Chapter 1: Happy ever after?
I yawned and looked at Zuko and smiled when I saw he was asleep. I looked at Rohan who did whatever he could to keep himself awake. I smiled wider when he looked at me.
"Mom, is dad asleep?" He whispered.
"Yes, and I can guess he has been that for a while." He giggled quietly.
"Typical dad." I smiled and nod. Typical Zuko. I was now thirty-eight and Zuko thirty-nine while Rohan is sixteen. I can't say he is like every other sixteen year old boy: He hate to parties, he refuse to drink what the others drink, he studies as fast he get the chance to and he is still a lot for being with me. In fact, it's most he and I these days because of all the work Zuko hade as fire lord. (That's probably why he is asleep right now to.)
When the concert is over I hit Zuko a little bit at his arm and clap my hands so when he realized it's over he did the same. Rohan smiled as a sun when he saw us. We rose and walked out from the Theatre with a lot of guards around us. Rohan grabbed my arm and Zuko came up by my other side.
"So mom, can't we practice today?" Rohan asked.
"Are you sure you don't want to study or anything like that?" He nod.
"Completely sure." He looked at Zuko. "Do you need to do something today, dad?"
"Unfortunately yes. There is a problem in the prison The Boiling Rock again."
"So grandpa still got some energy?" He smiled and nod.
"He does and he doesn't like to be in prison so he give us a lot's of problem."
"Then I will keep mother safe while you are gone!" All three of us smiled and Zuko held up his fist and Rohan putted his against it.
"Then I will give you that mission, son." He smiled. "We are her guardian angels, right?" Rohan nod with a smile.
"We truly are!" I laughed a little bit and places my hands at their heads.
"You know, I can protect myself to." They just smiled to that so I rolled my eyes and gave up.
They said goodbye in their "manly way" and then I kissed Zuko before he followed the guards to the airship.
"Be careful!" I yelled after him.
"I promise!" We stood at the same spot until the airship couldn't be seen anymore before we walked back to the palace. "If we are training some waterbending we will train at healing, okay?" He nods.
"I need to train healing. I have a hard time with the healing." I smiled.
"Good attitude, Rohan. Not every bender admits that they need to train at something." He smiled big.
"Like avatar Aang?" He asked and I laughed.
"Ya, like Aang." Aang just wanted to play around in the snow all day and make ice sculptures and when I said he needed to train at something particular he said he already could it and kept on with what he was doing. I don't know how many times I have gone crazy at him because of that but Rohan had pretty fun each time.
We walked out at the garden in the middle of the palace and sat down at the pond. He bended up some water, covered his hands and took a deep breath. I looked at the water but nothing happened. He tried again and I could see how frustrated he got by it so I sat down behind him and covered his eyes.
"Don't try to stare out the water. Try to feel it instead." He nods, take a deep breath once more and the water shined. With a smile I took away my hands and he laughed high when he saw the gloving water.
"It works, mother!" I hugged him from behind.
"Very good! Do you want to know what stopped you from making it?" He nod and leaned back against me. "You were focused with your eyes to much. Water is like a living being, you can't stare it out in order to make it take the shape you want. You need to feel the water and shape it that way." He nods and looked up at me with a smile.
"Thanks mom." I kissed his forehead with a smile.
"You're welcome."
"Well well, it's like seeing Ursa and Zuko once more." We looked up and I placed my arms around Rohan as a shield when I saw who it was.
"Ozai! What are you doing here?!" He smiled to me.
"Isn't it obvious, Katara? The two of you are my son's weakness but also a Ursa and young Zuko. Just like Ursa you care about your son over everything." Rohan grabbed the arm at my robe and I could feel how his heart was running, just like mine.
"Guards!" I yelled but no one reacted.
"They are taking a nap for the moment." He laughed. I bended up water and shot icicles towards him. Surprised he jumped out of the way. Before he could do an attack back I bloodbended him. I hated to do it but my son's life could be in danger here!
"Witch! What have you done to me?!"
"It's called bloodbending. Rohan! Run and take shelter!"
"I can't just…!"
"Run!" I yelled. "Send a hawk to Zuko! Hurry!" Desperately he ran away and I turned my eyes to Ozai who tried to break free. Thanks to Tui I could take energy from the moon in order to keep Ozai from my son.
I bended him down at the ground and I could see how angry Ozai where. I can't lose the control over him now because if I do he will definitely send some fire against me! I heard a hawk scream and fly away. Rohan made it! I just hope he take shelter now.
"Your son is just like you and Zuko." He said. "A waterbender with a will of steal but at the same time a bender with feeling of love. But he won't run away, that is in the fire nation people. We never run away!"
"Mother!" Rohan's voice and running footsteps came closer and Ozai smiled.
"Don't come here!" I yelled but froze when I heard him scream. "Rohan!" Without thinking I released Ozai and ran toward his scream and saw a Dai Lee guard hold him but before I could bloodbend the guard Ozai came up behind me and locked me against his body.
I screamed and tried to get free but he was to strong.
"Mother!" Rohan shouted and tried to break free he to.
"No one of you will be free! The two of you will be prisoners in your own home!" Ozai walked to the bedrooms and threw us in to Zuko's old bedroom. Fast I put my arms around Rohan and inspected him. No wounds. I breathing eased out and hugged him. The door closed and a silence captured us.
"Will we be alright, mother?" Rohan whispered.
"One way or another we will. Your father will come after us when the hawk reaches him." He nods and buried his face against the robe.
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