The silence in the room was palpable, it was as if you could just reach out and touch it. No one moved, no one even dared to breath. The letter was now forgotten. In a heap of parchment on the floor where Katara had dropped it. A few minutes later Toph heaved a sigh and picked up the abandoned sheets and held them in front of Katara's face.

"Finish reading," Toph commanded.

Katara just shook her head, that she had securely in her hands.

"Suki?"

"I…I can try," The Kyoshi warrior wiped at her fallen tears, "There's not much left, but I'll finish what she has written," Suki sniffed and continued.


"A few months later, my dear reader, I found out I was pregnant.

My darling daughter, Angeni, with her long brown curls and her oceanic eyes, has smiled at me everyday of her life, looking one hundred percent like her father did. She reminds me of him everyday and I can not be more grateful for her. Yes it was tragic, my Koda's death, but he taught me a lesson. It does not matter if you are from the Earth Kingdom, the Air Temples, the Water Tribe, or the Fire Nation, it does not matter what you look like, how you speak, how you walk, or how you dress; love will always be there and you will always feel it even if another isn't there to experience that feeling of love with you."


Suki folded the papers up and placed them on the small round table in the middle of the room. She patted Katara's knee and stood, "I think I'm going to take a walk outside for a bit," Suki left and Sokka followed soon after.

"Well," Toph sighed, "That story was morbid. I'm gonna go throw around some rocks," The Earth bending master said in Aang's direction.

When the Avatar didn't get the hint a small pebble hit him right on the forehead, "Ow, okay, uh I feel like I need some practice, Toph would you help me?"

"I thought you'd never ask Twinkles!"

Zuko sighed and shuffled over to Katara. When she looked up at him her eyes were filled with sorrow, "Is this how we're going to end up?"

"Katara how could you ever think that? Times have changed and I'm the Fire Lord. No one will be making any orders to have you or me killed ever," He took her hand in his.

"But Zuko, What about Azula?"

"I'm looking into it. She can't hurt anyone. It's just her and Mai."

"How can you be so sure. Someone must have been controlling that airship. Zuko I feel something coming. Something big. Something Secret. And something that might haunt us if we don't eliminate it." The water bending master looked up at him.

Zuko looked away, "I wish she would just stay gone."

"Me too."


"That story sucked." Toph threw a slab of earth at the Avatar.

"Yeah, but that's life."

Toph laughed, "What, no Zen Avatar spirit world crap?" The earth bender grunted as she blocked a boulder.

Aang smirked, "I think I'm out of 'Zen Avatar spirit world crap' for today. Plus how can I focus of that when I'm about to beat you?"

"Oh please Twinkles, I-" Toph stood still and listened, "Where'd you go?" She whispered to herself, "You know Twinkles leaving the floor is cheating," Toph said matter-of-factly.

She cocked her head to the side when she heard a swoosh of air. Toph took a tentative step to her left and came into contact with a body that wasn't there before. And before she could even comprehend what was happening an arm snaked around her waist and she was flown up in to the air.

"Now how did I know that was coming?" Toph rolled her eyes and placed her arms around Aang's neck.


"What are you thinking about?" Sokka asked Suki as they walked through the palace halls.

Suki smiled shyly up at him and sighed, "Sokka, I want to get married, like, now."

Sokka's eye's widened, "What? Really?"

"I don't want anything to get in between us. I want us to be able to sleep in a room together with out people looking down on us. I want to be able to tell people that I'm pregnant and not be scared ever again. But most of all," She looked away to hide the pink that was tainting her cheeks, "I really just want you. All of you. In every way possible."

Sokka pulled Suki flush against him and backed up so he was leaning in a corner, "Soo-k-ss," Sokka groaned sounding out her nickname, "I thought we made an agreement that we wouldn't do that until we're married…"

"That's why I said we should get married now!" She looked up at him innocently as she played with the collar of his shirt.

"Yeah, but Suki," the Chief took the Warriors hands in his, "You can't say things like that."

"Like what? That I want you?" She pouted.

"No. You can want me, but when you say it like that, you know how it makes me feel," Sokka sounded like he almost wanted to whine.

"No I don't," Suki smirked, "How does it make you feel?" Suki ran her hands over his chest.

Sokka smiled, "Mmm, that feels nice," He settled his head in Suki's neck and kissed there. Then he moved his hands up to her shoulders and lightly pushed her away, "But not as nice as it would feel when we're married," Sokka laughed.

Suki's mouth gaped, "Sokka!" She slapped his arm, huffed, and walked away.


"Mai! Get over here now!"

"Yes, Azula?"

"What have you learned?" The former Fire Nation Princess sat at a desk observing a map.

"Sokka and the Kyoshi Warrior are going to get married soon. The Avatar and the Bei Fong blind girl are dating, but they're keeping it quiet. And Zuko and Katara's relationship hasn't changed much." Mai's cold monotone voice turned slightly bitter at the end.

"Mai, how would you like to crash a wedding?" Azula smirked.

"I would very much like that." Mai stared at her nails.

"Good then start making the planes."


Taaadaaa! I'm back! =D So...I had this huge splurge of creativity this morning...And well I was like, it's too early for Zutara Week...So I guess I'll give them this! Plus I'm stuck in a house with this stupid Cough Virus and I have nothing else productive to do. So I guess I should write something! I might actually write more!
Sooo...how do ya'll like the whole Azula and Mai side of things...? I'm not too good at writing cynical characters so...yeah.