AU:

Her braid sat over her shoulder as she looked on at the girl. She was clearly Water Tribe—and if her son was correct—from the Southern Water Tribe. Her blue eyes, brown hair, and tan skinned gave her away. If Katara had to take a guess, she was a rebel and broke a lot of the traditions at home.

"Avatar," she stated. Her eyes narrowed her eyes. "I was wondering when you'd be appearing to bother my son."

Tenzin rolled his eyes, the same eyes that his father once had. "Don't mind Mother. She's sore that when Dad was killed, she couldn't save him."

"Don't speak of such lies, I'm just surprised she didn't come sooner," Katara snapped. She moved out of the way, waving her hand. "There is so much I have to teach her before you get a chance to teach her airbending."

Katara grabbed the sixteen year old girl's wrist and pulled her along to a grassy green area. "Go away Tenzin, I shall return the Avatar when I'm good and done with her."

"You're sounding much like Fire Lord Zuko," the girl answered. She blew her hair out of her face.

"Is that old geezer still around?"

"Yeah, he had a lot of stories to tell," the girl continued.

Katara laughed. "He hated stories, what's your name anyway?"

"Korra."

"Well, Korra, I have one for you."

"You're not going to ramble on about how you and him went off, doing who knows what?" the girl asked. "Or is it going to be something relevant to my training?"

"First, you must know that the waterbender's strength comes from the moon," Katara said, blowing the young Avatar off. "Second, you must know you're strongest when there is a full moon. Meaning, I can only teach you this technique tonight."

"Mother!" a male's voice yelled. "Do not teach her blood bending!"

A smirk crossed the face of the Avatar. "Don't be such a stick in the mud," she said. "Tonight then?"

"Sure." Katara watched the waterbender run off, a skip to her step. There was something odd about this girl. That maybe in a different life time she could have been the daughter that Katara had wanted.

She had mentioned Zuko. Zuko was alive and still Fire Lord. It was good to know that man could still out live most of the others. She sighed and sat down at a small pond. Pulling the water out of the pond, she allowed it to circle herself. In the distance, she could hear Tenzin instructing Korra in the art of airbending.

Hugging herself, Katara thought of a time where she hated the prince—now Fire Lord. That had seemed like a different life time in general. She never once forgot about the single night she spent with Zuko. That one night was still clearer than any other memory in her old life.

"Tell me a secret," Zuko had said.

"Only if you tell me a desire of yours," she answered.

He paused, turning to the side. Her eyes remained on the moon as he studied her. She knew that his eyes were on her, but she had chosen to ignore it. "Isn't that the same thing?" he asked.

She smiled, and for the first time since they had snuck away from the celebration looked at the Fire Lord. They could hear the music in the distance and the loud voices of her brother and his uncle. His hair fell into gold eyes and he wore a smile on his face. It was different from the scowl she was used to seeing him have on his face.

Rolling back onto her back, she used her hands to cushion her head. "Anyone can keep a secret. But a desire is something that only you know."

Zuko rolled back over. His moved away from the girl and her curves, and were now focused on the sky above. Finally, he said, "I'm allergic to fire flakes."

This caused the heroine of the hundred year war to giggle. "I think that's a fact, not a desire."

"Tell me one of yours then," he said, and for the second time he propped himself on an elbow.

"I've always thought that I was supposed to be the next Avatar," she answered.

"That's a secret."

She smiled and copied his actions. Their eyes met for a moment and a couple of fireflies flew between them. "I know. But I felt like I needed to tell someone," Katara answered.

"I've always wanted to kiss you," he said suddenly.

Her eyes widened and she sat up. Her hands rushed to her temple and she pushed her hair loopies off to the side. He rushed over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. Lifting up her chin, he looked into her eyes. There were tears threatening to pour over.

"Katara, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said it," he said. "I know you're with the Avatar and I'm with Mai, but I felt that maybe—"

"I wish you would have told me sooner," she said, looking down at her hands.

"What do you mean?" Zuko asked.

"Kiss me," she said, looking back up at him. "You want to do it, then just do it."

"But…"

"They're too busy getting drunk and whatever else. Just kiss me and never regret it," she said.

He gulped and leaned forward. At first, he kissed her on the cheek and she looked crestfallen. For a second time, he leaned in and this time kissed her nose. He repeated this process, kissing her chin, her closed eyes, her forehead, and then the corner of her lips. She let out a growl and he grabbed her head, this way he was sure that she wasn't going anywhere. He closed the gap and his fingers somehow found their way into her hair.

He leaned her down and kissed her again. She just laid there for a moment, but after a while she was kissing him back. She'd lift her head up slightly, trying to meet his. Finally, when he felt like he had gotten his filled, he pulled away.

"Katara?" Zuko started to say. She placed a finger on his lips and he helped her to a sitting position. She leaned into his embrace, and he wrapped his arms around her.

"You don't need to say anything," Katara whispered to the air. "Your kiss said it all."

Standing up, she walked across the field of flowers. Her body wasn't as young as she had hoped. Hopefully, it'd be up to this lesson of blood bending, and hopefully the young Avatar would only use it sparingly.

"Katara?" a male voice called out. She looked up and saw Zuko standing above her. "You've fallen asleep again."

"Aren't you supposed to be in the Fire Nation?" she asked.

He chuckled. "You're dreaming again," he told her. "What is it this time?"

She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. Looking around she noticed that the room was red and there was small breathing coming from her arms. She looked back up at Zuko and noticed he was holding her son. Kozu, her hazy brain recognized. Suddenly everything came back to her.

"You and I are married!" she shouted.

He nodded his head. "For four years now. We got married when you were seventeen," he reminded her. "Sokka and Suki have been married for five years, and Toph and Aang got married young. They've been married for six."

Again Katara rubbed her eyes. Her brain was slowly recalling the information. They had gotten married three years after the war. During their third year of marriage, the two had stopped talking… her mouth made an 'o' shape.

"Some dream?" Zuko asked, taking Korra from his wife. "Do you remember everything now?"

"I'm sorry," she said. "I'm sorry for everything that happened last year. It's all my fault."

He laughed. "I've already forgiven you."

"No, stop laughing!" she cried out. "I should have done something to—"

Zuko placed the two sleeping infants in their cribs and helped her up. He dragged her out of the room, rubbing her hand as they walked next to each other. "Tell me about the dream. Nothing's gotten you this distressed before."

"I had a dream I married Aang—we had all boys," she quickly explained. "And Korra was the next Avatar. And the night where you confessed you liked me, was just some fling we had."

"Sounds like an alternative universe," Zuko stated.

"What?"

"An alternative universe, something that is opposite than what is happening in real life," he explained. "Because we know you'd never really marry the Avatar."

Katara laughed and kissed Zuko. "Well, I'm glad I don't live in an alternative universe then," she said. "Because I don't know what I'd do without you."

K15: Because we all know that Zutara isn't an AU to begin with.

Zuko: Explain to me why my name is only two letters?

Me: That's not important. Anyway, I was halfway through this when I came up with another idea. So, I've gotta go finish that. Also, I decided that Zutara week is too short, we should have a Zutara month! Cuz, that would be awesome! Anyway, please review. Later. K15