Author's Note: Ah ha ha ha! Fun with snowflakes.
The Fire Lord had been defeated, the world had been saved, injuries had been tended to and healed, the dead buried and mourned, and a trip back to the Southern Water Tribe village meant that for a short time the young Avatar and his friends could just concentrate on being teenagers.
The snow was falling and Katara couldn't believe how much she had missed a good snowfall. Spending much of the past year in warmer climates had weakened her resistance to the cold, but she didn't care. There was something wonderful about feeling snowflakes on your cheeks and the delightful nip of cold at your toes.
She stood amid the falling snowflakes, letting them cover her hair and her clothes. The waterbender laughed and twirled around, opening her mouth to let the snowflakes fall on her tongue.
"What are you doing?"
She turned and smiled at Aang. "Catching snowflakes on my tongue. I used to do this all the time when I was a little girl. It's fun."
"Really?" Aang threw back his head, opened his mouth wide, and stuck his tongue out. Katara laughed and took both of his hands in hers.
"No, silly. Like this." She tilted her head back slightly and allowed the snowflakes to fall onto her extended tongue. Aang watched for a few moments before squeezing her hands with his and pulling her close. He pressed his lips to hers in a light kiss. Katara wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him in for a long, slow kiss.
"You're right." Aang whispered softly against her lips. "Catching snowflakes is fun."