Somebody's Hero

A/N: Hum not much to say. Just that it's a one-shot song-fic dedicated to Katara. Oh and she's just a little bit older. Like maybe 21 when I start. And the lyrics will be in italics and bold print.

Shout Outs

Smilin Star 13: Oh of course I know better then that. What do you take me for an Idiot? Sheesh. –throws random shoe at her-

D-Chi: I'm Glad you like it. This one isn't about Zuko but the next one will be. I promise.

izumi-17: Glad you liked it.

MikariStar: You're right it is angsty. Wow I'm a blonde for not figuring that out sooner. I'm especially glad you like that part. I was worried it didn't turn out to well.

anime-catdragon: I know she is so awesome. Especially in the siege. She had a small part but it was so cool. I can't wait to see more of her. I hope I don't disappoint with this new addition.

Exazula: Guess what. I'm rubber your glue. What ever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you. But seriously you can't truly know if she is off character we've only seen her twice. When I wrote this it was once. We didn't know anything about her. So back off. But other then that I'm glad you liked it.

Spleef: Yeah everyone seems to be pairing them and its kinda creepy cause of there age difference but who cares. Its fanfic right? LOL. Glad you enjoyed it.

Arezal: I'm glad you liked it.

Fire Sorceress Mayumi: I'm glad you think that they went well together and I'm very glad you like it.

Wow. I didn't realize I had so many reviews. Thanks guys.

Disclaimer: Well let me think. I'm writing this right? So what makes you think I own Avatar? –glances around. Lowers voice to whisper- But I do have Zuko in my closet. Shh.  Oh and I don't own Somebody's Hero. Jamie O'Neal does.

Katara sighed and put away the last dish. Looking to her right she caught her friend, Lila, looking her way. She flashed a smile. Katara might have been royalty but she loved to help the servants in the kitchen. It helped her to relax.

She's never pulled anybody from a burning' building
She's never rocked Central Park to a half a million fans, screaming out her name She's never hit a shot to win the game

Wiping her hands on the apron she had put on she made her way over to a chair in the corner and sat down.

"Tired my lady?"

"No just board."

Lila smiled and let out a small laugh. Walking over she pulled up another chair and joined her friend.

"What is your husband doing today?"

"Oh the same old thing. Discussing things with generals, talking over the peace treaties with Aang."

"Yes, how is Avatar Aang? I haven't seen him in a while."

"He's good. He and some of the Fire nation soldiers are just getting ready to go with Zuko to tidy up some of the loose ends in the earth kingdom."

Lila nodded.

"And your brother. How is he?"

"Sokka's just fine. He and Suki couldn't be happier on Kyoshi. But he keeps saying that if he hears anything bad about Zuko he's going to come and tear his head off."

The two women laughed.

She's never left her footprints on the moon
She's never made a solo hot air balloon ride, around the world,
No, she's just your everyday average girl But………..

At that moment a high pitched wail filled the air that could probably be heard in Omashu. Getting up they made their way out the door and down the hall. Turning a corner they found the source of the noise to be a five year old girl sitting on the ground, clutching her knee. Her face was streaked with tears.

"Athena what's wrong?" Katara asked, moving to kneel next to her daughter.

The little girl pointed to her knee.

"Here let mommy see."

Athena moved her hands and showed her mother her knee.

"Oh it's not that bad silly. Just a little scraped." Katara bent her head and kissed it.

Straitening she looked back at her daughter.

"There all better."

Athena sniffed and threw her arms around her mother neck.

She's somebody's hero
A hero to her baby with a skinned up knee
A little kiss is all she needs

Picking up her daughter Katara stood and shifted Athena to her hip. She turned to Lila.

"I'll talk to you later Lila."

Lila nodded and made her way back to the kitchens. Katara went in the opposite direction, headed for Athena's bedroom.

"You know I think it's past someone's nap time hum?"

Athena giggled and buried her head in her mother's shoulder.

Reaching her daughter's room, Katara opened the door and stepped into the room. Turning she closed the door and then went to the bed. Setting Athena down she took off the little girl's shoes and socks and then tucked her in. Turning she was going to leave when she felt something pull her back. Looking over her shoulder she found her daughter had her fist wrapped into her shirt.

"Will you read me a story?"

Katara looked into her daughter's eyes, innocent in the way only a five-year-old's could be.

"Of course sweaty."

Athena smiled at her mother.

The keeper of the cheerios
The voice that brings Snow White to life
Bedtime stories every night
And that smile lets her know
She's somebody's hero

'13 years later'

Athena studied herself in the mirror. She couldn't believe she was getting married. It seemed like just yesterday that her mother was reading stories to her before she fell asleep. Her mother, Lady Katara. She wasn't sure that anybody in her life had ever done as much for her as that one person had done.

She didn't get a check every week like a nine-to fiver
But she's been a waiter, and a cook and a taxi driver
For twenty years, there at home, until the day her girl was grown

Katara sat in her seat at the front of the room. Any normal day she would sit on her throne with Zuko, flames towering at the front of it so their faces' couldn't be seen. But today was no normal day. It was the day she had worked towards for 18 years. Those years had been filled with making sure Athena had gone to class and got to her fire bending lessons on time. Of comforting her daughter when someone broke up with her and helping her deal with everything else that life dealt at girls. Today was her daughter's wedding. She new she would miss her later but right now the tears that were running down her face were tears of happiness.

Giving all her love to her was her life's ambition
But now her baby's movin' on, and she'll soon be missin' her
But not today, those are tears of joy runnin' down her face

The band started and everybody's heads turned to look at the back of the room. There stood their princess, her father at her side. Katara sucked in her breath. She had seen Athena many times in her wedding dress while they were putting it together and once when it had been completed just a couple days ago. But today she looked absolutely stunning in the floor length red dress.

She's somebody's hero
A hero to her daughter in her wedding dress
She gave her wings to leave the nest

Katara remembered how Athena had picked out the color enthusiasm and then picked out the simple design from among hundreds of fancier ones. As her daughter and husband walked down the aisle they paced Katara. And just before Athena went to take her place at the alter she turned and smiled at her mother.

It hurts to let her baby go down the aisle she walks right by
Looks back into her mother's eyes
And that smile lets her know
She's somebody's hero

'About 18 years later'

Athena was going through some boxes that had been packed away in storage. Taking out an old book she opened it and saw a bunch of paintings. As she leafed through them she saw one from her parents wedding day. Smiling she flipped through some of the others taking out all the ones that had her parents in them. As she looked at her mother she found that she was always smiling. Smiling Athena wished she could be like her.

Thirty years have flown right past
Her daughters' starin' at all the photographs
Of her mother, and she wishes she could be like that

Looking out the window of her room she saw how low the sun was in the sky and realized she still had to go see her mother. Getting up she dusted herself off and made her way out the door to her mother's bed chamber.

Oh, but she already is

Softly Athena opened the door and looked in her room. She saw her mother sitting in a chair, bathed in late afternoon sunlight. Opening the door all the way she stepped inside. Katara turned her head. When she saw it was her daughter she smiled her gentle smile.

"Hey mom, how are you?"

"Good. And how are you holding up dear."

"Aside from the stress of being a queen it's fine."

Athena pulled up a chair behind her mother's rocker. Before she sat down she grabbed Katara's hair brush from the vanity. Undoing her mother's ponytail she ran the brush through her hair.

She's somebody's hero A hero to her mother in a rockin' chair
She runs a brush through her silver hair

"So how's Miguel."

"He's fine. In fact he asked Ashleigh's father if he could marry her last night."

"Wow. I remember when he was learning to walk. And Reina?"

"Well she's good. She'll be back from Kyoshi in a few days. I'm sure she'll be in here telling you all about the past two months."

Katara smiled at that news.

The envy of the nursing home
She drops by every afternoon
Feeds her mama with a spoon
And that smile lets her know

"Come on mom. Let's go eat. I think were having fish tonight."

Standing up Athena helped her mother up. Together they made their way out the door and down the hall. Glancing out of the corner of her eye Katara looked at her daughter and smiled. Athena caught her mother smiling at her and knew that she was a hero.

Her mother's smile lets her know
She's somebody's hero

She was her mother's hero.

Well that ending sucked. Oh well what can you do? You win some you lose some right?

You know the drill. RR

Reya