Chapter 79

The feast was starting, Head table went Aang and Katara in the center, next to Katara was Sokka and Suki, Next to Aang was Zuko and Mai. Jade and Haru were next to Suki, and Xing Ying was next to Mai.

Aang stood up and everyone went silent. "We are having this feast to welcome Fire Lord Zuko and Lady Mai to our Home. They are here for the meetings that will be starting soon. I would like you all to help them feel welcome, they are my dear friends. Help them if they need help and treat them like family. Thank you all. Let the feast begin." Aang sat back next to his wife and put Gyatso on his lap. Everyone applauded then started eating.

"Do you have to address the people in the Fire Nation like Aang does here?" Katara asked Zuko.

"Not like that, and not often." Zuko answered.

"Last Year we had 2 feasts in a row." Aang told them. "Oh that reminds me, I am so glad you are all here, Next week is Gyatso's 2nd Birthday."

"Good Morning Sweetie! Tea?" Katara asked Aang as he came walking out of their bedroom.

A chorus of "Dadadada" Came from the earth playpen Aang had made for the twins to keep them from escaping. His two little girls were sitting up smiling at him.

"Thank You, My Love." Aang said to his wife. "Good morning Kya, good morning Sapphire, my pretty little girls."

"Hi Daddy!" Gyatso was sitting at the table eating hot cereal.

"Good morning Little One! Happy Birthday!" Aang said as he hugged his son.

Katara came out of the kitchen with a cup of tea for her true love. "Here Sweetie." She kissed him good morning after handing him his cup of tea. She loved how he was always so happy watching his children.

"I was thinking about what to make for Gyatso's birthday. I want to make a couple traditional Air Nomad fruit cakes, since he's an airbender, like his Daddy. Would you put the finishing touched on it for me?" She asked him.

Aang loved it when she brings his culture into their everyday lives. She wanted him to be happy, and teach their children to live like Air Nomads too.

"Good morning!" Haru said as he came out of his room.

"Good morning, Haru. There is hot cereal and tea on the table." Katara told him.

"Thank you, Katara." Haru told her.

"Aang, can I talk to you later? I have a few things on my mind and I'd love to get your input on them." He asked Aang.

"Yeah, sure, we can talk in my office after breakfast." Aang said as he sipped his tea.

(Haru POV)

Haru loved Jade with all his heart, he was positive he wanted to spend his life with her but he wasn't sure where to go with everything. He needed advice; he and Jade had only been together for a couple months. Was that fast? Too fast? He needed Aang's help... Aang and Katara had been together for a few years before they had gotten married, but then again they also have a son that turned 2-years-old today, and have barely been married for just over a year. So, yeah, they went there before they were married. They had both warned him and Jade about 'going there' before marriage... They have a 2-year-old son, in the end everything was fine but it could have gone bad, Katara could have been shamed and exiled, Aang could have really been dead. She and Gyatso could have been rejected by the Air Acolytes; they could not have had anyway to survive.

After breakfast Haru followed Aang into his office and shut the door behind them. "Ok, what did you need to talk to me about?" Aang asked.

"Well, I... I, ummm..." Haru love Jade with all his heart. "I love Jade, and we've grown even closer over the last month... I can easily see myself spending the rest of my life with her... I can see a family with her, I can see happiness. But I'm worried that it might be too soon to feel like this... Oh, Spirits I just have no clue what to do... You and Katara were together for a few years before you got married."

Aang sat back in his chair thinking for a few minutes before speaking. A smile came across his face "First of all, I am so happy that you have found what we believe to be your one. 'The Spirits make a perfect match for you once in your life time.' Monk Gyatso had told me that, Chief Hakoda had once told Katara the very same thing. There are actually two reasons we HAD to wait seven years to get married. When we first got together I was only 12 and she was 14..."

"Really, that had to be just after the war ended." Haru sat in awe; he hadn't known that they had gotten together that early... Actually he didn't even know they were together at all until he had seen a VERY pregnant Katara then seen Aang come out of the restroom with their oldest child, Gyatso in that restaurant. Which honestly was quite disappointing, he had thought about Katara often, he thought about finding out where she was and writing to her... good thing he never did. Aang had made a joke about it, but he knew Haru had had feelings for his wife.

"I had already planned on marrying her; I was just waiting until I was old enough to get married. We had a few months of vacation time and Sokka, Katara and I thought it would be great to visit their village at the South Pole. When we got there her dad said he had some tribe business that she was needed for. He told me he wanted me in the meeting too... The Village council decided to go back to pre-war traditions and since she was old enough to get married they were accepting requests from suitors for her hand. They said they had 11 of the 12 they needed before starting negotiations. I asked for permission to also be one of those suitors, they asked me how old I was, I told them I was 17... They said I was too young... But then I remembered that King Bumi, King of Omashu, and I are actually the same age, He is my best friend; we used to play together as kids. So I told them that I wasn't 17, I was 117. They accepted my request to become one of the suitors.'

"I received a letter from Xing Ying that said they needed my help here with a few things, so I came here to help them, I was also working on this apartment for us after we were married. After a couple weeks of being here I got a letter from The Earth King, saying there was a group of terrorists calling themselves Azula Loyalists that were attacking and burning down villages in the Earth Kingdom.'

"I went back to Katara's village and asked the council if I could bring Sokka and Katara with me to help stop the Azula Loyalists... The council said that Katara should stay because there were offers for her hand, but they would discuss the issue. They called Katara and I back in the next morning, they told us that the other 11 suitors had withdrawn from negotiations because my name was on the list. I was the only one left so they decided I would take 'care of her as if she was mine, because technically she was' they said, so she could go with Sokka and I. I gave her, her Silver and Sapphire Betrothal necklace I had bought for her, the stones matched her eyes perfectly. They also told us that when we got back to their village that they would have the Wedding Ceremony. We left the next day to go to Ba Sing Se to meet with the Earth King; We had a few stops on the way."

"Katara had said she was already pregnant when you went missing."

"Yeah, well... as Katara says 'We were getting married in a month or so... so... you know what happened." Aang said. "Then 4 weeks later the explosion happened. Katara made them keep searching for me for 8 weeks. After those 8 weeks they declared me presumed dead and they all went home. 3 months after they pronounced me dead, Katara was 6 months pregnant, she had hid the pregnancy for as long as she could, but her dad said they would be holding a tournament for her hand. She broke down and told her dad that she was pregnant. The village Council decided to postpone the tournament until the baby was 9 months old."

"How did you guys get back with each other?" Haru asked

"When I woke up, I didn't know who I was, who anyone was..." Aang got a little smile, "The only thing I could remember was how Katara's hair smelled. When I finally remembered who I was, who the girl in my dreams was I did everything I possibly could to get back to her, I had heard an announcement that a tournament was going to be held for the hand of The Southern Water Tribe Princess, Princess Katara. I had to get there and I had to win it."

"Wouldn't they have just stopped it after you got back?" Haru asked, the story was really interesting.

"They didn't recognize me." Aang said

"How could they not?' Haru asked.

"I had changed quite a bit in that year and a half. As you may have noticed Katara's head is shoulder high to me now, I used to be only half a head taller. My voice had finished changing; even Toph didn't recognize me until after I jumped off of Appa. My hair fell into my eyes. I was wearing a black hooded cloak, a headband on to cover my forehead, gloves on my hands and of course long pants and boots. I didn't want anyone to know who I was until I was ready for them to know.'

"The tournament had to go on, I just had to kick all their asses... I did it all just Waterbending, well until the last guy. He had me pinned with nowhere to go. I decided it was time to keep my promise and show Katara, all of them, who I was. I took the last guy down with a single fire kick, obviously after watching me fight with waterbending then out of nowhere I used Firebending they all knew who I was... She introduced me to my son and we spent the night together. They had the wedding ceremony the next morning... And here we are now."

"So you two HAD to wait... Is only knowing Jade 2 months too soon to think about marriage?" Haru asked.

"I don't think so, but if you are thinking about it you really should be prepared and make or buy her a betrothal necklace... I broke my hand during the tournament... actually it was the morning before the last day of the tournament, I bent a block of ice and punched it, I was frustrated, it was hard to be so close to my true love, my one, and not be able to hold her... I had to go to the medical igloo; Katara was the one healing the men. She had to heal my hand, when she did I saw that she was still wearing the betrothal necklace I gave her."

"You had said in your letter that you would pay me for my help. Could I get just enough money to buy what I need to make Jade a necklace?" Haru asked Aang.

"Definitely, would you like me to go with you to order the stuff you need for it?" Aang asked him.

"That would be so great, Aang you are an awesome friend. I am really glad I have someone experienced to help me." Haru pounded his friend on the back. "Could you help me plan something great for her and myself when I'm ready to ask her?"

"Should I let Katara know any of this? Maybe she could find out what type of things Jade would like so we can plan something perfect for her." Aang ask his friend.

"Oh, uuummmmmmm, I just don't want her to tell Jade anything." Haru said nervously.

"I'll make her swear to secrecy." Aang comforted Haru.

"Ok, thank you so much, for everything Aang. You truly are a great friend."

"It's been great helping you." Aang smiled.

All of their friends came over for Gyatso's birthday, Uncle Sokka, Aunt Suki, Uncle Zuko, Aunt Mai, Jade, Haru, Jasmine, Lilly, Blossom, Rose, Baby Ursa and Baby Hakoda... and of course his baby 'sissers.'

The 2-year-old was showered with gifts, he and everyone else present loved the traditional Air Nomad fruit cakes that Katara had made.

Haru walked Jade back to her dorm. They had become very close... and he decided he liked it when the tongue comes into play.

Katara walked into their bedroom, closing the door behind her. She had just come from putting the twins down for the night. Aang was sitting on his floor pillow with his eyes closed. She watched him for a few minutes, she couldn't tell if he was meditating or listening to her, it could be either with him this is when he usually startles her. She decided that he was actually meditating this time and changed into her night gown. She sat down at her mirror and brushed her long curly hair, while humming to herself. She looked in her mirror to watch Aang as she brushed her hair, she had come to like watching him sit completely still breathing in deeply, he was very nice to look at. She looked into the mirror again and only saw his pillow, not him. 'i didn't even hear him get up! Where did he go?' She thought to herself. "Aang, where did you go?" She called out. There was no answer, "Sweetie?" She called again, a little louder this time. 'I can't believe I didn't see him get up!' He could have easily gotten up and walked out of the room without her hearing him, he always uses Airbending to get up like he did when he was a kid, and he almost never makes a sound when he walks.

"Yeah?" She heard it come from the front room. He walked back into their room. 'What's wrong, My Love?"

"You left the room without making a sound, where did you go?" She sounded a little sad that he had left the room and she hadn't even noticed until after.

"Jingbo just delivered a message sent by hawk, I thought you had noticed me leave the room, I'm sorry."

"Oh, no it's ok; I didn't even hear the door." She was a little mystified.

"I'm sorry, My Love, I should have said something when I heard the door and got up." He told her.

He walked behind her and combed his fingers through her silky soft curls. She tilted her head back. His fingers started at her scalp and ran down all the way to the ends... A smile came across her face and she purred. A wave of goose bumps washed over her body and she purred again. He leaned down and took her mouth... another purr as he stroked her tongue with his own.

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