When Katara, Princess of the Southern Water Tribe, who never believed in love crosses paths with Aang, Air Nomad and Avatar from the Southern Air Temple who never experienced love, their lives take a dramatic change.
During this time, an increase in...
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"𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐘-𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧"
Katara felt an enormous weight off her chest at the sight of her misery ending.
"Is he..?" Katara gulps while watching Ozai lying unconsciously on the snow. She stood behind Aang while he was processing that he had finally taken down the Fire Lord.
"No. He's still alive." Aang answers. He feels a tap on his shoulder and peeks over to the young woman behind him, who had opened her arms.
"We did it." She whispers with a warm smile on her face. Aang blinks but quickly flashes a smile back and embraces Katara in his arms, causing the waterbender to wince a little due to her injury. Aang apologises but Katara brushed it off. The two benders take in each other's touch and scent as if nothing could ever ruin that moment.
Katara sighs dreamily and pulls Aang closer. She had been hugged before, but never like this since her mother passed. There was something so warm, something that felt right, smelt right. So Katara let her body sag, and her muscles become loose.
Aang always gave her the respect of an equal but right now he was cradling Katara like a cherished child. In that embrace, Katara feels her worries lose and her optimism lift its head from the dirt. Perhaps the hope had been there all along, but without some of Aang's love, it was trapped, like crystals in a stone.
Aang turns to face her, his eyes smouldering as he tilts his face. Katara also leans closer to Aang as he shifts closer so that their hips briefly touch.
He grins which causes Katara to furrow her brows. Aang firmly, but gracefully, takes hold of her waist while being cautious of Katara's injury and in an instant, he's swept her off her feet. Katara feels utterly safe in his strong arms as he effortlessly twirls her. The waterbender couldn't help but giggle at him, he exactly knew how to make her feel better.
As Aang sets her back down, he takes a moment to gaze into her eyes as Katara continued to giggle. "I think I'm in love with you." He confesses which made Katara stop her giggles.
She raises her eyebrows in shock but quickly breaks into the biggest smile ever.
Aang's fingers brush her hair back as he continues to look down at her. "I love you." He whispers. "I love you, Katara. With all my heart."
Katara felt speechless. They were wounded and physically exhausted from their battles, but at this moment, none of that mattered. What mattered to Katara was that she was reunited with the love of her life and he just declared his love for her. This moment will always be treasured in her heart.
Katara brings her hand to Aang's face and caresses his cheek with her thumb. She looks into his silver eyes and finds herself falling in love with him.
Aang bit his lip. "Why aren't you saying anything, Princess?" He tightens his grip on her hips, feeling anxious at how Katara just stood there smiling and staring at him.
