Sorry, it always seems to take me forever and a day to update anything. School is not going well at all and some other random life crap keeps poping up. sighs Anyways, I hope you enjoy, and please review! By the way, italic is Katara telling the story and italic underline is Zuko telling the story.

Katara never would have imagined her first kiss to be so bittersweet. So, that's why when her granddaughter asked how she and her husband began their courtship, that eventually lead to marriage, she stared off into space for a moment with a large smile. Her ocean blue eyes regained their youth, if only for a moment. "Grandmother, are you going to tell me or not?" asked the five year old Yue, looking like a younger, much younger, Katara.

Smiling down at her granddaughter, Katara she nodded her head softly and sat down on the maroon chair behind her. "Well, you remember how I told you I used to travel with Avatar Aang right?" said Katara softly.

"Of course! Those were some of your best stories! How could I forget?" said little Yue, smiling as she took her place on her grandmother's lap. "Well, it was about a month after the war had ended and your grandfather, being as stubborn as he is, was swamped in paperwork..." said Katara, taking on a story tone voice.

Aang had suggested that Sokka and I visit the Fire Nation since Iroh had said something about a party in his latest letter. Sokka being as prejudice as he is, refused right away, still a little weary of your grandfather and Iroh. Of course, I had always been easily persuaded by Aang so agreed to visit, dispite Sokka's dissapproval and constant complaints. After proving to Sokka that I was able to handle myself if anything went wrong...

"Grandmother, did you beat Great-Uncle Sokka up with water wh-h-ips?" asked Yue, making weird faces as she tried to recall the words 'water whips'. At this Katara let out a laugh, and only nodded her head. "Yes, but remember it is never a good idea to beat people up. Although, I guess I should remind you that your Great-Uncle Sokka used to be one of the greatest swordsmen in the whole world. He was even able to beat his teacher! Now, would you like to hear the rest of my story?" asked Katara, still smiling. "Yes please!" said Yue, her voice filled with excitment. "Now let's see...where was I? Oh yes..."

When we reached the capital of the Fire Nation, Iroh awaited us there. We were surprised to see the citizens happy, yet slightly fearful of something. Iroh told us that is was because Zuko's birthday was the next day and he had order the citizens to not even breath a word of it. Of course, your Great-Great-Grandfather Iroh, being the man he was countered Zuko's order by telling the citizens to celebrate anyways and that the Fire Lord would be greatly pleased. I should have guessed something weird was going to happen if I stayed there any longer but I stayed just like Aang and Toph did.

Iroh had us swear that we would not utter a word of the surprise to Zuko, for it was bad luck to do so. When we finally agreed, we were at the fire palace. Aang and myself had to stand outside the gates for a moment, in awe. For the palace we saw, was not the same we had seen only a month before. It was different, very different. It was...more lively and colorful. Before we got to look at the outside of the palace any more, Iroh and Toph almost literaly, pushed us forward.

As we approached the doors, we heard thunder in the distance. Me, being the niavie one of the group asked Iroh what thunderstorms were like in the Fire Nation. Instead of getting an answer from him, I recieved an answer from Aang. He told me that the storms were usually fairly short, with much, much, lightning and very little rain. However, if it did pour down rain and there was still a lot of lightning, there were usually a handfull of rainbows afterwards...

"Why am I not surprised, you can still remember something the Avatar said years and years ago. Yet, you can't remember something I told you this morning?" asked Zuko, his tone some where between jealousy and sarcasm. Yue, spotting her grandfather leaped from Katara's lap and ran up to Zuko, recieving both a hug from Yue and a glare from Katara.

"Spirits, will I ever get to finish the story?" muttered Katara under her breath.

"I'm sorry I didn't hear that, what did you say?" asked Zuko with his famous smirk. He picked up Yue, and put her back on Katara's lap, with as much grace as he had years back. "Yue you do know that your Grandmother has a very bad memory, now don't you? Why don't you let me pick up where she left off?" At this, Yue's light blue eyes became really big as she asked a small, "Really?"

"Of course." said Zuko smiling down at his only granddaughter. "So, as you grandmother said, Aang told her about Fire Nation storms..."

Iroh, Toph, Aang and your grandmother entered the palace just as soon as I was ready to go outside. Which of course resulted in me getting hit in the head by the door. Everyone laughed before asking if I was alright. Me, being prideful back then...

"Back then? You are still prideful now!" said Katara with her own smirk. She only recieved an eye roll from the retired Fire Lord before a short lecture. "Ok, I interrupted you when you were speaking but does that mean you have to interupt me? I mean after all you don't want to ruin the story for little Yue, now do you?" asked Zuko innocently, with puppy dog eyes.

"Fine, please continue, your highness."said Katara, her smirk widening.

"Like I said before Yue, I was prideful back then..."

And only stormed pass them and towards the training grounds. Your grandmother for some unknown reason, I believe she said and probaly still will say it was because she wanted to get some waterbending done and see if I would spar with her. Since, it was boring to only spar with waterbenders. Either way, she followed me to the training grounds and asked me if I would spar with her. I only sneered and rolled my eyes, telling her that if she got hurt it wasn't my fault, only hers. She agreed, and just as soon as she did so, she attacked me with a water-whip.

I couldn't believe she had attacked me immeditely, and something occured in my mind that this wasn't the same waterbending peasent I had last faught with. No, she was very different now, much more mature and I have to give her some credit on this, much more effient on out-maunuvering me. Or here is a better way to put it, she was much older and she knew how to out-smart me.

So, I sent a few blasts of fire her way, she blocked them...

"Your leaving out all of the good details Grandfather!" said Yue in a half-shout. Zuko, jumped a little at the five year old's new found energy. He turned his head towards Katara as she let out a laugh. "What? Am I not allowed to laugh, your highness?" asked Katara, forcing fake innocence like Zuko had done earlier. She recievied the same glare she had sent him.

"Yue, would you rahter have me tell the story from here on out?" asked Katara, looking down at Yue, who nodded her head eargly.

"Now it is going to be all messed up and incorrect..." said Zuko in a whisper.

"But if I recall correctly, you used to like it whenever I would talk." said Katara, her smirk returning, "as, your grandfather said, I blocked everything that he threw at me..."

Well, not everything unfortunatly. As we continued to spar, the storm grew closer and closer, giving us both an extra boost in chi. Since I had been away from the Fire Nation for a month and hadn't talked to Zuko since, I had no clue he could bend, create or re-direct lightning. Which was a disadvantage for me since he knew almost all of my bending moves. Maybe we took that spar a little to far, for Zuko created a curtain of flames to seperate us. Giving him enough time to create lightning and aim it towards me. It was suppose to be a trick to intimidate me and get me to give up and think the storm would be a problem.

Then again, I never gave up fights back then, and still don't, and some how didn't see him create the lightning. I was using my bending to gather water from the clouds to knock down the curtain of fire and stepped to the side, at the same time the lightning passed through the now, dissappeared curtain of fire.

It hit me with all of the power of a rhino and I thought I was going to die. I heard Zuko's footsteps and heard him say my name and ask if I was alright but I honestly didn't know how to answer the question. Besides, I didn't hear him ask the question, only say my name since he had only done it one time before. I thought he was the one who had been hit by the lightning for a second.

Opening my eyes, as I felt him pick me up I whispered a stop. I knew he was going to take me to the infirmary but I also knew it was going to pour down rain any second. In the back of my mind I wondered if he remembered that I had the gift of healing. I must have muttered my thought aloud for I saw him shake his head.

Before I could ask how he had forgotten, thunder made itself known and it began to rain. Telling Zuko to put me on the ground, gently, I would be able to heal myself if the rain reached my wound. He did just that but then ran off, and I thought he was going to abandon me and began forming ways that I could kill him later, when he came back. He had a rather large bowl of water that he poured onto my wound.

I was a little surprised and especially was when I saw concern in his eyes. Genuine concern was something I had only once seen in his eyes and it was for his Uncle Iroh, when Azula struck him with lightning. I told him that at least he had hit my shoulder and not my heart, which made it a lot better. Of course, once more I uttered a thought aloud and this thought at the time was very embarrasing. It was the fact that him just being there made a world of difference.

I believe had Aang been there he would have just stood there and stared at me, until I took my last breath before trying to get help. While Toph would have done something similar or maybe would have just left me there since she knew that Aang was in love with me back then. If I had died, that would have meant she could have had Aang all to herself and try to earn his affection. I don't know honestly but I am almost one hundred percent sure about it. Iroh, well he would have rushed me to the infirmtry and it would have been too late.

Feeling a world of pain be lifted from my shoulder, I opened my eyes a little wider. I saw Zuko doing something else I had not expected from him. Smiling. A true smile. For once it wasn't a smirk, frown, or even a death glare, no it was a true smile! He asked me if I needed anything, and if I needed help getting up. Lying, I told him that I did need help getting up. I know he knew it was a lie but he did so anyways and asked me if I wanted anything to help me feel better.

"Did you ask him for a Panda-Lily?" asked Yue, her eyes big. Katara shook her head and opened her mouth to say what she asked for when Zuko filled Yue in. "She asked for a kiss," he paused, "I guess being near Katara when she was about to die, in a fate that Uncle could have died in well made me find feelings for her, quickly. I knew that if she died because of me, I would never forgive myself and would probaly want to die myself. She was, and still is, to precious for me to lose."

The five year old Yue, looked from her Grandfather to her Grandmother before she started laughing. "What is so funny?" asked Zuko and Katara in unison. "Nothing really...you just...expect me to...believe...that...story? I mean come on! No one...falls in...love...that quickly!" said Yue in between fits of laughs.

"Well I think you are just to young to understand. One day you will find a boy and fall instantly in love with him, like your grandmother and I did." said Zuko sternly.

Katara only rolled her eyes before looking down at her granddaughter, "Now, isn't it your bed time Yue?"

Yue finally quit her laughing long enough to hug both of her grandparents when her mother came in. "Come on Yue, it's time for bed. Besides Mom and Dad were probaly going to tell you another one of their boring stories. You know nothing they say is true right?" asked Tala, picking up her only daughter. Looking at her parents she waved goodbye and whispered her goodnight. "Now Yue, would you like to hear the story I heard from them when I was your age?"

The true story will never be known! Muhahaha! coughs Ok, well I hope you enjoyed it and it makes up for my lack of updating. The next drabble is -

When Jet makes Katara cry and Zuko finds out.

Who wants to take a guess at how that matter will be solved? Any guesses? I will probably update sometime soon if French and Math homework doesn't kill me first!