Home Sweet Home

A Few Weeks Later...

"I'm finally back home. You know something? I never though I'd be so glad to see snow and Ice." Aang said as Appa landed near their home. Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Suki had just returned to the Southern Water Tribe after Zuko's coronation.

Katara laughed, "Yea, it has been four years since you've been here hasn't it?"

"Okay you two love birds. You gonna help unpack, or am I gonna have to do it all?" Sokka asked.

"Come on Sokka. Lighten up, aren't you glad to be home?" Suki asked as she tossed one of her bags at Sokka.

"Of course I'm glad to be home. I'm just annoyed cause now I have to watch them all the time. You know how I hate watching those two." he complained.

"Why are you so bitter about it? It ain't like they've done nothing we haven't done." Suki protested.

"Not yet atleast." he muttered under his breath, tossing a sleeping bag off the side of Appa's saddle.

Aang used his airbending to unload his and Katara's bags. Once they were unloaded, Aang and Katara headed to their room to unpack. As soon as Aang walked in he flopped down on the bed.

"I missed this bed. It was always so comfy." Aang said, his head hanging off the side. Katara giggled and walked over to him. She leaned her head down and kissed him. They both closed their eyes, and Aang pushed his head up to deepen the kiss. Katara broke away and Aang opened his eyes and groaned.

"Spirits I missed that. Can't we keep on for another few minutes?" he begged.

"Don't worry, we can do more of that later. Right now we have to go get you ready for dinner tonight." Katara said, changing into her normal Water Tribe clothing.

Aang groaned, "You know there are times I hate being the Avatar." he complained, walking over to put on his Water Tribe clothing.

"I know there are. But hey, if it wasn't for you being the Avatar, you would've never survived in that ice burg I found you in." she explained.

Aang sighed, "True, True. If it wasn't for the Avatar State, I would've never survived, or ever have met you."

"Exactly." Katara smiled, "Now lets go down to the market and get you some new clothes. You certainly outgrew your other ones." she teased.

"Hey, atleast I'm taller than you now. You know how embarrassing it is to have your girlfriend be taller than you? It makes me feel so small." he complained.

"Well, you were small. Heck, when you first kissed me you had to perch your head up." she teased.

Aang groaned, "Alright can we end this conversation." he said blushing from embarrassment.

Katara giggled, "Alright, alright. Let's just go." she said. Then they locked arms and headed off to the market.

Sokka and Suki came inside with their stuff and headed up to their room. Sokka began unpacking while Suki went into the bathroom to get ready for tonight. They were having a Dinner Meeting, mainly it was a meeting for the gang, and Aang. It was going to be about the state of the world, and normal Military topics. Same as always for Aang, but the gang never really got to go as much to Aang's meetings. Aang always assured them they were as boring as watching the grass grow. Katara was excited the most to see what her future husband always did at the meetings, and what they would talk about.

"Sokka, do you know where my hair brush is?" Suki asked from the bathroom.

"Last time I saw it was inside the drawer on the left next to the sink." he told her.

"Thanks, I found it." she called.

Sokka continued unpacking, then he went into his closet and changed into his normal clothes. Suki came out of the bathroom wearing a Water Tribe tunic, similar to Katara's. Sokka was wearing his usual Water Tribe clothing, and Suki wore something similar to Katara's clothing, except it had longer sleeves.

"So, what are we gonna do tonight after the meeting?" Suki asked while tying a necklace around her neck.

Sokka walked over to her and stroked his thumbs over her cheeks, "Maybe a little of this." with that they gently kissed, Suki brought her arms around his neck and Sokka's arms strapped around her waist. The kiss continued for a about a minute when Sokka had to breathe.

"I'll look forward to it." she said as she walked over to her mirror to put on her earrings.

"That is if we don't fall asleep after the meeting, if it's as boring as Aang says it is." Sokka stated.

Suki turned around from the mirror and met his gaze with hers, "Don't worry. If you all asleep I'll find a way to wake you up." she assured as she walked over to him. Sokka brought her into his arms before kissing her again. He always loved the feeling of her lips against his. Two young couples in the same home, never wanting to leave eachother's side. Sokka always had peaceful thoughts when with Suki. Then he thought to himself, this is what Aang and Katara always do, so why do I always make a fuss about it?

Aang and Katara were exiting the market. Aang had a bag and Katara was holding two bags. They walked out of the market and headed back home to get ready for the night. They walked inside the house and Katara went into her dressing room, while Aang just got dressed in the bedroom. He stripped down to his underwear and grabbed his new suit out of the bag. He first put on the pants, which were similar to his Busboy uniform from Ba Sing Se, but in sky blue. Then he put on a blue and yellow flowing robe. It was a mix between sky blue and daisy yellow. The sleeves were a daisy yellow and the rest of the robe was a sky blue. Aang's shoes were a sky blue-white color. Katara wore a blue and yellow dress similar to her green dress from Ba Sing Se. It was a sea blue with yellow that mixed in many flower-like patterns around the dress. Then she put on her shoes, which were a yellow-white color.

Aang and Katara headed towards the Chief's Meeting Room, which was not far from their house. The Chief's Meeting Room was in the center of the Tribe, and so was their house. Sokka and Suki were on their way. There were Water Tribe Guards at the doors of the Room, waiting for Aang and the others. Aang and Katara locked arms as they walked towards the building. Aang waved at the guards and they bowed as they opened the doors. They walked inside to see a Water Tribe Decorated Room. There was a Long wooden table with chairs that followed it. The Table was about 20 feet long at most. Aang and the rest of the gang would take up most of the left side of the table and the Generals and other Leaders of the World would take up the rest of the table. Aang and Katara sat down in the middle of the left side of the table.

"So, how long does it take for these things to start?" Katara asked as they sat down.

"I don't know. I'm always required to be the first one here, and I just try to keep my mind occupied while I wait." he explained.

"And how do you do that?"

"Eh, usually I'll think about you, Appa, Momo, or anything else that comes to mind. Most of the Time I think of you, wishing I could be there."

"Oh, you're just saying that." she blushed

"No really, I really do wish I was there with you. I hate being without you." he said

"Thanks, I hate being with out you too." she said, then gave him a peck on the lips.

A few moments later Hakoda came into the room, "Evening you two. Where's Sokka and Suki?" he said as he walked in.

"I don't know dad. They said they'd be here in a while." said Katara.

Hakoda sat down in the chair across from Aang and Katara and awaited for the others. After about ten minutes Sokka and Suki walked in.

"Hey, where are all the other generals?" Sokka asked as he sat down next to Hakoda.

"Eh, how should I know? I usually doze off until Zuko comes in and wakes me up. He's usually here before the generals and other World Leaders." Aang said, trying not to sound lazy.

Katara snickered, "You doze off until Zuko gets here?"

"Yeah, I mean come on. It's boring in here and I have to wait like an hour for all them to get here. Plus most of the time it's like six in the morning when we have these meetings so no one bothers us." Aang explained.

"For an Avatar you can be lazy sometimes you know that?" Sokka teased.

"You're one to talk Mr. Sleepyhead." Katara said, crossing her arms.

"Hey that was one time. I was up late the night before!" Sokka protested, "And if I remember once you wouldn't even help Gran Gran cause you were too busy 'training with Aang'." Sokka shot back.

"Hey she was training!" Aang shot back.

"Yea, on how to make out." Sokka teased, referring to the time Katara told Sokka that she and Aang were going to practice waterbending, and Sokka found Aang on top of Katara making out behind a pile of snow. Both Aang and Katara blushed and tried not to make eye contact with Sokka. They both still remember that day, and it was embarrasing. Especially since that was when Sokka started getting on their case about doing that kind of stuff.

"Okay can we drop this subject before one of the generals get here?" Suki asked.

"If I know Zuko he'll probably get here in a few seconds." Aang said.

Sokka scoffed, "Yea right. I doubt he'll be here in a few seconds with all that wind blowing." Sokka said.

Just then Zuko walked into the room and walked over to the table, "Hey guys. Sorry I'm late, that wind held me back a little." he said before sitting down next to Katara.

Sokka's mouth hung open, "I stand corrected." he muttered under his breath.

Aang looked at him with a grin and crossed his arms, "Told you."

"Wow, you're actually awake this time Aang, good for you." Zuko teased.

"Shut up hothead." Aang joked.

Zuko smiled, "Hey, I'm just surprised." Zuko said holding his hands up, "Usually I find you asleep with your head on the table snoring and drooling." Zuko teased.

Katara couldn't help but snicker at Zuko's comment. Aang looked at her embarrassed and looked at Zuko.

"And usually I see you spiking up your hair so it looks like it's a freaking boar-q-pine." Aang shot back.

"Touche." Zuko said defeated.

"Okay guys, that's enough." Hakoda said.

"So Aang, what are we gonna be talking about tonight?" Suki asked.

Aang shrugged, "Same as usual I bet. Probably about the state of the world, rebels, and gangs. Basically anything that needs to be taken care of to Maintain peace."

"And how long do these things usually take?" she asked

"Eh, depends really. Since we're also having dinner, it could take up to three to four hours." he told her.

They sat and talked for about an hour before the rest of the World Leaders and Generals finally got there. They introduced themselves to Katara and Sokka and Suki. Then they sat down and had dinner. Aang had a fruit salad and Katara and Sokka, Suki, and Hakoda all had Stewed Sea Prunes. Zuko had some Flaming Fire Flakes, and all the generals had their favorite meals. They ate for about an hour and once they had eaten they began talking. They talked for about an hour before they got to the final topics of the meeting, which were rebels.

"Avatar Aang, so far we have some records of rebels in small parts of the Earth Kingdom. Mainly Fire Nation rebels." a general said.

Aang nodded and looked at Zuko, "I'm sure Fire Lord Zuko can handle those rebels in his own ways. What else is happening?" he asked.

"Well, a few weeks ago, after Fire Lord Zuko's coronation, the guards left their post because they said you had a visitor. The most we know is that the visitor was about fourteen years old, had short thin black hair, and he was wearing a yellow robe. The boy claimed he had something important to tell you, but sadly you left before he had a chance to talk to you. The guards said that the boy claimed to be an Airbender." a general said.

Aang's eyes widened, "Wait, he claimed to be a what?" Aang asked, getting up from his seat and planting his hands on the table.

"He claimed to be an airbender. And he proofed it by shooting a blast of air out of his hand." the general explained.

"Did it look like this?" Aang asked as he shot a small blast of air towards the wall behind him.

"Yes, Avatar Aang. He demanded to see you and asked where you were headed. We told him you were heading back to your home in the Southern Water Tribe. With that the boy thanked us and left. That was the last time he was seen in the Capital City." the guard explained.

"Did he tell you his name?" Aang asked, expecting an answer.

The general shook his head, "No, he did not." Aang sat back down in his chair and looked surprised.

"An airbender, I thought I was the last of them. All the Air Nomads were benders, so somehow this kid had to have been given this ability. He couldn't have been born with it, cause if he had, no one would've ever said Airbenders were extinct." Aang muttered to himself. Katara put her arm around him and lay her head on his shoulder. Aang didn't hear a word that the generals said after that. All Aang could think of was the young boy, trying to imagine what he looked like, how he would act, and how much he knew of his element, and his culture. The meeting went on for about another half hour.

"Aang, let's go. Aang." Katara said, trying to get him out of his thoughts.

"Huh, what? What is it?" he asked her, coming out of his thoughts.

"Um, it's time to go. The meeting's been over for like five minutes." she told him.

"Oh, sorry. I-I-I just couldn't stop thinking about that kid. I mean, can you believe it? Another Airbender on Earth! It's my dream come true, behind marrying you of course."

Katara smiled, "I understand. It's like with me and Hama. I mean, I was so thrilled to meet another waterbender from the South Pole." she said.

"Yeah, let's head home." then he yawned, "I'm getting tired." he said before getting up.

Katara giggled, "Okay sleepyhead, lets get home before you pass out on the street." she joked.

"You're such a comedian, you know that?" Aang teased.

Katara grinned, "Yea, I know." They both laughed and headed home. It was about 10 o' candle when they got home. Aang and Katara slouched up the stairs to their room and stripped to their undergarments, and laid down in bed. Aang wrapped his arms around Katara's waist and she wrapped her arms around his neck. He kissed her on the head and told her goodnight before closing his eyes, but he didn't go to sleep. Katara fell asleep almost immediately, unlike Aang who couldn't stop thinking about the young boy.

There Was Another Airbender in the World,

Aang couldn't believe what he had heard,

Someone with the Same Ability as him,

Aang knew he had to teach this boy.

"I must Teach the Young Boy,

Airbending."

Hope you like the chapter and the Saga. Please review you're comments whenever you can and you can also message me about further comments on the Saga. Whether they're tips or just plain reviews. Please continue reading the Saga, and if you haven't yet, please read "The Avatar Saga: The Next Move" and "The Avatar Saga: Love Never Forgotten".