Thank you for reading. I hope that you will like the new chapter. I would like to say that I am sorry it has taken so long to post this chapter. I meant to have it up about a week ago, but I had problems with my computer. I plan from now on to up-date at least once a week.

DarkAlbarn. Thank you so much. That is such a nice thing to say. I don't really know how I came up with it really. The avatar world just seemed to be all about balance. It just seemed to me that to have a power as great as the avatars there should be one that is different but equal to it. To balance the avatar power I thought having a human link, that kept them linked to the real word would be important. Toph is a little more than that though. That I admit was for action. I have been trying to think who Korra's would be, but I don't know. I thought Asami as she is a non-bender and has strengths that Korra doesn't. Again thank you.

Austin Morgan. No, this is a different future from the cannon show. I started off from where the show ended and went my own way. In this future, Aang married Toph and Katara married Zuko.

HoneyC. Thank you so much. I am glad you liked the story so far and hope you will like the way it ends.

It had been ten days since they arrived in the ember islands and nine since Katara came to see them. While she told them what they already knew, that Toph and the baby would be fine. She still had insisted on staying. Just in case they needed her for anything. Toph knew that is was really because she was getting a little broody. She was only about three and a half months along and couldn't wait for it to be over. She could not understand how Katara who had been through this twice would want to do it all again. She guessed it must be worth it in the end. That thought scared her more than she would let herself admit to, even to herself. So she focused on the present. The uncomfortable, but not scary present.

It wasn't much past lunch time, but already Toph still remained in bed. In fact she hadn't really left the bed in three days. At first when Katara arrived she tried to act as normal as she could, but as time went on she couldn't waist the energy she did have on acting like she was fine. It was stupid she knew, but she couldn't help feel a little inferior to Katara. From what she remembered Katara had been fine throughout her pregnancies.

In the lounge of the villa Aang sat the dining table. He drummed his finger on the wooden table. Trying to sort through the million different thoughts that raced through his head. Once Toph was better, if she got better, where would they go. Would they go anywhere, they could stay here till she had the baby. Would she want to see her father. Where would they live. Maybe the southern air temple wasn't the right place to raise a baby. All of these thought were silence with a loud knock of a tea cup being placed on the table in-front of him.

Lifting his eyes from his hands to the cup, then up further, he then met the comforting blue eyes of his friend. "Drink, it'll help." Katara who had a cup of tea of her own in her hand sat down at the table across from him.

"Thanks." His mouth smiled, but it didn't show in his eyes. Lifting up the cup he blew on it before taking a sip.

Katara did the same then placed the cup on the table. "I know there is a lot going on. A lot to think about. It is going to be fine though."

"You don't know that."

As he spoke he place his cup back on the table. Before he could pull his hand back to his side, Katara reached out and took hold of it. "No, I don't know that. I believe it though."

A faint laugh escaped the avatars mouth. "I'm sorry. I'm just…..worried."

"And stressed, scared. Feeling helpless."

"Yeah. How'd you know."

Giving his hand one last squeeze before letting it go, she moved to sit further back in her chair. "I'm a mother. Plus you and Zuko are more alike than you think."

"Zuko felt helpless." He wasn't really sure why this seemed to shocked him as much as it did.

Katara scoffed a little. "Yes he did." A warm smile spread across her face as she remembered all of her husband's fussy and worrying during both of her pregnancies. If anything he was even worse the second time around. "It was quite sweet really…I felt that way to."

"I thought you were meant to be trying to stop me from worrying."

Her smile know widened, showing some teeth. "That would be impossible. You are going to worry no matter what anyone says. If Toph wasn't having bad morning sickness you would just have something else to worry about. You're a parent now. Worry comes with the job."

"Again thank you for the reassurance."

They were silent for a few seconds as Katara picked up her cup to take a drink. Before it touched her lips she lifted her gaze to meet Aang's eyes, then lowered it to his own cup. Taking her hint he too took another drink of his tea. Inwardly he smiled a little. He didn't think he would have been able to keep count of the number of times that Katara had given him that look if he had tried. He would have lost count somewhere in the thousands. She really was a born mother. He wondered how much of that was by her own nature and how much of it was by necessity.

"You know. I think you and Toph are more alike than you think too."

Katara lowered her cup from her lips. "How so."

"Your mothering." Katara rolled her eyes a little. Like that was new information to her. They all teased her enough about it. "You nag and fuss over us. Case you care." The corners of her lips turned up a little. "Toph. She's nurturing." Her eyebrows knitted together a little. Trying to make sense of what he had said. "She'll never fuss over you, but you know she's always there to help you when you need her. Never letting you become too dependent on her, making sure you can stand on your own."

Katara nodded a little while placing her cup back on the table. His words were not meant as a criticism. She knew this, though it still stung a little. "So, she'll be a great mother."

From the tone of her voice he knew that he had touched a nerve. "You are already a great mother. Not just to Iroh and Kya. To all of us. We wouldn't have made it if it wasn't for you." While he spoke he returned his cup to the table and reached out for her hand. Seeing his hand slid across the table towards her, she reached out and meet it half way.

"Thank you." She smiled.

Silence once again fell over the two old friends. Hands still joined for a few minutes still the released them and leaned further back into their chairs. Aang glanced to his left, along the corridor to the bedroom he knew Toph was sleeping in right now. "Would you have thought nine years ago. That this is where we would have ended up."

Katara took in a deep breath. "Honestly….no. I would never a have guessed."

"Me either."

"Was it really nine years ago."

"Yeah almost. Eight and a half more like, but still."

"That's a long time." His gaze return to the direction Toph was. "I think I'll go and…."

"No. I'll go. You should go out get some fresh air. You haven't left the villa since I got here."

As she spoke got up from that table and made her way towards the main bedroom. Aang was about to protest, but didn't see any point. She would win anyway. He for a minute wondered how he ended up not being able to argue with the two main women in his life. He was also grateful for being made to go outside and get some fresh air. He could really do with some time and space to clear his head.

The sliding doors to the bedroom like always were pulled wide open. A gentle breeze from the sea outside drifted into the room. The waterbender made her way around to the other side of the bed were Toph's head was face. The younger women had her eyes closed, as she wrapped her left arm around a pillow.

"Toph." she whispered quietly, as she sat down on the edge of the bed. A slight groan was the only response she got. "Do you need anything." The pregnant earthbender shock her head lightly. "Ok then." Katara gently pulled a stand of Toph's hair from her forehead. Giving her a quick kiss on the forehead like she did with her children she left. She really was a born mother.

The earthbender was woken again a couple of hours later by a pressure on the bed behind her. A few seconds after that an arm wrapped around her now slightly rounded stomach. Letting out a sigh she rolled over to her other side. Before she could say anything, a kiss was quickly planted on her lips.

"You're all sweaty." She groaned trying to move back from Aang but his hold on her waist was fairly secure.

His eyes were closed, but he smiled a little. "So are you. I was training a little."

"Good." Toph nodded her head. "Don't want you getting a huge gut too do we."

He just caught himself before he let out a real laugh. "You're glowing…."

"That's sweat."

He couldn't help laughing now. "You are the most beautiful girl in the world." He meant what he was saying, but he was a little tired and wanted to sleep a little.

"As beautiful as Katara."

His eyes now opened to look at the face of his wife a mere inch from his own. A faint glow from the setting sun reflected in her pale skin. Giving it a true glow. Her eyes were open and the bright green colour of them still took him by surprise when he hadn't looked right into them for a while. Her features still looked so delicate.

"More."

She was quite after that. Then a minute later she spoke again. "I wouldn't have guessed we would have ended up here nine years ago either."

Again Aang opened his eyes. "You heard."

"Funny thing. When one sense is damaged or gone. The others compensate for it."

A grin crossed his face. "Good to know." The grin was quickly removed with a light push to his chest. "No. before you go there again. I already told you. I wouldn't change anything."

He felt her relaxing a little as she made herself more comfortable. "I always that I would marry someone older."

By her tone he knew she was trying to get a reaction from him, but he just lazily replayed. "Is that so."

Quickly he slipped his hand that was not already wrapped around her waist, between her waist and the bed. Then turned her over onto her back. Gently he moved his body so his hands rest by her head lifting him up. Looking down at her in the early evening light. "Then it's a good thing that I'm technical one hundred years older than you." She bite her lip, but couldn't stop laugh. He lowered his head so he could give a quick kiss to her rounded stomach. Then lifted it again to capture her lips in a kiss.

Thank you for reading. I hope you liked it. Not much happens I know, I just realised that I haven't written much at all for Aang and Katara together, and they have such a strong relationship. This was one of the last place I could work it in. I hope it wasn't to boring. I promise there will be more happening from now one.

Also I would like to say again that I am open to any ideas that you have for this story. Thank you.