ShadowMaiden03

A/N: This is basically about Aang, right after the War… A collection of random sentences. Make of them what you will. It's all up for debate. They're in order of events, though. Zuko or Katara is next. Warning: Character death. Whether it's Katara or Toph is up to you. Or someone else, though I had one of those two in mind. I tried to keep it shipping-neutral. ~ShadowMaiden03~ ~~~ Ring The sound of her voice rang through his mind, and he forced his eyes open. Hero "You did it, Aang. You saved the world. You're a hero." Memory The memories crashed down upon him as the sword struck its target. Box The box was buried, along with

"I don't need a boyfriend, Ty Lee." The look of disappointment on the girl's face did nothing to change Katara's mind. "But Katara, I know just the guy! He's really cute and sweet, and you two are just perfect for each other!" Katara rolled her eyes at the energetic 19-year-old. "No, Ty Lee. I'm perfectly happy being single." Ty Lee made a pouty face before walking to the other side of the room on her hands. "If you change your mind-which I'm just positive you will after you meet the guy! - I can get you free tickets to the circus I used to work for! I hear they're doing really well, even though they lost their main entertainment-which wa

Katara woke up and smiled. The ice inside the igloo was sparkling as the sun's rays snuck in. Slipping out of bed, she couldn't stop smiling. "Such a beautiful day… I think I'll practice my bending before breakfast." She weaved soapy water through her hair to quickly wash it. She tamed her hair into the two braids she had taken to wearing, leaving the shorter strands of her loopies out. Hooking one into each braid, she smiled at her reflection in the mirror. She liked the girl she saw. Quickly changing into her day clothes, she slipped her parka and boots on. She strolled out of her igloo, completely relaxed. She wasn't prepared for

Mai tugged at her hair. "H-Hey, Zuko." The young boy looked up from the scroll he was reading. "What do you want?" he asked suspiciously. Pulling at her clothes, Mai nervously approached him. "Whatcha reading?" she asked. Warily, Zuko held up the scroll so she could see the title. "The Tales of Agni." "That- That's cool." Cool. Mai was trying to keep hers. She knew it showed. Luckily, Zuko wasn't very observant. "Okay, Mai. Where's Azula? And Ty Lee? What's their plan, and why did they put you up to it?" Staring at her feet, Mai felt her cheeks turn bright red. "A-Azula's at firebending practice. Ty Lee's at some circus audition. I-I

Katara felt her breath catch in her throat. Zuko looked so perfect. "Katara? You alright?" Katara quickly faked a smile so he wouldn't see. "Yeah. I'm fine." She was far from fine. Every time Zuko looked at her, she had to hide her true feelings. It had become second-nature to her. If she let it slip, he might see what she wanted so badly, everything that they should be. She was in the Fire Nation palace, at a party thrown by the Fire Lord himself. It was for the final signature received on the Southern Water Tribe Peace Treaty. The journey to restore balance to the world was nearly over. Glancing around the finely decorated room, she s

Katara should've known better. Betting with Toph was never a good thing. That's how she ended up tipsy in the first place. "Heeeey... Sokka!" She was slurring her words together; thank you alcohol. "Katara...? You okay?" His protective older-brother instincts were kicking in. "Have... Have you been drinking?!?" "Heh... Maybalittle!" Then Toph stumbled in, 10x more drunk than Katara. "I AM MELON LORD!!!!" Suki, who had been quietly giggling in the corner, burst out laughing. Aang sighed. "Toph, Katara; why have you been drinking? It's very bad for you, you know. It's-" "TWINKIETOES!!" Toph suddenly threw herself on top of Aang. The

Katara sat in the hallway. She knew that Zuko walked this way every day around this time to go to his bedchambers to change for dinner. As if on cue, he rounded the corner. Katara couldn't stop a smile from creeping onto her face when she saw him. Seeing her, he gave a friendly smile and a wave as he kept walking. Katara couldn't tear her eyes from his receding back. Even after he was gone, she couldn't get the image of his sparkling golden eyes out of her head. When he smiled, which was more often now that the war was over, every fiber of his being seemed to radiate. Snapping out of her day dream, she looked at her lap. Zuko didn't see her

Aang looked longingly at Katara. Her eyes were shining brightly as she smiled, seeing Zuko walk by. He gave her a friendly wave and kept walking. She stared until he disappeared around the corner. Looking down, disappointed, she noticed Aang out of the corner of her eye. "Hey, Aang! I was just about to head down to the gardens. Do you wanna come?" Trying to mask the pain in his voice, Aang shook his head. "No, Katara. I've got... Stuff. To do. Avatar stuff. Um... Cya around." Katara shrugged and headed off down the hallway. As soon as she was out of sight, Aang let the tears fall. How could she not see how much he wanted her? He thought i