Fire Academy

Chapter 6:

Aang didn't pay attention during the majority of last bell. Not even when Katara walked into the room, blushing profoundly and took her seat beside him. He watched it happen, of course, seeing how he couldn't keep his eyes off her. But he wasn't paying attention. Their eyes were locked as some silent conversation went on, but he took no part in the telepathic speech.

She kissed him. And not just kissed him, but kissed him. Not only that, but she had a hunger and a desire to do it. He could tell. Katara wasn't one to do things without a reason. Being that Wen Li wasn't enough of a reason to kiss someone to that extent, it seemed unnecessary. He didn't see the point.

But the reluctance to pull away was the stronger emotion during that scene.

He was a bit confused...

"Excuse me? Is there something you need to share with the class?" Mr. Hyosha asked during the last five minutes of school.

He waited, but neither Katara nor Aang replied. The teacher slammed his ruler down on the desk, causing both of them to jump. They looked up and blushed.

"N-not really," Katara covered.

The bell rang.

The waterbender grasped Aang's hand and yanked him out of class. The two swiftly ran into their other companions.

"What did I do to deserve this?" Toph complained, "Why am I stuck with you all day?"

Sokka snorted. "Don't ask me. Katara did all the planning."

Aang raised an eyebrow at this comment. Katara was the one who made sure they were alone? Now the kiss seemed a bit excessive.

"We're going home," Katara pressed, pulling Aang's arm and walking past the others. They exchanged a look, shrugged and followed.

"By home you mean..."

Katara shot Toph a glance behind her shoulder and lowered her voice to a whisper.

"Yes, Toph. The cave. Shush up."

She laughed. "Nice job, Twinkletoes. You made her mad."

Aang pondered this. Did he really? There were so many unanswered questions in the midst, pulling him down and out of sanity.

Once they reached the outside of the school, the kids started to deteriorate. The four sat outside and waited until most everyone else was gone before making their way back 'home'. If anyone tried to follow them, they could collide into some trouble. They didn't want people questioning why they were in a cave, let alone one with the only flying bison in existence.

Some things were hard to explain.