clothes she ran into the water dove in just her wrappings. She made her way out farther than where the waves crested and began to float there.

Out there she thought more about what she'd (they'd) done. She had to face him and ask what this meant. She would, she promised herself that.

Swimming back to shore she was surprised to see Toph and Suki waiting for her. "Hey guys, out for a morning swim as well?" Katara asked lightheartedly as she walked up to them.

"Of course Sugar Queen, what with my not being able to see in the ocean. No we're here to talk about last night. Well I am, Fans here just followed me out and I had to fill her in." Katara had forgotten how perceptive Toph really was. She decided to call the girl's bluff though.

"What about last night?"

"Oh I don't know, you and Sparky running upstairs and not coming back down."

"Sokka almost went to go look for you two. I had to reassure him that you both were just looking through boxes," Suki added.

"Not to mention some of the interesting conversations I heard later that night," Katara had the decency to blush at that. "Plus the fact that you pretty much ran out of the house this morning smelling like Sparky."

"Toph!" She tried to sound indignant but she knew she was caught. "How did you know I smelled like him?"

"Easy, you all have distinctive smells as well as heartbeats. I have to use everything I can to keep you all apart."

"Katara, did you two, you know?" Suki asked moving closer to Katara. For her part Katara collapsed onto the beach with the other two following her.

"We didn't and before you say we had to do something Toph we didn't do that. We did…other things," Katara was certain her checks couldn't get any redder.

"Did you want to?"

"Of course! Why would you ask that Suki?"

"Well you never really seemed interested in him before-"

"Sweetness and Sparky not interested in each other? That's rich! They're always together; they were always together even when they were dating other people. The real question is when are you two going to stop being idiots and admit you are totally into each other."

Toph was right and Katara knew it. She needed to grow up and be a big girl (she mentally laughed remembering when Zuko had mocked her with that phrase) and admit her feelings. "Soon Toph. Just let me do it on my own time, all right?"

"Whatever you say Sweetness. I'll make sure Suki runs interference on Sokka for you."

Katara stood and made her way back to the house with the intent of having a conversation she didn't really feel like having.

Katara felt a pleasant pressure on the side of her neck just below her ear and remembered the last time she had been woken up like that. "Wake up, love," Zuko murmured into her skin sending shivers down her spine. She rolled over to face him. "I'm awake, husband," she leaned in to kiss him.

"Mm, good. I have plans for this morning," he said as she moved her kisses to just below his ear where she could let his scent wash over her.