disclaimer: me only own Naida, Varun, Ea, Alana, Talia, Nari, Azura, Tamal, Lord Saku, adn... why do I feel like there's another one- MOSS, Astrid, and Seung...more to come...BWAHAHAHAHAH!
P.S. I changed my name becuase...well... I CAN! Actually, I don't know why I did, I guess I was just getting tired of 'Tallis Nightly'...MWAHAHAHAH!
WILL I TORMENT KATARA AND GET HER PREGNANT?- NO NOT ME! ZUKO!
"What will you name them?" Zula asked, popping a small rice ball into her mouth. Katara shrugged and watched the week old dragons the size of kittens chase a ball of yarn around the room.
"I know one is a boy," She pointed to the deep blue one, currently pinning the other one onto the ground. "And the other is a girl, so… Naida and Varun." She announced, repositioning Ea in her lap.
"Ada…'Run!" Ea declared, clapping her pudgy hands together. Katara grinned and leaned around Ea to kiss her small nose. She giggled and patted Katara's cheeks with her chubby hands.
"Katara, do you want to go penguin sledding?" Alana asked, walking into the playroom confidently, followed by three little girls around her age that seemed less assured. They giggled nervously as they saw Katara.
"Sure, Princess Alana. Now who may these fine princesses be?" Katara inquired, getting up to curtsy to the anxious girls.
"Nari, milady." One said with an awkward curtsy. She had sparking green eyes and black hair down to her elbows.
"Azura, Lady Katara." A slim girl said proudly, bowing regally. She had dark brown hair that fell straight down her back to her waist and deep set blue eyes.
"Talia. My liege." The youngest looking one said, grinning confidently. She met Katara's eyes eagerly and squarely with her own pale lilac ones. She had light wavy brown hair to her shoulder blades and her smile mischievous and easy. Katara could tell she'd like Talia.
"Well met, young Princess Talia." She grinned upon hearing her name fall from the mighty Princess Katara's petal soft lips. "Well met, Princess Nari, Azura." Katara felt unsure about Azura, with her demeanor screaming, I am so much better than everyone!
Shrugging off the feeling, she introduced Zula. "Princesses, I would like you to meet my friend, Princess Zula of the fire nation." Zula stood up with one swift movement and bowed extravagantly. The girls laughed, more at ease.
"Let's go get the others." Katara suggested and she and Zula were escorted out of the room by a mob of young ones, four around he age of seven, one the age of two, and two baby dragons a week old.
"Suki, wanna go sledding?" Katara asked, discarding all proper grammar; she was going to make this the most laid back day she had since she got to the Northern Water Kingdom. Katara knocked on Suki's door one more time and heard a moan.
Katara's eye twitched.
"Suki?" There was a yelp from the other side of the door and it flew open, revealing a disheveled Suki clad in a sheet. Her cheek were red with embarrassment
"Uh, give me five minutes." She said, clutching the sheet. Naida leaped onto her and Suki lifted her arms to deflect the blow.
Her sheet fell.
Katara instantly clamped a hand over her eyes and forced the younger girls to turn around. "I really am cursed." Katara hissed angrily.
"Suki?" A male voice called from inside. Katara heard the rustle of sheets and glanced behind her. A Master Water bender was standing their butt naked.
Letting out a frustrated scream, she herded the girls to Yue's room, Zula following close behind, her face twitching in disgust.
"Now, hopefully, I won't see my brother naked." Katara murmured, but just in case, she told the girls to turn their backs again.
"Yue, is Sokka in their?" Katara asked. A muffled 'No, come in' reassured Katara greatly. Walking in, she saw Yue practicing a pattern dance for the shukusen.
"Do you want to go penguin sledding?" Katara asked, relocating Ea on her hip. She bounced her lightly, still upset from seeing the others naked.
"Sure. Let's ask Zuko and Sokka." Yue said, grinning slyly at Katara. "I have to say, I love you." Katara blanched. "No, not in that way! Now I don't have to marry Zuko!" Yue said and Katara stared at her without emotion.
"Yeah, well, I love him." She said simply. "Get dressed." With that, she and the others left to get Sokka and Zuko.
"Zuko, this is Talia, Alana, Nari, and Azura." Katara introduced everyone to her sulking betrothal behind her. He had refused to go penguin sledding but Katara made him, threatening to pants him in front of everyone.
Zuko nodded to the juveniles, causing them to giggle and stare at him appreciatively. They had gotten half of the Kingdom's children to go sledding, along with Aang, Suki, Yue, and Zula.
"Okay everyone, pair up and snatch a penguin!" Katara called over the excited commotion of the children. They all clambered away, all except for the 'royalties'. "Okay, Talia, with me. Alana with Zuko, Azura go with Zula and Nari with Yue." Katara ordered, Talia grinning when she heard she was going with Katara.
"Katara, can't I go with you?" Zuko whined, causing Katara to raise an eyebrow at him. She shook her head and secured Ea between herself and Talia on the penguin.
"Come on, handsome!" Alana called from their penguin. Zuko grumbled and sat behind the seven year old.
"On your mark! Get set! Go!" Katara bellowed, everyone sliding down the slope, Ea gurgling happily, trying to catch the snow that sprayed form the path of the creature. The wind whipped at Katara's hair, the coldness biting her uncovered face. Katara thrived in her familiar, her face glowing with joy. They finished third, with Aang and a girl named Astrid as first and Yue and a thirteen year old boy named Seung.
"Well raced, everyone!" Aang cried jubilantly, Zuko walking up behind Katara and pulling her into a hug. The girls giggled and the younger boys chanted an obscene tune. Katara smiled and patted his hard chest. He grinned and kissed her forehead, stroking her hair. Katara closed her eyes contentedly and rested her head on his chest.
He rested his chin on her head, enveloping her in his warmth. "Takara no mochigusare." He whispered into her ear. She fell to the ground laughing, Zuko towering over her with a grin plastered onto his face.
"A white elephant? Where did that come from?" She asked in between laughs. He chuckled and picked her up.
"It was getting to gushy." Zuko said, nuzzling her neck. Katara made a face and swatted his shoulder.
"Since when do you use the word 'gushy'?" She retorted, her demeanor mockingly imperial, her arms crossed in indignation.
"Since I lost my ability to be articulate, the moment I laid eyes on you I got tongue-tied in wonder." He gushed dramatically; licking the tip of her nose. She giggled and kissed his cheek.
"Koi to seki to wa kakusarenu." She whispered back. "Love conquers all." He smiled briefly and set her down as Aang walked up to them.
"As much as I hate to break up your lovey-doveyness, the children are hungry." He said, elbowing Zuko rudely. Zuko growled but kept his temper in check as Katara set a cool hand on his arm.
"Naida! Varun!" She suddenly thought, having forgotten about the infant dragon. She slapped her face.
Katara. Katara. Two voices in her head recited, causing her eyes to go wide.
Varun?
Yes.
Naida?
Yes.
Where are you?
They sent her a picture of Katara. Her brow furrowed quizzically. Something wriggled in her coat. Jumping in surprise, she peered into her parka to see the two dragons nestled cozily in the inside pockets. Chuckling, she lead the children to the palace and treated them to a hearty lunch.
"Come on, Ea! Eat the delightful looking green pureed peas!" Zuko practically pleaded as Ea turned her head away from the unpleasant food, mouth clamped firmly shut. Katara laughed and studied Zuko as he worked with the children. A wide eyed four year old tugged at his tunic, drawing his attention to him.
The little boy had his small thumb in his mouth, a blanket resting in the crook of his arm. "Well, hello there. What is your name?" Zuko asked gently, picking the toddler up and setting him on the bench besides him. Katara smiled warmly and continued to study him.
"Moss." He said, muffled because of his thumb. Zuko momentarily smiled, offering Moss a peach. He took it eagerly and devoured it, looking up at Zuko with devotion and reverence in his large navy eyes. Katara stifled a laugh and Zuko looked up at her, such longing in his eyes that Katara knew he was thinking about the children they could have.
Katara shivered under the intensity and heat of his gaze and had to leave, with Talia trailing behind.
Katara changed into her nightgown of white silk that had faded rose color embroidery of flaming phoenixes wrapped around her waist. She brushed out her hair and changed Ea's diaper, cringing as the putrid smell of waste wafted into her nostrils. Sighing she lit a candle on the side of her bed, the look on Zuko's face still burned fresh into her memory.
Sliding into her bed after Ea was tucked in beside her, she picked up her book, Naida and Varun curled atop her stomach. Ignoring the first page, she flipped to a page with words, instead of revealing pictures.
Neelam won Hoshi, sired by Hakoda Lee Hoshi and born of Zara won Quelett, was a natural beauty. Tanned skin with piercing blue eyes flecked with silver and mahogany tresses, she was the most powerful water bender known, more so than the Avatar. She was well equipped in the art of weapons, excelling in swordsmanship, staff work, and the deadly shukusen. She was advanced in poetry, singing, dancing, and drawing. To add to her perfection, the Ancient Water Language came fluently to her, able to talk her whole life in the forgotten language with no flaws.
All in all, she was worthy of a god. She caught the eyes of a certain god by the name of Agni, divinity of Fire and Passion. From age seventeen to the age she disappeared, twenty, she was his consort.
Over the years as Agni's lover, she befriended many, saving all. Neelam had adopted a little girl and was pregnant at age eighteen. Agni had left her for the year of her pregnancy to stop the Fire Nation, so he had no initiative she was with child. After giving birth to a son and the passing of six months, Neelam thought Agni had left her for another, she was beyond fury and grief and took up another husband, and Air bender named Meech.
After the dawn of his son, the first Fire Lord, Agni heard of Neelam's situation and ambushed Meech in the middle of the night, brutally slaughtering him. He was jealous beyond comprehension, only Neelam was able to comfort him.
Offering herself as a sacrifice, he killed her to reincarnate her as an immortal, as his eternal concubine. Neelam was to live perpetuity pleasuring the fiery God.
Agni, showing the last thread of compassion, let her write a letter to their son and adoptive daughter. She left the diamond necklace Agni had given her to her adoptive daughter, as a symbol of her love that will never cease.
Katara raised her eyebrows, engrossed in the book. She learned of Neelam's ways of life, her accomplishments and her descendants. After getting to the middle of the book, she had to set it down because the wick of her candle was down to a stub. Sighing, she gently lifted the sleeping dragons off of her torso and set them on a spare pillow with Ea right next to them.
"I love you." Katara whispered and blew out the light, almost instantly falling asleep.
"Sokka! Wake up!" Katara yelled, still pulling her boots on. Her outfit for the day was a white tunic with silver moons in different phases lining the sleeves, neck line and hem. Her pants were also white, sturdy and made for outdoor activities. Today, Katara would go hunting with her friends.
Over the weeks, Naida and Varun had grown to the size of large horses, along with the times Katara and Zuko…. interacted. They had to set off their wedding date, the search for Fire Lord Ozai preparatory. Sokka came stumbling out of his room in only a long- thankfully- shirt and his boots. He fell to the floor, sill trying to put on his breeches.
Katara smirked and snatched them out of her brother's grasp, locking his door with ice on the hinges and knob, and ran down the hall, forcing Sokka to chase her. Howling in frustration as Katara dove into Zuko's chambers, Sokka gave up, stalking to the door.
"Katara! Give me back my pants!" Sokka yelled, pounding on the door. He heard muffled snickers.
"What's the secret word, dearest brother?" Katara asked sweetly, her voice muffled.
Sokka growled and snapped, "Just give me the damn pants!"
"The magic word, Sokka!" Katara insisted, her voice full of laughter. Sokka gritted his teeth and whispered,
"Ni-bleep."
"What was that, I didn't hear you?" Katara asked, though Sokka knew all to well she heard. Losing his patience he yelled,
"NI-BLEEP TWABOING LALACHOKALOO!" Many servants stared at him oddly.
"Sorry Sokka, that's not the new magic word." Katara drawled, he could vividly imagine her leaning against the door, grinning from ear to ear.
"Well then, what is it?"
"Please."
"NOW you use please?" Sokka asked incredulously. He sighed, his legs were getting cold. "Will you please give me the pants?"
More snickers. The door opened, revealing a straight-faced Katara. "Here." She said flatly, handing him the pants.
Relieved, Sokka put them on. "These are rather snug." He said thoughtfully. The pants weren't 'snug' they were skin tight. Katara struggled to keep a straight face on as Zuko just stared in disbelief at Sokka's stupidity.
"Sokka, are you an idiot?" Katara asked, exasperated.
"I don't think so. Am I?" Sokka replied sarcastically but caught on. "Hey! These are girls' pants!" He cried, ripping them off. Katara didn't try to hide her laughter. "I said the magic word!" He said accusingly.
"Yea, you did…." Katara trailed off, waiting for Sokka to catch on again. Obviously, he was in no hurry. "You said, 'Will you please give me the pants.' Not my pants, so I assumed you wanted any pants and gave you the pair closest to me." Katara paused innocently, tapping her chin. "You know Sokka; you need to be more observant."
"Yeah, well, how's this for observant? Why was a pair of your pants in his room?" Sokka asked, mock innocent.
Katara narrowed her eyes and hissed pleasantly, "Where my articles of clothing go are of none of your concern." Sokka gulped and fled down the hallway, not bothering to put pants on.
"I love my family." Katara said sweetly, turning to Zuko. "Come on, we have to get ready for the hunt."
Was that a longer chapter? Anyway...uummmm... actually, I don't have any Author's notes...so...yea, RnR!