Author's Note: Yeah, cheesy, huh? xD I like it, I think it's very cute. Yes, this story was intended to be short and a mix of fluff and lemon. ;D
"You are crowned as Fire Lady, in front of our nation, under the Great Gods, on this day…Katara of the Southern Water Tribe." The man announced in a slow but clear voice. Katara kneeled down elegantly (or so she hoped) and the ruby, onyx and gold crown was placed on her head. Her chocolate brown hair was worn down, her hair loopies braided and tucked around her head to help support the crown. Her waves were perfect today, long and shining. The maids had insisted on scrubbing her red, and wouldn't let Katara scrub herself. She hated it.
It had been only about two years since Katara and Zuko's…fateful night. If you could call it fateful. They managed to keep it hidden, but for less than three months. They found out from Katara talking in her sleep. Calling Zuko's name. Apparently it scared Sokka, and Katara spilled her guts to them afterwards. It was…harder than either had initially believed. To admit these feelings.
Zuko? Iroh figured he was in "love". It took a wild guess of a blue-eyed beauty for Zuko to be given away- Iroh was perceptive. He always knew his brooding little nephew had a thing for the sassy Waterbending tribeswoman.
It wasn't initially taken lightly. But with Zuko and Iroh's help…the Fire Lord was overthrown. The fight was terrible. Aang immobilized the Fire Lord, collapsing to the ground. Zuko ended the final strike. Aang was strongly against it- but what was needed to be done was done with a flash of fire into Ozai's heart.
Katara fought with Azula. The crazed woman slammed her against the ground, cracking Katara's head. Blood oozed from the wound, rocks pushing into the cut.
"Sugar queen!" Toph yelled, leaping over Katara and landing in an Earthbending stance. Azula rushed, crazed, and Toph shot a column of boulders up, making the Firebender land on her face. She covered the rest of her body with rock. "Rot." Toph hissed. "I've had enough of you." The earth closed over Azula, everything but her nose.
The entire battle was violent, and bloody. It was the end of a war, the beginning of a new era. What was to be expected?
In the end, Aang found his love in the strong-willed Earthbender, over time. Zuko found his in Katara. Sokka found his in Suki.
Katara became the Fire Lady- after bearing Zuko a son. Aang and Toph repopulated the Airbenders all by themselves (they were currently on their 7th kid, five of them Airbenders and two Earthbenders, lleading Aang to believe a hint of Airbending blood was in Toph's veins) and Suki was just pregnant with her first child.
It wasn't the sweetest or best of stories, but it changed everything for the Avatar's old group. Each Nation was impacted in some way. They did not live in peace, but in a shaky agreement to remain from war, at least as all the countries rebuilt their lives.
"I told you we would see," Zuko sneered, pushing his Waterbender to the bed. "It worked out, didn't it?"
Katara arched her body up towards Zuko's, and he moved away. "It did," Katara said roughly, grasping around Zuko's neck and pulling him to her in a fiery kiss. She moaned, and Zuko's fingers trailed down her body, leaving heat in their wake.
"I hate you…" Katara gasped, the teasing becoming too much, too quickly.
"I love you too, Waterbender." Zuko smirked.