DISCLAIMER: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender, however I would like to own a Purple Pentapus one day…
Chapter 12: Friendly Reunion
They travelled for a couple of hours. It was quiet; Katara had just fallen asleep in the Appa's saddle with Zuko, Mai and Ursa. The Western Air Temple was slowly coming closer into view. Aang soon noticed that there was something flying around the tallest tower of the temple. Aang felt his hopes rise to the brim and overflow. He literally flew to Katara and woke her up suddenly.
"Wha – Aang are we at the temple yet?" she asked dreamily.
"We're almost there Katara! I found the Airbenders! They're here, at the temple!" he yelled as he grabbed he hand and pulled her to her feet. She stumbled a little as soon as she realised that Appa was still flying. She had to stop the young Airbender from throwing them both off of the big furry snot-monster (as Sokka used to call him) by wrapping her arms around him and hold him close to her. After they both got their balance back, Katara noticed that Aang was getting taller than her. She looked up at him and he looked down on her, she smiled at him and he smiled back.
"You've grown taller you know" she said with a cheeky grin crossing her face.
"What I have, cool!" he said and he only now just noticed. He wasn't much taller, maybe just a few inches. Katara stood on her tippy toes and pulled his face down to hers. She kissed him on the lips and they kissed for a good minute before Aang saw in the corner of his eye the Western Air Temple. They were about a kilometre away from the temple, Aang let go of Katara and they both sat down onto Appa's head and continued flying. When they landed, Aang flew down off Appa and was jumping with excitement, like a little kid about to go penguin sledding. In fact, the face that he was showing Katara reminded her about the young, twelve-year-old boy that she had grown to fall in love with. Now he was nearly fourteen, and had grown up so much.
"Off you go Aang, go find the Airbenders" she said as she kissed him lightly on the mouth and he opened up his glider and flew into the temple.
As Aang flew, he couldn't believe his eyes. There, flying near the top of the temple tower were people, with gliders. He flew as fast as he could and he landed onto the top of the tower. But when he got there he noticed that the "Airbenders" were just normal people with gliders. Just like the people they had met at the Northern Air Temple when he and Katara had just met. Teo, the paraplegic kid with an Airbender's spirit lived there with his father and village, they had changed the temple so much that it made Aang angry inside. He just couldn't believe it that he was tricked again. He flew down onto the mountain where there was a whole bunch of onlookers standing. He landed and he felt the anger overflow and he couldn't stand it any more.
"Everybody! Listen to me!" he yelled at the top of his lungs and everyone turned around with confused faces.
"Hey look it's the Avatar," said one of the little children who were holding onto his mother.
"Why are you here? Who has brought you here? What have you already done to this place?" he asked and he looked at one of the older men in the group as some of the gliders landed behind the group.
"Why are you HERE!" he yelled, demanding that they answer him for he couldn't stand the fact that they could have changed another temple. Suddenly the group of people parted and a young teenage boy in a wheelchair rolled in front of the group.
"Hey I know that voice, is it you Aang?" Teo asked when he saw Aang standing there. Aang instantly released any anger that was still inside of him.
"Oh it's just you Teo, what are you doing here?" Aang smiled at the young teen.
"Well Aang, why don't we go somewhere else to talk –"?
"Is that you Twinkle Toes? I know those feet if I felt them a mile away!" yelled a voice from the inside of the temple.
"Toph?" Aang asked Teo, giving him a confused look.
"Like I said, let's go inside".
Aang flew back to Katara and the Fire Nation royals and told them that Teo and Toph were there at the temple. Katara was just as eager as him to go and see their old mates again. Soon after, Aang and Katara were sitting at a table in a huge room with Teo and Toph, who were sitting quite close. Zuko, Mai and Ursa had decided to go and rest in one of the old Air Temple rooms.
"So, Toph what brings you here with Teo?" Katara asked her after Teo told her and Aang their story, obviously forgetting to tell them him and Toph's relationship status.
"Well" she said blushing "Teo and I are kinda going out" this caught Aang by surprise although Katara's theories were proved right.
"Congratulations Toph, I never thought you had a romantic side," Katara said giving Toph a sly, cheeky smile.
"Well… er…" stuttered Toph, blushing uncontrollably whilst Katara still stared and smiling at her. There was then an awkward silence.
"Sooo, how are you and Katara? I hear it's your birthday soon Katara, sweet sixteen hey, can't wait?" Teo addressed Aang, which caught him by surprise, seeing as he had completely forgotten about her birthday. 'What kind of a boyfriend am I when I don't even remember my girlfriend's birthday' Aang thought as he was speechless. Luckily Katara answered for him.
"Yeah Teo, my birthday's in two days, can't wait… Sokka and Suki are supposed to be sending presents to me from the South Pole via Momo, we sent him on his way before we reached the temple. I hope I get some jewellery…" she trailed off and winked at Aang, who blushed uncontrollably. An idea soon came to his head and he rushed out of the great room to make Katara her birthday present.