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Chapter 95

(Jade & Haru)

It was still a little weird waking up next to someone. She still blushed bright red when she woke up nude with her husband's arms wrapped around her, like this morning. Haru was still asleep when she got up. She put on the dress Katara had given her the night before.

She was going to miss Katara so much while they are in The Earth Kingdom on their Honeymoon. They were going to visit Haru's family for a week. Her dad had plotted a course up a river leading almost right up to Ba Sing Se. Aang had written the letter that she and her new husband were to give to the representative when they get there. She had the pouch of 100 gold pieces in the bag Katara had bought her. Aang had given Haru 100 more gold pieces for the work he had done around the temple.

They would be leaving in just a few hours. Jade was feeling anxious about it all. She went into the kitchen and started water to brew tea to help calm her nerves. She was standing in front of the stove chewing on her thumbnail as she waited for the water to steam.

"Good morning." Haru said to her as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

She turned around and smiled. She still gets butterflies in her stomach when he holds her. "Good morning." She kissed him. "I'm making tea. What would you like for breakfast?"

"We could have those sweet rolls left from our lunch yesterday." He told her.

"That's perfect... Tea and sweet rolls." Jade said as she poured the hot water over the tea leaves in the beautiful tea pot Katara had chosen for King Bumi's apartment. She carried a tray with their breakfast on it to the table.

"I'm so happy you married me, thank you." Haru told her.

She smiled. "You are the sweetest, most gentle Earthbender I've ever ran into."

"That is the dress you were wearing the day I ran into you. I thought it was Katara's." When he closed his eyes back home he always saw her in it, he saw himself helping her dust it off. Then when he first got to the temple he saw Katara wearing it, she had told him she had lent her dresses to Jade.

"Katara gave it to me last night. She said she had a broken ice bubble, now I have a dress. Something that is special to us." Jade told her new husband.

"That is a beautiful gesture, she is such a wonderful woman. Aang is blessed to have her." Haru said. "I hope we have as much happiness and love as they do."

"We do. When I look into your eyes I can see all the love you have to give. It is so wonderful." She told him. "I want lots of children." Jade blushed. "And I do like the way you get them."

A smile crept across Haru's face. "I do too." He kissed her passionately then gently pulled her back into the bedroom.

(Aang & Katara)

Their little family was sitting around the table eating sweet rice and fruit for breakfast. "Thank you for letting me use Appa to take them all to Captain Zane's boat." Katara told her loving husband.

"He's both of ours now. Nothing is mine it is all OURS now." He told her. "You took great care of him while I was missing."

"I know... but I kind of still see him as yours."

"He is ours though." Aang told here again.

"Poor Appa is having a hard time carrying everything we need him too." Katara said.

"While Jade and Haru are on their Honeymoon, we should take a trip to that Island in The Fire Nation and get another Sky Bison for our family. Let Appa choose a mate, one that can carry our stuff and follow behind us when we travel." Aang suggested.

"Now that is a perfect Idea, Sweetie." Katara told him.

"I go Appa, please." Gyatso asked. He loves going on flights on Appa.

"Do you want to go with Mommy?" Katara asked her little boy.

"Yes, please Mommy." Gyatso had a huge smile on his face. How could she sa y no.

"Ok, Little One. You can go with me... No jumping off of Appa though." She told her mini-Airbender.

"Ok, no jump." He told his mommy.

Katara walked across the way and knocked on the door to King Bumi's apartment, where Jade and Haru were staying. It took a few minuets for them to answer the door.

"Oh, hi Katara." Jade said. She was retying the back of her dress when she answered the door.

"I can come back in half an hour if you want me to." Katara smiled.

"No, we were just... uuummm... just getting up." Jade said.

"Ok, well I just came over to tell you we will be leaving in an hour. Aang already has Appa ready to load up your stuff." Katara told the newlyweds.

"Thank you Katara." Haru said coming up behind his new wife.

"You're welcome." She smiled."I'll see you both down by Appa in an hour." With that said she walked back to her own home.

When she walked back to her home Aang was back and the younger girls were washing the breakfast dishes.

Aang was showing off to his 3 children, Airbending and Waterbending at the same time. They were laughing as the water turned into snow flakes and the air made them swirl around and around above the palm of his hand. He looked up at his wife smiling. "Are they ready?"

"No, I told them to be ready in an hour. It took them a few minutes to answer the door and Jade was tying the back of her dress." Katara said.

Aang smiled, they both knew what was going on. "Ok, I'll go tell Captain Zane that they will be ready in an hour."

Katara took over bending the snow flakes, using Waterbending to swirl them, Aang went across the way.

Katara and Gyatso were waiting down by Appa when Jade and Haru walked into the square, Captain Zane was already waiting in the saddle. "So, Chief Hakoda is your father?" He asked trying to make small talk.

At the mention of Hakoda, Gyatso said. "I love Papa."

"Yeah, he's my dad. Gyatso is his pride and joy." Katara told him.

"How did you meet The Avatar?" He asked.

"I found him frozen in the ice bubble. I have been by his side ever since, well not during the year and a half he was missing." Katara explained to him. "That was when I was pregnant and up until my Little One was 9 months old, he's 2 now. Kya and Sapphire will be a year old in a couple months."

"Ok, we're ready." Haru called out after he finished loading up their belongings and helped his new wife into the saddle.

"Goodbye Sweetie, bye bye my beautiful baby girls." She called out to her family. "Goodbye!" She called out to everyone else. "Yip yip!" And with that Appa soared into the sky.

After about 20 minuets Katara spotted Captain Zane's boat. 5 more minuets and Appa gently set down near the boat and swam right next to it. Haru and Jade's father helped transfer all their belongs to the boat.

"Goodbye, Jade. I'm going to miss you while you are on your Honeymoon." Katara's eyes stung from the tears welling up. "Write me while you are away."

After all their belongings were transferred over Katara tightly hugged her best friend. "Goodbye Jade. Goodbye Haru." This time the tears spilled over. "I'm going to miss you so much."

"We are going to miss you too." Jade said, she too had tears running down her cheeks.

Katara settled back on Appa's head with her mini-Airbender in her lap. "Yip yip!"

"Yip yip!" Gyatso copied.

Tears streamed down Katara's cheeks as they headed home.

"Mommy, no cry." Her little boy said to her.

"It's ok, I'm just going to miss them." She told him.

"Me too." He told her.

"You are just too smart, Little One." She couldn't help laughing. Her 2-year-old son was way to smart.

About 20 minuets later they were landing in the square again.

Aang was waiting for them to get back. When she landed Appa he could see the wet tear tracks on her cheeks.

"Jump Daddy now, please?" Gyatso asked.

Katara looked at Aang who was standing ready to catch him. "Yes, you may jump to Daddy now."

Aang caught his son then helped Katara slide off of Appa's head. He held her for a few minuets. He knew that she is going to miss Jade a lot. "She will be back before you know it, My Love."

"I know, but I'm still going to miss her a lot, she is so much more than a friend, more than a best friend." She whimpered into his shoulder.

"I know, My Love... I know." He consoled her.

(Jade & Haru)

Jade's father gave The Captain's Quarters to them for as long as they were on his boat. He told them he will bunk with the rest of the crew, that his daughter deserved only the best. They should be at Haru's village in just a few days. They were going to spend a week there then they would head on towards Ba Sing Se after that. Captain Zane had set up cargo that needed to be transported along their way. Mostly coal from Haru's mining village. The whole trip up to Ba Sing Se was going to take about a month.

When the ship made port Haru was so excited to show off his beautiful new bride. First they went to see his parents.

"Any signs of grandchildren?" They asked their son and new daughter.

"Not yet... We have only been married for 2 weeks now." Jade told them. She felt bold, "We are working on it though." She surprised even herself.

"We are ready to spoil grandchildren." Haru's mother told them. "For a little while we thought we would never get grandchildren."

"Mom!" Haru said.

"What, it's true. Then we thought he was delusional, he kept mopping about a young woman that he had only briefly met, he couldn't get her out of his head... and now that young woman, that we weren't even sure existed, is my beautiful daughter... NOW it's time for grandchildren." Haru was blushing bright red, he couldn't believe his mother was saying this to Jade.

Jade smiled. "I'll write you as soon as I know, Ok Mom."

Haru's mother hugged Jade. "I am happy my son found you."

"Me too." Jade said then kissed her mother in laws cheek. "I'm happy he ran into me, literally ran into me." She giggled

Haru paraded Jade around the village, spoiling her with all kinds of gifts. Showing her off to all his friends. Jade loved how happy she made him, how happy he made her.

Some of his friends were surprised that this girl is actually real. They too thought Haru had made her up.

After a week long stay in the quaint little mining village they headed on to Ba Sing Se. It took them 2 and a half weeks to reach Ba Sing Se. When they arrived they gave Aang's letter to one of the City Representatives and were shown to a beautiful little house in the upper ring. Jade's father was going to be staying with them for a little while.

"Can we go to The Jasmine Dragon, please?" Jade asked her husband.

Haru had never been to Ba Sing Se before. "What's The Jasmine Dragon?"

"It's a wonderful little tea shop. Katara took me there when we were here." She told her sweet husband.

Like Aang, Haru couldn't say no to his beautiful wife. "Tea sounds nice right now, we can go."

"Oh Thank you!" She wrapped her arms around her husband neck and kissed him.

Jade led the way as they walked to The Jasmine Dragon. As soon as they walked in the tea shop Iroh greeted them right away. "Welcome to my humble shop Jade, you look lovely today." Irho said as he hugged her.

"Hello Iroh, thank you." Thank you.

"Are the other Ladies here with you?" He asked her.

"No, not this time. This is my Husband Haru, we are on our Honeymoon. Aang and Katara set us up with a beautiful little house here in the upper ring."

"That is wonderful news Jade, I'm so happy for you. I'll be right back." Iroh disappeared into the kitchen. When he returned he had a pot of tea and a lovely vegetarian lunch for them. "Don't you dare worry about cost... It is on me, everything here is on me while you are in Ba Sing Se."

"Thank you." Haru said. "He's such a wonderful man."

"Yeah he is, he's Fire Lord Zuko's uncle, Ozai's older brother, he is also known as The Dragon of the West, laid siege on Ba Sing Se for 600 days." Jade told her husband.

"Seriously?" Haru was amazed.

"Yep, he was a different man at the time... when Sozen's comet was here he helped retake Ba Sing Se in the name of the Earth Kingdom."

Jade and Haru were walking through the middle ring shopping for things for their home. As they walked they were holding hands. As they passed The Air Acolyte Ba Sing Se Headquarters Hei-Won saw them.

"Jade, how are you? Who is this good looking man with you?" Hei-Wan asked her.

"I'm wonderful, this is Haru..."

"Hello Haru." Hei-Won flirted a bit.

"You didn't let me finish." Jade cut back. "This is Haru, my HUSBAND! Avatar Aang married us almost a month ago. He and Lady Katara sent us on this lovely Honeymoon." Jade finished.

"Oh, so do you still work in their home?" She asked Jade.

"Yes, it is so wonderful working for them. Gyatso is so smart, he already Airbends. Kya and Sapphire are so beautiful, Sapphire is an Airbender too, Kya is a Waterbender." Jade told her.

"It was Aang and Katara that brought us together." Haru said. He could tell from the way his wife was talking that she was trying to make this girl jealous. "I've known them since just after Katara found him. Almost 9 months before the war ended."

"We need to go now, it was nice seeing you again." Jade told the young woman. "We are going out for dinner."

"Goodbye." Hei-Won said.

After they walked for a bit Haru broke the silence. "So why did we make her jealous?"

Jade giggled. "You caught on... after Aang and Katara first came to The Southern Air Temple there was a large group of girls... Even I was one of them... Hei-Won asked Aang how did he know that Gyatso was his child and not someone Katara gave herself to after he went missing."

"And she's still alive... wow she got off easy... Zuko told me she threatened to kill him if he hurt Aang when we were at The Western Air Temple."

Jade and Haru were getting ready to go with Jade's father to confront the woman who did them wrong. They took a carriage down to the lower ring. They approached an apartment building. Jade and Haru were down the street waiting for the signal. Zane knocked a couple times then waited. After a minuet a middle-aged woman answered the door.

"Hello Zane." She said nervously.

"Hello Joon."(pronounced June) Zane said, trying to stay calm, not letting on knowing what she had done.

"Are you here to drop off more money for Jade?" She asked him.

"No, I want to see her. Do you know where I can find her?" Zane asked.

Joon got a bit more nervous. "I don't know where she is, she just comes over every once in a while. She may come soon, she may not. I could give her a message when she comes to get the money."

Zane reached up and rubbed his head. Jade and Haru walked slowly over. When Jade walked up and stood next to her father Joon tried to shut the door. Zane shoved his foot in to stop the door.

"You are a liar." Jade yelled at the sacred woman. "You kicked me out and said my dad didn't care about me."

"You took my money every month and kept it for yourself." Zane yelled

She attempted to slam the door again but this time it was stopped by a column of earth. She was taken aback, neither Jade nor her father were Earthbenders.

"How... You're not Earthbenders!"

"No," Jade yelled. "But my husband is."

"Y... you got married." Joon said nervously.

"Yeah, my friend Avatar Aang married us less than a month ago."

"You're just street trash, there is no way you know The Avatar." Joon said to Jade.

Haru became very angry, every bit of the kind and gentle Earthbender was gone. "You better fucking take that back... don't you EVER call my wife that again. I will end you! Not only does she Know The Avatar she is family to him, and good friends with Fire Lord Zuko, Southern Water Tribe soon to be Chief Sokka we also know King Bumi of Omashu, and Earth King Keui. You will make it right, all that you have stolen from them. We have major connections all around the world you will never be able to hide from us, from our family. You better figure something out and you better figure it out fast, we await your solution. We are in a small house in the upper ring. You have 3 days Got that Bitch!"

Joon was frightened by Haru and just nodded nervously.

"Would you like to go to The Jasmine Dragon for lunch Jade?" His sweet kind gentleness was back as he took her hand and kissed it.

Jade smiled at him. "That sounds wonderful." Haru got them a carriage. Jade had never seen him act like that before, it didn't scare her, it was comforting to know that he would do anything to protect her.

(A/N I am sorry this was so long. I wanted to get the confrontation into this chapter... Thank you all for reading... Next chapter up in a bit.)