"A message from the Fire Lord," said the messenger, politely bowing to the young Avatar. Aang looked down at the envelope that rested on the tray before him. He hesitantly picked it up, it was odd of Zuko to send a message rather then just come and tell him in person.

"Thank you," Aang said quietly, before closing the door.

"Who was that?" a voice called from the wash room.

"A messenger. Zuko sent us a message," Aang called back.

Katara came strolling out of the bathroom, waterbending the water from her hair and into the basin jar in the side of the room. "He sent a letter? That isn't like Zuko."

"That was my thoughts exactly. Something about this just doesn't seem right," Aang said darkly. He was no longer the naïve fourteen year old he had been, at the end of the war. The last year had helped him to mature substantially. The stress from being not only Avatar but having to deal with the Earth kingdom now, was taking a large toll on him, but he had learned things since the end of the war. One of them, was how to deal with people and sense when things weren't right, and sending a letter was not like Zuko.

When Zuko had decided to call this summit, he had even come to the Air Temple to tell Aang himself. Zuko wasn't one for formalities, so why the sudden change.

"Stop over thinking it Twinkle Toes," Toph said as she lounged on the couch behind Aang and Katara. "He is Fire Lord. He was probably to busy organizing the events of tonight so he sent a Messenger. So quite freaking out and just read the letter."

"Well at least Toph is acting normal," Aang thought. The young Earthbender had always been one to cut to the chase.

Aang slide his finger through the envelope and broke the seal. Sparks flew into the air as the wax seal was broken, "Trying to show off, aye Zuko?" Katara said smiling softly.

Katara watched as Aang read the letter from their old friend, but he hadn't always been that way. Zuko used to be their worst enemy. He spent almost two years following their gang around the world, trying to capture Aang to restore his honor. In the end, something changed in Zuko. He became good, and actually the one who taught Aang how to firebend. Without Zuko on their side, Katara isn't quite sure how things might have turned out.

She had not liked him being part of their group at first because she was hesitant to trust the exiled Fire Prince. His intentions of 'turning over a new leaf' and 'being good' could not have been pure in her eyes. Over time though, he proved her deeply wrong, and became one of her closest friends, and...

"Well? What does it say?" Toph questioned, drawing Katara back to the present.

"He wants to speak with us before the banquet tonight," Aang said softly, "He wants to hash out the plans for tomorrow, is my guess."

"But why would he send a letter to say that?" Katara questioned.

"Will you two stop over analyzing it. I'm starving. Let's go get some food," Toph said as she stood and made her way to the door. Aang followed close behind her but paused when he noticed Katara wasn't on his heels.

"Katara, are you coming?"

"Yeah," she said, "Just give me a second. I need to go grab a pair of shoes."

"Okay," the Avatar said before turning to follow the Earthbender out of the room.

She sighed. Katara knew the real reason that Zuko had not delivered the message in person. He could not stand to be in the same room as Aang and Katara, alone. Since the last time he had visited the Air Temple, she had not been able to even look at pictures of him or even think of his name without making her stomach turn.

"Aang must never find out what happened that night," she thought to herself, "He would never forgive me or Zuko. It would destroy everything that they had sought to hard to build. For the sake of everything. No one must ever know."

Well it has been forever. I think the fact that Korra is coming out soon and the fact that Avatar is on Netflix that made me want to write more on this story. Anyway, Thanks for reading

A.L.