A/N No real author's note today just hope you like this chapter and I'll have the next one up soon enough!

It was very early in the morning, everyone was bustling around, hurrying to leave and prepare for the leave. Katara was in her room packing, laughing at the stuff her and Ursa had bought, to be honest half of it was just a waste of money. After she finished packing her bags she looked around her room, which was now bare. She brushed her fingers across the bed comforter remembering Zuko sitting there in nothing but his underwear explaining why he had been in bed with her. Katara chuckled; she then touched her neck and realized her necklace was gone. She panicked at first, but then remembered who had it. She smiled knowing he had it with him right at this moment.

"Where the hell is it?" Zuko panicked he had lost Katara's necklace. He had it this morning and took it off for two seconds and lost it. He went throwing things around the room, until he found it under his self. "Thank the spirits; I don't know what I would've told Katara if I lost it. I'm never taken you off again." He wrapped the necklace around his wrist again. Zuko looked out his window, "Shit I'm gonna be late!"

A couple rooms over was Aang's room. "Hey Twinkle-toes!" Toph walked into his room. Aang looked up from his bag he was packing, "Hey Toph, what's up?"

She ran up to him and kissed him on the lips. "Spirits do you know how long I've been holding that in?" She smiled at him.

"Was that all you wanted?" He looked at her quizzically.

"Well know knowing Sparky and Sugar Queen are a thing now, me and you don't have to worry anymore about me and you."

"I guess not…" He smiled and swung her around and leaned her down for a kiss. "I now this has been hard for the both of us, but since it has all been settled, I just wanted to tell you… I love you Toph Beifong and it would be a pleasure if you could make me your boyfriend."

Toph shrugged, and laughed. "I guess, I mean if you love me…" Aang smiled and kissed her deeply again.

A couple more doors down was Sokka and Suki's room. Sokka was running around the room packing both of their bags making sure Suki didn't have to lift a finger.

"Sokka, you know you don't have to…"

Sokka completely ignored her and waved her off rushing around packing bags.

"Sokka, just because…"

"Where is my sword?" he asked looking everywhere, ignoring her again.

"Sokka!" Suki yelled.

"Huh?" Sokka looked up at her.

"Just because I'm pregnant doesn't me I'm helpless the baby hasn't even formed fully yet, just calm down. Okay? I can pack my own bag."

"Okay I just want the best for our baby boy." he said rubbing her belly.

"You mean girl?" Suki corrected him.

"Whatever." Suki just rolled her eyes at him

Everyone was waiting by the docks when Katara walked out there she put her bags down for a servant to take them into the boat. She looked around for Zuko, he wasn't there.

"Katara!" He ran up to her, stopping her from boarding.

"Zuko, I knew you would come!"

"Yeah I was a little… um busy this morning."

Katara looked at him curiously wondering what he meant, but she just put the question off. "So do you have my mother's necklace?"

"Yep, still all in one piece." He joked. Katara laughed but their laughters faded into a sad silence. She looked up at Zuko his hair was blowing in the wind, making him look majestic. Katara smiled his hair had gotten longer since the last couple years she'd seen him, she realized it's the small things about him that have changed that she never took the time to notice. They both wish they had more time with each other alone, just to be together.

"Katara!" Hadoka called

"I got to go…" She looked up at him. Along with his pretty eyes were his long eyelashes, at least for the eye that wasn't marred. He batted his eyes before saying, "I don't like goodbyes…I've never been good at them."

"Well how bout we don't say goodbye…"

"What do we say…?"

Katara cut him off with a tender kiss, and said, "I'll see ya later."

Zuko smiled. "See ya later."

They hugged one last time before Katara boarded the ship. She didn't look back, it was too painful, and she let her fingers touch her bruise… "I love you Zuko." She sent a little mind message to him.

Zuko pulled up his sleeve and looked down at the necklace. "I love you Katara." The lump starting to catch in his throat he turned to leave not looking back and returned to the palace.

Katara got to her cabin and cried, for a while too, cried all the way into the night missing Zuko's presence. She felt like she barely got to hang out with Zuko for the time she was there. She cried until a knock came to the door. She didn't respond to it, until it banged harder. She sniffed and raised an eyebrow, it was silent for a good 5 minutes, but Katara started crying again. Then now the knock pounded so hard, it made Katara jump.

"Damn it Sugar Queen, open the door!" We all know who that voice is.

"Toph?"

"Are you just going to let me stand here or what, were just going to have a conversation through the door?"

Katara rolled her eyes and opened the door. "What do you want Toph, it's late."

"That was going to be the same thing I was going to tell you. IT"S LATE KATARA. I don't know if you noticed but the walls are paper thing and hearing you wail about Zuko isn't exactly helping me sleep!"

"I could say the same, hearing you and Aang giggle, gross." She shivered, Toph blushed.

"Ok, ok, can you just let me in?"

Katara sighed and opened the door and gestured her to come in. Toph didn't move, so Katara nodded for her to come in, Toph still didn't budge.

"Are you just going to let me stand here? Wait don't tell me… you forgot that I'm blind again… idiots…" Toph mumbled as she walked in shaking her head.

She sat on the bed and patted for Katara to come sit down.

"I think it's time we've had a little chat about our 'boyfriends' I don't like talking about gushy stuff just want to help you get over this, so I can sleep."

Even though Toph sounded heartless, Katara knew she had good intensions. So Katara, not really meaning to, poured out every single worry she had.

Toph dozed off for the first 2 hours Katara was talking, until Katara asked her a question.

"You know?"

Toph woke up. "Huh? Oh yeah… well it's been a good talk," Toph yawned, "but I say we all go get some rest."

"But what about my problems Toph, it's your turn to talk."

Toph yawned again and scratched her back. "Listen Katara you have no need to worry, once we get to the water tribe just remember the faster you get your work done, the faster you see Zuko."

"Okay." Katara nodded understanding. "Thanks Toph-" Before Katara could thank her, Toph was already in her room snoring.

Katara just shrugged it off and went to sleep, dreaming of retuning back to Zuko.

"Listen Zuko I know you hate council for being on disagreeable terms with you about Katara…" Iroh started

"Damn right I am, those bastards don't know a single thing about Katara other than she's a water bender. If only they knew how good of a person she is."

"I know. Maybe if you would listen to me, I can help you with that. You see you're just telling them that you love her, which is important that you do, but they're much more worried about her self-being as a Fire Lady. Tell them how good of a woman Katara is and why she should be Fire Lady other than your wife."

Zuko pondered about it, and came to a realization. "I hate it when you're right."Zuko confessed.
"I always am." Iroh smiled.

So Zuko talked to council for hours and instead of arguing with them, he listened. He told them about how noble, and loving a woman Katara is, and why she would be a great ruler for this nation. He also mentioned the fact having a water bender help rule the Fire Nation, may serve as peace to some of the colonies in the water tribe who still don't trust the Fire Nation. And he could have another perspective on things in the Fire Nation.

"…And that's why I think Katara would be the perfect Fire Lady, changing things for the better." Zuko finished. It was quiet as everyone kind of took it into consideration. Zuko sat on the edge of the seat waiting for a response.

"Fire Lord Zuko, we see to have a change on opinion… Lady Katara is indeed a good person, and just may help the Fire Nation…" Zuko loosened up a bit thinking his plan may have worked.

"But…"

"But what?" Zuko asked quizzically.

"But she still isn't Fire Nation we need her to come in here and talk to us herself before we come to a decision."

Zuko nearly burned off the throne's resting arms, he was about to blow.

"But Zuko, she is taking for are consideration." One of the council men smiled and nodded.

Zuko had had it, he tried to reason with them but they weren't listening. They still weren't saying yes to Katara. He broke off the arm rest in anger. "DO YOU THINK THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HELP?!" Zuko yelled in rage. His voice boomed and echoed in the conference room. Even Iroh and Ursa jumped. "I HAVE TRIED TO EXPLAIN AND REASON WITH YOU! I JUST DON'T GET THE PROBLEM!" he steamed.

"Fire Lord it's just us trying to look out for the nation."

"You just are prejudice…" Zuko mumbled.

"Zuko listen this would be easier if she was our own kind, we would already know more about her, and would feel more at ease. I mean we know she helped you so many times in the past, but we don't know if she might change the fire nation in the way we don't see it."

Zuko pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed in frustration. "This meeting is over, we will talk tomorrow." He said sternly stepping off the throne and out of the room.

He walked into his room and meditated for a good couple of hours until he knew what would make him feel better. He got out a pencil and paper and started off with,

Dear Katara,

You've only been gone for a few mere hours and I miss you like crazy…

He wrote until he started to doze off finishing the letter. He sealed it up and set it aside to mail it to her tomorrow. He smiled at the finished letter and enveloped it. Then he slipped into his sleeping pants and climbed in his bed, which seemed a lot bigger than usual. "Oh Katara I miss you so much." He thought as he dozed off.

A/N Alright hope you like this chapter, I really hate council.. but whatever, i'll get the next chapter up soon hopefully! Oh and guess what mu birthday was yesterday I'm not telling you how old I turned .. but let's just say yesterday was fun hanging with my girlfriends, and we went out to dinner so yeah nice birthday. Thanks for the reviews which reminds me REVIEW and I'll post up faster, k bye.