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Authors note: Warning, this chapter contains strong sexual content, reader discretion is advised.

Ha! I always wanted to add that, just like an R rated movie. LOL

Chapter 38

Aang was true to his word, preparing their room for a night of passion and romance when they returned to the palace. Ordering a bottle of chilled wine and a tray of fruits and pastries and lighting candles and incense while Katara was putting Tenzin to bed. When she entered the room she found him lying in bed on his side with his head propped up on one hand and the silk sheet pulled up to just below his navel, exposing his finely chisled chest and abdomen. His piercing gray eyes fixed on her full of lust, sending shivers down her spine. She stood transfixed for a moment, not even noticing the ambiance of the room, only him and his burning desire for her. She locked the door then slowly made her way towards the bed, removing one article of clothing at a time and tossing it behind her seductively, she wanted him just as much as he wanted her. She was completely naked by the time she reached the bed and stood before him her nipples taunt and a wet burning ache between her thighs. She closed her eyes and drew one hand to her breast and gentle kneaded the swollen nipple as she slid the other slowly down her abdomen and slipped her fingers into the hot moist spot between her legs and a slight gasp escaped her lips. Aang had never seen anything so erotic in his life and watched her as she pleasured herself, and began stroking his fully erect member slowly, until he could take it no more then reached for her a drew her on to the bed. Taking her hand and placing in on his erection he guided her up and down along its length, moaning with pleasure at her touch then placed his hand between her thighs in to the hot moist opening and slipped his fingers in and out slowly and placed his mouth over one of her swollen nipples and stroked it with his tongue.

" Oh, Aang... please... take me... take me now." She pleaded.

Aang positioned himself above her with his weight supported on his hands on each side of her shoulders, staring deep into her eyes, full of desire. Katara spread her legs for him to enter, which he did slowly, then paused for a minute and closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, he needed a moment to gain control. Opening his eyes again, he stared down at her and slowly began to slide his throbbing member in and out of her, shuddering occasionally from the intense pleasure he felt with each stroke. Katara moaned with every stroke, raking her nails down his back and clutching his buttocks firmly, trying to pull him in further. Raising her hips to take him in completely, and urging him to take her faster and harder by guiding his hips to meet hers, leading to a frenzied pace with both of them breathing heavily. Unable to withstand the feeling that his seed would soon spill and he would reach his climax, Aang leaned forward and captured Katara's lips ravenously and plunged into her harder and faster until she cried out his name as the sensual gratification culminated into the most amazing explosion of immense pleasure that spread throughout her entire body, causing her to shiver. Aang followed after a few final thrusts releasing a gutterural groan from deep in his throat as he climaxed with an orgasm surpassing any other, not able to move until the waves of pure ecstacy finally subsided and he collapsed onto her breast. All was silent for a few minutes as they both tried to catch their breath.

" Damn, Aang... you lived up to your promise, and then some." Katara said breathlessly.

Unable to resist the opportunity to be cocky, he replied, " I aim to please." with a smug grin on his face, and both of them burst out laughing. Once the laughter subsided, they laid quietly staring at each other smiling affectionately. Then Aang moved down and placed his ear against Katara's abdomen, as if he were trying to hear the baby. Katara stroked his hair while he lay listening, and they stayed like that for a while.

" I wonder what he'll be like. Do you think he'll be an airbender or a waterbender?" Aang asked, still listening.

" How do you know it's going to be a boy? It might be a girl this time." Katara replied.

" I don't know, really. I just kinda picture another little Tenzin when I think about it." He replied.

" I think one Tenzin is all we can handle." Katara said laughing.

" Yeah, he's a handful alright." Aang agreed laughing with her.

" What if the baby can't bend at all, or can bend air and water like Tenzin, do you think that's possible?" He asked.

" I doubt it will be able to bend both elements, Yue said it was an extremely rare occasion that happens. And I would guess that with me being a bender and you being the Avatar the baby would almost have to be a bender." She replied.

" Yeah, probably." He answered, then after a few minutes of silence, Aang asked, " How... um... how pregnant are you? Do you know?"

" Well, going by my last cycle, probably close to three months or so." She replied.

" What? You've known all of this time and didn't tell me!" He exclaimed.

" Well, I didn't know for sure at first, I thought I just had the flu or something. Actually, Suki's the one that figured it out." She said.

" Suki? How did Suki figure it out?" He asked confused.

" She noticed that the only time I vomited like I had been, was when I was pregnant with Tenzin. Then I started thinking about when I had my last cycle and I was late, so it turns out she was right." She answered.

" What do you want to name it if it's a girl? I guess we can't use Kya since it's already taken." Aang stated.

" I don't know, I guess I hadn't really thought much about names yet. Geez, I hadn't even told you yet, much less start picking out names." She said rolling her eyes.

" I guess you're right." He replied. " Katara... I want you to promise me something." He added.

" Sure Aang, what is it?" She asked.

" Promise me that you'll never keep any secrets from me ever again, even if it's something that's unpleasant or you think might upset me. We're in this together no matter what happens, and I'll promise to do the same, okay?" He said.

" Okay, I promise." She replied.

" Now that I know about the baby, I think we should get married as soon as possible. If that's okay with you, I mean." Aang said.

" Aang, it's not like you have to protect my honor or anything. We already have a child out of wedlock, remember?" Katara said laughing.

" Yes, I do. I should have been there for you with Tenzin. We should have been married then, if I hadn't been such a stupid jerk." Aang said sternly.

" Please, Aang, don't say that. Let it go." She replied. " We both made mistakes, and hopefully we've learned from them." She added stroking his cheek gently and a few minutes of silence passed before Aang spoke again.

" Katara..." He said.

" Yeah?" She replied.

" You know, earlier... when you did that... well... when you were touching yourself..." He said bashfully.

" Yeah, what about it?" She asked.

" I didn't know girls did stuff like that, I thought just guys did it." He said incredulously.

" Well, Aang, girls do stuff like that too. Is that okay with you?" She asked raising an eyebrow.

" Are you kidding! That was the most... damn... I can't even tell you what that did to me, I thought I was gonna cum right then and there!" He exclaimed.

" You liked that, did you?" She asked with a sly grin.

" Oh, yeah... I liked that. I liked that a lot." He replied with a cheesy grin.

" Pervert." She said with a straight face, then burst out laughing.

" You ain't seen nothin yet." He said laughing, then kissed her belly and laid down next her. " I love you." He added softly.

" I love you too." She replied.

The gang stayed in the Fire Nation for a few more days, quite enjoying living in the lap of luxury, but it was time to go back to the real world. Toph and Haru promised to keep in touch and let them know when they would wed, and Aang and Katara promised to do the same. The two couples had actually mulled around the idea of a double wedding, but decided against it, thinking it would make it less special for them. They'll always be ' The Gang', but some things need to be done as individuals. Plus, Katara and Toph would never come to an agreement on anything, they're just too different.

Toph and Haru boarded their ship back to the Earth Kingdom and Aang, Katara, Tenzin, Sokka, Suki and Kya stood on the dock and waved goodbye to them until the ship could barely be seen, then headed back to the palace to collect their things and load Appa for the trip home, departing early that evening. The trip home was much more relaxed since there was no rush, so they made more frequent stops to let Appa rest, and dine leisurely before taking off again.

" So, Aang, when you and Katara gonna tie the knot?" Sokka asked.

" We haven't really decided yet." Aang replied.

" I guess I don't need to tell you that if you do anything stupid, and break my sister and nephews hearts that I will hunt you down and kill you, right?" Sokka asked casually.

" Um... no, I think I get the picture. Don't worry Sokka, I'll take good care of them... I love them more than life itself." Aang replied wholeheartedly.

" Good." Sokka answered smiling.

Katara and Suki were sitting against the back of the saddle talking excitedly about the upcoming wedding and thinking of baby names while the men took turns at the reigns and the children slept.

" You know Katara, you're going to have more difficulty fitting into a wedding dress if you wait much longer. You already look like you're at least four months pregnant or more. I can't believe Aang never noticed your growing belly." Suki said.

" Well, I know I can't be more than three months or so, maybe I'm eating too much." Katara replied concerned.

" Too much! you can hardly keep any food down!" Suki exclaimed.

" My belly does seem a bit bigger than it did at three months when I was pregnant with Tenzin." Katara said. " I hope nothing's wrong with the baby." She added furrowing her brow with worry.

" I'm sure the baby's fine, Katara. It's probably just going to be more... chubby... or something." Suki said trying to reassure her friend.

" More chubby? As big as Tenzin was, I don't think I would survive delivering a ' more chubby ' baby!" Katara exclaimed.

" Well, I'm sure there's nothing wrong... anyway." Suki replied, planning to change the subject.

" No, Suki... something's different this time. I can feel it. I don't know what it is, but this pregnancy is different somehow." Katara said seriously.

" Yeah, Aang's here this time." Suki said laughing, but Katara didn't find her remark very funny and shot her a dirty look.

" Sorry." Suki said looking down.

" It's okay, I know you were just trying to get me to lighten up." Katara replied sincerely.

" If you really are concerned about your pregnancy, Katara, let's go see the village healer when we get home just to be on the safe side. The guys won't have to know anything about it." Suki said seriously.

" I don't know, maybe I'm just overreacting." Katara said.

" No, I think if you feel that strongly that something isn't right, we should go. What's it going to hurt?" Suki replied.

" I didn't say something isn't right, it's just... different than last time." Katara explained.

" Well, I'm sure no two pregnancies are the same, but I still think it would make your feel better if you got it checked out. You'll need to pretty soon anyway, why not?" Suki said earnestly.

" Okay, we'll go day after tomorrow. But what are we gonna tell the guys?" Katara asked.

" We're going shopping. There's no way they'll want to go with us then." Suki said laughing.

" True." Katara said laughing with her.

Authors note: I'm sorry I didn't update for such a long time, too much going on and no time for the story. I'll try to update more frequently in the future. Thanks to all of you that didn't give up on me or my story, it's far from over so I hope you keep reading. Oh, and thanks for all of the encouraging reviews, every chapter I post I think sucks and I'm letting my readers down, but when I read the reviews I'm pleasantly surprised.

Thanks again,

Rosirn