A/N: In the Harry Potter Forums, there is a drabble challenge- 30 Drabbles in 30 Days. My friend Reels (read her story, The Galaxy and God's Gift) challenged me to it as well, only I was allowed to use whichever pairing from whichever fandom I chose. Since I have been rewatching the episodes on Netflix (FTW!) I chose Avatar, and my personal favorite ship, Zutara.

I hope you enjoy. Reviews would be loved.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Katara turned away from him, choosing instead to look at the wall of her kitchen.

"You knew that I wouldn't be able to stay for very long, Katara," he said, taking hold of her hand. "I told you that this would only be a short visit. Next time, I promise I'll stay in Ba Sing Se for at least two weeks."

She sighed. "Aang, I know you have things that you need to do even though the war is over. Recovery is a long road. I just… I wish you could stay. It gets lonely in this huge house with no one here but me."

"But you have visitors all the time!" he said, confused. "There are always people who want to talk to you and ask you for advice and that need your help with injuries. How can you be lonely when you're always surrounded by people who respect and admire you?"

Katara pulled her hand away from him. She turned her attention from the wall to his face. He was staring at her, his eyebrows knitted together, and his head slightly cocked to one side.

Despite the pain that welled up inside of her, she smiled.

There was no need to worry him before he left for yet another peacekeeping mission.

"I just miss you, that's all," she lied, taking his hand again. His face relaxed, and his smiled returned. "Are you sure you don't want a cup of tea before you go? I can whip one up really quickly and even Iroh says they're starting to taste really good. Who knows, maybe I can work at his tea shop when you're gone."

"That would be a fantastic idea, Katara! Then the time would pass really quickly, and Toph and Zuko would be in there all the time! You'd be surrounded by friends!" His excitement grew with every word he spoke while Katara's happiness diminished.

She stood up quickly, and moved over to the teapot on the stove. The tea stirred itself as she moved a finger over it. She zoned out quickly as Aang began to talk about his latest adventure to another Earth Kingdom nation, which he had just gotten back from today.

Ever since the end of the war six years ago, Aang had been going from place to place, the intervals between each trip decreasing substantially. In the beginning, he did many of his dealings in the Earth Kingdom capital, but about two years ago, he began going further and further away, more and more often.

Katara poured a cup of tea for both of them, barely catching Aang's last words.

"Yeah, that does sound a little ridiculous Aang," she agreed, glad she noticed he was asking her a question.

"Are you sure you're alright, Katara? You seem a little… distant."

"It's nothing I can't handle, Aang. Just my thoughts getting the better of me."

"Well, okay then," he said, taking her reassurance at face value. "Anyway, like I was saying, these kids were crazy! I mean, fighting over a simple egg custard tart… can you imagine?"

Katara laughed, saying "I think Sokka would see their quarrel as justified, don't you?"

"Yeah! He always was "starving", or so he said," Aang replied with a huge smile of his own. "How are Sokka and Suki doing, by the way?"

Katara took a long sip from her cup, closing her eyes as she enjoyed the taste. She place the cup on the table, but continued to stare at the tea. "They're doing really well! I got a letter from Suki just the other day, she says I should come out to visit sometime. I thought I would go out and see them in about a month or so."

"Hey, maybe we can go together!" he said. "It's been forever since we took a trip, and I need to visit Kyoshi to see how everyone is holding up."

"Yeah, maybe," Katara said. "Hey, don't you need to be going? You look like you're done with your tea, and I know that the trip will be long, even with Appa." She stood, and picked up the cup in front of him, and brought it over to the sink.

Aang look out of the small window over her sink, and gasped. "You're right!" he said. He stood up as well, and walked over to say goodbye. She could feel his presence looming over her.

"Bye, Katara," he said, giving her a kiss. "I love you," he ended, and hugged her.

"Goodbye, Aang," she said. "I hope you enjoy your trip."

He smiled and walked out of the kitchen. The door closed behind him.

'That's one thing about being his girlfriend,' Katara thought. 'It's always one door closing after another.'

A/N: I hope you liked it. Reviews are loved. This is for Mystii's 30 Drabbles in 30 Days challenge.