Promises to me are really nothing, aren't they? Anyways, it's not like my promises matter anymore since this is the prompt for the last day of Kataang week. It's been a good ride but alas, all good things must come to an end. The premise of this chapter is pretty simple, with Aang and Katara being in their early twenties after their marriage.

Sacred

In what would soon be known as Air Temple Island, Avatar Aang and his new wife, Katara, set up their new home. The couple had barely been married a month ago and after an amazing honeymoon, it was time for them to move into their new home. Air Temple Island was situated near Republic City, which was in the early stages of its construction so that was why they wanted to live where they'd be living.

Just like their wedding, Aang and Katara had decided to incorporate things from both of their cultures into their new homes. Of course, the basic structure of the place came from the Air Nomads, but most of the interior design would come from the Water Tribe. It was a way for them to blend their cultures together, and they were both more than happy to comply.

"Need any help there, Sweetie?" Aang asked his wife as she hung up her own decorations.

"Thank you for the offer, but I'm just fine," Katara replied.

"So, what's the story behind that?" Aang wondered as he observed the object in Katara's hands.

"It's apart of Water Tribe tradition. It brings good luck and fortune to those who believe in it and live under its nose," Katara explained.

"Not that we need any luck, because we've already got everything that we need," Aang whispered into her ear.

Katara giggled, "Now, don't go jinxing it, Aang."

"What? I'm just saying that we don't need luck, since we're already fortunate enough to have each other in our lives," Aang reasoned.

"Don't go disrespecting the good luck charm," Katara warned playfully.

Aang held his hands up, "Alright, alright. I'll believe."

For Aang and Katara, living together had always been a dream of theirs. It was something that had taken so long to achieve, since they were always travelling around the world and barely had anytime to find a place to call their home. Now that they were married and the world was in a stable state of peace, they could finally settle down and live the life together that they'd always dreamed of.

"Sokka and Toph are still coming over later, aren't they?" Katara checked.

"Yeah, they are," Aang replied.

"Then we should probably finish setting up the luxuries, since we know how those two can get when they don't have anything like that," Katara suggested.

"Good idea," Aang agreed.

Together, the newlyweds headed off to the central part of their new house to put the final touches on their brand new home. For them, this was like a dream come true. They had spent most of their years travelling the world together and as fun as that was, they never really had a place to call their own. Only now they did, and their home would include parts of them just like they were already apart of each other.

"Can you believe that we're finally living together after all these years?" Katara asked.

Aang smiled, "This is something that I've always wanted. It wasn't like we weren't living together before when we travelled, now we just have a more permanent place to call home."

"True," Katara laughed before she noticed something else in Aang's hands as he prepared the table. "What's that for, Sweetie?"

"I'm just setting up these panelled chests. They represent scenes from the first airbenders life," Aang replied.

It was clear to Katara that the Air Nomads loved colour, despite their main colours being yellow and orange. That was evident to the floral designs painted on the panelled chests with thick frescoed columns as well as the sashes hanging from the ceiling, the pile of Air Nomad scripture bound in bright-yellow silk, and the row of silver lamps before and gilded shrine.

"Our house is certainly going to have some unique colours in it," Katara noted.

"Because they're apart of our culture, just like we are now a part of each other's lives forever," Aang stated.

"That we are," Katara smiled.

The rest of their afternoon consisted of them putting in the final touches to their new home, all of which included parts of their cultures. One thing that both Aang and Katara loved about their relationship was how they were able to learn new things about each other and respect their choices, no matter how different their beliefs were.

Throughout the whole afternoon, Katara and Aang traded stories about their cultures, learning something new about each other just as they did every day. The most important thing to them a part from each other was their cultures, and that was something that they both respected knowing how much it meant to their love.

After an afternoon of decorating, Aang and Katara sat together in their newly acquired bed as they waited for their company to arrive. The couple just sat there in a loving embrace as they marvelled over their new house.

"Thank you for letting me keep parts of my culture in, Sweetie. You have no idea how much that means to me," Aang said.

"You don't have to thank me, Aang. You're my husband. And your culture is now just as much a part of me as mine is a part of you. It's who we are," Katara replied.

"And that's something we'll be able to share to our children and the rest of the world," Aang murmured.

Smiling at her husband, Katara leaned in as she gave him a quick kiss. From the tales of their cultures that they shared underneath the midnight sky to the dancing they shared, their sacred beliefs were now intertwined in the family they had always desired to have with their unusual quirks and loving affection, everything had fallen into place. Their life was now heading off in the way they had it planned and they knew that no matter what they faced, they would always have each other.

And there it is, the last chapter of Kataang Week 2018. I'm not really happy with it, since I wanted to put more in but I wasn't really sure what. In case you missed it, I did a subtle and shitty recap of the prompts for this year besides Councilwoman Katara, since I wasn't really sure how to give that one a shoutout. The stuff that I used on Katara and Aang's traditions came from Chinese and Tibetan cultures, which the Water Tribes and Air Nomads culture is loosely based off on. If you guys need any more Kataang in your lives, hit me up at my one shot series, Everything in Between and leave me a request there. For those who read my other fics, updates will now resume normally after this week. Until next year…