The fire war renaissance

Chapter 12: Some discussion

Wow, this took a long time to update, and the truth is it's not because I have writers block I'm just really busy, which I really shouldn't be since I'm only in the 9th grade. Anyway this is the talk between Toph and Zuko that was meant to be a side story in the Katara's b-day arc but I decided to just make it an independent chapter. Plus it wraps up the last bit of Aang and Katara's little segment.

Disclaimer: Why must I do this every blasted chapter? I don't own Avatar, geez.

Chapter Twelve: Some Discussions

Aang nudged Katara awake for the millionth time that morning before she finally fluttered her eyes open.

"Mm?" She hummed and tried to roll over but realized she was pinned against him. His arms were closely wrapped around her waist, his face nuzzled into the top of her head which was on his shoulder. She smiled and nestled back into the juncture she was so comfortably in all night.

"Katara, we need to go, we're already getting a later start than I wanted." Aang reasoned and stood causing Katara to groan in the loss of his warmth. She grabbed his hand, begging for him to return.

"Aang." Katara said simply. It wasn't a wine or a demand, she just said it. The Avatar sighed and bent down to brush his lips against hers, a gentle kiss in which Katara tried to deepen but Aang flatly refused and told her to wash up by the pond.

While sitting in the stream Katara pondered over the prior day's events. She was so out of control yesterday, she let her emotions that she had kept secretive all out for the first real time. And she could tell Aang wasn't one hundred percent go on the idea. He was still young regardless of how mature he was, and it was easy to understand that he would be inexperienced in the matter.

"You alright?" Aang asked when they were just about home, Katara had been silent all the way there, just unconsciously staring at her ring that Aang had given her.

"Hmm? Oh, sure I'm fine." She didn't take her eyes off the ring, watching the aura of colors curving in the morning light.

"Katara," Aang reached over and tucked her hair behind her ears. She looked up into his eyes and gave him a pitied gaze. "Something's wrong." Aang concluded lowly.

"Well, it's just what happened last night that's all, I'm a little uneasy." Aang laughed a little and pulled her horizontally towards him so she was on his shoulder. She sighed and kissed his neck softly, pressing the fabric of his collar against the skin.

"It's alright you know, we all have those moments."

"Yeah, but are you ready for that kind of thing yet? I mean we've only been dating for four months."

"I'm perfectly fine with the way we are, just being together, sitting by the fire, kissing a bit, but when you took off my….my-"Aang found a loss for words somehow and stopped mid-sentence just hoping that Katara got the message.