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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 33

Katara watched as Aang walked back to the Temple.

"Aaaaaaawwwwwwww" Jasmine and Lilly said after he was gone. "He's so sweet, and so romantic!"

"Yeah he is." Katara agreed with the two girls. "He worked so hard to get me to like him, secretly I had liked him for quite awhile. He still doesn't know for how long."

They asked so many questions while they had their snacks, then they played with Gyatso as they watched Katara practice her Waterbending for about an hour. All her movement graceful and beautiful.

"Wow," Lilly said, "Waterbending is so graceful!"

"Not all of it is. Want to see how dangerous it can be?" Katara asked her new young Maidens.

The girls both nodded "I've never actually seen Waterbending until now."

Katara stacked a couple apples on each other in front of a tree. The two girls watched her move gracefully. She made a big water bubble fly around her doing an over the head flourish. Then she completely changed her demeanor, she squinted her eyes a bit, her movements more rigid. She spun around turning the water to ice shards. Every single one of the shards pierced an apple. Next she sliced a branch clean off a tree. Finally with one precise movement she quartered all the apples.

"I didn't know Waterbending could be so deadly." Jasmine said.

Katara rinsed her face off with cool water, then she pulled all the water drops off by bending it. She grabbed the apple quarters and brought them to the girls Then she sat down to catch her breath and have something to drink.

"No wonder you don't like being called 'lady or princess' Master Katara suites you much better." Lilly said.

Katara took a bite of her apple "The ice shards are sharp enough to cut fabric as they fly by."

"Do you practice with Avatar Aang still?"

"Not practice; I kick his butt at it still." Katara laughed.

"Really? You are a better Waterbender than Avatar Aang?"

From behind them came "Yes she is. She is one of the greatest Master Waterbenders in the world... and Master Healer." He said quite proud of his long time love, and new wife.

"Hi Sweetie you're back sooner than I thought you would be." She said. "Did you get everything done or is this just another short break?"

"It's going to be another couple of hours still, but they don't need me for this part."

"Since we have Lilly and Jasmine here to watch Gyatso, do you want to spare?" She asked him. "Pleeeeeease?" With her anime eyes.

"I'd love to!" Aang said "Its been a while since we spared."

"The last time we spared was a year and a half ago." Katara said looking at Gyatso.

He took off his top robes to allow for more movement. Katara pulled, what looked like a waistband string, it pulled the sides and bottom of the dress above her knees.

"You put draw strings in your dress?"

"I'm a fighter. You know that, but I do like to look pretty."

"Not 'pretty,' beautiful!" He said.

"Ready for me to kick your butt? Oh no cheating we're Waterbending only!" She told him.

He gave a firm nod.

The maidens sat on the blanket watching them.

They started to circle inside the pond. One quick hand movement and water wrapped around his leg and pull him under.

"That's 1!" she said. They always do 2 out of 3.

He got back up. He sent a handful of shards at her which she deflect effortlessly. The battle went on for about half an hour, it was amazing to see.

"Its 1 to 1... One more and you lose." Katara said.

"You're just toying with me." He said.

It all went down in a flash, water flying, shards everywhere. Flips and jumps. In a split second Katara had Aang pinned under her knee.

"Yep! I win!" She said with a smile.

Jasmine and Lilly clapped, "That was Amazing!" They said.

Katara knelt by the water splashing water on her face to cool off. Aang came to do the same thing. As soon as he shut his eyes he was completely drenched, he heard Katara start laughing.

"Hey no fair!" he said as he blew himself dry.

"All's fair in love and war." She called to him.

"OK," he got an impish grin and stomped hard, the Earth rumbled causing her to fall.

"Hey, no fair!" She said.

"All's Fair in love and war." He called out to her.

The young girls watched and giggled as Aang and Katara played with each other.

Gyatso started getting fussy and immediately they both stopped and went to him. "Are you ready for a nap, Little One?" Katara said.

"He is going to want to lay down, could you walk us to our quarters please?"

"It's to nice out today I don't want to go back yet. I can make an Earth tent for you to nurse him."

"You're up to something aren't you? Aang I can read you."

"It's a surprise, that is all I am going to tell you."

The girls watched the cute couple quietly.

Aang made an earth tent for her. She crawled in then Aang handed her their son. He went over and grabbed his robes putting them back on. He sat down with his back on the Earth wall. He could hear her humming to Gyatso as he nursed.

The two girls sat quietly on the blanket. They were nervous and kept looking at everything except Aang.

"How long have you two been Air Acolytes?"

"N... Not long... A... about a year now." Jasmine stammered.

He smiled at them. "What made you want to join the Air Acolytes? Aang asked.

Both girls blushed and look down suddenly interested in their fingernails.

"OK, you don't need to answer." He leaned back against the cool Earth tent. He closed his eyes concentrating on Katara voice.

"Avatar Aang, we mean no disrespect. Please forgive us. Lilly and I lived in one of the villages that The Azula Loyalists attacked. We were there when you and your friends came into help us, Master Katara healed the burns on my mother. All your kindness inspired us to come here. To live in peace and tranquility, to respect all life. We actually spoke to you and Lady Katara in our village." Jasmine answered.

"Good reason!" He smiled at them. He went back to listening to Katara's voice.

"Aang could you please pass me my over robe so that I have something to lay him on for his nap?"

He picked up her light over robe and went to the opening of the Earth tent. Crawled in and laid it out for her. He could hear Gyatso's breathing growing deeper and saw his eyelids getting heavier and heavier. Aang smile at the sight then crawled back out.

Katara followed not to long after. "OK he's asleep with a full belly."

Aang was leaning against the Earth tent when Katara crawled out. She sat next to him, leaning against him.

"Do you girls want to be my maidens?" Katara asked

"Yes, Master Katara, we think your baby is so cute, too." Jasmine said.

"Master Katara? Why do you get called something less formal and not me?" Aang asked, laughing.

"They watched me practice and they agreed that Master Katara is more fitting than Princess or Lady." Katara said. "Besides I don't know if there is any less formal title for The Avatar."

"We were talking earlier about what the girls knew about The Avatar. They told me that they knew you were frozen in a bubble for 100 years. That 'a girl from the South Pole and her brother' found you!"

"I woke up in the arms of the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen." He took another bite of his apple.

"He's been a flirt since he was 12." Katara laughed.

"I can't help it... It just comes out when I talk to you." Aang said.

They sat and told the two girls stories from 'The Good Ol' Days,' funny things that happened. The girls relaxed as they laughed with Aang and Katara.

"Gyatso just woke up." Aang told them.

"He hasn't even made a sound!" Lilly said.

"I can hear him... My Earthbending Master taught me to listen through the earth."

"Wow! You are a very powerful bender."

Katara laughed hard

"What's so funny?" Aang asked.

"The first reading I ever had from Aunt Wu she said I was going to marry 'a very powerful bender'." Katara said.

"I know, I heard her." Aang admitted blushing.

"You eavesdropped in my reading!" She pushed him over.

"Avatar Aang, it is all complete." A boy came out to them in the field.

"Thank you very much." Aang bowed to the Acolyte

"Avatar Aang, Lady Katara" he bowed to each of them before going back to the temple.

"OK, My Love, its time for your surprise. Lets pack this stuff back up so we can go." Aang told her.

Katara crawled into the Earth Tent and retrieved Gyatso and her top robe, she put her over robe back on as Aang started putting the stuff back into the basket. The two girls quickly help pick everything up. Everything was done in just a couple of minutes.

(A/N What is Katara's surprise? Will she like it? Stay tuned for the next chapter.)