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Chapter 89
The World leadership Meetings will be over in 2 days. Katara was helping the Air Acolyte cooks with a list of Vegetarian dishes from all the other nations, to make tomorrow's feast great. Jade had been left with the babies so that Katara could make it a quick trip down to the kitchen and back. When she came back home she had a basket of ingredients in each hand, a bit of 'shopping' from the food cupboards and pantries in the kitchen. Stuff she needed to make dinner and little odds and ends she needed to cook meals with.
"The twins are being fussy, I think they are about ready to nurse and take their afternoon nap." Jade told her as Katara came in. She had entered through the Kitchen door so that the baskets can be deposited there first.
"Ok, Thank you Jade." Katara said as she picked up her little girls. She brought them into their room and set Sapphire down on the floor to explore while her sister got a diaper change then nursed herself to sleep. After Katara put Kya in her crib she changed then nursed Sapphire like her sister she fell asleep, then was placed into her own crib.
Katara came out of the room to find Jade sitting on the couch with Haru, there was a tea tray on the table in front of them.
"I made tea Katara, your cup is still on the tray." Haru told her. Then he turned back to Jade. "I'm sure he will be happy to see you, He tried to set you up with 'Kuzon.' Aang had said that your dad missed you, that he loved you... He will be so happy to see where you live, where you work, to meet your friends, your new family, Aang & Katara are your new family, It is totally awesome that The Avatar and his Wife have made you their family... How could he not like that Jade. What they have done for you."
Jade wiped away a few tears. "You're right Haru, I think he will be happy for me... for US." she hugged her kindhearted husband-to-be. "Katara, can Haru and I go for a walk... I need to settle my nerves."
"Of course you can Jade. Have fun." Katara answered. "I'm going to start cooking dinner."
(Jade & Haru)
"Where are we going to live after we are married?" Jade asked Haru.
"Well, I wanted to surprise you but I think you are at the end of your sanity chain right now and don't need any more stress. Aang gave me a small Apartment, He said it was the first one He and Katara stayed in when the first got here after they were married." He told her.
"Oh, those ones are nice, but there is no kitchen in them." Jade said.
"Well he said that we can eat with Him and Katara, since we spend almost all day over there anyways, you work there. That is, until I finish combine ours with the one next to it giving us a front room a kitchen and 2 bedrooms, one for us and one for when our family grows." He blushed and grinned at the last part... If making love was as great as he had unintentionally heard one night after walking Jade back to her dormitory, than he thought he would like it very much.
"That is so nice of them, is that were you have been durring the days when you are not around? I always wondered where you went off to." Jade said.
"Yeah, they are great. They are perfect for each other, I hope we are as perfect together as they are." Haru told his bride-to-be.
"I would not be here now if it weren't for their influence in my life... Our crushes on each of them... The Avatar Aang fan club... The Air Acolytes... Katara's 2nd pregnancy... The set up... They have helped me find my way in life... I met you durring Katara's 2nd pregnancy... Then they set us up... Now look where we are now, Our paths have converged all because of them." Jade said.
"I love you Jade, I love you with all my heart... I am happy that I met you... That I knocked you down into the dirt... Honestly for a few months I wasn't sure if you were real or if I had imagined you because I was sad that Katara had gotten married. There was a few times I wondered where she was, I thought about writing her." Haru told her.
"I think Aang would have gotten mad if you had." Jade laughed. "They are almost inseparable and have been since he woke up in her arms."
"Yeah I noticed." Haru laughed also.
The final day of the Meetings was just let out. Aang, Sokka and Zuko were happy... it was Vacation time. "We are having a feast and a dance tonight." Aang told them. "Since it's Summer right now, the feast and dancing will be outdoors."
"Are you and my sister going to show everyone up with your dancing skills AGAIN!" Sokka asked his brother-in-law.
"I can't help it if we are great dancers." Aang laughed.
"You're only great because you are a quick and agile Airbender, and she is VERY acrobatic." Zuko told his friend.
"Yeah, I can balance on my finger." Aang laughed.
They reached the door to Aang and Katara's apartment. When they walked in they found their wives playing with all the babies. Gyatso was showing off to Baby Ursa, he kept making the little windmill toy he had spin. Every time he did she would laugh at it and say "Again! Again!"
"Your son is flirting with my daughter, Aang." Zuko laughed.
"He is just like his daddy." Katara said as she walked over to her husband, went as high on her tippy toes as she could, put her hands around his shoulders pulled him down some, and kissed his cheek. "A little flirt!"
"You know, Katara it's kind of funny..." Sokka laughed. "He used to have to boost himself up to kiss you, now you have to pull him down to kiss him."
"Oh, it's fine... Aunt Wu did tell me the 'Very Powerful Bender' I was going to marry was going to be tall and handsome." Katara told them.
"Seriously, that fortune teller told you you would marry a Powerful Bender?" Zuko asked.
"Yep, a 'Very Power Bender', she also told me I was pregnant, the day after I got pregnant." Katara told them. "I just didn't realize what she meant until Aang was missing and Sukie talked to me about me throwing up every morning."
"What did she tell you Aang?" He asked.
"Which time?" Aang asked. "We say her twice."
"Both." Zuko answered.
"The first time, she told me I would be in a great battle, good aginst evil, the outcome would decide the fate of the world... You know just stuff like that... The second time she said that I would have Airbender children." Aang told them.
"He says it like it's no big deal!" Sokka laughed.
"Been there, done that, took his bending... life goes on." Aang said. Everyone laughed.
"You were only a child when you did that." Haru said.
"Old enough to have a girlfriend." Aang said nonchalantly.
"He turned 13 shortly after." Katara said "A teen like the rest of us were."
"I think it is so amazing that you all were so young when you all saved the world!" Jade said.
There was a knock at their front door. Aang answered it. A teenaged boy was at the door. "Avatar Aang, The feast will begin in half an hour." The boy said he looked a bit panicked when he had seen a few of the World Leaders present in the home of The Avatar. All laughing and joking with each other.
"Thank You." Aang said then turned to everyone "Lets collect the little ones and start the walk down."
The boy bowed then hurried off.
They all talked and Laughed as they walked down. "Are you going to have to give another short speech tonight?" Katara asked him.
"Yeah Why?" He asked her.
"I was wondering if you wanted Jade or Haru to hold one of the twins?" She asked him.
"Oh, No, I'll give the speech holding my Little girls, if anyone has a problem with it they can come talk to me personally." Aang was so proud of his family and didn't care what anyone thinks about it... even with Gyatso being born out of wedlock.
As the feast started Aang stood, Kya in his arms and all. "Welcome to our feast everyone. I want to say Thank You for coming to the Southern Air Temple for this round of The World Leadership Meetings, World peace will last another 6 months." He joked, everyone laughed. "I also want to thank all the Air Acolytes for being wonderful hosts to our leaders. I hope you all have made them feel welcome durring their stay with us, there will be dancing after dinner... At this time I would like to invite our World Leaders to stand and say a few words if they like. Thank You all very much." Aang sat down.
All the leaders in turn thanked everyone for their wonderful stay, for all the help the Air Acolytes gave, and they all commented on the beauty and tranquility of The Southern Air Temple, and for their wonderful Apartments how they were decorated and furnished just for them and their needs. After they all finished speaking Aang stood back up. "Thank you for your kind words. Let the feast begin!" Aang sat back down and the food was brought out.
After Everyone finished eating the dancing began. It went far into the night. Aang and Katara didn't stay to long their children were getting cranky. "Are you all ready for a nice bath then snuggle down to sleep?" Katara asked her babies as she and their father walked back home with them in their arms, Gyatso rode Daddy's shoulders while he carried Sapphire in his arms.
Katara was exhausted when she finally went into her room. Aang was doing his normal nightly meditating while she brushed her hair. She didn't take long because she was so tired. Aang got up when from his pillow, Katara was watching him through her mirror. "When are you going to go look for Captain Zane?" She asked him.
"I want a few days here with you and our children, those meetings were exhausting... The world is safe for another 6 months." He joked again.
"How wonderful, I'm looking forward to having you at home for a few days." She said as she yawned "I'm so glad Kya and Sapphire sleep through the night now."
"I will go looking for him in a few days, it shouldn't be too hard to find the boat, He said his run was the same every time, traveling in between the Earth Kingdom and The Southern Water Tribe port in your village." He told her.
She finished brushing her hair and climbed into bed, He followed. She kissed him goodnight then rested her head on his shoulder and arm across his bare chest and quickly drifter into wonderful slumber.
He kissed her forehead. "I love you." then closed his own eyes and drifted away also.
