A/N: SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry i took forever! D: I had MAJOR writers block so it's not that long and i'm sorry for that! :\

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Chapter 3: Happiness and Tragedies

Katara's POV

I stepped on the icy landscape and took a deep breath. I'm home, I thought. Well, not exactly, I grew up in the South Pole but the North Pole felt more like a home. And I was pretty sure Gran Gran traveled back here to live with Pakku. Which means I'd get to see them too!

I smiled as I felt an arm wrap around my waist, holding me close.

"You ready?" He asked.

"Yes," I said as we began walking. I noticed how sexy Zuko looked in water tribe clothes. He reminded me of Sokka only hotter, with a scar, and not my brother but husband.

I touched my betrothal necklace as we got closer to the center of the city, where the royal court was. The royal court…I remembered Yue…how her and Sokka would have been together…If Zhao hadn't had been the asshole that he was.

I pushed the thoughts of our lost friend Yue and held my arm tightly around Zuko, I better not lose him here, I thought.

Finally we made it to the royal court and the first person I saw was Master Pakku…and Gran Gran!

"Gran Gran!" I exclaimed, letting go of Zuko and running over to her, nearly falling as a I slide across the ice.

"Katara, is that you?" She asked, embracing me.

"Yes. Oh, Gran Gran, it's been so long."

"Much too long." Gran Gran agreed. I nodded as Zuko approached.

"Hi Kanna" Zuko greeted her.

"Zuko," She said, hugging him, "How's my grandson-in-law?"

"I'm doing quite fine, and you?"

"Oh, the same as always. Old and happy." Gran grinned at Zuko. I couldn't help but smile myself.

"Well we should be showing you to where you are to be staying, shall we?" Pakku piped up.

"Oh yes, yes. You two are probably exhausted." Gran said, leading us away. Actually, I wasn't tired at all, but I did want to be alone with Zuko for right now.

Gran Gran led us to a nice look igloo near the center of the city. There stood the house and next to it was a smaller house for going to the bathroom. When we entered the house, it looked as if it were a normal house. A small kitchen-like area that was connected to a living space just to sit and eat. Then we walked through an arch way, which had a curtain draped over it acting as a door, that led us into the bedroom.

The room consisted of a mostly a bed. There was a place to keep our clothes and a Water Tribe flag next to a Fire nation one over the bed. Yet it all seemed small and simple the bed looked heavenly.

It had a hand carved head board that was decorated with water tribe symbols along with the fire nation. And then in the middle, there was a carving of a ying yang with two circles on each side. The same carving on my betrothal necklace.

"How did they know?" I exclaimed, gesturing to the carving while touching my necklace.

"Oh, everyone has been buzzing about the Fire Lord marrying a Water bender. But in a good way; they made this specially for you two." Gran Gran said, placing her hand on the head board, "People from the village that is. Everyone think it's wonderful that you two married. It means peace between the Fire Nation and the Water Tribe." My grandma said thoughtfully.

Zuko and I smiled at each other. I wondered if he, like me, was thinking of how wonderful it was that people seemed to except him. Or maybe he was just happy to be in a place like this. We get to be alone; act like an actual married couple; and most importantly, relax. No stress of running a country. Just me, Zuko, and this small house.

It didn't have much, but I couldn't think of a better place to stay.

Zuko's POV.

Katara and I relaxed on our specially made bed.

Her grandmother left us shortly after we arrived at our temporary home but we were soon bombarded by men bringing our belongings in. Which was mostly clothes. But they finally left and we put away our things. Then I lit up our heating lamp and Katara and I got cozy on our quite comfortable bed.

"It was so nice of them to make this just for us…" Katara said, as she snuggled closer in my arms. I just hummed a, "Hmm." While shutting my eyes. I tightened my grip around Katara and just relaxed for the first time in…probably years!

I was just finally happy to have a place where I wasn't going to be judged, or bombarded with problems about my country or riots going on.

True, I shouldn't just abandon my people like that but it was only for a while plus, did they really care? Did I really care? All's I ever needed was for Katara to care about me and for me to with her.

I could make do without my country, I could make do with the weight of being royalty and making everything perfect. All's I needed was my loved ones to be around me. That used to only be my mother and uncle but now it was so much more. It felt nice to be loved and accepted by more than two people. I didn't need the money or fame. I just needed this moment, right now.

I looked down at Katara who had her face buried in my chest and nudged for her to look up at me. She looked up with those innocent, bright blue eyes that always made my heart pound. Then she smiled.

I blushed but sunk further into the bed so my lips could meet hers. We kissed passionately for a few minutes. Or hours. I wasn't sure. But I knew we were kissing!

I held her even tighter against my body. I could feel my heart pounding in my chest and my cheeks heat up. I got so nervous when I was with Katara. I always felt so young when I was with her. And I loved that.

But my thoughts changed when Katara was suddenly over the top of me. My heart went faster, if that was even possible. And I could feel the pulse in my neck beating so fast I felt as if it would burst at any second.

"Zuko I know we just got here but…" Katara whispered, "I have a feeling that today with be the day…"

I knew what she meant. And I felt it, too.

"Me too." I whispered. And that's all I needed to say for her to smile seductively and kiss me some more.

Katara's POV.

(A week later)

I woke up in the arms of my love, as I have every morning for more than six years. And just like always, he was sleeping like a baby. Baby…Suddenly I felt nauseous.

I sprang up from the bed at lightning speed and ran out the door and into the bathroom next to the house and proceeded to puke my guts out. And like magic Zuko was suddenly in the door way.

"Katara? Are you alright?" He groggily, while rubbing his eyes.

"Yeah…that ramen we had last night…I knew it tasted funny!" I whined. Zuko's eyes widened, "Do you think it was food poison?" He said, kneeling beside me. I nodded.

"I think we have to cancel our date today." I said. We were supposed to just go out today and buy souvenirs and get to know some town people since that's all they've been wanting to do, meet us that is. But I felt sick to my stomach and was in no condition to be going out today.

Zuko led me back inside and laid me on the bed.

"Here. Let me get you something…um, water?" Zuko asked.

"Tea. I need some other flavor in my mouth than the remains of last night's dinner." I said, feeling woozy.

"Alright," Zuko said, leaving the bed room to prepare my tea. I rested my hand on my fore head and took several deep breaths, trying to get rid of my sick feeling.

"Stupid, nasty ramen." I whined to myself. I thought it tasted weird but I didn't think anything of it. But didn't I get nauseous at the thought of the word baby?

Baby…baby…baby. Each thought of the word made me feel sicker than before. Could it be? Could I finally be pregnant as we had always hoped for?

"Zuko!" I gasped. He ran into the room, "What? Is something wrong?" Zuko asked nervously.

"Do you think it might have been…morning sickness?" I asked quietly.

"Morning sickness?" Zuko asked, confused.

"Yeah. You know…morning sickness." I said, through my teeth getting annoyed that he didn't get it.

"Oh…OH!" Zuko exclaimed, suddenly getting giddy, "Do you think it could be?" He said, beginning to grin.

"Maybe…" I said, as Zuko sat beside me and rested his hand on my stomach, "I guess we'll just have to cross our fingers." We both smiled at each other. We could finally be parents! Everything was so perfect I could-

"Fire lord Zuko! Lady Katara! Something terrible has happened!" My thoughts had been interrupted by a man who was bolting to our small house, breathing heavily with a parchment in his hand.

"What? What happened?" Zuko asked, confronting the panicked looking man.

"The Avatar…he's…he's…" The man said between breaths.

"He what?" Zuko asked.

"He's dead." The man said.

"WHAT?"

A/N: i feel so evil right now...REVIEW!