Around the campfire

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The night is cold and Aang, Sokka and Zuko are sitting around the campfire together because all the girls are sitting in Suki's tent.
"So guys, since the girls are gone, let's have some man on man time what do ya say?" Sokka said with a grin on his face. Aang was confused but nodded his head in agreement and Zuko did the same.
"Soooooo... who do you like most out of the three girls, APART FROM SUKI." Sokka yelled which made Zuko and Aang jump back. Aang and Zuko blushed and made uncomfortable eye contact.
"I think they are all great," Aang said, his face red as a tomato.
"Yeah they're cool I guess." Zuko explained, "besides I'm still with Mai?"
"ok, ok." Said Sokka "so that just leaves you Aang, who do you like?" Sokka had an expression on his face that made Aang uncomfortable.
Aang knew he couldn't tell Sokka about his feelings for his sister, he wasn't ready to die quite yet.
"Uhhhhh none, I don't like either, I mean I like them, but not like that, I like them as friends noth- " Aang was cut off by Sokka
"Oh my lord please, we all know you like katara."
"Yeah, it's pretty obvious," Zuko said with a grin.
Aang was blushing he looked down at his feet.
"Well... uhh"
Sokka spots the tent's zipper open up.
"Don't look now Aang but katara coming straight to you." Sokka and Zuko laughed. Aangs heartbeat jumps.
"Woah, twinkle toes what's up with you your heart beats really fast?" Toph laughed.
Suki went over to Sokka and leaned her head on his shoulder while toph sat in the middle of Sokka and Zuko leaving a space for Katara to sit next to Aang.
Zuko and Sokka laughed at Aang when katara sat with him, Aang turned red.
"What's so funny?" Asked katara raising an eyebrow.
"Oh, nothing" explained Sokka.
"Maybe you should ask Aang." Laughed Zuko.
"What were you guys talking about out here?" Asked Suki with a big grin on her face. Aang really hoped toph didn't ask anything, Aang knew she would know if he lied but right as aang was hoping she wouldn't ask...
"Why's twinkle toes so worked up? Aang what were you guys talking about?" Toph questioned.
"Nothing much just telling scary stories." Aang puts a hand on his neck and tries to look as convincing as possible.
"Hmmmmm." Toph says "that explains why you're shaking so much, scaredy-cat" everyone laughs, Aang frowns and looks down. He looks over to the waterbender sitting next to him. He admires her, how could someone be so perfect? Her ocean eyes and her dark hair everything about her Aang loved, but he just couldn't bring himself to tell her of his emotions. He was starring at her for what seemed like an eternity studying her beauty when he snapped out of it to Kataras voice.
"Aang? Are you ok?" Katara questions.
"Oh uh sorry yeah I'm fine, I'm just tired I'm going back to my tent bye guys," Aang said embarrassed he'd been caught looking.
"Ok bye?" Katara said. "What did you guys actually talk about what's wrong with Aang?"
"maybe we should ask YOU what you girls were talking about," Sokka said
"Nothing much," Katara said. Everyone could see her checks Turing pink.
"Yeah katara what were we talking about," Toph said as she smiled and so did Suki.

Meanwhile, in Aangs tent, Aang was talking to momo
"Why can I just tell her? I know you can't understand momo but I bet you'd give good advice." Momo tilts his head before scurrying away out of his tent, Aang sighs. Katara spots momo and leaves the fire.
"Ooooo" everyone yelled as she approached his tent, she glared at them so they stopped.
She walked into his tent to find him curled in a ball, knees to his forehead.
"Aang what's wrong talk to me?" Katara whispered in a worried voice.
"It's nothing, it's probably just the scary stories." Aang lied.
Katara knew that wasn't true. she sat in front of him trying to meet his eyes but he looked away.
"Aang, they said something, didn't they? Aang bit his lip and looked down at his feet.
"Aang talk to me."
Aang so badly wanted to jump into her arms and tell her everything but he held back.
"I don't know, Katara, I don't think I can tell you," Aang said as he finally looked into her eyes.
"Well let's make a deal, I tell you what the girls and I were talking about and you tell me what the boys said that made you upset," Katara said with a small smile as she placed her hands on his shoulders.
"Ok," Aang said giving a smile back to her for reassurance.
"Well..." Katara said blushing, wishing she didn't make that deal.
"We played truth or dare," said Katara "and well it was my turn and I picked dare to show them I can be dangerous." Katara looked down
"So what was the dare?" Aang said with a smile
"Well... this" Katara leans into Aang resting her lips on his. Aang is shocked his eyes widen before closing. They share a long kiss before Katara moves back.
"Uhhhh..." aang says blushing with his eyes wider than the moon.
"I'm sorry," Katara says as she goes to move away. Aang grabs her shoulder and leans in again. They kiss once more for even longer than before. Finally, aang speaks,
"The boys were teasing me because they found out something. Aang explains. Katara, still in complete shock replies.
"Found out what?"
"They asked me who I liked and well... they figured out it was you. That's why they laughed at me when you sat next to me."
"Oh, sorry." Said Katara "but. You like me?" She said as she was trying to refrain from smiling.
"Yeah but I wish you didn't have to find out right now, I know you probably don't feel the same but I hope this doesn't cha-" Aang is stooped in the middle of his sentence by Katara hugging him. She says quietly,
"I like you too, well actually maybe I kinda love you."
Aang cant believe it his in shock the moment is so perfect he can't believe that just happened.
"I love you too-" aang opens his eyes to find Sokka, Zuko and Suki all peaking through the zipper at them.
"Really! I can't believe you guys" Katara pulls away from Aang and pushes them over.
"Oi airboy, you break her heart I break you," Sokka said pointing a finger at him.
Aang nods trying to stop smiling but he can't contain himself.
Things are looking up for aang.

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