Katara is always there. Always. She was the first thing he saw when he awoke after one hundred years, and the last thing he sees every night.

She is also the very last thing Aang would like to see before he dies.

Aang isn't stupid; he knows they're young. He knows nothing lasts forever, and no one lives forever. He knows relationships fail. But he also knows that he likes Katara a lot, more than any crazy fan he's met on his travels, or really more than anyone, for that matter.

She is there whenever he breathes, sleeps, or eats. And even when he won't let her come with him, because it's too dangerous, he still feels her there.

...

"Would whoever keeps stealing the string I use to hold the firewood together please stop?" Sokka complained as he marched into where the trio had temporarily set up camp. He dropped the pile of wood he was holding and put his hands on his hips.

"Oh, Sorry Sokka, I've been using it for something," Aang smiled sheepishly as he held up a twisted line of string.

"You've been taking my string so you could twirl it all together? Cause that's more useful than firewood."

"No," Aang said as he stood up and walked over to where Katara stood with her arms crossed. "I made a bracelet for Katara."

Sokka rolled his eyes and walked back into the forest as Katara's face lit up.

"Oh, Aang, it's beautiful!" She turned over her wrist so he could tie it on.

Aang carefully tied it on her wrist, put his hands behind his back, and gave her a smile.

"The flowers on it... They're..." He felt the blush creeping up his cheeks.

"What?" She looked down at the bracelet.

"They're the same color as your eyes," Aang mumbled.

Katara looked at her feet and smiled. "Oh."

...

She is always there, like a poison that runs deep through his veins. A poison that is slowly killing him. A poison with no cure.

But he never said he was looking for an antidote.

...

A/N: EEEEEEEEEEE. I've totally just gotten into this fandom, and it's waaay too late. Please keep in mind that this is my first Avatar fic, so I dunno how it is.. Lemme know if it's okay or if it's crap? ^_^