Hey guys! A new chapter-ahem- finally! Anyways, hope you enjoy!

The Phantom Storyteller: Thanks! Don't you worry, they will :D

N3phtys: I will try to have it more in her POV. And it was rushed for a reason. (:

Chalant Lover: Thanks aha! And I was planning to do so.. c:

Clara256703: Zuko will be Zuko...I guess.

Missycole23: he did muahaha! :) He will, don't worry!

/3 years later/

"Mommy!" The four year old cried as she sat on the ground, clutching her hand.

"What it is?" Mai asked, as she rushed up, concern flashing in her pale face.

"Howora an' Kywa 'urt 'ee!" She cried. Mai scooped up the crying Arya in her arms.

"We'll fix that boo-boo," she cooed, kissing Arya's hand.

"Honora! Kya! Get over here right now," she snapped, her voice taught and stern. Slowly, the two kids walked out from behind the scarlet curtain.

"She did it," Honora said, her child's eyes flashing mischievously.

"What?" Kya whined. "You're the one who pushed her!" She shoved her friend. Mai stomped her foot, annoyance flashing in her eyes.

"Katara!" she yelled. Kya cowered, dropping to her knees.

"Oh, not Mommy..." she whimpered. The Watertribe woman walked over from where she was sitting on the porch, her belly awkwardly swollen with a third child.

"What is it? Luckily, I just got Bumi to fall asleep." She glanced over where the four-year-old was lying sprawled out on the couch.

"Honora and Kya have been being mean to Arya again," Mai says, her eyes running accusingly over the two kids. Katara narrowed her eyes.

"Kya! I expect better than you! And Honora! You both should be acting more mature," she says sternly.

"We only did it because her firebending is weird," Kya admitted, staring at the ground.

/A couple minutes earlier/

Arya was sitting on the carpet, playing with little blue flames. She giggled in delight as the sparks danced around in her tiny hands. She waved her hands around, pretending she was a firebender like her adopted father.

Then Kya and Honora walked over, smirks on their faces.

"Your firebending is weird," Honora said boldly. Arya sniffled and looked up at them with sad amber eyes.

"Yeah," Kyra said. "Mommy told me that Azula had blue flames." With that, she waterbended the flames out with the water in her replica of Katara's canteen. Honora pushed her down, and the girl began to cry as the two older girls scampered away.

/Back in the present/

Katara looked at Mai, a look of confusion taking root there. Her blue eyes were concerned, and glanced at Arya, who was begininng to doze off. She realized something was different about the child. All she knew was that she was dropped at the Fire Nation Palace's doorstep. She was not aware that Arya was Azula's child. In fact, Mai and Zuko were the only ones who knew of it, but they were beginning to think they should tell the rest of Team Avatar. Mai mouthed, I'll tell you later. Katara understood.

"That's no reason to be mean," she lectured Kya and Honora. They looked down, shame reflecting on their young faces.

"We won't do it again," they both promised.

"You better not," Mai added. "Now say sorry to Arya." The two girls glanced at each other, and said, "Sorry, Arya," before running off. When they were sure they were gone, Katara turned back to Mai.

"What do you have to tell me?" The Firenation lady studied her feet.

"It's something for everyone to hear." By everyone, Katara knew she meant the Gaang.

"I'll send for Aang, and he can grab Toph, Sokka and Suki on the way." Mai nodded, a pit in her stomach. How are we going to explain this to our best friends, without them getting mad we didn't tell them sooner?