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A new Journey	By : sicklysweet24 Category: Avatar - The Last Airbender > Het - Male/Female Views: 5781 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own avatar the last airbender or it's orignal characters. I only own this story plot and characters that were never in the orignal series

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Chapter 2

An Invitation

Katara found it very hard to go back to the life she had before she found the avatar. Her home hadn’t changed but she did, she was an adult well over marrying age a master bender, healer, and teacher. She had her own igloo and took care of herself. She spent most of her time practicing healing broken bones, exercising, and meditating which she learned from Zuko.

She was packing her robes today; tomorrow the tribe was leaving for the bonding tribal rituals which were held during the summer months in warmer climate lands. North, South, East, and West got together during these times to bond, encourage marrying, harvest, fish, trade, discuss defense strategies and more.

Katara loved this time of year she had met other healers a couple of years ago not just women but men also. Two had already become her friends, Tam of the western tribe and Amerione of the eastern tribe. She was grateful that these tribes hadn’t gone extinct; the raids only drove them into hiding. Her best friend Amerione was exquisitely beautiful her skin was a much darken brown a trait of the eastern tribes.

Her hair was dark brown with slight hues of red, her mouth was not big but not small just right and her lips were full enough. She was of tall and slender build and physically fit and had long fingers. Amerione always said her long figures came in handy when she played her tima harp, painted, or needed to use her archery skills. The eastern tribe talked with a roll of the tongue, when they were angry it sounded like thunder rolling off rocks but when they were happy it sounded like fresh spring water rushing through them and out their mouths.

They also wore many colors unlike Katara’s tribe which consisted of blues, whites, and animal furs. Amerione clothes were more fitted to her body today she wore dark green pants, a light blue shirt that showed off her collar bone and a dark orange sash that tied around her waist. Her hair was curly some of it was left out while the other half was braided into tiny little twist with beading at the end.
On her wrist were multi color cuffs with gold thread as lining, and in her ears she wore earrings made out of hawk feathers the symbol and scarred animal of the east tribe.

It had been a five day journey to the bonding lands upon arrival Katara quickly helped her tribe members set up camp then she attended to her needs, quickly setting up her tent and making sure everything was in order just in case Tam or Amerione wanted to spend the night.

They had only been there three days and she began to feels exhausted from her healing lessons and strength training. She tried not to tire herself out knowing that the women cooked the meals for the feast which everyone came together to celebrate life. The first feast took place outside in a meadow filled with wild flowers, there were windmills made out of various water tribe colors, separate spaces were cleared for dancing and various forms of entertainment, some tall sticks with fabric attached were already in the ground to be lit as torches.

The feasts were always grander than before especially since the growth of the tribes, but it was different everyone respected the balance of the four elements and had no desire to destroy or dominate.

The tables were made of sturdy white wood with intricate designs of a whale, wolf, hawk, and of course Tu. There were sky blue, navy blue and snow white runners on the table. The rugs beneath the tables were midnight blue with pillows the colors of the sky and clouds spilled on top that were to be used for seating.

Katara sat quietly on a large white pillow big enough for three people, while she waited she played idly with a wild flower then she felt the pillow shift slightly, looking over her shoulder she saw Bato. He smiled “hello, how have you been Katara?’. Bored and unsatisfied with my life she thought but simply replied “A little exhausted from daily activities but otherwise I’m fine”. Bato knew that was a lie she had been withdrawn from everyone since she returned home from the war.

He knew the avatar’s path wouldn’t be easy but was very surprised to find out that Katara and Sokka had joined him on his quest.

Bato sat quietly thinking of the discussion he had with Hadoka a few days before leaving for the bonding lands. He and Hadoka sat by the fire in his friends igloo drinking rot gut seal wine a favorite of the southern water tribe.

“I’ve been worried about her, I didn’t expect her to be the same little girl that I left to go fight a war but I didn’t expect her to return home so lifeless and bored. She needs a reason to live and be happy.”

“Maybe she doesn’t belong here she has had many experiences during the war as well as the rest of us. Have you ever thought that being in the pole is like regressing back for her? She needs to move forward.”

Hadoka just sighed Bato was right she needed to leave and start a new life. But he wanted her to be safe and protected she was still his little girl. Then an idea formed.

“Bato, you’re going on a journey into the earth kingdom right?”

“Yes”. He said turning around to face him with one eyebrow raised.

“Well then invite Katara to join you”.

“I don’t know I have a limited supply of money and I’ll have to find a job when I get there. Besides wouldn’t it be dishonorable for her to travel with a man who is not her husband?”

“If you pretend to be married then she will be under the protection of her husband and if not she might be the subject of some mans lust.”

Bato knew to well what happened to women traveling alone; he cared for Katara to much to let her be hurt after all she was his best friends daughter and he was a man of honor so he would never violate her in any way.

“Do you know what you’re implying?”

“I do and I trust you.”

For a moment Bato thought his friend had to much seal wine and was going to pass out but he studied his face and saw that he was coherent.

“And who knows if Katara and you hit it off maybe you will have a wife before the years journey has ended.”

“Put down the wine Hadoka and I will go get some water and ice”

“Excuse me?”

“Since when do you want me to marry your daughter?”

“Since I’ve seen the longing in your eyes each time you see a husband and wife and their children, or how you’re particularly quite every time I perform a marriage ceremony, and you are absent at every welcoming celebration every time a child is born, but most importantly you’ve changed ever since Lani.”

Bato didn’t want to think about Lani she was gone and he had moved on a long time ago. Suddenly his thoughts shifted to Katara, thinking about her as his wife made him nervous.

“I will take Katara with me but I can make no promises that we will wed.”

“Agreed” said Hadoka silently praying to kyla for guidance

This was going to be a long journey Bato said to him self as he left and made headway for his own igloo.

As he walked he wondered if Katara could ever be attracted to a man like him, he was tall and muscular a few gray hairs lingered along his hair line but the rest was light brown. He had small lips and high cheek bones and a nose that fit. He also thought back when kyla was pregnant with her, her birthdays, and he would even baby sit her and Sokka when Hadoka and his wife needed alone time.

Did she think of him as a father figure or Uncle? He would definitely have to use this time to get to know her on a more personal level.

Back to the present

“Bato are you ok?” said Katara

“Um yes, I was just thinking.”

Katara liked around, others were still preparing for the feast she hoped they would eat soon she worked up an appetite training with Amerione and Tam, her eyes drifted back to Bato.

“Do you mind me asking what you’re thinking?”

“No not at all, I’m going on a journey into the earth kingdom and I was wondering if you would like to accompany me?”

“Well what kind of journey is it?” she was hesitant to leave her father she new he liked his children as well as grandchildren close since her mothers death but she needed time away from the tribe where she could just be herself not the chiefs daughter, or the avatar’s teacher, or a master bender but just Katara.

“A few of us have been talking about educating our tribes about other nations and building schools so some of us volunteered to go to different nations and gather information, our children will be given educational opportunities those before us never had.”

Katara thought about how she learned a great deal on her travels with the avatar. Things she never would have learned if she never set foot out of the South Pole. She began to grow excited, it was apart of their culture that children were always taught at home by the parents, females were taught how to take care of a home, husband, and children. Males were taught how to provide for their family and were also taught basic arithmetic for trading.

“I accept, how long will we be gone and when do we leave?”

“It will take a year we will live as earth kingdoms natives and we leave in three days.”

“Well than I better start packing first thing tomorrow morning.”

“I have some mapping to do over the next day as well as prepare, so I will meet you at your tent on the third day at first light.”

“Thank you Bato”
“Why are you thanking me?”

“For the invitation, you’ve made me very happy.”

“You’re welcome Katara.” Just then a loud drum was beat in the distance finally the feast began.

As Katara entered her tent she idly rubbed her stomach, she had ate more than her fill and was definitely ready to go straight to sleep, she walked to her sleeping space and began to undress quickly she was tired but excited, as she lay down on her mat she let herself drift off into a dream.
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