So, I decided to make all my Kataang week fanfics into an oneshot collection. I used the name KOSAE just because I thought it would bring back old memories, and I'm still debating on whether I'm going to start back up my original KOSAE so if you have an opinion on it let me know.
Anyway, this is just a very cliché look on Aang and Katara's first date and as most of my recent oneshots have been this can be related to my semi-popular fic "Fire War Renaissance". As I mentioned in the story Aang and Katara's date didn't go as planned so I thought I'd elaborate on it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar
Today's Kataang week topic is: Umbrella
Singing in the Rain
It was all going so well, they were finally going to kiss for the second time in their relationship their first real kiss as an official couple and then this happened
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It was in front of the tea shop where they would meet for their first date. Is was an odd, expected thing for both of them in a way. Katara wasn't even thoroughly surprised when Aang suddenly asked her: "You know we have been dating for a few days, maybe we should go on a formal date, you know?"
She had even brought a new dress for the occasion and everything; as did Aang. Teo had ship a whole bunch of Air nomad clothes of different styles for different occasions from the Northern Air Temple so he was pretty much covered for everything, plus he felt no need to hide his nationality; actually for the first time he was truly proud to be the air bending Avatar.
"So this date," Sokka started, Zuko standing right behind him. They had decided to walk Aang to the tea shop from their apartment to meet Katara. "I know you're nervous."
"H-how can to tell?" Aang asked, his shivers blending in as he spoke.
"Well, first of all I think that rose you have has suffered enough," Zuko added; referring to the bouquet of roses he had got for Katara in which he had already murdered one of them unconsciously in his attempts to squeeze something to ease his pain. He had never been so nervous in his life—he swore his stomach didn't have this many butterflies even before he fought the fire lord—despite Sokka and Zuko saying it wasn't as bad as he thought. But as he approached the teas shop he felt as if he were going to faint from his light headed feeling.
"Easy there lover boy," Sokka urged when he almost did faint right on the stairs to the balcony. "Don't be doing that the whole date okay, Katara doesn't have my reflexes you know." Aang just gave him a silent thank you and exhaled deeply.
"Okay," he breathed. 'I can do this, we're already dating so I have nothing to lose but…………. everything!" he dropped down to his knees and looked intently at the ground.
"Okay Aang that's enough, it's not as much of a huge, scary deal as you think!" Zuko yelled picking Aang up.
"So you're nervous too?" a softer, more feminine voice spoke and all three heads shot up only to see that it was Katara; sporting her new dress and hairdo of a more loosely done braid.
Aang's mouth dropped.
"How much did you hear?" Zuko asked, for Aang who, at the moment, was speechless.
"Long enough," she responded simply and walked up to her boyfriend; placing a light finger on his chin so he could stare up at her. "You look great you know," she whispered and kissed his nose gently. That was about all they had been doing for the past couple days just kissing each other lightly on random facial parts—nose, eyelids, cheek, temples—but oddly they hadn't kissed on the mouth since their fateful kiss that evening on the balcony. They almost did that same night when they were going off to bed but fearfully back out of it and just hugged instead. They were both scared, that was a given, as if the others lips were something holy and untouchable.
"And you look…..," he began salivating lightly when he opened his mouth but no more words came out and Katara just wiped it off quickly with her sleeve (she really didn't mind).
"Should I take that as a complement?" She giggled and he nodded slowly. In the background, though, Sokka and Zuko were trying not to snicker at the touching moment before them, but they did hush and vacate when Katara shot them a murder glance before turning her and Aang to go down the stairs.
"Oh, I got theses for you." Aang said rather quickly and handed them to her, his head bowed and his arms outstretched.
"Aang, I would ask how did you know I like roses but I kind of told you that the first time I saw one of these." She smiled in remembrance of the very first time she even saw a rose.
It was a cold winter day and the last of the roses were about to wither away when she saw one. She immediately fell in love with it and Aang told her all about the strange flower. Now that she thought back after he handed her the rose the first time it was the very first time she had ever seen him blush at her.
"So what are you thinking about?" Aang asked as she nuzzled against her flowers for the thousandth time.
"How much I love you," she answered simply and then placed her flowers at her side for the moment. Aang just smiled and wrapped his around her waist; pulling her closer. Of course being the Avatar and Lady Katara they got plenty of looks and since they were being so close in a public company they received an extra wave of eyes.
"I feel like a fish in a tank," Katara snickered and leaned her head on the air bender's shoulder while he just snuggled her in further—more eyes flowing them.
"No doubt," he agreed.
So far the date was going pretty well, they went to some local shops before heading to their main event: an outdoor picnic and concert so they were just passing the time as was.
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After about a good hour of shopping around—well, Katara did most of the shopping while Aang just humbly offered to pay for it all—they decided to just find a nice spot to be alone for a while before the picnic started.
"Just to think how many couples like to find some time alone," Aang commented when he and Katara ran into a few couples with a similar idea.
"Yeah, but I don't think there are that many first dates tonight, at least not by the way they were kissing." She was rather interested in the way those couples were reacting to each other and she found it a little disturbing that she would actually stare and take notes if she could. She had such little experience in kissing she was desperate. How long could she go on instincts anyway?
"Here's a spot Katara." Aang called and reported to a small ending to the park area with an old tree right by the back of the building before them. He patted the hard bark and Katara gently smoothed her dress and sat beside her boyfriend happily. She was still wrapping the idea in her head that she was actually dating the Avatar of all people, of course she couldn't imagine dating anyone else, it was just such an honor that she couldn't help but smile a goofy grin about.
"Why so chipper?" Aang smirked when he saw the wide grin plastered on her face.
"Oh…. just getting used to something." Aang smiled in realization of the fact that everything she was saying that day brought back so many early memories of them two. His most recent memory, though, was of right after they left Aunt Wu's village and Katara began to give him a slightly different look. One moment in particular happened to be when he gave her the reigns to steer Appa and their hands touched briefly but she wouldn't let go of his hand for a moment and just stared at him longingly. This of course made him even more confused so he asked why she was staring.
"I'm just getting used to something," She answered in the manner she just had and it made Aang wonder if by then she had already considered feelings for him that early in their knowing each other?
"Today is such a beautiful day isn't it?" Katara asked; snapping Aang out of his thoughts so he met her beautiful eyes instead.
"Yeah," Aang replied stupidly. That was the oldest line in the book but now he knew why it was so easy to say that when it was Katara he was starring at. "So do you like our date so far?" Aang asked to get the line out of the air. Katara just turned towards him and stared at him a good long while.
"I'm happy to spend any time with you Aang," she continued when he didn't look satisfied enough. "But yes, this is the best date I've been on with you."
"Well since when have you been on a date with me Katara we've only been together for a few days?" As many memories as he was having that day at the moment he was drawing a blank.
"The penguin sledding," she responded in length almost giggling to herself in remembering how young and innocent they were not even a year ago.
"If I'd known that I was considered a date I would've made my move then." He beamed a sly smile over at her and grabbed her hand.
"That early?" she asked.
"That early." They looked around for a moment before Katara spoke.
"You know, since this is a date and all…." She trailed off leaning towards him; both of them blushing heavily. Without even finishing her sentence Aang knew that Katara was suggesting they kiss for the second time since they became a couple but he had to admit he was a bit nervous. Unlike their last kiss this one was planned they both knew it was going to happen right then and there, still, though, he pressed forward; her warm breath against his face reassuring him.
"Was that a rain drop?" Katara questioned in a whisper when she and Aang were only centimeters away from their kiss only to have it stopped by a cool drop of water hitting Katara's forehead. Aang sighed and pulled away to look up at the gray sky to see that it was in fact raining, very lightly at the moment, but still raining.
"Aw, I guess it is." She sighed. "I suppose we should fine some-" he stopped dead in tracks at his pulling Katara up to her feet and to a place with a solid roof. His logic caught on to him at the fact that how was he supposed to finish his date with Katara if they couldn't go outside? The outdoor picnic and concert.
"What's wrong Aang?"
"Our date it's…..the outdoor concert and the…..now we can't…"
"Oh, I wouldn't worry about it it's just a light drizzle." To emphasize her point she stuck her hand out of the rim to the shop they were standing under and pulled it back immediately when a streak of lightning lit up the sky.
"A light drizzle Katara?" Aang asked sarcastically as the rain picked up and gusted in the wind.
"Well I'm sure it'll blow over." Katara added happily.
"Oh, you mean this storm?" the shop owner jumped in the conversation, as he closed up his shop. I heard from one of the cities meteorologist that this storm was supposed to give in early tomorrow morning. I guess my shops getting no business today." He said as they looked out to see everyone scurrying to their homes.
"Tomorrow morning?" Katara repeated and look over at her heartbroken boyfriend.
"I guess we should head back too, there's no way that concert is still going on today."
"Actually I heard it is, this is their last day here and they don't want to cancel." The shop owner added on last time before boarding down his customer window.
"You see Aang, we can still go."
"But whose going to want to go to a concert in the rain, we'll get soaked and probably sick." Katara rolled her eyes, obviously Aang was bent on a pessimistic look on the matter for now so she instructed him to wait for her there and she treaded the storm—using her water bending not to get wet of course.
Aang sighed. It was all going so well, they were finally going to kiss for the second time in their relationship their first real kiss as an official couple and then this happened.
When she returned she had an orange umbrella in hand opening it up and placing her hand out towards him.
"Umbrella for two?" she asked with a smile and it wasn't too long before Aang mirrored it.
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Aang still wasn't thrilled with the idea of watching a concert in the rain but when he looked over at Katara he knew it was worth it for her smile beamed of love towards him.
"See? This isn't so bad isn't it?" Katara asked Aang a while later. They weren't the only couple with the idea of sharing an umbrella but there weren't many people there, giving them a sense of privacy.
"No, not at all." Aang sighed contently and wrapped an arm around her waist once again. "I'm just glad our first date wasn't a complete disaster." Aang had to admit he didn't expect things to go this smoothly in this adversity but he wasn't complaining; especially when he got a few moments to look into her eyes.
"Aang," Katara whispered. He just leaned into her further to indicate that he wanted to know whatever she was going to tell him. "Do you know what would make this date really memorable?" Aang shrugged with a blushing smile. He knew very well what she was suggesting but it never hurt to tease her some.
She grabbed his chin and pulled him a little more closer the sweet taste of her breath driving him nearly insane that he closed the distance between them without a moment's hesitation.
Her lips were soft and needing when they pressed against his urgently. They were both well aware of the looks they were getting by all the remaining concert attendants when they saw the Avatar kissing Lady Katara in such a manner but they paid no heed. The only thing that mattered at the moment was the other person's lips.
"Okay, now it's perfect." Katara concluded before diving back in to his sweet kiss. The wind picked up, spraying them slightly but it was just what made the kiss more chilling.
Especially when Aang let go of the umbrella to get a better taste.
So, yeah, Pointless fluff—I've been doing a lot of that lately—this isn't one of my favorites but it'll do. I suppose this topic fits since it's rainy over where I live due to the hurricane, oh well, at least the power didn't the go out….yet.
Happy Kataang Week! Don't forget to review!