A/N Okies! Sorry if I didn't update for a looooonnnngggg time!

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Katara, her world blurry, blinked once and twice to focus on Zuko's face hovering above her's.

"What happened?" Katara muttered, rubbing the back of her head.

He smiled, "You fainted after you heard Iroh gave up pai sho, trust me, I was on the verge of fainting too." Zuko gently pulled her up.

"Oh yeah….Sokka…..do you really think he's being horded by the Kyoshians?" Katara asked.

Zuko stifled out a laugh, "Ma….maybe…"

Katara smiled and took his hand, feeling the warmth of his palm touching hers.

"Um…Katara…" Zuko hesitated, biting his lip.

"Yes?" Katara smiled up at him, sweetly.

Breath being sucked out of his being, he gulped and asked, "Can I ask you something?" The grip on her hand becoming tighter.

"Sure Lord Zuko, anything." Katara laughed lightly.

Taking a deep breath he said, "Katara….will you…" He was cut off by Iroh rushing up towards them.

"Zuko, can I have my pai sho board back? I miss it so." Iroh pouted.

Katara couldn't help but laugh.

"Uncle…." Zuko muttered, "I thought you said you've quit pai sho."

"Well….I did…but I missed it…."

"For 10 minutes?" Zuko stated, never understanding the antics of his uncle.

"That's all it has been? It seemed like an eternity…" Iroh placed a hand on his forehead.

"It's in my room…" Zuko pointed towards his room.

"Thank you dear nephew…" Iroh bowed and walked hastily to retrieve his precious board game.

Zuko shook his head and sighed.

"So? What did you want to ask me?" Katara asked, her eyes begging to tell him.

"I….." He sighed, it just wasn't the same after an old man had butted in and…..it just killed the mood.

"I'll tell you later." He muttered, releasing his grip on her hand.

"Please?" Katara pouted, his bottom lip stuck out, adding to the fact that she looked cute.

"That won't work this time Katara." Zuko smiled slyly.

"Oh come on! Please!" Katara grabbed his hand once more and tried to make her eyes glisten, making it almost impossible for Zuko to say no.

He sighed and knew it was no use to come up with a sudden excuse or dash off somewhere in haste.

"Lord Zuko."

Zuko thanked the gods.

A counsel member bowed and whispered something in to his ear.

"I'll get right on that…" Zuko muttered, leaving behind pouting Katara.

"You'd better tell me later!" Katara yelled down the hall.

Without turning around, he raised a hand and said, "I will."

Katara glumly walked towards the small pond that contained the turtle ducks.

Sitting down, she sighed and hugged her knees close to her chest.

What could he be wanting to tell me? It has to be something important, if it wasn't, why was he hesitating so much?

All these thoughts rushed around her head, like a monsoon.

Sooner or later, he had to tell her, or she'll make him tell her. Katara smiled evilly and took the water from the pond, freezing it and unfreezing it.

But still, she had to return to the South Pole sometime, she couldn't stay here forever.

Oh how she wished to see Gran Gran, Miyuki, her son, and all the children that she taught.

Wistfully thinking, she also wondered if Aang, Sokka, and Toph were doing on Kyoshi Island.

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Suki dragged the beaten, worn out Sokka up the stairs and into the training room, laying him down on the ground, along with Aang and Toph.

"What happened?" Suki asked, laughter a hint in her voice.

Sokka stuttered out, "So many, people, not enough air…."

Toph kicked him in the leg and he yelped. Again, he started to stutter.

"Katara…..at Fi…Fire Nation…..marrying Z…Zuko…."

Suki looked at him with a questionable face.

Aang and Toph just stared at Sokka, who was in fetal position.

"Sokka, don't talk such nonsense," Suki scoffed, "Zuko is the Fire Lord, there is no way Katara could marry him, no offense."

"Oh….oh she's gonna….." Sokka whimpered as he chattered his teeth.

Toph once again kicked him, trying to get some sense into his head. This time, Sokka stopped chattering and stuttering.

"Sorry." Sokka cleared his throat and stood up.

"Is what you said true though Sokka?" Suki asked.

"About what?" Sokka looked around nervously.

"About Katara marrying the Fire Lord." Suki laughed a bit.

Sokka grew wide eyed and fainted.

"Sokka!" Suki and the others rushed over to his head and Suki gently slapped his cheek.

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Shooting the water out in sharp, tiny icicles, she watched as each other crunched into the bark of a rotting tree.

After the last icicle struck the tree, she sighed and slumped back down, leaning against a tree.

"Well, it looks like you've gotten better."

Katara snapped her head over to the source of the sound and found out it was Zuko, striding over to her, fumbling with something in his pocket.

"Well?" She asked, her eyes sparkling again.

"Well what?" He asked, sitting down next to her.

"What did you want to tell me?" Katara asked, taking his hand in hers.

Without saying anything, he pulled her into a passionate kiss, the wind blew his bangs around, tickling her eyelid.

She moaned in the kiss, begging for more.

More he gave, as he cradled her face in his hands and ran his tongue over her lips.

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Katara lost in a daze, only thinking about his passion, didn't realize him slipping something over her fourth finger.

He pulled away and lifted her hand with the sparkling diamond ring on it. Katara gasped, awe struck, unaware of how to deal with this kind of situation.

"Zuko….I…."

"Katara….happy birthday….." He smiled, kissing her softly once more. "Will you marry me?"

Katara, tears filling her eyes, gave out a happy squeal and tackled him to the ground. "Yes!" She cried out, smiling brightly, laughing.

A/N BWHAHAHAHA! She accepts! Finally! Now those idiotic counsel members could let Zuko have complete control of the Fire Nation! And he gets to wear the shiny crown! SHINY!

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P.S. I am not crazy…. -.o