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A/N: Look I wrote characters other than just Katara and Zuko! I noticed I kept just writing them and made it a point to include others in this one. Thanks again to everyone for reading! Also don't expect updates this soon really again. I do have G and I done, H is almost there.

Zuko couldn't fault Sokka or Suki for the fact that they had to find a place to land. There was no way they could continue to fly the airship in the dark, not with the wind picking up as well. They possibly could have made it to Omashu for their scheduled stop if they had left Kyoshi on time, but Suki's parents were so happy to have Sokka there as well as Katara. They also didn't hold a grudge against Zuko for burning down the village, especially after he sent carpenters and other craftsmen to help with any additional rebuilding needs. Suki and Ty Lee also put in good words for him.

The longer stay, however, left them in the bind they were in now. They were headed to Ba Sing Se for, at least in Zuko's case, a diplomatic visit with King Kuei. The added benefit of seeing his Uncle and traveling with his friends played a large part as well. Aang had dropped Sokka, Suki, and Katara off two weeks before because he wanted to check all the Air Temples (and pick up Toph) before the meeting them in Ba Sing Se and the others, well, they had kindly refused to go with him and offered to stay the extra time with Zuko. Katara especially didn't want to travel with Aang anymore than they had to: while their break up happened months ago and mutual, there were still raw feelings between the two that lead to awkward situations.

Zuko ordered the crew to land near a village they spotted. There was an open field that easily fit the craft (a smaller version of the original, the Mechanist had redesigned the beast to be more compact and run on a much smaller crew). Once they landed and figured out who was staying with the craft, Zuko and the others broke off to find their own place to stay for the night.

"This looks vaguely familiar," Sokka commented stroking the chin beard he was cultivating.

"Maybe we passed through here with Aang?" Katara offered. Zuko and Suki shared a look. The look communicated their unspoken companionship of "we weren't there when that happened but at least I have someone who feels the same."

"It can't be any of the ports we were at. Maybe were we stopped for supplies after the incident with Jet?" Sokka offered.

Katara slightly flinched at the mention of Jet. "No. If it makes sense there aren't enough trees around for that. Maybe we're near the abbey we stayed at?"

"Katara that was pretty much a port," that was when Sokka noticed a man they had almost caught up with walking on the same path. A man wearing red shoes. "It's that crazy fortuneteller's village!" Sokka shouted.

"Really?" Zuko could have sworn he saw stars in Katara's eyes.

"Oh no, you harassed that woman enough. Not to mention you shouldn't trust in predictions. We'll find an inn, I think they had one, stay the night, and leave in the morning. If you even try to ask her what to eat for breakfast I'll…I'll," Zuko was amused with the look of indignation and slightly red coloring on Sokka's face.

"You'll what? You may be my big brother but at the moment you can't think of anything worth threatening me with. You're not doing your job right," Katara looked very pleased with herself.

Again Zuko and Suki shared a look. This was another look they had learned, especially whenever they were with the Water Tribe siblings. This was the "I can't believe they're at it again" look. Zuko gave Suki his "please deal with Sokka before he does something stupid" look.

"Sokka, why don't you and I go over things you can hold against Katara tonight while in bed?" She soothed as she put her arm around him.

"I'd like that."

Katara glared at the back of Suki's head.

"You know she's not going to help him come up with anything, right?" Zuko said.

Katara was silent for a moment. "No," she admitted.

"Think about what she said," Zuko watched the gears turn in Katara's head. "Oh," she uttered, "oh," as sudden realization dawned on her.

"I hope we get rooms far away from theirs," was all Zuko added. The foursome walked in relative silence to the village, only Suki's reassurances penetrated the quiet.

They made it to the village just before sunset and Sokka quickly set out to find the inn with Suki. Zuko and Katara decided to find some food for the group. They were lucky the stalls were closing later that day and Zuko tried to hurry her up as she muttered "stupid unripe mango" and "why is the stupid papaya cheaper than everything else?"

"I see you found your powerful bender," a voice remarked behind them. Katara jumped and spun around to face the woman.

"Aunt Wu! What do you mean?" Zuko wanted to pick Katara up and forcibly take her to the inn. He didn't want to have to listen Katara ask about her future. He was pretty sick of destiny by this point anyway.

"The one you'll have the great romance with, the firebender here. He's quite handsome too." Zuko now recognized the woman. She had used that voice on Uncle while he had been following Katara's scent. No wonder the shirshu lead them to her village, from the way Sokka talked Katara had spent hours with the woman.

"I-he-Zuko is the powerful bender I'm going to marry?" Zuko was pretty sure the look on his face could curdle cow-hippo milk, inside the cow-hippo.

"The Fire Lord, I should have known. Ah, but where would the fun in fate telling me every detail be?" Aunt Wu's voice had taken on a slight misty quality to it. Zuko wanted to hit her.

"Yeah, that would just be too easy. Come on Katara, we need to get food to Sokka before he tries to eat a pillow again." He placed his hand on the small of her back to guide her away from the woman.

He noticed Katara had that star-eyed look on her face again. Really that woman knew how to play the girl.

"You're my powerful bender," she murmured before throwing her arms around him. "I'm so glad its you!" She said into his chest. Zuko was lost. On the one hand, yes of course he'd considered Katara attractive and fun. On the other he didn't want her to just start seeing him in any romantic way because some stupid crackpot told her to.

"Katara you don't have to listen to everything she says. She just saw us together and wanted to reassure you this was right."

She looked up at him slightly hurt. "Then why did I have to think for so many years that Aang was my powerful bender? I was miserable and half the time I was having these dreams about you-"

"Wait, what kind of dreams about me?" He really liked the blush that colored her checks.

"Oh, you know, those dreams that involve kissing and such," Zuko was pretty sure what the "and such" meant. "You just never seemed interested in me that way."

"I was plenty interested," he said before stopping himself. Really, he had become better at thinking before speaking. "I just never thought you were." Acting without thinking, yet again, Zuko kissed her.

It felt good and right and he would be damned if that fortuneteller was at their wedding.