I'm going to stop shipping Zutara and delete this story. I hope you like the ending though! xD I loved all reviews and suggestions for names and such. Hope you like this chapter, please review!
Disclaimer: Disney Channel owns it now. April fools.
When they returned to the tribe, everyone stared. Everyone. When Zuko asked for the reason, Katara said that polarbear dogs are rare and it's nearly impossible to tame them. They're too aggressive and dangerous, but Katara didn't care, nor did she believe that this poor little creature could do any harm, not if it's trained correctly at a young age.
Katara taking Kaskae for a walk around the city, getting some fresh air. Katara came up with the name before she introduced him to her family, before Sokka had fainted.
"Do you not know how dangerous polarbear dogs are?" Sokka freaked out when Katara walked in with the puppy in her arms, Zuko was right behind her.
"Yes, I do." Katara placed in on other animal pelts. She found Sokka and Suki talking in their antechamber, discussing which is better, fans or a boomerang. "What was I supposed to do? Just leave him there to die?"
"Yes! His mother can care for him!" Sokka retaliated.
"His mother is dead Sokka, I couldn't heal her." Katara sat down next to Kaskae and started to feed him tiger-seal jerky.
"You tired to heal her?!" Sokka's eyes rolled to the back of his head, and he fell backwards, fainting. Zuko shook his head and sat with Katara, petting the animal.
"I think he's cute!" Another cheerful voice interrupted at the doorway. Aang stood in the doorway, with Toph gripping his arm tightly; they were both dressed in parka's, Toph finally wearing snow boots.
"Aang! Toph!" Katara jumped up to meet her friends. She sent them a letter, and they responded almost right after, agreeing to meet in the South Pole. "It's good to see you guys again."
After everyone settled down and Sokka regained consciousness, Katara explained the name, and it's meaning.
"Kaskae, it means chief," Katara rested her head on Zuko's chest, rubbing Kaskae's head, who had fallen asleep on her lap. "I want him to be brave, just like my friends and family."
"Not sure if Sokka can be brave if he keeps fainting like an old lady." Toph remarked, smirking sarcastically.
Zuko kissed Katara's head, giving her, his thanks.
Katara smiled at the memory. At the moment, Aang and Zuko are practicing their firebending somewhere far away from the city, so they don't melt it all to the ground. Toph is staying with Suki and Sokka, because she can't see a thing on this "frozen wasteland."
Kaskae is the most curious creature Katara's ever met. He walks around, sniffs the air, passing people, buildings. He trots around and rolls in the snow, he barks at random times, and occasionally, chases the otter-penguins that waddle through the city.
Katara laughed, picking the puppy up. "Let's go see if Bato has any treats for you, I haven't seen Bato in a while." Together the two walked to the newly made igloo. I was a little bit bigger than the rest, but that's because Bato is Hakoda's second in charge.
Knocking on the ice door, Katara let herself in. Bato was like family, she wouldn't be surprised if he turned out to be her uncle or something like that. "Bato? You here?" Katara called out.
The only person she could see was a woman-around her mid-twenties-cleaning some dishes. When she looked up, Katara could see that she wasn't related to Bato.
She was light skinned, but not super pale; her eyes were a grayish blue, kind of like a silver. She had brown hair that fell past her shoulders, part of it was pulled back by little pieces of blue and purple fabrics. She wore a dark blue parka that fit her skinny figure, gloves covering her hands. She was overall very pretty.
"I'm sorry, I must be at the wrong place," Katara started to back away, but the woman stopped her.
"No, he's here." The woman shouted for Bato, in kind of an aggravated voice. The woman stared at Katara with annoyance, like her presence bothered her.
Bato showed up a few seconds later, pulling back a curtain that led to more of the house. "Katara, it's good to see you, what brings you here?"
The woman scoffed. "Nothing good, I presume." She returned to her cleaning, a frown on her face.
"Naoki, she could help." Bato placed a hand on Naoki's shoulder. "She hasn't been in the best mood lately, she's from the Northern Tribe."
"Figures, she's got the attitude," Katara remarked, making Naoki angrier. "What can I help with?"
"You can't, you can't fix him." Naoki placed her current plate down, staring off into space in front of her.
"Can't fix who?" Katara asked, concerned and ready for healing. Kaskae rubbed her leg with his nose, getting hungry. Katara fed him the last of her jerky, then focused on Bato. "What's wrong?"
"Naoki is your father's real girlfriend."
April Fools! Everything I said above isn't true xD Everything in the actual chapter IS. Please review!
~EZ17