-Sigh- Jesus.Lives you've finally convinced me to do a Toko friendship mixed into a sorta Kataang drabble, with some Maiko that's really long. REALLY long. Lol, you've pestered me on like all my other fanfictions, I know over at 'Ship Shows' you were trying to convince me and I must admit, I liked the challenge. So this Kataang drabble is dedicated to you, Jesus.Lives! If anyone else has any ideas that you'd like me to put into words send me a PM. I can still reject your idea though, or twist it around like if you tell me to write a fan fiction about Aang and Katara having a picnic on the surface of the sun…yeah that ain't gonna happen. I might twist it around so they do have a picnic but not on the surface of the sun. Okay that was a bad example but I'll see what I can do. So now I'm officially taking requests for Kataang drabbles, because frankly I'm running low on ideas. Enjoy everyone!
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Disclaimer: I don't own Lord Momo of the Momo Dynasty, his Momoness.
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The plan was absolutely ingenious. It was perfect. Of course it had only become perfect after hours of planning. Well, first let's start out with how this plan had come into existence.
First, being Fire Lord got boring real fast. All the time it was go to this meeting, talk to the citizens, appoint a new governor. So after a while of putting up with this Zuko decided to contact one of his old friends. Maybe she'd have something to liven up his boring day-to-day activities. So that night he sat up in his room writing a letter to invite her to come. In the morning he found the first person he saw.
"Make sure this gets to Toph Bei Fong." Zuko told him.
"Of course my Lord," the servant bowed. He waited for days, and weeks that seemed to go on for years when he finally got his response. A servant ran into the Throne room.
"My Lord, a response from Toph Bei Fong." He bowed giving the letter to Zuko. He hastily opened it and read the scrawl, probably done by a scribe, as Toph was blind.
Dear Zuko,
Your life does seem a little bland. I've got nothing better to do so I'll come to the Fire Nation and we'll do something…I've already got a plan brewing in my mind for a little fun. It'll be good to reunite with a friend, that's what's given me the idea of this plan. Talk to you soon enough.
Your friend,
Toph Bei Fong
Zuko rolled up the parchment as a smile crept across his face.
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Within the next weeks Toph arrived at the Fire Nation and she was escorted up to the palace and into the Throne room, where Zuko was being bored to death by a governor updating him on local profits or something boring like that.
"Hey, big bad Fire Lord." Toph called as she was led into the room. Zuko got up and pushed his way past the governor and went across to where Toph was.
"You have no idea what hell it is to be Fire Lord." Zuko laughed giving her a welcome hug.
"So it's not all it's cranked up to be, huh?" Toph asked with a sly smile on her face.
"Not at all, come. Let's go to the library to hear this plan, no one to disturb us either." Zuko added. "So what're you thinking?" Zuko asked as he walked into the large room filled with books and comfortable reading chairs and large tables to spread scrolls across.
"Alright, here's the deal, it may not be as exciting to you, but I've wanted to do this ever since the war ended." Toph faced Zuko.
"Anything," Zuko said, so tired of the boring day-to-day duties.
"Okay, here's the deal, Katara and Aang haven't seen each other since the end of the war," Toph started.
"Not at all? It must have been at least four years since it all ended!" Zuko exclaimed.
"Five, actually. Aang's out keeping peace, which I don't get, people can't be bickering constantly—"
"Yes, they can." Zuko interrupted seeing many political squabbles since he had taken his role as Fire Lord.
"—and Katara went back to help Sokka rebuild the South Pole. So what I'm thinking is we throw a little reunion party for them, but not having them know that each other is going to be there." Toph explained.
"So what? We tell them, we're having a reunion party, but not tell them who they're reuniting with?" Zuko asked confused.
"No, stupid!" Toph smacked him upside the head.
"Ow! Sorry!" Zuko apologized rubbing his head.
"We make up some whack-job believable story to get them to come here." Toph said.
"So we tell Aang to come to…settle an argument between two of my villages and we tell Katara…" Zuko pondered.
"Have you gotten married? Do you have kids?" Toph asked.
"Excuse me?" Zuko asked, surprised at the randomness.
"Well?" Toph asked impatiently.
"Why the hell do you want to know?" Zuko asked.
"Do you want to do this or what?" Toph asked stubbornly.
"Um, I kind of enjoy talking to Mei, because usually she's the one who talks to me and keeps me entertained when I get so bored and lonely being Fire Lord. But we're not married or even 'boyfriend and girlfriend' she's just a good friend…sort of." Zuko said scratching his head.
"Okay, whatever, you're having kids for pretend just for this." Toph decided.
"Uh, okay." Zuko said. "Why?"
"Because, we'll say one of your children have gotten severely injured and needs a healer right away." Toph explained, now pacing back and forth. "So when they both get here I'll handle Katara, you handle Aang and we'll bring them into the same room and then they'll be reunited." Toph said.
"How will they not see each other when they come? If they even come at the same time." Zuko asked.
"Oh, people with that close of a relationship usually tend to do things the exact way or in this case arrive at the exact same moment. Aang will be coming from the north, Katara from the south." Toph explained.
So this was their incredible plan. After working out all the kinks they sent two letters. One to Katara saying she and Sokka should come immediately because Zuko's youngest daughter fell and got huge gashes on her knee and elbow that their medics couldn't keep infection out of and one to Aang saying that two of the villages close to the palace were quarreling over property and rights to land and required his help.
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A few weeks later a letter arrived in the South Pole and Sokka was the one who got to it first. He read through it and ran to find Katara.
"Katara! A letter from Zuko!" Sokka yelled, finding his sister.
"What is it about?" Katara asked. Sokka read it.
Dear Katara and Sokka,
I require Katara's healing powers immediately at the Fire Nation Palace. My youngest daughter has fallen in the courtyard and has gotten seriously injured. Our doctors here can't keep infection out of it so it can't heal. Mei and I fear for our daughter's life, since she is running a high fever from the infection. Please come as quickly as possible.
Fire Lord Zuko
"Zuko has a daughter?" Katara asked.
"It sounds like he has more when he says 'my youngest daughter' like he has another older one." Sokka analyzed.
"Great Spirits, things have changed since the war." Katara sighed, "We better start packing."
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About the same time a letter arrived in a small Earth Kingdom city. Aang was currently resting after settling a dispute between two villages over trade regulations. When he got the letter he expected as much as another request to settle another argument but was surprised when it was from Zuko.
Dear Aang,
Our two villages closest to the Palace have fallen into a dispute over land. Our highest peacemakers tried to settle it but they won't settle for any of the suggested things. There's no way to solve this without your help. Please come quickly; our economy is slowing because the two villages are our most food-producing towns.
Fire Lord Zuko
Aang quickly set off for the Fire Nation.
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Within about the same amount of time it took Toph to get to the Palace, Katara and Aang arrived. They had two of the guards escort them inside on opposite sides of the palace.
Toph greeted Katara.
"Toph, what are you doing here?" Katara asked surprised.
"Zuko isn't only your friend, he sent me a letter as well telling me his daughter was very sick. I wanted to be there for him in these troubling times." Toph acted out. "His daughter is this way," Toph led the two. "It's a good think you came, fast too." Toph played.
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Zuko greeted Aang.
"Hello Zuko, good to see you again." Aang bowed.
"It's good to see you too, Avatar Aang." Zuko bowed back.
"So where are these towns?" Aang asked.
"Before you do that come with me, to discuss the situation of the two villages." Zuko explained.
"Okay," Aang shrugged following Zuko.
The two groups emerged into the Throne room at the same moment. Toph and Zuko moved out of the way so Aang and Katara were in each other's eyesight.
"Katara!" Aang exclaimed dropping his things.
"Aang!" Katara shouted running to meet him in the middle. Aang picked her up and spun her around.
"Great Spirits, your tall." Katara said, looking up to Aang.
"And your just as beautiful, as you always were." Aang smiled.
"I can't believe you're here but first, Zuko where's your daughter?" Katara asked.
"And I'm supposed to help those villages," Aang prompted.
"No you don't." Toph smiled.
"I have no daughters, I'm not even married." Zuko told her.
"But—you—and—Mei—your daughter—" Katara stumbled.
"I heard my name," Mei said coming into the room.
"You don't have a daughter with Zuko and require my healing to help her?" Katara asked, dumbfounded.
"Excuse me? Me with Zuko?" she blushed. "No."
"You made it all up?" Aang asked. "Why?"
"Because you and Katara haven't seen each other in years." Toph explained as if were the most obvious thing. "Back when the war was going we all expected you to be married by now."
Aang and Katara blushed as they looked at each other. Aang put an arm around Katara.
"Thank you, Zuko and Toph." Aang smiled as he leaned down to kiss Katara on the cheek
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Lol, I hope you guys enjoyed it! Oh and thanks to everyone who reviewed! Everyone enjoy 'City of Walls and Secrets'? Yay for the bit of Kataang! I love the look on Katara's face after Aang tells her she's beautiful. There's a screencap I took of the instant before Toph shoves her fan in her face in my profile under links. I luv it, lol.
-Kat