Zutara Week 2011

Day 2: History


Author Note: So, this was just a bit of fun I thought I'd have. One of my Zutara kidlets. (Well, technically she's one of my Azon and Kawai kidlets from my ATLA RP with Scooterly in DeviantArt. Azon is Scooter's Meiko son and Kawai is my Tokka daughter, and a waterbender, I thought that I could use Ta Min here as being one of Zutara's kids. Her personality here is different then in the rp anyway. I imagine her as a firebender, here... where as she is a nonbender in the rp.)

SO ANYWAY... you will meet my other Zutara kidlet later on this week... (Well, Kazon kidlet, really... but you get the point.)

Oh, and I first mentioned/wrote about the "Ball of Nations," in my Tokka fic for the Secret Cupid exchange in the Tokka-Fans-United club in DeviantArt... Of course, these two fics don't have any relation to one another. Just thought if you were curious to find out more about it, you could check out the fic in portfolio.

Disclaimer I claim no rights to these characters, except for Ta Min - the 5 year old little girl... not Zuko's great grandmother. All other characters are property of Mike and Brian, creators of ATLA.


"And the rest is history."

Ta Min sat and listened to her father talk about how he met her mother. "Tell me again, how you got together. Please?" She gave the best polar bear puppy eyes that she could. It was her favorite story.

"Okay," Zuko said. "But then it's bedtime for little princesses, alright?"

"Kay!" the five-year-old exclaimed and nuzzled back into his lap.

"After the end of the 100 years war, rebuilding the world and restoring peace wasn't an easy task. There was much to do and we, team avatar - as your uncle liked to call us, had to accomplish these things either alone or in pairs. Your mother and your uncle wanted to return home…"

"To help rebuild the Southern Water Tribe!" Ta Min chimed in.

Zuko nodded and silently wondered why he had to tell the story again when she knew it by heart. "So the Avatar stayed to help me with things here. Afterwards, we all met again in Ba Sing Se.."

"At the Jasmine Dragon," she interrupted.

Again, Zuko nodded. "It was understood that your mother and the Avatar were a couple." Ta Min made a funny face. Zuko smiled at her, "Well, at the time I was with Mai." To this, she wrinkled her nose.

Zuko continued, "The team split up again, for awhile. When I next saw your mother…"

"It was at the first Ball of Nations!" Ta Min squealed. She loved the annual Ball of Nations; all of the beautiful dresses, the yummy food and the dancing. She loved hiding and watching everyone, even though she was supposed to be in bed. This year would be the first time she'd be allowed to attend, if even only for an hour. It still made her happy, though. "And mommy was Bea… U… Tiful," she exaggerated the word by stretching it out.

Zuko sighed. "Alright, who's telling this story?"

"Sorry, daddy…" Ta Min pouted.

"Anyway… Yes, she was beautiful, but also in attendance as the Avatar's date." Ta Min stuck out her tongue and wrinkled her nose again. It wasn't that she had anything against the Avatar she just didn't like the idea of him being with mommy. "I later found her, alone, out in the court yard." Ta Min looked like she wanted to say something, so he paused. Shaking his head with a smile he gestured for her to continue.

"Mommy was tired of how childish the Avatar was. She didn't want to marry a child she wanted to marry a man."

At that, Zuko raised his one eyebrow, wondering where she had heard such phrasing from. "Well… Something like that, I suppose," he gave her a sheepish grin.

"Then you and the Avatar had an Agni Kai for Mommy's hand!" Ta Min exclaimed in excitement.

"Now you're making things up," Zuko told her sternly, causing her to pout again.

"But it's more exciting that way. It's more romantic!"

"Romantic?" Zuko narrowed his eyes at his daughter. She was already talking about romance… at her age? The thought was too much for him to handle. "Ok, I think that's enough for one night, time for bed."

"Awww… Daddy, but the story isn't finished!"

"For tonight it is," he said, sliding off of the bed and turning to cover her up. "Good night, Princess." He bent to kiss her forehead.

"Good night, daddy…

After crossing the room, and closing the door when he exited, he turned to walk down the hall only to run into his wife. Katara stood watching him with a smug expression on her face. "An Agni Kai with the Avatar, huh?" She giggled at the idea.

Zuko rolled his eyes with a huff. "As if… I would have lost for sure."

Katara took a step closer to him and laid a hand against his chest. "There you go again, underestimating yourself." She pushed up on her toes to kiss him. "She does have a point, though. It is pretty romantic, being fought over between the Avatar and the Fire Lord.