A/N well, since sTitchEd016 wanted me to write a Zutara, I thought I would write their proposal, that was referenced to in the past chapter.

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A Zutara proposal

Katara was sitting in a room at the Fire Nation palace. She was thinking of the last time she was in that room 6 months ago. It had been where her battle had taken place, hers against Mai's she won, but at a price. Mai had flung her knife right at her neck, Katara had expected to die right then and there, when she realized that Mai had hit and broken her mother's necklace, it had saved her life, but the last piece of her mother that she had left was gone. If Katara could go into the Avatar state, it would have happened then, she fought with such anger and deadly skill; she almost killed Mae. She managed to take control of herself before she delivered the fatal blow. Now 6 months later tears sprang to her eyes at the thought of her mother. Then Zuko walked in, he looked completely taken aback at the sight of Katara sitting there crying.

"Um… what's… wrong?" He asked, sounding unsure of what to do.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking of my mother." Katara answered, watching her mothers necklace shatter over and over in her minds eye.

"Oh, what was your mother like?" He asked, it seemed like the appropriate thing to do. Katara then started telling Zuko of her favorite memories with her mother.Meanwhile Aang was exploring the Palace, trying to find something cool like a hidden passage or something. To his delight there was a little crawl space right beneath a statue of a flame. The tunnel stayed low for a long time, when finally it rose up tall enough for Aang to stand. Then it curved off to a small room. In the room there was a table and chair, and a curtain for one wall. It was really servants quarters the curtain was there to give the masters some privacy. The servants could be in at any time the crawl space was for if they were needed else ware. Aang didn't know this and thought he thought he had found a secret room. He was about to pull back the curtain when he heard a voice.

"And then when Sokka saw that Mom was there he fell into the lake." Laughed Katara. She was a lot more cheerful, and grateful that Zuko had brought up these memories. She loved Zuko, but she wasn't sure if he loved her back, he was just too good at hiding his emotions. She hopped that this was a sign that he cared for her too.

"Katara, can I ask you something?" Zuko questioned looking nervous. This took Katara by surprise

"Sure anything Zuko." Katara answered, wondering what he would have to ask her that would make him nervous.

"Will… will you marry me." He asked, finding it difficult to show his emotions. Katara just sat there surprised beyond belief. He couldn't have just said that but he did. Zuko mistook her shock, for disgust. His saddened expression took Katara out of her shocked silence.

"YES!!!!!!!!!!" She screamed, and she leaped on him to give him a hug. Zuko looked surprised but pleased. Then he held her up, and kissed her. Katara had been hoping for this moment for the time she had fallen in love with him, that day long ago when he joined the gang. And she kissed him back with immense pleasure. They broke apart when they heard a defeated cry, and they saw Aang from behind the curtain, his shoulders were slumped and tears were brimming from his eyes, and he had the most disappointed look on his face. Katara blushed at the sight of him, while Zuko looked completely aghast. His eyes grew real wide, and his mouth was hung open in horror. But it looked so funny on Zuko's face that Katara just laughed. Her laugh seemed to bring him back, and he composed his face, and pulled something out of his pocked. It was an engagement necklace, it had the same design as her mothers, except the stone was read. Katara saw it, and she smiled and gave him another kiss.

"I love you." Katara said breathlessly.

"You mean more to me than the sun." Zuko replied.

"Man that was cheesy." Aang whispered under his breath.

A/N how was that, I liked it, I've realized I really haven't written any Zutara's so when I finish Yin and Baang, and Life as the Blind Bandit, I'll write one or two, anyways R&R