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Chapter 91

Katara and her 3 babies were out in the huge open field having a picnic with Jade, Haru, and the 4 younger girls too. Gyatso was playing in the field with Jasmine, Rose, Lilly and Blossom. Jade and Haru were sitting with Katara talking while Sapphire and Kya crawled around on the blanket. Kya had knocked over their cups a few times and Katara had to put it back. "It's so beautiful today." Katara said.

"Yes it is, it's almost perfect." Jade said soaking in the warm sun.

The Horn blew loudly. Both Jade and Katara looked at each other... "Oh My Spirits He's here!" They said in unison.

"Haru can you pick up the picnic while Jade and I run to meet Aang and Jade's father? We will meet you back at our Home." Katara asked him.

"Sure Katara I am happy to help." He smiled then turned to Jade. "I'll see you in a little bit, I love you." He told her followed by a kiss. She still blushed a bit after each kiss.

"Thank You Haru." Katara said. "Gyatso, Did you hear the horn?"

"Daddy's Home!" He squilled.

"Come on, lets go meet him." Katara was carrying Kya and Jade had Sapphire. Gyatso was holding onto his mommy's skirt as they all walked together to the main Square.

Aang and Zane heard the horn blow.

"What was that?" Zane asked.

"It was the horn they blow when they see someone coming towards the temple. To let the people coming to the temple know they have been seen, and it also announces to the people at the temple someone is coming to the temple. The acolytes will be ready to help unload and bring the stuff to my home, I hope you are Ok with staying in my home with my family."

"I guess it is an honor to be invited to stay in the home of The Avatar." Zane said.

"I'd prefer you stay in the home of someone you consider a friend though." Aang told him.

"I think I'm ok with that... When sharing tales with other sailors I get to say I am friends with The Avatar." He gave a small chuckle. Never in his life had he ever thought he would be friends with The Avatar.

"Jade is a sweet, beautiful young woman, she is family to Katara and myself, we love her like family... She is the ONLY acolyte that calls me Aang and not Avatar Aang. I hope she makes you a proud father." Aang told Zane as Appa started his decent.

"You talk so highly of her, I am excited to see her again... It's been so long." Zane was a bit anxious.

Aang looked down as Appa got closer to the temple. "I can see her right now, she is standing next to my wife holding one of my daughters." Aang told him.

Two minuets later Appa set down and Aang hopped off and went to his wife, he hugged her then relieved Jade of Sapphire. Zane climbed down and stood staring at the Beautiful young woman standing before him, he was speechless.

Jade sobbed. "Daddy!" She ran to him and hugged him sobbing into his chest as he stroked her hair and cried himself. "You are as beautiful as you mother." He told her.

Jade held onto her father so tightly, he had been gone so long. "I thought you didn't care about me!"

"Oh, Baby girl, why would you think that?" He was still holding her and stroking her hair.

"Because the woman you left me with threw me out after 3 months, she said you stopped sending money to take care of me. I had to work, doing anything could to survive, I became a house maid at 12." She told him.

"I never stopped sending her money to take care of you... I sent her money the last time I was in the Earth Kingdom, just a few weeks ago. I didn't know... I didn't know Baby Girl."

"I missed you so much Daddy!" She felt like a little girl again, her Daddy holding her as she cried, like he did when her mother had died.

"I love you, Baby girl! I never stopped, I ached every night thinking of you. I didn't know where you were, I wanted to find you so bad."

"Aang and Katara have made me part of their family, Katara says I'm like a sister to her, Aang thinks so too..." Jade pulled away. "Daddy, I'm betrothed!"

"Excuse me." Aang said. "Can we walk back now, Sapphire is getting fussy."

"Yeah, it's just about nap time." Katara said.

"Thank you Avatar Aang, thank you for bringing me back to my daughter." Zane said.

"You reunited me with my family." Aang told him. "If you hadn't let me work to pay for passage I wouldn't have my family, my wife and son."

"Now, Jade, Tell me about the man you are betrothed to." Zane asked his daughter.

"He is a very sweet gentle Earthbender. I love him so much." Jade told him. "He should be at Aang and Katara's home right now."

"So I get to meet him soon?" Her father asked.

"Yes, I think you will like him." Jade told him.

"We need to catch up on the last 10 years... I want to know all that has happened since we last saw each other."

When they got to Aang and Katara's home, Haru had tea and a tray of goodies he had picked up from the kitchen on his way back home. (Right now Haru considers Aang and Katara's home his home too.)

"Hi everyone, I made tea and picked up a snack for us all." Haru told then as they came in.

"See Daddy, a sweet gentle Earthbender."

"Hello, Haru, I'm Jade's father, Zane." He introduced himself. Zane shook Haru's hand. It was firm but gentle, like he is.

"Jasmine, could you please put Zane's stuff into the spare room, the one Jade was staying in while Aang was gone?" Katara asked the young girl.

"Yes, Lady Katara." Jasmine said taking the bag from Jade's father.

"Thank you." Katara said.

"Gyatso, would you like some cake?" Katara asked her little boy.

"Yes Mommy." Gyatso said climbing into his chair.

Katara gave Gyatso a piece of cake, she and Aang sat down, a baby on each of their laps. They fed all their children goodies while the sat quietly listening to Jade catch up with her father.

"Avatar Aang, Your children are beautiful." Zane said. "Your wife is very beautiful too, I can see why you were anxious to be back with her."

"Thank You. Please just call me Aang. She and I have been together for about 9 years now... I was only 12 when she first became my girlfriend." Aang told him.

"Wow, you were still a child." Zane said kind of surprised.

"There were some girls that ran around Ba Sing Se with a picture of me on the front of their dresses... They called themselves The Avatar Aang Fan Club." Aang told the man.

Katara and Jade started cracking up. "Why are they laughing so hard?" The Captain asked.

"I was one of the co-founders/Co-president of that club." Jade said.

"I hated all of them, fawning over my boyfriend." Katara laughed.

"Now Katara and I are like sisters... I've worked in their home for almost a year now." Jade told her father. "Katara taught me to be a midwife. I delivered their beautiful twin daughters."

Captain Zane turned to Haru. "So tell me a bit about yourself, young man."

"My name is Haru, I came from a mining village in the Southern part of the Earth Kingdom. I was a miner, I work with Aang here now, I help build and renovate. I love your daughter with every bit of myself." Haru told the man.

"I know where that is! It's one of my stops."

"Mining was one of the best jobs where I am from, but even that doesn't pay all to well. Here we can live in peace, no rent, no bills, everyone is equal. There is no currency here and no need for it. Aang is a wonderful and kind leader to the Air Nation."

"Aang, you are the Leader?!" Zane said.

"Yes, I am... I am in charge of all the Air Nomads, All the Air Acolytes, and All the air temples... As well as being The Avatar to the world." Aang explained.

"How did you meet?" Jade's father asked them.

Jade and Haru each told their story to her father. The story from their own point of view. He could tell from the way they talk about each other that his daughter was truly and fully in love with this young Earthbender, and he with her. "I am so happy for you. Young man I believe you will be a kind and loving husband to my Baby Girl."

"Thank you Sir." Haru said.

Jade told her dad what the woman he left Jade with had done to her. He was furious; last time he talked to her, not too long ago, had said Jade comes around every once-in-a-while, and picked up the money from him, but didn't know where she lived.

He was so happy to be reunited with his daughter. "I just can't believe that Jade works for you."

"I have found that Destiny puts you where you are most needed... My wife got angry at her brother, she split a massive Iceberg, A frozen bubble surfaced and I was inside, I had been there for 100 years. I was 12, she was 14. Waterbenders were extinct in the Southern Water Tribe... But she was born one... Only a powerful Waterbender could have freed me.'

"I needed to get back to the Southern Water Tribe, you let me work to get back to my true love... a month ago Jade asked me to help her find her father, when she told me who he was... It was you." Aang said. "You reunited me with my family and now I have reunited you with yours. Destiny puts us where we need to be, when we are needed to be there."

"You are pretty wise for a young man." Zane said.

"I'm not a young man." Aang laughed. "I'm 98 years older than my wife. I learned wisdom from the Monks here at the Southern Air Temple, before the genocide, this is where I grew up... Well until I was 12 and ran away. That is how I got frozen for one hundred years."

Jade told her father that her wedding will be in about 3 weeks and that she really wanted him there. He had agreed that on his way back he would come to the wedding. Often storms delayed his ship by a few days, if he stayed at Chief Hakoda's Village port for a week he should be back about the time of the wedding and be able to walk his little girl down the isle. Even if that meant staying at the Air Temple for a few days.

Captain Zane couldn't stay long, he was on a schedule, but promised to stop by for a couple days every time he passed, he was going to permanently change his route so that he can see his daughter. He was furious with the woman that he had thought to be a wonderful friend taking care of his daughter, she lied to him, and kept the money for herself for so long! How could she throw Jade out but kept taking his money, he had a few choice words for her. He was going to make a special trip to Ba Sing Se to see her. After Jade's wedding... Maybe he could provide Jade and Haru with a ride to Ba Sing Se for their Honeymoon, Take Jade to his 'Friend's' house with him when he went to see her.

Jade went with Aang to bring her dad back to his ship. The Captain introduced his daughter to his crew, they were happy to meet her, Zane had spoken of her often. "I love you Daddy, I will see you again soon." The young woman hugged her father then got back onto Appa as the two parted ways again... but only for a little while this time.