Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar or the song "Where is Love?" from Oliver, lyrics by Lionel Bart

Author's Note: Companion to Castle on a Cloud. Not to be outdone, the Avatar has been having dreams of his own….

Where is Love?

Where is love? Does it fall from skies above?
Is it underneath the willow tree,
That I've been dreaming of?

Aang sat on his window-seat, knees pulled up to his chin and arms wrapped around his legs. He was watching the boys below playing on his air scooter. He tried to be angry, but he was too busy being miserable.

There was a soft knock at his door, and Aang turned his head listlessly to see Monk Gyatso poking his head in.

"Aang? Can I come in?"

Aang shrugged and swung his feet over the side of the window seat so that he was facing his mentor and guardian.

"You didn't show up for dinner," Gyatso commented gently, sitting on the edge of Aang's bed. "What's the matter?" Aang sat quietly for a moment, absently kicking his feet against the wall. They both knew what was bothering him, and he didn't really see the point in going over it again. Everything had changed, and there was nothing anyone could do to put his life back the way it was.

"I've been having this recurring dream," he said instead.

"Tell me about it."

Where is she, who I close my eyes to see?
Will I ever know the sweet "hello"
That's meant for only me?

"There's really not much to it," Aang explained. "I probably wouldn't think anything of it, except that I keep dreaming it over and over again."

"How often?"

"Almost every night since I found out I was the Avatar. Now, I can even see her in the daytime, if I close my eyes."

"Her?"

"All I see is a girl's face. The light's behind her, so I can't make out her features very well, but I can tell she's beautiful. She has dark skin and huge, blue eyes."

"Sounds like someone in the Water Tribe."

"Yeah, but it's no one I've met before. I would definitely remember her." Aang lapsed into a daydream, staring off into space. He was brought back to the present by Gyatso clearing his throat.

"Is there anything else distinctive about her?" the old monk asked.

"I don't think so. She's wearing a hood, and she has loops of hair near her face, like this," Aang gestured to show where they were. "They're blowing in the wind." Neither of these characteristics were particularly unusual in the Water Tribe, and Aang wasn't even sure why he was mentioning them.

Who can say where she may hide?
Must I travel far and wide
Til I am beside the someone who
I can mean something to?

"You know, being the Avatar, you have a special connection to the Spirit World," Gyatso informed Aang. "And time doesn't flow exactly the same for you as it does for the rest of us. Perhaps she's someone from a past Avatar's life."

"Or someone I'll meet in the future?" Aang suggested. He preferred to think that this girl was out there somewhere for him to find. He felt inexplicably drawn to her, whoever she was.

"Possibly."

Later, after Gyatso had left, Aang paced his room, thinking. He really wanted to find the girl. She was special, he could tell. Somehow, he felt that she would really understand him and wouldn't mind playing games with him. He'd been to both the North and South Poles recently, though, and he didn't remember seeing anyone like her. Where could she be?

Now that he was supposed to spend most of his time in training, how could he travel the world and find this girl that called to him so strongly? And why did he feel the sudden, uncontrollable urge to go penguin sledding?

Where…where is love?

Epilogue:

Aang groaned and slowly opened his eyes…and gasped. A face filled his vision – the girl from his dreams! He thought he might be dreaming again, but then he realized that a cold wind was blowing across his face, and he could feel her arms supporting him. Neither of these things had ever been in the dreams. Somehow, she had found him! Taken by surprise, Aang didn't know what to do. He stalled for time, asking her to come closer. When she complied, he said the first thing that came to mind.

"Will you go penguin sledding with me?"

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Member of the Boomeraang Squad: charleegirl, Jesus.Lives, Liselle129, Strix Moonwing, Avatarwolf, MormonMaiden, libowiekitty, Snows of Yester-Year, La Vixen de Amor, chocolatecoveredbananacheese, Aangy, and honorary member SnakeEyes16

Author's Note: I just thought, what if Aang gasped at seeing Katara because he recognized her somehow?

Review replies:

Snows Of Yester-Year: I love getting reviews like that! It's nice to know I can make people happy with the products of my imagination. I hope you liked this one, too.

libowiekitty: That's a good suggestion, and I have filed it away for future use.

heartsyhawk: Thank you very much!

Justcallmewolfy: No, I'm planning to update this 2-3 times per week. Songfics are much faster for me to write than chapters of a longer story. They're usually much shorter, and I don't have to worry about fitting them into a larger context.

Dakyu: Sorry if it wasn't clear, but I was trying to say that Aang was the only one of the children to be so marked.

TTAvatarfan: Well, if that's true, I got it pretty close. I placed Katara at seven when it happened. Good luck with your own version!

Aangs fangirl1214: Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.