A/N: Hi everyone, sorry it took so long to update even though I had said that I had written everything until chapter 6 before I started updating. But I wasn't at home in the weekend and the last days I was tired after work and too lazy. But here is chapter 6. I'm afraid it will take a bit longer for chapter 7 which I'm currently writing. It will be another lemon chapter (you're warned).

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Chapter 6: Rebuilding the city

Zuko slowly opened his eyes. He sat up and saw that Katara was standing on the balcony, while the wind blew through the half open red curtains. Zuko stood and grabbed his dressing gown. He walked through the curtains outside and stopped beside Katara, who was watching the sunrise. He put an arm around her and kissed her temple.

"Good morning," he whispered.

She turned to face him and smiled broadly.

"Good morning to you too," she said, then she gazed back at the sun.

"It's beautiful isn't it?"

Katara nodded.

"Aren't you tired? We only slept for 2 or 3 hours," Zuko said.

"I have slept enough the past weeks, don't worry," Katara answered.

Zuko placed his arms around Katara's waist from the back and rested his shin on her head.

"I want you to accompany me to the council today, as my fiancée and future Fire Lady."

"What am I supposed to do?"

"Act as one of my most important and trusted advisors," Zuko said, then he let go of her and went back inside.

"If you're ready, we can get dressed and have breakfast."

Katara nodded and followed Zuko inside.

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"We have a few things to discuss today," Iroh said. "The raid of last night has made things even more complicated. Then we have to arrange the upcoming engagement celebration and start planning the wedding."

"The wedding can wait, Katara and I have decided to wait after the baby is born."

"Do you think that's wise, My Lord?" a councillor asked.

"Yes, Katara and the baby's health are more important."

"And how about the engagement celebration?"

"If it is possible schedule it over two weeks," Zuko said looking at Katara, who gave him an approving nod.

"Have you informed your family already about our engagement?" Zuko asked Katara.

"I did, I sent them and Aang a letter right before I went back to sleep."

"Aang and Toph can get here easily on Appa. The problem is your family on the South Pole," Zuko pondered. "Uncle, I would like you to go there as our representative and invite them to the celebration."

"Yes Lord Zuko," Iroh said with a nod.

"Now more urgent and important things. The people who are staying here in the palace, their houses need to be rebuild as soon as possible. In the meanwhile we need to find a better place for them to stay," Zuko said.

"They can stay in their own rebuild homes," a voice said that was coming from the door opening.

"Toph! Aang!" Katara said happily.

"Hi Katara, Zuko," Aang said with a cheery smile.

"You're sooner here than we expected," Zuko said, but still smiled warmly at the two.

"Ah well you know us, Sparky, don't want to miss anything from the party. Besides Sugar Queen mentioned something about the city being attacked."

"Yes and right now we try to find a solution to the homeless problem."

"No you don't, you have the best Earth Bender and the Avatar right here, we'll bend you people a couple of new houses," Toph said with a smirk.

Zuko looked like he wanted to kiss Toph.

"So what are we waiting for, let's go help these people," Aang said.

Zuko looked at all the councillors.

"I think that concludes the meeting. I'm going to accompany Toph and Aang together with the citizens. Katara, could you stay here and watch the children?"

Katara nodded.

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Zuko, Toph and Aang walked toward the city with the citizens ahead of them.

"So Sparky, how did you ask Sugar Queen, all she told us in her letter was something like: Guess what! Zuko managed to convince me to marry him!" Toph said mimicking Katara's voice.

Zuko raised his eyebrow at Toph.

"Yeah Zuko, I mean she was so against it before and now she even sits at your side in the council," Aang added.

"I think it were the people who convinced her," he answered and then he laughed at the strange faces of Toph and Aang. "Well there had been a misunderstanding and the people thought we were about to announce our engagement. So they all waited for the breaking news. My Uncle send me and Katara to tell the people. We told them the truth and they were so disappointed that we weren't engaged," Zuko said and he stopped for a moment.

"So what happened?" Aang asked eagerly.

"I asked her to marry me in front of everyone."

"What?" Toph and Aang gasped.

"Yeah, you should have seen them, they pulled up quite a show," Iroh chimed in.

"Uncle, didn't I sent you on an important mission?" Zuko asked with a sigh.

"Yes, you did and I'm on my way ... Prince Charming," Iroh said ad he quickly walked past them.

"Haha, Prince Charming!" Toph laughed. "Why did I never think of calling you that."

"I'm never going to hear the end of this," Zuko muttered under his breath.

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In the meanwhile Katara and the children sat in the yard of the palace.

"Lady Katara, you're a waterbender, right? Can you show us some cool moves?" a seven year old girl asked.

"Yeah!" others joined in.

Katara smiled and stood. She called some water from the pond and started bending it around her. She made some spectacular moves, earning a lot of cheers from the children.

After a while she stopped and made a small bow.

"Wow! That's so cool!"

"Can you tell us a story? About the time when you travelled with the Avatar."

"Sure, why not," she said as she sat down with all the kids around her. "It all began when my brother and I found Aang in an iceberg, we ..."

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Katara had just finished telling about the battle at the North Pole when Zuko, Toph and Aang returned. The children looked up and saw the three approach.

"Is it true that you tied Lady Katara to a tree and that you fought her at the North Pole?" one of the children asked Zuko.

Zuko smirked. "Yes, I did. But has she told you also from the time where she threatened to end 'my destiny' if I made one step out of line?"

The children gaped at him and Katara.

"Didn't you love him?"

Toph and Aang laughed hard at the child's question.

"L-loved?" Toph sputtered with a laugh. "Kids, she loathed him!"

"But – but why are you marrying him?"

"Because he forced me," Katara joked as she gave Zuko a wink.

Zuko chuckled and shook his head, while the children laughed.

"But well, we came here to get the children back to their parents. The houses are rebuild now they are adding the finishing touch."

"Do we have to go back?" whined one of the kids.

"Don't worry, you haven't seen the last of us," said Toph with a smirk.

"Yay!"

"Alright then, let's go to the city!" Aang said enthusiastically.

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They arrived in the city and all the children ran happily to their parents. The small kids had been carried and Zuko just lifted a young boy from his shoulders. The parents came towards them and made a bow.

"Thank you for your hospitality and help," a man said.

"Anytime," Zuko said with a smile and he placed an arm around Katara's shoulder.

The man turned to face Katara.

"You'll make a fine Fire Lady, our nation has gained so much with you," he made a bow. "May Agni bless your marriage and the children you'll have."

Katara gave him a grateful nod.

"Thank you," she said.

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Zuko, Katara, Toph and Aang all sat in the dinning room that evening.

"So, you guys already decided on a name?" Toph asked.

"No, we haven't talked about it yet," Zuko answered truthfully.

"You can always call him Aang, I wouldn't mind," Aang said with a grin.

They all laughed.

"I don't know, I think we might go for a traditional water tribe name, I mean he's a waterbender after all," Zuko said as he took Katara's hand in his.

"Well, I though we could call him after your great-grandfather," Katara suggested.

"You want to call him Sozin?!" the three others asked surprised.

"No, not that great-grandfather."

"Roku?" Zuko asked.

Katara nodded. "Yeah, I like it. Being the avatar made him also a waterbender, but he was also from the Fire Nation. So that's why I think it's the perfect name."

"You thought this through," Zuko said with a grin.

"Unlike my brother, I do think things through," Katara said smartly. "Well what do you think?"

"I think it's perfect," Zuko answered.

"Yeah, and then you're naming him for me," Aang said with a broad smile.

"The past you, you mean," Toph said.


A/N: That was it for this chapter. Like I said the next one will be lemon again. Don't forget to review!

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