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I have started writing Prequels, here is a list of them:
A Second First Date; One month after Aang defeated Fire Lord Ozai
Nightmares; A One-Shot Prequel to Together Again. Aang saved the world, he faced Ozai on his own. Everyone kept saying that he was a great hero, that he was so brave. He wore a brave face and acted all the hero they thought he was. But at night in his sleep he was a scared boy, scared for his life as he tried to get away from a psycho Firebender. The Battle came back at night.
Anila's Story; This is another Prequel to Together Again. It's about a Young Female Airbender just starting out in life. She was ready to travel the world as soon as she turns 16. Little does she know, Destiny has a grand purpose for her first child.
I Want to thank my beta readers for their help, advice, and contributions: 116788 (pen name not user ID) and ReverieNishio
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Chapter 103
As soon as they walked in the door of Aang and Katara's apartment, Aang went straight to the kitchen to make the tea for Jade quickly. Katara was lucky she usually got sick in the morning then was pretty good for the rest of the day, well her stomach felt yucky but she didn't throw up all day long.
"Jade, it will be okay, Aang will have the tea out in just a few seconds." Katara told her as she grabbed some biscuits from her kitchen. "I know how bad it can be."
Aang was just coming out of the kitchen with the steaming tea pot as Katara handed her friend the biscuits. "Here you go," he said as he set the tray down on the table by them. "This will help, Jade."
"Thank you guys so much." Jade said to them.
"We are so happy for you two." Katara said then turned to Aang and said, "Looks like we are babysitting on their first wedding anniversary like we told them we would." Everyone laughed.
"Are you feeling up for traveling soon?" Aang asked Jade and Haru.
"Traveling soon, why?" Haru asked.
"It's almost been a year since we first met Haru." Jade told him. "It's almost time for the next go around of the World Leadership Meetings. Where are they going to be this winter?"
"We are headed to The Fire Nation this time." Katara told them.
"Wow The Fire Nation! Working for you means I get to see places all over the world." Jade said excitedly.
"Why are we going with you?" Haru said, "Just curious."
"You both get to come because, first Jade is my Maid, she helps me with chores and the children as well as keeps me company while Aang is gone, and second we love you both, we couldn't take just her and leave you here, especially with her being pregnant, she needs you right now Haru. Do you not want to take a trip to the Fire Nation?"
"No, I mean yes... Traveling with you sounds like a lot of fun... I just wondered why... but that was kind of stupid because well obviously Jade goes with you otherwise I would have never met her." Haru said.
"We are going to be leaving in a week, and you two can ride on Pumpkin, she will follow Appa with no problem." Aang told them.
"We need to start packing stuff and getting it all ready. So if you are feeling up to it Jade, We will start getting stuff packed tomorrow." Katara told her best friend.
The Week passed very quickly with all the packing and the taking morning sickness tea and biscuits break. With Jade being half out of commission Rose, Blossom, Jasmine and Lilly's duties had gotten a bit larger. They happily took on the extra duties, they were excited about another baby on its way, they just love babies.
"Appa and Pumpkin are all loaded up, My Love." Aang said as he entered their home.
"Okay Sweetie, the little ones and I are already also." Katara said making sure all the bags and boxes of the stuff they will need for their trip to The Fire Nation Capital.
The trip to the Fire Nation Capital only took a few days since they have 2 sky bison now.
During their time away they would be celebrating Katara's birthday as well as Kya and Sapphire's first birthday. Zuko allocated the houses, in a neighborhood near the palace, for the other World Leaders to stay in while The World Leadership Meetings were taking place. Once they arrived at the palace Zuko and a few servants showed them to a large house with a huge garden in the back for Appa and Pumpkin to stay in. The house was beautiful, the front door opened up to a lovely veranda with a view of a bustling street. The house has been supplied with all the furniture and amenities. There were 4 bedrooms; two of the rooms had huge four post beds with thick curtains tied back. In one of the two rooms was a big fluffy pillow on the floor; from the looks of the room it was meant for Aang and Katara. Sun shone brightly into their bedroom, it also had a door into a nursery with two cribs and a rocking chair. Their suite also had a bathroom of its own. Jade and Haru's room was similar except theirs didn't have a nursery. Gyatso had a room that had been stocked with all different types of toys to play with; there was a note on his bed that said "From Uncle Zuko and Aunt Mai."
"Aang this is so beautiful." Katara said as they toured the house.
"This house is the Fire Nation's gift to the Avatar and his family; this is officially your house." Zuko told his friends. "We are having a special dinner at the palace tonight, and of course, it is to celebrate your arrival. I will send a coach to pick you all up at sunset, all of you Jade and Haru included."
"Okay, Zuko, we will see you tonight." Katara told him "Goodbye."
Zuko Climbed into a carriage with The Fire Nation symbol on it and it drove away.
On the veranda there was a beautiful table for tea outside, it was winter but it felt like Spring even compared to Ba Sing Se's Winter. "Aang can we have tea out here today?"
"If you want to, the weather is quite nice right now, I can make the tea and you can see if there are any tea treats to go with it." Aang said to his wife.
They went inside to prepare an afternoon tea for them all. Katara found almost every kind of goodie and confection you could think of, most where actually still warm, as if just baked and stocked in the kitchen just before they had arrived. As the group of family and friends sat outside enjoying the beautiful day as they drank tea and ate goodies people walked by. Some smiled and nodded greetings to them some stared in fascination at the group wearing reds, yellows, oranges, and browns. Some were children that stopped and watched them, Katara would offer them cookies, which they would excitedly run to them and accept.
"Thank you," a little girl, about five years old said.
Her mother came up to them after seeing her daughter taking the offered cookie. "Kayla, don't bother those people."
"She's no bother at all." Katara said with a smile, "I'm Lady Katara and this is my family, your daughter is beautiful."
"Hi!" Gyatso said to the lady and her daughter.
"Those are Air Nomad colors! Are you the Avatar?" The woman asked.
Aang smiled, "Yes I am."
"It is an honor to meet you! I'm sorry if my daughter is bothering you." The woman said.
"Like my wife said, she is not bothering us at all. These are our children, Gyatso, he is almost two and a half, and these are our daughters Kya and Sapphire, they will be a year old in two months."
"I've heard rumors that your son is an Airbender." The woman said.
"Yes, my son is an Airbender, so is one of my daughters." Aang said to the woman.
As they talked with the woman Katara noticed someone in a dark hooded cloak watching them from around the corner of a nearby alleyway. Katara thought it may just be a curious onlooker but something about them made her feel very uncomfortable, she couldn't tell if the person was male or female either.
While they were talking Sapphire started fussing and caused a very light breeze to blow around them. "It was nice talking to you, but I need to put my children down for a nap before the breeze becomes an all-out wind storm." Katara told the woman and her daughter. "Here," Katara handed the little girl half a dozen more cookies, "I hope you enjoy them, goodbye."
"Kayla, thank Lady Katara and Avatar Aang for the cookies." The woman said smiling to her daughter.
"Mama, didn't you once tell me we that Avatar Roku was my great great great uncle." Kayla said.
"Yes, Kayla but we must go now." Her mother said, "Your father will be home in a couple hours and I need to start dinner. I'm sorry; we are on our way back home from my job as a maid for a high up family."
Aang smiled, "Well if that's the case, here is the rest of the cookies," he handed the girl the plateful of cookies, "since you're family." he said with a wink.
Kayla's eyes lit up with joy, "Thank you so much, now there are enough for everyone at home to get a cookie!" The woman and her daughter were not dressed like they even belonged in this portion of the Capital.
Katara stood up and went to the woman, "I don't want to offend you in any way, but I would like to give you something." Katara pulled ten gold coins from a hip bag she was wearing, "I want you to have this, like my husband said, since you're family."
"Oh, but I can't..." The woman started.
"You can and you WILL, from me and my family." Katara said pressing the coins into the woman's hand and closing her hand around the coins.
Aang smiled as he watched his wife be the woman that is perfect to be the Avatar's wife 'I will never turn my back on someone who needs me!' She had once said.
"You are so gracious, Lady Katara." The woman saw The Avatar smiling to her as well, "and Avatar Aang."
"I would like you to know that I do actually consider the people related to my past lives family still, Fire Lord Zuko is my Great Grandson, in a way." Aang told the woman. "If you ever need help and we are here we will help. What is your name?" Aang asked her.
"My name is Akemi." The woman shyly answered "Avatar Aang."
"If you need anything and we are here don't hesitate to come to us." Aang told her again.
"We must go now and Lady Katara said she needs to put your beautiful children down for a nap... Goodbye and thank you again." Akemi said.
The carriage arrived at sunset just like Zuko said it would. Dinner at the Palace was so formal, which bugged Zuko because he wanted a dinner with friends but his head chef and head housekeeper insisted on a formal dinner. Something about 'The Avatar deserves a formal dinner.'
The meetings had started and everything was going so smoothly, there were no big issues that needed to be brought up. The world was enjoying a time of great peace.
Katara's birthday had arrived.
Katara was woken by a small Airbender jumping onto her bed. "Happy Birfday Mommy!" The little boy said. His father was already up and standing next to their bed. The boy's sisters were also on the bed, smiling at their mommy and cooing at her.
"Good Morning My Love, Happy Birthday. I have breakfast on the table already, Gyatso wanted to come wake you up." Aang told his beautiful wife. "I have a surprise planned for today, Jade and Haru are going to watch the children today and tonight, you and I are going somewhere special today and we won't be back until tomorrow morning."
After breakfast Aang and Katara made sure that Jade and Haru had everything they needed to care for the children. They loaded up on Appa and flew east.
"Where are we going?" Katara asked him.
"Well, with your birthday coming up I talked to Zuko and he gave me permission to take you to his Ember Island home, for the day and night... Something special, just me and you... I get to get you back for what you 'gave' me for my birthday My Love." He had a wicked twinkle in his eye.
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