Please ignore the fact the obvious quote from Up! :P I know, this sequel should have come up a lot sooner (like 4 years ago, sorry ^_^'''' ). I was going to put this up a week ago for the 4 year anniversary of Zuko's Slave ending but I had so much going on.

And on another note, I'm going to start rewriting my past stories and I'm going to make sure to update more.

I love you all! And thank you for waiting patiently for this sequel!

It was so quiet. As darkness fell on the Fire Nation capitol, its citizens slowly all retired to their homes for the night for dinner and bed. Children were tucked into their beds by their parents and were immediately asleep after a long day of school and play. The adults were already in their beds soon after, making sure to get themself well rested for another hard day's work. Even the birds weren't chirping, though there was the occasional hoot from a catowl. It was a very peaceful night...until a loud cry was heard. Fire Lady Katara sighed tiredly and began to scoot out of bed to go soothe her crying son. A hand placed itself on her shoulder and she stopped herself.

"I got it." Fire Lord Zuko whispered to her before giving her a kiss on the cheek.

Katara laid back down and was asleep almost immediately. Zuko smiled at her and got out of bed. It had only been a few months since the twins' births and Katara was still very exhausted from taking care of the children all day. Zuko would always try to help her whenever he could but being the leader of an entire nation took up so much of his time it was amazing he was able to get any sleep at all. He went across the room where two cradles sat and picked up the little crying baby boy from one of the cradles. Amazingly enough his twin sister was still resting uninterrupted in her own cradle with her thumb in her mouth. Zuko rocked the still crying boy in his arms, humming quietly and hoping that would calm him. Zuko looked at the sleeping Kya and smiled. Eventually Lu Ten finally stopped his crying and slowly went back to sleep. Zuko slowly and carefully laid Lu Ten back into his bed and quietly went back to his own.

His pale fingers ran through Katara's dark brown hair, twirling some of the strands in his fingers. Zuko still couldn't believe he had someone as beautiful and caring as Katara as not only his wife, but also the mother of his children. His hand went through her hair one more time before gently and slowly trailing down her back. He heard a soft sigh from Katara and he looked at her face to make sure she was still asleep before slowly pulling his hand away from her back. He laid back down, slowly wrapping his arms around her body, and pulled her close to him before slowly falling back to sleep.

"WAH!"

Zuko held back a groan as it was apparantly now Kya's turn to scream. "I got it..."

Kya yawned. She wasn't tired, she was just bored. As glamorous as Ba Sing Se was, it was incredibly dull. It wasn't as fun as the South Pole or Ember Island or Kyoshi Island or...anywhere else, really. She wished she could visit Uncle Iroh's tea shop but unfortunately she was stuck at this stupid party at the stupid palace and being the daughter of the Fire Lord she had to come. She picked at her formal red robes. These are more uncomfortable than my formal Water Tribe clothes...and those were itchy.

"You think there's a chance they'll notice if we leave?"

Kya looked at her twin. "You really think you need to ask?"

Lu Ten tried to straighten his blue robes. "Okay I get why you need to be here, but why me? I'm not next in line for the throne."

Kya nudged him playfully. "Hey if I'm gonna suffer you're gonna suffer with me, little brother."

He nudged her back. "By like, two minutes!"

The twins snickered, not wanting to be too loud while at the formal party. The stuffy formals nearest them looked at them disapprovingly before walking away with their noses in the air. Lu Ten and Kya didn't care though; they never really fit in with the high society despite living in what used to be such a strict and unwelcoming palace. Ever since Zuko took over as Fire Lord the palace had been more welcoming for the family unlike how it was when he was a child. There was even a wing for Katara to decorate it Water Tribe style; the blood red walls and floors were changed to a light blue color and furs covered the walls and floors as well. And unlike his father and grandfather, Zuko showed kindness and support towards his family no matter what so Lu Ten and Kya grew up happy knowing that whether they succeeded or failed, they wouldn't disappoint their family.

"You remember when we couldn't wait to be old enough to go to these stupid parties?" Kya asked Lu Ten. When he nodded she said, "Man we were such idiots..."

"I can't believe I'm jealous of Mizuki."

Mizuki was the twins' younger sister. Because she wasn't old enough to go to the party, she was lucky enough to stay behind with Uncle Iroh to help him with his tea shop.

As Kya and Lu Ten watched the socialites converse with each other in the palace, they agreed that this party would be more fun if their friends were actually there.

Yue giggled when her snowball hit her brother's face. Hakoda wiped the snow from his face in annoyance and he glared at his sister.

"Do you mind?" He asked. "I kinda need to concentrate here."

Yue rolled her eyes. "It's fishing! You put a hook in the water and wait for a dumb fish to hold onto it. What kind of concentration is involved here?"

"With that attitude you might as well be going to bed hungry tonight."

"No I won't. I got enough seal jerky to last me till tomorrow!"

"...Not anymore."

Yue's jaw dropped in shock. "You ate all my seal jerky?! How did you even find it?!"

Hakoda rubbed the back of his neck. "You're not really that good at hiding things."

The younger sister groaned. "Spirits are you kidding me..."

Hakoda suddenly got excited and pointed at the water. "Oh! Oh! Shshsh look!"

A fish was swimming towards his hook in the water. For a moment it looked like it was going to bite on the hook...but then it changed its mind and swam away. Hakoda groaned in disappointment.

"Aw man..."

Yue rolled her eyes and raised her hands. The water obeyed her commands and raised up in a bubble, carrying the fish inside. The fish swam in circles in the bubble, almost as if confused. Yue let the water bubble float towards her and Hakoda until it was right above his head. She lowered her hands and the water splashed on her brother's head, the fish hit his head as well and flopped around on the snowy ground.

"Dinner."

"Pbbl."

Tenzin opened his eyes and glared at Kaito who was reading a book, minding his own business. He rolled his eyes and closed his eyes again and did his best to clear his mind. He relaxed as he felt the breeze against his bald head and when he heard the tinkling of the wind chimes...

"Pbbl."

Without opening his eyes, Tenzin said, "Could you not? I'm trying to meditate!"

Kaito raised an eyebrow at his little brother. "What are you talking about? I'm not doing anything."

Tenzin groaned. "Okay fine."

Kaito rolled his eyes and turned his attention back to the book he was reading.

'Don't let him know he's bothering you, it'll only give him the satisfaction...'

"Pbbl."

"KAITO!"

Kaito started to laugh. "What? I'm just sitting here."

"Oh you think you're reeeeeal funny, don't you?"

"Yeah, pretty much."

Tenzin growled and stood up. "I know you don't take it seriously, but do you really need to bug me when I'm meditating?"

Kaito just stared at him for a moment. Then he stuck out his tongue. "Pbbl."

"OKAY THAT'S IT!" Tenzin thrusted his hands towards Kaito and before his brother could react, a huge gust of wind threw him back several yards, landing him in the pond with a splash. Smiling in satisfaction, Tenzin sat back down in his meditating stance and closed his eyes.

"TWO CAN PLAY AT THIS GAME, AIRHEAD!" The earth beneath Tenzin shook for barely a second until it painfully threw him up into the air.

"When you think about it, if the others were here this place would get so trashed."

Kya nodded, knowing Lu Ten was right. "And that's what would make this party so much better."

Yeah, I know this isn't much but believe me, now that we've gone through the introductions of the characters I'll actually be able to really get started on this story! I'm going to update weekly (one story a week). And I'm going to start putting up weekly polls asking what you guys want me to update next.

I love you all and please review! Flames not welcome but suggestions of improvement are recommended!