Ready to Start

Katara and Aang came back into the room, holding hands and faint blushes on their cheeks from 'activities' just finished.

The others in the room looked up, and there was a mixed reaction at their obvious change in body language, showing what had just happened. Toph gave a holler of victory, Sokka face-palmed himself, Zuko looked confused, Mai looked impassive (big change there), Suki looked mildly amused, Iroh seemed genuinely happy and Momo seemed absolutely ecstatic.

"You two were like that?" Zuko asked in a shocked tone, as if his wide eyes weren't enough indication; "I mean, I know you guys were really close and all but-!"

"I knew this day was going to happen. I just didn't know it would be this soon," Sokka groaned, hand still implanted on his face while Toph slapped his back a few times, still laughing in celebration.

"Ah, young love," Iroh said in what seemed like longing as he poured himself another cup of tea. Momo was atop his head, little hands fisted in victory while he did a little jig.

"So, they finally had their first kiss and are together, big whoop," Mai said as she absently waved her hand from behind her own boyfriend.

"Um, well, actually," Aang said as he rubbed the back of his burning-in-embarrassment neck, "That was our third kiss. On the lips, that is."

Sokka's head shot up at the news and Toph felt her laughter die short; this information was unexpected.

"Wait," Katara said as she turned to him with a hand on her hip, "I thought that was our fourth; did you count the one at the Cave of Lovers?"

"You guys kissed in there? Appa, you let me down!" Sokka exclaimed as he twisted to see the beast just outside; Appa only vaguely roared.

"Of course I did, that was our first one," Aang said quickly in glee, but with a blush still prominent, "I just didn't count that one at the Ember Island because, well, it wasn't really a kiss, was it?"

"That's what you were doing instead of getting my food? The treachery! " Sokka boomed; he continued to be ignored.

"I'm sorry about that, Aang," Katara sighed as she took her other hand in his, bringing their foreheads to touch, "I didn't mean to shoot you down like that; I just knew you had to focus on you duties and I couldn't stand letting myself love you when I had almost lost you already. I was scared."

"I was never angry at you, only at myself," Aang smiled across to her, before he plucked up some courage and pecked her on the corner of her lips; "Although it's nice to hear that."

"I think Sokka just passed out," Toph stated to the room as the teenager lay unconscious on the floor.

While Suki ran over to help him, Mai said, "Great, now I'm gonna hurl from all your sweetness."

"Did you know this was going to happen?" Zuko asked his uncle across the board, eyebrows still furrowed in confusion.

Aang and Katara gave apologetic glances to the others in the room while Sokka gurgled from the floor.

AN: I know Zuko is OC, but I wanted someone to be shocked and, well, he was the odd man out for the reactions so was stuck with it XD But, anyway, did you guys laugh? Giggle? Smile, at least…?