I absolutely feel weird writing this. No, not this author's note, I meant the story. But SOMEONE'S got to make an idea of this, darn it! And you'll see what I mean when you read this story. But let me warn you though…things get a little…sexy…and ecchi…

…Also, Toph has some big assets in this story. …Just wanted to make that clear, just so you'll all be prepared. And if that bothers you somehow, seeing as this shouldn't be taken seriously, and add the fact that she's OLDER here, then don't read. Simple as that. :P

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But um…yeah, be warned and stuff.

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AND PLEASE DON'T THINK LESS OF ME AFTER YOU READ IT! THIS IS JUST FOR HUMOR PURPOSES, ALRIGHT!? (goes in a corner and sulks in shame.)

Disclaimer: I don't own A:TLA. If I did, Toph would play an important role in the show. GET THE HINT? …No? Well…she would.

REVISED: 4/7/2014

-Four years ago-

Aang was ecstatic.

Here he is, the sixteen year old Avatar, running in the wealthy streets of the upper ring in Ba Sing Se, to meet his girlfriend and true love at the place where they shared their romantic kiss; The Jasmine Dragon.

It was dusk at Ba Sing Se, the sun setting in the horizon behind the buildings and illuminating the twilight colors onto the streets. Aang, along with Katara, were in the capitol city to debate with the Earth Kingdom Council on rebuilding their country. It was a fierce discussion, but they all resolved it for the time being. After the meeting, Katara wanted Aang to meet her at the Jasmine Dragon for something important. Enthusiastic about having some alone time with Katara, he didn't think to stop running when it was time to go over there. Of course, he didn't want to be too out of breath when he reached over there. He had to keep his composure in check, after all.

He came to a stop when he reached the Jasmine Dragon. He smiled. He straightened his formal Avatar clothing, checked his breath, and then walked casually(but not too casual) over to the tea shop.

He entered the establishment as the smell of fresh brewing tea and clanking sounds of tea cups and dishes filled the place. Some of the guests looked over at his direction and were surprised to see the Avatar there. They murmured to themselves. Aang wasn't paying attention to them however, as he was looking around to locate Iroh and saw him chatting with some customers at a nearby table. Iroh gazed over to see Aang and smiled a big smile. "Aang! You made it!" He excused the guests for a moment and walked over to the Avatar.

"Iroh!" he said with a big smile of his own.

They exchanged a big hug. The customers now all murmured loudly as they watched the two men interact. They parted as Iroh turned to the guests and said onto them, "Now everyone, please, go back to your business! The Avatar is just here for his date! He is human after all! Go on, enjoy yourselves and the evening!" he said heartily.

That seemed to do the trick as the patrons all look at one another from their tables and decided to just go back to their tea.

Iroh smiled and turned back to Aang. "Welcome, welcome! I haven't seen you in quite a few years, my boy!"

Aang chuckled, "Well, being the Avatar certainly does feed on your time! How is everything with you?"

"Oh you know, busy. Very busy, actually. But that's part of owning a successful tea shop!" Iroh chuckled as well. "But really, I'm doing quite well! How are you doing, young Avatar?"

"Doing great! Katara and I have just finished with a meeting with the Earth Council at the Palace! You should have seen Katara! She really does make a great ambassador! Speaking of whom, I'm meeting up with her here; she wanted to tell me something important. Is she here?" Aang asked.

Iroh gave out a big grin. "Why yes she is! She's in one of the private tea booths!" His expression changed into a thoughtful look as he put a hand on his beard. "Although, she did looked rather bothered about something."

"Really?" asked a concerned Aang. "Hmm…well, it has been a tiring day. The Earth Kingdom diplomats, along with the Water Tribe and Fire Nation ambassadors were discussing about trade markets. Then the Fire Nation requested on helping with rebuilding more cities of the Earth Kingdom, which made the Earth Council very wary on why they would. They've been arguing back and forth about that." Aang frowned. "You know, during these four years of peace, they would have made it a priority to get along. That's probably what was bothering her."

Iroh nodded. "I would think so. Being an ambassador certainly is an exhausting job." He smiled again. "Well then, I suppose I should lead you to her! Maybe you can cheer her up! I'll let someone will guide you to your booth. Hold on for one second." He looked around to find a young waitress passing them. He called out to her. "Pardon me, Jin?"

A pretty young woman with brown hair that was kept in a messy ponytail stopped and turned to Iroh with a smile. "Yes sir?" she said sweetly.

"Please show our special guest to private booth number four, if you will." Iroh said.

Jin nodded and was about to guide Aang to the booth until she got a good look at him. She gasped, "Oh my gosh! You're the Avatar!" she said excitedly.

Aang smiled sheepishly and rubbed the back of his neck. "Yep. In the flesh."

"Oh my goodness! So that was Lady Katara that came in! Wow! I can't believe it! Real celebrities from the war! And it's Aang and Katara, a.k.a. Kataang, one of the most famous couples!"

Aang blinked. "I'm…sorry?"

Iroh chuckled, "Oh, it's just these gossip papers that everyone is printing around these parts of the city. They decided to call each pairing a name."

"Oh…" Aang said, raising an eyebrow, a little confused by it. "Um…alright then."

Jin put on a bright smile and giggled. "Oh, this is so COOL! Please follow me if you will." she motioned Aang to follow her.

Aang bid Iroh farewell for now and followed Jin. While following Jin, he noticed that when he first saw her, the waitress uniform on Jin was quite…form fitting, accentuating parts of her body, mostly at her chest area. Aang shook his head at such thoughts. He really thought he would be passed this stage. Not that he would do anything lecherous, Spirit World no, but he would have…thoughts once in a while about a woman's body every time he meets an attractive woman. But then again, it was normal to have thoughts like this, right? I mean, he IS a guy, after all.

Aang mentally cringed as he remembered that talk Sokka gave him when he turned thirteen.

'Aang, don't worry, you're not strange for thinking stuff like this! …Even though this is my sister you're talking about. But that's all a part of being a man! Your mind is supposed to get all wrapped up on thinking about girls in…uh, sexy positions, and noticing…um, different things about their appearances and…ugh, do we have to talk about my SISTER here? Anyways, you're just blossoming into a young, ordinary guy! I get these thoughts too when I'm around Suki! …Um, forget I said that. I don't want you imaging her that way…and telling her I said that. And again, don't worry, by all means, you can imagine anything you want about my sister…just don't do it, ya hear me? That goes for any other images you have towards other pretty women. Think, but don't do. …And just for future references, please don't describe any fantasies/images to me about my little sis. You keep those to yourself. …*ahem*…Okay then…well, uh…glad we have this talk.'

"Here is your booth, Avatar Aang!" Jin said, breaking out of Aang's thoughts.

Aang thanked Jin and opened the thick curtain to see…

…Katara in all her beautiful glory.

Katara was sitting in a booth seat with her hands folded on her lap. Aside from her seat was her blue parka. Her attire was a blue flowing dress that exposes half of her shoulders, with the bottom of her dress stopped right above her feet. Her hair still sported that beautiful wavy water hairstyle, with just a little bit of hair loopies, except they were braided, framing her pretty face. The last thing he notices was her betrothal necklace wrapped around her neck.

Through the years, Katara developed into a beautiful young woman, having high cheek-bones, a more curvaceous and slender body, and beautiful legs. Aang also noticed other…attributes on her body along the years, such as her small, but moderate sized breasts, to a nicely sized posterior.

He was certainly content to have such a beautiful girlfriend, Aang thought with a smile.

However, her face looked downcast when he entered the booth. Katara, surprised and a little poignant when she looked up at Aang, stood up. "Aang…"

"Katara!" he said with a grin. He walked over to her and gave her a hug, all the while loving the feel of her body. Katara was however, hesitant on hugging him for a moment, but hugged him back nonetheless.

"Awww! How sweet! You two make the cutest couple!" Jin said in adoration. Jin then pulled a notepad out and an ink pen and said, "So, what would you two lovebirds like?" she said slyly.

Katara looked like she was about to say something when Aang said, "Some of your famous jasmine tea, please!"

"Coming right up!" Jin smiled brightly as she wrote it down and left the booth.

As soon as they were alone, Aang looked at Katara with a great big smile. Katara, however though, still holds the poignant look on her face. Aang now noticed this and his smile soon faded away. "What's wrong?"

Katara stood there for a moment and glanced up. "Can we sit down?"

"Um…sure." Aang said.

They sat down on the seat of the curved booth, the table dividing them as they sat across from each other.

Moments passed, and Aang was getting a little fidgety. He decided to ask, "Are you okay, Katara?"

Katara gazed up at Aang. Her expression contained hesitation. She sighed before finally saying, "Aang, you know I love you, right?"

Aang smiled. "Of course."

She continued. "And you know that I will always care about you no matter what, right? We've known each other too long for that not to be the case."

Aang blinked. "O…kay?"

Katara glanced down. "I just don't want you to think badly of me when I say this to you. After all, we've been together for four years, and I've been happy with you the entire time. But I can't continue on like this without telling you something first."

Aang felt uncomfortable all of a sudden. "Katara, you're talking weird. What do you need to tell me?" he said tentatively.

She closed her eyes and gave out a deep breath. She opened them and looked directly at Aang, while reaching out for his hand that was on the table and holding it. Aang, quite confused with this gesture(but secretly all the while enjoying the feel of her touch), looked down at her hand on his, and back at her.

"Aang…look …um…I…think…we should…break up."

…Silence…

Save for a few people quietly chatting and laughing, which didn't help the situation.

"…What?"

"Here's your jasmine tea, Avatar Aang and Lady Katara!" Jin came back into the booth with a smile, along with a tray filled with two teapots and two porcelain cups.

"You're breaking up with me?" Aang said dejectedly in shock, ignoring their waitress.

Jin blinked. She then noticed the expressions on their faces. Aang looked shocked, while Katara looked sad. "…Um…I'll just…" she awkwardly placed the tray on the table and left.

Katara sighed sadly, "Aang, this isn't easy for me to do, but…I think we should break up."

"…W…Why? I-is this a joke?" Aang miserably asked.

Katara looked shocked. "Aang, you know I wouldn't do something like that…" She lowered her eyes onto her lap. "Look, I…I have to come clean. …All I ever wanted was to make you happy."

Aang was frightfully confused. "W-what do you mean? What did I do? I-I mean…Have I gave you little attention? Too much attention? W-what is it!?"

Katara felt the tears about to appear, but holds them back. "It's just that…" She lets out a shuddering breath. "Aang…please know that…all the time that I've spent with you…those were great." She looks up at Aang and softly smiles. "I've always cherished them."

"Then…why are you breaking up with me?" Aang said, hopelessly lost and confused.

Katara's smile then faltered into a sad frown. "I…I tried to make this work, but…the love I felt for you…wasn't reciprocated love."

"What!? Wasn't reciprocated!?" Aang was at a loss of words.

"Aang…" Katara was trying really hard not to cry. "Just…please listen." She took another shaky breath. "…Remember the day when we kissed at the balcony at Iroh's teashop?"

"Yes…" Aang says, eyes so sad and frowning.

Katara lowers her head down a bit solemnly as she continues. "Well…I admit, when we shared that kiss, it was special…but, I wasn't sure at the time. I wasn't sure if I felt that way about you. I mean, I admired you for what you did for the whole world, but…not romantically. Maybe there was a time that I thought I did have feelings for you, and maybe I did…but I wanted to see if that's really true…as the months passed, we were together…and…during that time, I started to realized…that I'm using this love wrongly…I was with you so I could make you happy. In reality…I felt like I was just using you as a test. I tried to deny it, but…as the years passed by, when we started going to council meetings, and while we were separated…it gave me more time to think about what I've been doing…" She looks up to Aang, unshed tears sparkling in her eyes. "I just don't want to feel like I'm using you as a test to see if I can be happy with you too! I know you love me Aang, but…I…I…I just don't think I feel the same way about you!"

Aang was flabbergasted. "…What?"

"Oh Aang, I'm so sorry!" Tears were starting to form in Katara's eyes. "I tried to see if a romantic relationship could work out, but….oh spirits…I feel like…I feel like a floozy! I just wanted to see if I really do feel the same way! I…I just didn't know! I never did!" Katara broke down, sobbing. "I just wasn't sure where this relationship was heading! Oh spirits, Aang, please, please forgive me! I-I…I'm SO SORRY!"

Aang couldn't believe it…all this time when they were together…Katara wasn't sure of their relationship? She possibly didn't feel the same way that he does for her? She…was just with him so she could make him happy?

He didn't know what to do. Should he be mad? Feel betrayed? It was all too much to sink in…

Thankfully no one came in wondering what's wrong. She wasn't sobbing loudly, so it's good that no one like Iroh checked into their booth to see if everything was alright.

Still…what can Aang do in this situation? Could he run away? Sit there and cry as well?

Aang sat there thinking.

First of all, Aang loves Katara, pure and simple. She was the first one he fell in love with. Ever since he broke out of the iceberg in the South Pole, he admired her. She was caring, nice, sweet, and passionate about things. She always looks out for one another, taking care of others in need. She was the most selfless person he has ever met.

But for her to admit something like this…does he think lowly of her now?

…Or should he blame himself?

Around the years, Aang let go of his goofy childlike attitude to be more mature in his Avatar businesses. …Well, a little. He loves to goof around once in a while. But he has grown mature during the years and remembers all the times when he was twelve that he tried to force himself onto Katara. He mentally cringed at those memories. He really didn't know how to communicate with women back then, and of course Sokka wasn't any help. He did try asking Zuko for help; he said to always listen to their feelings and their wants. He's been doing that for four years, yet she now admits that she wasn't truly and deeply in LOVE with him.

When he thought about that…he remembered what Katara said; I just don't want to feel like I'm using you as a test to see if I can be happy with you too! I know you love me Aang, but…I…I…I just don't think I feel the same way about you!

In other words…Katara was feeling pressured the whole time. She was with him just so he could be happy. But she wasn't…no wonder there were fewer kisses, and more hugs and embraces lately. He should've seen it coming.

And the worse part of it all is…he realized that the whole thing was his fault.

The time that he kissed her when the Day of Black Sun was nearing...it made her realize that he loved her…yet he hadn't realized that she didn't love him in that way…he just assumed that she did. And when he tried kissing her again at Ember Island, she wanted him to stop and also said that she wasn't sure…and it was true…she wasn't sure.

Aang, in his immature quest to get his dream girl, never considered that her feelings weren't the same as his.

It was HIS fault.

And here Katara was, crying, asking for forgiveness, thinking that she did this to herself.

Katara continued sobbing. "I'm SO sorry!" She said as she softly weeps.

Aang couldn't take this. So he did the only thing that was appropriate.

He scooted over to Katara and slowly gave her a warm, sweet, and comforting hug, letting her head rest on his right shoulder.

Katara, shocked at the contact, choked out a sob and said, "W…what?"

"Katara…" Aang said sadly as he frowns into her shoulder, "…please don't be sorry."

Confused, Katara asks stammering, "W-why not? I-it was -" she sniffled. "It's all m-my fault!"

"No." Aang said forcefully, which made Katara's eyes widen in surprise. "No…it was never your fault…I'm the one that should be sorry."

"Wha…what do you mean?" Katara asked.

"Katara…I'm so sorry for forcing myself like that on you those three years ago. I didn't mean to pressure you into thinking that we could be something more. I…I finally realized that I've done this. I'm the one who's at fault here…don't ever say it's your fault."

Katara was astounded, her mouth slightly agape onto his shoulder. "…But…"

"Katara…I was the one who rushed you. It was me who was the selfish one. I was the one who caused this…I'M sorry…" Aang was tearing up as well. "…I'm so…SO sorry…" A few tears dripped from his face.

She didn't know what to say…Katara was touched. "…Aang…"

"I'm sorry, Katara…I…I never thought once that you wouldn't return my feelings…" Aang quivered. "…I was scared! I was just a scared child that couldn't understand! Now that I've done this to you…" he sobbed. "I don't even know if I should be considered as a friend! I'm the one that should be sorry!" He hugged her tighter, but this time in a brotherly way, as he shed tears. "P-please…forgive me! Forgive me for being such a lousy friend!"

They sat there for a while not moving. Their tea was getting cold. Aang was still crying.

Katara sat still…

…Until she wrapped her arms around Aang tenderly.

Aang felt her embrace, and seized his tears.

"…Aang…of course I forgive you…and you're not a lousy friend, never." Katara sniffled as she smiled. "…Thank you…"

He heard the words that came from Katara…Aang gave out a tearful smile.

They hold onto each other for a few more seconds…until they let go. They regained their composures, staring at each other with red puffy eyes and smiles, feeling a tremendous weight off their shoulders.

"Wow…" said Aang. "…so…we're breaking up, huh?"

Katara looked at Aang sadly. "Look, Aang, I really am sorry. But…don't think this is the end here. Even though this didn't work out…there will always be someone out there who will love you. I just know it. You will find that special someone."

Aang sadly nodded with a smile. "I know…and I don't want to ruin what we already have in the first place."

Katara smiled sweetly as she placed a hand on Aang's shoulder and says, "…Aang…you've really have grown…"

Aang placed his hand on hers that was on his shoulder. "I have you to thank for that."

At that response, Katara's smile was even more radiant. She placed another hand on his other shoulder to tilt him forward so that she can give him a kiss on the forehead.

Aang blushed, but for two reasons; the kiss on the forehead of course; but the other reason was that he can see a little bit of her small cleavage when she bent in front of him. As she let go, Katara still had a gentle smile on her face.

"Aang, I know this is hard for you…but please know that I do love you. You're a great friend, and I do love you for that. Maybe not romantically, but…as a really good friend…" Katara said, hoping he would understand.

Aang's smile solemnly broadened at that. Should he be sad at this statement? He would…but he shouldn't. Aang HAS matured…and wants to prove that. "I know…and I wouldn't have it any other way."

Katara gazed at Aang with warmth. She then decided to show her gratitude as she hugged him as well. "Aang…I am so proudof you."

'Proud…she's proud of me.' Aang's smile widened even more. "…Katara…thank you." He said sincerely as he hugged her back.

They stayed like that for a while, until they let go of each other.

Aang chuckled and said awkwardly, "Well, um…I guess we won't be having that tea…heh…"

Katara smiled sadly, "I can take care of the tab if you want me to."

"Nonsense." He pulled out a clipped wallet out of his pocket. He got out some gold pieces and put them on the table. "I think that covers it." He said with a smile.

Katara stared at the gold pieces in bewilderment. "Where did you…?"

Aang chuckled, "Well, being the Avatar has its perks."

Katara blinked, but then giggled, "Well, you certainly know how to treat a woman then."

Aang laughed. He then looked at Katara, gazing at how beautiful she looks.

Could he do it? Could he live his life without Katara? During his life, Aang has been with her for so long, he really felt attached to her. Could he really let her go, like Guru Pathik said to him four years ago?

'I have to. …I need to let her go.'

Aang closed his eyes and took a deep breath and exhaled it out. He opened them again to look at Katara.

"…Katara…again…thank you." Aang said. He then gave her a kiss on the cheek. He stood up from his seat and began to exit out of the sealed off booth.

Katara smiled warmly at her good friend. "Aang…"

Aang stopped as he turned his head to Katara.

"…I really am proud of you." She said with so much loving emphasis on those three words.

Aang smiled that goofy smile, but this time it was an understanding one. He nodded to her and exited out of the booth.

He walked across the tea shop and spotted Iroh. Iroh saw him and gave him a smile, but it looked forced. He probably heard the news from Jin.

"Are you leaving so soon?" Iroh said, trying to hide his grief for Aang.

But what surprised Iroh was that Aang's expression was not of despair, but of content.

"Yeah, sorry. I left the money on the table, though." Aang smiled at Iroh.

"Um…okay…" Iroh said, dumbfounded.

Aang smile shifted into a thoughtful one. "Hey, don't worry, Iroh. Katara and I had a good talk. It's okay. Thank you for your concern. And thank you for the tea." He patted Iroh on the shoulder and made his way out of the tea shop.

Iroh gazed at the leaving form of the Avatar and smiled as well. Jin, along with a male waiter, came over next to Iroh.

"Sir…is the Avatar going to be okay?" said a concerned Jin.

Iroh grinned. "I think he will be fine…he is the Avatar after all."

The male waiter looked over at the direction of where Aang was. "…You know, speaking of fine, he has such a nice butt from here."

Iroh and Jin blinked and turned their heads to the male waiter with a glower look on their faces. The waiter just looked at them nonchalantly for a moment, sighed and said, "Yeah, yeah, I know, keep it to yourself, blah, blah, blah…but you have to admit, it is a nice fanny." the gay waiter then went back to work.

As time went on, Aang still kept going to council meetings, and always runs into Katara every once and a while, having good talks with each other. Katara usually keeps him up to date about current events, such as Sokka and Suki were living in the South Pole right now. Suki agreed to live in the South Pole during the spring and summer while Ty Lee replaced her as teacher for a while and taught the other Kyoshi Warriors Even though it was only temporally, she'll bear the cold just to be with her husband. The two got married when he was seventeen and were soon expecting their first child, which made Aang excited to see the baby when he or she was born.

Katara also kept up with Zuko when she visits him in the Palace. Apparently, Zuko has been doing fine…except for the fact that Mai left him because his job was 'ruining' their relationship. This also happened when Aang was seventeen. Zuko was devastated; even so that it affected his Fire Lord duties. When she found out about this, Katara did what she always does best; comfort her friends. She and Zuko talked about their relationships that they had in the past, along with Katara talking about her recent break up with Aang(although she didn't mentioned it to Aang when she was explaining the situation to him.). She assured him that it will be alright and told him that his mother, who was alive and living in the Palace, would want him to succeed on helping his Nation. Zuko felt uncertain about moving on, but realize that his country did need him. So after a couple days, he recovered from his depression and went on back to being Fire Lord. Zuko greatly appreciated Katara for helping him, so much that he rewarded her with a limited supply of chocolates, which Katara loves. Aang wondered if there was some sort of other hidden motive behind Zuko's gratitude…

As for Toph…they haven't heard from her since she sent a letter to Katara telling her that she ran away from her parents' house again. She was sixteen at the time. The reason behind it was that her father was sending her suitors against her own will, so Toph did the Toph-like thing and bailed.

During that amount of time, four years have passed…and this is where our story begins.

-oOo-

Whatchu Lookin' At, TwinkleToes?

By TPOC

-oOo-

Four years later…

Aang was soaring through the skies on Appa, holding onto the reins that are equipped on his old animal buddy, with Momo resting beside him on the saddle. He sat there, looking over the horizons with a goofy smile on his face.

Aang definitely had grown during that time, now being six foot two(he was six foot tall when he was sixteen.). His shoulders were broader, as he had a little muscle on his arms, and has a good built, even though he was still on the lanky side. He still sports the bald look. Speaking of looks he is wearing a long, orange, sleeveless tunic with a brown neck-line and a brown brim on the bottom of it, complete with a brown belt around his waist. He also has a pair of black loose slacks and a pair of dark brown shin high boots.

Along with going to meetings, Aang was fulfilling his Avatar duties. Unless called, he was helping out people all around the world. It had been stressful at times, what with going into politics, and helping out towns, but it was all worth it.

Aang also visited Sokka, Suki, and their daughter Anuka, at the South Pole while traveling across the world whenever he has the chance. And every time he does visit, it would seem that Anuka has taken a liking to Aang, as she's always reaching her arms out to him, wanting to be carried by him, and rubbing and touching his bald head(in which he still kept the look.). Sokka and Suki also sympathized for Aang when they heard his break up with Katara, which Sokka couldn't believe that happened, but Aang told them it was alright and it didn't bother him as much.

But to be honest, it did kind of bother him from time to time. He wondered what it would've been like if he and Katara were actually in love and together…cuddling…kissing…traveling his hands all over her body…

Aang shook his head. It seems that no matter how mature he's gotten through the years, he cannot stop the hormonal stressed thoughts entering his mind. Oh sure, he pushes them behind the back of his head, but that's when he's being the Avatar. It's when he's alone that starts to make him imagine the pretty women he's met. And…well, being a monk, he doesn't…well…play with himself…

Aang shook his head again, and grunted in frustration. He then heard animal chatter next to him and looked to his right side to see a confused looking Momo. Aang smiled at the furry little lemur-bat and said, "Sorry Momo. Just…having those thoughts again…"

Momo continued to stare at him, until yawning and going back to sleep. Aang turned his attention back to the ever-growing expanse of land in the horizon.

Either way, even from all the imagery of different girls and Katara, he still remains strong through the years though. He and Katara still see each other from time to time. She still remains as beautiful as she always has been.

Aang sighed. Katara. She was his first crush and his first love. They fought in the war together, they danced together, had their first kiss together, and spent the last three years together…but Aang realized now that they were just friends, nothing more…it kind of made him depressed, even if only it was just a few seconds. But no matter how sad he felt, he wouldn't have it any other way. Katara was too precious to him, and if being a friend was what kept him close to her, then so be it.

Speaking of friends…he also wondered how Toph was doing.

The last time he and everyone else saw Toph was when she was fifteen. She went back to her home and to her parents so she could try and settle things with them. They had letters from her(written by a servant, of course.), saying that she was doing fine…until the suitors started coming over and trying to 'woo' her when she turned sixteen.

Aang felt pretty bad for Toph when he heard about that. To think she was this war hero, and now her parents are sending off suitors to try and marry her off against her own will. No wonder she decided to escape from her parents…again.

'Well, I do hope she's okay.' thought Aang. No matter how much he thinks his Earthbending sifu can handle herself, she's still his good friend, and he worries about her at times.

Appa gave out a low groan. Aang snapped out of his thoughts and said to his big buddy, "Getting tired, Appa?"

A groan.

"Yeah, I think Momo here is getting a little tired as well." After hearing his name, Momo sluggishly let his head up and let out a silent yawn. "We'll stop some at someplace, don't worry." said Aang.

An appreciative groan.

Aang looked around to see if there was a clear spot of land to camp out for the night. The sun was halfway setting down, so it was basically almost time for supper. He looked around some more until he found a sign of a far off village, thanks to some chimney smoke that was in the distance.

"A village! Alright! Maybe we can stay at an inn and get some food while we're there!"

A happy groan from Appa, followed by some happy chattering from Momo, as he climbed up on Aang's shoulder.

"Alright then, it's settled! Yip yip!" And with that, they ride off to their destination.

Meanwhile at a tavern far off from the village, three brawny men, each one in their twenties, which each of them consists of early twenties, mid twenties and in their late twenties, were sitting at the bar area, gulping down their mugs full of booze as quickly as they can. The smaller one of the men finished his beer and said, "Ha! I win!" as he slammed his metal mug on the bar table.

The other two men drank the last bit of their alcohol and slammed it down on the bar table as well. "Aw, damn!" said the middle drinker. "Little Fin beat us!"

"Heh heh! Damn straight! Now you guys have to pay the tab!" taunted the smaller man named Fin(which he was of average height compared to his brothers.).

The bigger one, which could be said is the older brother, turned to the bartender and said, "Hey Pops! Why don't you let us have any free drinks around here!? We're your sons, for cryin' out loud!"

The bartender, who was the father of the boys, just gave him a sardonic look and said, "Because that wouldn't be too fair for the customers, Hu Gow! I already told you that a hundred times!"

Hu Gow scratched his bald head. "You did? When?"

The big(but not as big as Hu Gow) middle brother laughed. "Man, has some of the booze affected your brain, or are you just that stupid?"

Hu Gow turned to his brother with a scowl on his face. "Hey, shut up Yoshu! I just have a bad memory!"

"Tch. Yeah, which make you even ten times as stupider!" Fin said.

Hu Gow scowled even further. "Do you want an arm lock around your neck, Fin!?"

"Just pay the tab, Gow!" Fin said as he waved him off.

"Oh, you think you're so cocky now because you were lucky enough to hold your liquor, little bro!? How 'bout we do a little bit of wrestling to see who's tougher, huh!?"

Fin slammed his hand on the bar table. "You're on!"

"Hey, I want in on some of this action! Let's make this real interesting!" Youshu intervened. "Whoever pins down their opponent for five seconds loses! The loser will have to pay us the tab and will be able to help Pops clean the dishes! I'll be the referee!" he said with a smirk.

"Sounds good to me! You ready for some of this, Tiny!?" Fin got up from his bar stool and spread his arms out as to say a 'come and get it' invitation to Hu Gow. The rest of the tavern goers and servers heard the whole exchange and hooted and hollered, ready to see some wrestling entertainment.

Their father however, shouted, "Boys, you shouldn't make so much racket around while your sister and mother are taking their naps!" but it all fell on deaf ears as the hollering customers at the tavern drowned out what he was saying.

"Yeah squirt, I'm ready!" Hu Gow taunted.

"Well then, let's settle this! Hey! Move all the tables so we can get this started!" Fin called out to the tavern customers.

Most of the people in the tavern all got up and moved the tables, which made the loud sound of tables and chair legs dragging on the stone floor. The father just rest his elbows on the bar table and put his right hand on his forehead while shaking his head in dismay.

"Alright! You ready for this!?" shouted Fin.

"You bet your skinny ass, baby bro! Although I don't think it will be a fair fight despite I'm bigger than ya!" Hu Gow taunted.

"Tch, I'm surprised you know what 'despite' means!" mocked Fin.

"Whatchu say!?" Hu Gow yelled.

"Alright, enough talk!" called out Yoshu. "Let's get ready!"

"Boys, honestly…" their father groaned.

Fin and Hu Gow all got in position at the makeshift arena as the tavern goers all cheered for the fight to begin. Fin cracked his neck, while Hu Gow cracked his knuckles.

"Okay, let's get started! On your mark…"

Fin arrogantly smirked at Hu Gow.

"…Get set…"

Hu Gow narrowed his eyes at Fin, ready to take him down.

"…WRESTL-!"

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU ALL DOING DOWN HERE!?"

The cheering stopped as the locals were all wide eyed with horror, including the three brothers. The sight they saw was a angry looking short woman(possibly five foot three) that looked to be in her fifties, and was standing near a set of stairs that lead to the second floor of the tavern/house.

"I warned you three." The father/bartender shook his head as he went back to drying off a mug.

"JUST WHAT IN THE NAME OF THE SPIRIT WORLD IS ALL THIS NOISE ABOUT!?" hollered the woman.

"M-Mom! Um, uh, w-we were j-just, uh-" Fin stuttered, his cool demeanor gone, replaced with anxiety.

"T-this isn't what it looks like! I was in no way part of this!" Yoshu said nervously.

"M-Momma! W-we didn't know you were sleeping! W-we thought you were still out grocery shopping! Ah, uh, w-w-we…Dad, how come you didn't told us!?" Hu Gow said in a panic to their dad.

"I did. But apparently, you three and everyone else were all hollering like drunks to not hear me." The father casually said as he turned to his wife. "Go easy on them, Kusa."

Kusa crossed her arms over her chest and said, "They're lucky I AM going easy on them, considering on who else they woke up!"

Everyone's eyes(except for the father, who just chuckled and said something along the lines of, "Hoo boy…") were wide with terror.

"Y-you…" Yoshu gulped. "You mean…she's here as well? W-we woke up…l-little sis?" he said the last two words in a weak voice.

"Oh hell no, I'm gettin' out of here!" said a frightened customer who made a mad dash out of the tavern, followed soon by every other customer in the tavern. Even the servers ran out of the place.

"Oh crap! Everyone get out while all of you still can!"

"I knew this was a bad time to drink!"

"MOMMY!"

"Hey! You didn't pay!" the bartender shouted.

"I'll pay some other time! I just want to LIVE!" the customer said hysterically.

And soon the tavern goers all exited the premises, leaving just the three brothers and the father and wife.

"Heh heh! Bunch of babies." chuckled Kusa. She looked at her three sons who were too petrified to move. "Well, before you three wet your pants, you should be grateful I'm here instead of her! I told her I could handle the situation, and quite frankly, I think the situation is solved! So when you look at it a different way, I just saved your lives!" she said with a smirk.

The three brothers all stood their ground, not sure if it was safe to move. Fin then nervously said, "R-really? Y-you mean…we're going to be okay?"

"Ooooh no! You guys are still in trouble! What with your hollering, your wrestling, and your tomfoolery! Hu Gow, Yoshu, Fin!" she said to all of them. "No rock lifting for one week, starting now!"

"What!? Oh come on Momma!" complained Hu Gow.

"B-but, I didn't do anything!" whined Yoshu.

"Aw, come on Mom, I gotta stay in shape for the ladies!" Fin also whined.

"You all want to make that two?"

The brothers sputtered, trying to interject, but didn't want to risk say anything else to lengthen the punishment, so all three of them crossed their arms and pouted.

"Now set everything back the way it was!" she gestured the tables and chairs that were placed across the tavern.

The boys all grumbled and muttered a "Yes, ma'am…" before they went to move the tables and chairs back to their respectful places.

When they were finished, a local woman came in the tavern through the door with an excited look on his face, "Miss Kusa! Mr. Hunji! You won't believe it! The Avatar has come to our village! He just landed on the square!"

The brothers and the parents' eyes all widen. "Really?" Hunji the father said incredulously.

"The Avatar? Are you serious!?" Kusa said in amazement.

"Yes! You have to come see for yourself!" the woman was then off to the direction of the square.

"The Avatar? Hey, this I got to check out!" said Yoshu with a smile.

"Yeah! We have a real live celebrity in the village!" Fin grinned.

"Last one there has to sweep the whole tavern floor!" Hu Gow quickly said. They all quickly ran through the door until…

"WAIT A MINUTE!" yelled Kusa.

The brothers stopped in their tracks. "Aww, come on Mom, we put back all the chairs and tables in their rightful places! We wanna see the Avatar!" Yoshu whined.

Kusa shook her head at her middle son's whining. "Just hold on a second, boys. If it is the Avatar, then I'm gonna go get your little sister. She might want to see him." she said with a smirk.

A grin appeared on Hu Gow's face. "Hey, yeah! Little sis would be happy to see the Avatar!"

Kusa nodded. "Now you boys wait there until I get her." Kusa then went back up the stairs.

"Wow. So the Avatar is here, huh? Well aren't we lucky?" Yoshu said, speaking out everyone's thoughts.

"Man, I wonder what he's like?" Hu Gow asked mainly to himself.

"From what little sis had told us about him, he sounds like a pretty decent guy." Fin said.

"She did mention that he doesn't eat any meat. And I definitely respect a guy who doesn't eat meat and does the things he does." Yoshu said.

Fin smiled. "Man, I would really love to hear their war stories."

"Yeah! It's unbelievably awesome that a kid like him stopped a tyranny like that eight years ago!" Hu Gow said with excitement.

Hunji chuckled, "Well, we'll find out soon enough, boys."

After waiting a couple more seconds, Kusa came down the stairs, but their 'little sis' wasn't around.

"Hey, where's little sis?" asked Yoshu.

Kusa grinned cheekily. "She told you all to go see the Avatar while I help her 'freshen up'."

"Freshen up?" Hunji said confused and a little concern. "Why on earth would she do that? She never freshens up! Is she okay?" he asked in concern.

"Oh honey, she's fine. She just wants to look good for the Avatar, if you get my drift." She said with a wink.

Hunji instantly got it. "Ooooh…" He then laughed in relief. "Heh heh heh! Oh, I see!" He kept on chuckling.

The rest of his brothers also catch on to what their mother was saying as they chuckled in amusement as well.

"Man, she is one little minx." Fin said with a snicker.

"Yep! That's our little sis!" Yoshu said with a grin.

"Oh and by the way boys, she wants to keep it a surprise, so…bring the Avatar over to the tavern, will you?" Kusa said to them.

Hu Gow snickered, "Sure thing, Momma! Now…last-one-there-to-see-the-Avatar-sweeps-the-floors!" But his two younger brothers anticipated this and they all dashed out of the tavern before he can even get to the door.

Kusa laughed. "Oh, I can't stay mad at those boys. But they still have to endure their punishment. Now, if you'll excuse me, I got to make my 'daughter' look nice." She then went upstairs.

Hunji softly laughed. "This is about to get interesting…"

Appa softly landed on the ground in the central square of the village. Throngs of people came from every corner of the village to see the Avatar in person.

Aang smiled and waved at the villagers. "Well guys, looks like we struck up yet another crowd." He said to his animal friends.

The kids were petting Appa's face(which Appa enjoyed the attention very much), while the adults were either shouting out his profession to get his attention, or they were fainting by the mere sight of him. But the most attention he was getting from was the women.

"AVATAR! AVATAR! OVER HERE!"

"EEEEEEEE! IT'S THE AVATAR!"

"MARRY ME, AVATAR!"

"I WANNA HAVE YOUR CHILDERN!"

Aang blinked and blushed on that one. "Uh…everyone! Calm yourselves! I just came by to see if you all have a place to stay-!"

"OOOOHHH! STAY WITH ME!"

"NO, ME!"

"HEY HONEY, YOU CAN COME TO MY PLACE ANYTIME!"

Aang blushed even further. "Uh, I-I wasn't finish! I was saying that I just came by to see if you all have place to stay and eat!"

"HA! I WIN, BABY!"

"AHHH, DAMN IT!"

"Whew! At least I'm second…"

Aang blinked again to see of bunch of burly young men running into the crowd. One of them was a short man(but was still of average height.) that was dressed in traditional Earth Kingdom style clothing, but with the sleeves cut off showing his muscled arms, and has short hair. The second man looked taller and was even larger than the other man, and wore the same clothes, including the cut off sleeves, which again, showed bulging muscles. His hair was actually long and reached to the bottom of his neck. The last man, however, was a huge man that wasn't wearing a shirt at all and just the traditional Earth Kingdom pants. He looked more bodybuilder-ish than the other two men, where his muscles are extremely large(but large enough to fit a human body). He was also bald like Aang and was the only one who has a goatee. He would guess by the look of them that they could be brothers…

The spectators looked behind them to see the three brothers dashing and cutting through the crowd.

"Hey! Watch it you guys!" yelled a person from the crowd.

"Sorry, coming through!" yelled the one with long hair.

Aang looked on to see the three men making their way through the crowd. He tilted his in confusion, while Momo, who was still on his shoulder, looked on with same expression.

As the big one first made his way through the throng of people, he looked up to the Avatar. "Wow…so you're the Avatar…" he said in astonishment.

The other two men came through their way to the front of the crowd. The little one said, "Whoa! It really is the Avatar!" he said in amazement.

"Well, I'll be darned…" the middle one said in awe.

Aang scratched the back of his head and sheepishly smiled. "Heh, yep, it's me." He then hopped off Appa and landed gracefully to the ground, while Momo jumped off of Aang's shoulder and flew to the kids that were petting the sky bison.

The little one smirked and said, "Well ain't this a grand occasion! What brings you to the town of Jong Swe?"

"Well, I came to see if you have an inn and a place to eat, so I'm basically here to stay for the night...if you all want me too that is."

"YOU BET YOUR SWEET ASS THAT WE DO!"

Aang and the three brothers, who were startled, looked around the crowd to find the woman who keeps making inappropriate comments.

"Man, I wish I had that much luck with the women…" the small one muttered to himself.

"Of course you can, Avatar!" said a jovial voice.

Aang, the three brothers, and everyone else turned to see a man in his sixties walking through the crowd. He was wearing average looking clothes, but he seems to have a refined atmosphere. Aang would guess that he was the mayor.

"Hey, Moryu! Better late than never!" Hu Gow waved at the man.

Moryu laughed and said, "Well these old bones aren't what they used to be!"

The middle brother then said onto Aang, "Mr. Avatar, this is the mayor of Jong Swe, Moryu!"

Aang chuckled, "Please, call me Aang. And nice to meet you sir." He shook his hand.

Moryu chuckled as well, "Alright then, Mr. Aang! Welcome to Jong Swe! And these three gentlemen that just greeted you are our town's strongest earthbenders, The Bowling Boulder Brothers! By the oldest to the youngest, Hu Gow, Yoshu, and Fin!"

"Well, nice to meet you guys too!" Aang said with a smile as he put out his hand to shake the hand of the older brother. Hu Gow happily shook it, his large hand enwrapping Aang's slightly big hand, squeezing it and giving it a firm shake, which made Aang's hand hurt just a little bit, but kept a straight face nonetheless.

"It's honor to meet you Ava-I mean, Aang!" Hu Gow said gleefully.

Then Yoshu came and shook his hand, which also was a hard firm handshake, but not as painful as Hu Gow's. "Heh, looks like you got some muscle on those arms yourself, Aang!" Yoshu complimented.

Aang put his hand to the back of his in embarrassment. "Well, I tend to try to earthbend when I have the time." He said with chuckle.

"And it shows!" Fin came up to him and gave him a good firm handshake.

"Say, Moryu! Since Aang here wants to stay for a bit, would it be okay if he stayed at our Mom and Dad's place at the tavern?" Yoshu said to the mayor, putting slight emphasis on 'tavern', hoping he would get the hint.

Moryu did get the hint, and said, "Oh why sure!" he turned to Aang and said, "The tavern here serves up some of the best meals in the village, Avatar Aang! Why don't Hu Gow, Yoshu, and Fin lead you there?"

"That sounds fine to me!" Aang happily obliged.

"Alright, then come on ahead and follow us!" Fin said as he gestured to follow him and his brothers.

"Well what do you know!? It really is the Avatar!" a plump, but strong looking man with a beard said.

Aang, who left Momo and Appa behind with the kids(they needed the play time), entered the almost full tavern, now that the locals are coming in again. Apparently as he was going through the crowd, he got pinched on the butt multiple times by a couple of horny women, which got a laugh out of the Bowling Boulder Brothers, but pretty much embarrassed poor Aang.

"Aang, this is our Pops!" Hu Gow introduced.

"Hello there! The name's Hunji! Welcome to our village, Avatar Aang!" Hunji said as he shook Aang's hand.

"Heh heh. Really, please. You don't have to call me Avatar, just call me Aang. It kind of makes me feel old." Aang joked.

"Hahaha! And yet you're still looking great!" Hunji laughed heartily.

Aang blinked in confusion, but got the joke a second later. "Oh, uh, heh heh! Yeah, I hope so!" he chuckled.

The brothers sniggered also, until Fin said, "Hey, Aang, why not you sit at the bar and get yourself a drink?"

"Um…well, to tell you guys the truth, I, uh…don't really drink." Aang said awkwardly.

"Don't drink!?" Fin and Yoshu said in shock and horror.

"Now boys, he IS the Avatar. He has to keep a clean image, after all." Hunji informed.

"Well, yeah, I guess, but…what kind of grown man doesn't drink once in a while!? I mean, no offense, but that's crazy! Avatars have to drink sometime!" Yoshu exaggerated.

"Hey, I think it's okay if he doesn't want to drink. We sure as heck don't let Mom drink, at least not too much. Remember last fall?" Hu Gow said.

The brothers shuddered at the memory.

"Um…what happened?" asked Aang.

"Let's just say that my wife is a very good dancer when she's drunk…" Hunji smirked.

"Ugh, Dad! We don't want to go through that road again, and I honestly don't think Aang would want to like to hear about Mom's drunkenness!" Fin exclaimed while he and his brothers were grabbing their foreheads and shuddering off the image.

"O...kay…" Aang blinked.

"Heh heh! Anyways, care for a seat, Aang?" Hunji gestures a bar stool.

"Um, sure." Aang took his seat on the bar stool.

"So what do the Avatars like to usually eat nowadays?" Hunji asked.

"Well…uh, for me, do you have anything that's vegetarian?" Aang inquired.

"Aha! So it is true!" Yoshu shouted, startling Aang and his brothers.

"Uh…what's true?" Aang said confused.

"…Uh…" Yoshu's eyes shift around frantically. "I-I heard you, uh…like to eat veggies! Just wanted to make sure, eh-heh…" Yoshu smiled a nervous fake smile.

Aang blinked. "Um, okay…" he smiled.

Hunji rolled his eyes at his son. "Anyways, sure we do Aang! I'll fix up the best vegetable plate you'll ever see in this village! Coming right up! Boys, if you would help your old man in the kitchen…" Hunji said.

"Sure thing, Pops!" said Hu Gow.

"Uh, right behind ya!" said Yoshu.

"Comin' right over!" said Fin.

And the three brothers went to help their dad in the kitchen, leaving Aang waiting on the bar stool.

Aang smiled at the retreating figures at they went to the kitchen. Despite having his butt pinched by multiple women, the people here were very nice enough to let him stay here for the night. Of course he didn't want to be a burden when it came to feeding him, but it seems like time he enters a village or city for that matter, everyone wants to serve him a meal just because he's the Avatar.

"Is this seat taken, Mr. Avatar?" a sweet feminine voice broke out of his thoughts.

Aang turned to answer the voice…

…only to have his eyes widened and face blush as he noticed the short-sleeved shirt that the woman was wearingshowed a lot of…cleavage…lots of it.

'Holy mother of…' Aang's eyes were glued to the woman's chest. "Uh, um, ah…" he stuttered.

A chuckle. "Is that a yes or a no?"

Aang snapped out of his trance and realized that he was staring at the woman's huge ra-I mean, he realized he was staring at her breasts-uh, chest! Yeah…that's what he meant. Either way, he quickly apologized, "Uh-ah-s-sorry! I-I didn't mean to-"

He looked up to see her face, but strangely enough, the only visible thing he can see(the tavern was a little dim.) was her mouth, which her lips her coated with black lip rouge, and long strands of raven hair on each side of her face. Her arms were exposed to show that she had a bit of good female muscle on them. Her outfit also consists of a hoodie that's draped on her head, covering her eyes completely. She was also wearing baggy brown pants complete with Earth Kingdom shoes.

"Oh don't worry about it! I get that reaction all the time." she said with a pretty smile. Aang's heart fluttered when he saw it. She continued, "So, is this seat taken or not?"

"U-uh…n-no, it-" Aang gulped. "…i-it's not."

"Alright then." The woman then sat down on the bar stool and crossed her arms to lean on the bar table, her breasts basically almost resting on top of them and making even more huge…

Aang shook his head. "Uh…uh…um…I, uh-"

The woman quietly chuckled, "For an Avatar, you're not very good with words."

Aang snapped out of it and said, "Oh, uh, *ahem*, s-sorry, I just…uh-"

"Why, it really is the Avatar!" another woman's voice called out. Aang gratefully thanked whichever spirit was watching him in that situation and turned to the voice that was in the bar booth, which was a smiling short woman that was in her fifties and was sporting a braided ponytail.

"Well, I'll be! This certainly is a great surprise! The name's Kusa, Mr. Avatar!" she introduced herself.

Aang smiled and shook her hand, "Nice to meet you!"

"I'm guessing you already met my husband and my three boys?" she asked.

"Heh, yep!" Aang said.

Kusa chuckled, "Well you are certainly welcome here anytime you want to stop by, Mr. Avatar!"

Aang grinned and shook his head at everyone calling him 'Avatar'. "Really, call me Aang."

Kusa laughed, "Well alright then, Aang!" She then noticed the woman who was sitting at the bar. "Oh! Is this your little date?" She said slyly.

Aang, surprised, blush a deep red and stuttered. "Wha-uh-no! I-I just met her!"

Kusa sniggered. "Oh dear! Well, I'm so sorry then! Well, since you two are the only ones sitting in the bar, what would you two like to drink?"

The woman smiled. "Some Fire Whiskey, please."

Aang blinked in shock. "You drink Fire Whiskey!? I heard that stuff is strong!"

The woman smirked. "Of course I do! It's just the way I like it!"

"Alright then! And for you, Aang?" Kusa said.

Aang turned to Kusa. "Oh, um, nothing to for me, thank you. Your husband and your sons are in the kitchen by the way."

"Heh heh, thanks for the telling me, I've been wondering where those rascals are! So what didja get?" Kusa asked.

"Um, a vegetable plate, to be more specific." Aang said.

Kusa smiled. "Growing man needs his vegetables, eh?" she laughed. She turned to the woman. "I'll be right back with your whiskey ma'am!" She then went to the inventory to get the Fire Whiskey.

While she did that the woman turned her head to Aang, "So…just Aang, huh? Don't like to be formal?" she said with another smile.

Aang doesn't know why, but her smile was just so alluring. Maybe it had to do with those beautiful cheekbones she has. He once again snapped out of his thoughts and said, "Uh, w-well, yeah, you know, I…I mean, I'm just like everyone else."

"Here you go, miss." Kusa said as she laid the shot glass next to her hand.

"Thank you." The woman said as she grabbed the small glass. She slowly lets it to her lips and almost instantly, gulps it down. She lands the glass on the bar table. "Whew! Strong, but with a satisfying aftertaste!"

Aang blinked in amazement at the quick consumption. 'Wow…this girl is tough!'

Kusa glanced behind her back, "If you'll excuse me for just a moment, I'm going to go check up on the guys in the kitchen. Be right back!" she said as she walked to the kitchen, leaving the two alone at the bar table.

"So, just like everyone else, huh?" the woman said as she circled the top of her glass with her finger.

"Uh..." Aang gulped again. "Y-yeah, just-just like everyone…else…" he said as he timidly looked away, trying not to be entranced by the woman's smile…and her chest…

"You seem kind of tense." she said.

"T-tense? Why would you t-think I'm tense?" Aang stuttered.

She smiled again, that beautiful smile. "Oh…just a feeling." She said as she turned her head to him and rests it on her left hand. The left side of her breasts were touching the edge of the bar table, making Aang flushed even more.

"Hey…" said the woman as she raised her right hand and plopped it on his left shoulder, making Aang jump. "You should relax. Going around the world and being the Avatar can be a little stressful, I would think." She then let it trailed down on his arm and gave it a squeeze, making Aang jump again. "Hmm…you got some nice muscles there. I'm guessing you being the Avatar, you do a lot of earthbending."

"Ah, u-um-" Aang was sweating, his heart beating. "W-well…I do some earthbending from time to time."

She chuckled. "Whoever taught you earthbending must have been a good teacher."

"Uh…y-yes, she was."

"She, hm? I never heard of a female earthbender before. She must've been one strong gal." She said with her hand still on his arm.

"Oh um, s-she was…"

"Would you like to meet her again?"

Aang blinked. "Uh…well, I would, but I don't really know where she is to be honest. …Also, I don't think she would want me to tell you why."

"Why's that?"

"Well…for one, it's kind of a long story, and two, if she was here right now, she would probably try to hit me upside the head if I were to tell you, but-ack!"

The woman then yanked his arm to pull him close, making his bar stool topple over and making him stumble a bit on the ground, but was halted by her left foot that was planted on his chest.

Aang blinked and looked at her shoe…no wait…the bottom sole of her shoe looked like it was cut off…only exposing the bottom of her foot. Aang remembered only Toph using this footwear when they were escaping from the Fire Nation six years ago…

Aang's eyes widen in shock. He looked back at the woman's face to get a closer look at who she is, now that he's close to it.

But the woman did Aang a favor and pulled the hoodie off to reveal…

Aang's jaw dropped.

"Now what makes you think I would do that, TwinkleToes?" Toph said with a sly grin.

'….Well…damn…' Aang thought.

Well, this was an extremely long first chapter! I hope you all enjoyed it! :)

Also, please tell how I did! I'm not very good with politics and all that stuff, and sometimes I'm not too sure if I got it right, so tell me if you bought into that 'Katara being an ambassador and doing other stuff' thing.

AND for the people who thought that Toph was out-of-character, come on, she was teasing him. I would think that Toph is the type of gal that likes to mess people, let it be verbally, or suggestively. I mean, come on, she's older now. I bet she uses the old Toph 'charm' sometimes. ;)

And before I end this author's note, I would like to give credit for the inspiration of this older version of Toph in my story by an artist in DA that goes by the name of 'morganagod'. This version of Toph is not really like his version, as I modified a few things about her just a bit, but this story version of Toph was kind of based on his version. If you want to see what kind of image I'm going for Toph in this story, it's easier to go DA(DeviantArt) and type in the search bar 'Older Toph', and find the picture that says 'Older Toph's Secret'.

But yeah, if you want, check out his art! He has some cool art. Let it be portraits, funny art, and sexy art, he's a talented artist. :)

Anywho, please tell me what you think with a nice review! :D

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SUPER EDIT: Okay, I made some MASSIVE CHANGES here. To be honest, I kind of cringed at what I recently wrote back then. I was still in my beginner stages of writing, and I didn't get a full grasp of what I was planning at that moment. So yeah, I changed the break up immensely. I feel like it needed that change, because it really looked like I didn't handle that properly. So excuse me for my very bad planning on that part. XP Also, I changed what Aang was doing during all those years. I kind of admit, what I originally planned was kind of sloppy, so…do forgive me on that. DX But yeah, I hope everything at least sounds better from what I originally wrote. PLEASE leave me a review of critique and tell me if I did well or not with this change. :)

Thanks for reading! And for those reading it again to see the changes, thanks so much again! 8D

-TSP