A/N: OK, so this is my first fan fiction. I hope you guys enjoy and yeah…
Note: This is story is set 10 years after the season 3 finale of Avatar. However, this first chapter is a Prologue, a couple of years before the time of the story.
Fire Lady Katara
Prologue
7 years after Fire Lord Zuko's Ascension to the Throne
Fire Lord Zuko looked out at the people before him. Everyone was smiling, chatting, eating and dancing. Even though the war ended 7 years ago, it still made him glad to see people so happy. He was holding a party at the Fire Nation Palace, with all of his friends, including the Avatar and the gang.
Zuko sat up from his seat at the front of the room and walked over to Aang, Toph and Katara, who were talking at the other side of the room. He had already spoken with Sokka and Suki earlier that night. It had been about 2 or 3 years since Zuko had last talked to most of them. Zuko finally reached them as they laughed at something Toph said.
"Hello, Aang, Toph, Katara."
"It's good to see you Zuko." Aang replied with a smile.
"Yeah, it's been a while since I last saw you." Toph said, looking in Zuko's general direction.
"Hello Zuko." Katara added.
It had been 1 and a half years since Zuko had last seen Aang and Katara, and 3 years for Toph. Katara and Aang had been travelling together for a while before going back to the South Pole. Toph hadn't told him much about what she had been doing since the end of the war. He knew, however, that Aang and Toph had started a romantic relationship.
Katara and Aang finished there's a while back. The last time he saw them, Katara told him, however she didn't really get into the details as to why. She had also questioned his relationship with Mai, and simply stated they were just friends now. He hasn't seen Mai in a while either. All he knows is that she has found another man. He honestly doesn't really care.
"So Zuko…" Aang began.
The first half of the night was Zuko talking with people, mainly the gang, and sitting in his chair. The only thing that changed that was Katara, who asked him to dance with her. He only gave in because she wouldn't stop bugging him until he did. He didn't see it as a romantic thing, just as a, you-are-going-to-have-some-fun-tonight-whether-you-like-it-or-not sort of thing.
After dancing with her, Zuko and Katara mainly talked for the rest of the night. Zuko, apart from Sokka, was the only one that danced with her that night. He felt special, seeming she turned down every other man at the party, and Aang didn't ask her. And after a while, he didn't feel bad about Mai leaving him, like he had been. He just enjoyed the time he and Katara were talking together.
She looked so happy, which made him happy. He could remember when she had forgiven him that time when they found her mothers killer, and how she never thought of him as a bad person again. It made him over-joyed when she had forgiven him and hugged him, even though it was shorter than what he wanted. Ever since he first joined the gang that was all he wanted, her forgiveness.
And she was now one of his best friends. That fact made him happy. Not over-joyed, but happy. The only thing that could make him feel better than he did now was to know how she felt. How she felt about him…
