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Chapter 44

They all sat around a large table in the dining hall. They were all eating a huge breakfast. "Did you all sleep well last night?" Katara asked them all.

"It is so peaceful here." Kanna said.

"And warm" Suki added. "Well warm compared to home."

"They have buildings that don't melt." Sokka said.

"What do you all think about The Southern Air Temple, our Home." Katara said.

"I like that it isn't very far from The Southern Water Tribe." Suki said.

"The food is so great, even though there is no meat." Said Sokka.

"My little girl is so happy here." Hakoda said.

"We never knew how beautiful an Air Temple was. It's like it floats on the clouds." Pakku said.

"If you think it's beautiful here you should have seen the Western Air Temple. It was... awe-inspiring. Before Azula destroyed it." Suki said.

"It was amazing." Hakoda said.

"If I didn't know better I'd say Airbender are born with wings, living in the skies." Katara said.

"Have you been practicing your bending Katara?" Pakku asked.

"Just streaming and push and pull the simple things. Aang doesn't think it's a good idea to throw ice shards at his pregnant wife." Katara said.

Everyone laughed and nodded in agreement. "I hadn't thought of that." Pakku said.

"I can still kick his ass though." Katara told her Master.

"Katara, You were one of my best students, one of the most powerful I've had the pleasure of teaching." Pakku told her.

"We all had a great time here. I'm so happy that you have everything you could ever want. Aang, son, take care of them... all 4 of them." Hakoda hugged Aang "I am confident that you are Katara's true match. Born for each other. The spirits make a perfect match only once in a lifetime."

"Thank you, Chief Hakoda." Aang hugged him back.

"Please, just call me Dad, like my little girl does." Hakoda was crying. "She's not so little anymore. She has her own family now. I have something to pass down to the man who married my daughter." Hakoda gave Aang a Whale tooth sword. "I know you don't believe in killing but, like your feast for the pregnant, it is a custom in the Water Tribe. It shows that I know you are worthy to protect her... I could have never in my wildest dreams thought that my daughter would marry 'The Avatar.' Let alone have him call me Dad."

"Thank you Dad, I would never let anything happen to Katara or our children." Aang said.

Everyone stayed for a week, they all had an absolutely wonderful time in the world above the clouds.

The day of their departure was upon them.

"Aang, you treat my sister like a queen. It's really amazing to see how much you two love each other. I know you're not a goofy kid anymore, but to me you still are, I mean that in a good way. Like a normal man in love, not an all-powerful supreme being whose whole existence is to keep balance in the world. What I mean is that you are all that but you're not. This is so confusing... I love you, I'm happy you are my brother now." Sokka said.

"I know what you are trying to say and I love you too, brother." They gave each other big hugs.

"Please visit again soon," Katara said, "and bring more jerky!"

Everyone loaded into the balloons, descending below the clouds.

Katara had Gyatso on her hip as they watched as everyone went down.

"Bye-bye-bye-bye papa papa."

"I can't believe I forgot about Gyatso's birthday. Having them here was great though." Katara smiled.

"I have some news you're not going to like, My Love." Aang said.

"What is it?" Katara braced herself.

"Vacation time is over. I have to get back to working." He told her.

"I knew it was coming soon. You have a duty to the Air Nomads and a duty to the world."

Things changed quite a bit when He went back to work. She spent the days sewing new dresses to fit her, she had to make sure they where big enough to last her the entire pregnancy. She went on walks everyday, Gyatso was now walking with no help at all. He didn't like to be carried any more either, if they were leaving their home he was walking, and if they didn't let him he would get angry.

Aang was working hard, he had to check on everything, making sure that the green houses were producing well, they sold things that just couldn't be found anywhere except in the Air Temples. He was coming home tired but still had scrolls to go over in his office after he got home.

A month had passed quickly. Aang was working on renovations, up late into the night reading proposals, writing to the leaders of the world, managing the Air Acolytes.

Katara was getting ready to go on a walk, she had dismissed her maidens for a few hours, she was feeling sad and just wanted to take a walk with Gyatso. She was hoping she would be able to find out where Aang was, she wanted to see him. He was easy to find in places like The Southern Water Tribe, The Earth Kingdom and The Fire Nation, His clothes stood out, but here EVERYBODY wore the same colors as him... Good thing for her, he was the only tall bald person with a blue arrow tattoo on his head at The Southern Air Temple.

As she walked she asked a few Acolytes in what general area she might be able to find Aang. They had told her the last place they saw him was in his Temple Office then pointed her in that direction. She had gone to his office to see him. Gyatso was walking with her, He kept calling "DADDY!" as they walked around looking for Aang.

Aang heard his little boy's voice calling for him, he walked out into the hall to see where it was coming from. He got a huge smile as he saw Gyatso spot him and started moving his chubby little legs as fast as he could, he squealed "DADDY" and attacked Aang's legs. Aang was so happy to see them he picked up his son and hugged him tightly "Hi Little One!" then kissed his cheek. His smile grew even larger when he seen Katara waddling towards him too. He went to her and hugged her too, "Hello My Love, I am happy to see you." He said, bending down to kiss her.

"Hi Sweetie, I wanted to come down and see if you wanted to join Gyatso and I for lunch in the dinning hall." She said, hoping beyond hope that he would come with them. She missed spending time with him.

As his smile fell, her heart broke. "I'm Sorry My Love, I cant right now..." She looked like she was going to cry and it tore at his heart. "I could send a couple Acolytes to the kitchen and you can have lunch with me right here."

"Ok," She wiped away the tear that fell. "That would be nice, too."

"I'm going over reports from the other two Air Temples right now, Then I have to go over reports from here, How many Acolytes there are now, the products of the Air Temples that we are selling to the world for us to buy things that we can't make... I'm sorry I have been so busy, My Love. I am Happy to see you and having lunch with you will be wonderful. Do you want to eat lunch with Daddy?"

"Daddy!" Gyatso said.

The little family sat in Aang's Temple office eating their lunch together. It was nice being close even if it was just for lunch.

Before they knew it, another month and a half flew by.

Katara had gotten quite a bit depressed and stayed at home because she rarely got to spend time with Aang, she had even stopped going on her daily walks.

Gyatso was already asleep when Aang got home tonight. Katara was sitting on the couch reading her book, as she waiting for Aang to get back home. Katara had dismissed her girls just before she put Gyatso to bed. She was getting lonely with Aang working all the time. She didn't get to see much of him anymore. It was kind of depressing being married to a world leader. "Hi Sweetie!" she said with a smile as he came in the door.

"Hi My Love. I have scrolls to go over again tonight, I'm sorry." And with that he went into his office and closed the door behind him. Aang was looking over some letters he had received. One was a letter about the World Leadership, it said that all The World Leaders were required to attend, That it would be taking place in Ba Sing Se in just a couple months. The purpose of these meetings are to preserve peace between all the nations. It stated that the meetings would be going on for 3 months. He didn't want to leave home, leave his family behind. Katara was due in 3 1/2 months, which would be right in the middle of the meetings. He couldn't leave her here alone, he had promised her that he would be there with her this time. This Time Is Different he had made an oath to himself that he would be with her when the twins were born, no matter what.

Just after Aang closed the door to his office Katara went into their room and cried as she brushed her hair. She had also cried herself to sleep that night. She got almost no time with Aang anymore. He came home after dinner then he would shut himself in his office for hours. He would come to bed long after she had fallen asleep and was almost always already up and gone by the time she woke up. It wasn't fair, he was here but not. She felt so lonely, even with her girls visiting and helping her, she just wanted her husband.

When Aang finally went to bed he noticed that around Katara's eyes were puffy and red, there was also a wet spot in her pillow. He felt horrible, he had no idea she had been so sad, that he had caused her to cry herself to sleep... but then he hadn't really been spending time with them, he was taking on too much, he needed to delegate some of the work out. He decided that he wasn't going to hurt her anymore, in the morning he would set up things to work quite a bit less and from his home office, he hurt to knowing that he was hurting her.