Yeah chapter 4 is done, I'm back to using MS word cos my openoffice is screwed up badly and the spellchecker isn't working. Random I know, but I'm bored during the holidays. Pls review!

Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar the Last Airbender, but if I did, would I be writing this?

A few months had passed since the distressing letter from Katara, and the two lovers had more or less gotten used to the other not with them, though they still missed each other. Aang no longer spaced out during the meetings with the generals, and Katara didn't just lock herself in the room anymore. If anything, they were more enthusiastic to complete their task, Aang to hunt down the remaining loyalists, and Katara, with Sokka and Toph, to help restore Ba Sing Se back to its original state. It helped them to keep their minds off the fact that they were separated from each other.

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"Avatar Aang, with your help, a lot of the loyalists to Ozai have been captured, and the threat to the Fire Nation has been greatly diminished," Governor Shu said proudly.

"If that's the case, could I return to Ba Sing Se now?" Aang asked excitedly.

Governor Shu shook his head. "The ex-War Minister is still plotting something; that's for sure, we need you in case something happens."

"War Minister Ching? He's a freaking coward!" Aang said. "He was the one who told us where the Fire Lord's chamber was when we invaded the palace city!"

"Not him; War Minister Ching was apparently fired after the invasion," Governor Shu said dismissively. "With good reason, it appears."

"The new War Minister is a lot more cunning, and is definitely more of a match than War Minister Ching," Governor Shu said.

Aang sighed.

"And all the governors have discussed this," Governor Shu said. "That most of the damage caused by the Fire Nation during the war have been repaired or is being worked on. Except the repopulation of the Air Nomads."

"Uh…where are you going with this?" Aang asked uncomfortably.

"Since your um…commitment is back in Ba Sing Se, the governors would like to suggest that you," He paused. "Get married in here in the Fire Nation."

"What do you mean here? I ask Katara to come here?" Aang was taken aback. The governor shook his head.

"As the Avatar, it is inappropriate of you to marry just anyone, it should be someone respectable."

"Katara is respectable!" Aang retorted angrily. "What's wrong with her? She's my girlfriend; I should marry her!"

"You have a duty to the world Aang, how can you just marry someone like that?" Governor Shu said. "Do you really want the whole world to despise you because of who you're with? You're already a hundred years late, don't make another mistake!"

"Katara is not just someone!" Aang said, feeling like he was losing.

"As the Avatar, your honor is more important than some girl. So its settled, we'll arrange a meeting with one of the governors' daughters for you." Governor Shu said, closing the argument, as he walked off.

Aang just sat on the floor, feeling his entire world was collapsing around him. One part of him wanted to decline this ridiculous proposal, and give Governor Shu a kick where it hurts, just to let him know how he felt. Another part knew he had to do this, but he didn't want to break Katara's heart.

His heart sank further. How was he supposed to let her know about this? Just go up to her and say Hey Katara let's break up? If he did that (and managed to survive long enough to escape), Sokka would chase him to the ends of the earth to kill him.

Just how to tell her?

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"Well, Ba Sing Se is a lot better looking now," Katara said, looking around the city that was destroyed by the Fire Nation during the war.

After a long period of rebuilding, the Royal Palace was fixed from the damage caused during the battle (mostly from their first time meeting the Earth King, Katara grudgingly admitted), the giant drill outside the city was removed, and the great walls were restored.

"Hey now that we're done, let's go get some food," Sokka yawned. "Sorry, I meant Katara go get me get some food."

"You're such a lazy jerk, go get it yourself," Katara shot back. "Why are you always thinking about food?"

"Hey, we fixed the city, what else do you want me to do?" Sokka asked. "I mean we could visit Aang, but its too far—,"

"That's right! We could!" Katara shouted excitedly.

Toph rolled her eyes before punching Sokka in the arm. "Why'd you have to suggest that?" She said.

"Sokka, Toph! Quickly go pack your bags, let's go visit Aang!" Katara said, rushing into the house.

"Katara, you do know that I was joking," Sokka went to her room and tried to talk her out of it.

"No I don't," She said. "Why don't you want to see Aang?"

"Because its so FAR!" Sokka said, lazily lying on the bed. "Besides, I know all you're gonna do there is make out, and I have no wish to see that again."

"Sokka!"

"You know its true."

"Whatever, just pack your bags; we're leaving tonight!" Katara rushed him.

"So fast?" Sokka groaned. As he saw his sister excitedly pack her stuff, he realized that there was no way she would change her mind.

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Aang sat in the restaurant looking bored. Upon his return to his room from the meeting with Governor Shu, he had spotted an invitation to dinner with one of the governors' daughters. Governor Shu sure is a fast worker.

"Aang are you okay?" Lena asked him.

"Yeah I'm fine," He replied, bored. Lena was the daughter of one of the governors, which Aang didn't really pay much attention to his name, and came from a well-off family. Respectable. "Right, Katara is way more respectable than this girl," He thought. Lena was really excited about marrying the Avatar, and Aang was sick of hearing her talk about his journey during the war, and her crazy fan ideas.

At last when the dinner was over, he quickly left the restaurant, and went back to his room, still wondering how to tell Katara. If he told her in a letter, she would be so pissed, she would come all the way here to beat the daylights out of him. If Sokka didn't get here first.

He sighed.

"I guess I'll go back to Ba Sing Se for a while, and tell her about this CRAP that I've gotten into," He thought. It would break her heart, he knew, and he really didn't want to do this. But the governor's words came back to him

"Do you really want the whole world to despise you because of who you're with? You're already a hundred years late, don't make another mistake!"

He didn't see that he had a choice.

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"Remind me; how are we getting to the Fire Nation?" Toph asked.

"I said, we'll use the Eelhound Master Piandao gave me," Sokka said.

"And how did your sister find out about that?" Toph questioned.

"Hey, you try resisting her questioning when she freezes you to the ground," Sokka argued. "Not fun."

"You got your butt kicked by your baby sister," Toph snickered. "What a loser."

Sokka was about to respond, when he saw Katara approach, and thought better of it.

"I thought so," Toph smirked.

The three of them quickly got onto the Eelhound, and they left for the Fire Nation.

Ooh what will Katara do when she finds out? I'm curious myself, so I guess I'll quickly update soon! Pls review!