Sorry, it's been awhile because of College, but here is another chapter. Oh, also if you like Rosario Vampire and Avatar, TEB has made a Crossover story about the two, it's a Sokka Harem. If you haven't watched Rosario Vampire, I suggest it, it's a pretty awesome and funny Anime/Manga. Anyways, read on:
Yue gently fanned herself with her hand as she felt another heat wave hit her. The hot sand sped underneath them as Appa continued to fly. Everyone in the saddle had stripped their bulky clothing, Katara and Yue were down to their Sarashi Bindings and matching short like underpants, Toph just wore her Sarashi Bindings with underwear, while Sokka and Aang went shirtless. Katara bent a small orb out of her water skin and turned into a cold mist, hitting everyone on the bison. The Blind Bender rolled onto her stomach, laying her head on her forearms, "Nothing like a good tan," She sighed.
"A tan?" Sokka questioned.
"The sun can darken your skin if you stay still in its rays for an extended amount of time," Aang explained through the shirt that was covering his face. "She'll be lucky to get skin almost close to yours. But since Toph has such light skin, she'll most likely get a sun burn if she continues to lay exposed like that."
"How do you know about things like that?" Yue asked.
"It's something that people with white skin know," Aang told her, "You guys don't really need to worry about. But most of my knowledge of things is pretty useless."
Toph snorted, "More like all of your knowledge Twinkle Toes." Aang lifted the shirt off of his face and leaned up to whisper into Katara's ear. She smiled and gave him a nod. Katara took the rest of her water out of the skin and moved it above Toph, making it close to freezing and dropped it on her. A loud shriek escaped her as she shot up, earning a laugh from both Aang and Katara. She growled as she got up, "You wanna fight Twinkles?"
Aang snickered, "Toph, relax it's a prank." Yue noticed Sokka's eyes were glued to Toph and realized why.
She quickly covered Sokka's eyes, "Katara, please dry Toph's clothes please…" Katara was confused for a second before she saw why. Toph's bindings were thin enough to see through and her underwear was virtually pointless in covering anything up. She quickly retracted her water back into the water skin. Yue uncovered Sokka's eyes and gave him a sharp elbow.
"Ow! What was that for?!" Sokka whined, rubbing the injured spot.
Yue leaned in, "You know exactly what that was for."
Toph laid back down on the saddle, "Guess Meat Head hasn't changed a bit."
Sokka hung his head over the back of Appa's saddle, "I'm so bored, we should do something fun."
Katara shot a look back at her brother, "Why do I have to keep reminding you that you were the one that wanted to come with Aang and I? I keep telling you that we're going to be traveling around, we're traveling around the world for Aang's journey, not your amusement. Don't make me turn this bison around and go back home and make you find your own way to the Northern Water Tribe!"
"Nice to hear you let loose Sweetness," Toph gave her applause, "That must have been 18 years of oppression huh?"
Aang saw the small oasis coming up and guided Appa down, "How about we make a quick stop and relax a little? I think the heat is getting to us." As everyone put on decent clothing, Aang brought Appa down to the sandy town. A small pile of ice laid in the middle of town. Hopping down from Appa, Aang gave it a quizzical look, "I heard that it was supposed to be a large pillar of ice."
"It's ice in the desert," Sokka said as he got down, "We should be surprised it's still ice." Aang caught Katara when she jumped down. Aang saw some Sand Benders eyeing Appa as Yue and Toph got down, he gave Appa a soft pat as he continued to keep an eye on the Benders.
"Sokka, can you do me a favor?" Aang asked, "I need you to stay out here with Appa."
"What? Why?" He questioned.
Aang looked away from the Benders, "You see those guys over there? They're Sand Benders, because there is nothing really out here, they do whatever they need to get by…including stealing, whether it be money, food…or people and animals. I didn't think they would be out in the open like this, but they've obviously proved me wrong."
"Do you think they'll try to steal Appa?" Sokka's tone turned serious.
"I wouldn't put it past them. They've stolen bigger things. Toph, you should stay out here with Sokka also, a Bender will help even the odds. I'll get you guys something to drink inside, just keep a visual on them." Aang said.
Toph spat on the ground, "Oh don't worry, I'll make sure I'll keep a close eye on them." The sarcasm seemed pointless as Aang wasn't paying attention to her. He gave them one last glance before going inside. Toph sighed and leaned against the bison, "So…what's up?"
Sokka shrugged, "Nothing…"
"Are you really going to be this way the rest of the way to Ba Sing Se?" Toph asked. "We're exes, it doesn't mean we can't act normally around each other."
"It's not that," Sokka said.
She rolled her blind eyes, "Then what is it?"
"I still have feelings for you Toph," Her body went ridged. She was about to ask him to repeat what he said to make sure she heard him right, but the words repeated in her mind. "Just because I love Yue and am married to her…it doesn't mean that the feelings that I had for you disappeared. I want to distance myself from you because I don't my feelings to resurface and want to go back into the familiar feeling of being with you."
Toph let out a shaky breath, she had to make sure she kept her composure. She wasn't used to be in these kinds of feelings, it was completely foreign to her. "Then why did you pick Yue over me?"
"I'm not good enough for you Toph, you know that as well as I do," Sokka confessed, "You and I both know that I would have cheating on you. No offence to you, but you don't know how to keep a Water Tribe Warrior in check, Yue does and she's good at it. Water Tribe girls are taught from day one to turn all attention to the males and make sure they are satisfied, you would have slapped me in the face for the things that I've asked Yue to do. You're too trusting and I would have cheated and broken your heart…I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I did that. Now you have the Fire Lord, he will make a better husband than I ever will Toph."
Toph gave him a soft smile, "Thanks Sokka…but you're wrong…I would have killed you if you asked for some of the things you ask Yue." They both shared a small laugh. "It does make sense though…how can Yue be so happy to satisfy you though?"
Sokka looked up towards the sky, "That's a question that even I don't have the answer to. I would say it's because of the way she was taught, but once she met Katara, her usual personality changed, she stands up for herself a lot more than when I met her, which I was actually happy about. One thing that hasn't changed is that she wants to make sure I'm happy, if I'm not, she'll do her best to comfort me. I guess…she really just loves me."
Toph 'looked' at Sokka, "Do you ever see me as broken?"
"Never," He didn't hesitate.
She smiled, "Thank Snoozles."
"Any-," Sokka was interrupted when a sand storm started to surround them, "They're attacking."
They looked around the cantina, everyone looked even shadier than the last. Aang's hand instinctively grabbed onto Katara's as they walked, Yue grabbed onto Katara's other arm as they crossed the room to the bar. The bartender looked them up as they approached, he had a pair of dual Dao swords in a sheath on his back. Aang held up three fingers and the bartender nodded, cutting three cups out ice and poured them three drinks. Aang exchanged them for a couple copper pieces and all took a long drink, satisfying their dry mouths. They took a seat at an empty table, Katara pulled out their map, smoothing it out on the wooden table, "So, we are here," She put her finger on the scroll, "And Ba Sing Se is here," Her finger traveled towards the top right of the map, stopping at the city. "We have about a…4 hour journey until we get out of the desert?"
Aang looked over the map, "More or less. Once we get to this river, we'll give Appa a rest and we can be in Ba Sing Se by nightfall."
Yue pulled at the neck of her top, "I can't wait to get out of this heat, it's hard to acclimate to the desert."
"Once we get back on track, we won't ever have to see a spec of sand ever again," Katara said. "I've only been on it for about 2 minutes and it's places I don't want it to be."
"I'll be able to help you get clean," Aang hinted, making Katara's face flush.
Yue shot them both a look, "You two do that, our deal is off."
Katara sipped her drink, "If I remember correctly, Aang and I aren't supposed to consummate our marriage until we get to the Northern Water Tribe because my brother cannot impregnate you. I really would rather fall through the ice again before asking this question, but I feel I must, have you and my brother been trying lately?"
Her finger traced circles on the wooden table, "Well, it's just been stressful lately. The last time we were intimate was on Kyoshi Island, so it wasn't too long ago."
"Well, when was your last cycle?" Aang gave a glance at the girls before covering his face with his hands, he really didn't need to know about Yue's business.
Yue closed her eyes for a moment before looking at Katara again, "About a little bit after your wedding."
Katara did the math quickly in her head, "So, it's been a few weeks."
"4…to be exact," Yue corrected her.
"You could already be pregnant," Katara put a hand on her shoulder, "You and Sokka will be able to have the first child, no more stress on Sokka…and no more restrictions on Aang and I." Aang's heart nearly skipped a beat, just the thought of Katara and him being able to do what they want excited him.
"Not until I find out if it's real or not," Yue quickly told her, ceasing Aang's dirty thoughts. "If my cycle doesn't come again, I'll check in with the physician in Ba Sing Se. So, don't even lay a finger on each other until I find out." Katara rolled her eyes as she took another drink, before she heard shouting from outside. Before she could even react, Aang was out of his seat and shooting out of the cantina. He leapt into the middle of the sand storm that was beginning to brew, once his foot touched the ground, Aang extended his arms out and separated them, calming the winds and leaving the Sand Benders out in the open with their ropes. A scowl came across his face as they saw they were left high and dry. With them distracted, Toph sent a wave through the sand, knocking two of the group back. Sokka pulled out his machete and charged for the nearest Bender, his swings were useless and was easily blown away by a wave of sand. Aang grabbed one of the Benders up by the collar and slammed him onto the ground, but another Bender hit him away. The Sand Bender grabbed his robe and spun the metal end around before he attempted to hit Aang.
"Sneak attack!" Sokka tackled him to the ground. They rolled around until the Sand Bender was on top and his wrapped right arm drove into his face a few times before Appa's tail sent him flying. The bison stood over Sokka as the Sand Bender got back up, Appa growled at him until they all finally backed off.
"Sokka!" Yue called as Appa moved away from Sokka.
"Get onto Appa, now," He told them. Yue helped Sokka up and Katara and Toph followed them up on Appa's tail and into the saddle as Aang got onto Appa's neck. "Yip, Yip!" Aang pulled at Appa's reins and he took off into the sky.
Yue frowned at her husband's face, he had a cut lip and a bloody nose, "Here," Katara handed Yue the cup from the cantina, she placed it on Sokka's lip. She looked over to Aang, even from her position, she could see the deathly grip on the reins. Katara crossed over to him and placed a hand on his shoulder, "Are you okay?"
His shoulders relaxed and she rested her chin on the unoccupied left shoulder, "I'll be fine," Aang turned his head to give her a kiss. "I just let my anger and this heat start to get the better of me, but I'll be fine." Katara wrapped her other arm around his waist and held him. "Oh and by the way Sokka, yelling 'sneak attack' while attacking someone is not a smart idea." The girls snickered as Sokka rolled his eyes.
He slowly sipped his drink as he read his book, his attention was drawn away from it when his men entered their temporary hideout. "I'm assuming you have good news for me if you are interrupting me?" The men remained silent and he sighed, shutting his book. "What is your news?"
"Well sir," The Water Bender spoke up, "There has been a mix up…"
His brow rose, "How could there have been a mix up? There is only one Air Bender with a Water Bender Princess as a wife…it's very hard to mix him up with someone else…"
"It's not that," He said, "It's just that…he isn't with the Bei Fong's anymore…"
The man closed his eyes and took a couple deep breaths, the men were waiting for the anger to come out at any second. He opened his eyes again, "So…we have followed the Bei Fong's to Omashu, only to tell me that the Bei Fong's are alone?" They all nodded. "When could they have left?"
"Early in the morning," The Archer told him, "When he," He pointed towards the Water Bender, "was supposed to be on watch."
He turned back towards the Water Bender and stood up from his chair. Walking towards him, his calm but angry glare burned into him. "Why didn't you see them leave?"
"I-uh," The Bender stammered, "I f-fell asleep?"
He pulled his sword from his belt and drove the blade into his head, he turned around and walked back to his chair as the men looked in horror as the Water Bender stayed standing for a few moments before falling to the floor dead, "I suggest you all find out where the Air Nomad is before my blade tastes blood once again." Grabbing his book from where he had set it down, he walked back to the dead man and pulled out his blade, wiping the blood off on his shirt and putting it back in its sheath. "Take care of him, do not talk to me unless you found out where he is." He stepped over the body and left the room.
Aang removed the saddle off of Appa's back as the bison fell asleep. He patted his nose as he passed by his friends, Sokka and Yue were making a fire while Toph rolled a piece of hay between her teeth, her calf resting on her other knee. The sun had already begun its descent below the trees, he knew that Appa wouldn't be waking up for the rest of the night, so camping out for a night would have to do. Aang made his way towards the river that Katara had gone to once they had landed. Pushing away some of the branches in his way and ducking under a couple that flew back into his face, he was welcomed to the sight of Katara's beautiful body. She was knee-deep in the water, long tendrils of water were around her, letting a small amount of water rain down onto her. The sunset illuminated her dark wet skin, Katara couldn't look any more beautiful even if she tried. She casually turned and her blue orbs opened to see Aang standing on the shore, the water fell and her hands instinctively covered her chest and the apex of her thighs, "Oh, hey. Sorry, I was just…getting the sand off of me…" Aang let his clothing fall and he joined her in the river, holding her against him. A smile came across his face when a blush came across hers. "This is kind of…exciting, being naked out in the open and bathing in the river. I feel…right. I know that must sound weird."
He shook his head, "It's not weird, I know what you mean." Aang lifted her up, her legs locking around his waist, her chest pressed against his. "Have I told you how beautiful you are today?" Katara blushed again and shook her head, "You look absolutely stunning, the most beautiful sunset like tonight would be an insult to your beauty."
She smiled, "Aang," Katara leaned in and kissed him deeply, he held her closer to him as their lips moved against each other. A moan erupted from her throat when she felt him harden between them. His kisses went down to her neck and she gasped softly. "Don't tempt me…please, it's so hard to say 'no' to you." He sucked on a sensitive part of her neck, "Aang," Katara softly whined, "You're making this really hard."
"I'm going to go take a bath," His kisses ended when they heard Toph, they both slowly turned to see Toph come out of the trees and she 'looked' at them. They both stood silently as she stood there, Aang's arms tightly around Katara, making sure nothing was showing.
"Uh…Toph…" The Blind Bender yelped in surprise and nearly fell over, both of them winced when she fell over. "Are you okay?" Katara asked as Toph rubbed her head.
"Why didn't you tell me that you were out here Sweetness?" Toph asked, grinding her teeth at the pain.
Katara looked to Aang then back to Toph, "Well…me and Aang."
"Okay, still doesn't my point…"
"Can you not feel us?" Aang finally spoke up.
Toph shook her injured head, "Through that river, I can't feel a single fricken' thing. Even if I focused, I can barely find you but I can't find Sweetness."
They shared another look again, "Well…funny thing about that…"
"Toph are you okay?" Yue's voice got closer as the Princess made her way through the trees, Katara hid her face against Aang's chest as she came out to see them. Her face was as red as Katara's, seeing Aang and Katara's state of undress. "You…uh…I…well…"
Toph blew her bangs out of her face, "Spit it out Princess, I need to take a bath here."
Yue finally gained her composure, "I thought we had a deal you two."
"You said no sex, Aang isn't inside of me," Katara pointed out.
"Yeah, but if you keep moving, I am going to be inside of you," Aang whispered.
The Earth Bender's brow furrowed, "You made a deal not to have sex? This isn't helping your case Twinkles."
"Be quite Toph," Both Princesses told her. "Nothing happened Yue, now, can you leave so that we can get dressed?"
"Fine, Toph keep an eye on them," Yue said as she walked back.
"Did she seriously just say that?" Toph asked. The rest of their night went uneventful, Yue and Katara made dinner as Sokka set up his and Yue's tent. After dinner, everyone had gone to sleep except for Aang and Katara. She rested her head on his chest as they laid on Appa and looked at the stars.
Aang pointed up in the sky, "Do you see those stars right there?"
"That's kind of a vague question…"
He smiled, "Okay, do you see that set of stars that look like a body?" She nodded, "Then those ones that look like arms and legs?" Katara nodded again, "That's the Kuruk constellation."
"No way," She smiled.
Aang nodded, "Yep, they say that when there are clouds in the sky that pass by him, they quickly move passed him as if he is bending the clouds themselves."
"Well clouds are part water," Katara said, "Maybe the Water Tribe's best Water Bender still lives on in the sky." She said in a jokingly scary voice.
He kissed the top of her head, "I'm pretty sure the best Water Bender is with me right now."
Katara raised her head from his chest, "You are such a little suck up." She swung her leg over his body and rested her chin on his chest, looking into his eyes.
"I'll stop then," Aang said.
She smiled, "I never said to stop, I'm just pointing out a fact." Katara moved up his body and kissed him. "I love you Aang."
Aang brushed the hair from her face, "I love you too Katara." Her head rested in the crook of his neck as he continued looking at the stars, he held her close as she started to fall asleep.
The harsh smell of tobacco clung to his thumb as he pushed it down into his pipe and lit it with his hand, a cloud of smoke erupted from his mouth as he puffed onto it. On the other side of the bed, a young girl straightened out her clothes. She peered over her shoulder to see the man, "Did you, enjoy yourself sir?"
He stood from the bed and pulled up his pants, holding the pipe between his teeth, "Yes, you were very good."
She bit her bottom lip as she turned back around, looking at her knees, "Are you sure you don't want another go? I'll only charge you for the one."
The man pulled out his pipe, letting out another cloud of smoke, "I don't need a harlot getting attached to me, you've been paid so you can leave." The girl nodded and left quickly. As he put on his shirt, there was a knock on his door, "What is it?"
He turned to the door to see The Archer standing in his door way, "Sir, we have good news."
"Do not tell me you have good news," He told him, "The only way you can have good news is that you have killed the Air Nomad or that you killed the other Water Tribe Prince. Hopefully your news is good enough for me to bathe my blade in your blood."
He swallowed the lump in his throat, "Well sir, uh, we have found the best and plausible place the Air Nomad is. Some of the men had overheard the Bei Fong's talking about the 'Ball in Ba Sing Se' that is happening in a week."
"So you think that the Air Nomad flying to Ba Sing Se because of a Ball?" The man finished, taking another puff from his pipe.
"Well, from our findings, he goes to the 'Ball in Ba Sing Se' every year and so does the Earth Princess. It would only make sense sir, Ba Sing Se is on the way to the Northern Water Tribe," The Archer explained.
The man nodded as he walked to the window of his room, puffing on his pipe, "Sounds reasonable, but need I remind you the last time someone has failed me." The Archer couldn't help but think about the death of the Water Bender earlier that day. "We'll set course for Ba Sing Se in the morning, just hope you're right. Good night…Jiro."
"Good Night Sir."
Just a little filler until they get to Ba Sing Se and there will be more Kataang fluff (yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay ) and other things of course too.
-SDB
