Hey everybody! first fanfic so enjoy! Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER

It was a dark night at the Fire Nation Palace. The guards were close to falling asleep again. 1 year old Princess Azula had been a pain again so things had been hectic and everyone was exausted. Baby Zuko slept soundly in his cradle upstairs. All was quiet, until the woman with the bundle came along. The guards immediately snapped out of their daze,"Who are you?" one cried.

The woman stopped at a distance, set down her bundle, bowed, and backed away into the shadows once again. The guards didn't know what to do. One took a step toward the bundle and began to walk to it. He picked it up,"Its a baby!" he said.

The guards looked at each other in awe. A baby? Why would someone leave a baby at the doorstep of the Fire Lord? "I'll take her to the Fire Lord and he shall decide its fate," the guard said.

And so he did. Ozai was normally meditating in the throne room and it was dangerous to disturb him then. The guard knew that well for his brother has been roasted when he did. Before he even knocks Ozai's voice rings out,"Come in."

He knew he was there? Quickly recovering he enters,"What is that you hold in your arms?" Ozai asks.

"A baby. A woman dropped her off while we were on duty. We...don't know what to do with her."

"Its a girl?"

"Yes, my lord. It says on the note."

"Note?"

"Yes."

"Read it."

The guard clears his throat and reads, "My Lord Ozai, this is Katara. A baby girl from the Southern Water Tribe. She's very sweet and won't cause you much trouble. She has a gift, but we don't know if she's a waterbender or not. I hope you can provide care for the young girl," he finishes reading,"And there's no name as to who left her here."

Ozai pondered over this. He already had a son and a daughter. Possible waterbender? he thought. Well, he didn't need another heir. Then again..."Give her to a nurse. When my son is 12 she shall be given to him as a servant. I have no use for another heir."

The guard bowed and backed out of the room. It would be a long 10 years (Zuko was 2 at the time) before anyone knew this child's secret, and what she was about to become.

Hope you liked it! I've always been a fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Review please and keep checking for updates because this isn't a one chapter story.