A/N: My first Avatar story! Sadly I am just a fan not the owner, enjoy and feel free to leave feedback!

Aang turned his head towards the forest and tilted his head slightly to the side straining his hearing to its limits.

"Sokka?" he questioned "Did you hear that?"

Sokka grumbled noncommittally from the other side of the small clearing. The group of younger weary travellers had step up for the night. The sun had been setting below the mountains in the east and the clearing had presented itself at a perfect time. It was close to a river, for baths and water bending and sheltered from any prying eyes. Toph was appeased, there was enough room for her to make herself up a bed, unlike the previous night. Aang was happy where ever they landed as long as Appa could finally rest. Sokka on the other hand was in a foul mood, they group had not passed a village in over a week, and his supply of meat was almost gone.

Aang rolled his eyes and suppressed a grin as Sokka sat on a log around his small fire. Sokka held a long stick and poked the embers of the fire with a mournful expression on his face.

"Sokka?" Aang tried again.

"What?" Sokka snapped "Do you have any meat? No, I didn't think so because youdon't eat meat because monks are 'humane'. Well if I could, I would..."

Aang smiled and blocked out the rest of Sokka's rambling. Sokka was in one of 'his moods'.

His smile quickly faded as he heard the noise from the forest again. It was a high piercing cry, it wasn't human but it was too loud to be a wild animal. He stared at the path which Katara had taken moments earlier chewing on his lip with worry. She had been heading towards the river to clean up moments ago. Aang knew that he shouldn't follow, he shouldn't investigate the sound, it was too close to where she was bathing. What if she was...

Aang shook his head and turned towards Toph.

"Hey Toph..."

"Look Twinkle Toes, I'm not going to go see if shes alright. Thats your job, between you and Katara, nothing to do with me. Go check on her." She replied as she lounged on the floor picking dirt from between her toes.

Toph had made it pretty clear that she didn't have much to do with Aang and Katara in general, full stop. She didn't beat around the bush, he would have to deal with this problem alone. These two didn't think she was in danger, but there was a niggling the back of his mind that told him he should just make sure. Aang didn't like it whenever Toph said 'Katara and him', it made him nervous. Something about it made is belly flop and his heart speed up. She and him were friends, she was one of the first friends he had had in a long time. She supported him and loved his as a mother would love and son or a brother would love a sister. Nothing more, nothing less. Yet every time he though of her dark skin against her blue outfit, the gentle curves of her body and her deep meaningful eyes full with emotion...

'Brother and sister. Brother and sister. Brother and sister' Aang thought frantically trying to slow his eratically beating heart.

Another squeal from the forest and Aang threw caution into the wind. He stared running into the trees towards the noise. His feet hit the ground and he felt as if he were moving through mud as him nerves slowed his ability to move. Katara could be in trouble if he didn't get there soon. She would be unsuspecting as a animal, man or.. fire nation crept up to her. Aang shuddered at the prospect and pushed himself further into the forest.

"Hey Aang, I think shes on the far bank!" Toph called after him.

If he had paid attention he would have seen Toph smirking and Sokka following him with amused yet worried eyes.

"That squealing. It's Katara?" Sokka asked.

"Yeah," Toph said rubbing her feet along the ground "But it won't be what he expects, maybe today will be the day he finally figures it out, huh Sokka." Toph snickered.

Sokka watched Aang's back and snorted "Its about time he realised, when Katara knows she will freak. I don't like this Toph..."

Toph smiled and kicked a rock in his direction.

"Oh don't worry, its perfect. She offered me the opportunity, I just steered him in the right direction."

Sokka massaged his aching foot.

"Maybe this will liven up the camp.. It might be funny. BUT, your responsible for this idea. I'm not to get any blame."

Toph settled down further into the floor leaning up against a small boulder.

"Okay Sokka, Sugar Queen is not going to like this one bit."