They finally made it to Ba Sing Se and where rushing to the nearest clinic, bringing with them the bodies of the Aang and Toph, they still had the high fever and were sweating more than ever. Once they found a clinic they brought their bodies to the reception desk, Katara, out of breath, said, "Huh…help…our friends…need…help…please", she then passed out, Zuko rushed to her aid he brought her to the patients room, Sokka then stayed at her bedside holding her hand tight eventually falling asleep like Zuko.
The next day everybody was feeling better but Toph and Aang were still in bed, they took shifts looking after them, while the others ran some errands like going grocery shopping, buying new clothes and finding an inn. Sokka fell asleep on his shift because of his obsession of keeping his little sister safe from the fire nation prince. Aang regained consciousness but barely, he looked to his left only to see Toph sleeping right at his side, "Toph…", he said, "I'm glad…you're alive", and he tried reaching for her but passed out once again, unknown to Aang, Toph was conscious as well and said, "You… too…twinkletoes."
After their adventure and a couple of weeks of rest everybody was feeling better than ever. "So…", Aang began, "what happened between you two", directing it to Katara and Zuko holding hands as they walked along the streets of Ba Sing Se, "Umm…", Katara mumbled, she started blushing as red as the scar on Zuko's face but Zuko explained it to them, almost, "We…um….are like…ahh…", Aang didn't get it, Toph smacked herself in the face, punched Aang in the arm and said, "You are so dim twinkletoes, they have a 'relationship', Aang finally got it, and said, "Ohhhh…….k, so…what you been doing while we were unconscious ?", Katara said, "Let's save that question for another day", then she put her arm around Zuko's, leaned on his shoulder and said, "Shall we?", then Zuko gave her a warm smile and they went off leaving everybody else behind, Sokka was still pissed off that his baby sister's was in love with the prince of the fire nation but he was starting to deal.
Later that night….
When dinner came everybody was there except Katara, things started popping in Sokka's head but he was comforted by Aang saying, "Don't worry Sokka, Zuko is here and Katara is safe", Sokka stared at Aang for about a couple of seconds then calmed down and said, "You're right Aang, Katara is safe, and not in the hands of that, scarred, evil, stupid, obnoxious, boastful fire bender.", Aang then reminded Sokka that Zuko was right there, but when Aang looked he only saw Toph eating her noodles, he asked Toph were Zuko went, Toph pointed outside the window right beside their table, when Aang looked through the dusty window and saw 'something', he tapped on Sokka's shoulder but didn't stop looking at the window, "What is it Aang?!", Sokka demanded, Aang pointed out to the window, when Sokka pushed Aang's face aside he dropped dead like a fly, spilling all the food off the table.
In the cold night, were two figures by a restaurant, in front of a fountain with lit candles making the water a dazzling sight to behold, the two were holding each other tight, sharing each others warmth, making each other feel safe and secured but mostly loved, as her sapphire eyes stared into his amber eyes, they kissed each other sweetly under the night sky, the world around them seemed to fade away and they only cared about that moment in their lives.