Katara

8 months later

"My Lady, I believe you are pregnant with twins!" Said the royal physician.

"Twins? La give me strength." I said. I thanked the physician and walked back to my private chambers. Zuko wouldn't be back till dinner from the council meeting so I would have time for a nice bath and a nap! I found myself increasingly lazy as the months passed. So far I was about a month away from the due date that the physician had predicted. Oh how I wished it was today. I made my way into the bathroom and stripped down to just my bindings. Twins, I slid into the bath in a daze. No wonder my stomach was huge! The warm water felt good as I swirled it around with my bending. I hadn't been able to really practice since I became pregnant. The physician had said that too much physical stress would hurt the baby, well babies now. My maid, Hanna, came in to ask if I was ready to get dressed for dinner. I got out of the water and bended all the water off of me and back into the bathtub. Hanna handed me a fresh pair of bindings and helped me re wrap them. When I came into my private dressing room Hanna had laid out my dinner outfit. It was a simple golden robe with a darker gold cover top with a red robe over it. I had taken to wearing a red drape to cover my ever growing belly. I left my hair down since it already was a mess of curls. Tonight was a formal dinner, which meant Zuko and I would eat with the council and some of the members of the nobility, so I probably should have dressed in more formal robes. But the nobility would have to excuse an 8 months pregnant woman dressing more for comfort rather than style. Hanna helped me put on a necklace and then helped me out of the chair. Zuko stormed in the room and slammed the door but seeing that Hanna was there he quickly apologized and went to our bedroom.

"Hanna thank you for your help tonight but I think I will manage on my own for the rest of the night. Tell Maze that I gave you the rest of the night off and get a good dinner." I told her with a smile.

"Thank you milady." She said. She curtsied then left the room.

I sighed and then walked into our bedroom. Zuko was sitting on the bed his hair half out of his top knot and his armor on the floor.

"Zuko," I said as I walked over to the bed, "What's the matter?" I sat next to him and took his hand. I waited a few minutes and finally he looked at me.

"Nothing, council matters." He was lying.

"Don't lie to me." He sighed,

"I don't want to make you worry. You have enough on your plate as is."

"As do you, don't keep it all to yourself Zuko, I can help, you know I can, you're just too stubborn to admit you need help." He laughed

"How well you know me wife." He smiled and kissed my cheek, "There's not much to tell at this point," I started to protest, "I promise, when I know more I will let you know and except your help gratefully."

"Okay, if that's how you feel." I said, not completely sure he was telling the truth, but if he didn't want to talk about it I wouldn't push the issue.

"Now how was the appointment with the physician?" He said successfully changing the subject.

Zuko

Katara's face dropped. She looked down, my heart dropped.

"Katara what is it? Is something wrong? Did something happen to the baby?" I asked frantically tightening my grip on her hand.

"Babies." She said

"What?" I asked.

"Babies, as in more than one," She looked up at me her face was trying to wait for my reaction but she was also smiling. "Zuko, we're having twins." She said in amazement.

"Twins?" I said. I was scared, excited, elated all of it. I pulled her down and kissed her. Her face, her neck, her lips, her hands, I was too excited for words.

A knock came at the door, and my man servant announced that dinner was ready to be served and the nobility was assembled.

"Come, let's eat." I pulled her off the bed. She fixed her hair and straightened her robes picker up her drape that she had been using to cover herself. She smiled and kissed me; I took her arm and started to lead her out. "After all we can't keep the people waiting."

"Oh yes, we can't not serve the wealthiest people in the country dinner every month. That would be crazy talk to them!" She said sarcastically. I smiled and tugged her along at a steady pace as we made our way to dinner.