Okie, Cookie goes to crazyanonomouswriter! Kiroh came from Iroh with a K, most of you got that, but you didn't get that Zana came from Kana with a Z. Kana y'kno Katara's gran gran? Okay ne way here we go.


Kiroh leaned up against the wall and watched his twin sister, who was intertwined in several 'deep' converstations at once with several different people, rather men. Kiroh's bangs fell down in his face casting shadow over his eyes, that way no one could see him eyeing them down for acting the wrong way towards his sister. She was a social butterfly, flitting about, making her self known, and flaunting her flawless beauty. Well almost flawless. She was clueless for the most part about the male intentions. And what his father had discussed withhim only a few moments earlier didn't have his nerves eased. Then a man got too friendly and got too close. Kiroh smoothly left his perch at the wall and walked over stepping between the older man and Zana. He didn't have to say anything, in fact he didn't even have to touch the man. It just took a stern look of the discolored eyes, with a warning glare the man got the picture.

Zana frowned and looked up at her brother, who toward over her by just a few inches.

"Why did you do that?"

"Because I wanted to." Zana's frowned deepened. "Don't make that face, you look just like father." Kiroh smiled. Zana shook her head and shrugged it off, knowing that it wouldn't be the last time that Kiroh drove some one away.

Tuzo walked up to his older brother and pulled on his sleeve. Kiroh turned and looked down at his little brother with a warm smile.

"Yes?"

"I need to talk with you when all this rucus is over with." Tuzo said keeping his gold eyes to the ground. Kiroh smiled and ruffled Tuzo's hair, which was cut along similar lines as thier Uncle Chief Sokka. Tuzo gave a little half smile and walked off to sit at thier mother's side. Kiroh looked after his brother. There was something wrong, but before he could further look into it Sokka came walking up with his wife and their two children. Sokka's wife was very plain, and really not the best looking woman in the Southern Water Tribe. Kiroh tried to hide his snarl, seeing that he thought really that the woman had hit every branch on the way down the ugly tree. On the same note, he didn't see how his uncle and the terrible troll had such pretty children.

Illa was a bubbly little girl,and the perfect poster child of the water tribe. Crystal blue eyes, that shown the innocence of her mere six years on the earth. Then there was Iryue, a partial namesake of Sokka's first love. He was a year younger then them, but built like a horse. He was tall enough to look Kiroh in the eyes, and solid as a rock. His hair was short and choppy, and he shared the same icy eyes of his sister, mother and father.

Kiroh bent down and took Illa onto his hip. Zana smiled and hugged her uncle and aunt, greeting them in traditional fashion after.

"Where is Lady Katara? I wish to give her my blessings." The short Cheiftess smiled. Zana, being the outspoken and lovable person she was, latched onto her arm and lead her off to the thrones where her parents were sitting, along with her younger siblings.


Katara smiled and looked over to her husband. He was always to serious, whether it be at a royal ball like this one, or playing with the children in the courtyard. He felt eyes on him and looked over to her.

"Are you ok?" She sighed and shook her head.

"I was just looking at you. Would you please not be so worried about me?" Zuko smiled and nodded, standing up and walking over to her side. He knelt down and took her hand. Tuzo rolled his eyes, such a display of affection between his parents weren't a rare occurance, but they still were a display of affection between his parents.

"You are so beautiful, even if you are pregnant." Katara blushed and put her forehead against his.

"Things like that, is the reason we have some many children." They smiled and looked into each other's eye, but someone cleared their throart and broke up the moment. Zuko scowled and stood up looking at their intruders. Katara smiled and stood up hugging the Cheiftess, that Zana had so well timed to bring over. Zuko rolled his eyes and looked at Zana.

"Where is Kiroh?" Zana looked back over her shoulder then back to her father.

"Talking with Uncle Sokka, and the kids." Zuko nodded and sat back down in his chair. Zana walked over and leaned over looking her father in the eyes an inch from his face.

"Daddy..?" Zuko sighed and looked at his only daughter. He knew that she wanted something, it was the only time she ever called in daddy in that tone.

"What is it, how much, and No." Zana looked hurt and shook her head.

"No I was wondering...can I leave now?" Zuko stared at her. This was a party for her and Kiroh, and neither of them wanted to be there. Truth be told, Zuko really didn't want to be there himself. He nodded but stck his hand out to catch her with an instant of thought.

"You can only leave if Kiroh goes with you, and no other males that aren't family." Zana looked at him in confusion then nodded, turning on her heels and off to find her brother. Zuko sighed. It wasn't going to be hard to find a suitor willing to marry his daughter, especially since she was the definition of what a true woman in the Fire Nation should look like, besides the eyes, and well her hair. The point was that she had a regal beauty to her, but of course he thought that, he was her father after all.

Secretly he hoped that neither of his heirs would find anyone. Knowing they bother were picky, really helped calm the Fire Lord at times. But the knowlegde that he had given them the nation as a dual and joint honor, if a spouse were to come into the picture the relationship between the twins would become tense.


Alrighty, next chapter up soon...I hope.