DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN, NOR HAVE I EVER OWNED ATLA. I DO NOT OWN, NOR HAVE I EVER OWNED THE CHARACTERS IN ATLA. I DO NOT OWN, NOR HAVE I EVER OWNED NICKELODEON. HAVE NO AFFILIATION, NOR HAVE I EVER HAD ANY AFFILIATION WITH THE WRITERS OR ANIMATORS OF ATLA. I HAVE NO AFFILIATION, NOR HAVE I EVER HAD ANY AFFILIATION WITH NICKELODEON.

I have written prequels to Together Again, they are part of what I call my TAU (Together Again Universe) here is a list of them along with its Summary

A Second First Date; Aang wants to take Katara out for the perfect date, their first date was so bad Aang want's this one to be perfect… Aang wants to take Katara out for the perfect date, their first date was so bad Aang want's this one to be perfect… You don't always get a second chance.

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; She was ready to travel the world the moment she turned 16. Little did she know, life never goes as expected and that a young Airbending Master just starting out on her own is no exception. Will the winds of change bring her happiness and fulfillment? Or will she only to bed led to sorrow and regret?

Together for Five Years; Aang and Katara's fifth anniversary. This one takes place RIGHT BEFORE Together Again, as in "Let's go visit The Southern Water Tribe."

Other stories I am currently working on (Together Again Universe are marked as TAU)

A Warrior's Path; Suki wants to be the best warrior she can be and follow in her mother's footsteps. Life comes with so many choices to make, will she always make the right choice? Will life teach her to be the best leader she can be or is there something else in store for her?

Across the Wastelands; (TAU) Aang is sent on a journey by King Bumi… One that only he can take… To search for something very important, except Bumi wouldn't tell him what he needed to find! What will he find?

Chapter 128

(This chapter jumps back to their first night back from the Fire Nation)

Katara was so happy to be home, she knew she had missed it but she didn't realize how much. Not until the first night back. After a wonderful dinner prepared by the temple kitchen she bathed her three children and put them to bed. She sat and talked with Li for a little while.

"Lady Katara, you have been so kind to me. How can I ever repay you?" Li asked.

"I told you before that you owe me nothing, you gratitude and seeing you as happy as you have been is all I need." Katara told her placing her hand on Li's.

"I don't deserve…" Li was cut off.

"Li, ENOUGH, you deserve a happy life. You should never have lived in fear, a father…" Katara thought about the look in the horrible man's eyes when he looked at her, the ugly grin as he looked her up and down. She was scared for her life and the life of the tiny life growing inside her, if that monster was like that to her, how was he with his own daughter, the only woman she had ever seen on his estate. "Your father was an evil, evil man. He did horrible things to you, you never deserved what happened to you, and it wasn't your fault."

"I just… I feel like, like I don't deserve to be here. It all seems so perfect." Li told her.

"I love it here! I love my home, I love the Southern Air Temple!" Katara was smiling as she thought about how much this place meant to her and her family.

"You could live anywhere in the world you want to… Why did you choose here? If you don't mind me asking." Li asked.

"Because it's Aang's home." Katara told her. "He grew up here… well mostly." Katara laughed.

"Oh, so his parents lived here." Li said.

"No," Katara tried to keep her smile, "The… the Air Nomads didn't marry, and they didn't raise their children."

"That… that's horrible!" Li was shocked at Katara's revelation.

"I think so too!" Aang came from the kitchen with a tea tray in his hands. "I could never live without Katara, and I love my children with every bit of myself. I could never hand them over to the monks and nuns then go about on my own again."

"You are not like the other Air Nomads, and I love you so much. If it weren't for Gyatso I think I may have given up because we thought you were dead." Katara told him.

"Then I think I need to thank him." Aang smiled. "I have some things I need to look over that came in while we were gone." He told them, he kissed the top of his wife's head then picked up his cup of tea and disappeared into his office.

"We will assign you your room as soon as possible, Aang already talked to Xing Ying, she's second in charge here." Katara told her.

"My own room, that sounds so wonderful!" Li smiled. "I can't wait to start working in the kitchen. Before my mother died she would make all kinds of delicious foods… I remember standing next to her on a chair watching her every move. I quickly picked up and baked with her. I know they are Fire Nation recipes but I think everyone will love them."

"I think it will bring a nice change to the menu." Katara told her.

"I hope so." Li said.

"I'm sorry to cut things short but I am all achy and tired, I'll talk to you in the morning." Katara sold Li as she hugged the young woman.

Katara knocked on Aang's office door a couple times. Then heard a muffled "Come in." through the door.

"Hi Sweetie." Katara said as she came in. "Are you going to be done anytime soon?"

"Yeah, I was just organizing some of the reports, I should be done in about half an hour." He said as he shuffled scrolls and ledgers about in his messy desk. His desk was almost never messy, in all the commotion of belonging being delivered to their home, their mail was also being delivered to Aang's home office. Katara could tell by the way he was scratching at his still unshaved hair that there was much more than half an hour's worth of organizing for him to do.

"I'm going to go take a bath." Katara said as she scratched at her short hair too. "I might be a while, sooooo you have some time before I'll be ready to sleep." She said then walked around the desk and kissed him.

"Okay My Love," He smiled up at her, "I'll be in in just a little bit."

"Okay," She replied then walked out of his office, her hips swayed seductively as she walked out of the room.

"O… okay." He said then quickly went to work sorting the reports and requests by temples and headquarters. She did this on purpose and he knew it, she said he had a little while longer but the sway of her hips said hurry up. He growled at himself, he wished he didn't respond so quickly to her sometimes.

Katara smirked as she walked out of Aang's office, she knew exactly what she had just done. She readied herself for her bath, standing before the mirror in just her underclothes she noticed her baby bump had grown a bit larger and her undernourished body wad become fuller, rounder, returning to her normal slender but shapely form. It made her smile, then she looked at her short frizzy hair and her smile fell. She was still broken hearted about her hair. She ran her fingers through her hair, the only way to calm the frizz was to pull it back into a ponytail, but it was still too short to pull back. When they had gotten back home she could see the momentary glimpses of shock, quickly replaced by fake smiles, pity in their eyes.

Katara's eyes began to sting, even her girls gave her those looks. She fanned her eyes trying her hardest not to cry, unsuccessfully she let out a loud sob. She leaned against the wall and slid down, barring her face in her knees. She couldn't hold it back anymore, her sobs were loud and her whole body shook as she fell apart.

"Oh, No! No, Please don't cry, My Love." Aang heard her sobs, he dropped everything to hurry to her.

"My… My hair… they all… and fake smiles..." She said between her sobs. "So ugly!"

He wrapped his arms around her drawing her against his chest. "You will always be beautiful to me! It doesn't matter what anyone else says. You were beautiful the moment I woke up in your arms, and you will be beautiful to me until the last time I close them." He effortlessly picked her up and carried her to their bed where he sat down. He never took his arms from around her, he kissed the top of her head and rocked her.

Once she calmed down some he sat her on the bed and retrieved her nightgown, He helped her dress then readied himself for bed too. He pulled the blankets back and she slid under them, and he did the same. "Don't… Don't you need to mediate before you go to sleep?"

"No, not tonight, you need me right now." He told her as he laid down next to her, comfortingly wrapping his strong arms around her, pulling her against himself, with a simple wave of his hand he extinguished all the lights in the room.

…

Katara woke up to Aang and their three children coming into the room. "Mommy, I love you!" Gyatso said as he hopped up onto the bed. He hasn't had any training but he knew how to use his airbending quite well already.

Aang set a tray down on the nightstand and helped his beautiful daughters up onto the big bed. They both crawled up to their mommy, sitting on either side of her, "Mommy! Wub you!" They squealed as they hugged her.

"I love you all too!" The hugged them all tightly.

"You are perfect just the way you are! They don't love you because of your hair, and neither do I. We love you for you, My Love." He smiled as he squished into the bed joining his children in a group hug. "We have a treat for you!"

"A treat? What do you mean?" She was perplexed.

"Li woke up early and started baking. The little ones and I have already eaten, she is a wonderful cook! The acolytes are going to enjoy having her in our kitchen." He told her as he took the tray off of the nightstand and placed it on her lap.

Katara looked at all the delicious looking food, trying to figure out which she should start with. "Try this one!" He said pointing to what looked like fried dough.

Katara took a bite, "Oh yeah!" She mumbled as she took another bite. It wasn't ordinary fried dough, it was flakey with fruit inside. "Mmmmmm!" She said as she ate more. Next she picked up biscuit and took a few big bites of it. It didn't take her long to eat everything on the tray, she hadn't realized she was that hungry.

After breakfast Katara took a quick bath then dressed herself for the day. She folded and tied a square of orangs cloth over her head then smiled to herself, with wasn't as bad with her hair covered. Then she left her room.

"Good morning!" She said as she entered the dining area, all the seats but one around the table were full.

"Good morning!" They all replied.

"We talked with Aang,' Jade said. "We are going to watch the children while he takes you out on a special outing."

She just now noticed Aang was not in the room. "Where is he?"

"He took Li down to the kitchen about an hour ago, he is helping to get her settled into the kitchen." Jasmine told her.

"Oh, Okay." Katara said.

"Lady Katara… We wanted to apologize for making you feel bad about your hair… Jade… Jade told up what happened. We're so happy that you are okay and safely back home." Blossom told her.

"Thank you for your concerns." Katara manages a smile, "I'm happy to be back home too! And as for my hair… it will take a while but it will grow back." Katara's girls all gave her hugs.

"I'm back!" Aang called from the front room. "Is Katara… there you are, My Love! I have a special picnic planned for us! And confections complements of Li!" He had a large basket in his hand.

"Here's the picnic blanket!" Lilly said as she handed Katara the cloth.

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