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I have started writing Prequels, here is a list of them:

A Second First Date; One month after Aang defeated Fire Lord Ozai

Nightmares; A One-Shot Prequel to Together Again. Aang saved the world, he faced Ozai on his own. Everyone kept saying that he was a great hero, that he was so brave. He wore a brave face and acted all the hero they thought he was. But at night in his sleep he was a scared boy, scared for his life as he tried to get away from a psycho Firebender. The Battle came back at night.

Anila's Story; This is another Prequel to Together Again. It's about a Young Female Airbender just starting out in life. She was ready to travel the world as soon as she turns 16. Little does she know, Destiny has a grand purpose for her first child.

I Want to thank my beta readers for their help, advice, and contributions: 116788 (pen name not user ID) and ReverieNishio

*116788 (pen name not user ID) is available to beta read for others, she has 3 slots open right now.

Chapter 30

Katara was laying on their bed next to her husband, she had a worried look on her face. She wasn't sure what she was supposed to be now..."Who am I supposed to be? Am I supposed to be 'Princess Katara of The Southern Water Tribe' or this 'Lady Katara' they keep calling me?" She had the cutest pout on her face.

He started laughing "What's wrong? The 'Katara' that helped save the world was never afraid of anything or anyone. If she had an opinion you knew it and if you didn't she would gladly tell you, her voice only 10 times louder than her normal tone, I should know, I got yelled at many, many times.."

"You still want me to be like that? I was kind of worried, I thought... I thought you might want me to be this "Lady Katara" everyone keeps calling me, mild-mannered wife to the Avatar."

He rolled back onto his back and started laughing even harder. "There is absolutely NOTHING mild-mannered about you. I didn't fall in love with "Lady Katara" I fell in love with "War ending hero Katara"

She had her beautiful smile on again. She sat up and grabbed her pillow. "You liar! You fell in love the moment you open your eyes!" She playfully hit him with her pillow.

"Okay! Okay! You're right. I did, how could I not fall for the most beautiful girl I had ever seen."

"Ever? REALLY?"

"Not in 119 years, YES Really!"

"You are such a Little flirt!" She said as she hit him again with her pillow.

"I love you!" He said.

"I love you too!" She raised her pillow as if she was going to hit him. She dropped the pillow behind her and playfully kissed him all over his face laughing.

"I found MY Katara... Yay!" He grabbed her and pulled her to him and started kissing playfully all over her face. "I got you!"

She started laughing harder as his kissed tickled her face and neck. "No don't get me... help help!"

"I'm going to get you!" He rolled them both over with her on her back and him sitting on her legs. He pinned her hands above her head and munched playfully at her neck.

"Aaaaa... help... no... stop..." she thrashed as he was tickling her. She was laughing so hard she snorted which just made her laugh even harder. 'I... can't... breath!" She said in between fits of laughter

"Wwwaaaaaaaa" came loudly from the adjoining room.

"I guess play time is over... for now..." Aang said as he climbed off the bed and dressed himself quickly. "I'll go get him while you get dressed."

"Thank you, oh great and wonderful, Avatar Aang!" She said as she bowed in mock formality.

He bowed back to her "You are so very welcome, Lady Katara!" Also said in mock formality. He disappeared into the next room as she started redressing herself. When Aang came back in the room, baby in arms, Katara had her underwear on and was in the middle of pulling her dress on over her head. She was still nursing so she didn't bother with breast bindings.

She smile at Gyatso and said "Hi Little One, did you have a good nap?"

"Mamama" he replied.

"Oh really... you don't say!"

"Dadada"

"Yeah! Daddy has you!"

"Mamama"

"In a minute, mommy is getting dressed right now"

He cooed and blew air at her.

"Did Daddy tell you to do that?"

He cooed again

"I bet he did!"

"Me! NO! I would never tell him to do that." He said in mock shock.

"You would and you know it!" She laughed.

She finished tying all the ties on her dress and held her hands out to him and he leaned for her to pick him up under his arms.

For a moment she could see that goofy kid in Aang's playful eyes as he said "you're right... I would"

"I'm hungry again," she told him, "can we get a snack?"

"Hungry again? We just ate before we came up here."

"Yeah, someone, somehow burned off all my energy." She said sarcastically.

"Really? Who?" He said.

"I don't Know!" She said sarcastically.

"Ok ready?" He asked her.

"Yep!" She said, and they left their quarters.

They walked together, holding hands. When they reached the outdoor common area they noticed a lot of people... I mean a LOT of people, more then there should be, watching them and whispering to each other.

"Aang why are they looking at us? Could they have heard us?" She whispered to him.

"I don't think so, our quarters are mid-level monks quarters. Nowhere near the regular rooms." He whispered back.

Hei-Won from Ba Sing Se stepped forward and bowed "I beg your pardon, Avatar Aang, we all just wanted to see for ourselves... we were all told you had been killed in an explosion."

"Not killed, but hurt really badly. I was asleep for 3 month. Stuck in bed for 3 more months. I had amnesia for 8 months."

"Hawks went out to all the Air Temples saying you were here. Everyone got here as quickly as we could." The girl said "There was something else in the message sent to us... The message said you got married."

"Yes married... the message didn't say anything else?" He looked at her sternly.

"Well yes... it said... well, umm... it also said that you have a 9 month old son. I'm sorry but I have to ask you... please don't be mad I was chosen by the Acolytes from the other Temples..." after a shaky breath Hei-Won asked "how do you know the baby is yours and not someone she (the Acolyte flashed a split second dirty look at Katara) ran to for comfort?"

"No one else in the world could have fathered this baby!" He said holding his son in his arms.

This was all making Katara angry. "Excuse me!? Who put you in charge here? What right do you have to call ME a slut or a whore!? To accuse me of unfaithfulness, even after he was presumed dead I never once took off my Betrothal necklace!"

"Katara, My Love, please calm down." He said giving her a gentle kissed on the top of her head. "Like I said I KNOW no one else in the world could possibly be his father... I KNOW He is my son! I KNOW because he is an AIRBENDER! Watch!" he blew air and his baby copied him, swirling around and around.

"We are all ashamed to have insulted Lady Katara, we ask for her forgiveness." Hei-Won said as she melt back into the crowd.

Aang turned to Katara, smiling "Hungry still?"

"Yes, he is probably ready for a snack, too." She said. "Are you hungry Little One?"

"NumNumNum" he said.

"Yep, I think he's hungry!" Aang said smiling.

They continued on their way to the dining hall. "There Is the Katara I fell deeper in love with." He put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her up against him as they walked to the kitchen.

"That wasn't right of her to say. It really hurt my feelings. I fought against that stupid tournament, I was going to run away like Gran Gran did, the night it ended. I had Appa so I was going to run. Remember I said 'right after the tournament I was going to bring Gyatso to The Southern Air Temple.' If I couldn't be with you I chose to be alone."

"You don't need to defend yourself to me, My Love, But you are right they had no right to ask that... to say such horrible things. I'll call a gathering tomorrow morning to talk to them."

"No, you don't need to... they're not the only ones to think it... even if it was only for a couple of seconds." she said looking up at his eyes. Her hurt showing in her eyes.

"I'm sorry. I never should have questioned your faithfulness... Not even for a millisecond." He said shamefully hanging his head.

She perked up and said "Ok, I forgive you Sweetie. Let's eat... I'm starving! SOMEONE burned all my energy out of me." Followed by laughter.

When they got to the kitchen to find something to eat. The Acolytes were preparing food for dinner that night. "Avatar Aang," a girl said with a bow, "do you need anything?"

"Katara wants a snack, and I need some soft fruit for Gyatso, too." Aang told the girl.

"Yes, Avatar Aang, we will get those things for you right away." The girl bowed again before disappearing into a pantry. Moments later she reappeared with a basket of assorted fruits. She handed the basket to Aang then bowed again.

"Come with me, I want to show you one of my favorite places, we can sit and eat there." He told her.

It took them about 10 minutes to get there, but when she saw it she was amazed. "It's so beautiful, Aang!"

It had a big open field of grass with a 3 level waterfall that came to a crisp clear pound, and some of the most beautiful flowers she had ever seen. Aang inhaled deeply with his eyes closed "It smells like you." He took off his upper robe and spread it out, like a blanket, for them to sit on.

"Aang, how long did you want to visit here?"

"Oh, I don't know I hadn't thought about it... we are on our honeymoon so I just figured we'd go back to my roots, Nomad style, and move on when we felt like it." He said hoping she was ok with it.

"Ok... Nomad style it is!" She grinned at him. "I do really like this place... Your home."

They started eating all kinds of wonderfully sweet fruits. Gyatso ate pieces of banana and ripe juicy strawberries. When they were finished Katara bent some water to clean Gyatso's hands and face.

Aang reached for Gyatso. "Lets feel the wind on our faces, Little One." Aang held him above his head letting the breeze blown on Gyatso's face.

He laughed and cooed and squilled in delight as the breeze blew on him.

Katara, still sitting on the ground, watched as her son was absolutely in love with his father... as Aang, her husband was so in love with what they made together. She reached up and wiped away a tear. Her heart swelled with joy. They were truly a family now.

Aang lightly tossed his son in the air. Only about a foot or so high then effortlessly caught him again. Both father and son delighting in the feeling.

Katara watched from the spread out robe. With each small toss it felt like she was going to have a heart attack. "Aang please don't, that scares me. I don't want him to fall and get hurt."

"Tell Mommy Airbenders don't fall they float gently down. I won't let anything happen to him... this is how the baby Airbenders learn, I promise, My Love!" He told her.

"Ok, but it still makes me nervous. I remember when an Airbender fell and I had to catch him." She said to him.

"I know... I only fell because of Azula..." he quickly changed the subject, "Come here and play with us Mommy." They ran around playing and laughing and jumping.

The sun hung low in the sky as they started heading back to the living area of the temple. Katara was caring a sleeping baby. Aang was caring his robe, it was still warm so he hadn't put it back on. His perfectly sculpted upper torso was exposed.

When they got back to the main temple area they were laughing and talking. Katara noticed that again they were being stared at... This time it was a bunch of wide-eyed jaw-dropped girls, they were all staring directly at Aang. "Aang," Katara whispered to him, "I think you should put your upper robe back on."

"Wh...? Oh! Yeah I think you're right." He said as he turned himself to put his robe back on.

Katara gasped when she saw his back. She reached out and touched the claw marks all over his back. "My goodness, what happened?!"

"Huh? OH! Those... you." He said nonchalantly.

"I didn't know I did that. Why didn't you tell me I was hurting you?" She felt horrible when she saw them.

"It didn't..."

"It didn't what?"

"I didn't hurt... it felt good."