Chapter 2

Katara flipped her dark brown hair over her shoulder and began to twirl it around her light brown index finger. She slumped slightly in her chair as her brother began to talk to his girlfriend Suki again.

"I'm just saying I like it when you wear your makeup," Sokka said.

Katara sighed and rolled her blue eyes. Why was she even here? She had better things to do with her life than watch her brother be all mushy with his Suki.

"And I'm just saying that I don't like wearing it when we're just going out. I want to be unnoticed while I'm with you. I attract too much attention if I dress as a Kyoshi warrior," Suki explained.

Correction. Currently, they were fighting. Even worse.

"Umm, if you two are not going to strangle each other, I'm leaving," Katara announced.

"Oh! Off to meet Aang for a date?" Suki asked as the waterbender stood.

"What?" the master bender gasped.

"Well, you two hang out so much, and you look so cute together, I just assumed you were going out."

"Yeah, I thought so too," Sokka interjected.

"Umm, I don't—we're not—I mean—" Katara stuttered.

"Hey, Katara!" Aang called as he walked up. "I didn't know you were going to be here."

Katara ignored the giggling Suki and the look she exchanged with Sokka. "I didn't plan on being here. But, how about we go hang out?"

"Sounds great," Aang answered. Katara smiled and joined him.

Katara glanced at her best friend. As a master airbender and the Avatar, he was awe-inspiring and a celebrity. His clean-shaven head was easy to find in the crowd, not only because of how unusual it was on a twelve-year-old, but also because of the blue arrow tattoo on it.

"Thanks for showing up," Katara sighed. "Things were getting nasty back there. Hey, listen to this. Suki and Sokka think we're dating. As in a couple, boyfriend and girlfriend."

"What? But we're just friends," the orange and yellow clad boy laughed.

"I know, but it's funny."

They turned into a teashop called the Lotus Tile.

"Table for two," Aang told the waiter. They were escorted to a table in a quiet, cozy corner.

"Here is our menu, and your waiter will be with you shortly," the man bowed and left them alone.

The two friends contemplated the menus in comfortable silence for a few minutes.

"I'm thinking I'll get the green tea," Katara spoke up.

"Jasmine tea," the airbender replied.

"What can I get the lovely couple this afternoon?" a waiter asked them.

"Wha?! We're not a couple!" the two answered in unison.

"Sure, you aren't. What'll it be?"

"Green tea for me, please," Katara managed to reply. She handed the man her menu.

"Jasmine," Aang ordered and passed in his menu.

The waiter left and his absence left an awkward silence.

"Why does everyone think we're a couple!?" the waterbender exploded.

"Maybe because we look like one and we seem like we should be together," the Avatar replied. "Maybe it would just be easier if we, you know, go out."

"You mean, on a date?"

"Yeah. That way we wouldn't have to deal with it. But we hang out so much it wouldn't be that different to be a couple."

"I guess not," Katara said slowly.

"We could just do one date and see how it turns out," the airbender pointed out.

"Okay. Soooo," she drew the word out. She bit her lower lip nervously. "What should we do?"

"Well, couples usually hold hands."

Aang moved closer and took her hand clumsily underneath the table. They smiled nervously.

"Your tea," the waiter smiled, placing their orders on the table and leaving.

They both reached for the cups with their right hands. Aang was holding Katara's left hand with his right though so their hands crashed into the table.

"Ow!" they gasped. They laughed hesitantly and used their free hands to grab the filled cups.

"To us," Aang grinned lopsidedly.

"To us," Katara smiled.

A/N: Hey, everyone. I know. Le gasp! A new story! This one is just something that's been on my computer for a while. It's sorta a collection of chapters that I write when the mood strikes, so don't expect a regular update! If you read my stuff regularly, you probably know not to anyway, but still. This will just be done probably between writing for my Aladdin retelling.