Zuko looked at the picture of him and his mother in his hands. He set it down on his desk and began writing a letter. He dipped his quill in the ink and started writing. When he finished, he rolled up the scroll and gave it to the royal messenger to send to the South Pole.

For the first time in a long time, everyone was happy in the South Pole. The war was over, and families were united. Aang and Katara were almost too cute to look at, and Sokka and Suki were still together as well. Toph was still her usual funny, sarcastic self. Aang had used earthbending to creath earth paths throughout the town for Toph to walk on so she could see.

Aang and Katara were taking a walk when they heard someone approaching. "Avatar Aang!" hollered someone coming over the hill. "Letter for you!"

Aang walked towards the messenger. "From who?" he asked.

"Fire Lord Zuko."

"Thank you," Aang said as he bowed. He took Katara's hand and they went to the village. They got the rest of Team Avatar and went into Aang's tent to read the scroll. Once inside, Aang began to read.

Dear Aang,

I would like to request the services of you, Katara, Sokka, Suki, and Toph in a personal matter. I want to find my mother. If you are interested, come to my palace before the full moon.

Sincerily,

Zuko

There was a moment of silence.

"So?" Toph asked. "Are we going to help Zuko?" Everyone looked to Aang. He looked at Katara and Sokka.

"What do you think, Katara?" Aang asked. "You would be leaving behind your family if you went." Katara paused.

"Well, I think we should go. We really owe Zuko for teaching Aang firebending. We couldn't have defeated Ozai without his help," Sokka advised.

Katara hesitated again before she asked, "Suki, Toph, what do you think?"

"I agree with Sokka," said Suki. "Zuko did help us a lot."

"I, for one, would be glad to get of this hunk of ice and walk on real land for a change. No offense," said Toph.

Katara thought about her family. Dad, Gran-Gran. She was just getting settled in, and now she had to leave? She decided to buy some extra time. "I think we should take more time to think about this," she said. "This is a big decision, and we don't want to do anything we'll regret."

"Katara's right," agreed Aang. "Let's think about this some more and meet up later. We still have until the full moon." The Gaang dispersed, going back to their regular activities. Katara and Aang stayed sitting on the floor of the tent.

A/N: So, Zuko wants to find his mother, but Katara isn't sure she wants to leave. We'll get to see into her brain a little bit in the next chapter. Hopefully. Thanks for reading and please review! This is the first good idea I've had for and avatar fanfic, so I hope it turns out well. Until next time!