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It's been two months, two months since Katara had broken up with Zuko. She had lost her chance of happiness, now she had to forget all about whatever they had. Katara had promise Zuko's mother that she'd stay away and break up with him, for the better of the Fire Nation. His court would have given him trouble for even thinking about being with her, a water tribe peasant. So she let him go, with Mai. She remembered what he told her yesterday.
"Katara."
"Yes Zuko."
"Here." Zuko passed her some invitations.
"What are these?"
"Invitations to my wedding, Mai and I are getting married soon and I want you to be there." Katara stared at the invitations, wishing they were for her and Katara's wedding, not his and Mai's.
"Here." Katara said to her brother, his ex-girlfriend Suki and Toph.
"What is it Sugar Queen?"
"Invites to Zuko and Mai's wedding." Katara said flatly.
"Katara are you ok with this?" Suki asked.
"Yeah, do we all have to go? I mean some of us don't support this wedding." Toph said.
"How about we skip the wedding but go to the reception, there will be great food there." Sokka said. This was too much for Katara to bare, she had to escape so she ran. She ran as quickly as she could until she bumped into someone and he pulled her into a hug. It was Zuko's friend and body guard Forrest and Suki's new boyfriend.
"I got the news, Katara I'm so sorry, and I wish he was marrying you." Forrest was there when Lady Ursa told her to stay away from Zuko.
"Me too."
"Katara, you still love Zuko, go tell him so you both can be happy."
"I can't, I promised her."
"Who cares about that stupid promise, Katara you're the only one for him." Katara had had enough, she ran. When she was finally alone she remembered the promise she made.
"Lady Ursa, you wished to speak with me."
"Yes dear, come in and take a sit."
"Are you in love with my son?" Katara blushed.
"Yes, I am."
"Liar, you just want to marry him to be in power."
"No, I don't."
"He's already in love with Lady Mai."
"No, he's not."
"You don't even know how to act or behave like a lady."
"I, I can learn, and become a great Fire Lady."
"No, I will not allow you to replace me and become queen, Katara, you are a common girl not a princess, princess or even noble woman must be beautiful and have manners."
"Zuko thinks I'm beautiful."
"Oh sweetheart, that's not love talking, that's just lust."
"Lust?"
"Yes lust, Zuko will marry Lady Mai, a woman of proper etiquette and comes from a well-respected family."
"He doesn't even love her!"
"Then why did he use to date her in the first place? Hmmm?"
"He, he was confused."
"No Katara, you're the only one confused, tell me, how will the court handle your relationship with my son? They'll give you a hard time and Zuko doesn't need your extra baggage."
"Lady Ursa, I may not be a princess but I was the Avatar's water bending teacher, my father's head of my tribe and I'm a water bending master."
"So what? Yes, you may have taught the Avatar but while you were learning yourself, your father is a leader but of a some group of widowed woman and Azula was a fire bending prodigy and look how she turned out."
"How does that make Mai any better?" Katara said, tears in her eyes. Lady Ursa put a hand on Katara's shoulder.
"In more ways than you can imagine, she has elegance, grace, beauty everything needed in a future Fire Lady."
"I can learn."
"And let Zuko suffer under the hands of the court?" Lady Ursa said. "How greedy are you? Zuko finally becomes Fire Lord and you want to ruin that for him?"
"How will I ruin anything?"
"Well, you just don't have the quantises Mai has."
"She doesn't even care for him the way I do!"
"Because you are in the way, you aren't even giving her a chance, I know Mai, and she's good for Zuko."
"And I'm not?"
"Katara, if you won't do this for Zuko, at least to this for me."
"I owe you nothing."
"True, but what about Zuko, he finally gets his mother back and becomes Fire Lord yet she can't be happy with some peasant taking over the throne so upset she disappears again."
"You monster."
"Well I am Azula's mother, so are you going to end things with Zuko Katara? Or do I have to make things difficult, much more difficult." Katara thought this over, the war had just ended and Zuko finally became Fire Lord. She knew being involved with him will only cause trouble. Zuko had worked so hard for this position, was she going to allow herself to screw it up for him?
"Fine, I'll do it."
"You promise?" Lady Ursa said.
"Yes." Katara sighed, Lady Ursa nodded.
"You made the right choice Katara, you made the right choice."
So do you guys like it? Please leave a detailed review on your thoughts about it. P.s please read and review my other story Shadows in Bending. I want to change Forrest name, any suggestions? Constructive criticism is always welcomed.