Avatar: The Last Airbender: Reemergence

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"You actually got Mai to do something?"

Katara and Suki laughed for a few seconds before Katara regarded her boyfriend seriously, "Yes Aang. We're just going out a few hours, it's not like we asked her to go camping for a weekend."

"Still," Aang shrugged, sitting down on one end of the couch in their home's main room, "Mai actually agreed to something...what did you do, bribe her?"

"I didn't do anything," Katara laughed good naturedly at him, "I just asked her, nothing else to it."

"You'd better believe it Aang," Sokka told him, regarding the airbender from the other end of the couch, "I was there. Mai and Katara turned nuts when they thought of it and of course Suki had to join in once they asked her."

Both girls glared at him before Suki finally put her attention back to Aang, "That's not exactly how I'd put it, but Mai did seem happy at the idea of it..."

"Maybe she's just expanding herself," Sokka shrugged, "I mean, I'm sure someone can only stay dull and gloomy for so long. It has to end sometime right?"

"Anyways," Katara rolled her eyes, choosing to ignore her brother's comment, "We just thought it would be nice to have a girl's day out for a change."

"Huh, funny," Aang eyed her suspiciously, "I was feeling that there was a little more to it than that."

Katara just snorted, remembering that once again, her spiritual connection with Aang made it difficult to get anything past him. It's not like that was a bad thing however, it kept them honest with each other. Still, that didn't mean she had to tell him everything.

"Well you have your little secret and I have one of my own," Katara smirked as she moved so that she was standing over him, "You'll find out soon enough."

"This is about my birthday isn't it?" Aang guessed, looking up at her.

"Hmm, maybe, that's for you to find out," Katara shrugged, before bending down to kiss his cheek, "I'll see you later okay?"

Aang opened his mouth to respond but Sokka beat him to it, "Okay, just stop with the affectionate looks and kisses."

Aang and Katara turned their heads to see that Sokka was looking a little annoyed. Katara rolled her eyes and just to prove a point that he couldn't tell her what she could, and couldn't, do with Aang, she turned her attention back to her boyfriend and placed a quick kiss on his lips.

Sokka scowled at them as his sister turned to leave with Suki and he just watched them go until the front door shut. Sokka just shook his head and turned to Aang, who was wearing a small smile on his face.

"And what are you smiling about?" the watertribe warrior questioned, though he already knew the answer.

"What?" Aang finally took his eyes off the front door and looked at Sokka sheepishly, "Uh...nothing...just you know...thinking."

"That is what you always say," Sokka deadpanned.

Aang just laughed a little as he reached a hand up to scratch the side of his head, "Yeah well...I actually have something to work on," he said, standing up and walking to the hallway where the bedrooms were, "I'll be in my room if you need me."

"Wait, what could you possibly be working on?" Sokka questioned, turning himself around on the couch so he could looked down the hallway Aang had gone to. Aang had already gotten into his room though and Sokka was sure that the young Avatar didn't hear him. He sighed upon realizing that everyone had found something to do for the day except for him.

Well, he thought, I suppose I could just sharpen my boomerang all day.

For something that had the ability to turn into a complete disaster for her, Mai had to admit, the day had been going pretty well. She had met Katara and Suki in front of the Fancy Lady Day Spa. Katara had told them that she had gone there before with Toph many years ago and it was said to be the best place in Ba Sing Se for this type of thing. Mai had to agree with that, she was used to being treated like royalty and here...she was treated like royalty. That was enough to make her tolerate any place.