IM BACK! Guys im so sorry this took a month. My laptop broke, I started back at work part time which was super hard leaving my 4 month old. This chapter isn't crazy long but I promise the next ones will be I just wanted to make sure you guys got a little something after this crazy long wait. Enjoy !

"And this is the lake that we'd like to move our lunch area too. Make it big enough for both indoor seating and outdoor seating." Master Hinata explained as he and Katara followed him to a big empty field. Zuko was bored out of his mind. He could tell Katara was really paying attention to everything the man said. Zuko had never even seen this school until today. It was already so huge he didn't see the point in making it any bigger.

"So this is the private school, where is the public school?" Katara asked. At that Hinata frowned. Zuko wasn't sure why as he ran both schools.

"That is down the hill. To be honest Lady Katara, I want the expansion of the private school so that I may combine the two. But they'd never approve it if I proposed the expansion that way. I plan to combine the two schools and turn the old school into a training academy." Katara nodded her head.

"How would the public school families afford to attend the private school?" Zuko asked.

" There wouldn't be a fee to attend anymore." Hinata responded.

"You think the current families paying will be okay with this?" Zuko wasn't sure this plan would work. The private academy was for higher class children. Like Ty Lee and her sisters or even Mai. If Mai's father thought his daughter was in school next to a fisherman's daughter he'd explode.

"It will take an adjustment, but I have spoken with a few of the major donors to the school and they are okay with it. " Master Hinata said.

"The way the world is right now, is it worth it to seperate the educational values? In the water tribes we learn together. Sokka and I never had private lessons. It was important to our father that we were with everyone in the village. I think the councils children would learn a lot being with the working class family." Katara seemed to be very passionate about this. Zuko smiled at her. Her passion for everything was something Zuko always liked about her.

They continued to walk the grounds and Zuko actually listened this time. At the end of the tour they bowed to the master and got into their carriage to lead them back to the palace for their next meeting. Today was their first meeting with the wedding planner. Zuko didn't care for the planning. He wasn't a fan of deciding what flowers they should have or the color scheme.

Zuko looked over at Katara and smiled. She was staring outside taking everything in. She was wearing a long skirt with slits in it which is why she wore a pair of light pants underneath and a midriff top that only had one shoulder strap. She was wearing her engagement necklace and few other gold bracelets. She had a crown in her hair that matched his sisters. It was so strange seeing her in a fire nation crown.

They'd been having a strange few days. They continued to fight and not get along most of the day but once they were alone in their room they'd start to really get along. It had become a weird routine for them. Wake up naked in each others arms, get dressed, go to breakfast, go to lessons/meetings, lunch, training, free time ignoring each other, dinner, then to their room to get naked, and repeat.

It was working for the most part. It was easy keeping it from everyone since they still annoyed each other. They didn't want to say anything to anyone until they figured it out. Also they'd get in huge trouble if anyone knew they were partaking in premarital sex.

"So you ready to start planning the wedding of the year?" Zuko said breaking Katara's thoughts.

"Oh yes. It'll be the social event of the year. One to be talked about for the next century." Katara rolled her eyes.

"I've heard this woman can be a handful." Zuko responded.

"Most event planners are. I remember the woman in the northern village who planned Yue's wedding was a pain in the ass." Katara laughed thinking of her fellow water tribe princess in the sister tribe.

The carriage began to slow down as they approached the wall. The rumbling of the rock wall moving was so loud neither spoke as they wouldn't have been able to hear each other. The carriage pulled forward and within a few minutes the teens were at the front steps. Zuko opened the door to the carriage and let Katara out first. He followed her up the steps and say his mother and Uncle waiting for them.

"How was your tour of the school?" Ursa asked.

"Enlightening." Katara responded with a smile.

"How do you feel about Master Hinata's plan?" Uncle asked.

"It'll be hard adjustment but I think it's the best for this nation's growth." Zuko told his Uncle.

"I'm glad you feel that way because we will need support from the entire royal family to get the council on board with this change." Iroh smiled.

They walked into the palace each quietly chatting, Zuko with his Uncle and Katara with Ursa. Once to the great hall Ursa stopped.

"Ichika is in here, have fun you two." Ursa smiled and then walked down the adjacent hall with Iroh.

Katara walked in first nerves complete shaken. Zuko had heard stories of this woman and how she was very good at what she did but a little... off. As the two walked further into the room they saw at the end of the room was Ichika with multiple scrolls hanging and even more laid out in front of her. She was looking between two hanging scrolls very intently, Zuko could hear her muttering to herself.

"Sit sit. We have much to discuss today." She said not even turning to look at them.

Zuko was over this. They had been in this hall for almost 3 hours. He could tell Katara was also bored. His stomach had been freaking out for the last half hour. They hadn't made it to breakfast this morning and now the were missing lunch.

"Can we take a break? Go eat something then come back with a fresh mind." Katara said breaking Ichika's sentence. She turned and stared at the two of them thinking it over for a moment.

"Fine, go. be back within an hour. We need to finish this today. I'm a busy woman and don't want to be here longer than needed."

Zuko rolled his eyes and stood to leave the hall. They had been going back and forth for who knows how long about which flowers to use in the ceremony versus which ones to use for the reception and the dinner. Zuko truly did not care and he could tell Katara was just trying to get through it. He could see she was trying to respect the fire nation traditions but wanted a part of her own traditions in the wedding as well which Ichika was clearly not interested in.

Once to the dinning hall they saw just Iroh and Sozi inside sipping at tea. Zuko's stomach growled louder at the thought of no food. Katara walked over and sat next to Sozi. Zuko sat across from her next to his uncle. A servant walked in and filled their cups with tea.

"Prince Zuko the chef is preparing you and Lady Katara more food it'll just be a few more moments." He said before bowing and leaving through the kitchen doors.

"So how is planning going?" Iroh asked before sipping at his tea.

"Awful, she drones on and on about details I didn't even know mattered. Then when one of us tries to answer her questions she snaps over us and gives in her own answer. I can't tell if this is our wedding or hers." Zuko said sighing loudly.

"She has a vision. I'm pretty sure she just wants us to go with it." Katara added in a sad voice.

"We are only getting married once, you deserve to have your traditions in the wedding too" Zuko said looking at her. Katara gave him a small smile.

The food came out and two began to dive in starving from their already full day. After eating they started back for the hall, as slowly as possible. Zuko moved the curtain aside so Katara could walk in first. He followed behind her and saw Ichika was already at her scrolls writing down things.

The two sat and she immediately started up again. She asked about color of flowers in each area of the ceremony and reception. As Katara spoke up to say she wanted a blue orchid found only in the poles She shut her down and said it would clash. Annoyed Zuko finally stepped in.

"If the Lady wants a blue orchid for her wedding she will have the orchid." Ichika looked at him and narrowed his eyes.

"Prince Zuko, those flowers are an incredibly high maintenance flower. To get them here and keep them alive would be a daunting task."

"Well for what we are paying you and how highly recommend you are I would assume that wouldn't be a problem. Or should we find someone not afraid of a challenge?"

She huffed and then finally agreed. "Also you will be bringing in the chef from the southern tribe to cook traditional meals from Katara's nation. The point of this wedding is the bringing together of nations, not washing out the fact that Katara is from the water tribes."

After that Ichika's way of doing things changed slightly. She was still bossy but she was listening better. After an hour they had finally called it a day. Ichika ran out of the room to start sending messenger hawks to get supplies. Zuko again began to pull the curtain to the side to let Katara go first but he felt her tug at the side of his robe pulling him to face her. Before he could ask what she wanted her lips were on his. His right hand let go of the curtain and he moved it immediately to her hips pulling her into him.

The kiss was strong and passionate. Her hands were resting on his lower stomach which she knew drove him wild. Zuko knew exactly what she was doing so he broke the kiss, gasping for air to catch his breath, grabbed her hand and started for their bedroom.

Wedding is coming! Hope you guys enjoyed this quickie, reviews are always loved. I hope to have the next chapter up within a week :)