Behind those crystal blue eyes...(zutara love story)

16. A day with the blue spirit.

Katara pov

As I watched blue disappear into the forest i couldn't help but wonder what tomorrow would hold. I touched my lips where his were just a few short moments ago, smiling at the thought I picked up my belongings and headed back to camp. I couldn't stop the feelings running through me, I was shocked that we kissed like that but I loved it. I learned so much about him tonight and we have similar personalities! I think I'm falling for him  even more.. I still don't know where he is from or who he is but at least I know more about him! Could he really be the one I marry? Will I ever see his true face? I made it back to camp and got settled into bed and drifted of to sleep imagining the feel of his lips again.

I woke the next morning to momo pulling on my lips asking for food. I chuckled and sat up, "okay momo I'll make some breakfast, for now here is some nuts." I handed him a few walnuts and acorns. I stood up and stretch out my muscles, then I remembered the plan for today. I jumped up and got started on breakfast, I fed everyone as usual then Aang left to go start his training. Sokka grabbed a fishing pole I'm headed out to the river where Aang was training he's so predictable. I might as well practicing bending for a while so it doesn't look suspicious later.

As I pulled some water out of the river I heard jeong Jeong say " widen your stance. WIDER! bend your knees, now concentrate! Good, good." He started to walked away, but Aang spoke up. " wait what do I do now?" He spun around, "SILENCE! Talking is not concentrating!! Look at your friend, is she talking? Even that 0af knows to concentrate on what he's doing!" He said pointing to sokka. I giggled in my head trying not to laugh at him. I heard sokka yell "HEY!" Then aang continued " but what am I concentrating on?" The master motioned to the sun, " feel the heat of the sun, is the greatest source of fire yet it is in complete balance with nature." He turned around but Aang still wouldn't hush and said " so when do I get to make some fire?" Jeong Jeong screamed "CONCENTRATE!" Aang sighed loudly, me and sokka both started laughing. Aang gave us a dirty look and we both stopped laughing acting like nothing happened. "Well I'm going for a walk and practice my bending somewhere else so I don't disturb you." They both nodded and I saw Sokka go back to fishing with some new bait he wanted to try. Then with that I walked off into the woods to meet blue. I was so excited for my first date! Well it may not be a traditional date but it still meant the world to me.

I headed to our meeting spot by the river and looked around for him. I didn't see him yet so I pulled some water from the river and sat down under a tree playing round with the cool liquid while i waited. I was nervous but happy that we were going to spend the day together, I wonder what he has planned? I saw movement from the corner of my eye and I looked over to see blue come out from behind a tree dressed in his usual black clothes and mask. I briefly wondered if he ever wore anything else, but then I realized that was ridiculous. Of course he did but when he wasn't in disguise.

He crept over to me looking around obviously feeling nervous by the daylight. "Good morning blue... are you alright?" He nodded carefully and moved closer to me. Then he motioned towards the direction he came from and held out his hand. "Yes I'm ready. Let's go!" I took his hand and he held it gently and pulled me along beside him. His hand was gentle but I couldn't feel him shaking, was he nervous? I looked at his mask but I couldn't see anything new even in the daylight. We walked quite far away from the meeting spot and I was beginning to worry we were lost. He led me through the trees and over the roots and stumps carefully. I tripped a few times but his strong arms caught me. We finally arrived at a stunning waterfall with a flower filled meadow next to it. "Oh my gosh blue, it's beautiful here!" He looked at me and reached out to touch my cheek softly. I smiled and blushed softly, he guided me to a stump that he had set up tea and snacks on. He must have went into town to get this stuff... did he go into town wearing his mask? Or does he take it off in public? I suddenly got a feeling of uncertainty, I loved blue but I was concerned..is he just another jet? I thought about how quickly I developed a crush on him and although I never felt the same for him, I did mess up by trusting him to much.. would blue turn out the same way? Is he really the man I marry in the future? I was worried he would turn out to be a monster like jet did? When I honestly thought about it... I didn't really know what kind of things he did... he was on wanted posters..
I pushed the thought out of my head, this time would be different, I couldn't possibly have such bad luck twice in a row!

We sat down and enjoyed the snacks, he ate by sliding food under his mask and sliding the mask up to drink but I still couldn't see anything except his pale skin. I wondered if I'd ever see his face, I desperately wanted to kiss him but I held back. He had brought a quill, ink and paper this time.. we talked by writing notes again. I asked him about his hobbies and interests and even asked about his dreams. But a lot of the answers were short and skated around the question. I knew there was a good reason for the dodging answers but I still felt disappointed, hopefully one day he could be completely truthful with me. He scooted closer to me an held me in his arms as we wrote more notes. He passed me a new note and I read the words three times before I answered it read 'what are you most afraid of?' I sighed softly and looked into the black eyes of his mask.

"I'm afraid that you will turn out to be someone different than I'm expecting.. I'm worried that.. your not the hero sometimes.. I knew a guy not long ago.. who I really trusted to do the right thing.. but he betrayed me.. he lied.. he tried to hurt a lot of people. He honestly thought that he was doing the right thing, but it was completely wrong." He stiffened as I spoke, was it because he was feeling bad about my story? Or did it mean that he had done bad things too? I couldn't tell. "Blue? Have you made bad choices?" I asked him worried about his answer. He pulled away slightly and started writing, 'everyone makes bad choices, but I'm trying to make up for them and change. Haven't you ever made a bad choice?' He answered honestly this time. I felt a lump in my throat wondering what he did but he was right, I had made some bad choices too. At least he was honest and didn't lie...I think I can trust him.. he couldn't be like jet.

"Yes I have, and I'll probably make more. I guess it's part of being human." He seemed to relax at my words and he stood up and reached out his hand. I looked at him curiously but took it and he helped me up. "Where are we going?" I asked him nervously. He passed me another note 'I'm either making a new mistake, or I'm preventing one.. won't know until later.' I read the note and raised my eyebrows in curiosity. He pulled me closer and closer to the waterfall, and could hear nothing but the heavy water falling against the rocks below. We're we going to swim? I guess not because he led me into a hidden cave behind the cascading water. What was he planning? I felt my stomach doing flip flops imagining what he could possibly be trying to do with me. A lot of bad thoughts run through my head but I quickly brushed them away. He wouldn't do anything bad me, I truly believed that.

He lit a small torch with a couple stones and then there was light! The cave was larger that I imagined and it seemed to go on for a while. But we didn't go far in. He propped up the torch in between some rocks and pulled me against him. My hands were resting against his chest and I could feel the muscles tense.
He held a note up for me to read and my heart started racing as my eyes ran over the words.
'Last night I told you I had feelings for you, but today, I want to act on them. I don't want to go to far but I'm tired of hiding them. Only problem is this mask, it gets in the way, so I'm taking it off. But only in the in the dark'

He was taking off the mask? Did that mean.. he was going to kiss me? My heart started beating faster, I finally get to kiss him again and I couldn't wait. I quickly nodded, "alright blue.. I um.. I'm ready for anything." I spoke confidently, but I was also concerned about how far things would go between us. I saw him nod and then he walked over to the torch and looked at me as he Doused the flame and we were engulfed in darkness. It was pitch black in the cave not a single light came from anywhere.  Not even the faint glow the sun bleached inside the cave. It was completely black, I couldn't see my hand in front of my face but the darkness made it that much more exciting. I heard him set the mask on the floor of the cave and walk over to me. I couldn't even see his outline, so I jumped slightly when his hand touched my shoulder. His hands slid over my body to locate   Where I was. The  feeling was incredible, shivers ran through my body as he touched me.  
This was it.. the moment I had been longing for for weeks.