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Here is the latest one after not updating in forever! I am only going to go to number 25. Thanks for reading and please review.

"Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." -Mother Teresa

Working as the Avatar is not always fun or pleasurable. In fact, it can be downright nasty and unpleasant sometimes. The current Avatar returned to their makeshift home, one of his many campsites he had made over the years, with an ugly frown. He was in a foul mood, which is rare for him to say the least. Appa growled out to him and he ignored him with a wave of his hand. He practically collapsed in front of the merrily, burning fire.

"Hey, Aang!" She called joyfully. He looked up to see the woman of his life strolling back into their campsite. She always wore blue still these days just as he did his own people's colors. Her bright blue eyes shined like the stars when she looked at him. A small frown formed between her dark brows. "You okay?"

"No!" He snapped. "That village doesn't seem to get it through their thick skulls that the war is over!"

Katara sat herself down beside him and attempted to put an arm on his shoulder. Aang brushed her off gently as he continued to rant. "We've been at this for days now….and for two years now we've been traveling all over the world like this! When will it end, all of this hate still?"

"It won't, Aang," Katara replied considerately. "This will take time and since you're the Avatar. It won't end for you."

Aang nodded. He knew his responsibilities. Somehow that still made his shoulders slump over. Why could he not have lived in a time of easy peace such as Avatar Kuruk? He looked over at Katara and somehow the burdens lightened in his young heart. She smiled at him and he could not help to smile right back at her.

"I'll be with you the whole way," Katara affirmed tenderly, "I'll be here."

"Have I ever told you how much I love you?" Aang asked.

Katara's smile widened. "It doesn't hurt to say it."

"I love you, Katara."

"I love you too."