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Weeks passed and Katara remained living with Zuko in the Fire Nation palace. They were still engaged and Zuko was falling more in love with her everyday.
Zuko woke up, he laid in bed beside his fiancé, but she was still asleep. He pulled her hair away from her cheek and lightly kissed her skin. When his lips touched her skin, her eyes slowly opened.
"Hey." Zuko quietly whispered into her ear, and rested his hand on her shoulder.
"Hi." Katara answered and touched his hand. Zuko took his hand off her and kissed her shoulder. Then he wrapped his arms around her waist and caressed her body. Katara felt very safe when Zuko held her. She closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep. Zuko held Katara and thought about how badly he wanted to marry her.
A few brief minutes went by and Zuko knew he had a meeting. Katara was awake and trying to sleep.
"I have to go now." Zuko said to her. Katara opened her eyes.
"Why?" She asked him. Zuko unwrapped his arms from her waist and sat up.
"I have a meeting, again." He said. Katara sighed and rolled on her back to look at him. "Are you going to come?" He asked as he got out of bed.
She thought for a moment before answering. "I am tired." She said and rolled on her side. She pulled the blankets over her shoulder and closed her eyes.
"Okay." Zuko said and continued to dress in his dark red robe. Zuko walked to the mirror and placed the diadem on his head. When he was done he walked to the door and reached of the door knob, he stopped and turned to Katara. "I love you." He said as he turned the handle.
"I love you too." Katara answered, Zuko slightly smiled, opened the door and left.
Zuko walked to the meeting room, he opened the door, and the generals stood up and bowed with respect to their Fire Lord. Zuko signaled them to sit, and then he sat down beside Iroh.
"Good morning, nephew." Iroh said as he sat down.
"Good morning, uncle." Zuko said in return. The generals continued the meeting and Zuko did his best to pay attention.
Katara awoke to the sun light shining though the window and into her eyes. Katara sat up and realized her back hurt, she rubbed her back.
Then she got out of bed and dressed in a flowing dark blue dress, she braided her hair and placed her hair loops in. Katara grabbed the red engagement necklace and tied it around her neck. She then left the room and decided to roam the palace hallways.
Back in the meeting room Zuko began to drift out of the conversation, his eyes started to close.
"Zuko." Iroh whispered, and Zuko's eyes opened as he sat up. Zuko then noticed Katara walk by the meeting room doors. He watched her pass by, but did not say anything to her.
Katara walked by the doors and continued her walk down to the gardens. She touched her engagement necklace from Zuko and thought about their marriage.
The meeting went on for hours, then when it was over Zuko left the room in search of Katara. He knew her favorite place at the palace was the gardens to he walked down the hallways.
Katara was sitting on a bench in the gardens beneath a white poplar tree. The white leaves were falling all around her and rested on the surface of the water.
Zuko entered the gardens and saw his young fiancé under the tree. He walked to her.
"Hey." Zuko said as he sat on the bench beside her.
"Oh hey." Katara quietly said as she looked at him. Zuko looked at the leaves and then to her.
"Are you okay?" He asked her.
"What?" Katara asked.
"You seem different, somehow." Zuko said and continued to look at her.
"I don't know what you mean." Katara said and looked to the surface of the water.
"I remember a few weeks ago, you weren't sure about our marriage. Now you don't even talk about it." Zuko told her. Katara thought for a moment before answering.
"I need to tell you something." She said and looked at him.
"Okay, is it about the wedding?" Zuko asked, he thought she didn't want to get married anymore. Katara looked to the water again.
"It isn't about the wedding." She said. Zuko thought for a moment, he didn't understand what she meant.
"If it isn't the wedding, then what is it?" He asked. Katara took a deep breathe.
"Zuko, I am pregnant." She finally confessed. Zuko's eyes grew wide, and he was shocked.
"What?!" Zuko said with anger in his voice.
"I am pregnant." Katara said again. Zuko grew more furious, and he stood up.
"I can't believe that sick fucker did that to you!" Zuko said, as he grew more angry.
"Zuko, Yukio and I never had sex!" Katara yelled at him. Zuko calmed down and looked at her.
"Wait he isn't the father?" Zuko said as he slowly began to understand what she was saying.
"He isn't, you are the father." Katara told him. Zuko thought for a moment then sat down again.
"Katara, this is great!" Zuko said with enthusiasm in his voice.
"Yeah, it is great but I didn't plan on getting pregnant until after we were married." She confessed.
"Oh… we are still getting married. Right?" He asked her. She looked at him.
"Yes, we are still getting married." Katara told him. Zuko grabbed her hands from her lap, and brought them to his lips.
"I love you." He said and lightly kissed her hands. Katara looked back at him.
"I love you too." She said, and smiled. Zuko noticed it was nearly sunset.
"It is getting late, we should get back to the room." He said and stood up.
"Okay." She said. Zuko grabbed her hands and helped her to her feet. Katara knew that this would probably become a habit.
She held onto his arm, and they walked back to the bedroom.
When they entered the room they both dressed in their evening wear and laid on the bed.
"Just curious, but how do you know that you are pregnant?" Zuko said as he laid beside her. Katara thought before answering.
"A woman just knows." She said, and closed her eyes.
"But you haven't seen a midwife yet?" Zuko asked, and sat up to look at her. Katara opened her eyes.
"I didn't want the pregnancy to be public until I told you." She said and looked at him.
"I haven't even announced our marriage yet…" Zuko confessed. Katara sat up and looked at him.
"You mean we have been sleeping together and you haven't even told the public we are engaged!" Katara asked, slightly angry.
"I wanted to make sure it was official." Zuko said.
"We have been planning this marriage for over a month now! People probably think I am your concubine!" She said. Zuko's eyes grew wide.
"No, they don't!" Zuko said defensively. Katara turned away from him and laid down. Zuko rolled his eyes, and placed his hand on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry, I will announce the marriage tomorrow." He said.
"You better." She said and closed her eyes. Zuko took his hand off her and laid down to sleep.