A/N Hi! Updating frequently now!

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With the wedding only two weeks away, nervous tension built up around the palace. Some of which resulted in Katara nervously lacing her fingers up again and again, Zuko's unsuspected outbursts of rage, and the occasional twitching that occurred between the two of them.

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Dear Sokka,

I hope you are doing well. As for me, well you can say I'm doing well also. I wanted to tell you that…..the "event" will take place in two weeks. Surprised?

Anyways, I just wanted to see if you could come back and witness the moment. It'll be great to see you guys again, how long has it been? Almost two months? I know, I know, not that long ago….but with all the events that took place here, it felt long.

Hope that you can come!

-Katara

She carefully bundled up the note and then stuck a seal on.

Katara quietly headed out and walked out of the palace gates, leaving herself in the bustling streets of the Fire Capital.

Walking down the street, being pushed in all directions from the crowds, she walked on until she came onto the pier, crowding with fishermen, beggars, and the boat keepers.

She stopped in front of the messenger's hut and went it, dropping off her note and then heading back towards the palace.

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"So that's how it is done Zuko." Iroh turned around and saw his nephew staring off into space.

"Zuko!" Iroh snapped, clearly disappointed.

Zuko blinked a couple of times and looked at his uncle. He lower his head and showed he was sorry.

Iroh sighed and told him to work on his lightning.

"The key is the stance and the movements, be like water, flowing."

Zuko followed the steps, one by one. By the fifth explosion, he got frustrated.

"Uncle, forget it…..it's hopeless…..I….I can't….."

"I can help."

The two firebenders turned around to find Katara walking towards them.

"Ah!" Iroh exclaimed, a sudden spark going off in his head. "Why didn't I think of that before! Miss Katara can teach you how to! The movements are like waterbending!" Iroh grinned, whether at his intelligence, or at the solution, who knows?

"Zuko, Miss Katara will teach you, be careful now." Iroh headed back into the building.

Once the old man disappeared, Katara cleared her throat, "So….what does your uncle want you to do again?"

"Moving like water…." Zuko made air quotes as he said that.

Katara smiled and shook her head slowly. "Well, being by me, you should have picked it up by now."

He made a skeptical face.

"First off, you shouldn't practice where there's so little water….." Katara tapped her chin, thinking. "I got it! Follow me!" She grabbed his hand and the two ran off.

"Where are we going?" Zuko asked, clearly baffled.

"You'll see." Katara winked and lead him out the palace gates, running through the streets.

Finally, the two stopped on the beach, it's warm, white sand reflecting off the sun and the pristine waters cool.

"We're here! The perfect place to train you, besides, you can't set anything to fire here right?" She grinned as she began to take off her shoes and clothes, only to leave her undergarmets.

"Well, I…." Zuko blushed cherry red when she unraveled her hair.

Katara darted towards the waters and splashed in, laughing as the water contacted her body. She went under and came back up, flipping her hair away.

"Come on! Don't be a downer! The water's fine!" Katara laughed.

Zuko stood on shore, watching her, "You're crazy…."

"So what if I am?" Katara created a water ball and threw towards him, splashing him on the face.

"How's playing in water suppose to help?" He asked, wiping his face off.

"Well, in order to move like water you gotta feel it yourself! So come on in!" Katara threatened to splash him again.

"No thanks! I'm fine on land thank you very much!" He yelled to her.

Katara pouted and sighed, thinking up another way to get him in the water. A plan formulated in her mind.

"Help! There's something in the water!" Katara screamed, hoping her plan would work.

"Very funny Katara, it won't work."

"Oh come on! Please?" She batted her eyelashes.

He sighed and gave in, taking off his shirt and splashing into the water. Suddenly, he slipped and fell face first into the water. He came back up and yelled, "Katara!"

She giggled and placed her hand on her hips, "Now, feel the ebbs and flows of the water, surely this exercise could help you concentrate."

Zuko sighed and closed his eyes, trying his best to "become one with the water", whatever that means.

"Now that you know how to move with the water, follow my lead." Katara faced the wide open sea, with her back towards him.

He opened his eyes and tried to follow the movements of her. Slowly, he got it, but Katara disapproved.

"Like this."

She towards the back of him and grabbed his wrists, guiding them through the steps.

Zuko blushed, she was…..how you would say….particularly close.

"Got it?" She asked.

All he could give was a feeble nod.

"Try it," She studied his movements.

She still nodded in disapproval.

"You have to relax, too much tension won't do you any good." She went over and lowered his shoulders.

"Perfect, now try again."

Zuko went through the stances and finally, Katara approved.

"Perfect! Let's go back to the shore and try to lightning bend now." Katara helped him balance his way towards the shore.

She sat down on the white sand and nodded, signaling he was able to go.

Zuko sighed out deeply.

"Remember all that I said!" Katara yelled, hoping that wouldn't have broken his concentration.

Closing his eyes, he breathed in and out and finally began to go through the stances for lightning bending.

Katara watched with interest as red sparks began to form at his fingertips, crackling with energy. She wanted to shout to him that he was finally doing it, but decided against it, for it'll probably break his concentration.

The red lightning sparked around his hands, crackling.

It was definitely a sight to see, red lightning, coursing through his body, bright and attractive.

Katara found herself mesmerized even after he broke his concentration and panted out.

Zuko stared at his hands as if they could cure any disease.

Katara broke from her trance and stood up, walking towards him.

"That was brilliant!" She exclaimed, tightly hugging him.

"Hey….I had a great teacher." He replied, returning the embrace.

The two stayed on the beach until nightfall, cool air gently hitting their faces.

"You know, when I first saw you at the South Pole, I just knew….some how….you were going to be involved in my life…." Zuko said, ending with a relaxing sigh.

"Oh really?" Katara asked facing him with an eyebrow raised.

"Yes, really….looks like I was right." He replied, with a sly smile on his face.

"Well, when I first saw you…." Katara said, "I thought you were a... very articulate person."

Zuko narrowed his eyes as Katara grinned.

"Very funny."

"Well you are!"

"Oh really? I'm that predictable?"

"Sure you are."

Suddenly, he pinned her to the soft sand and lowered his head until his mouth was right next to her left ear.

"Didn't expect that did you?" He whispered.

"Ok fine…I'll admit you are unpredictable sometimes, but still predictable." She whispered back.

He raised his head so that their gazes locked.

"Really? I'm still predictable?" He looked skeptical.

"I just said that didn't I?"

Zuko couldn't help but smile at her intelligence. Then, he just noticed what a very odd postion they were in. Himself pinning her to the sand, on top of her, shirtless, herself only in her undergarmets, to add to that…..it was night, the time of the day when the most unpredictable things can occur.

He quickly pulled himself up and cleared his throat, offering a helping hand to her.

Katara took it, blushing, probably thinking the same thing as him.

"We'd better go, or uncle will get crazy ideas." He started to put on his shirt when Katara started to walk into the water once more.

"What are you doing? You're going to get a cold!" He exclaimed.

"Hold on, I just want to try something."

Katara closed her eyes and spread out her arms.

Curious on what she was doing, Zuko stayed, watching her.

Slowly, she started to lift out of the water, she continued to until her feet touched the slick surface of the water.

Then, she stared to walk around the water, he feet making soft ripples on the water's surface.

Even though the waves crashed onto shore, she remained perfectly intact. Slowly, she opened her eyes and relaxed her hands to her sides.

Zuko was absolutely astounded, completely winded. He watched as she walked towards the shore, finally she was walking on the white sand.

He ran up to her and stared at her, speechless.

"That was….that was…amazing! How'd you do that?"

Katara looked up at him and replied, "Well….it takes a lot out a person, but I've been trying to master that. I concentrate my chi onto the bottom of my feet, so that I could walk on the surface tension of the water, without breaking it."

"You learned that at the North Pole?"

"No, I taught it to myself."

"That's amazing."

Katara blushed a little and began to feel warm even though she was wet and the cold night air was blowing all around her.

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The two made their way back towards the city, hand in hand, walking through the forest path.

"Want to know something?" Katara spoke up, breaking the silence between them.

"What?"

"I fought against the waterbending master in the North Pole."

Zuko stopped and looked at her. "You really are crazy aren't you?"

"Hey watch what you're saying, you are looking at the waterbending master in the South and North Pole."

"Oh really? Then please explain to me why I only see the same girl I saw at the South Pole two years ago?" Zuko replied, smirking.

"I grew! And changed!" Katara shot back, annoyed by the smirk on his face.

"Oh yeah right, one inch in height is a great improvement, great job." Zuko clapped lightly to annoy her even more.

"Well, at least I've changed!" Katara said, trying her best not to lose this battle.

"Oh really? Changed where?"

"A lot of places!" Katara mentally cursed herself, she sounded like Sokka….not that that was a bad thing.

Zuko had to admit, she wasn't the same little 14 year old girl he saw at the South Pole. She certainly grew in some places and of course, some of her womanly features were showing up.

Admitting he lost this round, he lower his gaze back down to the ground.

"Oh don't sulk." Katara giggled as she ruffled his hair.

"Hey!" He straightened his hair again, making sure the Fire Nation pin was in his hair again.

Katara just laughed once more, wishing she could just capture this moment.

"So…." She began once more, "you nervous?"

"Nervous about what?" Zuko kept trying to straighten his hair, even though it was perfectly fine.

"Oh you know….." Katara said, hoping he would get the hint.

"Don't play coy with me Katara." He glanced at her.

So much of hopes, "Well…..are you nervous about the "event?""

"Oh…." He looked down, focusing of the dirt and rocks on the path leading into town.

About time he got it….

"Well…." He trailed off again, "I don't know, part of me is….and part of me isn't, it's do you mean complicated?" Katara asked, stopping in her tracks and placing both of her hand on her waist.

"Do you have to question everything?" He sighed, closing his eyes and placing two fingers onto his forehead and lowering his head down.

"Sure I do!" Katara grinned and walked over to his side.

He looked up into her gaze and shot a confused look.

"Oh lighten up Zuzu! It was a joke." Katara rested her head on his shoulder.

Oh great, did the whole world know the nickname his sister called him?

"How did you know that?" He asked, walking on.

"Oh, I knew as long as you can remember, Zuzu." Katara giggled once more, covering her mouth with her hand.

"Stop that!" He begged.

"You really hate that name?"

"Of course I do!"

"Aw….I think it's kinda cute. But if you really insist, Mister Zuko."

Well, it was better than Zuzu, but still it bugged on how he was soon goin to leave his teen years behind.

"Not that either."

"Aw! Come on! …..Ok then….uhhh……"

"Just Zuko would be fine you know."

"But that's boring!" Katara pouted.

"You think my name's boring?" He asked, a hint of hurt in his voice.

"No, not your name in general, just won't be fun to say!"

Zuko narrowed his eyes and his mouth twisted into a skeptical smirk.

Soon after, the couple reached the palace, the guards nodding off at the entrance.

The two quietly passed them and then began the walk up to the front doors.

"I wonder how Sokka and the rest are doing?" Katara said outloud.

"I'm pretty sure they're fine." Zuko replied, taking her hand in his.

Katara felt his hand warm up her whole body, sharp jolts of joy sparked her stomach.

The two were greeted by Iroh at the front door, who was smiling greatly.

"Had a good time you two?"

"What are you implying uncle...?" Zuko asked, his eyebrow raised.

"What!? I'm hurt Lord Zuko. Can't I just ask my dear nephew where he was with his fiancée without meaning anything?" Uncle said dramatically.

"Cause whenever you ask something you always mean something."

Katara laughed next to the two firebenders, finding this comical.

A/N I'm so sorry this chapter came out late! I really didn't want to make this a bad chapter nor a good one! I just hope that they weren't too OOC or Katara was a Mary-Sue or whatever.

I apologize in advance.

So anyways!

R&R!