Hello again and this is chapter 2 of "Revelation". I'd like to tell you what happens but you'll have to read to find out! So enjoy and keep those reviews coming!
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"Aang, is that you!!?"
"Katara, I love you!"
They kiss
Then end
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Naw, I'm just cicen you, I would never do that!! Or would I…?
No, no, still yankin' you. Here's the real thing.
Enjoy!
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"Aang… where are you?"
It had been 2 days and still no word about the whereabouts of Aang. "Don't worry Katara! I'm sure Aang has to go do some errands or something." Sokka said, blissfully unaware of the relationship between Zuko and his sister and the events that had transpired 2 days earlier, "I… hope… he's ok" Katara said, her voice starting to break up again. "Katara…." Sokka said in his "Angry dad" voice, "What did you do?"
"Nothing…nothing Sokka… I just want to be alone, is all." "Alright then but if I find out…" "Just leave Sokka!!" Katara retorted, in a voice that frightened even Sokka. As he left the room, Katara whispered to herself… "I hope it's just nothing …"as she started to rummage through her mementos and reminiscing of the past. She found a blanket that they had shared together once in the woods when it was freezing. One of her fonder memories, as she remembers vividly as during that night, they were so close to each other, they could feel the heat coming off of each other's face.
Katara remembered how she wanted to pull in but thought that would be awkward and add to that, if her brother found out, she will have to deal with a psycho older brother and a nervous young air bender. Another item was a flower that was given to her by Aang, when they were traveling alone for a while to get a break from the rest of the group. She remembers how nervous he was, his hand trembling uncontrollably as he handed her the flower, stuttering, "H-h-here… y-you… g-g-g-go" Katara tried so hard not to laugh but, the flower he handed her was so beautiful that, she had to then repress the urge to jump on him and hug him. She realized just then and there, as she was holding the box of mementos, her face was burning a deep rosy hue. Never before had she thought so hard about Aang before.
"Had I been wrong about Aang?"
Katara was both upset and elated all at the same time. Upset about what she did to him earlier today and elated about how she was feeling for him, while all at the same time, tense, because she thought it might be too late…
She doesn't know how right she was...
Aang was now traveling in the earth kingdom region. Although he has visited every nation, there are some parts in which he has never seen before. Appa groaned from exhaustion, so Aang decided to land and maybe take a breather or two. He had to land on the outskirts of the city in order to prevent attention to himself. He wanted to be popular, but now is not the time. He had to think up a new name for himself.
He also had to live in an area that doesn't really keep up with the times. That way people would not recognize him, so he landed down near a cave that was originally a building site for a new club. As Aang walked in, he noticed security was pretty tight, which was strange for such a remote area. He decided to fly over, as earth bending under them; they would just feel the vibrations. He pulled it off without a hitch. He landed behind a small tea shop and quickly thought of a way to change his appearance. Only real option was to remove the sash, but it would have to be enough.
So he took it off, and left it there, as no one would steal such a mediocre piece of clothing. As he walked around, he noticed that the buildings were unusually lavish and everyone was wearing quality clothing. He looked at himself and looked obviously like a poor monk. He had to find a new set of clothing soon before someone noticed him. He made his way quietly through the back alleys to find himself to a certainly rough bar.
Normally, he wouldn't dare consider entering such a place, but due to the circumstances, what choice did he have? As he entered, he noticed a group of young misfits and thought to himself, "Wow, they must be cool, hanging out like that" Aang really wanted to be like them, but his conscious warned him not to fall for that gimmick, so instead he will trick them out of their money. Little did Aang know, that the bar owner was tired of earth benders coming in and wrecking the place. So he place special talismans around the shop to nullify bending of any kind. Aang didn't see what was going to happen to him next…
Katara, Suki, Ty Lee were sitting outside a café. Ty Lee and Suki were rambling about how their boyfriends are so cute and what make up to try on and Katara would normally join in on such a conversation, but instead, sat there quietly stirring her tea over and over. "Is everything alright?" Suki asked. "Yeah, everything is well… No everything is not alright, Aang ran away after seeing me with Zuko."
Ty Lee put on a small frown when she heard this as she always had a crush on Zuko but he never paid attention to her. "Katara, I always thought that you liked Aang?" "I'm not sure what to believe or do right now. I'm so lost and scared." Katara was clearly about to cry and Ty Lee and Suki quickly went over to comfort her. "A…a…and the worst part is, that I caught Zuko cheating on me with that Jin girl!" Katara was practically sobbing right now, Suki and Ty lee trying their best to help her when Ty lee lashed out "Zuko would never do that! Maybe it really is your fault! Maybe you didn't pay enough attention to him!"
Katara felt worse about what Ty Lee had said but knew she had spent every minute with him… and was soon regretting it. "And now Aang has run away!!! It's all my fault!!! Aang and I had such a good relationship and now I must have ruined it!!" Suki commented "Maybe you should search a little harder to find him; I mean he couldn't have gone that far."
"Yeah maybe you're right, let's go then". As Katara was preparing to leave, Ty Lee snorted "I'm not helping you! This is your problem and YOU need to fix it!" "Shut up and leave if you're not going to help us!" Suki retorted. Katara was hurt but knew that was kind of true. "Don't let her get to you, Katara, let's go, shall we?" "Yeah let's go."
Aang saw a group of kids who were having small gambling bets and he saw this as an opportunity to earn some cash the easy way. As he made his way over, he saw their faces in more detail and these guys meant business, but he thought to himself, "Although people can't know I'm the avatar just yet, I could easily just earth bend them into a knot in no time" completely unaware of the nullifying talismans. As he made his way over, one of the guys said "Hey you, just where the hell you think you're going?"
Feeling brave, he responded "Oh, so just because I'm new doesn't mean that I can join you guys? Well then, you all are some punks!" Outraged, they gang rushed him, who was completely startled at the fact he couldn't just earth bend some rocks into their face. As they started to beat him, one of the customers came in to break up the quarrel.
"Go on get!" he said, giving them a round of punches that sent them scurrying out the door. "That was a pretty gutsy move you did, what were you trying to accomplish exactly?" Aang, thinking on his feet, responded, in a desperate tone "I needed some money for some food and I thought that acting tough would get me some respect", confused, the man responded, "what does that have to do with getting food?" Aang was at a loss for words. "Don't worry about it" the man reassured him. "Do you have a home?" he asked. Trying to fake a few tears, Aang said, "N-No sir… I have no home, no family, and no friends." The man, feeling sympathy for him, says "I know of an orphanage nearby, would you like me to take you there?" "Y-Yes I would like that very much."
It was Monday and Katara was at school talking with her friends. Everyone had already heard of what happened and already boys were making their move on her while all at the same time girls were moving in on Zuko. Zuko was basking in all the attention but Katara couldn't stand the idea of a being with another boy. 1. Because she was still recovering from Zuko 2. More importantly, she was worried about Aang, due to his absence and that she needed to know how he really felt about her.
Something deep down made her feel like she has finally tested Aang's trust one too many times and that she has finally run out of chances. This made her more upset, as if there was nothing she could do, but she had to try. It was lunch period, and everyone was sitting down, eating and socializing. But not Katara, her mind was too preoccupied with what Aang had seen her do and what she needed to do to fix it. As Katara sat down motionless, she brainstormed all the places where he could have gone to.
Home… no, he lives with us and I certainly know he is not there… the air temples? No he would not go there because when he is upset, he always wants to be alone and the air temples are densely populated with Teo's people along with the remaining western air benders who were housing a few males. So they also populated the area.
"Where… Where could he have gone?"
"Wow, so this is the place" Aang commented, noticing that is was not the most impressive, but still good enough. "So… Where will I stay?" "I will show you" the man said, leading him up the old, rickety front steps. As Aang made his way inside, he noticed the children running around, playing with one another. He knew he could sympathize with them as he never had parents of his own to love and care for him. " Now I would like you to meet the owner of this place." A large woman, fairly old greeted herself. "Hello, I'm Miss Te Wan Yoo, but just call me Yu-Yu."
. Aang was led up to his room on the top floor. Inside was an old bed, some sheets, a desk, and an old cracked window. "Sorry we don't have better" the town really doesn't notice us. "The old woman said. "I guess that we are just not important enough" "I know that feeling" Aang whispered under his breath. "What was that?" the she asked. "Oh nothing…nothing" Aang said back. "Anyway… so this is where you will be living. Feel free to roam around, meet the people. Remember, everyone will have their own fair share of chores to do so don't get too comfortable."
As Aang made his way back down, he noticed one of the girls who was quite bigger than the other children. As he got closer, he realized that she was extremely beautiful. He didn't want to believe this but she was on par with that of Katara, if not better. "Hello" she said, in a sweet tone that made him weak to his knees. "I'm Xiu Lee, but just call me Leela. I always thought it was a confusing name." She giggled and Aang could feel the blood rushing to his head.
As she made her way over, Aang started to get nervous, like he did with Katara. "Ok, ok calm down, Aang, you want to be a playa, this is your best chance to make an impression for yourself. She came over to give him a welcoming hug, and he gently returned the hug. She blushed slightly and Aang knew instinctively what to do. "Leela, hmm… what a cute name, my names Aang, nice to meet you." Aang knew he had to achieve in starting a conversation if he wanted to get somewhere.
"Katara, you need to calm down!" Toph told Katara. Katara was an emotional wreck. Boys constantly trying to score with her while all at the same time, Zuko was starting to move back in on her. She couldn't believe how shallow he was. But Katara was still very naïve, and Zuko was always hitting the right notes. Somehow she found herself staring at him all over again, but she tried her best to stay away. It was 2nd period Math class and Katara was reading her books when all of a sudden, a note was thrown onto her desk. "Hey Katara, what's up?" it read. "I think you're cute" Katara looked around to see who wrote it. It was Jet, who was smiling mischievously at her. She blushed, which was the wrong move to make, as he got the notion that he should move in for the kill.
Class ended and Katara was collecting her books when Jet made his way over to her. "Hey, I noticed you looked sad and I thought I could cheer you up." "No…thank you, I am just fine." Jet could hear the doubt in her voice. "You don't look ok." "No, really… I am just fine, thank you." As she walked away, Jet came up next to her and put his arm around her waist. She blushed. Feeling overwhelmed, she broke into his arms, crying lightly. "Aang has left me!! First my mother, then Zuko, and now I think I realized that Aang and I might have been something more!" "How can he be a friend to you if he could just leave you like that, doesn't really sound like a friend to me." Jet responded.
"Well..." She sniffled, "It's not that simple, and you see… he had seen me making out with Zuko. I had kept the relationship secret for a long time now and I think I crushed Aang's spirits. When I went searching for him, Zuko cheated on me with Jin right behind my back! Now I think Aang might have been a better choice, but I can't find him!" Jet looked distorted. "I don't think Aang was such a good friend." This was coming from the boy who tried to destroy an entire town. "How could you say that? He stood by me all the time, and I never really noticed how much I really l-".
Hold up a sec; was she just about to say that she loved him?! Jet knew he needed to get the topic off Aang if he wanted her, so he said "Don't worry, I always be with you, don't you worry." He gave her a warm embrace. Katara enjoyed the embrace, but she knew it didn't have the warmth that Aang's hugs had so she was a little reluctant. Jet knew that this would take some time.
