Here you go, another chapter, btw, if you like my stories, check out my new one-shot 'The Diary of Katara' and new story 'The Prince and The Princess'. Yes, I am a self promoting whore, but then again, if it gets me more readers and reviews, I don't mind :D Read on:
"Mrs. Cheng," Zuko finally said, breaking the silence between them all. "I think you may be over reacting to the situation."
"Well Zuko, what has your foster father said about the wolf attacking the school and putting all the children in danger?" She countered.
"Well they have found the dead wolf that had attacked the school last night in the woods, he's the only reported at his size. All the other wolves in the woods are much smaller haven't posed a threat in this town that I've heard of. My father says we're going to continue staying here since this is the first reported attack on," He lied.
She cut into her pancakes, "We just don't find this town to be safe anymore. We were going to move down to the Portland area where it is more urban and not much wildlife."
"Mom, Oregon is pretty much just woods on the west side." Jin told her. "And all it does there is rain constantly."
"It rains here too honey," She said.
"Mrs. Cheng, please. I'm begging you. Have you and your husband talk it out for a night. Think of this like a school shooting. They exist and they are bound to happen once in a while. It's horrible, but we need to heal from it, instead of running away…or in this case moving away from the problem." Zuko told her. "You're family has lived in this town for how long?"
"Four Generations," Mrs. Cheng told him.
"Exactly, Four Generations, you can't lose that." Zuko offered.
She took a sip of her coffee, "The move is final, we're putting the house up for sale this week. We're actually moving to Portland. Jin, you'll love it there, Aang is moving there too."
"What?" Jin nearly yelled, "Why is Aang moving to Portland?"
"His Uncle came by today, looking for him since he was told that Aang good friends with our family. He told us that he lived in Portland where it safer than here. Your father and I made the decision this morning and actually are planning to buy a house in Aang's Uncle's Neighborhood." She explained. "We're going to leave at the end of the week."
Zuko stood up from the table, "I'm sorry…I have to go."
"Wait Zuko," Jin got up from her chair, but he was already out the door. She slumped back in the chair and buried her face in her hands. "Why Mom? Why as soon as I find someone that I can love…do you have to take him away from me?"
Mrs. Cheng got up, "Oh honey, you have plenty of time to find someone else. It's not like you were going to spend the rest of your life with him." She went into the kitchen as tears finally escaped from Jin's eyes.
"I was."
Zuko walked in the door to see Katara pacing in living room, Suki sitting on the couch watching her. "I'm guessing you heard the news then?" Zuko asked, shutting the door behind him.
"They're in the dining room talking it over," Suki told him. "Katara hasn't relaxed ever since they came here."
"Well you aren't the only one about to lose a mate," He muttered as he sat down on the couch, "Jin's Parents are moving down to Portland with Aang…"
Suki's eyes went wide, "Holy crap, you guys are just unlucky aren't you?"
"Shut up Suki," Zuko mumbled into his hands. He rubbed his eyes, "What the hell are we going to do?"
"I can tell you right now, if he takes Aang, I will rip him apart," Katara growled. "Aang's 18, he's an adult, he can make his own choices."
"Katara, he's still in high school, that makes him a kid still. They're going to send him off since his Uncle wants him to live with him," Zuko told her, "Jeong-Jeong legally has to give him to his Uncle since he is the next of kin."
Katara shook her head, "No, he's going to stay here. I don't care what the law says, we have our own laws that we live by."
"Unfortunately humans don't go by our laws Katara." Zuko said. "We have to find a way to get them to stay without breaking any laws."
"You both are just dumb aren't you?" Azula asked as she came down the stairs. They all turned to look at her as she stopped on the stair case. "We've previously had this problem before, remember?" She nodded towards Suki.
Zuko slapped himself on his forehead, "How can we be so stupid?"
"Like I said, you both are just dumb aren't you?" Azula laughed as she came down the stairs. "Just have both of them run away."
"But wouldn't they actually come after them though Azula?" Suki asked. "Parents now are very over protective of their kids and literally stop at nothing to try to find them. Also, once they disappear, the first place they're going to look is here."
"Hmmm, I guess you aren't as dumb as they are," Azula said, sitting on the couch. Both Zuko and Katara gave her a glare, but went back to thinking. "We can fake their deaths."
"How?" Katara questioned. "Have one of us be in wolf form, take them into the woods and pretend to kill them? We would never be able to go hunting without being caught, shot at, or even killed."
Aang, Jeong-Jeong and Aang's Uncle came out of the dining room. "Well everyone, Aang is going to go with his Uncle back to Portland tonight. I would suggest you say good bye to him." They could all see the look of sadness in his eyes even if he didn't show it.
"Can I talk to Katara alone?" Aang asked his Uncle, he nodded. He took Katara's hand and took her upstairs to her room. Tears were already staining her cheeks. Aang held her in his arms as she continued to cry. "Everything will be okay Katara."
"He's taking you away from me Aang," She cried, "How is everything going to be okay? There isn't anything I can do other than kill him or fake your death…"
Tears welled up in his eyes, but he kept his smile, "Katara, in a couple weeks…come down to Portland and we can find a way to get me and Jin out of there."
"You've already thought of a plan?" She asked. He nodded. "How did you come up with a plan and we couldn't?"
Aang smiled, "Because I'm a nerd Katara, I always think of something smart." She chuckled a little, but returned to her frown. "Don't be that way Katara, we won't be split up for long. Think of it as a little vacation from each other. Then in a couple weeks, you'll be able to come see me."
Katara gave him a kiss, tears still come down her face, but she smiled. "Since when did you become an Alpha male."
"When you're down, I have to be." He told her. Aang grabbed his backpack from her bed that he previously had packed and took out his camera. "Come take a picture with me, I want to have one with you so it feels like you're with me the whole time." She wiped her face of her tears and took a couple breaths, trying to relax herself. They bunched up together, cheek to cheek and took a picture. He kept the camera where is was and kissed Katara, taking another picture. "I'll send these to you once I get in Portland, hopefully they have already set up my computer down there…since someone already took the liberty to have my stuff shipped down there…"
Katara held back the new tears that were starting to form in her eyes, "Are you sure I can't just kill him? It would make everything so much easier."
He chuckled and shook his head, "No Katara, this can't be taken care of with wolves. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. You're good at protecting me and being my alpha…and I'm good at plans."
"Sokka usually thinks he's great at plans, he calls himself 'the plan guy'," She laughed a little.
"Hopefully he won't get too jealous then," He joked. Aang put the camera back in the back pack and kissed Katara again. "Come on, let's go." He took her hand and they went back downstairs.
"Are you ready?" His Uncle asked.
"Just one second," Aang told him. He walked over to Zuko, giving him a hug, "Talk to Katara, I've got a plan," Aang whispered. Zuko nodded and he went to Suki, who also started to tear up. He gave her a hug, "Tell Sokka I said good bye too."
She wiped her eye, "Of course, I'll miss you Aang."
He smiled, "I'll miss you too Suki." He looked at Azula who was beside Suki. Aang also hugged her, "It's been nice…"
She nodded, "Yeah…it has. Have fun pup." Aang walked over to Jeong-Jeong.
"Thank you for letting me stay here Jeong-Jeong, it really helped me recover." Aang thanked the old man, shaking his hand.
"No problem Aang, you're like a part of the family." Jeong-Jeong smiled. Aang walked back over to his Uncle and took Katara's hand.
"I'm ready now." His Uncle nodded and they walked down the path to his 2012 Charger. Aaron took the bag for him as he turned back to Katara at the passenger side door. More tears came down her face, "Katara, please stop crying. You can always text me, Skype me, call me, whatever."
She wiped her face again, "I don't know how to work Skype, I'm too old to know what that is."
Aang laughed again, "I'll miss you Katara for the small time we will be apart. I'll text you the whole way down, okay?" Katara nodded. "I'll make sure someone comes over to teach you how to Skype." He kissed her. "I love you Katara."
"I love you too Aang." She whispered. He left her grasp and got into the car. Katara weakly waved at him as the car went down the street. Aang was leaving Washington…and taking her heart with him.
"Thank you Uncle Aaron for allowing me to do this," Aang said as he stopped in front of Jin's house.
He smiled, "It's perfectly fine Aang, you're leaving your friends and I wouldn't expect you to not want to say goodbye." Aang thanked him again as he got out of the car. He felt bad that he was going to leave him in a couple weeks, but to be with Katara and the pack, he was going to have to. Aang walked up the path and he heard yelling in the house. He gave the door a knock and heard the yelling stop. A heavy set of stomps made their way to the door and it swung open. Jin's mother stood in the door way, the look of annoyance and anger that previously was there, now was replaced by a smile.
"Aang, it's great to see you, but unfortunately Jin and I having a talk and she can't come out," She told him.
"Well, I was hoping I could actually say goodbye since I'm leaving town tonight." Aang said, "Her and I haven't been away from each other for more than a night…"
She nodded, "Sure. Jin, come say good bye." Her mother moved out of the way and an obviously distraught Jin came to the door.
"You're leaving already?" She asked. Aang nodded. Jin hugged him, "Please tell me the pack has a plan."
"I do," Aang whispered back, "Don't worry, I will fill you in on it once you come down to Portland. Also, make sure you go over to Zuko's and help Katara use Skype, she needs some help."
Jin nodded, "Okay…I'll miss you Aang."
"Now you sound like Katara," He joked, "It won't be that long until we see each other again."
"I know…" Jin sighed sadly. She gave him a kiss on the cheek. "I'll see you later this week."
He nodded, "See ya." Aang went back to the car and got in.
"You ready?" Aaron asked. "Would you like to visit your father's grave one last time?"
Aang shook his head, "No…I can't say good bye to him again…" Aaron nodded and took off down the street. He watched as the town that he had grown to love passed by him. His phone vibrated and he saw he got a message from Katara.
Katara: I just realized that we won't have sex for weeks…this sucks :'(
Aang: You'll be fine Katara, trust me. This is going to be easier by tomorrow.
Katara: This is going to be the first night since meeting you that I haven't watched over you…this isn't going to be easy
Aang: Just keep breathing. Once Jin is done with her fight with her mother, she'll be over and help you, okay?
Katara: …
Aang: Katara…don't be that way. It was just a kiss on the cheek.
Katara: …I'm still going to kill her if she lays a hand on you.
Aang: :) There's the Katara I know and love.
Jin walked into the house to find the pack sitting in the front room. "Zuko, why did you leave me?"
"I had to try to help Aang," He told her as he got up. "I didn't want to leave you…but I had to."
She looked around, "Where is Katara?"
"She's taking it pretty hard right now…so she's up in her room right now, probably still texting him." Zuko said.
"I'll go talk to her, Aang wanted me to help her with Skype."
"What the hell is Skype," Toph asked from the couch.
"It's a program on a computer that lets you video chat with someone," Suki told her.
Jin gave Zuko a kiss, "I'll be back down to talk to you." She climbed the stairs and knocked on Katara's door. "Katara? It's me Jin." There wasn't an answer. "Katara?" She cracked the door to see her on her bed, facing away from the door. Jin went inside, "Katara, are you awake?"
"What do you want?" She asked, not moving from her spot.
"Aang wanted me to come over and help you with Skype, hopefully so you two can talk as if you were next to each other." Jin said.
"We're talking now," Katara said. "It's been," She checked her phone, "2 minutes since he last texted me…he probably found someone else by now…"
"Don't say that Katara, come on, show me where your computer is." She sat on the bed. Katara sighed and swung her legs off the bed and got up. Turning towards her, Jin could see her puffy red eyes. Katara lazily walked past Jin and out the door, Jin followed. They arrived to the computer room and Jin was stunned. Their electronics were completely up to date, they had the biggest screen possible and a whole sound system for the computer. "How do you guys afford all this stuff."
"Stocks."
Jin sat down at the computer and turned on the screen. A picture of the pack and Jeong-Jeong in front of a house that she didn't recognize. There were a couple cactuses in around the house, so she guessed it was when they were in Arizona. "Okay, well, usually new computers come with this already installed." Jin went through the necessary windows and found the program. She quickly loaded it up and put in the info. "Here, you can use my account since I have no point to have it." Jin changed the info of the account and removed the picture. "Now all we have to do is give him a call…" She pressed 'video chat'.
Aang sat in his new room. It was weird not being with the pack anymore, let alone not being in Washington. Portland was much different. It was a way bigger city and there were no woods in the suburbs. His Uncle had shown him where Jin was going live, it was only a house away, across the street from his. He had to windows, one facing the street and the other one to the left of the house. Outside of that window was the garage so Aang could actually crawl out the window onto garage's roof. He went to his computer and uploaded the photos he had taken before he left. He hated seeing Katara so sad, now he knew what it must had been for her to see him when his father had died. Aang turned on his printer and put in some photo paper, printing the photo out. He cut the white edges off and stuck the other corner of the frame of him and his parents, next to the photo booth strip of him and Jin. Aang wished he had gotten a better picture of Katara and him before he left, it broke his heart to see the tears in her eyes. There was a knock on his door, it was his Aunt. "Hey Aang, dinner is ready." She was a young girl, she seemed not even out of her 20s. His Uncle decided to pick some young girl over someone around his age. She had blonde hair, red lipstick and wore clothes he would only think belonged in California. He was surprised that she would want anything to do with his Uncle since the only thing he had that a girl her age would want is money. But they made it work somehow especially with Aang's 13 year old cousin, Tenzin. Tenzin actually looked like Aang and probably could be mistaken for his little brother…or even son.
He gave her a smile, "Thanks, I'll be down in a little bit." The door shut and his computer started to make a ringing sound. He looked and saw he was getting a Skype Video Chat from…Katara. Aang silently thanked Jin and accepted the call, sitting down in front of the computer. It took a little bit, but finally the video came up and Jin was sitting in the chair with Katara behind her. "Hey you two."
Katara smiled and Jin waved at him, "Hey buddy. How's Portland?"
"It's not Washington…I miss you guys so much," He smiled, "Especially Katara."
Jin moved out of the chair, "Well, I have a boyfriend to talk to, you two don't have too much fun okay?"
Katara sat in the chair and grinned even wider, no tears in her eyes, "Aang, this is amazing. I just wish I could hold you."
"I know Katara…but you have a couple weeks off of school…maybe…maybe you can come down here before the rest of the pack comes down." Aang suggested.
"Why can't we just go down there now and get you?" Katara asked, "I don't want to sleep without you here."
He frowned, "It's going to be hard without you here too Katara…I don't know how I'm going to handle being a wolf here."
"You need to make sure you get to change a couple times a week Aang," She told him, "Or else it starts to get harder to change back."
"Okay." He sighed. "Make sure when Jin is moving to catch a ride with her here so you can find out where we live. I can make sure you get a ride back."
"If I do come down there, Zuko will want to go see Jin also…and he'll have to drag me away because I can't leave you again." Katara told him. "I feel dead without you Aang."
"Before you get here, I'll look for a hotel for you Katara, so you can stay here until everything settles," Aang told her. "With the money I got from Gyatso's inheritance, I'll make sure you get a nice place to stay."
She shook her head, "Keep your money Aang. Just finding me a place would be nice. Stopping me from going there tonight will be a harder achievement."
"Katara, please. I want to be with you too…but you need to wait until the end of the week. It's only Wednesday." Aang told her. She nodded, lowering her face to wipe a couple of tears. "Hey," He said getting her attention. Aang felt tears burn at his eyes, "Don't leave me to the alpha, you're the stronger one out of us Katara. If you can't make it through…I don't know how I'm going to survive." A few tears escaped. "I love you Katara…with all my heart. I'm still trying to see if I'm dreaming because I never would have thought I could have someone as great as you."
She smiled at how cute he was being, "Aang, if you don't stop, I'm going to want to come see you even more."
Aang dried off his face, "God, this day has been filled with tears. I need to go get dinner with my Uncle and his family. It won't be more than 10 minutes. I'll be right back okay?" Katara nodded. "I love you Katara."
"I love you too Aang." The chat ended and Katara pulled her legs up in the chair, hugging them to her chest, trying her best not to cry.
Jin sat on the other side of the bed from Zuko, her legs pulled up to her chest, resting her head on her knees. "I think if Katara can handle it…I think we can," Jin said.
"Katara is a mess Jin," Zuko sighed.
"But don't you think we're a stronger couple?" Jin asked. "It will only be a couple weeks until we see each other again."
"I'm not going to lie Jin," Zuko said, "I'm not going to be able to allow you that much space in between each other. I may have been able to do it at the start of the relationship, but now, I can't do it Jin."
She frowned, "You're right…I can't do this either…"
He reached over for her and pulled her to him, laying down with him. They looked into each other's eyes. "How long do you have until you have to go back?"
She checked her watch, "I have an hour. New night time curfew."
"I guess we should make the most of our time then." He leaned in and kissed her.
Sokka continued to laugh as Toph sat in the couch with an angry pout on her face. He clutched his sides, "Wait, wait, I can't breathe." Sokka calmed his breathing, "Okay…so what happened next?"
"Then I crouched down and swept her legs out from underneath her, making her fall on her ass," Suki told Sokka.
He again burst out in laughs until he was in tears. "Oh ha…ha," Toph said sarcastically. "Just be happy I'm a woman of my word."
"You're lucky it wasn't anyone else in the pack, one of us would have whooped you harder." Sokka wiped his tears away.
Suki rose an eyebrow, "Oh so you think you're stronger than me Sokka?"
"Of course I am," Sokka said without thinking.
She got up, "Prove it."
He shook his head, "No way, I'm not hurting a girl. Plus you're my mate, I don't want to hurt you."
Her eyebrows knitted together, "I promise you that you won't even land a hit Sokka."
Sokka got up, "Okay Suki, but I have to warn you, I'm pretty good." He stretched a little and got into a fighting stance. Suki calmly stood there, waiting for Sokka to attack. Sokka tried a kicked at her knee, but Suki quickly jumped and gave him a roundhouse kick to the temple. He instantly fell unconscious against the couch as Suki landed back on the ground.
Toph picked up his arm and let go, checking to see if he was conscious. "First round knock-out, good job Princess."
Suki sat back on the couch, "Hopefully he learned his lesson, I don't think I should kick anyone's ass anymore."
Toph's happy expression dropped, "You're not going to let that go are you?"
She shook her head, "Not a chance."
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