Hello, again, dear reader! This chapter two of my lovely saga of love. Reviews like always are lovely. Aang is still a whiny teenager apparently, maybe he'll grow up?

Aang entered the room; it was extremely big and spacious. It could fit up to 500 people if it wished , infact, was a very large villa. Castilla was the permanent residence of the Avatar; it was built by the royal family as a thank you gift. And what a lavish thank you gift it had been! 20 guest rooms, 1 great ballroom, four blossoming gardens, 3 luxurious diners, a big stable for Appa (the Avatar's flying bison) and two great living rooms. It was design to be a "home" for the Avatar, but to Aang it was not.

It was more like a prison precisely. All doors were lock at 9 P.M., 40 guards and housekeepers, everything he did was watched carefully, and sometimes it could get suffocating. He also despised the name Castilla which meant "Castle", it was everything Aang did not want.

Neverthyless, he somehow knew it was his home. And sometimes he liked to have someplace to call home. However he did have many homes. In every kingdom, as a matter of fact.

In the Fire Nation, Fire Lord Zuko donated his family's vacationing house for the Avatar's first and only private use. It was a bit very lavish, too like Castilla. But less big, to Aang's relief. In the South Pole, a mansion was built for the Avatar. It was luxury compared to most Water Tribe homes. And back in Aang's home, where the Air Nomads previously lived, the Southwestern Temple was rebuild to fit the Avatar's needs. Aang enjoyed this home out of all of them. Although there were servants and such, it was still more connected to his heart and he could fly off whenever he wished to. He felt a bit more of freedom there.

"Aang, make sure you greet the King and Queen Cordidly, remember, you will have dinner with them tomorrow." Mizaki said interrupting Aang's flow of thoughts.

Aang smiled as he was walked towards the center of the room, it was filled with people Aang both knew and never seen in his life. Many politicians, upper class people, the royal family, some old friends and the royal Fire family, itself.

"Aang!" a voice came from behind him; he was greeted by a man with dark red robes and a bright scar in his left eye. "Zuko! Err, I mean Fire Lord Zuko! How are you? Um, thanks for coming!" the young avatar replied happily. The Fire Lord snickered a bit, "It's alright, Aang, you don't have to address me as the Fire Lord, well at least if were not in meetings or conferences. Especially if were in front of all the delegates and such, you know how formal things are!"

Aang smiled a bit, Zuko wasn't that bad at all. Before the war, Zuko had been a mortal enemy to Aang and his friends. But with time, he joined them and became part of them. Now, Aang warmly view Zuko as a friend. A good friend.

"Haram guess," said Aang still smiling. "Yeah...I had to come! Come on, you don't think I miss your birthday party? You turning into a man now." Zuko said,"You look good Aang." "Haha, thanks?" Aang said, and to some extent Aang felt pretty confident about himself. He liked the robes he was wearing, a bit too dark for his taste, but not shabby at all.

"Zuko!" came a voice from behind them. It was tall, pale looking lady with a set of robes exactly the same shade as Zuko's. She had a thin frame but she held a bump in her belly, it was quite noticeable she was carrying a child.

"Oh, hi, Mai." Aang said sordidly. "Hello, Avatar." she said quite graciously. Aang was surprised to see Mai Fire Lady very well put together,despite her previous dark years. When he had first met her she seemed cold and very unfriendly,now she seemed almost cheery.

"Happy birthday,Aang." Mai said smiling. "Thank you,Fire Lady." Aang replied,he wasn't comfortable enough to call her by her name.

"So guys are expecting?" Aang said he grabbed some tea from a waiter that passed by. There were many waiters going around,serving out Ginger Tea and other delicacies. Zuko replied,"Yes,Mai's pregnant,again."

That 'again' sounded a bit harsh,ever since Zuko and Mai had married they had tried to concieve a child but with no success. The first couple years Mai never manage to become ,finally, she became pregnant,and lost the child. She had in total three miscarriages,rumors were the last one hit them very strongly because she had been in her final trimestre. It was also said,by the servants,that Mai and Zuko hit a rough patch in their marriage because of this. And they were not certain whether the rough patch was going to end. Aang tried not to pay attention to rumors going around,because then again,they were rumors.

"Well,I'm very glad you're going to be a father,Zuko!" Aang said cheerfully trying to ignore his previous thoughts. Zuko smiled just a bit,enough to hide his true feelings and just enough to seem truthful. "Thank you,Aang." he said.

Zuko grabbed some tea and offered some to his wife,"Do you want some,honey?" "Oh,no thanks,dear,that Ginger tea is a bit too strong for me. I must avoid all strong drinks,doctor's orders. They're bad for the baby." Mai said as matter of fact looking at Aang.

"So,what's up with you Aang?" Zuko said slipping his tea,"any girls around there? Any wedding bells anytime soon?" Aang nearly choke,"No! I mean no,like not anytime soon." "I see," Zuko said quite amused by his answer or maybe he noticed Aang choking.

"Well,you'll find someone one day. Don't worry,fella!" Zuko said almost warmly."I already found her..." Aang thought to himself. He found himself thinking about Katara.

He wondered how she was. He knew Sokka and Katara couldn't make it to his party. Sokka was the chief of the water tribe and a family man,Suki had given him two strong twin boys,he was very busy most of the time. And Katara was the Water Tribe delegate she actually traveled almost as much as Aang however they rarely saw each other. The last time he had seen her had been about a year ago or so,she was very beautiful. Of course,Katara had never stop being beautiful. Always had the bronze skin and bright blue eyes that looked at him the very first time he layed his eyes on her.

She was dating someone back then,he couldn't really recall his name. He never kept track of Katara's suitors,it affected him too much. They talked alot,the whole night in fact,just like the old days. They were best friends,so close. And although Aang had deep feelings for her,he did realized he valued their friendship alot. Katara always gave great advice. And she always listened to his problems.

How he wished she had been here tonight,at least to talk. But he knew Katara was caught up in business back at the South Pole,she had written a letter to him the previous monthly explaining she might not be able to make it to his 22th birthday party. Well,122 birthday party,Aang thought to himself.

Aang felt happy to see all these people here to celebrate him,it was nice to see so many cared about him. As the clock striked 9,everyone put their fire whiskeys up,cortesy of the Fire Lord,himself and said cheerfully,"Happy birthday,Aang," Aang even drank some fire whiskey just to celebrate with them a bit. Alot of Aang's close friends hugged him,many of them were people he had met here in the Earth Kingdom and whom he had made friends with. Although,he missed some of his old friends,he felt relieve to have found some new friends to share this day with.

The party ended promptly around 11 P.M. because it was customed Aang's birthday would officially end. He said goodbye to everyone,the Earth King and Queen whom he would have dinner later to discuss further ados,his Earthbending friends, Fire Lord Zuko who said he would see him at the Red Dragon Festival. He had whispered,"Good luck,Aang." when he hugged him goodbye. This surprised Aang a bit,but he didn't take notice of it.

"Finally." Aang said as he let himself drop to the couch and close his eyes. Although Aang did like parties,he was very tired of everything. He was relieved to not have to talk about politics anymore,eat alot of weird food that was considered "delicous" and put up with his club of fan girls.

"That's it?" Mizaki appeared out of the blue,he had mingled and drank some Fire whiskey with many of his old friends. "Well,yeah,that's it." Aang said quite confused at Mizaki's words. "No,my dear boy..." he said as he sat down. "Say did you get anything good?" Mizaki said,he was referring to the gifts. "Well,I got this really nice set of robes from Zuko and The King and Queen gave me a nice septer..."Aang said. Mizaki laughed a bit and said as he stand up,"Come on,I have better present for you."

Aang looked confused but followed him.