"Toph, stop." Zuko growled, looking up at the trees.

Toph just smirked and continued to drop leaves from the top of the tree where she was seated, "Or what?"

"Or I'll…burn your feet off, for real."

"Empty threats, Sparky. Empty threats."

"Toph," Katara scolded from her spot by the cooking pot, "You know one day karma will get to you."

"Yeah yeah, karma means that I have to pay attention to all that spirit world crap."

Zuko rolled his eyes and got to his feet, "I'm going into town to, I don't know, take a walk. Anyone wanna come?" Toph started to get down from the tree, "Anyone, but Toph?"

Katara smiled, "I will, I need to get some more vegetables for the soup."

Toph smirked and laughed, "Have fun guys."


"I just don't know how you do it, Katara." Zuko took the basket of veggies from Katara as they walked down the market square.

"Do what?" She smiled her thanks.

"Keep Toph from bothering you."

Katara laughed, "Oh! She annoys the stuff out of me! I just ignore her and she stops after a while. It's just fun to annoy you. You make a big scene out of it. It's kinda funny.

Zuko's mouth gaped, "No I don't."

Katara smiled, "See exactly like that. It's great."

Zuko raised his eyebrow and smiled, "Uh-huh."

"You know," Katara looked to him, "Even though she bothers you so much, I'm still pretty sure you'd protect her if she needed it."

Zuko just huffed.

"You and Sokka both. You guys treat her like a little sister."

Zuko's eyebrow shot up, "Like you treat Aang like a little brother?"

Katara looked away, "I think we're all just like a big family, I'm the mom. Sokka's the crazy brother/uncle. Suki's the cool older sister. Toph is the annoying little pest of a sister. Aang is the sweet brother."

Zuko's eyebrows pulled together, "And am I not in this family?"

"Yes you are. I just haven't decided what you are yet. You're protective of all of us and you set ground rules for us. Not to mention, you are the oldest," She smiled, "Oh! I got it! You're the dad!" She nodded.

Just then the sky rumbled and rain began to pour down. Katara immediately pulled up a shield of water to keep from getting wet. She looked toward Zuko and started to giggle. The fire bender stood there soaked with a basket full of vegetables in his hands and nothing to cover himself with.

"How is this funny?"

"Zuko…I'm sorry…you just look…so…miserable," The water bender said between gasps of laughter.

"Miserable? I'll show you miserable," Zuko muttered as he placed the basket on the ground. He ran and tackled Katara to the ground. Pulling her into a puddle of mud on the way down.

"Zuko!" Katara screeched.

Zuko howled with laughter, "Wow. Katara you have a little something right here," Zuko smiled and rubbed away some mud from Katara's cheek.

"Oh I'll show you 'a little something,'" Katara launched herself at Zuko. Throwing her legs around him she sat there and began rubbing mud in his hair.

"Okay okay! I get it. Are you done now." Zuko laughed and tried to push Katara off of him by grabbing her waist. Little did they know that the rain had stopped and Toph and Suki were standing there watching them.

"Hey big sister!" Toph smirked, "Looks like 'mommy and daddy' are making a baby!"

Suki's eyes widened and she busted out laughing.

Katara and Zuko stopped laughing and looked toward the two girls that were in hysterics. Zuko was finally able to move Katara from him and they both stood.

"Uh, we should get back. I need to finish making dinner." Katara rushed off.

"Yeah, I'll go too, she might want these vegetables." Zuko smiled nervously and stalked off in the direction Katara went.

Suki and Toph smiled and yelled after the two, "Yeah! You go cook that dinner guys!" The two 'siblings' laughed when they heard Katara scream in frustration.


=D LET ZUTARA WEEK BEGIN! =D