The waterbender and avatar stood together on the balcony, the silence heavy and uncomfortable as Aang looked up at his teacher, eyes gleaming as the sun hit her mocha skin in just the right way. She looked like she was glowing, like a goddess.
"I don't know, Katara, it's just that whenever you're around, it feels like my heart does somersaults." Aang admitted with a sheepish smile.
'Somersaults, huh?' Katara thought bitterly. As much as she wanted to, she just couldn't reciprocate the feelings.
The water bender knew she did love him, just not in the same way; she wasn't in love with him. Sure, he was sweet, she knew that.
But every time she thought of how she loved the boy, she could only see him as her child, or maybe as her brother. Either way, Katara knew her love for Aang was strictly familial; nothing more.
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For the next week, Katara pondered her new-found discovery; her revelation that she hoped wasn't true for Aang's sake.
How will she tell him? The girl knew she had to do it in a gentle way. Make this easier for him; the poor kid would be heartbroken.
Or will that make it easier for him to guilt-trip her into staying?
Katara cursed herself under her breath, spirits, she hated the part of her that had to care for everyone. She hated her nurturing instinct sometimes!
The waterbender supposed it would just be better if she 'ripped off the bandaid'.
That's when she was stopped by her ex-to-be (even though Aang never officially asked her, so they really weren't even dating), who had his hands on his knees while he panted, trying to gather his breath.
"Aang, what is it?" she asked, "Are you okay?".
"Yeah..yeah," he nodded, wearing his usual goofy grin.
Agni, this wasn't going to be easy, was it?
"I got a letter for you, Katara," he paused, observing the object in his hands. His brows knit, in the way they usually did when he was thinking.
"It's from Zuko." the avatar finally announced.
When heard his name, that's when she felt it. Somersaults. Her heart was doing somersaults.
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Revelations ~ Zutara
FanfictionThis takes place about a week after the final scene in Avatar, at the tea shop, and Katara has some revelations. Will she be able to push down her feelings when tending to an issue in the Fire Nation, or will it affect her? Does she want to risk her...
