A True Air Nomad

The Next Morning...

The young couple laid peacefully in their bed, dreaming peaceful dreams, and laying in eachother's arms. Aang woke up slow and quietly, smiling at the woman lying beside him. Aang began stroking her hair gently, working out the knots In her hair. Aang began caressing her cheek with the back of his hand, seeing her smile as he did so. He kissed the top of her head, then he moved down to her cheek and finally pressed his lips gently against hers. She awoke gradually to the soft feeling of a pair of lips against her own. She awoke to see Aang kissing her gently, and she smiled. He always did the same thing on her birthday, and she enjoyed it each time.

"I love the way you say 'Happy Birthday'." she whispered.

He broke away and touched her forehead with his, "Happy Birthday." he whispered.

She smiled and gave him a 'thank you' before gently capturing his lips. They broke away after a few moments.

"So, what do you want to do today?" he asked her, "The day is all yours."

"What about Nianzu? Don't you have to help him train?" she asked.

Aang shook his head, "Not today. Right now you're the only person that matters in my life."

She smiled, "We could go look for the iceberg."

"You mean the iceberg you found me in?"

"Yea, it'd be nice to see where it all began." she explained.

Aang smiled, "Whatever you want." he told her. With that they climbed out of bed. Aang walked over to his closet and put on his Traditional Air Nomad Robes, he had always worn them on her birthday ever since she told him she loved how soft they were when she laid on his lap. Katara put on her green Earth Kingdom robe and tied it around her waist. Katara was trying to roll up her hair in a bun so she could put her hair loops up. Aang walked over to her and gently moved her hand away from her hair..

"Here let me help." he said lovingly. She turned around and smiled as she handed him the beads. He began gathering up some of her hair and rolled it up into a bun, then he placed the first two beads in the centers of the bun, then took the strands of leftover hair on the left side of the bun and placed it into the bead, the he clipped it on to the rest of her hair. Then he did the same with her her right bead. Once he was done he let the rest of her hair cascade over her shoulder, and placed a sweet kiss on her cheek.

"There, all done." he said.

She thanked him and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. Then they headed downstairs to get breakfast, where they saw Nianzu sitting on the couch reading a scroll. Nianzu noticed them come down and walked over to Aang.

"Hey Aang, so are we gonna begin my training today?" the boy asked.

Aang shook his head, "Sorry Nianzu. Not today, it's Katara's birthday and I want it to be special as always. But don't worry, we'll begin your training tomorrow." Aang told the boy before sitting down at the table.

Nianzu became disappointed that he would have to wait another day to learn Airbending. He sat across from Aang and Katara as they ate some fruit. Nianzu tried to hide the disappointment in his eyes, and avoided eye contact with Aang and Katara. He was angry because even though he was an airbender, that water tribe girl still had all of Aang's attention. Nianzu quickly finished his breakfast and told Aang he was going out for a walk. Aang told him that they would meet at Appa's shed tomorrow morning, to begin his basic airbending training.

Nianzu nodded as he walked out the door. Aang and Katara finished their breakfast and put their plates in the sink, then they packed a lunch and headed towards Appa's saddle.

Katara noticed Aang packing a lunch, "Aang, why are you packing a lunch? I thought we were going to the iceberg."

"We are, and I figured we could have little picnic while we're there." he answered, using airbending to pack their food.

She smiled and hugged him from behind, "You always know how to make something romantic, you know that?"

He blushed as he smiled at her from behind, "Cause you deserve it, and I always want you to be happy."

She smiled and they walked towards Appa's shed, carrying a small, decorative basket, arms locked.

Nianzu walked through the streets of the Southern Water Tribe, kicking various pieces of ice. He had awaited so long to meet Avatar Aang, and once he did, all he got to do was listen to an eight hour lecture about the Air Nomads, and Airbending. He didn't want a history lesson, he wanted a training lesson, and that water tribe girl was preventing him from doing so. His face was slightly red from anger, and he was walking with his arms crossed to keep warm.

Nianzu kept walking until he saw Sokka and Suki walking down the street. Sokka's arm was around Suki and Suki's arm was around him. Nianzu had met Sokka and Suki yesterday when he was waiting at Appa's shed for Aang to get back, they talked for a few minutes, and before long Sokka and Suki left to go home.

"Hey Nianzu, where's Aang?" Sokka asked when he saw the young boy.

"With Kataira." Nianzu said, purposely mispronouncing her name.

Sokka exchanged a look at Suki then looked back at the boy, "You mean Katara?" Suki asked.

Nianzu smiled, "Yea, sorry."

"Well, if you see him, tell him to make sure he brings Katara to the ball room no sooner than six o' candle, okay." Sokka told him.

Nianzu nodded, "Sure thing."

"Thanks, see you around Nianzu." Sokka said as they continued walking.

"See ya." he replied, then continued walking.

Great, all the free time Aang has, that waterbender uses it all up! If this continues, I'll have have a "chat" with Katara.

He continued walking, trying to control his anger but was found unable. He told himself that anger is an emotion even the Air Nomads can't avoid, so why should I? He was being neglected, just like back at his village. Neglected by his parents, and now the only Master in the world that could teach him airbending. He was getting tired of this, all his life he was neglected, except by his new found friends, Tau, Ryu, and Sorin. They seemed to be his only true friends in this world.

Aang and Katara entered the bison's shed only to be tackled by the creature, licking them with joy.

"Okay Appa, down." Aang said, pressing his hands against the bison's nose. He laughed at the tingling feeling of the bison's tongue. Appa ceased to lick the couple and moved back a few steps, allowing the couple to get up.

Katara laughed, "Why does he always do that?"

Aang shrugged, "How should I know?"

Katara put her hands on her hips playfully, "Because he's your bison."

"I guess you're right." Aang said defeated, then he added, "But soon he'll be our bison." Aang said.

She smiled and took her hands off her hips and began trying to wipe off the saliva. Aang walked behind her and put his hands around her waist, leaning his head down on her shoulder.

"Allow me." he whispered in her ear, and with that he pressed his fists together; producing a ball of air that blew around their bodies; blowing off the saliva. Then he gently kissed her on the neck. She smiled. She always loved it when he wrapped his arms around her, and kiss her on the neck.

Aang picked Katara up, bridal style and airbended them up the the bison's head. He put her down on the bison's large head and said the usual 'yip, yip'. Katara giggled slightly and placed a hand on his cheek, moving his head to look at her and captured his lips. They continued the kiss for many moments before they broke away to catch their breath. They were about to lock lips again when Katara noticed a large round piece of ice floating in the water.

"There it is!" she exclaimed.

"Wow, after seven years it's still there." Aang said, surprised yet happy it was still there. Appa groaned loudly and headed towards the iceberg. The bison landed swiftly and gently as it's large body landed softly on the ground. Katara was first to get off the bison, petting the large creature as Aang grabbed the basket. Aang took her hand and they walked towards the large bowl of ice.

Aang took a picnic blanket from from basket and placed it on the edge of the iceberg where Aang laid when Katara had found him. He took out their lunch and began eating. After they ate Katara curled up on Aang's lap. Her left arm was around his body and her right arm holding on to his shoulder that she wasn't using. Her head lay on his shoulder and he rested his head so that he was nuzzling it into her hair. One of his arms wrapped around her waist while the other was around her shoulders, holding her securely against him.

He breathed in the fresh scent of her hair which he overly enjoyed, then he kissed her temple. She responded by placing a few kissed at the bottom of his neck.

"So, when am I gonna get that present?" she murmured silently.

He smiled, "You'll get it tonight..." he began, "after you receive all your other presents."

She smiled, and slowly got up, and moved his body so it lay against the ice.

"Is something wrong, Katara?" he asked, worried why she had moved out of their comfortable position.

She shook her head, "Nothing's wrong, I was just wondering," she murmured quietly, "remember how I found you in the iceberg?"

He nodded, "How could I forget?"

Her cheeks became a light red, "Well, how about we mix it up a little?"

Aang looked at her quizzically, "How so?" he asked.

Katara crawled over on top of him and whispered in his ear, "Like this." with that she cupped his cheeks and they locked lips.

Aang was surprised at first, but gave in to it. They kissed passionately for several minutes, before they broke away to breathe. She leaned her head into his shoulder as he began planting kisses along her neck. Katara gained easy access to his ear as she began nibbling on it, receiving gentle, loving moans from the airbender. He began licking her skin as he kissed her neck, also receiving loving moans from the waterbender. They ceased to pleasure eachother to regain their breath, then captured eachother's lips, allowing eachother's tongues entrances into their mouths. Aang knew where she liked it the most as he began pressing his tongue against the insides of her cheeks, receiving moans from the back of her throat. They breathed heavily against eachother as they broke away.

"Aang," she breathed heavily, "nothing could ever bring us apart." she said as she buried her head into his shoulder, trying to regain her breath.

Aang was still breathing heavily, but not as much as before as he began caressing her cheek with the back of one hand while stroking her hair with the other.

Once his breath regained to a stable level he told her that he knew that there was no force in the world, that could destroy their love. She smiled and closed her eyes, nuzzling into the soft fabrics of his robe.

Sokka was setting up the chairs in the Ballroom, grunting and groaning from how wore out he was. He had been setting up chairs that were as heavy as a 3 penguin-seals for over an hour. Pakku was carving a figure out of a large block of ice using waterbending. And Suki was putting up the decorations, while Hakoda made sure everything was going the way it was supposed to.

"Sokka, hurry up. Aang is only gonna be able to keep Katara busy until six." Hakoda explained as he watched his son move slowly around the room carrying chairs.

"Well Dad, maybe I could work a little faster...if I had some...help." Sokka said hyperventilating.

"Well, what about that boy? What's his name, uhhh...Nanzu or something like that?" Hakoda suggested.

Sokka put down the chair he was carrying and pressed his hands against his back, trying to straighten it out.

"You mean Nianzu? I doubt it, he's probably roaming around the city somewhere, and besides, he's Aang's pupil not our servant." Sokka explained.

"Very well, just try to hurry up okay son?" Hakoda said as he patted Sokka on the back. "Pakku, how's that ice statue coming?"

Pakku turned around with irritation in his eyes, "Oh swell, it's not like I have to carve a life-size replica of your daughter and her fiancee all by myself!" he exclaimed sarcastically.

"Good, keep up the good work!" Hakoda exclaimed, giving Pakku a thumbs-up before walking towards Suki.

Pakku rolled his eyes and continued carving the ice. Suki was putting up Water Tribe decorations, which was one of Aang's ideas.

"Suki, how are the decorations going?" Hakoda asked, handing her some nails so she wouldn't have to kneel down so much.

"Good, I should be done in a few minutes. I just have to put up this painting of her and Aang." Suki explained, placing a small painting up on the wall. Then Hakoda went into the kitchen to check up on Kanna.

"The cake's almost done, Hakoda." she said as soon as he walked in.

"You need an help Gran Gran?" he asked her.

"No, but thank you dear." she replied. With that Hakoda walked out of the room and helped Sokka put up the table. Zuko, Mai, Toph, and Iroh would arrive by the time the party started, and they would stay until Aang and Katara's wedding, which was coming up in about five weeks.

Two Hours Later...

Aang was holding Katara's hand, guiding her through the streets of the Southern Water Tribe. They had just finished penguin sledding, and Aang had tied his orange belt around Katara's eyes so it would act as a blindfold.

"Aang, where are you taking me?" she asked impatiently as she walked clueless of where she was going.

"You'll see when we get there." he said, annoyed by her repeated question, but he understood her excitement. She had asked him through the entire walk, and hadn't ceased to ask since he put on her blindfold.

"Are you taking me to my present?" she asked him lovingly.

Aang smiled, "I guess you could say that." he said. The party he had arranged for her was only the first of the two presents he would give her that night. He guided her down the street and opened the doors of the Ball Room where everyone waited for he and Katara to arrive.

"Alright, we're here." he told her, then grasped the back of her blindfold, "Ready?"

She nodded and Aang yanked the blindfold off and everyone yelled 'surprise'. Katara's eyes widened in amazement as she saw an ice sculpture of her and Aang, tons of Water Tribe and Air Nomad decorations.

"Happy Birthday, Katara." Aang said, giving her a quick kiss. Katara began to shed tears of joy.

"Aang...D-did you plan all this?"

"I arranged it, but they put it together." he told her.

She smiled, "Your the best, Aang." then pulled him into a deep kiss. They broke away soon after and they walked towards the table to have dinner. For dinner they were having Stewed Sea Prunes. Aang had arranged for Kanna to prepare that meal, without the vegetables in it. He still had his dislikes to the taste, but for Katara's sake, he was able to push them aside. Everyone talked for a while. Then Iroh and the band Aang had hired began playing "Four Seasons", considering it was Aang and Katara's favorite song.

Aang walked up to his fiance and held out his hand, "May I have this dance?"

She giggled and smiled, taking his hand, "You may."

They both smiled and walked towards the middle of the ball room. Everyone began clearing the area as the couple began slow-dancing. After a while they ate some cake and everyone gave Katara their presents. Zuko, Mai, and Iroh made her a hand-carved medallion with the same carving as Aang's medallion. Toph gave her some custom-made shoes that were a golden yellow and light brown. And finally Sokka, Suki, and Hakoda got her some earrings with the Air Nomad Insignia on them. Katara thanked them all and asked them why they had all gotten her Air Nomad gifts.

"You'll see when we get home Katara." Aang told her, taking her hand as he walked out of the room

She smiled and followed him back home. He picked her up bridal style as he carried her up to their room. He sat her down on the bed and told her to wait there. Then he left the room, leaving her alone. She knew he would be back soon because he would never leave her alone for so long without a good reason. A few moments later he come in with a box in his hands, and sat on the bed next to her

"Happy birthday Katara. I hope you like it." he said, giving her the box. The box had an Air Nomad Insignia on the front, as she opened the box to see a mixture of orange and yellow fabric. She put her fingers up to her mouth and began to cry small sheds of tears. She pulled out the fabric, revealing an orange and yellow robe. She pulled it out in front of her to see that the middle was a golden yellow and it's sides were a light orange. She also noticed some orange pants to go along with it. She marveled at the gift in front of her and began to shed tears.

"Aang...how...where did you get these?" she asked.

"I made them myself. I remembered how the woman Air Nomads looked so I decided to make you some Air Nomad clothing."

"But, where did you find the time to make these?" she asked anxiously.

"Remember all those times when I kept sleeping in all day, and I was leaving all of a sudden?"

She nodded, "Well, I stayed up as much as I could during the night and put them together. Then I went to the clothing stores to make sure they were made right so they wouldn't fall apart." he explained.

She marveled at the clothes again, "Aang...this is the best gift you've ever gotten me." she told him then pulled him into a deep hug, "I'm gonna go change into these real quick." with that she raced into the bathroom. The robe had two parts to it, the first part was the golden yellow sleeveless fabric that cascaded down to her knees and just above her chest. The second part was like an orange coat that was tied around her waist to keep it from falling off. It reached all the way down below her knees. She quickly put on the pants and her new shoes and Earrings her friends had got her. She opened the door and walked out, holding her hands together.

"How do I look?" she asked. Aang marveled her from head to toe, he smiled and walked over to her, putting his arms around her waist.

"Like the most beautiful Air Nomad in the world." he told her, touching his forehead against hers. She smiled and put a hand behind his head, bringing his lips to hers. She cupped his cheeks and they deepened the kiss, his tongue touching her in all the right places, earning gentle moans from the back of her throat. He moved his hand down to bring her leg up to his waist. They broke away for a short moment to breathe and Katara went and laid down on the bed, dragging his with her. She laid down and pulled him over her, gazing into his wide gray eyes. Aang brought up a hand to brush a few strands of hair behind her ear. She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, bringing him towards her.

"Katara...are you sure? I mean, don't you want to wait?" he asked her.

"I don't want to wait." she confessed and bit her lip, "Aang, it's time we see where our love takes us, without resisting it." she said lovingly.

He smiled and caressed her cheek with the back of his hand, "You're right. I think it is time." he smiled and she gripped the back of his head, pressing his lips against hers.

Their tongues resumed what they had been doing earlier. Both pressing their tongues against eachother's, battling for dominance. Aang pressed his tongue against the insides of her cheeks, receiving loving moans from the girl. Katara began pressing her tongue against his, causing them to both moan from the back of their throats. Aang began caressing the sides of her neck with his hands as his elbows rested against the bed to help support him. Their tongues brushed against eachother gently as they broke away to breathe. Aang laid his head in her shoulder, kissing along her neck, sucking gently on her skin. Katara moaned as she found easy access to his ear, nibbling on it gently, receiving moans from the airbender. She darted her tongue in his ear as she did last time, causing him to press his hips against her own. She wrapped her legs around his waist, preventing him from stopping. Their hips pressed fiercely against eachother, both moaning from the feeling in their lower regions.

Katara traced her arms up and down his back, before gripping the bottom of his shirt. She began pulling the shirt off, as he moved his arms to allow her to finish. She tossed the shirt on the ground, wrapping her arms around the back of his neck, capturing his lips once more. He realized it was time and began untying the small strings that held her robe together, tossing the two halves on the floor. Their breathing quickened as the kiss deepened, and their hips pressing fiercely against eachother's. She moaned from the back of her throat, loving the feeling of her lower region. Aang brought his hands behind her back and began unstrapping her upper bindings. He hesitated for a moment, before she moved his hands back, allowing him to continue. He unstrapped the bindings and tossed them on the floor. They broke away slightly, their lips only being a few inches apart, to allow them to catch her breath.

Aang brought his head up to look into her eyes, "Are you sure, Katara?" he asked, biting his lip.

She smiled, "Yes Aang, I know it's time, and you know it too." He smiled and nodded, and they locked lips again.

Aang And Katara Had Finally Gone to the Limit,

And they both knew it was time, no one

other than them would find out what

Happened that marvelous night.

"We are ready, and

we know it."

Okay the last part of this chapter was hard to write, cause I wanted the description of the robe to be really good, and plus the ending was really hard to write, so I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Please review.