Fire Academy

Chapter 4:

There was a high pitched noise coming from the ceiling. From the reaction of the other students, Aang figured it was the bell. He smirked to no one in particular and closed his book, placing it in the holder under his desk. Several students were already out the door heading for their next class, and most were packing up.

Wen Li sat next to her friend, doing neither. She was unmoving and had a smug look on her face. Aang didn't even want to know what she was thinking. He sighed and watched the girl to his left bend over. He adverted his eyes. It seemed even more wrong to look than it normally would've, being that he was madly in love with her.

"C'mon, we've gotta get to our next class. Hurry up," she said, sternly.

He watched her as she looked at the Fire Nation girl named Wen Li, her smile disappearing.

As they made their way into the hallway, they spotted Sokka and Toph.

"Thanks for you're help, Tara," Toph said, her voice sour and intimidating. She narrowed her blind eyes and stiffled a yawn.

"Sorry..."

Toph shrugged. Katara figured it was the only sign of forgiveness she was going to get. She led Aang by the hand to their next class, noting the immediate dampness of his limb and smiled.

"This is it," she told him, eyeing the golden-framed door with a dusty, illegible plaque on it.

She turned around, waiting for Toph and Sokka, then remembered they had a different class than them. She did, to her disliking, spot Wen Li. Her first impulse was to ignore her, but came up with another plan.

The dark haired girl was speaking to her friend, and as she turned around, Katara pulled Aang's collar, causing him to lurch forward. He gasped in surprise and flayed his arms in front of him incase he fell. Katara held him close and pressed her lips to his, pushing herself as close as possible. Aang's eyes widened in surprise, but fluttered in bliss and sunk closed.

She did something even herself didn't expect, deepening the kiss farther than she wanted to and slipping her tongue into Aang's mouth. Again, the boy's eyes widened, sending terror and thrill down his spine at the same time, the two emotions so mixed it was hard to tell them apart. He tried to move with her, finding it a bit challenging as neither of them really knew what they were doing. Katara was only doing what she'd seen others do, and Aang was completely oblivious to the fact that anyone kissed this way.

She released Aang's collar and pulled back slowly, looking into his confused gray eyes. She wanted it to last longer, but decided she'd probably already done far too much.

"You witch!" she heard Wen Li screech behind her. Aang had a goofy, distant smile on his face, unmoved by the Fire girl's presence.

Katara smiled back, hearing Wen Li, but doing her best to ignore her. She was completely focused on Aang, whom she heard whisper breathlessly.

"You play dirty," he said, his smile turning into a smirk. She blushed ferociously, the events of what just happened kicking into full gear.

"Sorry," she responded, feeling foolish.

He grunted under his breath.

"For what?"

Katara didn't respond, but she could almost read Wen Li's thoughts.

This isn't over.