Maiko Fluff Series #4

Hey, you guys! I'm back! Hope you're still here :O

This takes place post-war, soon after the honeymoon, just like the last story. But here is an important not: This one-shot with Zuko and Katara. NO, THIS IS NOT A ZUTARA. I quite dislike them. This is just a friendship fic. Oh and Aang and Katara are engaged. Seeing as they are younger and junk. K! Let's go!

Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar the Last Airbender (duh, dummy)

Theme: Wedding Payments

Zuko breathed. Deep breath went in. Fire came out. The man set his eyes on one of the few scarecrows in the royal main cabbage field (sort of funny. Royal cabbage field). Breathing in, he sat his eyes on the hanging dummy. When he released, the fire instantly ignited the unfortunate target. The scarecrow started to burn, straw crackling loudly as the poor thing just sat there. It has been a particularly tough day to be a Fire Lord. There had been an outbreak of some kind of sickness that was causing many of his people to be home-bound for days and even caused problems for fire benders. Fortunately, the palace itself hadn't been struck, though he made sure to keep a close eye on the servants for they were constantly traveling in and out of the place. People naturally looked to him to design a plan of action and he was drawing a blank, seeing as the source of the disease was still unknown and the only thing that could cure the ailment immediately it seemed was a plant found in the high western mountain ranges of Opaski. What was he to do?

There was a flash in the corner of Zuko's eye and he soon noticed that he had pretty much burned down half of the scarecrows in the cabbage field. Thankfully, a wave of water that seemed to appear from no where rushed over them and extinguished the flames. He looked to his right to see that water bending savior. It was Katara, a strong girl who Zuko knew to be fierce but sweet.

Katara came closer to the newly-wed, wearing a smile. Every since Aang proposed to her (scary thought), she has been the happiest person on the planet.

Zuko sighed at the though he has a feeling that he would end up being the one to pay for the wedding. Yes, as Firelord he had a surplus of funds. Oh heck, he had money coming out the wazoo.

They sat down in the middle of the field and chatted. Katara's smile never wavering.

Later they heard a loud smack and a resounding yell "OW!".

"That' my queue" she said, and got up knowing that her fiancé had probably been playing around to much and hit one of the new statues in his honor.

"Yep" Zuko thought "I am definitely paying for the wedding"

As the man took lazy steps back to the palace, he quietly it was him who had to sponsor this extravagant event. After all, Aang was the Avatar and all…

Yay! Okaydoke, I hope you guys enjoyed that one. This will be the last one for a while (no particular reason, I just need to move on and have a lot of other projects in my hands at the moment) but this will not be last for forever. I promise. Until then, however, I am going to keep this as "complete". Please review, you wonderful readers you!