Oh, you guys are AWESOME! I love having fans! Sorry I couldn't update sooner, I was in Michigan. I came back and checked mymail and had more reviews. All of you wanted me to continue my story, so here's the next chapter for ya! The name of the city, I got from another fanfic cuz I don't know the real name of the Fire Nation capitol. Forgive me!
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It was so hard to imagine that only a few months before, they had been enemies. Now they were married and Katara's large stomach was bellowing out before her. It was almost double the size it was supposed to be in her sixth month, which either meant she was eating too much or they were expecting twins. Zuko had almost hoped for twins. He was quickly adjusting his mind to the thought of them, a girl and a boy, one water, one fire. He decided he wasn't going to play favorites like his father had, even though he secretly hoped they would both be firebenders, but since their mother was water and one of them was supposed to be the Avatar, he knew one of them would be water.. if not both. He wondered which of them would be the Avatar, or, by some randomness that is the world, if both of them would be.
Katara's belly looked at full-term by now, if she had been carrying one. She was hesitant to the thought of it growing bigger but she knew that it would. It hurt to walk as it was and she would soon be bed-ridden and she would be in the hands of the royal doctors. Kana was there with her every step of the way, helping her, advising her on what's going on with her body, granted her dear grandmother never had twins but it was basically the same process. Zuko was so worried about her that he sent for a few of the women healers from the Northern Water Tribe, just in case she needed it and was too incapacitated to do it herself. Chances are she would be.
This particular morning, she had felt rather good. No signs of nausea just yet, but she hadn't had her breakfast yet either. She woke and sat up in her bed surrounded by the thick red drapes that kept most of the light out. That is, until someone rudely ripped them back, momentarily blinding her. Zuko was almost surprised to see her awake for dawn had just broken, but his stomach eased at the sight of her bright face this morning.
"Good morning, my love," he smiled cheerily. That was something that happened almost everyday since they got together and Katara was happy that she made such an impact on him. He set her tray of food in her lap once she had gotten settled for it. She sniffed at it hungrily and found herself surprised at her lack of repulsion and urges to vomit.
"Ooh, good. I can eat today," she joked. She could always eat, she just ended up throwing it up later. She could always tell when that would happen because before she ate, she'd get nauseated at the mere sight of food. She had to force it down anyway, fighting back the urge to let it come back up before it even hit her empty stomach.
"Maybe the nausea is coming to an end," the young firelord hoped. He hated to see her like that in the morning, it made him sick too. Sympathy pains, he thought. I feel what she feels.
"Oh, let's hope so. I'm so sick of seeing the inside of the toilet more than I see you.. and food." She laughed a little, knowing that soon she'll be craving things to no end and Zuko would have to be the one who fetched them in the middle of the night. She almost felt sorry for him. Almost. She started picking through her food and got as much of it down as she could. She wasn't nauseous, she had just, for some odd reason, lost her appetite. That didn't stop her from being fiercely hungry, her stomach told her.
"Well I have to go for now. Some things have come up that I need to attend to, but I'll be back as soon as I can. Sokka was outside when I came in, he wanted to see you this morning. You want me to let him in?"
"Yes. Thank you," she replied as sweetly as she could, fighting back the sudden urge to cry. Where had that come from? she asked herself. Is that normal? I need to talk to Gran Gran.
He walked out and let Sokka slide by him to his sister. His baby sister. She smiled a forced smile, one that he obviously picked up on.
"Is something wrong? Did he say something?" Wow, he genuinely sounded worried.
"No, I just-" she was cut off by the sound of her own sobs, which had just come out of nowhere. She tried to fight it, but knew there was no stopping them once they came. Sokka sat on the edge of the bed next to her and held her.
"Emotions running amuck?" he asked her, almost sounding amused. The only answer she could force was a nod of her head. It was barely there, but he felt it. "Do you want me to get Gran Gran?" Another nod. He let her go and she took to sobbing into her own hands uncontrollably as he walked out.
"It's completely normal," said a voice over her crying. She looked up to see Kana's face. She hadn't even heard her come in. How long had she been crying? "During this part, your emotions can be set off by the simplest of words no matter how kind or crude they may be. Just the word 'hi' could set you off." Katara heard a small laugh come from her grandmother. "Maybe I'll do good to warn Zuko before he finds out for himself?"
Her sobs had been reduced to sniffles and red eyes as she looked Kana in her eyes. A very small smile came to her face and she wanted to laugh, but just couldn't. Pregnancy is so confusing! she thought angrily at herself. She finally got to where she could talk almost normally again. "He's in a meeting right now, doing firelord chores. Would you warn him for me when you see him? I don't want him freaking out if I'm crying when he comes back."
Kana kissed her on the head. "I'll find him and explain it to him. Maybe this time I'll explain it more thoroughly and he'll refrain from yelling at you again." With one last smile from Kana, she left the room in search of her new grandson-in-law.
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"Uncle, what are we going to do?"
"We'll just wait for her arrival and word from Kiatoh when she gets here."
"Do you think Katara is in danger?"
"Not unless someone has informed her of the new addition that will be here in just a couple months."
Zuko sighed as he paced back and forth in front of Iroh and a few of the council members. He had only had the throne for six months and he somewhat had the hang of it, but his uncle was still getting questions from him every now and again. Kiatoh had come running up to them, breathless.
"Lord.. Zuko.." he panted, trying to stand and catch his breath. He took one deep breath and regained himself. "Mai's ship was spotted on the rim of Fire Nation waters. She's coming."
Zuko's eyes got wide. "Thank you. Send two ships out to meet her and inform me immediately when she docks."
Kiatoh bowed and ran back out of the room, trying not to slam the door behind him but not succeeding well.
"Well, this has been quite a morning. Who wants tea?"
"Is that all you think about, Uncle?"
Iroh smiled at him. "That and your wife." He chuckled as his crude sense of humor got him a dirty look from Zuko. A couple of the council members silently chuckled as well, but stopped instantly as they too got a glare from the firelord.
"I don't think this is the time for jokes.. or tea! I need to get Katara moved to a safe place. The moment she sets foot on Fire Nation ground, someone will tell her. She may have pursuasion over a few people here and they'll be sure to let her know what's going on. Everyone is dismissed."
Zuko stormed off down the hall, Iroh chasing closely behind. He came around a corner and would've slammed right into Kana if her senses hadn't been so high at the time. She could feel his heat down the hall, she knew he was headed that way.
"Lord Zuko," she started with a slight bow. "Katara asked me to warn you about her mood swings before you freaked out. Her emotions are running loose on her and the simplest of words could upset her so be careful when you talk to her. She was crying earlier as soon as you left her this morning over nothing. It's normal, but I thought you should know."
He looked at her for a second, his eyes yelling 'oh no'. "I've told you before, you don't have to use my title," he calmly said to her. "And thank you for the warning. I'll have to watch my words, I guess." And it came at the best of times too, right? How was he going to explain why she was being moved without freaking her out? He walked smoothly past her continuing to his room, hoping for a good, bright, cheery Katara when he walked in. He got the complete opposite.
"Where were you? What's happening? I know something's wrong! Tell me something! What's going on!"
You're going crazy, that's what, Zuko thought to himself. She glared at him. Oh.. geez, what? Is her pregnancy making her that perceptive? "How do you know anything's happening?"
"I'm pregnant, not stupid!"
Why is she so pissed? "Sweetie, calm down. Get off the bed before you fall."
She looked down and realized she was yelling at them standing on her bed. He walked over and helped her down and hugged her, hoping that made her a little feel better. It had and she calmed down and stopped yelling. For the time being, she thought.
"Now, we have to move you. Something's come up and you can't stay in this room. It's not safe."
Her eyes got wide. Iroh hit his forehead. My dear nephew, you never were good with words, he thought. Katara just stood there, mouth gaping. "I knew something was happening. What is it?"
"Mai is in the area. If she finds out about you and the babies, you will most certainly not be safe here."
"I'm pretty sure I can handle her.. let's weigh the odds here. A pregnant, hormonal waterbender against an arrogant, hard-headed bitch. Wait, we've almost tested that before, haven't we? Except I wasn't pregnant and the bitch was your sister." She was staring him down.
He was the first to break the stare. He never broke first, but he tried to keep in consideration Kana's words. "I know you can take her, but I don't want to risk it. What if the baby kicks at the wrong moment and she hits you? I could never live with myself if anything happened to you."
She looked away and sighed. "Fine, I'll go. But I won't go quietly!" she yelled before leaving the room. Iroh followed them, chuckling at her the whole time.
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"What!"
The young man looked fearful at the woman standing in front of him. She had the same evil glare as her friend, Princess Azula, and that made him uncomfortable. "Um.." he started again, clearing his throat. "Fire Lord Zuko requests your immediate presence at the Temple upon docking. He has urgent business with you."
Mai stared bullets into the messenger until he disappeared, back at the docks of Kotzut, the heart of the Fire Nation. She turned to the captain of the ship. "Did he just say Fire Lord Zuko? ZUKO!"
The captain staggered back a little before nodding at her. "Y-Yes, I believe he did."
"So, the banished prince is now the firelord.." she thought out loud. How can I play this to my advantage? He has to have some kind of weakness that I can use. What would Azula do?
She walked to the railing of the deck and she could see the harbor and noticed two ships leading them in. She knew that if Zuko had been expecting her, she would have people waiting at the docks to pick her up and deliver her to the Temple. She was getting aggravated just thinking about that boy, no matter how much she liked him, on her friend's throne. He was.. how old? 17? 18? Who knows, but he was too immature to run a great nation and command a war. Azula was much more responsible and heartless. How had he beaten his father anyway? That was the real question.
She jerked around. She had to get her mind off of all that before she killed someone. She started barking orders at everyone, preparing for their arrival in her own homeland, and with Zuko on the throne, probably her arrest too.
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Zuko winced as Katara started yelling at him again. He had moved her to a guest room in the palace in the opposite wing of their own room. Maybe Mai, if she got past him, wouldn't think to look there. She was banging on the door, yelling obsenities, and screaming in frustration before finally passing out on the bed. Silence, as scary as it was from her, was also a nice relief. He slid down the wall next to her door and sat with his knees folded up against his chest, looking up at the ceiling.
Footsteps. Good news or bad news, I wonder. Do I have to open my eyes? I'm so tired. He felt a gentle hand shaking him back to conciousness and peeled one eye open to see his uncle. "Something important, I hope."
"The ships are leading Mai in as we speak. They'll be here in a matter of minutes."
Zuko closed his eye back and grumbled, but got up anyway. As was the duty of the firelord. His eyes looked droopy the whole walk with Iroh back down to the Temple to await her arrival.
"-am I right?"
Zuko's eyes popped open and looked at his uncle. "What?"
"Did you hear anything I just said?"
"I'm sorry, Uncle. I guess I'm not getting enough sleep anymore. I wake up everytime she moves, which grows more and more often with every passing night because her stomach is making her so uncomfortable. Sometimes, I wish it would just go away and leave us be for a couple more years. When we're old enough."
"Zuko, you are eighteen now? You and Katara are both old enough and mature enough to handle this and plenty ready. You two have been through so much, seen so much, done so much, how can you possibly handle an entire fleet of ships at fourteen and not be able to handle a child at eighteen?"
Zuko stopped and looked at his feet, hands clasped behind his back. "I don't know, Uncle. I'm just.. afraid, I guess. You remember my father, I don't want to be that and I'm afraid everyday that that's where I'm going to end up."
"You are better than that, Zuko. Maybe he knew that when he banished you. He felt a threat from you, not in your firebending abilities but in the sense that you are a better person than he was."
Zuko continued walking. "That's not what I meant. I'm afraid I might become just as ruthless and utterly heartless as he was or picking the better bender to be the favorite or maybe the firebender to be the favorite. My father picked Azula as his favorite and I felt neglected and I don't want to do that, I don't want my children to feel how I felt when that happened."
"Then don't let them feel that way. Love them with all your heart equally, no matter who bends better or which of them is the firebender, if you have one." He got a look from Zuko before continuing. "If they speak out against you, listen to and consider what they have to say before challenging them or banishing them. Of course, they wouldn't be able to come back as easily as you. There is no war, you can't banish them to a seemingly endless search for the Avatar because that's what at least one of them will be. If you challenge or banish your own children, that's the day you become your father. That's the day the love between father and son or father and daughter evaporates until all they can think of is revenge, murder, deceit. Keep a level head when dealing with children because they are very sensitive to emotions around them. Don't drive the emotion from them though. Your father taught you that emotions make you weak. In case you haven't noticed, they made you stronger. You couldn't even do lightening until you fell in love with Katara."
"Okay, Uncle. Calm down. You'll be around for a while, you can remind me of all this when it comes time." Zuko laughed a little light-heartedly now. "Right now, we have more important matters at hand."
"You're right, let's go take care of Mai." He put his hands in his sleeves and a smile on his face and started singing loudly, "It's a long, long way to Ba Sing Sei, but the girls in the city, they look so pretty.."
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Mai stared at the city as they docked. It had been a while and who knows how long that air-head has been on the throne, but it didn't look much different. At least he hasn't driven us completely into the ground, she thought. She looked down along the docks and noticed that almost every ship they have was there.
"How are we fighting a war if all of our ships are here?" she asked as soon as she stepped of the ship.
One of the guards sent to escort her to the Temple looked oddly at her. "The war has been over for months."
Mai smiled. "Did Ozai finish them off or Lord Zuko?" She said Zuko's name mockingly, but the guard didn't notice.
"Lord Zuko and his friends and wife defeated Lord Ozai and Lord Zuko ended the war in peace."
"Wife?" Mai was suddenly overcome with hate at all of that, but jealousy at the fact that he married. All the time she had known Zuko she had liked him, but she had never known him to have any interest in girls. "Who is his wife?" she asked stupidly, already knowing the answer but needing a confirmation.
"Lady Katara, the waterbender from the south."
Mai's eyes popped open wider. She smiled an obviously fake smile. "A waterbender and a firebender? That should make for an interesting child if they have one." Before I kill them both, she added mentally.
The guard looked at her as if to say 'Boy, have you been out of the loop' but Zuko has asked them specifically not to mention the pregnancy. He led her to the ostrich-horse that would take her to the Temple. When they arrived, the guards escorted Mai into the Temple where Zuko and Iroh sat.
"Where is your wife? Did she not want to be here?" Mai said mockingly as she approached Zuko.
"My wife is no concern of yours, Mai," he snapped back.
"So, I see you're in a good position, eh? What did you call me here for, Firelord Zuko?"
Zuko stood up and walked down the steps from his chair to face her. "I called you here for punishment."
Mai looked shocked. "Punishment for what, my lord? I have done nothing punishable since arriving here."
"Punishment for how you've treated me, my uncle, my wife, and my friends before today. You never had respect for anyone other than my sister and you helped her try to end my life and my search for the Avatar. I knew this day would come and I prepared for it."
Mai had a glint of fear in her eyes that made Zuko smile. Mai didn't like that smile, it almost scared her even if he was her age. She had an idea of what was coming and braced herself for the worst.
"So here's what I've decided for you. You are banned from the Fire Nation. If you return, you will be more severely punished by my own hand. You will not be given a ship or crew, how you travel is none of my concern. You have until the day's end to be gone and my men will see to your departure. You may use what money you have to buy what you need, then you will be gone. If anyone leaves with you, it is by their own choice. I don't care where you go, where you live, or whom you live with as long as it isn't here. Understood?"
Mai stood with her head down. She felt weak and helpless and she hated that feeling. She went from Azula's best friend and loyal partner to nothing in just a few days. She had no power over anyone. The money she had was barely enough for a small boat, then there would be hardly any left for supplies. She had very few friends here, but they all had families of their own and would never go with her. She hated that he would treat her like that after all they had been through growing up together. She vowed to get revenge on him and the Water Tribe slut that stole him from her. She knew exactly what she had to do.
He fought back a laugh so hard that it hurt his chest, but it stayed there until Mai was escorted out and the doors shut. Then the laugh came out like one big tsunami. Iroh looked at him in shock as his young nephew, the firelord no less, fell to the ground grabbing his stomach laughing. Iroh couldn't help but laugh with him, though probably not quite as hard. There was nothing better than giving punishment to his sister's friends and seeing the color drain out of their face. Of course, there wasn't really any color there to begin with. She was a gloomy person.
After a few minutes of uncontrollable laughter, Zuko up and straightened out his clothes. "Uncle, I think we can move Katara back to her own room.Mai may not be an issue anymore. And Kiatoh," he started as Kiatoh walked in the room, "how's the nursery construction coming along?"
"It's going better than planned. We should be finished within a few weeks now. The best part is that woman, Mai, doesn't know a thing. I don't think she has contacts here anymore."
"Perfect." Zuko clapped one hand on Kiatoh's shoulder. "Keep up the good work, when you're done I'm sure there will be a promotion waiting for you."
Kiatoh bowed. "Thank you, my lord." He walked out, back towards the nursery construction site. He didn't see why they were building on, the palace had more than enough rooms that they could've used, but he was grateful for the work and the room that Zuko had been letting him stay in. A promotion would be more than he could've hoped for. He was finally stepping out of his father's black shadow and moving up.
Iroh and Zuko headed back for the room Katara had been taken to. "I hope she's okay. She'll be happy to hear what happened."
Iroh gave a small laugh. "I'm sure she will, nephew. I think she hated Mai almost as much as you, maybe more now that her emotions are off the wall. She told me once that she would've taken her bad encounters with you over the ones with her and your sister any day. Probably Zhao's too."
Zuko stopped. "She had bad encounters with him? Did she specify, tell you anything about what happened with him? Why didn't she tell me?"
"Zuko, let her come to you when she's ready. You can't force information out of someone you love."
He sighed. "If he did anything to her, I swear I'll.. well, he's already dead. There's really nothing I can do except hate him more."
Katara was still sleeping when they got to the room. Zuko peeked in and whispered at her, just in case she was laying and thinking, but she didn't move. He tip-toed over to her, just to make sure she was okay. He saw her big stomach rise up and down and knew, but he just had to watch her sleep for a few seconds.
"Why are you watching me?" she whispered, her eyes still closed.
It startled him. "Sorry, I was just making sure you were okay. We came to get you and move you-"
"Again!" she yelled as she shot up in the bed.
"Whoa, easy! We were moving you back to our room. Mai is gone at sunset and we are worry-free. She doesn't know about our little treasures so we're safe." He sat down beside her and rubbed her growing belly. She smiled gently and laid her head on his shoulder.
"I'm tired."
"You're always tired," he joked. "And it's just going to get worse. You don't have much longer though. Granted there have only been a handful of twins born in the city, none of them have gone all the way to full-term but they all came out healthy so there's no worry."
"I need to walk, let's go back to the room. By then I'll be tired enough to go back to sleep."
Zuko helped her up and when they got out the door, Iroh was there to help her on the other side. She fell asleep as soon as she hit their enormous closed-in bed. Zuko pulled the thick curtains shut so she could sleep easier.
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"Sokka, are you okay?"
"I'm just worried about Katara. I know she's got Gran Gran to help her, but I'm still worried. I don't know anyone who had twins, something might go wrong."
Ty Lee held his hand. "She'll be fine. The women from the Northern Water Tribe should be here in the next few days and she'll be in the best of hands. They can heal so there's no chance of anything bad happening."
"You're right. I've met them before, I trust them with her. I'm still worried."
"You have every right to be, you're her big brother and now you're about to be an uncle. I'd be worried too."
They had been walking through the gardens behind the palace. Zuko had let them stay there since Sokka was Katara's brother and he actually got along with him. Sokka had also been helping supervise the construction of the nursery for him.
"Do you know anyone who's had twins? That's mainly what I'm afraid of, that maybe something will happen to one of them. One is the Avatar, but the other one is just as important. She would die if anything happened to them, I probably would too."
"Don't worry so much, if anything happens it'll be taken care of. Royal doctors are the best in the nation, maybe the world. Nothing will go wrong."
They sat down on a bench next to a big bunch of beautiful red and gold flowers, the Fire Nation colors. On the way in, they had seen a recently added addition of blue and red in the shape of a yin-yang, just like Katara's necklace. They thought of themselves when they saw that. In that way, they were like Zuko and Katara. The only difference, Sokka didn't bend.
"I wonder what Toph and Aang are doing.." he thought out loud.
"Who knows? They're probably playing at Toph's house or something, maybe competing. You know how Toph likes to compete with those other earthbender guys that think they're better than her because she's blind."
"I hate that they left, but at least they promised to visit. They should be back soon for the babies. Aang didn't want to miss that."
"Do you think he misses his powers?"
"I don't know. I bet it'll be weird for him whenever the Avatar gets older. Part of Aang's spirit will be inside him or her and.. it'll just be weird." He thought about how that would work but who knows how the Avatar stuff works? It's all craziness in his mind.
"Let's go swimming!" Ty Lee suggested, jumping up quickly. Sokka sat there for a second, looking up at her before reluctantly following. He was hot, but he just wasn't in the mood to swim. He would most likely just sit there and watch her. Sometimes he wished he could bend, it always seemed to help Katara relax, but all he could do was sit and clean his boomerang and occasionally look up at Ty Lee splashing around in the pool. He set down his boomrang and took off, jumping in the pool and startling her. It relaxed him some and he calmed down about everything. His sister would be okay. Everything would be okay.
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"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHOOOOOWWWWWWW!"
"Calm down, calm down sweetie. It's okay, just hold my hand. OW!"
"I'm sorry, it just hurts so baaaad!"
"No, it's okay. I grew up dealing with pain, I'm sure I can handle THIS!" Zuko bit back another yelp. Oh, it hurt so bad but this was the least he could do for her right now. She needed him. Even if she was breaking his hand.
The doctors and waterbender healers were everywhere and hadn't really wanted Zuko to be there, but he was helping by holding her hand. They were afraid she would break the bed if she held on to that. Sokka and Aang were standing outside the door, panicking everytime she screamed but they knew not to go in.
"What's going on in there? I need to be there, she's my baby sister and she's in pain. I want to help!" Sokka was frantic. He didn't know what to do, he wasn't used to just standing around and waiting for something.
"Calm down, Sokka. They have plenty of people in there to take care of her and the babies. They'll be fine."
Another scream. Sokka jumped up and tried to run in, but Aang jumped on him. "Aang, I have to help!"
"She's fine, we'll just get told off by the doctors in there. We can go in and visit after she has them."
Sokka grumbled something, but sat up against the wall and waited.
"I see the first head!" one of the doctors called.
Katara tried to smile, but another contraction gripped her stomach and she screamed. A tear rolled down her cheek and Zuko wiped it away. Don't let them see your weakness. He kissed her on the head.
"You're doing good, just keep pushing. They're almost here."
"I know that!" she yelled.
"The shoulders are almost out, one more push and we'll have the first one."
"Come on Katara, one more big push."
"AAAAGGGGHHHHH!"
"The first one is out! It's a girl!"
Zuko suddenly felt overwhelmed with joy even though he had wanted a boy, but there was still another. "Come on, take a second to breathe and push."
"Just shut up!"
Zuko looked up at the doctors. "They always say stuff like that. Just keep holding her hand."
He watched her face strain as another contraction took her, but she held the scream within. Her nails were digging into his hand and starting to break the skin, but he didn't notice.
"Here comes the next one!"
He kissed her on the head and whispered, "I love you."
"AAAAHHHH!" She gave another short cry before burying the rest of it behind her tightly closed lips. Her nails finally broke the skin and blood started to drip from Zuko's hand.
"Come on, the head is almost out!"
She could barely hear anything over the baby girl and her own thoughts screaming in her head and the doctors yelling what's going on. She was so tired. She just wanted to sleep. It hurt.. so.. bad.
Katara.. open your eyes.. one more big push.. Her eyes fluttered open. She couldn't keep them open for much longer, but the next contraction that hit, she pushed with everything she had.
"It's a boy!"
The healers went to her aid as soon as the last baby was out. One doctor remained to help out the after-birth (gross, I know) and they started healing everything so that the bleeding stopped and everything went back to normal.
"Now, in a few days you'll be able to walk but you might need some help since you were on bedrest so long." She barely heard the doctor, she was falling away quickly from reality. So tired..
When she woke up some hours later, Zuko was sitting next to her in their room. "Are you okay?"
She looked up and smiled sleepily. "I'm fine now. Is your hand okay?"
He laughed a little. "After they healed you up, they got my hand. They said they see a lot of that. It's fine now."
"Are the babies okay?"
"Yeah, they're still being checked out by the doctors. We have a boy and a girl. Did you have any names picked out?"
"Actually I did. They're a little different, but what do you think of Echo for the girl and Eryx for the boy?"
"I kind of like those. They'll have to do, I don't have anything. They are original, I'll give you that. Echo and Eryx it is. You know, if you think about it, they'd fit perfectly if Echo is a waterbender and Eryx is a firebender."
"That's why I liked them."
A couple minutes later, the doctors brought the babies to the room for her. Sokka and Aang followed excitedly while Iroh, in his old age, trailed behind with Kana and a reluctant Pakku. They handed Katara the little boy, Eryx, and handed Echo off to Zuko. Katara noticed something on the lower left side of Eryx's stomach. A birthmark. But not just any birthmark. It was half of a yin-yang. Zuko saw her examining it and checked for something like it on Echo. He found the other half on the lower right side of her stomach.
"Two halves of the same whole," he whispered.
Katara looked up at him. "The same whole.. Zuko, they're both the Avatar."
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Dun dun duuuuunnn! Woot woot! Whatcha think? They're both the Avatar! The next chapter has a very.. special guest.. actually, a couple ofthem. I'll update soon!R&R!
Jenn, waterbending master of the south