A/N: I have just one sentence to sum up the first part of this chapter: "*Squeals* YAAAAY MORE KATAANG FLUFFINESSSSS!" And one sentence to sum up the second part of the chapter, but, I'm not going to tell you that one because it would actually give away a relevant part of the storyline. Again I'm hoping this doesn't turn out to corny. Not that I don't like corn, I love it! Especially right off the cob with salt, pepper, and butter. Sweet corn is also good, and who doesn't like popcorn? Wait… I'm getting off topic… again… where have I seen this joke before... Ok, time to get back on topic, where was I? Let's see… Kataang fluffiness… Couldn't say anything about the second part… Then the lame corn joke… then this idiotic list. Ok, and as it turns out just as soon as I get back on topic I find out I've already said everything I needed to say in this ridiculously long author's note. Now, on with the story.
The Khaos Of Koh
Chapter 2: Spirit's revenge takes root
Katara woke up snuggled next to Aang on the couch, still in the lobby of the tea shop. Aang was just sitting up, already awake, smiling softly at her. She remembered what had happened last night. She knew it was a memory she would never want to let go of.
*Start Flashback* After Aang had touched her, she had felt the world fade away, and it felt as if she was floating weightlessly through a vast expanse of blackness, and that part was a little scary, but then, she felt something. She felt Aang, and suddenly the blackness was swept away and the most amazing feeling she had ever felt. This is the best description possible of that feeling, though it is still inaccurate. It was as if Aang's love for her was like a blanket, a warm, fuzzy blanket, which she could wrap around herself and just… feel. And she felt closer to Aang than ever, and happier than ever before, and complete. Soon, reality started fading back, and although the feeling faded, it didn't go away entirely. She found herself sitting next to Aang again back on the couch in Iroh's tea shop. Aang fell backwards and just lay there on the couch for a moment, clearly exhausted. "What was that?" Katara asked in a half-gasp. Aang sat back up and said; "I went inside your spiritual self. After I touched you, I could feel all your emotions and I could feel every experience you ever had in your life, it became as if we weren't two separate entities at all, but one and the same for that brief moment in time. You were very happy to just wrap yourself in my heart chakra, but if you had known how, you might have explored more of me too." Katara leaned over onto Aang, pressing him to lie back down again, and he slowly did so and she followed. As she snuggled close to him, she asked "But how come I can still sort of feel that feeling I had when we were merged?" She did a mental double take. Had she just said they had been merged? This was something big for this already extremely fast moving relationship. But she still liked it. Aang smiled and said gently, "Because I put a link connecting our souls. Now we will never be apart." Whoa, something even bigger, but still good. Katara reached across Aang's face and pulled him into a gentle kiss. "I've never been happier." She said after breaking apart. "I've wanted to be with you to for a long time now, and now we'll never be apart again." That being said, they slowly drifted off to sleep in each other's arms. *End Flashback*
Katara pulled herself up so she was sitting next to Aang and he put a gentle kiss to her lips followed by a gentle "Good morning Katara. Sleep well?" "I've never slept better in my life." She answered. "Well, I'm glad to see that I'm that exciting to be with." Aang said in a joking tone. He then started to run his fingers through her hair saying, "You have a little bed head there, let me see if I can help you with that." She snuggled even closer to him (if that was even possible) as he continued to run his fingers through her hair. They just sat there like that for a minute, savoring the feeling of just being so close to each other, and experiencing the wonderful closeness of their very souls. Neither one had ever been so happy. But then came… Sokka! The ultimate mood killer! He came marching down the stairs yawning, and Aang and Katara both jumped. Sokka looked over at them and groaned. "Greeaat, I'll bet you two were down here making out all night. It really makes me feel sick, thinking about you guys…" Sokka shuddered "…I can't find the right word. No, wait, here comes the right word……… no I guess I can't find the right word but you guys are really freaking me out. It's like the first moment of your relationship you're already making out and, and, and snuggling together! A protective brother needs time to adjust." Aang and Katara looked at each other, both thinking about what Sokka would say if he found out they were now quite literally soul mates. They silently decided through the look they gave each other against telling him, or anyone, for that matter, about their bond. It wasn't as if they could read each other's minds though, they could just kind of feel the emotion that the other was feeling. It also didn't mean that they no longer had any reason or desire for physical closeness, such as kissing each other, seeing as that was exactly what they were doing after heading out back to the outhouse.
Soon, everyone was trickling down the stairs yawning and rubbing sleep from their eyes. Aang and Katara broke apart and got up as soon as the first person came down the stairs. Surprisingly enough, it was Iroh. He was usually the last one up. He was humming a happy tune and after a brief good morning he went over to put on some tea, made form the white dragon bush. Soon after him came Zuko and Mai, both looking as if they were still dreaming. Dreaming a happy dream. Then came Toph, her hair looking as if a tornado had hit it. At this, Katara had instantly shooed her back upstairs to straighten it out. At this point Sokka came back in from the outhouse, and Suki came down the stairs. Everyone was taking their seats around the table and chatting when Toph finally came back down again, her hair up in its usual bun, and then she sat down too.
Iroh brought out the breakfast foods. Today it was noodle soup, (This had meat in it, so Aang didn't have any) rice, and fruit. Everyone started chowing down hungrily. The conversation around the table was mostly about everyone's adventures, ranging from Sparky Sparky Boom Man to Avatar Day. Once everyone was more or less finished with their meals, Zuko whispered something in Mai's ear and she whispered something back. They stood up, first looking at each other, than at everyone else. All eyes instantly locked on them. Zuko began in a nervous tone. "Um, Mai and I have something important to tell all of you." "We're all ears." Toph said. Zuko shot her a look before continuing; "Just last night, Mai and I, well… well we're getting married." Aang and Katara pulled close to each other, offering a congratulations, while Suki giggled and Sokka clapped. Iroh cheered right out loud and Toph just said "Well it's about time." (2 things to say in these parenthesis: 1.) I support Maiko, because Emo love is something special. 2.) I didn't include their proposal scene because it's not a main part of the story, but if you want it, just tell me so in your reviews.) Mai then kissed Zuko in front of everyone, and then they just smiled at each other. Toph whistled and then asked; "When's the wedding? Can I be the flower girl?" Everyone knew she was softer on the inside, but with a hard sarcastic shell, so the remark was ignored. "We don't exactly have any details worked out yet." Mai said in monotone. Just then, a guard burst into the room yelling "Firelord Zuko! Your majesty! Some grave news has arrived!
"Hey Teren! Where are you going?" Daren Wai called after him. He groaned. "It's my turn to give little miss insane her supper." He replied. "Dude, that's harsh. I've only had to do that once, and let me tell you being in the same room with her is like stepping into hell." "Yeah, well I'm going to go get it over with." "See you back in the dorm." He sighed as he continued down the hall. Giving prisoners a meal wasn't usually a big deal, but this prisoner was a curse to be in the same room with. "Hello" came a soft snake like voice from a shadowy hall beside him. Teren jumped and faced the hallway, firebending stance at the ready, yelling out; "Who's there?!" "Your worst nightmare." Came a hissed reply. Teren's face then twisted in fear as a giant centipede like creature with a face that resembled a creepy clown came slowly out of the darkness toward him. His stance faltered and fell, and he just stood there trembling, paralyzed by fear as the creature started to circle him. Eventually he stuttered out "W-what do you want from me?" "To add you to my collection." It then laid a single of its claws on his cheek, stopping to face him head on, his centipede body encircling him and blocking the hallways. "Don't touch me!" he yelled, batting the claw from his face. He fell over backwards and caught himself with his hands then as the creature kicked him. He began to shuffle backwards, away from that horrid thing, only to be blocked by the back end of its body. It once again laid a claw on his cheek, and he blurted, "Don't touch my face!" "Oh, but it's not your face anymore. It's mine." He then felt a great white light blast from the creatures face to his, and then, suddenly, He was lost in pure blackness. And he couldn't hear anything, though he started thrashing and could feel the floor beneath him. Then he realized he wasn't breathing, and tried to inhale, but couldn't. He started thrashing even harder, and in his thrashing he felt his hand slap his face. But there was no face. The thrashing stopped as he pressed both hands to his face, but it was gone. He then started writhing about, trying to provide his lungs with the air they were demanding of him, but he couldn't. Then, he felt an overwhelming darkness on his soul. It wasn't death though, it was worse.
Azula watched as the mans thrashing slowly stopped, and his faceless body lay still. Then, slowly, it got back up again. Her eyes widened in surprise as it did so. "That's a neat trick. What is it?" "My best kept secret. I can make minions out of my prey if I so desire. I vowed to keep it a secret until my time for revenge on the world came." He replied. "So that's why you were so confident before." "Correct."
A/N: So I hope the Kataangy bit didn't turn out too badly, it sounded really cheesy to me reading over it again, but that link is really important later. Mystery person was Azula, I think it was obvious before... but, yeah, I don't have anything else to say here except: PLEASE PLEASE OH PUH-LEEZ REVIEW! REVIEW A LOT! TELL ME WHAT YOU LIKE AND WHAT YOU DON'T LIKE! HECK, EVEN FLAME IT IF YOU WANT! JUST REVIEW! I'M DOWN ON MY KNEES BEGGING YA'!