Sokka was raging. Pacing in the Firelord's palace, he regularly glowered at the door, behind which Katara aided Mai with the birthing process. He muttered to himself, until Zuko yelled, "Relax will you? I'm the one who should be pacing!" His head fell back between his legs as he sat against the wall, anxiously waiting.

He couldn't help but wish Uncle Iroh was here already. The Jasmine Dragon was flourishing and Iroh had to serve tea to the Earth King a few days ago. So he had left right afterwards, but it took a while to get to the Fire Nation capital.

Sokka continued muttering to himself, but he sat next to Zuko. He couldn't believe what Aang had told him! It had been six years since the end of the war. But it was too much for Sokka to acknowledge that his little sister is grown up.

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Aang nervously paced in his room, trying to decide how he was supposed to explain things to Sokka. "So, Sokka, man! We've been friends for a long time.. you, me, Katara. And I thought, you know.. aaaargh! Why can't I just tell him!" Momo squeaked at him. "I know. It's just.. he's my best friend." He turned to Katara, who was lying on the bed. "Help?" She laughed but was cut off by a knock.

Sokka knocked on Aang's door. Something was wrong with him. He hadn't seen Aang in a while. It almost felt like the Avatar was avoiding him. It wasn't like Aang to miss breakfast, especially as an eighteen year old. "Aang? Aang, dude, open up!"

Inside, Aang and Katara looked at each other in panic. As the door opened, Aang ushered Katara into the closet. "Hi, Sokka!" Aang nervously rubbed the back of his head and blushed.

"What's going on, Aang? Is there some big bad who's butt we have to kick?" He pulled out his boomerang and got into a fighting stance.

"Why would there be something wrong? Nothing's wrong." He anxiously smiled.

"Then why are you avoiding us?" He put his boomerang away and intently stared at Aang.

"Well.. about that.. you see.. Katara and I," He was broken off by Zuko running into the room.

"I need Katara! Where is she?"

"What's wrong?" Katara burst out of the closet at the anxiety in his voice.

"W-what were you doing in the closet!" Sokka's jaw dropped.

"It's Mai! She's giving birth!" Zuko dragged her out of the room.

"Yeah.. Katara and I are dating, Sokka." Aang caught up with the other two benders on his ball of air, leaving Sokka standing in the room angry.

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Now Sokka grimaced. He wanted to kill Aang. Right now, Aang was waiting for Iroh and Toph to arrive, having been sent away by Zuko who could sense the tension between the two males. "Sokka, Katara is twenty. She's plenty old enough to make her own decisions. Aang's your best friend. Just relax and be happy for them. It's not like we haven't seen this relationship coming."

"I always just thought Aang had a crush on her. I mean, they kind of dated after the war ended but I honestly thought Katara liked you." Sokka looked over at his friend, the soon-to-be father. Zuko was a wreck.

"They've been dating for a while. They hid it from you because they knew you would freak out." Zuko had trouble concentrating on the conversation. He was anxious about Mai. Why won't she let me in? I can help her! He knew Mai would never let him see her this vulnerable though. They'd come a long way from hiding things, but some habits were hard to break.

The door opened and Katara slipped out, smiling. "Are you ready to meet your baby, Zuko?"