Katara blinked back tears. She had surprised herself, and she missed Sokka. It didn't help that she had no clue where he was in the world –and that was quite literal.

After her father's reaction to her with Zuko, Sokka's was a relief to her. When he appeared in her room unannounced and yelling, she was so scared of losing another family member. And he had always been there for her. His reaction once he heard the truth had meant everything.

She felt the wind blow and it ruffled her hair. She was standing on her bedroom balcony in the palace overlooking the town. She heard footsteps and smiled. "I'm okay, Zuko."

"How did you know it was me?"

She whipped her tears away and turned to face him, smiling. "Don't be crazy, of course; it was you."

"Why were you crying?"

He held her in his arms, and she answered, "I'm only a little sad. I miss my brother, and I'm worried about him. I realized he could be anywhere in the world right now."

Zuko sighed, "I miss him too. He's part of our family, so of course, I do. Remember, Katara; he came from the South Pole all on his own to rescue you. And now he has two people with him. He acts the fool, but he's incredibly resourceful."

"I needed to hear that. You're right. He is. It just meant so much to have his acceptance too. When he was here, it was easy to push away my father's opinion. Not so much now."

He pulled her back into the shadows of the building. He couldn't help himself. His hands slipped down to her ass, and he squeezed her firm cheeks. "Dang, Katara, I know that hurt you like hell." He pressed her to his hard cock. "Do you know what it did to me to watch you stand up to your father and declare your love for me? To hear you tell him that you didn't need rescuing from the Fire Nation –a place you hated before me?" He kissed her neck. "To watch you stand up and fight to stay by my side? I'm so sorry it hurt you –I hate that your father turned on you. But don't get me wrong, I was confident in your love before that night. After that, though, the depth of your love took my breath away."

"It helps to look at it like that," she admitted. "That I wasn't losing a father, I was picking my path. I remember feeling that way then, but with time and brooding, I forgot."

He brought one hand up and grasped her breast. "It's complicated. It can be both, my sexy Katara."

She giggled, "you're so hard right now."

"You fucking picked me, Katara. No one picked me! Your father was there and you stood by my side. You told him you love me. Yes I'm horny. Do you know that made me feel more like a man than anything else that happened? You fought your own father for me."

He pinched her nipple and rolled it between his fingers making her moan. "You're so wet for me. I don't even have to touch your pussy to know that. I know that sound you make. I know your body, and how to bring you pleasure. Fuck, when I first took your virginity I was worried you wouldn't enjoy it. I knew men prided themselves on being able to make a woman scream in pleasure."

She moaned, "when you fingered me I was already screaming in pleasure. I remember it so well. I remember being confused why you didn't ask me to pleasure you. After all, that was my actual job. I was told not to expect a man to care about pleasing me. We had different information. I was told I was for a man's sexual enjoyment. That there were many men in the palace who liked to be sucked off and then they tell the woman to get the hell out. No bastards that way. I was told never to expect pleasure or a tender touch. Then you brought me to orgasm first. I was floored."

She blushed and stepped back, but was still in the shadows of the building. She brought his hands to her breasts and moaned. She then continued. "You treated me with more respect in a single sex act than most women in that place get from their husbands in their lives. I wasn't just there to service your needs. You looked out for me too."

He massaged her breasts in his hands. "I didn't want to be a monster. And I saw it in the depths of those gorgeous eyes. I knew you were a woman worth pleasing. I saw so much depth, courage, and heart in you. I couldn't break you or even hurt you. I needed you willing and fingering you and bringing you to orgasm before I got my cock in you was my way of ensuring that you really were willing. I heard your words, but it was the sound of your pleasure that reassured me."

He pinched her tits, held on, and pulled her into their room of the palace by them. She moaned and he smirked, "and you just got wetter. I bet you're dripping for me now."

"I was just saying; you've known from the beginning how to please me."

"I had no clue what I was doing!" He admitted laughing and grabbed her breasts.

"I was relieved. I figured I wouldn't get a disease from your cock then. Do you know how many women in that harem have them? The Madam has to be careful knowing what men have them and which of her girls do. She makes assignments based on them."

He looked at her in shock. "I had no idea!"

"It's why many of them can't get pregnant. There are ones that cause infertility in women. That one a lot of the girls actually want to get."

He began to undress her. He wanted her skin exposed and to feast his eyes on her. "I would never let that happen to you."

"I know. I believed you from the beginning. I loved you so quickly. Damn, was it fast. I was so embarrassed to be a woman that could fall in love so quickly. And to know I belonged to you. That was hard and brought comfort at the same time. I was secure in the idea that you were mine, but I didn't know if I would ever get your heart." She stepped out of her panties as he pulled them down her legs.

"I was infatuated with you from the beginning and then I was in love. I don't know when the switch happened," he admitted. "I don't even know if it matters. Or what the difference was other than time and getting to know you lived up to what I believed in you." He kissed her ankle then licked up her leg to her knee and up to her inner thigh. She was completely naked. "Mercy. I'm lost without you. I was lost without you. Have pity on me and always love me."

"I promised that in my heart before you even knew I loved you."

He licked between her folds. "I was right. You're dripping wet. Damn, it feels good to get the great Katara horny and turned on. It makes me feel like I won something."

She carded her fingers through his hair as he licked her again. "Zuko. I don't think you understand. I need you. You didn't win anything. I'm devoted to you. You're everything to me. I wasn't miserable before I met you, but now it feels like that life, a good life, is thrown into shadow. The sun came out when you said you love me. Everything's brighter, the colors are more vibrant, and even the breeze feels better."

He stood, picked her up, and laid her gently on their bed. He gently caressed her breasts. "How? How do I believe I can mean that much to a goddess? I don't feel worthy."

"You realize that's your father's doing and you extricate his influence in your life. And worthy isn't the point. I give my love freely and wholly. You are so good to me. Please believe that. Keep your father out of our relationship and out of our bedroom."

He licked her breast loving the moans he heard from her lips. He loved tasting her and he needed a moment to think. He sucked her tit in his mouth and brought his hand to her pussy, sliding two fingers into her. He knew she loved the feeling of being stretched. He would do anything to please her.

He pulled back from her breast and looked into her eyes and he fingered her and played with her clit. "I just realized, no one could love you more or work more to please you. I'm so devoted it's not possible."

She smiled, "I know."

"I'm working on believing I could deserve you. I'm trying."

"We have all the time in the world, Zuko. I'm yours. And I don't mind telling you over and over again of my love."

He nipped her tit then said, "I also remember the first time I got my cock in you. I felt your barrier break and I knew I took something important, that it belonged to me and only me. Something you could never take back. It made me feel like you'd always remember me. No matter what happened. And then I came inside of you and I felt like a monster. I loved the idea of my seed in you."

She giggled, "it's one of your kinks."

"That's a kink?" He asked, confused.

"Oh, Zuko, there are so many. Yes, it's a kink. There are so many of them. Violence is one too."

"In a palace full of sex, I'm so sheltered."

Katara smiled, "I know. That pleased me. You weren't one of them. Your desires and kinks are your own. I enjoy them. It makes me feel good that you share them with me. It's exciting to be let in and trusted with something so personal."

"What are your kinks?"

She blushed, "I'm worried that I was built to be the whore." She closed her eyes and dropped her chin. "I get off on everything you do to me and… I like that others can hear me scream in pleasure. I like them knowing how good you are at sex, it feels good to have others know I'm so well fuck. It's a way for you to claim me. I like being yours completely. I enjoy being possessed by you."

His eyes slipped shut and he groaned. "That's so hot." He then climbed on top of her and thrust his cock in her. "You're so hot. And you're mine."

"Yours," she vowed.

He fucked her for hours.