Authour's Note: This is the lat chapter of the story!! For info about a sequel read the message in bold and trust me...the sequel's good and has fluff, action, and adventure.

"Z-Zuko?" gasped Katara in shock.

"Hey Katara." said Zuko softly as he looked deep into her eyes.

Katara couldn't speak as she gazed at Zuko below her.

"If you help me up I can explain this to you." he said with a small smile.

Katara nodded and held out her hand to pull him up. Zuko reached to grab her arm and as soon as they touched, their skin tingled. Using all of her strength, she pulled Zuko to his feet and right against her body.

Zuko's stomach fluttered as his face pressed into her shoulder and he breathed her sweet scent. He knew then that he would be whatever she wanted just as long as he could be with her.

"He feels so perfect." said Katara to herself as she relaxed into his touch.

"Zuko, we have to talk." she said softly.

Zuko nodded his head and he stepped back to give her some room. Zuko took a deep breath as he looked her up and down. She truly looked beautiful under the light of the full moon. Her eyes glowed brightly and her hair was slightly darker than normal.

"Zuko…what was that? Are you the Blue Spirit?" asked Katara in shock.

"Yes." he whispered.

"But how I-"

She was interrupted as Zuko closed the distance and softly pressed his lips against hers. Zuko's heart raced as he softly placed his hand on her shoulder while he took in the wonderful emotions of their kiss.

Katara looked at him with wide eyes until she felt herself melt into the kiss. Her eyes closed as she wrapped an arm around his waist and kissed back.

Zuko felt her respond to the kiss and he pulled back.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"That's only ever happened in my dreams," he said in awe as he placed a finger on his lips.

"How does it feel now?" she asked with a grin.

"Better than I could ever imagine."

"But I kissed you before, after you saved me the first time." said Katara curiously.

"No you didn't," said Zuko solemnly, "You kissed the Blue Spirit."

Katara looked down when she noticed a sad look cross over Zuko's features.

"This was the first kiss you gave Zuko…gave me." he said as he looked into her eyes.

"So now you know…" said Zuko as he looked down to the floor.

"But why did you hide it from me?" asked Katara.

"Because I was afraid." responded Zuko quietly.

"Afraid of what?"

"I was afraid that you wouldn't love me!" yelled Zuko.

Katara looked at him with wide eyes as he blushed a deep crimson and he shifted his weight back and forth.

"I gave up the identity of the Blue Spirit a long time ago but I brought it back because I couldn't afford being recognized while saving you. After I brought you back from the ship I couldn't help but kiss you. After you woke up you followed me and kissed me again. You looked at me with so much love in your eyes and I knew that you would never give Zuko that look. I fell in love with a girl who loved another part of me. I've been living with that since that night and I finally got a chance to tell you but I had to turn into him again to save you." explained Zuko. "You gave him that look again… I've been fighting with the fact that I had to tell you sooner or later but now I know." he said as he looked up at her.

"Know what?" she whispered.

"That I don't care who you think I am as long as I'm with you." said Zuko quietly. "I love you Katara."

"You…love me?" she asked.

"More than anything, something changed between us after our mission and I don't want this to stop I-"

Zuko couldn't finish because Katara rushed forward and grabbed his face in her hands. Looking into his eyes lovingly, Katara pressed her lips to his.

Zuko melted into the kiss and her warm embrace immediately. His dreams were coming true but this was better than a dream…it was reality. Zuko pulled her into his arms as he fully responded to her kiss. He wrapped his arms around her and lovingly ran his hands through her hair.

Katara's eyes fluttered as she felt him kiss her back. She wrapped her arms around his waist and she pressed her lips even more firmly into his, deepening the kiss.

When the kiss finally broke, they remained in each other's arms as Katara rested her head on his shoulder.

"I love you too." she whispered.

"Well it's about damn time!" said Suki in triumph as they watched the two teens embrace in the moon light.

"Cheers to a job well done." said Toph with a broad smile.

"Who knew that former enemies would fall in love?" asked Sokka in amazement.

"Yeah…who knew." said Aang quietly.

"You what?" asked Zuko in a hoarse voice.

"I love you." repeated Katara.

"But I thought you loved the Blue Spirit." said Zuko in astonishment.

"I did too, until you took me to the play." said Katara. "I thought about it and I knew that you were the one for me and not some stranger that I barely knew for an hour before kissing him. I fell in love with you during the play and I wanted to bring you here to tell you. It's always been you Zuko, I just didn't know it until now-"

Zuko didn't allow her to finish talking because he kissed her again.

"Just be quiet." said Zuko softly as his eyes closed and he leaned in for another kiss.

Katara's eyes closed and she responded to his kiss with equal passion as their arms wrapped around each other once more, never letting go.

Zuko couldn't help but think about his life. He was banished from his home and his own family didn't want him anymore. He'd been abused and neglected all his life and now all he could think about was the comfort and love he was feeling at the moment.

As they kissed, Zuko knew that this was his home now, right here in Katara's arms, and nobody could ever take that away from him.

And that's the end of A New Beginning!! I want to thank all of you people out there who took the time to read the story and comment on it, it reallly means alot to me, thanks alot. As for a sequel, I finally decided that Icefire Chronicles is the sequel to A New Beginning so if you want to know what happens next, read Book 1 of icefire I just finished it today also and the 2nd installment of Icefire will be up tomorrow and it will be called the Savage. For those who like action its there and for those who love Zutara fluff it's there too, it's subtle yet not too subtle and there's major fluff in chapter 24 of Icefire Book 1 and...well i can't tell you, you have to read book 2 to find out!!. Thanks again for reading!!