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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 58

After lunch everyone went back to work. Katara took Jade with her to her house so she could nurse the baby girls and put them down for a nap. Katara and Jade were in Katara and Aang's room just in case Haru came in. Katara had no problem nursing the twins in front of Jade.

"Katara... I would like to ask you something... a few questions really... I just don't think it's something I should be asking my employer or a 'Lady'..." Jade said nervously.

"Ok, well what about asking a Best Friend?" Katara smiled trying to reassure her.

"Thank you, for saying that. It does make me feel a bit better more relaxed about it..."

"Ok, what would you like to know?" Katara asked her.

"What should I do to show Haru that I really like him?" Jade asked.

"You could invite him on a walk, maybe a picnic." Katara said.

"I thought guys were supposed to ask the girls out." Jade said confused.

"Yes and no, out for dinner or dancing yes... For a walk, or a picnic, or even just inviting him to have tea with her is ok for a girl to ask, that's what I think at least. Or even over for a dinner YOU cook. Those things show the sweet soft side of a woman, of what you can do for him."

"What was the most loving thing you did for Aang?" Jade asked.

"Oh, Uuummmm, I've done a lot of things that showed him how I feel... but I don't know which I would choose as the most loving thing I did... I've done things for him that I didn't do out of love, well not love at the time I did it but he might consider it something loving I did for him... During the tournament my dad made me work the medical igloo, so that the men could see what I can do."

"Oh, I was hoping for a more direct answer..." Jade sighed.

"Uuuuummmmm... I brought him back to life." Katara giggled a bit... "But I don't think you will ever have to do that for Haru."

"Yeah that didn't help much..." Jade said.

"I was his friend, He was... is my best friend. I've been there for him, with him when he needed someone, when he was broken inside, when he was hurt, when he felt like all hope was lost... I don't know if that helps you any." Katara felt like she was no help.

"It does, really it does, I should be a friend to him, let him get comfortable with me and I him." Jade said as she realized where things should start.

"Yes, you are a smart young woman, Jade." Katara said.

"Another question... How would I know if I love him?" Jade asked.

"That one is a bit more difficult to answer... Even I didn't know I was in love until... Until... to be honest I don't even know when I figured it out... When it hurt that he was dancing with another girl, when seeing him hurt hurt me, when he left to try to stop Fire Lord Ozai by himself, it hurt I needed him. I felt empty without him... I wish I could give you a better answer." Katara felt as confused now as she had as a girl trying to figure out when she had fallen in love with him.

Jade could see the confused look on Katara's face. "You look lost right now, Did I ask you something bad?"

"No, Jade you didn't... I just really want to go find Aang and tell him I love him." Katara said.

"Ok when the girls wake-up we can go find Aang and Haru." Jade told her.

"Can I ask you something a bit more personal?" Jade asked a bit shaky.

"Yes, I will answer honestly."

"What does it feel like to kiss?" Jade asked.

"It feels like falling, as Aang would put it... You get lightheaded and dizzy, your breathing becomes a bit quicker, you get butterflies in your stomach... Aang has the feeling best described as falling. Go figure, an Airbender Monk knows how to best describe kissing!" Katara laughed. "The physical feeling of love feels the same, The emotion of love is the hard one to describe."

"Thank you for answering my questions... I still have so many but I... I don't want to be inappropriate or ask inappropriate questions." Jade said.

"Has your mother ever talked about this kind of stuff with you?" Katara asked.

"My mother died when I was 7." Jade said sadly.

"I'm so sorry, the Southern Raiders from the Fire Navy killed my mother when I was 8." Katara confided.

"We have a bit in common don't we." Jade asked.

"Did you have any sort of mother figure when you were growing up? I had my Gran Gran."

"Not really, just my friends' mothers..." Jade said.

"Oh, I'll teach you about the things a mother is supposed to teach her daughter... If I feel the question is inappropriate, I will let you know. You are just a young woman and you have quite a bit to learn in life still. When I first got my cycle, my Gran Gran taught me about how you get pregnant and having babies." Katara comforted Jade. "I had grown up fast, when my mother was killed I became the mother figure in our home. My father left to fight in the war when I was 12, I became even more like a mother, I did most of the cooking and chores. My brother and I left home when we were only 14 & 15... We rescued a 12 year old boy who had been taken from our village by Prince Zuko. And I have been by that boy's side ever since."

"Prince Zuko? As in Fire Lord Zuko?" Jade asked.

"That would be him." Katara said.

"Anything I tell you, you can NEVER repeat, Whatever I tell you is to answer your questions. I don't want to sound harsh but personal information can NEVER, EVER, EVER, be repeated. I need you to PROMISE! " Katara stressed.

"I promise I will never repeat anything you tell me when answering my questions." Jade said.

"Don't forget, my husband is the bridge between the humans and the spirits, he is An All Powerful Supreme Being whose whole purpose is to keep balance in the world. The Most Powerful man in the world." Katara had reminded her what Jade's friend Aang really was.

"I know Lady Katara." Jade backed up a bit.

"No, Just Katara, I just don't want anything personal to get spread across the world." Katara said. "Please ask away."

"Does it hurt?" Jade asked nervously.

"The first time, but only for a bit, and only the first time." Katara answered. "I was sore for a couple days afterwards, though."

"How old were you?"

"Nineteen."

"What happens?"

"Basics, the husband puts himself inside of you, your... where the baby comes out."

"But he wasn't your husband yet." Jade pointed out.

"Okay, I know." Katara told her. "And we should have been first... I did get pregnant right away."

"How long does it take?"

"It varies from time to time."

"W... what does it feel like?"

"Ummm... wow, good question." Katara sat quietly for few minutes. She started blushing bright red. "Good question... wow... uuummmm... Well... uuummmm... oh... It feels... Uuummmm... really good." Katara was fanning her bright red face.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked that!" Jade was embarrassed.

"No, it's a sensitive question but you should know the answer..."

"How many times do you have to do it to get pregnant?"

Katara laughed a bit then said "Once! It can take many, my brother and his wife were married for over a year and a half before she got pregnant, but when it comes down to it, it can take only once... I got pregnant with Gyatso the first time."

"Wow, thank you so much for answering my questions." Jade said. "One last question; you and Aang don't seem to be the type to... you know... Before you get married. Why did you?"

"Aang had just gotten to my Village from leaving here, when he got that letter from the Earth King." Katara said.

"Yeah, I remember that." Jade said.

"The morning after he got there my father and the rest of the tribe council called us in to talk with them. They told us that all the other men who had requested a chance for my hand in marriage had all backed out when they found out "The Avatar" had put his name in too. This just left Aang. My dad told us that after we finished taking care of the Azula Loyalists we would be married upon our arrival back at the Southern Water Tribe... On our way to Ba Sing Se We were sparing and well... One thing lead to another... we were going to be married within the next few months and we didn't really think about the pregnancy part. Then we went to see Aunt Wu, a fortuneteller, and she said 'His love for you grows within you now.' I took that as how much we loved each other and 'with your love he will no longer be the last of his kind', that's how we got Gyatso." Katara smiled "And Sapphire is also an Airbender."

"That was right before the world thought he had been killed." Jade said.

"Yeah, I went home knowing I was pregnant... Suki helped take care of me and the baby, she held my hair when I threw up, she walked with me, she made sure I ate... I didn't want to, I was brokenhearted, torn inside, and I had lost a chunk of myself when I lost him. I didn't tell anyone I was pregnant." Katara said.

"Wow, it must have been horrible." Jade said

"Did the news reach here that my Mourning period was extended to a year and a half from the explosion for the new tournament?" Katara asked Jade.

"Yes, that is why we didn't understand how you and Aang had a nine month old son, but couldn't have been married for more than a few days at the most."

"The announcement of the mourning extension went out because I told my dad I was six months pregnant. He was sad, I felt so ashamed. But now he just loves Gyatso so much." Katara told her.

"Katara, you are a strong woman, I am honored to be your friend." Jade said to her. "I understand now why he kept saying he was with you when the twins were born. You had to deliver Gyatso without him."

"He dreamed about it..."

"Dreamed about the birth?"

"Yeah, He said he was in black nothingness, he could hear me calling him, he could hear me crying out in pain. He said he kept running, trying to find me. It went on for hours, then after one last long cry from me... he heard a baby crying."

Jade sat there in shock for several minutes. "Wow, I just don't know what to say... that is truly amazing Katara"

Aang came walking in just in time to hear the very end of his dream. "Been like that with her since I was twelve years old."

"Dammit Aang... Order me bells!" Katara and Jade had jumped pretty bad at his voice.

He was laughing hard, he had startled Jade too. "Good thing you're not Airbenders or you would have hit your head on the ceiling."

"I got you back a bit ago; you jumped three feet of the ground." Katara said "He literally jumped three feet off his meditating pillow!"

"You are right Katara you do need to put bells on his boots." Jade said. "How do you walk so softly?"

"He walks on air... a little bit." Katara said. "At least that's what he said when I asked him if he walks on air."

"It's an Airbender thing. What are you lovely ladies up to?" Aang asked, Haru had been standing outside the door and Aang just inside the door.

"Kya and Sapphire were getting fussy so I fed them then put them down to sleep. I'm would never leave them alone in the house. So we were girl talking, you know, Pregnancy, cycles, dresses." Katara told her husband.

"Okay, I get it." Aang said. "Sounded like you were talking about my dream to me."

"Yeah, we were talking about why you kept saying 'I'm here with you' when Kya and Sapphire were born, because you weren't with Gyatso... This led to your dream about Gyatso's birth." Katara walked him through each step of how they got to his dream.

"Okay my love, I get it. We came up to see if you want to spare? The work is getting boring and we haven't spared in quite a while."

"That would be awesome Aang. We can go when the girls wake up. Gyatso is playing with Jasmine and Rose right now."

Katara walked over to Aang. "I love you... I was trying to figure out when I realized I loved you and I just had to tell you that I love you." She went up as high on her toes as she could and kissed him.

"I love you too!" He told her.

"Would you like some tea? I'll make tea while we wait for the twins to wake up." Jade said taking in what Katara told her about offering tea and all.

"Tea would be nice." Haru said as Jade walked passed him.

Jade made the tea, she gave the first cup to Haru. (Katara motioned for Jade to give the first cup to Haru)

"Thank You Jade." He said.

"You're welcome Haru."

As they finished their tea, Sapphire and Kya woke up from their naps. Aang had grabbed a big blanket to lay out. While Katara and Jade got the three babies together along with snacks and toys for Gyatso.