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There are a few touchy M RATED things in this chapter, I hope nobody gets offended. This one is a long one I wanted to get the ceremony into this chapter too.

Chapter 93

Count Down to the Wedding: 1 Day

Jade was taking a walk with her father, they went down to the place she and Haru had chosen as their spot.

"I can't believe my baby girl is getting married... I can't believe she is friends with some of our world leaders!" Captain Zane said to his daughter. "I'm sorry I had to leave you behind. I am so sorry what that woman did to you... To both of us."

"I know Daddy, what she did was horrible... But I wouldn't have the life I have right now if she hadn't. Everything I went through led me down the path to right here. I'm not justifying it, she needs to be held accountable for what she did to us." Jade told him.

"Do you like the apartment you are staying in?" Jade changed the subject. She didn't want to talk about what had been done to her.

"It's very fancy." He answered back.

"It's The Earth King's apartment... well for when he is here... But for anyone when Avatar Aang decides so..." Jade giggled. "Well actually when Lady Katara decides so... She made my dress."

"Lady Katara Did?" He asked her.

"Yeah, her Gran Gran, Kanna taught her to sew." Jade said.

"Kanna, as in Chief Hakoda's mother?"

"Yeah... I keep forgetting how familiar you are with Chief Hakoda's tribe... Lady Katara is Chief Hakoda's daughter." Jade giggled.

"I keep forgetting that." Jade's father told her.

"She is the one who found Aang, who brought him back to end the war. She is my best friend, I love their children, I love working for them, it's almost like hanging out all day." Jade said.

The had arrived at the pond. "Here it is, the place Haru and I chose to get married at. It's going to be at night with floating lanterns on the pond."

"You said Avatar Aang is going to preform the ceremony, right?" Zane asked his daughter.

"Yes, he is the Leader of everything 'Air'." Jade giggled.

It was starting to get dark as they walked back to Aang and Katara's home. Katara was making a huge dinner for them and all their friends that came for Jade and Haru's wedding.

"I want to thank you all for coming to our wedding." Jade said as they ate the huge dinner that Katara had cooked for them all.

"I wouldn't miss it for the world." Zuko said to her. "I met Haru at the Western Air Temple, and While we were in Ba Sing Se for the World Leadership Meetings, I got to know you, I consider you a friend Jade."

"We've known Haru for a long time and... well... Ditto to the rest of what Zuko said." Sokka laughed.

"I'm still amazed that My Baby Girl is friends with so many of our world's leaders." Captain Zane said.

After they finished eating Haru gave his bride-to-be one last kiss then walked down to their new quarters, Aang, Zuko, and Sokka walked with him. Three already married men, ready to impart their wisdom to the soon to be married man.

"You have to be gentle." Aang said.

Sokka got a funny look on his face that made everyone laugh. "I know that he needs to know this stuff, but coming from you is just oogie. You're married to my sister."

"I've been the one he has come to for all his questions. You can go outside, Sokka, I don't mind." Aang said.

"Ok fine, but NO personal details please." Sokka said. "Just general details."

"You have to be gentle, take it at her pace, there is a... well... Let's call it 'her virtue' that you have to push through." Aang said.

"That will hurt her when you do." Sokka said. "Let her tell you when to move again."

"She will be sore for a day or two after." Aang said. "Walking a little funny."

"She didn't pull a muscle sparing!" Sokka shot Aang a dirty look. "That's why she was walking funny. I still want to kick your ass."

"Sorry I can't answer that, you said 'No personal details'" Aang said. "Besides, I married her like I planned, and you adore Gyatso."

"He's right, Sokka, and He kicked 30 guy's asses in 2 days, to get to her, I was there I saw it... You don't stand a chance aginst Aang." Zuko laughed.

The 3 men talked to Haru for a little while longer. Haru would have been horrified if he hadn't come back later than usual one night, he had to pass Aang and Katara's bedroom door to get to his own bedroom.

Jade helped clean up as Katara put her 3 children to bed. It was their bedtime and Aang was still gone with the others. Jade wondered what they would be telling Haru tonight, was it similar to what Katara was going to talk to her about?

Katara came out of Kya and Sapphire's room and went into the kitchen to help with cleanup. There were a lot of people at dinner tonight. She started a pot of water for tea. Then helped Jade finish washing the dishes.

"I'm making tea for us to drink as we talk tonight." She smiled at her best friend.

Aang came back while they were still doing the dishes. He walked into the kitchen and wrapped his arms around his wife's shoulders. "Hi, My Love. Are you almost ready to talk with Jade? Zuko, Sokka and I talked with Haru."

"Yeah, we are going to go in her room and talk. Will you be meditating?" She asked him. "It might take a bit for me to talk to her."

"I'll just meditate until you come to our room." He told her than kissed her.

Katara put the pot of tea, 2 tea cups, and a plate of cookies on a tray and followed Jade into her room for the night.

"I'm so nervous Katara..." Jade admitted.

"Nervous about what?" Katara asked as she set the tray in her hands on the nightstand.

Jade sat down on the bed, Katara sat facing her. "The ceremony, but mostly our wedding night... I can't even think straight right now how will it be tomorrow night?"

Katara let out a soft laugh. "I dragged Aang back to my Igloo after our ceremony."

"Oh, wow... I'm so nervous I don't even know what to expect."

"You can ask me anything, I will explain everything out to you... Like a mother, like you asked me to several months ago. Ask away."

"You said... The first time hurts, I don't even know what to expect." Jade said cautiously.

"When it starts He puts himself into you, and yes, he has to push through your virtue, when he does it does hurt... Hopefully they guys explained all this to him so that he is gentle."

Jade turned bright red, she hadn't even thought of what the men had talked to him about. Katara giggled "What did you think they went down there with him for?"

"I hadn't thought about it..." She turned even redder. "Now I know what he is probably thinking about right now."

"You are too." Katara laughed. "Anyways if they explained everything to him, he will be gentle. Let him know when he can keep going, it will be sore but after a few minutes it will start feeling, well, really good. You will ache for a day or two after but you will be ok."

Katara brushed Jade's hair as she explained everything in great detail. "I'll see you in the morning, after lunch Suki and Mai will be coming over to help me get you ready for YOUR day."

Katara hugged Jade goodnight then went to her own room.

Aang was sitting on his floor pillow when Katara came in. "You guys told him to be gentle, right?"

"Yes." He said as he opened his eyes. He knew exactly what she meant.

"Thank you. I explained everything to her." Katara kissed him, then walked over to her table, changed into her nightgown and started brushing her hair.

Wedding day

Haru was NOT allowed to come over, Katara's orders... Everyone knew not to defy Katara, Aang may have won the tournament with 99.999% Waterbending, but she could still kick his ass at waterbending. After lunch Katara put a chair in the center of the front room for Jade as they went to work. They did her hair in braids and buns, weaving ribbons and fall flowers into her hair. They did her makeup then finally just before sunset they helped her with her dress and vale.

Katara put on her own blue dress. Aang was wearing his dress robes.

"Are you ready to marry them?" Katara asked him as she did her hair.

"It took me a few weeks to decide what to say but yes, I think I have all the important things down."

There was a Harvest Moon rising in the east. The floating lanterns flickered a bit as a soft breeze blew over the pond causing the water to lightly ripple. Time seemed to freeze as her groom smiled. Jade stood arm and arm with her father at the end of the isle, the moonlight shined in her black hair and lit up her face, the thick white ribbon tied to her neck seemed to glow in the light of the lanterns. Her ruby red lips parted a bit as she smiled back at him, her eyes were lined with a thin line of black charcoal, a thin short line extended outwards from the corners of her eyes. Green eyeshadow accented her beautiful jade green eyes.

Katara stood up front, she had already gone down the isle as Jade's Matron of Honor, next to her own husband who would be preforming the ceremony. Everyone else there seemed to disappear... It was just her, her father, her groom and her two best friends.

(A/N I used traditional Buddhist Wedding Vows, The Air Nomads are very similar to Buddhists)

When Jade got to the front Katara took her flowers as Jade joined hands with Haru.

"Haru and Jade, are happy today not only because they can share the joy of their love for each other with friends and family, but also because they have the opportunity to express their aspirations for the future." Aang began.

"Haru and Jade, do you pledge to help each other to develop your hearts and minds, cultivating compassion, generosity, ethics, patience, enthusiasm, concentration and wisdom as you age and undergo the various ups and downs of life and to transform them into the path of love, compassion, joy and equanimity?"

"We do" They said together.

"Recognizing that the external conditions in life will not always be smooth and that internally your own minds and emotions will sometimes get stuck in negativity. Do you pledge to see all these circumstances as a challenge to help you grow, to open your hearts, to accept yourselves, and each other; and to generate compassion for others who are suffering? Do you pledge to avoid becoming narrow, closed or opinionated, and to help each other to see various sides of situations?"

"We do"

"Understanding that just as we are a mystery to ourselves, each other person is also a mystery to us. Do you pledge to seek to understand yourselves, each other, and all living beings, to examine your own minds continually and to regard all the mysteries of life with curiosity and joy?"

"We do"

"Do you pledge to preserve and enrich your affection for each other, and to share it with all beings? To take the loving feelings you have for one another and your vision of each other's potential and inner beauty as an example and rather than spiraling inwards and becoming self absorbed, to radiate this love outwards to all beings?"

"We do"

"When it comes time to part, do you pledge to look back at your time together with joy- joy that you met and shared what you have-and acceptance that we cannot hold on to anything forever?"

"We do"

"Do you pledge to remember the disadvantages of ignorance, anger and clinging attachment, to apply antidotes when these arise in your minds, and to remember the kindness of all other beings and your connection to them? Do you pledge to work for the welfare of others, with all of your compassion, wisdom and skill?"

"We do"

Do you pledge to work to develop the wisdom understanding the relative functioning nature of things and the wisdom knowing their deeper way of existence that they are empty of inherent existence? And to remember the laws of cause and effect?

'We do"

"Do you pledge day to day, to be patient with yourselves and others, knowing that change comes slowly and gradually, and to seek inspiration from your teachers not to become discouraged?"

"We do"

Do you pledge to continuously strive to remember your own Air Nomad nature, as well as the nature of all living beings? To maintain the awareness that all things are temporary, and to remain optimistic that you can achieve your greatest potential and lasting happiness.

"We do"

"Haru and Jade, it is an Honor to pronounce you Husband and Wife, you may kiss the bride. Go into the world united as one."

Everyone applauded as they shared their first kiss as Husband and Wife.