Moon Magick

Summary: Katara is sick and tired of following Aang around, when Princess Yue visits her in a dream, Katara has a reason to leave. That reason is to aid Zuko in his mission to find his mother. What will happen when Katara and Zuko are thrown into situations they didn't prepare for? Will love blossom between the Firelord and the Master Waterbender?

Pairing: Zutara

Rating: M for later chapters. This chapter is PG.

Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender, I also do not own any of the characters within this fic.

Leaving

Sozin's comet had passed, Aang had defeated Firelord Ozai without killing him, Prince Zuko and Katara defeated Princess Azula, General Iroh got his teahouse back, and lastly, Aang and Katara became a couple.

Quickly after Ozai's defeat and Azula's imprisonment in an insane asylum, Prince Zuko was crowned Firelord. Aang was introduced to the Fire Nation and seemed to be welcomed with open arms. It appeared that though they were the aggressors in the war, the citizens were tired of the violence. Katara, Sokka, and Toph sat in the front of the crowd as Zuko was crowned and Aang was introduced. Tears of happiness and pride fell from Katara's eyes as she screamed and cheered for her two friends. Aang had fulfilled his destiny of stopping the war that ravaged their planet and Zuko had overcome his father to become a well rounded and wise man, even though he was only on the doorstep of his 17th birthday.

The ceremony ended and the gang made their way to Ba Sing Se to celebrate in General Iroh's tea shop. Though Zuko was now Firelord, he put on his old waiting uniform and served snacks and tea to his friends. Iroh smiled pleasantly, laughing and singing as he moved around his teashop, Jasmine Dragon. Aang was standing out on the terrace of the shop, watching the sun set when Katara joined him. Smiling, she bent her head down slightly and kissed the young Avatar, now that the war was over and peace had been restored, there was nothing to stop her from being able to be with Aang, and being able to love him how she wanted.

Or so she thought on that day. Years later, she thought much differently. She should have realized early on that her relationship with Aang was going to be difficult; He was the Avatar after all. His life was all about politics, making treaties, securing the peace, moving from city to city to make appearances. Never did Aang reach the end of his to do list. When it seemed as if he was getting close, ten more meetings would be announced. Appa was exhausted the majority of the time, flying across the globe was a difficult task, even for a massive flying bison.

Katara faired no better. She traveled with Aang, keeping him company since Toph and Sokka were no longer part of the group. Toph had opened up an Earthbending school in Gaoling, much to her parents pleasure. Sokka had returned to the south pole to help the reconstruction of their home. Katara, having no real purpose in life, stayed with her young boyfriend. She often acted as a representative of the Southern Water Tribe when the position needed filling. The job did not please her. Though she enjoyed the peace that had come from the war ending, she did not want to sit in political hearings. Her interests were elsewhere. She wanted to help teach young children how to Waterbend, she wanted to help clean up cities and towns. Politics arranged such things, but rarely did the politicians join the effort in restoring prosperity to cities that had been destroyed during the war.

It had been five years since Aang had beaten Ozai, Katara was now 18 years old, and Aang was 117, though he looked like he was just 17. He had hit a growth spurt at 13 and was now inches taller than Katara, he was still thin and gangley though. Katara was hoping that he would fill out seeing as she disliked him being thinner than her. It was midday in the summer, Katara and Appa sat in the shade of a massive tree while they waited for Aang to return from his meeting with the leader of a Earth Kingdom city. He had been gone for the larger part of the day, leaving Katara with absolutely nothing to do. As pathetic as it was, she began to tell Appa and Momo about her problems, trying to at least fill the silence of the day.

"I'm really tired of all this traveling. I want to settle down in one spot, and help with things there, you know? It's so hard being the Avatar's girlfriend. He's always so busy with meetings and other boring stuff. By the time he gets back to me, he doesn't even want to talk or cuddle, just sleep. I feel really neglected." She said as she leaned against Appa's furry side. The bison let out a large huff in response to her and Momo purred, cocking his head to the side as he looked at Katara.

"I'm two years past marrying age and I don't even think Aang has seen more than my bare shoulders. It's terrible when the moon is full, I'm so powerful during that time and I need to release the energy, not just by Waterbending but with physical contact. Power and passion seem to go hand in hand."

Appa and Momo were not very good conversationalists, though, that was to be expected since neither creature could talk. Katara let out a large sigh and rolled on her side, curling into Appa's fur to take a nap. She fell asleep quickly, which was rare now days. As she slept, she dreamed vividly.

Katara was floating in what seemed to be an ocean, no land was near her. Above her in the sky were thousands of twinkling stars. She let the water take her as she stared into the endless sky. Beside her, standing on the water was Princess Yue, the princess of the Northern Water Tribe who gave her life so the moon could live on. Yue watched the floating woman beside her, waiting for the right moment for her to speak. Katara blinked and looked at the Princess of the Moon standing beside her. Yue smiled at the Waterbending master.

"Hello, Katara. It has been too long since we last spoke." The Moon Princess said, Katara merely nodded, making the ocean water beneath her ripple. "I have a task for you, Katara. Firelord Zuko needs your help, though he does not know it yet. His mother is still alive, but she is in danger. You must help Zuko find her, you must help save her."

Princess Yue knelt on the water, though she never broke the surface and never made a ripple. Gently, she touched Katara's forehead with her index finger. Katara's eyes shut and her body bucked as the moon spirit forced a vision into her mind. The woman's body shook violently and water splashed around her. Princess Yue removed her finger from Katara's forehead and vanished.

Katara woke with a start, she bolted upright, scaring Momo in the process. Panicked, Katara looked around her, as if she were being attacked. No one was near her though, everything was as it was when she fell asleep, except for the sun, which had moved slightly. Convinced that she was not under attack, the young woman leaned back against Appa and stared into the sky trying to piece together what her dream had meant. Yue said Zuko needed her, but why her? Zuko was the Firelord and a very powerful bender, why would he need her to come with him to save his mother? Unless, he did not know of his mother. He searched for her frequently, but she always eluded him. Maybe this was his chance to be with his mother again.

Katara climbed up onto Appa's neck, taking the reigns in her hand and took off toward the city Aang was in. She needed to tell him what she knew, she needed to let him know that she was leaving. As she flew, she thought more about her situation with Aang. She was terribly unhappy, he never bothered to make sure she was okay with everything that was going on. Five years was a long time to be miserable, maybe it was time to leave in more than just person.

When Katara reached the city, she found the largest building, knowing that was where important gatherings were held. She walked through the front doors, leaving Appa and Momo in the courtyard. She found the dining hall in which the Avatar and many other older men were sitting and talking over food. When she entered the room, they all stopped to look at her. Aang stared, wondering why she would barge in on such an important conference. Katara met his eyes and he knew something was up. He excused himself from the table, saying he would return momentarily. The couple left the room and stood in the hallway.

"Aang, I need to leave." Katara said plainly.

"What? Why?" Aang asked, his eyebrows furrowed together in confusion.

"Princess Yue came to me in a dream, telling me that Zuko needs my help urgently, it involves his mother." Aang's eyes widened in surprise. Since when did spirits visit people besides him? Katara wasn't the Avatar, why did she get a spirit vision?

"Katara, I think it was just a dream, you aren't connected to the spirits."

"Yes, I am." Katara replied. "Not only am I a master Waterbender, but I am also a woman, both things relate me to the moon very closely. This was not just a dream, it was Yue speaking to me, I know I have to go. Why does it matter if I leave anyways? It's not like you're ever there to be with me. Which brings me to my second announcement, I think we should call it quits. You're never there for me, you're too busy being the Avatar. It'll be better if I can leave and travel on my own."

"Call it quits... Katara, you can't leave me. I love you, I know it's hard for me to be there, but I have important things to take care of." Aang exclaimed, he was utterly shocked at what Katara was proposing. She had to realize how important his work is.

"You do have important things to take care of, and you do a good job, but I'm tired of being left alone. I'm going to go help Zuko, and you're going to keep up your work. We will still be friends. But for now, we aren't going to be more than that. I'm sorry, Aang." With that, Katara turned and left, leaving the Avatar standing in the hall with his jaw slack.

Not wanting to waste anytime, Katara went and bought an Emu Horse and supplies to travel with. It was a two day trip to the nearest harbor. There she would rent a small boat that she would pilot herself with her Waterbending, traveling would go much faster that way. Before she left, Katara sent a messenger hawk with a letter to Zuko, so he would be prepared for her arrival. Once all that was finished, the master Waterbender left town, racing quickly to save Firelord Zuko's mother.

Chapter 1 is complete! Yay for me!! I hope you all enjoyed it. I'll get Chapter 2 up ASAP. Please review and give you thoughts. I'm planning on having polls later to get your guy's opinion on what should happen next in the plot line. Exciting, right?

Until next time!!

Miss Naisa