A/N: Hey sorry it's so late, but I've been working on getting my overall plan for this story and I think I've pretty much got it figured out. he next few chapters might take a little more thought, but after that I should come out with them much faster.

And I just have to say that people who spend their free time making viruses and spam, to mess up other people's computers just because they have nothing better to do, are completely pathetic and should just fall off of the face of the earth. (Sorry for the rant, but my computer was just recently attacked by a virus bomb or what you will call it and I was not very happy)

We made our way down the hall and through a large door. There was a long table in the middle of the room and servants moving around carrying trays of food. There were lots of people sitting around the table having conversations with each other.

Sokka looked up and saw us standing at the entrance. He waved us over and we gladly joined the rest of the group.

"So we were just talking to Iroh about the time we first met you, Zuko," Sokka said before we even had a chance to sit down.

Zuko's cheeks reddened a little, and he quickly pulled a chair out for me before he sat down.

"You do remember don't you?" Sokka asked eagerly.

"Yes, I do." Zuko answered uncomfortably.

I watched curiously as Sokka began the story animatedly.

"I was preparing my troops when all of a sudden the earth shook beneath us and then Zuko's ship crashed through one of our walls." His hands were moving around as he spoke, putting an emphasis on certain words.

"Where is the Avatar?"

I looked over at Zuko as Sokka tried to imitate Zuko's deep voice. His face was as red as his clothes and he was resting his forehead in his palm, staring down at his plate.

"He actually thought Aang was going to be old like Gran Gran!" Sokka laughed while the others gave sympathetic smiles to Zuko.

"Okay Sokka, enough with the past." Katara said quietly. "Aang and I have some important news." She smiled and then turned to Aang.

"Now?" Aang asked. It was meant for her ears only, but the rest of us heard anyways.

She nodded, then turned to face the group.

"I knew it! " Toph said before Katara even had the chance to say anything. "I knew your heartbeat didn't feel normal."

"Are you sick Katara?" Suki asked worriedly.

"No, not sick. Well, Aang, you tell them." Katara looked extremely nervous and I was pretty sure I knew why.

"Katara and I are going to have a child." Aang declared proudly as he wrapped an arm around his wife's shoulders.

"What wonderful news!" Iroh said happily. "Isn't that just wonderful Zuko?"

"Yes, it is," Zuko's smile was sincere, but there was something in his eyes that hinted at another emotion. I couldn't tell what it was though and so I let it go.

"Congratulations, Aang, Katara. I am very happy for you both."

"Thank you, Zuko. That means a lot."

"I'm gonna be an uncle?" Sokka looked as if he were ready to cry and dance at the same time. Which he immediately did following his statement. "My sister is having a baby!" He shouted as he jumped up and down. Suki tried to get him settled down, but she was failing miserably.

"Congratulations," I whispered quietly.

Katara's smile was gentle as she mouthed "Thank you."

"Yeah, congrats Twinkle Toes." Toph replied good-naturedly.

"Thank you Toph."

"Zuko, I was hoping I could talk to you when the meal was finished," the Avatar said quietly.

Zuko just nodded and turned towards everyone else to excuse himself. The Avatar did the same and they both left quietly.

I stared after them for a long moment before I felt a hand on my arm. I turned to see Katara smiling at me.

"I was hoping to talk with you privately for a moment." Her voice was patient, and I nodded and walked with her out into the hall and then outside.

We came to a garden with some of the most beautiful flowers I had ever seen in my entire life. We just walked for a long time before she said anything.

"I get the feeling that you're very cautious when it comes to Zuko." She was quiet, almost as if unsure how to approach the subject.

"Well, he is the son of my enemy. I'm just not sure if I can completely trust him yet." I told her as I looked down.

"I know exactly what you mean," she said. I could hear the smile in her voice. "The first time I ever really began to trust Zuko he betrayed me, and Aang paid the price. After that I spent all my time being so angry about what he did and I thought I would never be able to forgive him. "

"But you trust him now. You've forgiven him haven't you?"

"Yes, I have, and I'm glad I did."

"What happened? How do you learn to trust someone after they betray you?"

"After some time of living with his father in the Fire Nation, Zuko decided that he wasn't happy living life like he was. He stood up to his father and came to find us, to teach Aang firebending."

"And you forgave him, just like that?"

"No, of course not," she smiled. "I didn't trust him at first. It took a long time for me to finally begin to see that he really had changed. He offered to help me find the man who killed my mother in order to gain vengeance. I agreed and in the search I released a horrible display of my bending abilities. In the end though, I realized that it wasn't worth it to turn myself into a monster, all so I could get revenge. I will never forgive the man who killed my mother, but I did learn to forgive Zuko."

"It is not as easy as that for me though," I said quietly as I looked down at my hands.

"You're right, what the old Fire Nation did to you was something that can never be undone, and I'm sure you will never be able to forget. But this isn't the old Fire Nation anymore, thanks to Zuko it's the new Fire Nation. It's a land of people in remorse for their previous actions with a leader who is trying to rebuild a world that he was never responsible for destroying."

I looked up at her and her eyes shined brightly with truth and I found it hard not to believe her words.

"He is a good man, Kona. He made mistakes, yes, but who hasn't? He really is trying to make things better, so just give him a real chance, okay?"

I took a deep breath and nodded.

"Thank you for coming to talk with me," she said, smiling kindly at me.

She seemed genuinely happy and I found myself smiling back.

Maybe living here with Zuko wouldn't be so bad after all. I had just barely gotten here and already I felt like I had made a new friend. I hoped that's what Katara thought of me because she was encouraging me to give Zuko a decent chance, which was enough to gain my trust. She seemed like a very good person and I was truly glad that I had met her already.

"Thank you Katara."

She gave me curious look and I thought she would ask me for what? Instead she just smiled at me as if she already understood.

A/N: As always tell me what you think ^_^