Katara slowly lifted a tendril of water from between the jagged rocks, leading it into a water skin before closing the cap on it. Currently the Water Tribe 'royals' were waiting at the base of the mountain, below the Jong-Mu Air Temple. Aang had used his Air Bending skills to almost fly up the mountain to get his flying Bison. While they waited, Katara practiced some Water Bending movements but failed as all she did was think about her new husband. They had only been married for a short time, but she was beginning to think that she had fallen in love with the Air Nomad. She had watched him whenever he wasn't paying attention. Aang had caught her looking at him a couple times, but he would just give her a warm smile that make her heart skip and her knees go a little weak. She wondered if Aang had this effect on every girl. "Katara," She turned to see Yue maneuvering over the spread out rocks. "You might want to focus on what you're doing." Katara was confused by what she meant until she saw her brother was completely soaked in salt water.

"Oh, sorry Sokka," She apologized and bent the water out of his clothes. "I was just focusing on other things."

Yue smiled, "Like a certain Air Bender?" Katara blushed, but didn't answer as she went back to her movements. "How are you and Aang doing?"

"They better be just kissing," Sokka mumbled while sharpening his machete. His wife shot him a look before looking back to Katara.

"We're fine. I'm still learning more about him, but I think we can be really happy together," She told her sister-in-law, not wanting to give off a lot of information near her brother.

Yue looked at Sokka again to make sure he wasn't watching and leaned in, "Have you two had sex yet?" The water Katara was bending fell into the water as her face went red. She had never really thought about that except that maybe Aang would have wanted to do that as soon as they got married, but nothing past that. Katara just shook her head in response, not wanting her voice to show how nervous she was about the subject. "You two didn't consummate the union on your honeymoon?" Again, Katara shook her head. She loved her honeymoon with Aang because most of the time was spent in his arms. "Did he not want to or what?"

"He thought it would be better if we did…that when we were in love," She whispered back.

"Aww," Yue playfully shoved Katara, "Aang is the perfect gentleman. On our wedding night, your brother just went at me like-" Katara put her hand over her mouth.

"Please don't tell me what happened between you and my brother. It's bad enough we had rooms next to each other," Katara removed her hand from her mouth. "If I had to hear 'right there, right there Sokka' one more time I thought I was going to have to move out of the hut." Their conversation ended when a loud roar came to their ears. The three looked up to see a flying bison descending from the mountain. Once the large animal landed, Aang hopped off.

"Guys, this is Appa. Appa, this is my wife Katara," Aang led Katara over to the giant animal and gave her a sniff before he licked her from bottom to top. "That means he likes you," He laughed.

Sokka crossed his arms, "It looks like he wants to eat her…"

"Sokka, shut up," Katara told her brother as she pet the bison's nose. "It's nice to meet you too Appa." The Water Bender almost yelped in surprise when Aang pulled her waist to him before they jumped up onto Appa's saddle. He leaned over the saddle and pulled both Sokka and Yue up also.

Aang brought Katara up with him to Appa's neck. Sokka settled down in the back of the saddle with Yue against all of their equipment, "So, uh, how does this work?"

He grinned as he grabbed Appa's reins, his arms secured around Katara, "Like this: Appa, Yip, Yip!" Everyone but Aang hung on for dear life as the bison lifted off the ground. Aang smiled as Katara grabbed onto his arms and pushed her body back against him, making sure she was secure. "It's okay," He told her, "You'll get use to flying." As they climbed the sky, eventually a smile formed on her face as the wind blew threw her hair. Eventually, the temple came into view and dropping the jaws of the Water Tribe Natives. "Welcome to the Southern Air Temple." The architecture of the Temple was amazing, a long winding path led up to the main area of the Temple with tall spires around the mountain. Aang landed the flying bison by what Katara assumed, from stories of the Nomads, was an airball arena where a lot of kids were currently playing. He put his arm around her waist again as they floated down. They both watched as Sokka tried to get down by himself, but face planted onto the ground. Aang suppressed a laugh, "Sokka, I could have helped you down." He walked over as Yue tried to get down and caught her as she slipped. Aang set her down on the ground, "Don't worry, it took me awhile to get used to getting on and off Appa." She gave him a smile before he went back to Katara.

"Sifu Aang!" He looked to see 5 young girls running towards him and braced himself when they jumped and attached themselves to him. "You're back!" Katara gave him a strange look as he tried to shake off the smaller girls from his body.

"Kimiko, what have I told you and the girls about jumping on me?" Aang said in almost a fatherly tone. The girl that Katara assumed was Kimiko let go of Aang as well as the other girls and gave him a deep bow. She had dark hair like Aang, but it went down to her shoulders. Kimiko and the rest of the girls wore the usual Air Nomad robes, had grey eyes like Aang and a small upturned nose.

"Not to do it," She sighed, "It's just that we've really missed you Sifu Aang, Sifu Manami is a lot harder on us. She makes us do twice as many movements as you do."

"You need the practice and I told Sifu Manami to work you harder, all you do is slack off and talk about Kenji," He said. A frown stained the younger girl's face and she looked down at the ground. Aang sighed deeply, "I'm sorry Kimiko," He apologized, "But you know it's the truth."

Kimiko looked back up at him, "Don't worry Sifu Aang, you're nothing compared to Kenji."

He rolled his eyes, "Anyways, I want you all to meet my new wife, Katara." Kimiko's face dropped. "Katara, these are my students." The other students bowed while Kimiko stood in shock. Once the words of her Sifu finally wore off, Kimiko closely examined the Water Tribe Princess. Katara awkwardly stood still as the smaller girl walked around her. "Kimiko, what are you doing?"

She stopped in front of Katara, tapping her finger against her chin, "You like girls with full breasts don't you Sifu Aang?" Katara's face went red while Aang picked up his student by the back of her robes.

"Kimiko…you know not to talk that way. That's what got you all kicked out of the last Air Temple, remember?" Aang reminded them.

Sokka scratched his head, "You can get kicked out of Air Temples?"

He put down Kimiko, "You can when you ask one of your teachers if they've ever been 'laid'." The students snickered as Aang explained to his brother-in-law. "At such a young age, the last thing an Air Nomad should be thinking or talking about is sex."

"She was so uptight, I was just wondering if she had happened to partake in the ritual. I've heard it relaxes you," Kimiko explained her side of the story.

Everyone was surprised to hear a small grumble come from the quiet Yue standing beside her husband, "Sorry, I was going to mention it earlier, but I haven't had anything to eat all day."

"Kimiko, take Princess Yue and her husband to the dining hall and get them some treats. Katara and I will join you soon." Kimiko nodded and gave him a bow. She grabbed onto Yue and started leading her while the other girls attached themselves to Sokka.

"So do you guys have any Seal Jerky or some Spiced Meat?" Sokka asked.

The girls laughed, "No silly, Air Nomads are vegetarians."

"WHAT?!" Aang suppressed a laugh as he took Katara's hand and went into the temple.

Katara smiled, "You did that on purpose didn't you?"

He shrugged, "What can I say? We Nomads love our humor." They walked through the hallways until Aang ran into a familiar face. "Monk Gyatso, this is who I was telling you about. Katara, this is the man that taught me everything I know and was like a Father to me. Monk Gyatso, this is my new wife Katara."

The older man bowed to her, "Nice to meet you Katara." Like the other Monks she had seen, Gyatso was completely bald, a blue arrow was the only thing that adorned the top of his head. He had a long white mustache and wore orange and yellow robes like the others. "In the short time Aang has been back, he had told me much about you."

She blushed slightly as she looked over to Aang whose face was just as bright as hers, "It's great to meet you Monk Gyatso."

"So," He began, looking between both of them. "You want to be married in the eyes of the Air Nomads?" Both of them nodded. "Good, now, we must shave both of your heads and eye brows." Katara looked with worry over to Aang who just simply nodded. It was silent between them all until both of the Nomads started to snicker. "Miss Katara, I am kidding."

Katara shot a heated look to her husband who only smiled back to her, "You have to admit it, he had you there for a second."

"You're lucky I like you," She said, turning back to Gyatso.

He took a calming before he continued, "Now, our ceremony is not too different from yours in the Water Tribe. Though, it will take a lot less time with ours. All you need is a high ranking Monk in the Temple, which I am, two people, which you two are, and of course the ceremonial necklace." Gyatso reached into his sleeves pulling out a beaded necklace with a pendant on the end. Three small bits of red rope hung from the bottom of the pendant and engraved in the pendant was the symbol of the Air Benders. "Which of course, I still have from when Aang left the temple. Let's begin the ceremony. Will you two please join hands?" Katara and Aang turned to each other and held each other's hands, looking lovingly into each other's eyes. "Aang, as an Air Nomad, you know that people in our culture rarely get married and when they do, they will forever be bound to the person they marry and no one outside of the marriage shall share the same bond you have with Katara. Do you promise to love Katara and be faithful to her for the rest of your lives and into the Spirit World?"

Aang smiled, "I promise."

"And Katara, as the Water Tribe Princess, your culture is different from the Air Nomad culture. As an outsider, by marrying Aang, you will now on also be a part of the Air Nomads, allowed to come and go to our Temples as you please. But also, you must give everything to Aang, your body, your mind and your soul. Do you promise to love Aang and be faithful to him for the rest of your lives and into the Spirit World?"

"I promise," She held Aang's hands a little tighter.

Gyatso put a both hands on their shoulders, "Spirits, please watch over these two as they take the journey of life. I feel a great bond between these two, may they never be separated. Aang," He turned to his master, he handed him the ceremonial necklace. "By placing this necklace on Katara, she will forever be known as your wife, your lover, your life partner…and your soul mate." Aang turned back to Katara, whose face hadn't changed since the beginning of the ceremony. When he looked into her eyes, all he could see was the love that began to grow in both of their hearts; Aang couldn't have chosen a better girl to marry than Katara. He put the necklace on her; it hung loosely around her neck, the pendant rested on her chest. They shared a quick, but loving, kiss before turning back to Gyatso. "Congratulations you two, I hope you live a long and happy life together."


Sokka sat next to Yue as she ate a fruit pie with a big smile on her face. She tasted another spoonful, "This is so good Sokka." Yue offered him a spoonful but his face didn't change from its angry state. "Are you still sulking because you there isn't any meat here?" He nodded, not losing any ounce of anger. "Sokka, once our parents pass, we will lead one of the Tribes; you need to know about the other Nations. Now, be a grown up and have some fruit pie." She pushed the spoon closer to his mouth, but didn't budge. Yue huffed in anger and then got an idea. She placed her finger on his bottom lip, "Of course Yue, I'll be a grown up and eat this fruit pie, thanks for being the BEST wife in all of the Four Nations," She mocked in his voice. Yue saw the smile begin to form on his face; she knew he always laughed when she did that. "Just have some of this and I'll even give you some of the seal jerky that I packed."

His face lit up, "You have seal jerky?"

"Of course I do Sokka, what kind of wife would I be if I didn't make sure you're happy?" He gave her a big kiss on the cheek, making her blush.

"You're the best wife ever Yue. I'll just have a bite of the pie." Before he could take the bit of food on the spoon, a pie smacked him in the face. Yue covered her mouth to conceal her laughter, but it proved to be pointless.

Kimiko came running over, "I'm sorry, I promise I wasn't aiming for you." Kimiko peeled the tin off of his face, the yellow custard had completely covered his face, but she could still see the look of anger on his face. Kimiko replaced the tin back on his face and slowly back away before he could say anything.

Yue pulled the tin completely off his face, "I'm sorry honey." She wiped some of the custard off of his face with her finger and placed it in her mouth. "If it means anything, you taste delicious."

"What happened to you?" They both turned to see Katara and Aang walk into the room. "Did you try that 'pie eating' that they do in the Earth Kingdom?"

Sokka wiped the custard off, "No, that girl hit me in the face with a pie." Aang and Katara turned to Kimiko who saw she was spotted and hid underneath one of the tables.

Katara started to laugh as Aang went over to Kimiko; he bent down and looked underneath the table. Kimiko turned to him, "Oh hi Sifu Aang, I'm just checking to see if everything is clean down here…yep, it's pretty clean."

"Kimiko…did you hit Sokka in the face with a fruit pie?" Aang calmly asked her, knowing it was useless to ask, but did anyways.

She nervously wrung her hands, "Well…maybe…but I was practicing making them and it was a total accident I swear!"

"Kimiko, relax," He said with a chuckle, "It's not that big of a deal. As an Air Nomad I understand, it's funny and we would all agree with you. But to someone who doesn't know our culture, he might not like the fact that he was hit in the face with a fruit pie. If you truly want to know how to make fruit pies, ask Monk Gyatso for some training, he would be more than happy to teach you…maybe even become his protégé."

Her face lit up, "Do you really think so?"

"Well as long as you don't ask him if he's been 'laid'," He joked. "Now, come on, we're going to leave soon."

Kimiko quickly flew out from beneath the table, "You're leaving again?"

"I came back to be officially married to Katara, I still need to take my journey." Aang explained. He leaned down and hugged her, "Train well Kimiko, I think you have great potential."

Once the hug was broken, she bowed before him, "Thank you Sifu Aang. Before you go…can I say goodbye to Katara?"

"Can you say it without mentioning anything about sex?" He asked.

She gave him a smile, "No promises." Kimiko made her way over to Katara who had finally stopped laughing at how stupid her brother looked. "Katara," She turned and looked down to the smaller girl. "I would like to say goodbye," She extended her arms. Katara was hesitant at first, but hugged the smaller girl. "Please make Sifu Aang happy…he's been lonely for too long."

Katara was taken back for a second, but held the girl tighter, "I promise nothing will happen to Aang."

When their hug ended Kimiko gave her a smile, "Also, don't be afraid to pleasure him, he needs that too." Katara's face went completely red as Aang began to chase Kimiko as she ran off.

"KIMIKO!"


The Air Nomads waved as Appa lifted off the ground and soared off into the sky. Sokka was in the saddle with Yue as he devoured the seal jerky she had brought. On the bison's neck, Aang held the reins as Katara laid against his chest. Her fingers were on the Air Nomad pendent, she looked up to him, he was focused on flying the giant bison. Katara smiled, she was happy that her and Aang were now married in both her tribe and his culture. She reached up and brought his head down to kiss him, which he accepted with much vigor. When their kiss ended they looked into each other's eyes. "You're a good kisser, did you know that?" She asked.

"Now I do," He gave her another kiss.

"So where to now?"

"Well," His attention went back to watching the sky, "Since Sokka cannot go 5 minutes without eating, being around or smelling meat, I was thinking about stopping by a nearby island where I have some friends."

"You really want to stop and get meat for my brother? He can survive without it." She assured him.

Aang shrugged, "It would make the trip easier so we don't have to hear him complaining about the food. Plus, it will be good to see an old friend." The quick flight was uneventful as they soon saw their destination. "This is Kyoshi Island," Aang told them as they looked at the big island. On the South side of the island there was a crescent shaped bay that was usually used a port for trading. The majority of the island was covered in mountains and wilderness, but a mile away from the port was a small village. Aang guided Appa towards the village where a group had already gathered for their arrival. Amongst the villagers, Katara noticed a group of girls in green kimonos and white face paint. Once the bison landed, Aang, with his arms around Katara's waist, jumped from Appa's neck and softly landed back on the ground with his Air Bending. One of the girls in the kimonos, which Katara guessed was the leader, was the first to approach them.

"Avatar Aang," She crossed her arms over her chest. "I thought I told you I never wanted to see you here again…" Katara held on a little tighter to her husband, "…unless you brought me one of the Air Nomad fruit pies."

He smiled and quickly bent himself back up on the saddle and brought back 5 cloth covered pies, "I managed to get you more than one."

The girl smiled and gave him a hug, "I've missed you Aang, you've been gone for so long. What brings you back to my neck of the woods?"

"Well…I have some big news," He told her. Aang took Katara's hand, "I got married." Katara swore she could hear some disappointed sighs in the crowd. "Suki, this is my new wife, Katara. Katara, this is my old and greatest friend Suki of the Kyoshi Warriors."

Aang slightly winced when he heard Sokka snicker, he knew that he was going to be a problem here. "Girls being warriors?" He chuckled, "That's hilarious."

He saw Suki's brow furrow, "Friend of yours too?"

"Brother-in-law," Aang regrettably replied. He leaned in, "Please just ignore him, he's grown up thinking that men are the warriors and women are the cooks and clean the house, he doesn't know any better."

Suki took a breath, "Fine, but if he makes another comment, I'm going to teach him a lesson." She looked back at the Water Tribe girl, "So you're Aang's new wife," She looked her up and down, "She seems a little bit too good to be your wife Aang, did she lose a bet?" Katara smiled lightly as Aang hung his head. Suki leaned in closer to Katara, "Wait a second…is she who I think she is?" Aang nodded. "No way! You married a Water Tribe Princess! She actually has a real title while yours doesn't mean anything…you really know how to luck out don't you?"

"You really just love doing this to me don't you?" He sighed. "Before you make fun of me more, can I at least ask for a place to stay for the night?"

She punched him in the arm, "Of course you can stay here, I would never forgive myself if I let you sleep out in the cold. I'm guessing you're going to want a room with a bigger bed this time, huh? Maybe one away from all the others?" Katara blushed as Aang hid his face as Suki snickered. "Okay girls, lets help our old friend with his things." She took the pies from his hands, "Yuki, take these." A girl quickly grabbed them and disappeared while the others were quickly working on their things. Sokka and Yue got down from the saddle also, the Water Tribe boy and Kyoshi Warrior shared a look before she looked back to Aang. "Go ahead and take Appa, I'll make sure to show your new wife where you are staying. You two can look around the village, I'm sure you'll find something to do. If you need help, don't hesitate to ask."

Aang gave Katara a kiss on the cheek, "I'll be back soon." She gave him a smile as he went back to his place on Appa and flew up the hill.

"Keep your mouth shut, we're guests here and I don't want to have an incident," Katara warned to her brother as her and Suki walked up towards where Aang had left.

Sokka looked to his wife, "What was that supposed to mean?"

"Sokka, you know exactly what that means," Yue told him.

Katara quietly walked beside the Kyoshi Warrior, "So how did you and Aang meet?"

"Well, he saved me from some buffalo-yaks that had surrounded me. I fell through the ice and he got me before I froze to death. When he brought me back to my Father, he decided that the best gift to give him for saving me was…me." Katara purposely left out the part where she had to share body heat with him to survive the night.

"So…you don't love Aang?"

"No…I mean yes, I think," Katara quickly tried to reply, not wanting her to think that she didn't care for him. "I'm not sure if what between me and Aang is love…yet, I know I care a lot about him. I know I'm falling in love with him…but I'm not there yet."

Suki smiled, "It's hard not to fall in love with Aang."

Katara looked over the Kyoshi Warrior, she looked about her brother's age. She had a slim and toned figure, her breasts weren't as big as Katara's but she assumed that she probably had more experience than her. "So…did you and Aang…" She let the question linger, hoping she wasn't going to shed light on something she didn't want to know.

The Painted Warrior laughed, "No, Aang and I were never a thing. He's like a little brother. Years ago, he came here looking for an Air Nomad that was needed back at the Temple and that's when we met. Whenever he gets time off, he comes and visits me. With him coming her so often, a lot of girls have had their eyes on him, some are probably a little jealous of you. I can't say I blame them, he's grown up to be a very handsome man, don't you think Katara?"

She smiled, "Yeah…Aang is very handsome…"

"So, I'm guessing there is another reason why you guys have stopped off here on Kyoshi Island."

"Yes, Aang had wanted to come here to get meat for my brother. He's kind of meat obsessed." Katara joked.

"I'll make sure you guys get the best meat in all the Four Nations," Suki told her, "But for now, Welcome to Kyoshi Island."

-SDB