"Katara… honey… um, what's going on…

"Katara… honey… um, what's going on…?" Zuko stuttered. Toph was trying to hold herself from laughing. "Yes, well, Katara and I have to talk about husband slash wife-ly things, so I guess you guys will just have to leave." Toph started to crack up as Zuko attempted to push them out of the door.

"Zuko, quit it, they practically figured it out anyway. Well, Toph did at least…" Katara said.

"Don't say a word to anyone." He said to them sternly. Aang nodded, and Toph sighed.

"Fine, fine. I'll keep it a secret…" she agreed. "But you better come up with a story to tell Sokka when he comes up to you and tells you that Katara was cheating on you." Zuko sighed.

"This is not going to be fun…" he said. "How could you get caught?" he asked her. "Don't answer that. Look, lets just try to keep this as much of a secret as possible, okay?" everyone nodded.

Later that night, Katara and Zuko were lying in bed together. Zuko was out like a light as Katara found herself unable to sleep. After thinking about what to do to help her sleep, she quietly left her room. She crept down a hallway until she found herself in front of a very specific door. She knew perfectly the risks of going into the room. The danger she was putting her promise in. Regardless, she opened the door, and miraculously was ale to slip herself under the light sleeper's arm and quickly found herself asleep in Aang's gentle embrace.

The next morning, Katara woke up next to Zuko, with his arm suspiciously around her. She brushed it off and accepted it as a simple mistake that had been made by the both of them before. Little did she know, that moving the arrowed hand woke the sleeping airbender that lay next to her. Aang was too happy to be surprised and put his arm back around her.

"Get off." She mumbled as she tried to move his hand again. He held it where it was and put his head closer to hers.

"Why would I do that?" he whispered. Katara, now very confused, turned around to try to look at whoever was holding her, but instead found he lips met by his. She pulled back and looked at him. She recognized his stormy grey eyes then kissed him again. When they finally broke apart, Katara whispered something.

"I should go." She tried to move to stand, but Aang held a tight grip around her waist.

"Should you?" he asked.

"Aang, I shouldn't be here. I should have left before the sun rose! I'm still married to Zuko." She said, her voice trailing off at the end.

"I know." Aang sighed. He loosened his grip and they both sat up.

"I just hope nobody sees me on my way ba-" Katara was cut off by a knock on the door. Katara and Aang looked at each other, frightened, when they heard a voice come from the other side of the door.

"Katara, I know you're in there." They heard Zuko say. They sighed in relief and Katara opened the door. "What do you think you're doing?" he asked her while handing her the bundle of her clothes he had brought with him.

"Zuko, I'm sorry, I just-" she started.

"Don't worry, just don't sneak out at stupid times without a plan." He said. Zuko and Aang stood to face the opposite wall while Katara changed quickly behind them. "Besides, Sokka and Toph slept here last night, what if he saw you?" Katara shuttered at the idea of Sokka seeing her in a bed with a man who wasn't her husband, despite how innocent it really was. "Be careful." He said, putting his hands on her shoulders.

"I know. I'm sorry, really I am but…" she started.

"I get it." Zuko said. "We should go." He said, looking up at Aang. Katara quickly stepped over to him and kissed his gently.

"See you at breakfast." She said with a loving smile on her face. Zuko opened the door and she followed him out, putting her arm around him to keep people from getting suspicious.

Katara Zuko, Sokka, Toph, and Aang all sat at the table in the palace's dining hall along with all the other people who lived in the palace. Katara ate quickly, and was about to stand when Zuko put a hand on her shoulder, and got up.

"I have to go out again." He said simply. " Do you mind staying another day with Aang?" Katara, pretending to be indifferent, shrugged. Zuko kissed her on the forehead gently and started to walk away. Katara saw her brother shoot her a glance that was filled with anger, disappointment, or some other emotion she had never felt. He looked down and shook his head.

"Zuko," Sokka said, standing up and following him to the door, "I have to talk to you."

They got into the hallway before Sokka spoke again. "There's something you need to know."

"What?" Zuko said, feigning ignorance.

"Katara… she's, well… she's cheating on you." He stuttered.

"Not funny." Zuko said sharply. Sokka sighed.

"It's true. Toph and I saw her and Aang kissing yesterday. I wasn't sure how to tell you, but…" he trailed off. Zuko sighed and turned to walk back into the dining room

"I have to go talk to her." He said. Sokka followed him to the door, then watched as he grabbed Katara's shoulder, then walked away with her. He was about to walk away when he realized something. Zuko was known to be emotional, what if he was madder then he let on? What if he tried to hurt Katara?! With that thought he decided to follow them and listen in, just to make sure Katara was safe.

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oh no… What is he going to hear?!

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sorry it took so long to post this, but i have been working on finals an stuff, so I'm kinda swamped...