Zuko sat at the head of the small conference table and looked around at the others that had decided to join. The small "council" had decided to meet up at Aang's, since it was the only house that contained a private confrenece room and less likely for anyone to interrupt.

"Alright, let's start the first Aang Gaang meeting." Aang said from Zuko's left. Zuko closed his eyes from the temptation of rolling them and heard three others let out a low groan. "What?" Aang's voice whined out.

Zuko slowly opened his eyes and looked over to where Sokka sat on his right. Sokka had facepalmed and when Zuko's eyes trailed a little farther back to where Katara, Suki and Azula sat against the wall away from the table, he caught Katara shaking her head. Zuko looked back to the table and cleared his throat. "Right, we really should get this started."

Zuko looked around the table for nods, along with Aang and Sokka, Smellerbee (to represent the Freedom Fighters), Yue (from the Northern Waters Chapter), June (A girl from Suki's home to represent the Warriors) and Haru (A rider from a small town on the north side of Ba Sing Se. He had a small group of people but mostly he just liked working on the bikes.). There wasn't many of them but probably enough to slow down the progress of the other gangs. The few of them and all under the age of 25, how they were going to take down the largest and baddest groups, Zuko really had no idea. But he was going to do his best.

"First order of business," Zuko looked down at the small page of notes he had. Katara had helped him organize and help him where they could tranisition to the next topic. He looked over to her now, she gave a thumbs up. "We are going to need more than just us. The Dai Lee are dangerous and are willing to take any measure needed." Zuko looked over to Sokka, knowing exactly what he was talking about. The SouthernWaters Leader nodded sharply.

Zuko took the next half hour going over larger details. Laying out ways to get into the Dai Lee, Azula smirked at this. "That's where my girls come in." She whispered over to Katara, "We're well versed in getting in."

Katara let out a quiet laugh and shook her head, "That prospect is still washing bikes."

Azula shrugged her shoulder, her red leather jacket crackling as she looked over to Katara. "A little punishment never hurt anyone. Not unless they want it too." The Fire Nation girl gave a dramatic wink. Suki cleared her throat, trying to hide her laugh.

Zuko continued on about the best time to attack. "We have three months. Be ready." He knocked his knuckles on the table. There was almost an audible crack in the tension.

Yue and Haru were first to move, they had busy schedules. June quickly dismissed herself with a nod to Suki. Smellerbee said her goodbyes and wished Zuko good luck. Then it was left to the main of them.

"It went really good." Katara smiled and Zuko felt himself relax then.

"Thanks," Zuko smiled back and pulled her into a hug. Katara let out a soft noise before slowly wrapping her arms around Zuko. Zuko closed his eyes and put his face in Katara's hair. Oceans. Zuko's eyes popped open and shoved Katara back by her shoulders. Blue eyes were large and a blush had tinted Katara's cheek. "Sorry. Um-"

"Lunch?" Suki called out to the couple as the others began leaving.

"I know a great pizza place down the road." Aang had an eyebrow raised to Zuko and Katara.

"Sounds good," Zuko nodded and rubbed the back of his neck.

Katara and Zuko sat cross-legged in the studio above the ice rink. "Here listen to this." Katara handed her small white ear bud over to Zuko.

The song started soft and with lots of instruments. Zuko nodded but he really wasn't feeling that Katara's piece should only be instrumental. "I don't know. Put it on the maybe list."

Katara sighed and laid back on the mat they were sitting on, "They are all on the maybe list."

Zuko looked over Katara's body, her legs still folded in tight black leggings, a blue sweater that looked like it had been through the wash a few too many times that hung off one shoulder. The sweater moved up and lightly tanned skin greeted him. Katara let out a dramatic sigh and looked down her body to him.

Zuko raised an eyebrow, "We'll go back through them." Katara saw blue eyes roll and she shook her head. Zuko looked back down at his phone and pulled out the most ridiculous song he knew in his phone and unplugged his head phones. That's What I Like started blaring from his phone. Zuko stood up and started lip syncing, making up the moves as he went. Katara sat up and shook her head with a large smile.

Go pop it for a player, pop-pop it for me

Turn around and drop it for a player, drop-drop it for me

"You could do something like this." Zuko called over the music. Before turning and opening his legs that led into his best emitation of a twerk. He looked over his shoulder to see Katara staring at his butt. She had a hand over her mouth to contain her giggles.

Jump in the Cadillac (Girl, let's put some miles on it)

Anything you want (Just to put a smile on you)

You deserve it baby, you deserve it all

And I'm gonna give it to you

Zuko drove an invisible car and winked at her. He held out his hand and Katara was pulled up and into Zuko's arms. He spun her so she faced the windows out to the rink.

"Cool ice skates shining so bright. Strawberry soda on ice. Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like." Zuko rewrote the words and Katara was thrown into a whole other round of giggles. "Texting by the fire at night. Snow slopes and s-something are white." Zuko sang in her ear and then spun her around.

Katara had the largest smile on her face, "I'm impressed."

I'm talkin' trips to Puerto Rico

Say the word and we go

You can be my fleeka

Girl, I'll be a fleeko, mamacita

Zuko continued the lip sync and blew a raspberry when Bruno rolled 'r's. "I have no idea how he does that." Katara only shrugged.

"Shopping sprees in Paris. Even twenty-four carrots." Zuko shrugged as he sang the wrong words. Katara shook her head and wiped at the underside of her eye. Zuko tapped on her shoulder and pointed to the mirrors along the wall.

Take a look in that mirror (take a look)

Now tell me who's the fairest

Is it you? (is it you?) is it me? (is it me?)

Say it's us (say it's us) and I'll agree, baby

Zuko over dramatized and pointed to Katara, then did a body roll with a wink as he pointed to himself. He pulled her into a side hug and nodded to the mirror.

That was when Katara completely lost it. She was bent over laughing and Zuko tried his best to continue on but ended up just letting the music play on as Katara laughed. She held a hand to her chest and took in deep breaths. But every time gold met blue in the mirror she was back to laughing again.

"You know that just hurts." Zuko mocked and turned off the music with a hand over his heart. "Here I was dancing my heart and soul out for you. And all you can do is laugh?"

Katara tried her best to hold in laughter and nod seriously. "Y-you twerked!" Katara turned away from him and tried to demonstrate but she was laughing too hard. "Spirits, that was the best t-thing."

"So mean Katara." Zuko crossed his arms but a smile was tugging hard on his lips.

Katara slowly calmed down breaking into small rounds of laughter. She leaned over and grabbed her phone. "I just have to find one." Katara sighed and looked over the ice. "And I need one quick. So," Katara turned back to Zuko with sad eyes. "I can put out what I am going to be doing this season."

Zuko and Aang sat on the bleachers as Katara practiced. "So, you practicing to be her partner?"

"Ha," Zuko chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck. "I'm afraid that I won't ever be able to skate as well as her."

"Nah," Aang shook his head. He watched Katara slid too far to the right and tripped on a spot on the ice. Aang clicked his tongue. "I didn't even messure up to Katara. She's an amazing skater. Slides into character so easily."

"Yikes," Zuko said through his teeth. "You're a seasoned skater. So how do you expect me to ever…"

"She'll be able to teach you her ways."

"Hm," Zuko rubbed at his chin as he watched Katara spin with her leg kicked back in a 90 degree angle.

"Or you know I can teach you?" A smile came big and bright to Aang's face. Zuko turned to him with a shocked face. "Oh come on, I was her last partner and you need my help to catch up." Aang shrugged and gesuted to himself, "And who better than a world gold medalist?"

Zuko shook his head slowly looking down to his hands. He heard a loud thump and both of them were out of their seats. Katara had fallen and she was shakingly getting up holding onto her elbow. She was cursing and stretched out her arm a few times.

"Plus it's dangerous," Aang said as he stepped out onto the ice and moved towards Katara. "I figured a Fire Nation kid would be all over that."

Zuko wobbingly skated backwards. It was getting easier but making those sharper turn Aang asked him to make had his skates hitting together. They had been practicing now after the hockey practice on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Katara and sometimes Aang would practice early in the morning. Zuko would pop in and watch Katara fret over choreograph that she had no music for.

"You're doing great." Aang called from the other side of the rink. "Now jump!"

Zuko looked up from where he was looking over his shoulder, "I can't make it around a corner and you want me to jump?"

"Um," Aang looked around like the question wasn't sent towards him. "Yeah, I want you to jump."

"Backwards?"

"That was the direction you were going so… Yes."

Zuko grumples as he think about what he's about to do. He barely lifted his heels and came back down, falling on his butt. Zuko winced and began to move to get up.

"Dude," Aang made it out to him and held out a hand. "You gotta stop thinking about it so much."

Zuko grunted and let Aang help steady him. "I can't do this." He looked down at his skates. "This isn't my element. I'll never be able to-"

"Not your element?" Aang began laughing. "You have a motorcycle right?"

"Yeah, so?" Zuko crossed his arms over his chest.

"Then you know how to stay upright." Aang skated around him and took off towards the other side of the rink. "You've got the means to turn which way you want. You know how to lean your body and carry the weight of something else." Aang did multiple different tricks like swaying on one skate and lunging. "You did tricks on your bike right?"

Zuko scratched the back of his neck, "A few."

Aang skated to him with a florish of kicks and spins. "And did you just do them all in one day?"

"Uh no."

"Exactly." Aang stopped in front of him. "So, you learned how to pop a wheelie by moving your body back on your bike and like excelerate right?" Zuko nodded with a shrug. "And you know how far back you can go without falling off?" When Zuko nodded again he started to look annoyed. "Then think of your body in these skates." Aang knocked Zuko's skate. "Relearn how far back your body can go without losing that balance and pop a wheelie or in this case you know jump."

Zuko nodded and thought about his weight in the skates. The thought of them coming off the ice at the same time scared him slightly.

"You know how to bunny hop right?" Aang questioned but Zuko's prolonged silence was his definite answer. "What has Katara been teaching you?"

"Mostly on how to stay upright," Zuko said in her defence. "Plus, I can spin pretty good now."

"That's great," Aang said in monotone before taking a deep breath. "But it's only cool if you can spin in the air." Aang stepped away. "Now lets start working on those jumps." Zuko nodded in determination.

"I found it! I found it!" Katara busted into practice with her phone held high. Sokka and Suki slid to a stop adbrubtly, Aang spun to a stop in his own corner. Zuko turned around in a seat in front of the opening to the ice.

"Your phone?" Sokka chuckled out and Suki elbowed him. "What? She's always losing her phone so what makes this so special?"

"The song," Katara made it to the rink wall and handed out her phone to Aang. Zuko stepped up next to her.

Aang pressed play and the air softly began playing piano music. The five of them stood around the phone and Suki tilted her head.

"Isn't that song from that tv show?" Suki asked with a raise of her brow.

"Well kind of," Katara took back her phone. "But I found someone who did the instrumental for it. What do you think?" She looked around to all of them and then stopped on Zuko.

"I like it," Zuko nodded. "Then again I'm not sure what qualifies as good."

"What's your short program?" Aang asked.

"Well, I was thinking…" Katara took her phone back and pulled up an old video.

"La Tui's swan lake?" Suki said in awe as Katara turned the phone out.

"Yeah," Katara shrugged. "But I figured I could do it to like a different music. I thought maybe like 'Requiem for a Tower'?"

"Hmm," Suki tilted her head, "How are you going to incorporate swan lake?"

"I'll pretty much do what she has done," Katara looked down at the bad quality video. "Her step sequence is amazing and then I can turn the double toe sequence into a triple flip double toe."

Sokka smirked, "Pakku is not going to totally like that."

"But I like it," Aang said with a large smile. "Come on let's start on that triple jump sequence La Tui did during the second half."

Zuko watched as Katara's smile grew too. She nodded and grabbed her bag to put on her skates. "You're coming to skate too?" Katara looked up to him.

"Nah, not today," Zuko shook his head and looked up to Aang. He gave a short nod. "I'll play the music when you need, how about that?"

Katara shook her head. "I don't need that today. I need to work on moves. Thanks though," Katara patted his arm and handed him her blade protectors.

Zuko took the protectors as Katara stepped onto the ice. He sat and watched Aang spin her a few times before letting go. Katara stretched slightly and moved her arms like a bird flap.

"Caw Caw," Aang called out causing them all to laugh out. He copied her movements but much more dramatically.

Katara shoved him and skated away. She picked up speed and flew into a jump. She spun a couple of times before landing and then jumping perfectly again. Katara was truly flawless. Her dark blue jacket was tight against her, her light blue skirt fluttered around her thighs as she sped up around the rink. She rocked back and forth and spun around. Katara smiled to him.

Suki and Sokka took a short break and they leaned back on the boards. Suki turned her head slightly to look to Sokka but spoke loudly enough for Zuko to hear too. "Katara will make a lovely swan, don't you think?" Suki look a little farther and over her shoulder, "Zuko?"

"Definitely," Zuko smiled and watched as Katara spun low to the ice with her leg out and head down.

I'm back! Guys! Like I'm so excited to put this chapter out. It's a little shorter than I normally write but I'm trying my best to get over a small writers block bump. Please let me know what you guys think. The good the bad or the ugly truth.

Oh and the song Katara picks for her free skate is lovely by billie eilish. It was played on 13 Reasons Why. (I don't watch the show but I love love love billie eilish) The version she will dance to is a piano cover done by The Theorist on youtube, you should check them out!

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