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Chapter 85

Katara, Jade, Suki and Mai were talking as they all walked down to the kitchen to get what they each needed to make dinner for their own little families. They had Left the children with the men while they got girl time together. Katara was telling them all about what Aang had asked the other leaders at today's meeting, and how they all wanted Katara to come down with their children, About how they all Ooh-ed over the children.

"That's funny, They all wanted to see your babies." Suki laughed.

"It was mostly King Bumi, King Kuei and the Yu Dao representative that wanted to see them... King Bumi keeps asking Aang how he was able to marry such a beautiful woman." Katara laughed. "When he first got here he asked Aang if he had ever met me before, When Aang told King Bumi that he had once encased me in creeping crystal, King Bumi said Aang was lucky to have married such a beautiful woman. Aang and him have been best friends since they were children."

"I still think it's funny to look at King Bumi and Aang standing next to each other and think 'They played together when they were kids'. Jade said.

"Aang is actually 98 years older than I am." Katara laughed.

"That's exactly what I mean." Jade laughed.

"He looks good for his age." Suki laughed too.

"He is in wonderful shape for his age." Katara blushed as she giggled.

Katara and Jade were sitting in the kitchen having tea and talking as Katara cooked. "How long have you been here Jade?"

"Oh, I think... let me see... It's been around 4 years now. When we were first brought here to live as the Air Nomads did." Jade told her.

"So you know almost every inch on this place... Where are some of the places you like to go? I am trying to think of other places to go to be alone with Aang, some places that are romantic. Our waterfall is great but I would like to see other beautiful places too." Katara said.

"I love the water fall by the pond, too. My favorite place to go after dark, to watch the stars is on the North side of the mountain, there is a pond there for fresh water and the grass is soft there, too... I love watching the skies at night from there. Sometimes I like to sneak down late at night and have a little picnic, it's so peaceful and beautiful."

"You really think so? I hope you wouldn't mind babysitting one night while I go have a little alone time with Aang. A night time picnic Right, Candles and all?"

"Oh that sounds so perfectly, wonderfully, so romantic... I love watching your children." Jade told her.

"After the Meetings end I will go there with Aang one night, thank you Jade." Katara smiled, she just found out EXACTLY where Haru should take Jade to propose to her and give her the betrothal necklace he made.

Katara came into their bedroom after she had put Kya and Sapphire to bed. Aang was sitting on his floor pillow like he was every night. She was excited that she had found out the perfect activity for Haru and Jade so easily. Her humming was a happy tune tonight.

"You're in a good mood tonight! To what do I owe this happy mood you are in?" He said as he got up and stood behind her.

"Jade told me about a really romantic place we should go to after the meetings... She said 'It's so perfectly wonderfully Romantic... A candle lit picnic on the north side of the mountain by a pond with really soft grass. Finding out what would be the perfect date for Haru to take her on was easier than I thought it would be." Katara told him.

"I'll tell him sometime tomorrow, My Love, thank you for helping Haru make everything perfect." He told her.

"I know she will love it, when I told her I was going there with you to have a candle lit picnic she said it sounded wonderfully romantic." She kissed him then climbed into bed. He climbed into bed too pulling her aginst him, he snuggled down aginst her as the both drifted to sleep.

Katara heard her daughters crying and she got up to feed and change them. "Mommy's here Baby Girls." She said as she picked up and fed Sapphire first, Sapphire had the louder cry, she didn't want her to wake everyone else.

Aang came into the room about 10 minutes later.

"I'm sorry they woke you up Sweetie." She said to him.

"It's Ok, Come to daddy my sweet Kya." He picked her up and swayed back and forth as she cried. She quieted down as Aang held her and bounced her, he was doing his best to keep her from waking Gyatso or Haru. "It will be your turn soon, I promise baby girl." He comforted her.

"Haru will you walk down to the meeting hall with me, I want to talk to you." Aang asked Haru durring breakfast the next morning.

"Yeah, sure Aang." Haru said.

"Ok." Aang left things there until they were walking.

Jade had arrived 5 minuets before Haru had come out of his room, so there was no way Aang could talk to him about what Katara had found out for him.

(Jade and Haru)

Haru had finally finished the betrothal necklace, Aang had gotten him paper lanterns and candles to float on the pond. He had set up the lanterns, a picnic blanket, a basket with fruit and cakes. He had planned for Aang go down to light the candles just before he and Jade went for their walk.

"Jade, Would you like to go on a walk with me? I would love to spend a bit of alone time with you." He asked her.

She smiled to him. "That sounds lovely. When would you like to go?"

"I was thinking a moonlit walk would be nice right now." Haru said.

"That sounds wonderful, Let me see if Katara needs me or if we could go now." Jade said.

Haru gave Aang the signal and Aang walked swiftly down to light the candles inside the lanterns.

"Katara, Haru asked me to go on a moonlit walk with him. Do you need my help right now?" Jade asked.

'Moonlit' was the codeword. "No, I'm fine right now, enjoy your walk." Katara was excited for Jade.

Jade and Haru held hands as they walked, Haru had walked a trail Aang had shown him to get to the pond in a way that Jade wouldn't know, to keep it a surprise. After about 15 minuets walking they came to the pond.

Jade gasped "Haru this is beautiful!"

"I thought it would be nice. Do you like it?" He nervously said.

"Oh, it is perfect, the lanterns on the water are gorgeous! How did you do all this?" She asked him, amazed at how beautiful everything was. Jade sat down on the blanket and Haru sat next to her. He pulled a bottle of watermelon juice and poured her a cup and took out some fruit. They sat and ate together. "Jade you make me so happy. I love being with you." He told her.

"I love spending time with you too. I practically skip to Aang and Katara's home every morning because I know I'll be seeing you. I Love you Haru!" She told him with a huge smile.

She was so beautiful, she made him happy "I have never been happier in my life, than I am right now, with you... I just never want it to end." He told her, he was leading up to asking her to marry him, he wanted to do it slowly, in the process telling her how much he loved her and how he loved being with her. Letting her tell him how she felt... He knew exactly how to ask her, he just wanted to take a slow but sweet pace leading to it.

"I have never been happier, Haru, I love you... I don't want it to end either." She leaned over and softly kissed him.

After the kiss he smiled, it was amazing how a kiss can cause your heart to race and your breathing to quicken. He didn't know what came over him and he pulled her aginst him and kissed her again. Her lips were soft, he felt bold and went for it, his tongue brushed across her lips and she deepened the kiss, her tongue slipped into his mouth her eyes were closed, her heart raced even faster her breathing was erratic. It all was amazing, the kissed lasted several minuets, she pulled away to catch her breath. Her lips were pinker than normal and a bit swollen from the intensity of the one kiss.

That kiss told him exactly what he wanted to know, he was ready... "Jade, I love you."

"I love you too Haru." She smiled at him.

"Remember that picnic we had while Aang and I were working on expanding their apartment?"

"Yeah, That's when I told you I loved you." She smiled remembering how wonderfully scary it was to tell him.

"You told me that you had made a decision that could change the rest of your life..."

"Yeah, I remember." She was confused why he was asking her about it.

"I want you to make a decision that WILL change the rest of your life... and mine. Jade you are My Life, My Love, My Heart. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. " He handed her the betrothal necklace. It was beautiful, it was a jade stone fastened to a thick white ribbon, He had copied the symbol that he had seen stamped into the wax of the letter he had received from Aang. The Air Acolytes were considered Air Nomad too.

She took the necklace and stared down at it for about five minuets before she said anything. "Oh, Haru, It's so beautiful," She started crying, tears streamed down her cheeks. She let out a loud sob. She tackle-hugged him, she buried her face into his shoulder and kept saying "Yes!" over and over.

He wrapped his arms around her and pet her hair as she sobbed. "I love you so much Jade."

"I love you too... I WANT to spend the rest of my life with you, I WANT to be the mother of your children, I WANT to be your wife." She let out another joyful sob. They stayed like that for about 10 more minuets before she pulled away. She kissed him again putting all her love into it.

He helped her fasten the necklace in place then they packed the little picnic up. "Do you want me to walk you back to your dorm now, or do you want to go see Katara first?" He lovingly asked his new Bride-to-be. He knew that Jade and Katara had no secrets between them, that Katara loved Jade like a sister.

"Yes, please, I have to tell her!" She said.

Jade felt like she was an Airbender walking on air as they walked back to Aang & Katara's home. As soon as they walked in the door she called out "Katara! Were are you? I need to see you."

Katara called back "I'm in the kitchen cleaning up."

Jade ran to the kitchen and hugged Katara. "What's wrong Jade?"

Jade sobbed again. "He asked me to marry him!"

"And?" Katara asked her.

"And I said Yes! Oh I am so happy!"

"I am so happy for you Jade." Katara smiled.

"You knew he was going to ask me didn't you?" Jade asked her.

"Yes, Jade, both Aang and I knew."