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?
I have a new collection of One-shots called Dear Diary: They are Katara's thoughts that take place during the time they traveled the world before the Hundred Year War ended.
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? (Completed, takes place during Chapter 132)
Embers: (TAU) This story is a spinoff from Together Again. After Mai's death Zuko took his daughter to Ba Sing Se for a vacation; he wanted to get as far from the Fire Nation as he could, leaving nightmares and bad memories behind. One day Zuko took his daughter to the Zoo that Aang had created and that is where he met the beautiful green-eyed, chocolate brown haired beauty Taryn.
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Chapter 139
"I'm going to go see if Zuko needs any help with anything." Aang told Katara after they finished their breakfast of fresh fruit in their suite.
"Okay Sweetie, Jade and I were going to go see if Taryn would like any help getting ready." Katara told him.
"She has like eight sisters, My Love I doubt she needs any help." Aang told her as he opened the door.
"You're joking right?" Katara laughed. "You didn't notice did you?"
"Notice what?" Aang was confused.
"That she doesn't like her family…" Katara told him. "I'm surprised that as a 'peacekeeper' you didn't see it."
"I never said I was a peacekeeper, I keep the world in balance that's all." He gave her his most handsome smile, shining his pearly white teeth, which made his silvery eyes sparkle.
"Her family is definitely out of balance." Katara told him. "Jade wants to go so we are going."
"Okay, I'll see you in a little while." Aang told her as he closed the door behind himself.
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Jade and Katara knocked on Taryn's bedroom door then waited. When Taryn answered the door she looked like they had just woke her up. "Oh, hi Jade, Hi Katara! What… What brings you here?"
"You were my best friend for years, you were the one who talked your mother into hiring me what the woman that my dad left me with threw me out… I want to help you get ready for your wedding." Jade told her.
"I would like to help too… maybe we could do a little bit of bonding." Katara told the sleepy young woman.
"I would very much like that!" Taryn said happily as she invited the two women into her room.
"Did you sleep well last night?" Jade asked her.
"No…" Taryn shook her head. "I had a wonderful walk in the garden with Zuko. It was beautiful! Then I came back to my room and waited for my mother."
"The Talk…" Katara said absentmindedly.
"Yeah for that…" Taryn said.
"How bad was it?" Katara asked her.
"She… She never came." Taryn frowned. "I guess after helping with all my sisters' night before the wedding preparations I know most of it… I mean… Oh I don't know what I mean."
"Poor girl." Katara said to Taryn. "What all do you know?"
"When I think about it if get so nervous…" Taryn sat down on her bed. "I only get short phrases… 'Wifely duty, pain, messy… It's all so scary."
"Oh, poor Taryn, your mother is so old fashioned!" Katara sat next to her, and Jade joined them. "It's not a wifely duty…" Katara placed her hand on her round belly, after feeling the little airbender kick she took Taryn's hand and placed it in the same place so she could feel the baby kick too. "It's an act of love!"
"As for painful…" Jade said. "Only at first, and only for a little while."
"Zuko would never hurt you on purpose." Katara told her. "He loves you and he wouldn't want you to be afraid of him… Not in anyway."
"He told me about Ursa's mother last night… He said he couldn't marry me if I didn't know." Taryn told them.
"See, he loves you so much and wants to be honest with you." Katara said to her. "He doesn't want you to be afraid of him."
"I just can't imagine… I mean, how could a woman be so willing to kill her own child?" Taryn shook her head. "I love Ursa as much as I love Zuko… Honestly I would kill to protect my child too… I already think of Ursa as my own daughter."
"And she loves you, last time she was playing with Gyatso she kept talking about her new mommy." Katara told her.
"They are so cute." Taryn told her.
"Yeah, he's just like his daddy… A little flirt." They all began to laugh.
"You're stories are so wonderful… Growing up in Ba Sing Se I didn't even know there was a war…" Taryn told them as they started helping her get dressed. "All I ever knew was the world inside the walls. The parties, the balls… Mom teaching us how to sip tea and spend money on unnecessary clothes." Taryn started to laugh. "For years she ranted about how the Avatar ruined my sister's dress at the party for his bear."
"I remember that well!" Jade laughed. "She was furious when you guy got back home. She kept saying 'That boy owes me the money we spent on that dress!'" Jade mocked in a high squeaky voice.
"She could always try asking him now…" Katara laughed. "I doubt it will make any difference."
"She would never say it to him… especially not now… Not since her grew up…" Taryn blushed slightly. "He grew up quite handsomely."
"Yeah, he did." Katara sighed as she thought about her husband. "I fell in love with him when he was a twelve year old boy, I would love him no matter what he looks like now."
"My mother said Zuko's scar is unfortunate… That he's ugly because of it." Taryn felt so angry inside. "I don't think so… I think it shows that he is strong, that he wasn't a spoiled prince, he wasn't like any of the men my sisters married."
"He was far from spoiled… Ozai… Ozai was a horrible father… He abused Zuko… And Spirits know what he did to Azula that messed her up so badly." Katara told her. "She was still just a kid when Ursa was banished for treason against the royal family."
"I met her yesterday, she's such a kind wonderful woman." Taryn said.
"I'm so sorry to ask, but may I use your restroom, Anila thinks Mommy's bladder is an airball." Katara laughed as she asked.
"Of course!" Taryn answered as she pointed the way to the restroom. As soon as Katara went into the restroom the thundering sound of fists pounded against Taryn's bedroom door, then it was pushed open by her sisters.
"Hey baby sister! It's finally your turn!" Her oldest sister joked. "We thought you'd never get married, twenty two… We all got married at eighteen."
"That's because you all were content being groomed and married off to the first titled man to ask for you." Taryn said as she tried to get up.
"No, no Baby Sister." Another said as she pushed Taryn back into her chair. "We get to dress you on your special day!"
"How did you manage to land the Fire Lord… The FIRE LORD!?" Another asked her.
"I didn't 'Land the Fire Lord'." Taryn said as they began running a comb through her hair pulling it back tightly. "That hurts!"
"Beauty is painful." Another sister said as she applied some kind of grease to Taryn's hair, gluing it in place. "Anyways he is quite handsome… except his scar."
"I think he's very handsome, even with the scar." Taryn protested.
"You know who I think is handsome?" Another sister said. "I think the Avatar is so handsome."
"Remember when we first saw him?" Another asked. "He ruined my brand new party dress, Mom was furious!"
"He got really tall, too." The eldest said.
"I heard his oldest child was born before they got married!" Said her sister that was only a year older than Taryn. "So naughty!" She grinned.
"Their children aren't even two years apart and she's pregnant again!" Said another. "He must be quite active, if you catch my drift."
"You guys are married! You shouldn't be talking like that!" Taryn was appalled at her sisters' words.
"So, you can still imagine." Another said.
"I don't need to imagine." Katara said from behind them, startling them all.
"Oh, uuummm…." They all got nervous. "We… we…"
"Hey Taryn, I'll come back later… When you don't have disrespectful people around you."
"We're so sorry we were just gossiping." One of them said.
"I don't mind people thinking he's handsome… I have no reason to be jealous, we've been together since the war ended… But I don't like it when women try to imagine him in 'that' way." Katara scolded them, most of which were older than her. "I've already put your mother into her place, I won't hesitate putting you into your place. Do not test me. I need to go check on my children Taryn, I had a nice time talking to you." Katara waddled out of the room.
"Aaawww… she's probably having a moody day." The oldest sister said.
"You guys are horrible!" Jade told them all. "She is a kind and loving person!"
"Why is the house girl even here?" The middle sister asked.
"For one, she was always my closest friend, and I thought after she became an Air Acolyte and moved to one of the air temples I'd never see her again." Taryn defended Jade. "And for another, she is Katara's best friend and hand maid. Jade, her husband and their newborn twins came with Aang and Katara."
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Aang was already back from Zuko's when Katara came in. He could tell right off that she was upset. "What's wrong My Love?" He went to her.
"Those… Those women." Katara rested her head against his chest listening to his calm breathing. "Taryn's sisters."
"Did they do something to you?" Aang asked, whatever they did it really hurt her.
"They were gossiping about us." She told him.
"Since when does that bother you?" Aang asked.
"Since… since they were gossiping more about you… they talked about…" Katara was really upset. "About what your bed activities would be like." Aang started to laugh. "Why are you laughing?!"
"Next time tell them, I have to be to keep up with you." He started laughing louder and after a few moments Katara joined in.
"You're so bad!" She told him as she smacked his arm.
"It's so fun to be bad!" He told her.
"I swear, sometimes you're just like a kid still." Katara shook her head.
"What's wrong with playing and having fun?" He asked her.
"That's why I love you so much… No matter how bad things get you seem to always keep things lighthearted." Katara told him.
"That's how my mother was!" Aang told her. "I remember playing games with her and going gliding. I didn't know she was my mother but I remember playing with her every year."
"How are things going with your search for her?" Katara asked him.
"We need to go to that island that had the sky bison, that's the only lead I have right now." He told her. "The only Zakai I can find a record of was on a census list for that island. I'm hoping that they have a more detailed list at the Temple there."
"We?" Katara asked him. "I thought you wanted to find them on your own."
"At first I did… but since I've been reading my mother's journal, I've changed my mind. She keeps saying how important it is for a family to stay together. I never saw him but in her journal she said that Zakai and the rest of her family… Including my sister Sonam… were always together."
"Sonam? She's the one who gave you the box from your mother, right?" Katara asked.
"Yes she is." He answered, he wished he had had more time with her. "So, it looks like we need to get ready for a wedding!" It was hardly a little over an hour before the wedding was scheduled to start.
"How's Zuko doing?" Katara asked him.
"He's nervous…" Aang chuckled. "More nervous than I've ever seen him in his life. He loves her so much, he told me that just saying her name brings a happy peaceful feeling to him. He told me he had to tell her what happened to Mai."
"Yeah, Taryn told me about it before her sisters swarmed her… I wanted to help her get ready for the ceremony." Katara told him. "But her sisters made me so angry. Nobody should be imagining you like that!"
"You always were protective of me." Aang smiled.
"I had to be, you were so lost and alone." Katara told him. "Now we need to get our little family ready for a private wedding."
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The wedding takes place in chapter 8 of Embers
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