Zuko knocked on the door lightly before opening it. He smiled when he saw Sokka on the bed playing with Tao. Tao couldn't stop laughing as he begged Sokka to stop tickling him. Sokka laughed but stopped when he looked up and saw Zuko standing there. "Hey Tao go see Katara," he said setting Tao down on the ground gently. Tao looked back at his father confused but Sokka pointed and nodded.

Zuko smiled and waved as Tao walked past him and out into the hall. After Tao was gone he shut the door behind him. Neither of the two of them said anything, Zuko stared at the ground his feet shuffling awkwardly. Sokka just stared at him waiting for him to do something.

"I missed you, Sokka."

"You were gone for one night," Sokka growled.

"Thats not what I meant, its been different between us ever since we left Ba Sing Se."

"Who's fault is that?" Sokka growled.

"Please I am tired of fighting! Just tell me what I have to do to fix it!" Sokka glared at him, his eyes going hard. Zuko fell on his knees in front of the bed Sokka was sitting on, he took Sokka's hands in his and smiled when Sokka didn't pull away. "We keep having the same fights but we both know that we mean something to each other. We turned to each other in difficult times, I want that again!"

Sokka suddenly fell into Zuko's arms, tears running down his face. Zuko was surprised by the sudden action but gladly held Sokka close to him. "Zuko I need you right now!" Sokka cried.

"Sokka? What happened? Please tell me!" Zuko begged as he held Sokka to his chest.

"Pl-please don't hate me," Sokka whispered.

After everything Zuko had done Sokka was afraid he would hate him? "I could never do that," he whispered running his fingers through Sokka's hair.

"I-I'm pregnant," he whispered. Zuko just stared at him. He had to have heard wrong, there was no way.

"Sokka how could I hate you because of that?" he asked finally able to speak again. He was going to be a dad and with Sokka! "But are you absolutely sure that you are?"

"Yeah, I thought so when we were still in the firenation but Toph just proved my suspicions," he explained wiping the tears away. Sokka was surprised that Zuko started laughing. "Z-zuko?" he asked worried.

"I'm going to be a dad! This war is going to end and I am going to have my own family!" Suddenly his face fell, "You are going to let me be this baby's father, right? Please don't cut me out!"

"I-I don't know, I haven't decided yet. I am just getting used to the idea that I am going to have another baby," he admitted. Zuko nodded as he slowly started to stand up again but stopped when Sokka pulled him back down. "You just got back, don't leave yet," he whispered, his cheeks turning a bright red.

Zuko smiled as he laid down next to Sokka, his arm wrapping around the other boy. Sokka smiled as he buried his face into Zuko's chest. This is what he had always dreamt about but he would never admit that to Zuko. "The others don't know, do they?" Zuko asked gently.

"No, they already have too much to worry about."

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Zuko had woken up when the sun had just started to rise. He smiled when he saw Sokka wrapped in his arms, a smile on his face. This is what he had dreamed about and soon they would really be a family.

He wondered what the baby would look like, if it would be a girl or boy. He smiled as his fingers aimlessly went through Sokka's hair as he thought about all of this. It was so strange, he had lost everything that he had worked so long for and he had never felt happier.

He froze when he felt the entire building shake with force. They were being attacked. There was only one person that could be but how had Azula found them so quickly? "What's going on?" Sokka yelled jumping up.

"We have to get out of here!" he yelled. He grabbed Sokka and ran out the door to where the others were. They could hear the yelling of the others and finally saw them. Toph had put up a wall that blocked them from the firebenders on the outside but from chunks of rock coming out of it, it would soon be gone.

"We can't all fit on Appa!" Aang yelled.

"Go, we can handle ourselves!" Tao yelled over the noise. Aang frowned,he didn't want to leave any of them behind but soon there would no wall and they would all be in a lot of trouble.

"Get out of here!" Haru yelled as he created a tunnel with earthbending. Aang smiled as he got onto Appa followed by the rest in the group. Toph made an opening in the wall that was big enough for Appa.

Appa tried to dodge the bombs that were being dropped and thrown at them but he could only move so quickly. Katara and Zuko had to destroy a lot of them that got too close to them.

Finally they were far enough away that they could not see the war balloon anymore. "How the hell did she know where we went?" Katara yelled her eyes immediately falling on Zuko.

"You think I told her?" he growled. "Maybe she did what I did and followed you! You didn't exactly hide your tracks!" he yelled back.

"Like we can trust you?" she yelled.

"It wasn't Zuko," Sokka said, effectively silencing Katara. "Right now we have to worry about where we can stay now that our camp has been discovered and destroyed."

"I might know a place," Zuko said.

"Oh and where might that be?" Katara sneered.

"A place that no firebender will ever go, the Fire Lord's summer home."

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Sokka looked around the palace with an awestruck look on his face. "This is where you grew up?" he asked looking at the grand rooms and tapestries that hung on every wall.

"Yeah, this used to be my favorite place when my mother brought me." Sokka smiled as he followed Zuko back out to the beach, Sokka loved that soft look that Zuko got when he talked about his mother.

Zuko sighed as he walked into what looked like a courtyard, "I guess its time for Aang's firebending lesson." He pecked Sokka on the cheek before running out into the courtyard where Aang was waiting for him.

Sokka smiled as he sat down on one of the steps to watch Zuko and Aang practice. He always loved the way Zuko looked as he practiced with his shirt off and his muscles rippling in the sunshine. He felt like a hormonal idiot but at the moment he didn't care.

"You two are so cute!" Toph giggled as she sat down next to him.

"I don't...That answer doesn't work when you can tell I'm lying," he sighed.

"You don't have to lie to me, you know that! So does Katara and Aang know that you two are together again?" she asked watching as Zuko and Aang practiced.

"No, she is still pissed at him and doesn't trust him. I don't want her to do anything to him while he sleeps," he laughed. Toph nodded knowing Katara would probably drown Zuko, especially if she found out that Sokka was pregnant.

The two of them fell into a comfortable silence as they watched Aang and Zuko practice. Aang was doing really well, he had already learned how to control the fire that he had called even when he released it. Zuko was a patient teacher that rarely got angry but was always stern.

"You are done for today," Zuko said after about two hours. Aang quickly ran off to look for Katara, Toph following him. Zuko smiled as he walked over to Sokka and sat down next to him. "Wanna go for a swim, I always like seeing you in that garment of yours," he whispered the last part in Sokka's ear before nibbling it gently.

Sokka laughed as he pushed Zuko away gently, "Sure, just remember Katara doesn't know we're together."

"Then I better get it out of my system now."

"Get what..." Sokka was cut off by Zuko's mouth covering his. His tongue darted into his mouth that was already open. Sokka melted into Zuko loving the feeling of the strong chest under his fingers. Slowly the two fell so that Sokka's back was on the ground and Zuko leaning over him. Suddenly Zuko was gone from his touch and Sokka frowned in disappointment. "Zuko, why'd you stop?" he whined as he sat back up.

"I-I was worried that...I-I mean th-the baby," he stammered awkwardly.

"It won't get hurt that easily, it will be safe," Sokka promised.

Sokka was surprised by the grim look on Zuko's face, "Azula hurt you so much and I could do nothing to stop it. She could have killed our child!"

"But she didn't," Sokka reassured him, wrapping his arms around Zuko's shoulders. Zuko smiled as he kissed Sokka on the nose. "Come on, its hot lets go swimming," Sokka smiled standing up. Zuko gladly followed as Sokka walked into the house.

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Zuko quietly snuck down the hallway towards Sokka's room. It would be bad if Katara or Aang saw him, he would either be drowned or crushed by a rock and neither sounded like fun.

Finally he found the right door and quietly opened it in case Sokka was already asleep. "Would you just get in here!" Sokka hissed playfully. Zuko smiled as he ran into the room and shut the door behind him before running to the bed.

"You shouldn't stay up so late," Zuko teased as he ran his hands through Sokka's hair.

"You're not going to be all overprotective and annoying, are you?" Sokka growled playfully as he rolled over onto Zuko.

Zuko's playful face fell as he sat up and Sokka dropped into his lap. "I've been meaning to talk to you about that, I don't want you fighting in the battle."

"What? You have got to be kidding! I have worked..."

"I know, I know," Zuko said his hands resting on Sokka's shoulders, "but right now you have to worry about the baby before yourself. One wrong move and your luck could run out and I could lose the person that means the most to me and my unborn child."

"Zuko I am going to fight, I can not let my friends, my little sister, and you fight while I hide in the background! Please don't ask me again!"

Zuko sighed as he looked down, if Sokka meant what he said there was no way he was going to get through to him. Both teens turned when they heard the door open. Tao was standing there looking at them. Sokka stood up and walked over to him, "Hey Tao, what are you doing out of bed?" he purred picking him up.

"Bad dream," he yawned, his head falling into Sokka's chest.

"Oh okay, you can sleep in here tonight," he smiled as he stroked his son's head and walked back over to the bed. Zuko smiled as Sokka laid down and put Tao in between them. Zuko closed his eyes as he started to fall asleep. Was this what it was like to have a family? A real family, not the kind that he had been raised with?

xxxx

Zuko watched as the ground beneath them flew from view. Iroh had told them that Azula had stayed in the Firenation and Ozai had gone ahead to destroy the earth kingdom. Zuko and Sokka had been the ones that were sent to take care of Azula. Sokka had not been happy that they had to leave Tao with Iroh but there was no way they could have brought him with them.

"What's wrong with you?" Sokka asked resting his chin on Zuko's shoulder.

"Sokka promise me something."

"Zuko?"

"Promise me that if something goes wrong you will run, no matter what make sure you get out of there."

"I won't leave you!"

"Sokka! Think about our baby! I will never forgive myself if something happened to them or to you! Promise me!"

"I promise," Sokka mumbled.

Zuko pulled him into his lap so that the two were facing each other, "Thank you Sokka," he whispered before kissing him on the lips. If this was the last time they were going to be together Zuko would treasure it.

Finally after what seemed like forever Sokka could see the shoreline of the Firenation coming into view. They would be there soon and this war would be over, even if they lost...

Zuko could see his sister kneeling in front of the mages, the crown was in their hand. They were not too late, they could stop her from being crowned. Hopefully Aang, Katara, and Toph would get there in time as well.

"Azula stop!" Zuko yelled jumping onto the ground. Sokka was right behind him, sword in hand.

"You have got to be kidding me!" Azula laughed as she looked at the two of them. "You two seriously think you can stop me?"

Zuko didn't say anything, he would not leer at her like she would to him. He could see her hands light up with the blue flames, the look in her eyes told him that if he lost he would be dead.

Zuko felt the familiar heat in his hands as he prepared for whatever attack Azula would throw at him. He had learned growing up with her that if he attacked first she would use it against him. He could not lose this fight, he had to protect Sokka and his family no matter what it took.

He saw the attack as soon as she lunged at him Her hands were on fire and the lightening was aimed straight at his chest. He easily redirected the lightening and smiled as it flew away from him. Azula looked shocked when she realized that he had improved.

"I will not lose to you brother!" she growled running at him again.

Sokka was scared at the intense heat that radiated from the fight between the two royal siblings. He had never seen either of them fight so intensely before. Both looked like they wanted to kill the other.

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Toph threw another one of the soldiers off the air ship, this was going better then she thought. She froze when she felt the heat of the fire. "That is a lot of fire," she whispered having to back away from the edge to get away from the heat. "Aang, I hope you can do this."

Katara watched as Aang and Ozai fought, she would never would have thought that the small boy they had found in the iceberg could turn out to be this powerful. She hated when he lost control in the avatar state, but this time it actually looked like he was in control.

"You can't lose," she whispered to herself. She touched her lips, Aang had kissed her and she had done nothing about it. She wished that she had kissed him back, told him how she really felt. He had to come back! She wanted to be able to spend the rest of their lives together. In a world that they had brought peace back to.

xxxx

Zuko was breathing hard as he stood back up. Both he and Azula had been fighting so hard the courtyard they were in had been destroyed. Zuko looked back for only a second to make sure that Sokka was still alright.

Sokka smiled at him reassuringly, he would have gotten into the fight but Zuko had said he wanted to do this alone. Sokka didn't like the idea but he could understand why Zuko would want too.

Sokka watched as the fight continued, neither of them losing but neither of them were winning either. He couldn't tell if that was good or bad.

Suddenly Zuko went flying, a scar running down his chest. "Zuko!" Sokka yelled running to him.

"Sokka, stay over there," Zuko gasped. Sokka stopped as he watched Zuko try and stand, his hands shaking as they tried to call forth the fire.

"Zuzu you won't win!" Azula laughed.

"Azula I can't lose!" he gasped standing up.

Zuko had been able to redirect lightning but he had never been able to use it before. It was the only thing he had left. If he didn't win soon he would pass out and Sokka would be the one in trouble. He could not let that happen.

It was such a strange sensation of the lightening in his fingers and finally being released into the air. It was like he could see nothing other then where it was going until it finally hit Azula right in the chest.

He saw his sister fly into the air, her eyes had a look of surprise on them before everything around him went black.

"Zuko! Zuko you need to wake up!" Sokka growled bending down next to Zuko's limp body. "Don't you dare think about dying! You better wake up! Please Zuko!" Sokka sobbed trying to get Zuko to at least open his eyes.

"I-I don't...like th-that face..." Zuko wheezed as he tried to lift his arm. Sokka laughed as he felt the familiar fingers touch his face. "St-stop...crying," Zuko commanded before groaning in pain.

Sokka could only laugh as he wiped away his tears, Zuko was okay. Sokka was about to say something but Zuko interrupted him. "Is she..." Sokka looked around unsure of the answer. He was surprised when he realized she wasn't there. Azula had just disappeared.

"She's alive."

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Aang looked down at the defeated Firelord. The war that had taken all of his people away from him and had made him work so hard for the short time that he had been awake again was finally over.

He had sworn that he would never kill and he intended to keep that promise. He fell into a rock out of exhaustion when he heard two girls yelling. Toph and Katara must have found him.

He smiled as felt Katara's arms wrap around him. "I am so happy to see that you are alright!" she cried into his shoulder.

"Hey, I thought he was supposed to be dead," Toph said pointing to Ozai who looked half dead anyway.

"He can't bend, he is no longer a threat to anyone," Aang explained. Toph sighed as she started to walk away, she would let Katara and Aang have their moment. Maybe the two idiots had finally figured it out.

xxxx

2 weeks later...

Zuko frowned as he tried to pull on his robe, he could barely move his arms because of the bandages. "You just have to ask for help," Sokka giggled as he helped his lover pull his robes on and tie it shut.

"Thank you," Zuko whispered kissing him on the forehead. He was about to move lower when they heard small giggles. Zuko looked up and saw Tao barely inside the door watching them.

"Hey come here you," Sokka laughed picking him up. Tao laughed as Sokka swung him up into the air. "What are you doing hiding by the door?" Sokka asked with a joking tone. Tao just buried his head into Sokka's chest not answering.

"Come on, they are waiting for us," Zuko smiled offering Sokka his hand.

"I really don't think we have to announce our engagement! I mean we can just keep it secret and tell them after we're married..."

"Sokka are you scared about what your sister will think?" Zuko asked raising his eyebrows curiously.

"She can blood bend! I kinda like you too much to have you bleed to death!" he cried desperately.

Zuko kissed him on the lips to stop his tirade, "I can handle myself, I want everybody to know."

Sokka just shook his head, "If anything happens I'm not helping you," Sokka laughed rolling his eyes. Zuko just laughed and wrapped an arm around Sokka's shoulder and started walking towards the door.

"Nothing will happen," Zuko promised kissing him on the neck. Tao giggled at them, he always did whenever they showed any kind of affection. Zuko stopped, his cheeks turning red, he loved Tao but he was still getting used to having him around all the time.

The two of them walked out of the castle and onto a platform. Sokka could not believe all the people that were standing there looking at them waiting for them to talk. There had to be ten times more people here then were in the North pole.

"I have called you all here to share with you my wonderful news! I am going to be married to the love of my life! Sokka and I are going to be married within the year!" Sokka could not believe the loud cheers that followed the announcement.

Zuko smiled as he kissed Sokka on the lips making the people cheer even louder. "They seem so happy," Sokka whispered surprised.

"They just had their families returned to them and a war that raged all their lives ended. On top of that there will be parties and a promise for stability with their king, they have reason to rejoice."

Sokka had never heard Zuko be so serious. Something about it made Sokka realize how much Zuko really did care for his people, no matter what his father had done to him or how he had been hunted down by them.

"Come on, let's go back inside, I can't wait to celebrate our engagement," Zuko smiled pulling him back inside. Sokka smiled as Zuko pulled him into their room.

"Zuko," he warned looking down at Tao who had fallen asleep in his arms.

"Don't worry," Zuko laughed kissing him on the lips before pulling him into his chest. "I just want to be close to my family," he whispered kissing Tao on the forehead and resting his hand on Sokka's stomach. There was already a small bump starting to form. His baby was growing and he could see that!

"Don't worry, we're not going anywhere," Sokka promised, "and nothing can change that."

Finally the last chapter, I know this chapter is a lot longer then all my other chapters but I hoped you liked it. Please review I want to know what you guys thought about it!