This is the king of all chapters in this story, so please enjoy and R&R!!! And don't worry- even thought it may not seem like it, there's more to come!

Disclaimer: Still haven't won a game of four nations with mike and bryan to win the rights to Avatar!:(

Aang opened his eyes to see Katara sleeping soundly, snuggled into his neck. After a few moments of Aang watching her, Katara made a light mumble, a sign she was waking up from the disturbance of Aang's movement. She opened her eyes but quickly shut them as a beaming light burnt them. She then tried again at opening them. A figure was standing in the middle of the light.

"Sokka!!" Katara gasped. Sokka was stood, drop jawed, not wanting the believe the sight in front of him. "We got talking... Then we started to get tired... And we just kinda..." Katara was cut off by Sokka.

"Get your hands off of my sister!!!" He shouted, completely ignoring Katara, making his way towards Aang.

Aang realized he was in big trouble and grabbed his tunic, air scootering his way out of the tent. As he made a run for it he managed to put his tunic back on as to look remotely decent. Sokka followed him shouting "I'll get you Aang- if it's the last thing I do!!!"

Katara made her way out of the tent to see Toph laughing uncontrollably on the floor. She tutted at her friend then decided to give chase to the two boys.

Aang had now made his way into the forest, dodging all the trees he flew by, Sokka, close behind. Aang turned back to see how close Sokka was when bang! Aang had bumped into a tree.

"Aha!" Sokka shouted whilst pointing his machete at Aang.

"We weren't doing anything! We had just fallen asleep that's all!" Aang pleaded his case as if he was on trial.

Just as Sokka was about to speak, he was interrupted by Katara jumping out of a nearby bush.

"Stop it Sokka! It's not Aang's fault. If you want to blame someone then blame me!" Katara shouted, protecting Aang from her siblings anger. Katara then signaled for Aang to leave. He didn't want to. He didn't want to leave her on her own to fight a battle he had caused, but the look in her eyes were of stubbornness and calmness that reassured him that she could handle it. He left, leaving the two siblings to work it out like brother and sister always do.

"Why Katara? Why would you let him be that close to you?" Sokka found it hard to understand.

"Why are you so bothered about it?" Katara asked, putting her hands on her hips and leaning in to look intimidating to her older brother.

"Because I'm keeping my promise to dad!" Retaliated Sokka.

Katara stopped for a second. "Aang is helping you keep that promise- he is protecting me aswell as you. You should be thankful he is trying to help you keep your promise to dad, not continuously keep on attacking him every time he so much as looks at me- are you trying to kill the world's last hope?" Katara paused, knowing she was right. Sokka looked down in defeat. Then she continued. " I love him Sokka."

Sokka raised his head. He spoke in a much quieter tone, as if adding seriousness to the conversation."And how do you know he loves you back? How do you know he's not just having fun?"

Katara put a lot of thought into her brother's last few words. She knew that she would have to tell Aang to see if he felt the same way before she fell into a possible trap.

"I'm just looking out for you." Sokka finished their little talk by putting a hand on Katara's shoulder. A tear ran down her face at the thought of Aang not loving her back.

Back at the camp, Aang had returned, a worried expression covered his features.

"What's up Twinkletoes? Did Sokka get you?" Toph inquired, not seeming too bothered but bothered enough to ask.

"No. Him and Katara are talking now." A pause filled the air. "How could I have been so selfish? I should have stayed with her and stood by her. I should have shown her I would stand by her no matter what and protect her." More silence filled the air. "I'm going back!" With that, Aang turned back in the direction he had come from and left camp.

It wasn't long before he saw Katara. She glanced up at Aang, surprised to see him. Aang had a quick look around to see if Sokka was about.

"He's not around Aang. He went to the lakeside to cool off." Katara replied to his wonderment. "Aang." Katara started again. "There's something I need to tell you..."

"Shhh." Aang replied. With that he grabbed her hand and lead her through the forest.

"Where... Where are you taking me Aang?"

"You'll see soon." Aang beamed an award winning smile at her.

A few moments later they arrived at an opening.

"Close your eyes Katara." Aang insisted. Katara closed her eyes and then put her hands over her eyes to show she wasn't peeking. Aang stood behind her and took her by the waist, leading her forward into the small opening.
He picked something up from the ground and placed it in her hair next to one of her hair loopies.

"Now open." He said as she removed her hands from her face. The sight was amazing. It was like nothing she had ever seen before- and she had seen some pretty great things! Stood before her was a field of fine, light green grass that poked out every so often from the hundereds of flowers that covered the field.

"Panda lillies!" Katara exclaimed. "They're so beautiful!"

"Not as beautiful as you, Katara." Aang said softly into her ear. The sudden light breeze from his words tickled her ear and she longed to hear him talk like that again.

"I've got to tell you something, Katara. I've been wanting to tell you for some time now. In fact, ever since we first met. I don't know how to say this, and I just hope it comes out right unlike at the Cave of Two Lovers. But..."

Katara could guess what he was about to say, and she wanted to finish his sentence to get his awkwardness out of the way, but something inside her made her stop. She wanted to hear the words herself.

"I... I... I... I love you Katara. I've loved you so much since the day we met. I dream about you all the time. I can never stop thinking about you. I want to love you and protect you for the rest of my life- and all my lives after that! The past few days... I thought we've gotten really close and shared something we have never shared before. We've sone things that we have never done together before. I don't know if it's just me exaggerating or if it's real, but i thought now would be the best time to tell you. I can understand if you don't feel the same way and if you don't want to ever look at me again. But... I just thought you should know, know that I think you're the most beautiful girl in the world, the most talented waterbender in the world and nothing could compare to you in any way, shape or form." Aang took a deep breath after revealing his confession. It took him alot of courage to speak up, in fact more courage than he would need to face Fire Lord Ozai. The silence was killing him. But he could understand it would be hard and confusing for Katara to take in everything he had just said. The silence was kind of comforting though, although it didn't confirm approval, it neither confirmed rejection.

A tear ran down Katara's cheek. 'Oh no.' Aang thought. 'I've made her upset, she doesn't love me back and now she's going to reject me and have to give up our friendship and... and... and...' Aang's thoughts trailed off into the unknown when they were all broken by a single touch...

Katara had leaned in, putting her hand on his chest, where his heart was. She continued to lean in until she was a few inches from his right ear.

"I love you too, Aang."

Aang couldn't believe his luck! He was filled with so many emotions, half of them he had never felt before and didn't know what they were. But what ever they were, they were good feelings, feelings he would love to have forever.

After astonishment left the young airbender's face, Aang leaned in to meet Katara, a few inches only separated the two. They knew what to do now, and without hesitation, Aang leaned in even further, making their lips touch. Although Katara thought she was prepared for the kiss, she was soon taken unawares of the sheer pleasure this kiss gave her. She felt a slight pushing on her lips as Aang began to deepen the kiss along with the passion. Hormones began to take over the two benders, and soon enough, they had moved their kiss to the ground where Katara lay on top of Aang. She began to lean her body deeper into Aang's. But she soon realized she would need air and decided to break the kiss. The two gasped loudly, a smile creeping onto each others faces from the amusement of what had just happened. Aang began to run his hand though Katara's hair and down to her face, cupping her cheek.

"I didn't think airbenders ran out of air!" She laughed at her own joke, Aang letting out a little laugh too.
His laugh sounded different though, more mature in fact. She dismissed this and got back to the matter at hand.
"So?" Katara said, now leaning up into a sitting position, still on Aang. "What do we tell Sokka?"

Aang cringed for a moment, then realized they would have to tell him sooner or later. " I don't know..." Aang confessed.

"It's difficult isn't it?" She said standing up, holding a hand out for Aang to help him get up. She lent on a nearby rock that had naturally formed in to a point. Aang followed, trying to get her attention back onto him and not Sokka, hoping that for just a few more minutes he didn't have to worry about the world and he could just live in his own little world with Katara. Katara dismissed his attempt to pull her away and onto the ground, knowing that they would end up spending hours focusing on each other and not on the matter at hand. " I just feel like I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place!" Katara exclaimed as she turned away. Aang saw this as his cue to get up and pin her to the rock. As soon as he had done so, she turned to face him sharply, then a harmonious look covered her face."Stuck between a rock and a hard place did you say?"

Katara just giggled, although she loved Aang's innocence, she was beginning to like the new Aang too...