A/N: Hey everyone I hope you guys all enjoy this story it is inspired by the book "The Selection," by Kiera Cass. I just want to disclaim that I don't own any of the characters. And please leave any comments good or bad this is my first fanfiction and I would love to improve and hear what you all think. Also this is only the prologue I promise each chapter won't be this short. So without further ado please enjoy...

Prologue:

My grandmother used to tell me stories of the old days, when there was peace when tension wasn't so high that peace negotiations had to come with a wedding ring. When the price for world peace was a personal bird cage. When love was found and not shoved against someone else's will. But I guess that is what a true leader can't think that way otherwise there would be no sovereignty.

My name is Katara and this is my journey to ascend the throne as the true chief of the Water Tribe. The only problem is I have go through a Choosing ceremony in order to take the throne. This means that I have a pool of twenty guys who are all from wealthy and noble families from each nation. The all the nations give up as many people that can come are are between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one. I myself just turned nineteen and my father the current chief Hakoda decided it was my turn to go through a Choosing ceremony.

Princess Yue of the Northern Water Tribe just underwent her own Choosing and ended up picking my older brother Sokka this put me in the position of needing to go through my own. Sokka was going to be the chief of our Tribe until Princess Yue chose him to be her Prince. Which in turn makes me the next eligible to be the chief.

This came as a shock to me to know that my older brother is going to be moving away from our family go up north but Sokka is more selfless and does his duty he was always meant to rule and now he will but it won't be here in the south. I find it harder to put duty over heart I would much rather choose a person because I love them not because it is what needs to be done. My brother does claim that he truly loves Yue and is happy he went through the Choosing. But I can't help but be skeptical of whether or not this is true.

But I have no choice in the matter so I go through with this in hopes that the tensions that are between nations settle and who knows maybe I'll find my true love.