The Love Between Water and Fire
Author's Note:
Monito: wait so zuko carried sokka home?
Mistukai: asdfghjkl; bwhaha, unfortunately yes. Sokka drank too much, and Zuko had to carry him home. Like I said in the previous chapter, I didn't know I was going to write that, but I guess it was my randomness kicking in.
Chapter 27 - Plans to Propose
Early in the morning, before the sun came up, Zuko was up in bed thinking of different ways to propose to Katara. He knew that the easiest way to propose to her, was to ask her the old fashioned way, but he wanted his proposal to be the most memorable. He looked over to Katara on his left, who was sleeping peacefully. "Katara doesn't wake up until seven." thought Zuko. "Maybe, I'll get breakfast started." Zuko kissed Katara on the cheek, and got out of bed to get the day started. He walked down the hall into Mei's room. She was still fast asleep.
"Daddy." said Mei.
"You're awake?" asked Zuko.
"I couldn't sleep." said Mei, she got out bed, and patted her polar bear cubon the head.
"How about you help me make breakfast?" asked Zuko.
Mei smiled. "Okay."
"So, what does your mom like to eat for breakfast?" asked Zuko.
"She likes kadota fig cakes." said Mei. "But, she hasn't made them in awhile."
"Bring out the ingredients." said Zuko.
"Yes sir." said Mei. "So, when are you planning on proposing to her?"
"I'm thinking of ways to propose to her." said Zuko. "It has to be special."
"Why not the old fashioned way?" asked Mei.
"It's too overused." said Zuko.
"Hmm, you know, her birthday isn't until tomorrow." said Mei. "You could propose to her on that day."
"That's a good idea." said Zuko. "Where did you get your cleverness from?"
"You ofcourse." said Mei. "Okay, we have the flour, eggs, baking soda, kadota figs, sugar, salt, milk, and umm oh right, cinnamon!"
"Thanks Mei." said Zuko. "What kind of drink do you think she likes?"
"She likes salmonberry juice." said Mei.
Katara woke up, and smelled the sweet aroma of kadota figs.
"Is Aang making breakfast again?" asked Katara. She looked to her right, and noticed that Zuko wasn't there. Katara walked out of bed, and into Mei's room, only to see that she wasn't there either. 'Zuko can't be making breakfast.' thought Katara. She walked into the kitchen, and saw a plate of kadota fig cakes on the table.
"Surprise." said Zuko, as he looked up from the dining table.
"You made all this?" asked Katara.
"Just making up for old times." said Zuko. "Mei helped."
Katara walked over to the dining table. "You two didn't have to do this."
"You deserve it mom." said Mei. "I just gave dad the ingredients, he actually did all the cooking."
"I didn't know you could cook." said Katara. "Yet alone catch a fish."
"Hey, I'd rather cook any day than catch some raw fish." said Zuko.
"I smell food!" shouted Sokka, and he came running toward the dining table.
"Mmm! Smells good." said Aang.
"Hey, Katara, did you make this?" asked Sokka.
"No, Zuko did." said Katara.
"I'm shocked." said Sokka. "In that case, I won't eat it."
"It's not going to kill you Sokka." said Katara. "I'm eating it."
Aang forced a piece of kadota fig cakes into Sokka's mouth. "Try it Sokka, it's good!"
"Not bad." said Sokka. He grabbed four cakes, and ate them viciously. (A/N: You know how Sokka eats already.)
"Great cakes Zuko." said Aang, giving him a thumbs up.
"Mei, get dressed, we have to go into town." said Zuko.
"Oh right! I'll get dressed right away." said Mei.
"What for?" asked Katara.
"Father, daughter bonding." lied Zuko. "We'll be back by noon."
"Alright then." said Katara.
Town
"So, Mei, how do these tribesmen create betrothal necklaces?" asked Zuko.
"Actually, they're suppose to know how to carve a betrothal necklace when they reach sixteen." said Mei. "Usually it takes a week to finish it."
"A week?" asked Zuko. "I was planning on proposing to your mother on the day of her birhtday."
"Calm down dad, since you're not from the water tribe, you don't have to carve one yourself. You can always buy one." said Mei.
"Okay, so where do we buy one?" asked Zuko.
Mei sighed. "Don't worry, I know where to get a few good ones."
"That's my girl." said Zuko.
"I know dad." said Mei. "So, what are you going to get me for my thirteenth birthday?"
"I'll worry about that later." said Zuko. "You'll find out in two years."
End of Chapter 27
Author's Note: Okay, here's a litte information on some of the foods. Just to let you know, I didn't make them up, they are actually real food, keep in mind that the ingredients that I put over there were made up. Kadota Figs, are an asian delicacy. It's mainly nature's candy, and is apart of the passion fruit family.Ever heard of a FigNewton? Well yes, that's what they're made of. As for salmonberries, noooooo I didn't get that out of a frankenstein movie, they're really berries. Salmonberries are a type of Alaskan berries and it is related to the raspberry family, and it's used for jams, candies and even wine.