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I have started writing Prequels, here is a list of them:

A Second First Date; One month after Aang defeated Fire Lord Ozai

Nightmares; A One-Shot Prequel to Together Again. Aang saved the world, he faced Ozai on his own. Everyone kept saying that he was a great hero, that he was so brave. He wore a brave face and acted all the hero they thought he was. But at night in his sleep he was a scared boy, scared for his life as he tried to get away from a psycho Firebender. The Battle came back at night.

Anila's Story; This is another Prequel to Together Again. It's about a Young Female Airbender just starting out in life. She was ready to travel the world as soon as she turns 16. Little does she know, Destiny has a grand purpose for her first child.

I Want to thank my beta readers for their help, advice, and contributions: 116788 (pen name not user ID) and ReverieNishio

*116788 (pen name not user ID) is available to beta read for others, she has 3 slots open right now.

Chapter 10

(Zuko)

Zuko, dressed as Lee, hair left down (with his swords and all) was walking through Ba Sing Se headed to The Jasmine Dragon. Out of the corner of his eye he saw someone following him. After a couple of blocks he realized it was Jet, as he went through the streets he could see Jet following him. Zuko was at the front of The Jasmine Dragon, when Jet stopped him.

"So you're back Firebending scum!" He spat with disgust.

"Ok, I'm going to ignore that comment because I just want a nice quiet evening with my uncle at his tea shop serving tea to these fine people." Zuko calmly said.

"Why shouldn't I take you on now?" Jet growled.

"Please just stop, the war is over. I ended it." Zuko told him.

"You? Who are you? Who are you to say you ended it? The Avatar ended it." Jet yelled.

From behind Zuko (who had his back to the door) came out the sweet old tea shop owner "I would listen to my nephew if I were you." Iroh told Jet.

"Stay out of it, crazy old man! I've been watching you too." Jet yelled at Iroh.

"Trying to pick a fight with me is one thing but to yell at my uncle, the man I love, the man who was a better father to me than my own father, is a whole other level, Jet!" Zuko said as he drew out his double swords "You want to know who I am? Who am I to say I ended the world? YES my Very close friend, Avatar Aang, helped end the war. He stopped Ozai. But me? Who am I? Right now, I'm trying to be Lee and have a quiet evening serving tea, but in reality, in reality I am Fire Lord Zuko!"

Everyone in the shop was watching the confrontation. When Zuko said who he was everyone gasped and were in awe over the fact that The Fire Lord came to serve them tea.

Jet got very scared and dropped to his knees "I'm sorry, I'm truly sorry... I didn't know."

"Well you know now," Irho told Jet. "And all the Fire Lord wanted to do, was serve tea to these fine people."

"It is an honor to have The Fire Lord serve us tea." Came from inside The Jasmine Dragon.

Toph

Toph had made a metal sculpture out of some scrap metal left from the war. Once her Metalbending urge was out of her system, she headed back to their guest house. On her way back, her space bracelet started vibrating and she stopped and listened to the people around her. She focused on a homeless boy, probably about 13, trying to convince a cabbage man to spare just one cabbage so that he didn't have to go to bed hungry again tonight. The poor boy reminded Toph of when they were traveling the world, helping those in need of help, Team Avatar was quite fortunate, they had made friends everywhere they went, and with Aang, The Avatar, helped them always get food and often lodgings, they camped out quite a bit but they were lucky enough to find food everyday. How would things have been if they didn't have people helping around the world. Toph would still be with her over bearing patents, caged up inside the walls of their estate. She felt something funny in her chest, something told her to help the boy.

Toph walked up to the boy. "You sound like you could use a little something to eat." She said to him.

"Yeah, I haven't eaten anything in four days." The boy said as his stomach let out a loud rumble causing him to clutch his stomach and double over in pain from hunger.

"Come with me, I know a great Tea shop in the Upper Ring owned by a friend, we can get you some hot tea and a good meal." Toph comforted him.

"I can't go to the Upper ring I'm not allowed." he told her.

"They will let you if you're with me, I'll tell them you are my servant, helping me because I am blind. My name Is Toph Beifong, the world's greatest Earthbender, the inventor of Metalbending, War hero, and personal friend of The Avatar."

"I'm Lee, I can Earthbend a bit I never had any formal training I couldn't afford to pay for lessons." The boy said sadly.

I know who you are! I've heard stories about you, you are so awesome!." The boy exclaimed.

"I know I'm awesome." Toph said very Cocky-ly.

"Oh my spirits, yes I would love to meet him... Forgive me but, how do you know where you are going, with you being blind and all?" Lee asked her.

"I can see with my feet, seismic sight, I listen and feel." She told him.

They talked as they walked together. Before they knew it, they were at the door of The Jasmine Dragon. When they walked in, Toph was greeted with a big hug from her old friend Irho and a warm hello from "Lee" (Zuko)

"I found this poor little boy in the lower ring. He is homeless and hungry, he told me he hasn't eaten in four days. I knew this would be the perfect place to take him to eat and have comforting tea." Toph told them.

"Of course he is welcome here." Iroh said. "Any friend of Toph's is a friend of mine."

Zuko immediately brought them a tray with tea, rice balls, dumplings, grilled vegetables and cakes. "Are you going to be able to buy all this for me?" Little Lee asked her as he looked at all the tea and all the delicious food.

Zuko told the boy "It's free of charge. I'll cover it."

"No, Nephew, it is on me, I insist." Irho told Zuko.

"I want to get it for him." The young Fire Lord said.

"But it is MY shop!" Iroh argued.

"Why won't you let me pay, you crazy old man!" Zuko yelled. (Only he was allowed to call his uncle a crazy old man.)

The boys eyes started to tear up. "It all looks so expensive! Are you sure? Thank you all so much!"

"Don't worry about it, it's not expensive for me." Zuko winked at little Lee.

"I want to ask you something," Toph said as the boy wolfed down all the food in front of him, "I noticed when you were pleading with cabbage man, you have the capability of becoming a Metalbending Master. I want to take you back to my school so I can train you." Toph told him.

"I don't have money to pay you, but I guess that's obvious," Lee, the boy, said.

"I don't charge." Toph assured the boy. "And even if I did, I wouldn't charge you."

Tears now where running down his cheeks and he nodded.

"Would you like to meet all my friends now? I am bringing you home with me, you can meet them and have a nice soft warm place to sleep." Toph told little Lee.

Sokka & Suki

Sokka had a picnic set up for him and Suki. He was really nervous, and as always, things didn't go as planned for him. He spilled the juice when he tried to pour them cups. There were ants where they sat, he hadn't noticed until Suki kept getting bitten... it was the worst picnic ever. When the sun started to set, and the sky was beautiful shades of red, purple, and blue he thought this was the perfect moment to ask her to be his wife, then his mouth went dry and sticky on him. He tried to pour himself more juice but because he had spilt it there wasn't any left.

All he could do was swallow hard and handed her the betrothal necklace he had worked hard to make it perfectly for her. He had spent the better part of three months trying to make it perfect for her, he loved her with all his heart and he wanted her to know how much she actually meant to him, to his life.

She took the necklace and looked at it. Her heart was pounding in her chest, she had forgotten how to breath for a minuet while she stared down at the stone. It was so beautiful; it had gold fans on it.

She started to cry and Sokka thought she was going to give it back. A huge smile came across Suki's face. "Yes, Sokka Yes!" She said as she tackled hugged him kissing him over and over. "I love you so much Sokka, I've been waiting for two years to ask me! Thank you so much!"

"Two years!?" He squeaked from his dry mouth. "You would have said yes if I had asked you two years ago?!"

"Yes, Sokka I would have." Suki placed a small soft kiss on his lips that left him grinning from ear to ear.

Everyone was coming back at the same time. When they got home, they found Aang going through some intelligence reports about The Azula Loyalists and Katara reading her book. Similar to how they were when they all left.

"Did you two just sit here the entire time we were gone?!" Sokka asked them.

Aang and Katara shared a panicked look that only lasted a moment. "No, we ate dinner too."

"They are..." Toph started.

"Toph." Katara interrupted her. "Come help me pick out what to wear tomorrow." And she dragged Toph upstairs with her.

"Wait... but... how..." Toph stuttered as Katara dragged her away.

Katara shut the bedroom door and locked it behind her. "Please, please, please don't tell them we are lying. I'll make it up to you I promise!"

"Ok Sugar Queen, but you owe me big... APPA big !" Toph smirked.

Katara tackle hugged the girl. "Oh thank you, thank you, thank you !"

"You need a shower, you smell like sweat... and something else... you smell like sweat and Aang... OOEEHHHH, you're bad !" Toph had a shocked look on her face.

The two girls came back down. Toph introduced Lee to everyone. He was so excited when he met them that he almost peed his pants. Especially when he met his hero, Avatar Aang.

"So you found a Metalbending student here in Ba Sing Se, that's awesome!" Sokka said.

Zuko walked in through the garden door. "You guys will never guess..."

"Hi !" Lee said a bit surprised to see "Lee" in The Avatar's guest house.

"Hello." Zuko said. "Who is this ?" Then he winked at Lee.

"Well." Toph started. "This is Lee, he is my new Metalbending student."

"Oh. Hi, I'm Zuko"

"Zuko?" Lee's eyes got huge, "As in Fire Lord Zuko?"

"Yeah…" Zuko said with smile.

"I can't believe it ! I just can't believe it !" Lee shouted excitedly. "I am in a room with the world's best benders! Toph, the world's best Earthbender and inventor of Metalbending; Katara, the world's best Waterbender and Healer; The Avatar; and Fire Lord Zuko ! I'm the luckiest kid in the world ! I am your biggest fan, I've heard all the stories, I have the limited edition of your costumes and I even got action figures of you guys !"

"I told you it wasn't expensive for me." Zuko joked. "Anyways." He went on. "You guys will never guess what just happened to me in front of The Jasmine Dragon…"

"What happened, Zuko?" Aang asked.

"I noticed him following me a few blocks before I got there. Jet tried to attack me, he called me 'Firebending scum'. I asked him to stop, that I just wanted to have a peaceful night. That I ended the war, He wouldn't let up, and he asked me who I was to claim I ended the war, that it was Aang that ended it. I told him Aang defeated Ozai but that I ended the war. Uncle came up behind me and told him to leave, he insulted Uncle. So I told him who I was, that I am The Fire Lord. That made him back out."

"Jet's a monster!" Katara spat.

"Yeah, he's an idiot." Sokka said.

"That guy needs to be locked up like Azula." Aang finished.

Then, Katara noticed the betrothal necklace Suki was wearing. She looked at it and then gasped. "Did Sokka give that to you ?!"

Suki nodded excitedly while she brushed her fingers over it.

Katara's eyes went wide. "OH MY SPIRITS! That is so sweet. I am so happy for you two !" Then she realised what the necklace meant. "You're going to be my sister!" And she hugged both Suki and Sokka.

Everyone congratulated them. They all hugged them and wished them good luck.

"OK everyone we all need to go to sleep, I am exhausted." Aang said with a huge yawn.

"Me too, today has been an eventful day." Katara said as she put her book down.

Everyone went off to bed.

Toph pulled Aang off to the side "You need a shower, you smell like sweat and Katara... You've been DIRTY ! But no worries, I already promised Katara I wouldn't tell anyone." And she quickly ran off to sleep.

The next day, Katara was up early. She stretched and yawned deep. Then she woke Aang.

"I'm going to go shopping, Sweetie." She told him. "I want to find the perfect gown for our wedding."

"I can't wait for all this to be over. We can get married and then..." He kissed her passionately, then finished. "We can lock ourselves up for a month."

"That sounds wonderful." She blushed.

Katara walked over to the guest house Zuko and his personal bodyguards were staying in. She knocked on the garden door then went it. Suki was absent mindedly opening and closing her fans. "Hey Suki, I was planning to find a dress for my wedding. I was thinking that, since you and Sokka are betrothed, you might wanna joint me in finding one too ?"

A smile appeared on Suki's face. "Actually, that is a wonderful idea. Thank you Katara."

The two young women wondered from dress shop to dress shop. Suki found her dress after only an hour. Katara was having a hard time finding the perfect dress. She was looking at the dresses in a shop. A the girl, who worked there, could tell Katara was getting really stressed.

"Don't tell my boss I told you, but down two blocks and just inside a small side street there is a small dress shop. I think you might be able to find just what you are looking for." The young women told Katara.

"Thank you." Katara told the girl and went to the little shop.

As soon as Katara walked in she saw IT. IT was perfect, a blue dress with white accents and white embroidery. It was an off the shoulder, low cut gown that puffed out at the bottom. The white sleeves hung down almost to the floor and were trimmed with blue silk ribbon. Katara tried it on, the dressmaker had to let out a little fabric for the chest area and pull it in a bit at the waist.

"I have a few dresses I have to alter before I can get to yours." The dressmaker told Katara. "It will be ready in two weeks."

"I won't be here in two weeks..." The girl looked discouraged.

"Katara, we can pick it up on our way home." Suki told her.

"Ok, that works." Katara looked up and smiled.

"It will be 50 gold pieces." The dressmaker told her. "What name to put the order under?"

Katara paid with the money her father had given her for a wedding dress. "Princess Katara of The Southern Water Tribe. I should be back in a few weeks."

"Oh my, you're a princess ? To whom are you marrying, if you don't mind me asking ?" The woman asked.

A huge smile appeared on Katara's face. "To Avatar Aang."

The woman gasped. "Well congratulations then ! He's quite a catch ! I wish you a long and happy marriage."

"Thank you so very much and thank you for the dress !" Katara said. She couldn't help but smile all the way she and Suki walked back to the guest houses.

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