Disclaimer: If musicvidnut98(Nut) and I, happyzuko(Zuko), owned Avatar season 3 would've aired already!
Katara wakes up and feels Zuko's arm around her waist. Zuko was still asleep and she remembered last night's actions.
She heard his breathing behind her ear, and she didn't want to wake him up, so she closed her eyes and continued to lay with her fiancé.
After a few more minutes Zuko slowly woke up, he wondered if she was asleep. Zuko pulled her hair from her neck and lightly kissed her skin.
"Hello." She said after the small kiss.
"Hey." Zuko said and relaxed again.
"Is anything wrong?" Katara asked and turned to face him, their faces were very close.
"No nothing is wrong." Zuko asked.
"…Just wondering." She said and closed her eyes. Katara wondered if she was really going to marry Zuko, if she did, would the Fire Nation accept the Water Tribe princess as the Fire Lord's wife. She was beginning to rethink the marriage.
Zuko held her against his bare chest, and Katara placed her hand on his chest. Zuko took a deep breath.
"What?" Katara asked him, and her eyes opened.
Zuko slightly smiled at her. "Nothing is wrong, stop worrying." He told her and held her tighter.
"Are you sure?" She asked.
"Yes, I am sure." Zuko said with his eyes closed. She wondered why Zuko didn't understand why she was concerned.
"Is something wrong?" Zuko asked.
"No…" Katara lied. Zuko sat up and she took her hand off his chest.
"Are you sure?" He asked again, he sensed something was troubling her.
"I am sure." She lied again. Zuko turned his head away from her.
"I wish you would tell me…" Zuko said. She hated lying to him, but she felt that she had to.
"I am positive that I am alright." She lied, to him for the third time. Zuko turned and looked at her with a look that said 'yeah right'.
"Zuko, I am sure that nothing is wrong." She continued. Zuko thought for a second and laid on the bed again. "You trust me, right?" She asked him and looked at him.
"Yeah." Zuko said and looked at her. She slightly smiled when she knew that he believed her lie. Katara laid beside him and placed her hand on his chest.
After a few minutes of silence between the two of them Katara sat up. "I'll be back…" She said as she got out of bed. Zuko was disappointed but continued to lay in bed. Katara left the room and walked on the deck, she continued to think.
Zuko sighed and realized that they should be near the Fire Nation. He got out of bed and walked onto the deck.
Katara was deep in thought and she didn't notice Zuko walk onto the deck. Zuko looked at Katara then to the horizon, the Fire Nation was in sight.
Katara took a deep breath, and continued to look at the ocean. Zuko walked to her and grabbed her hand. Katara snapped out of her thoughts and looked at him. "Hey." She said.
"Hey, we are almost home." Zuko informed her.
"Good." Katara said and faked a smile, and he sighed. "Nothing is wrong, Zuko." She told him.
"Okay." He told her. Katara felt guilty with her many lies.
Zuko let go of her hand to bring the ship into port. Katara sighed, walked into the bedroom and wore the dark blue dress from before.
After the ship is at the docks, Zuko is at the bottom of the plank and he waited for Katara to walk off the ship.
She walks off the ship, Zuko offers her his arm. She loops her arm around his and he escorts her to the palace. While they walk Katara looked at Zuko and noticed his scar. She usually didn't notice it, but today she did.
Katara took a few deep breathes as they entered the palace. She still had her doubts about the marriage. Zuko turned to her and gave her a reassuring look. Katara gave him a slight smile to ensure him that she was okay.
Zuko walked her into the throne room, the room was empty. She wondered why they were in the throne room. After they are in the room he turned to her and grabbed her hands.
"I want you to tell me what has been bothering you." Zuko said very forward.
"Nothing has been bothering me." She tried to lie. Zuko squeezed her hands, and looked into her eyes.
"I wish you would tell me." He said. Katara was silent for a moment.
"Fine…I will tell you." She said. Zuko waited for her reply. She took a deep breath. "What if the Fire Nation doesn't accept me as Fire Lady since I am from the South Pole?" She finally said. Zuko looked at her.
"Katara, I am the Fire Lord. If I say you are royalty then you are." He told her.
"That's not what I meant…" She said and looked at the ground. Zuko was confused. "I mean what if the whole Fire Nation doesn't accept me as Fire Lady?" Katara said again.
"Not everyone will like it, but they will get used to it." He said.
"I know, but what if there was a rebellion?" She said.
"Don't worry about it, I can handle it." Zuko said, trying to convince her.
"No one can handle a rebellion by themselves." She said and looked up at him.
"What can I do? Just let them take you away from me?" Zuko said and looked back at her.
"I know you won't give up." She said.
"I won't let them get between us." He said as he wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly. Katara returned the hug and a small tear ran down her face.
"I know you won't." She said and another tear fell. Zuko broke up the hug, and wiped her tears away with his thumb.
"We should get some sleep." Zuko said and walked her into his bedroom. Katara followed him and they rested on the bed before falling asleep later.
The next morning Zuko awoke. He noticed Katara was still asleep. Zuko knew he had a meeting soon.
He got out of bed and got dressed. Zuko placed the diadem on his head and combed his hair. He looked back at Katara before he left the room and headed to the meeting room.
A short while later Katara slowly awoke. She noticed Zuko was gone, so she got out of bed. Katara dressed in a flowing dark blue dress and braided her hair the usual way.
Katara walked out of the bedroom and roamed the palace hallways.
Meanwhile Zuko was in a meeting. The room was full of generals, they were surrounding a table. Zuko sat at the end of the table. He was very bored and unconcerned about this meeting.
Katara was walking through the halls and came to the meeting room door. She politely knocked.
Zuko signaled a guard to open the door. The guard opened the door.
Katara stood there; she didn't mean to make such a scene. Zuko looked up and saw her. The other generals looked at her.
"Good morning." Zuko said and signaled her to come sit beside him.
Katara walked behind the row of generals to sit beside him. Many generals watched her and whispered to one another.
A guard brought Katara a chair for her to sit in.
"Thank you." Katara said to the guard and sat beside Zuko. He smiled at her, she returned the smile and the meeting continued.
The meeting went on for an hour. The generals continued to argue and fight. Iroh did his best to keep the meeting civilized.
Katara looked at Zuko and noticed his eyes drift closed. Katara rolled her eyes.
She placed her hand in his lap and grabbed his leg. Zuko's eyes snapped open and looked at her, he stood up.
"Meeting adjourned, come on Katara." Zuko said and grabbed her arm.
He took her out of the room; she smiled and giggled as they ran down the hallway to their bedroom.
When they came to their bedroom Katara ran inside and laid on the bed. She kicked off her shoes. Zuko also came into the room; he shut and locked the door.
Zuko ran to the bed and climbed on top of her. She quickly pulled her hair out of her braid. As Zuko pulled off his shirt, and took off his shoes.
He brought his lips to her neck and repeatedly kissed her neck up and down.
Katara took off her dress to reveal a white lacy undergarment. Zuko continued to kiss her neck and brought his lips down to her chest. Katara grabbed the diadem off his head and threw it to the ground.
Katara wrapped her legs around him and they rolled over, she put her hands on his wrist and held him to the bed as she kissed his lips. She went from his lips, down his chest . She took her hands from his wrists and down to chest. She kissed his abdomen, she then unbuttoned his pants.
Author's Note: What do you guys think the rating should be? 'T' or 'M'? I'm just curious! Also, diadem means crown.