I'm sure by now that everyone has heard the news about Avatar Studios. I remember how sad I was when I heard Bryke left the live action last year but I'm glad they're making new Avatar content for us now. 2021 is redeemed. Hope you like this new chapter!

Suki was the first to wake up and found Aang snuggled up next to her with his head resting on her shoulder. She smiled at the sight of him sleeping peacefully. After what transpired last night, Suki decided to let him get plenty of rest. She stealthily placed his head on his pillow and got out of the bed. Before stepping out of his room, Suki took one last look at Aang sleeping. In her mind she saw his face in anguish as he vented his feelings out.

"Why am I like this Suki?"

"I wish I never fell in love with Katara!"

Suki wished Aang didn't have to go through this. He did nothing to deserve this kind of pain. All he did was fall in love. She silently closed the door after stepping out and headed to her room to get ready for the day. After brushing her teeth and showering Suki walked to the kitchen to where she found Toph coming in from the back door of the house. Toph normally was the last to wake up between the three of them so Suki was surprised to see her up already.

"You're up early" Suki commented, already getting started on boiling some tea. Toph took her seat at the kitchen table.

"I didn't really sleep much. I listened on your conversation with Aang last night and decided to pay that Mira girl a visit." Toph yawned.

Suki scoffed, "You couldn't have asked me if I wanted to go? I wanted to give that girl a piece of my mind!"

"Aang needed you more." Toph said with a matter-of-fact tone.

"Hmmm…true. So what did you do exactly?" Suki wondered.

"Let's just say I restructured her home…and her face." Toph grinned, wishing she could have seen the damage she had done to Mira's face.

"Gosh I wish I could have seen that!" Suki laughed. She finished boiling the tea and poured a cup for her and Toph. Suki placed the teas on the table and grabbed cookies for the two of them. As she sat down she noticed Toph's grin was replaced with a frown.

"So how is he?" Toph inquired. Suki sipped her tea before answering.

"Aang is okay for now I guess. He's still sleeping in his room."

Toph simply nodded and sipped her tea. She sighed, "Man…Sugar Queen really did a number on him."

"In her defense it isn't like she meant to hurt him."

"True."

"Aang won't give up on the blind dates. He told me he would keep doing it."

"That's good. I wouldn't have wanted all that work I did to set up those dates to be for nothing." Toph remarked as she leaned back on her chair.

"I just want him to find a girl that will make him happy. He deserves that much."

"Don't worry your pretty head Suki. I'm positive things will start to look up for Aang today, what could possibly go wrong?" Toph chuckled.

"Come on Sokka! We're going to be late for our monorail ride if you don't hurry up!" Katara scolded her brother. They had finally got off the cruise boat and headed over to the monorail station at the outer wall of Ba Sing Se. They had just received their tickets and headed off to the terminal.

"Cool your jets Katara. We still got time before our monorail leaves." Sokka replied, still walking at his normal pace.

"Well it's better to be safe than sorry." Katara retorted.

"Someone sure is eager to see Aang." He teased her. Katara blushed and said nothing. She didn't want to waste energy arguing even if Sokka was right.

They finally arrived at the terminal and sat down on benches as they waited for their scheduled transport. Sokka looked to his sister and saw her pulling strands of her hair. Katara was nervous.

Sokka sighed, "Getting nervous again?"

"Yes…I know you said not to be, but I just can't help it." Katara admitted. Sokka put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her to him.

"Everything will work out just fine Katara." Sokka insisted.

"How can you be so sure of that?"

Toph had already confirmed to Sokka that Aang lied when he said he didn't love Katara. That was the only reason he was so sure, but he couldn't tell her that. He knew Aang wouldn't appreciate him telling Katara the truth and Sokka didn't want to end up dealing with an angry avatar.

"I just am. Just trust your big bro on this!" He replied confidently.

"LADIES!" a young boy walked around a bag of the Ba Sing Se Chronicles newspapers. He waved one newspaper in the air as he yelled out for attention from anyone at the terminal station. "DON'T MISS OUT ON THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME! GO ON A DATE WITH THE AMAZING AVATAR AANG!"

The water tribe siblings whipped their heads toward the boy and looked at him with wide eyes. Katara immediately stepped up to the newspaper boy and gave him a coin for a newspaper. The boy gave her a newspaper and went on his way to sell more. Sokka came up behind Katara as she flipped through the pages until she found what she was looking for.

"Ladies, the Avatar is single and ready to mingle! If you want to reserve a date with him then be sure to come by and apply. This may be a once in a lifetime opportunity so don't wait! More information will be available when applying!"

Katara turned to Sokka, the newspaper shaking in her hands and growled, "Still feeling so sure?"

He did not.

Aang had finally woken up and went to the kitchen to find Suki and Toph still eating at the table.

"Good morning Sleepyhead." Suki smiled.

"Morning Twinkle toes" Toph nodded her head at him.

"Morning. I'm surprised to see you up before me Toph." Aang responded.

"It's just one of those mornings I guess. I'll take a nap later to make up for it" Toph replied. Her and Suki agreed to keep what she did to Mira a secret. They knew he would not have approved of her violent actions towards Mira.

"Oh okay" Aang sat down next to Suki and turned to her, "Suki about last night…I'm sorry if I was too much to handle after well…you know."

The Kyoshi warrior pressed her palm against his cheek, "Don't be sorry. I meant what I said last night Aang. Anytime you need someone to talk to, you come to me."

Aang nodded his head and smiled, "Okay."

The trio talked over breakfast for an hour and eventually moved to the living room area. A knock on the door was heard. Suki opened the front door, finding Ty Lee standing on the other side.

"Suki! It's so good to see you again!" Ty Lee exclaimed. She jumped at Suki and gave her a hug.

"I'm glad to see you again Ty!" Suki replied as she returned the hug. Aang and Toph came up to greet Ty Lee as she broke off her hug with Suki.

"Aang! Toph!" Ty Lee grabbed the two and pulled them in for a group hug.

"Hi Ty Lee" Aang enthusiastically greeted and wrapped his arm around her. Toph mumbled her own greeting and patted Ty Lee's back.

"Ty you seriously need to stop leaving me behind. It's too early in the morning for me to run after you" a monotone voice spoke from the front door. They all turned to see Mai standing there with an annoyed expression on her face. Ty Lee looked back at her with an apologetic smile.

"Sorry Mai. I was just so excited to see our friends again." She apologized.

"Hi Mai" Aang greeted her. He was surprised to see her but was happy, nonetheless.

"Sup Gloomy" Toph said.

"It's nice to see you again Mai" Said Suki.

"Hi" Mai greeted them all with a nonchalant manner. She then looked to Aang, "Can I talk to you in private?"

"Um…sure. We can go talk in my room if you would like to" Aang replied, wondering what exactly Mai would want to talk to him about. Suki and Toph shared a glance, wondering the same thing.

"That's fine with me" Mai contented. Aang gestured for her to follow him and the two went off to his room leaving the rest at the living room. Suki turned to Ty Lee, hoping that she would have answers.

"Any idea why Mai would want to talk to Aang?"

Ty Lee bit her lower lip and placed her hands on her hips, "It might have something to do with the letter she got from Zuko…"

"Why would Sparky send a letter to his ex-girlfriend?" Toph inquired.

"Beats me…" Ty Lee shrugged, "A messenger hawk gave the letter to us just a few days ago while we were on our way here. Mai didn't tell me much about it other than that she needed to talk to Aang. I tried to make her tell me, but she wouldn't budge."

"You two want to listen to their conversation?" Toph grinned.

"Ooohh! Let's do it!" Ty Lee squealed. Before Toph and Ty Lee could move, Suki held them back.

"Mai wanted to have a private discussion with Aang! We are not going to go eavesdropping on them." Suki declared and sat them both down on the couch.

"Awww" both Ty Lee and Toph groaned. Suki shook her head at their childishness.

Aang closed the bedroom door after he and Mai entered. He urged her to take a seat on his bed while he pulled a chair for himself from his desk. Mai sat on the edge of his bed, gazing down at the floor while Aang sat across from her.

"Sooooo…", Aang started, "What did you want to talk about?"

Mai sighed before looking up to him. "Zuko sent me a letter."

"Oh", Aang was unsure of what that had to do with him, "Is something wrong with Zuko?"

"I think it will be easier to explain if I just let you read the letter." Mai responded then pulled out a scroll from her left arm sleeve, handing it to Aang and clasped her hands together as he opened the letter. Aang unrolled the scroll and began reading.

Dear Mai,

I hope this letter finds you well. I know I'm likely the last person you want to hear from, but I need to tell you my truth. I made a mistake…again. After what happened at the boiling rock I thought I would never see you again. I assumed Azula would have killed you for betraying her for me and I fell into despair. After Katara finally began to trust me again I thought that we had a connection. I saw her in a different light but now I know it wasn't right. Subconsciously, I replaced you with her and tried to be happy with her…but after I found out you were alive, you were all I could think of when I was with Katara. There is so much more that I wish to say but I would rather say it in person than in this letter. The point of the letter is to tell you that I've broken up with Katara and I want to see you again. I will be coming to Ba Sing Se for celebration party being held by King Kuei. I will arrive in the city at least a day before the celebration and will be staying with my uncle. I implore you to meet me at the Jasmine Dragon so we can talk. Please give me a chance.

Love,

Zuko

After reading the letter, there was one line that Aang read over and over again in his mind.

"…I've broken up with Katara…"

"They…broke up." Aang muttered. He wasn't sure how to feel about this new development. His emotions were all over the place. One part of him was happy to hear it while another part was sad for Katara. Aang hoped she was okay. He wondered then what this meant for him. Mai put her hands on the bed and leaned back.

"Yeah and I wanted you to talk to you about this." She stated, her monotone tone replaced with an uncertainty.

"Why me?" Aang inquired, looking up to her.

"Because it's like Ty Lee said back on Kyoshi Island, we're both on the same boat when it comes to Zuko and…Katara. I think it's likely that she will try to talk to you about this." Mai explained.

"Why would she? Just because Zuko broke up with her for you doesn't mean that she wants to be with me now." Aang replied.

"Maybe, maybe not. It's just what I think personally. Either way I wanted to let you know and ask for your opinion."

"Oh…well thank you for the heads up. I'm still processing this so I don't know if I could form an opinion right now on how I feel about them breaking up." Aang crossed his arms.

"I also wanted to ask you something else. Do you think I should…well…see him when he arrives?" Mai leaned forward with her hands on her lap.

Aang raised an eyebrow, "I think you should do what you want to do. Not what I think you should do."

"It's like I said, same boat. You're the only other person I know that can relate to what I went through. I want to at least hear your perspective on whether I should see him or not. Maybe give me some avatar wisdom." Mai suggested.

"Not sure if I can give avatar level wisdom on this situation. I'm not even sure there is any wisdom that I know of that can cover this topic." Aang chuckled.

"Well then tell me what you think at least."

Aang leaned back on his chair and thought for a minute. Personally, he was still reeling from the news of Zuko and Katara's break up.

"First tell me how you feel Mai" he said. Mai blinked and sighed.

"I'm not sure how to feel. It's like a…war inside me. One faction of me hates Zuko for what he did, and another still makes me still love him. I keep thinking about the good and the bad times we had together. How content I felt when I was happy in our relationship and then how much he hurt me."

Mai wrapped her arms around herself as she thought of her time with Zuko.

"I fell for him when I was a kid. He was always so sweet to me before he was burned and banished by his father. When we first kissed, it was like my life become a fairy tale story and I normally don't like fairy tales. Just being by his side kept me happy." Mai smiled at the wonderful memories. Aang thought to himself how pretty Mai's smile was until it curved downwards.

"When he dumped me so he could train you I was upset but I got over it when he explained to me why he did it. I couldn't stop him from doing what he felt was right and I betrayed Azula so that he and the others could get away. I loved him too much to let Azula kill him and what does he do for my sacrifice?" Mai stood up from the bed and walked to the other side of the room. Her anger boiling within her as she remembered seeing Zuko and Katara together. "He left me behind for HER!"

Aang stood behind her but said nothing. Choosing to let her vent out her frustrations. Mai turned back to face him, seething "I LOVED HIM AND HE BETRAYED ME!"

"So I left! I couldn't stand to stay and watch him be happy with her. Now after all this time, he decides that he wants me back. Just when I thought that I could move on he sends me a letter and now I find myself yearning for him again!" Mai wiped away her tears furiously.

"Even after all the crap he put me through, I still love him. I'm split on whether I should see him or ignore the letter."

"My f-f-feelings are all over the p-place…and I don't know what t-t-to do…" Mai wept. Seeing her so emotional like this surprised Aang but he didn't hesitate to wrap his arms around her. She flinched at the unexpected contact but relented to it in the end.

"It's okay to cry Mai. You need to let it all out." Aang consoled her. He felt her head drop on to his bare shoulder as she cried. He tried to soothe her by rubbing her back like how Suki did for him the night before.

"I know how you feel Mai…even after I left I realized that I still loved Katara despite everything that happened." Aang finally spoke his mind, "You and I both ran away to avoid the pain but in the end…it didn't solve anything." Mai said nothing in return.

"You asked me if I think you should go see him and honestly I believe that you should. You need to confront Zuko. Hear him out on what he wants to say to you and then tell him about the pain he put you through. Talking to him might be the only way you can resolve this."

Mai pulled her head back from his shoulder and looked into Aang's eyes. Her eyes were red, and her cheeks stained with tears.

"And if he asks me to take him back?"

"Do you want to?" Aang inquired.

"I know I don't want to be a sloppy second for him to run back to…" Mai spat.

"Then don't. Confront him and hear his truth then decide next what you want to do."

Mai nodded her head and then thought for a moment before speaking, "What if I decide to give him a taste of his own medicine?"

"What do you mean?" Aang asked. Mai pulled her hands back and cupped Aang's face.

"I hurt him the same way he hurt me. I could tell him I want to be with someone else…that someone being you." She explained.

"Why me?" Aang tried to pull his face back from her hands but she held on to him with a firm grip.

"It could be poetic justice considering he took the girl you love." Mai grinned.

"You and I both agreed that we wouldn't work well together. Are you trying to tell me your mind has changed since then?" Aang narrowed his eyes.

"I'll admit that I might have been a tad bit curious about you." Mai rubbed her thumbs over Aang's smooth cheeks.

"Whether or not you have been curious about me, I'm not going to let you use me to hurt Zuko."

"He didn't just hurt me Aang…he hurt you too."

Aang tried to turn his gaze away from her but she made sure that he looked her in the eye. "If not that then will you fulfill a request I have?"

"What is it?"

"Kiss me." Mai simply stated.

"Mai I can't d—" Aang tried to deny her.

"Please Aang! Just one kiss. I haven't kissed anyone since Zuko. I just want to see if I can feel something…anything" Mai begged. Aang couldn't understand why she needed to kiss him but since it was a request.

"Fine" Aang accepted, sighing. Mai didn't hesitate after that. She gently pressed her lips against his. Aang pressed forward and wrapped his arms around Mai's waist as she wrapped her arms around his neck. The tilted their heads to deepen their kiss and Mai, deciding she wanted more, pushed her tongue through his lips. Aang was only surprised for a moment before intertwining his tongue with hers.

"And that's how I broke my left leg the second time!" Ty Lee finished telling a story from her childhood.

"Riveting story Ty…" Toph said with a deadpan tone. The three girls sat in the living room catching up. Just then they heard a loud hammering knock on the front door. Toph could already tell who it was from the vibrations.

"It's Snoozles and Sugar queen." Toph informed them. Suki quickly jumped from her seat and ran to the door, excited to see her boyfriend.

"Sokka!" She cried out after opening the door. Sokka stood in front of her with a wide smile.

"Suki!" He stepped in and wrapped his arms around her waist. He picked her up and twirled her around the living room. She cupped his face in her hands and kissed him.

"Awwwww" Ty Lee smiled at the affection the two lovers were displaying. Toph cringed at the the sounds they were making. Katara walked through the door, smiling at her brother and Suki. She then looked around for Aang but didn't see any trace of him. When she caught sight of Toph sitting down, Katara marched up to her and brought the newspaper she bought up to Toph's face.

"Would you know anything about this?" Katara asked. Toph turned her with an annoyed expression on her face.

"Again, I can't see. How many times do I have to remind you people that I'm blind?!" She pointed to her blank eyes. Katara pulled back the newspaper from her after realizing her blunder. Sokka broke off his kiss from Suki, much to her dissatisfaction, lowered her down and let go of her to stand next to Katara.

"I meant to ask if you had anything to do with this "date with the Avatar" ad on the newspaper." Katara clarified.

"Yeah that was me" Toph proudly stated.

"Why?" Sokka asked.

"Aang decided that he wanted to put himself out there and start dating" Suki answered, "So Toph decided to help him in her own way."

"Speaking of Aang, where is he?" Katara asked, feeling anxious.

"Mai wanted to talk to him in private so they're in his room right now." Ty lee responded. Both Sokka and Katara's eyes went wide.

"What would Mai want to talk to Aang about? I didn't even think they were close friends." Sokka said.

"It might be because of the letter Mai received from Zuko. She just told me that she wanted to talk to Aang and not much else."

Katara and Sokka both glanced at one another wondering the same thing. Was Mai informing Aang about Katara and Zuko's break up? Katara had hoped that she would be the one to break the news to him. Now Mai might have thrown a wrench into that plan. Suki saw the look the siblings shared with one another.

"Is there something wrong?"

Katara looked to her and then Toph and Ty Lee. This wasn't how she planned to announce her new single status, but she felt that she had no other choice now.

"Zuko and I broke up." She went on and explained what had happened. The girls were surprised by the news. "Zuko helped me realize that it was Aang that I truly loved."

Ty Lee awed at what Katara said but Suki and Toph had surprised looks on their faces.

"So NOW you're in love with Twinkle toes?" Toph asked incredulously.

"I think I was always in love with him…I just didn't know it yet." Katara replied. Sokka placed his hand on her shoulder before speaking.

"And today you're going to be able to tell him." Sokka encouraged.

"You are?! Oh my gosh Katara! That's great!" Ty Lee exclaimed. Katara nodded her head but her brother continued speaking.

"So let's put an end to the "date with the Avatar" nonsense. After Aang is done talking to Mai, I'll talk to him and fluff him up for Katara to apologize for what happened back at the fire nation and confess her love." Sokka stated.

Katara smiled at his optimism and began to feel at ease. Toph murmured something about waiting until after she spoke to Aang before pulling the ad out of the newspaper.

"No."

They all turned to Suki, confused at her declaration.

"Suki what do you mean "no"?" Sokka asked.

The Kyoshi warrior stood her ground, "I mean no, she isn't going to confess her "love" to Aang."

"Yes, I am" Katara retorted, feeling irritated. Who was Suki to say what Katara could and could not do?

"You can't Katara. This isn't what Aang needs right now. It's only been what? Like a few days since you broke up with Zuko and now you want to pounce on to Aang after your now ex-boyfriend pointed out your feelings?" Suki said.

"It's not just feelings Suki, I'm in love with Aang." Katara countered.

"Either way, it's too soon for you to tell Aang that you love him now. The last time you two were near each other you were fighting! A fight that need I remind you…was started by you! You need to mend your friendship with him first before even thinking about telling him that you're in love with him."

In Suki's mind, all she could hear were the words Aang had spoken last night.

"I wish I never fell in love with Katara!"

'Aang literally broke down because of what Katara did to him. I know she means no harm but now isn't the right time. We don't know how this will affect him, especially after last night. I can't let him get hurt again.' She thought to herself. She had sworn that she would protect her little brother no matter what. Sokka looked to her and wondered if anything had happened since he last saw her in the fire nation.

"Honestly, I gotta agree with Suki." Toph spoke up, "I can tell that you're being honest Sweetness, but you can't just tell Aang how you feel and expect him to accept it so willingly. Especially now that he's been in the dating game for a few days now. You're just going to be dropping something huge on him and we don't know for sure how he'll react."

Katara didn't understand where Suki and Toph were coming from but felt it was better not to argue with them. She was too tired since she and Sokka hurried their way over to the house from the monorails. Despite their insistence, she decided that she would see for herself whether or not she would tell him. Katara couldn't stand to wait too long, she yearned for him and wanted to make up for lost time.

Sokka pulled Suki to the side, away from the others, and whispered in her ear.

"Toph already told us that Aang lied when he told Katara he didn't love her. The three of us know the truth so why not just let Katara do it? Isn't this what Aang would have wanted?"

"It's complicated Sokka. I'll explain more to you later so just please trust me on this." Suki replied. He wanted to press her for more answers but decided to heed her wishes.

Back in Aang's bedroom, he and Mai had just pulled apart from one another. He certainly didn't expect the kiss to become a whole make out session, but he wasn't going to complain. He'd be lying if he said that he didn't enjoy it. They both tried to catch their breaths and watched each other with flushed expressions.

Mai spoke first, "Didn't expect you to know how to kiss like that."

"I have experience" Aang replied with a smug grin. They still held each other in their arms.

"I'm sure you do. It was nice…" Mai smiled.

"But?" Aang inquired.

"I didn't really feel anything like I did kissing Zuko."

Aang nodded his head, understanding where she was coming from. Not even he felt a spark kissing her. The two pulled their arms back from each other.

"Are you disappointed?"

"I wouldn't say that. I had a good time and it's been a while since I had a decent make out session." Mai answered earnestly and continued, "I've decided that I will confront Zuko and for now I need to think about what it is I'm going to tell him."

Aang smiled at her declaration, "I'm glad to hear that."

"Thank you for hearing me out and giving me some advice."

"Anything for a friend." Aang opened his door and the two walked out to the living room where they found everyone else at, including Sokka and Katara. Aang felt elated to see Sokka again. He felt a mix of emotions when he set his sights on Katara. He made sure to keep a neutral expression to avoid showing any emotion. Sokka walked to him and wrapped him in a bear hug.

"Hey buddy. I missed you" Sokka said. Aang returned the hug.

"Not as much as you missed Suki I bet" Aang chuckled.

"You're right about that" Sokka smiled. The two let go of each other and Sokka then turned to greet Mai.

"Hi Mai, cut anyone with your knives lately?"

"No but it's only noon. Still plenty of time left in the day." Mai responded with her usual bored tone.

"Geez, how often do you throw your knives at people?"

"Pretty often." Mai smirked then turned to Ty Lee, "I'm going back to our hotel room."

"I'll go with you." Ty Lee responded as she jumped from the couch. They both headed to the door. Mai walked past Katara, not acknowledging her presence one bit. Katara wanted to say something to her but had a feeling that Mai wouldn't care to hear what she had to say. Before stepping out, Mai turned back to Aang with a smile.

"Thanks again Aang. For the talk and for showing me a good time. I'll see you around." She gave him a wink and blew him a kiss. Aang's face went flush while the others were stunned by what they just witnessed. With that out of the way she left, Ty Lee rushing after her to get her own answers as to what just happened.

Aang kept his eyes down to the floor to avoid the looks he was receiving from everyone. Suki was the first to speak.

"Aang…what did Mai mean by showing her a good time?"

"Well…we kind of…she wanted to kiss me…and we did…for a while." Aang admitted, making sure not to look at Katara so he wouldn't see her reaction. He knew he would see her again but the news of her break up with Zuko had made him nervous. He wondered if she blamed him for Zuko dumping her for Mai. Aang had a feeling he might have had something to do with the breakup but wasn't sure.

Upon hearing Aang's confession, Katara felt a sting of pain on her chest. She worried that she and Zuko were too late. Wondering if Aang and Mai had moved on from them with each other. Katara didn't know what she would do if that turned out to be the case.

Sokka's jaw dropped to the floor while Toph and Suki looked astonished. No one said anything.

"YOU WHAT?!" Sokka cried out.

"It wasn't anything serious", Aang tried to explain, "It was just kind of a onetime thing."

Aang had a feeling Mai purposely outed him because of Katara. It had to be the only reason that she would do it. Mai was a private person, so he figured that she only said what she said to hurt Katara.

After hearing Aang's explanation, Katara quietly let out a sigh of relief.

"And you wonder why I made sure all your blind dates were older than you. You have a type Twinkle toes." Toph muttered.

Aang pinched the bridge of his nose and groaned, "Noooo, it isn't like that Toph. I swear these things just happen to me."

"I have no doubt about that, but let's look at the statistics. All the girls that you have ever kissed were older than you." Toph grinned.

'Girls? As in plural? So the whole time I was worried sick about him, he was kissing other girls! How many other girls did he kiss?!', hearing that she wasn't the only girl he ever kissed was news to Katara. She couldn't wait much longer, she had to talk to Aang.

"Aang" she called out to him. Aang turned to her, feeling his anxiety rise up. "Can we please talk?"

"Yeah…o-of course. Let's talk in the backyard."

Katara dropped her bag on to the table and the two went to the back and outside. There was a pond in the backyard. Aang looked up to see a bright blue sky with no cloud in sight. It was a beautiful day. Katara stood next to him, watching him from the corner of her eye. Physically, Aang had changed from a cute boy to a handsome young man. She hoped that he didn't change too much. She turned her body to face him and bowed her head.

"I'm sorry Aang."

Aang looked down from the sky and turned to her, confused at her actions.

"Please stop bowing Katara. You don't need to apologize to me."

"Yes I do!", she replied as she raised her head, "My behavior with you was wrong and I attacked you. I shouldn't have acted the way that I did."

"No, you only wanted to spend time with me after I was gone for so long. I'm the one that should be apologizing to you."

"I can't fault you for doing what you believed was best for you. I'm sure that you thought long and hard about it. It couldn't have been easy for after you found out about me and Zuko the way that you did."

"Even so, I could have controlled my emotions better. I'm the Avatar after all."

"The avatar is just a part of who you are Aang. You're still human. You already gave your apology to me through Sokka even though you didn't have to."

Katara had a point. She always seemed to say the right things. There was a reason why they got along so well when they first met and instantly became best friends after all. Aang didn't see any point in arguing about who should be sorry so he decided to let it go.

"Then let's just both agree to accept each other's apology and move on." Aang suggested.

"Fine, as long as we're both on the same page." Katara smiled. She brought her arms up to reach out for him, "The last time I saw you, I never got a chance to hug you. Can I? Please."

A small part of him wanted didn't want to touch her, fearing what it would do to him mentally. It wasn't until he saw Katara blushing that he decided to give her what she wanted. Without answering her, Aang wrapped his arms around her waist. She eagerly wrapped her arms around his neck, resting her head on his shoulders and held on to him with a tight grip. Not daring to let go of him for even a second.

She felt a warm feeling bubbling inside of her. Being in his arms again after what felt like ages felt right. She wanted to stay like this forever. For Aang the feeling was similar, he had always enjoyed the hugs they shared. He felt like he was at home when she held him like this. The air bender didn't want to be anywhere else.

Aang then felt her body start to tremble. He tried to pull back, but she kept him held tight against her body.

"Katara what's wrong?" He asked. He heard whimpering and realized that she was crying.

"I-I…I missed you so m-m-m-uch Aang." Katara sobbed on his shoulder. Her voice muffled as she spoke, "I was so s-s-scared that I would never going to see y-you again. To find out that you w-were a-a-a-voiding me…it hurt me. Y-y-y-you mean so much to me A-a-aang."

"I missed you too. It was never my intention to hurt you. I'm sorry" Aang replied, giving her a squeeze as he felt guilty for what he did to her. The others had informed him of what his sudden departure did to her and how deeply affected she was. He underestimated how much he mattered to her.

"I understand why you did it, so you don't need to apologize to me. We already agreed to move on from apologies…I just want you to know that there wasn't a single day where I didn't think about you." Katara sniffled.

For a while, neither of them said anything and just basked in each other. Katara was the first to pull her head back, but she still held on to him. Her tearful ocean blue eyes gazing on to his storm gray eyes. She pulled her arms back slowly and cupped his face in her hands. A sense of Déjà vu came to the air bender.

"Aang…I…" She whispered to him. Aang's body turned to stone under her watchful gaze, staying in place and keeping his mouth shut. It was as if she put him under a spell. Katara moved her face towards him. Her lips barely an inch away from him. Aang wanted to back off but his body willed him to stay where he was. He felt the heat of her breath on his lips.

"Hey Aang!" A voice yelled out, making them both jump from each other. They looked to see Suki standing by the door.

"Toph told me to remind you about your early evening date. It's time for you to get ready for it." Suki said.

"Oh…um okay. I'll get started." Aang replied. He gave Katara a quick smile and walked back into the house. Katara fumed, her time to show Aang how she felt was ruined by Suki's convenient timing. She glared at the Kyoshi warrior and marched towards her.

"Were you spying on us the whole time?"

Suki was unfazed by the question and glare she was receiving from Katara. "Maybe I was. Maybe I wasn't."

"What is your deal?!" Katara demanded.

"My deal is that it is too soon for you to be telling Aang that you love him. You can't just rush romance with him after everything you two have been through this year. It could make things between you two worse. You have to take it slow and work on being best friends again first before trying to become more than that." Suki responded.

"You and Toph will set him on blind dates with other girls but want to forbid me from telling him that I love him now? What if he falls for one of the girls he goes on a date with before I get the chance to tell him how I feel? I can't lose Aang again…I just can't." Katara's eyes threatened to tear up again.

Suki sighed. She knew Katara had a point. There was a chance that Aang would find someone else to love but she had a feeling it wouldn't be anytime soon. Not with how his luck on these dates had been. Aang had already went on a number of dates and none of them connected to him the way Katara had. Suki believed that Katara was telling the truth when she said she loved Aang, but it was only thanks to Zuko that she was able to realize it. That alone didn't sit with well with Suki.

"Katara I assure you that you won't lose Aang. He has yet to find a girl that he felt strongly about since you. Just trust me on this."

"Fine…" Katara sighed and wiped her eyes.

As much as Katara didn't want to give up, she didn't want to get keep fighting her friend over this. Suki was a good friend to her since Sokka and Zuko brought her back from the boiling rock. Toph wasn't much of a girl friend due to her tomboyish nature so Katara relied on Suki to talk about what she could never talk about with the boys. Suki always helped Katara when she needed it. She could only assume that she was looking out for her and Aang's wellbeing. For now, she would heed Suki's words and hold herself back. Physically and emotionally, Katara was exhausted and elected to rest in her room.

An hour later Katara woke up thanks to the voices she heard coming from outside her window. After she rose from her bed and open the window, she saw Aang and Suki standing outside of the front entrance. From what she could see, Aang was wearing robes similar to what he wore at Zuko's coronation except the colors were orange and green now. She couldn't help but think of how handsome he looked. Just then a green carriage stopped in front of them and Aang turned to Suki. Katara noticed how much closer Aang and Suki were now as friends.

"I'm off then. I hope this girl isn't another Mira." Aang commented. Suki placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Yeah let's hope. Did Toph tell you anything about this girl?"

"She said she forgot, but I'm fine going in without knowing anything. It makes the date more interesting if I don't know anything about them."

"Probably for the best.", Suki pulled him in for a quick hug, "Good luck Aang."

Aang returned the hug, "Thank you Suki…for everything. Especially last night, you really helped me out."

'What happened last night? Did Aang get hurt?', Katara wondered as she continued eavesdropping on them.

"I'll always be here for you Aang." Suki replied, letting him go and then giving him a kiss on his cheek. Katara instinctively gripped the window frame hard as she saw, narrowing her eyes at Suki.

'So that's how it is. No wonder she didn't want me to tell Aang anything! She just wants him to herself. She's probably stringing Sokka along until she finds the right time to dump him for Aang.'

Katara decided right then and there that she was going to have a "talk" with Suki later.

Once again, Aang found himself waiting at the badger mole diner. If he was going to be honest, he was getting tired of the restaurant. He had nothing against the food he was served. He would just like a new change of scenery. He tried to bring it up with Toph about a change in restaurants, but she refused.

"The badger mole diner is the perfect restaurant! I don't care if you're tired of it.", was all that she would say on the matter. Toph seemed to have a bias when it came to this particular restaurant. Aang had no choice but to suck it up.

His mind then drifted to Katara. Now that she was no longer with Zuko then what did it mean for him? What was going to happen next between them? After they had apologized to each other Aang had hoped that they could go back to being friends again, until Katara nearly kissed him. He was quite surprised with himself. He had wanted to kiss her, but also didn't want to. He was confused as to why he felt that way. For a while he replayed what happened earlier in his head to make sense of everything until a female voice called out to him.

"I sure missed seeing your handsome face."

Aang looked up to see who it was, his eyes went wide when he recognized her.

"Kano?!"

As always please review and let me know what ya'll think. It helps to get feedback. I'm going back to Yandere Katara so expect that soon. Have a great day.