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Summary: Zuko and Katara start to find out about their ancestor and along the way of knowing, it brings them closer together or is that all apart of fate anyway?

Chapter Two:

Sorrow

"You do know there is a consequence for such actions if actions are not met, Houyi." said a man with a very long white beard that ended to his hips as his gray, straight hair ended to his ankles. The younger man looked at older one with a look of determination in his eyes.

"I know and I am willing to do what I am suppose to do about your sons. All ten of them..." said Houyi as his eyes eventually looked down to the ground as he tried to figure out how he was going to take down the ten suns while keeping the Jade Emperors sons alive.

The older man let a small smile dance across his face. "I see. May you have all the luck in the world. You have my permission to ask my servant's hand in marriage."

"Thank you." And with that said, Houyi ran to one of heaven's most serene places, the waterfall. It took him just an hour to get there by foot but he did not care because once he saw the lovely silhouette of his love, his heart soared and his legs forgotten their soreness. "Chang'e! Chang'e!" Houyi shouted with enthusiasm as the woman turned slowly, letting her chocolate brown hair shine from the sun above as the loopies in her hair swayed side to side from the small breeze. Azure eyes shined brightly with glee at the sight of their beloved.

"Houyi... What are you doing here?" She asked in a rather soft tone of voice, her small hands linked together as she tried her best not to touch his face as he now stood in front of her. The man smiled a rather goofy smile as he kept his arms to his side, trying to resist the urge to embrace her.

His amber eyes that matched the sun in warmth and color looked around, avoiding her face but eventually they looked at her with fear in them. "I came here to tell you something. I know this is your favorite place so I figured I would find you here and what I might tell you, this place would be the best place to say what I have to say." Clearing his throat, he slowly reached to cup her hands and as he did so, the female's eyes widened just a bit before looking up at him with the same fear. "Would you... I mean will you be my wife?" He asked as his voice had gone hoarse.

Chang'e eyes started to water as her bottom lip quivered, her eyes searched frantically in his to see if this was just a joke but she suddenly remembered that Houyi was not the one to play games. "Why me?" Even though that is not what she wanted to say but she was curious to why this great warrior loved her and not one of the beautiful Goddess out there, she was just a young, orphan servant in the Jade Emperor's palace. What could the great archer Houyi see in her and not the other beautiful women?

"Because you are beautiful as you are kind and I cannot imagine myself with anyone else. You are my best friend, Chang'e. I can trust you with my life and with my feelings, what more could I ask for? You're the only woman I know that is honest with her thoughts and feelings, I do not want a doll to warm my bed. I want a lover, a friend, a person I can count on through my roughest days or my last hours." His confession had brought the young girl to tears but these tears were not out of sadness but happiness and she gladly accepted the betrothal necklace he made for her. The symbols of fire and water fused together carved on a purple gem.

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"What are we going to do?" asked Sokka as he ate his food with no proper etiquette but in a rather barbaric way. It had been days since they ate a good meal and to Sokka, well, he figured everyone should see how much he was starving.

Katara gave her brother a look of annoyance and disgust but she decided it was best not to talk about his eating matters but focus on what was important. The day of Sozin's comet. "Well, Aang still has difficulty with Fire Bending, so, he only has twelve weeks to master it which I hope he can. Other than that, we need to figure out where Fire Lord Ozai is going during the time of the comet." Looking at Zuko, she had wondered if he knew.

Zuko seeing her eyes looking to see if he knew the answer, he shook his head. "I have no idea. If I had stayed in the palace a little longer then I probably would have found out."

With a sigh, Katara looked at the fire that they sat around with a look of sadness in them. Later that night, Zuko had asked the master waterbender did she want to confront her mother's killer since at night he had been searching for him. So quick to agree the girl went even though Aang had thought it was bad decision because he felt that Katara would kill him. Without a second thought, the two left and when she met him, she knew that killing him would not bring her mother back and nor would it make her feel better since he was an old man suffering from living with his unbearable mother. During the journey back to the the temple, Katara sighed as she looked at Zuko with a look of gratitude, she had already forgiven him and embraced him for but when she did, she didn't want to escape the warmth of his embrace. It felt all too familiar to her for some odd reason.

When they reached the temple, the water tribe girl told her what happened and Aang couldn't of been more proud of his love. Zuko's thoughts were going back to the embrace he and Katara shared, somehow it felt familiar to him as well. As if they embraced before... Shaking his head, he looked at the three children with a small smile on his face before going to the garden. "We never hugged before. I guess I just am not use to hugs from a girl other than Mai and Jin." He thought out loud to himself.

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Katara sat at the garden looking for medicinal herbs but actually, she was waiting for Zuko. Softly, she touched a bell flower and caressed its purple petal with her thumb. "You're getting more of them?" He asked while tilting his head to the side. Immediately looking up at him, she shook her head but couldn't help but giggle at the sight of his confused face. "What's so funny?" He asked with a rather serious expression. What was the humor in that question? Was there something on his face? Completely confused and embarrassed, he rubbed his face with his palms hoping whatever made him look funny would be removed.

"Oh, it's nothing." She said. "So, gonna help me find some more medicinal herbs?"

"I would but I think I need to rest, my head is throbbing." Rubbing his temples, he did not see the small frown that appeared on Katara's face.

"Maybe the bellflowers will help!" Katara grinned as she gently snapped one from it's roots. "Like you said, it soothes headaches, right?"

Zuko blinked a few times, kind of startled how she was willing to help him so enthusiastically. Like she liked taking care of him... "Uhm, well, yeah." Clearing his throat from the nervousness he felt from Katara's intense gaze as she pondered, he watched as her shoulders moved up in a shrug.

"Well, come to the infirmary." Waving her hand in a gesture for him to follow, he followed her and eventually stood beside her. He begun to notice how short she was compared to him and for some odd reason, he couldn't help but smile just a little. Looking at him from the corner of her blue eyes, she watched as he looked straight ahead. He looked like he knew where he was going even though he didn't and that made her smile inwardly. She had befriend him so easily after he helped her, it was like she felt the same feelings she felt at the catacombs in Ba Sing Se. Her heart felt warm as if it was engulfed in soothing flames. "Zuko… Have you ever had, you know, seconds thought about what you did in Ba Sing Se?" asked the waterbender as her big eyes looked up at him hopefully.

The teenage boy gave her a look of somewhat surprise and disappointment. "Yes. Things probably would of been more different if I hadn't of betrayed Aang, you, my uncle, and worst of all... Myself..." His voice softened as he realized that there was more he wanted to say, maybe it was best to get this out of his chest, "It still pains me to look at Aang. His face constantly reminds me of the look of his lifeless body of when my sister struck him because I helped her. Looking at you pains me the most because the look in your eyes never escaped me. That anger... That pain." Zuko voice was filled with resentment and something Katara had never thought the prince could feel... Sorrow. "I regret that day for so long and i will probably never forget it. I don't even know how Aang could forgive me as fast as he did unlike you who still held such a passionate hatred towards me." His eyes looked off at the sky as the clouds moved slowly and the wind blew in a rather rhythmic sway.

Katara felt tears forming at the corner of her eyes, she ran to him and embraced him tightly. Zuko wasn't sure how to react but his arms soon found themselves around her torso and his buried his face in her shoulder. "Don't hate yourself for it. I'm sure you thought betraying us was right at the time, you love your Country and your father. You just wanted it all back..." Soothed Katara as she felt her dress start to water at her right shoulder were the prince's head rested. 'He's crying?' She thought with disbelief but soon discovered her cheeks were wet with salt tears.

"Do not forsaken what I have done. I do not deserve your kindness, I made that clear when I had betrayed you in Ba Sing Se." His voice started to hoarse as fell all the anger, the regrets, and all the pain from his past mistake unleash himself and explore him. He refused to shed more tears but his heart and eyes did not agree with his pride. Soon her felt Katara's body tremble, whimpers escaping her. Why did she want to soothe his pain? Why did she feel obliged to do so? Why did she even care? All of those questions ran through both of their minds like a bullet train but they decided to bask in the comfort that they both sought in each others arms. But unbeknown to them, somebody had saw this.

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