An: When it gets to the song part look up "May it be" by Enya and listen to it. It'll make it sound soooo much cooler.
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Katara opened her eyes to the sun shining on her face. She sat up straight in bed and jumped up when she saw that it was already high above the trees. She pulled her tunic over her head and ran to her door; when she opened it, delicious smells hit her like a wall. She slowly wandered to the source of the smell and found herself in the kitchen with Toph sitting at the counter and Zuko at the stove.
"She lives!" Toph shouted raising her hands dramatically. Zuko simply turned and looked at her, raising his eyebrows in amusement.
"What is that?" She asked gesturing to the stove.
"You slept in, so Zuko thought he'd use the free time to cook us some yummy grub," Toph said it with a huge grin on her face, she was obviously excited to taste some of the "yummy grub".
"Wow, thanks," she said as she took a place on the stool next to Toph. Zuko just nodded in response as he stirred whatever was frying. Katara yawned and leaned her elbows on the counter as Toph prattled on about what was being made, sleeping in and having breakfast made for her made her feel extremely lazy.
"I'm gonna be late for guard duty," She said in sudden realization and started to get up, but Toph pulled her back to her seat by her arm.
"Your dad switched you out so that Song could sing you her songs for-," Toph stopped mid-sentence chuckling, "Song sing her songs, that's funny. -For your birthday." Katara scrunched her eyebrows together not understanding.
"It's your birthday?" She turned to look at Zuko but didn't know how to answer, she didn't think it was, but what Toph had just said didn't make her so sure.
"Sure is! My little girl is turning nineteen!" Toph pretended to wipe tears from her eyes.
"Well then I'm glad I'm making breakfast today," Zuko said to her with a lopsided grin, "Happy birthday."
"Thank you," Katara said, still unsure, "Where is Song going to sing, Toph?"
"In the town square, it's a whole big concert with instruments and everything!" Toph wore a huge grin while she said it.
"You seem pretty excited," Katara chuckled.
"I am! This is way better then that art show I had to go to," she groaned when she mentioned it, "At least now it's all listening." Katara nodded in understanding.
"Have you ever heard her sing before?" Katara herself hadn't and was curious about her voice.
"Nope," Toph said shrugging.
"I have," Zuko surprised her by answering.
"When?" Katara asked in disbelief.
"When the doctor came to check on you, she came too to help and sang a lullaby while the healer checked you. She's good." He said simply while getting out plates from the cupboard.
"Oh," Katara replied. She sat back as Zuko placed her plate in front of her with a steaming omelet and bacon sitting on it. He did the same for Toph, who breathed in the scent of the food and sighed deeply.
"Kat, you should sleep in every morning. I could defiantly get used to this." Katara chuckled as her friend began shoveling the food into her mouth, with absolutely no concept for manners. Katara on the other hand took her silverware and gracefully cut off a piece and placed it in her mouth. She closed her eyes, savoring the burst of flavor that came alive in her mouth. She chewed it slowly and swallowed, opening her eyes to see Zuko looking at her expectantly.
"This is, by far, the best thing I've ever tasted," Zuko's smiled glowed as he got his food and took a seat on the other side of the counter. They ate mostly in silence other then the compliments that Zuko occasionally received for the great meal. When they'd finished he took the liberty of cleaning the dishes while she and Toph got ready for the concert. It was the very few events like these that you were suppose to dress up for. And boy did they dress up.
Zuko and Katara and Toph sat in the front row. Zuko recalled his gaping expression when the two benders had come out of the bedroom fully ready for the concert and mentally face-palmed, yet again. Toph had come out first clad in a floor length, green, evening gown with her normally messy hair brushed up out of her face; and wearing traditional makeup. Zuko had to admit that she'd looked very nice, but it completely paled in comparison to Katara. Her dress strapless and as blue as crystals, tiny blue beads made swirling patterns and the light reflected off them wen she moved, giving the impression that she was water; and it moved around her perfectly, the soft fabric flowing with her every movement. Her makeup was white and blue around her eyes but traditional otherwise and her brown hair cascaded around her in it's usual way. Zuko had nearly fallen over off of the chair he'd been sitting in.
I must have looked ridiculous.
Now the water bender and Toph were laughing with Sokka and Suki, while the orchestra finished tuning their instruments. There were only a few rows of chairs and behind them, tables had been set up around the monument of the Avatar with pastries and other baked goods on them. Many people milled around, laughing and talking and Zuko noticed that out of every villager how came to wish Katara a happy birthday, only a few glanced at him with disgust. Perhaps the people were adjusting to his presence. People settled down as the lights around the square dimmed, and Zuko looked to the front of the town hall to see the chorus filling the large steps and the orchestra behind them sat at the ready. Song took the stage last, dressed in a beautiful white dress, with sequins covering it entirely and the light that beamed on her reflected off the dress, sparkling every move she made. Her normally braided brown hair was brushed out and resting, straightened on her back, with only her bangs still the same. Zuko heard the "oohs" of the women and he also heard a few whistles from deeper within the crowd. He saw her blush crimson before she raised her hand to hush the murmuring, the she turned to face Katara.
"Me and my mother wrote this song a few years ago, we found it a few weeks ago when going through some of our old boxes and she said that it was perfect for you. I hope you like it." Then she turned around, cued the band, and began her song.
"May it be an evening star
Shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
You walk a lonely road
Oh! How far you are from home
Mornie utulie (Darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie (Darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now
May it be the shadow's call
Will fly away
May it be your journey on
To light the day
When the night is overcome
You may rise to find the sun
Mornie utulie (Darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie (Darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now
A promise lives within you now"
Tears were in Katara's eyes as her friend finished the song. She had no idea that the timid, young, secretary had such an amazing voice. And it may as well have been written for her because, under all of it's beauty, it lay out her struggles in front of her and gave her encouragement. Song gave a small bow and said that she, the chorus, and the orchestra would be performing another song in just a few minutes. She felt a hand squeeze hers and turned to see Toph smiling contentedly.
"We have got to get that girl a better job," Katara chuckled at this while nodding.
"I completely agree," then she turned slightly to see Zuko on her other side smiling as well.
"That was amazing," Katara smiled back at him,
"Ya it definitely was."
Yaaayyyy! Happy Birthday Katara! (It's not really official or anything, I just wanted it to be her birthday) Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Her party will be continued in the next chapter so be sure to join us for more music, Toph and Suki's schemes, some dancing, and lots of Zutara fluffiness! :D
Also: You guys are killing me! I got seven reviews for chapter 17 but since then I've gotten three TOPS for each chapter. I spend hours a week writing this stuff for you, is it really too much to ask that you take a minute or two to say if there is anything in particular you like? I would like to thank my two devoted reviewers, sokkantylee and raidersfan777 for their constant reviewing, you guys rock! So again, please review. I'm not going to stop writing but seriously when I don't get reviews I feel like I'm doing a terrible job. Review!
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