Leiko was sitting on her bed, writing in her diary about the wonderful event that had taken place earlier. There was a knock on her door, and she turned to look who it was. "Come in." she said. The door opened and Zuko walked in.

"Hey, how's my wife to be?" he asked.

"Just wonderful." She replied and he walked over and kissed her forehead, then took a seat on the edge of her bed.

"I just wanted to express how much it means to me that you agreed to marry me." Leiko sighed. "What's the matter? I thought you'd be happy."

"Oh no, sweetheart, I am." She replied. "It's just that, I do not know why you wish to marry me…when I cannot bare children." Zuko just looked at Leiko's sad face. "Zuko, we have tried to have a child for a few months now…and still nothing. Why would you want to marry a girl who cannot have children?"

Leiko was right you see. What had started as a romping between the two teenagers, turned into a month of despair. They had worried about her getting pregnant, but when she didn't, they became worried about her health. The thought of having a child of their own dawned on them and they actually tried again, but still nothing. That's when they knew something serious was going on. They took Leiko to see a doctor, and soon discovered that she was unable to bare children, something that pained Leiko almost everyday and spurred her hatred and anger even more.

"If it wasn't for your sister stabbing me, I would be able to marry you without a guilty conscience." Zuko placed a hand under her chin and pulled her direction up to his.

"My love, that doesn't matter to me. Besides, maybe we're doing something wrong."

"What could we possibly be doing wrong?" she asked, "Nothing, that's what." She answered herself. Zuko sighed now.

"I still love you. This fact has nothing to do with the way I feel about you. Nothing could change the way I feel about you."

"You promise?" she asked.

"I promise." He confirmed. And his kissed her.

"Good," she said, and she tossed her diary aside. "Because I couldn't live without you." She walked over to the door told Tila to leave. Tila flew out and she closed the door behind her bird and smiled devilishly at her fiancée.

"What?" he asked.

"Just because I can't have children doesn't mean that we can't make love." And she pounced on him, knocking him over onto his back on her bed. "This is a night we should celebrate."

"You're right." He agreed and kissed her.

Admiral Zhao sat alone, sipping tea in his quarters. His right cheek was nothing but red scar tissue now, thanks to his Agni Kai with his daughter. He suffered knowing that his face would never be healed, but he was going to make her pay. After playing the role of a runaway bride and disrespecting him again, she was going to be sorry. And he wasn't the only one who was seeking revenge.

The door to his quarters opened and in stepped Kilix. The teen closed the door behind him. "Admiral Zhao." He said and bowed. Zhao motioned for him to sit and he did.

"Kilix, how are you?"

"Just as mad as ever. I still cannot believe that Leiko picked that banished prince over me. We had a deal Zhao!" Kilix growled.

"Please, calm down. I bring you here on the business of a…proposition." He said with an evil grin.

"I'm listening."

"I know you still want to marry my daughter, although I have no idea why you would possibly still be attracted to her. And I have a way you could get her back. You see, she's with the banished prince now. All we have to do is get rid of the prince."

"How do you propose we do that?"

"I have my ways. Now, in return for doing me a favor, I will grant you the position of General Kilix." Kilix grinned.

"I'm interested. Very interested Admiral."

"Good. Now, this is beyond the avatar. This plan takes on a whole new level. How does Fire Lord Zhao sound?"

Leiko awoke in Zuko's arms. She yawned and turned to face him. He was still asleep, and she rubbed her nose against his to wake him up. He opened his eyes and looked back at her and smiled. "Good morning my prince." She said. He sat up in bed, revealing his muscled chest and stretched. His hair was still out, and he ran his hand through it. Leiko began to play with it, taking some and twirling it around her index finger.

"Good morning. How did you sleep?"

"Exceptional." She said and stopped playing in his hair. Zuko got up and got dressed.

"I'm going to take a shower. Feel free to sleep in." he said to her, and she nodded and laid back down. As Zuko walked out to found his uncle. His uncle looked at him and chuckled. Zuko just looked at him, "What's so funny?" he asked.

"Nothing, it's just easy to tell what you have been up to. You have that familiar scent on your brow. The scent of a man after he has been greatly satisfied if you know what I mean." And he chuckled again. Zuko walked off. "Oh, by the way, have you spoken with Leiko about the wedding plans?"

"Not yet?"

"She is of marrying age now Zuko, you and her can marry any day of your choosing."

"But we can't return to the fire nation to get married yet."

"Have you ever heard of eloping?" Iroh said with a grin. "There is an all nations wedding chapel on the next island. You could be married by tomorrow's eve." And he walked away. Zuko thought for a moment, he was right.

Later, Zuko was eating in the mess hall and Leiko came in. "Ah, the beauty enters." He said and she blushed and grabbed a role. She sat down and poured herself some left over wine and smiled at him. "You know, I was talking to my uncle earlier, and he brought up a good point. We're both of marrying age now, and there's a chapel on the next island."

"And?"

"We could be there by tomorrow morning if we set course now." And they smiled at each other.

"You want to marry now?" she asked. He nodded.

"It would save us the suspense."

"Do they do fire nation wedding rituals?" and he nodded, "Well than, what're we waiting for? Let's get married!" Zuko picked up his cup and raised it in the air.

"To us." He said. Leiko clanked her cup against his and repeated,

"To us." And then they drank. Zuko walked around the table and picked her up and spun her around in the air as she giggled. It made sense, why wait?

Kilix and Zhao sat at the table, now both sipping tea. Kilix smiled and sighed after taking a big gulp. "So we have a deal?" Zhao asked him, and he nodded. "Good. It will feel unlawfully good to see Leiko squirming in my grasp. Once I take the throne, there will be no way for her to escape."