Hello everyone! How are all my brothers and sisters around the world? I hope you are shining some light in your own way in the dark society we live in. And by light, I mean God/Allah of course! That's right, this entire crossover series is my love letter to Allah. It's a form of both therapy and worship for me and I hope everyone else enjoys it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

All guest comments will be moderated because this will contain homophobia, transphobia, toxic feminism and anything else God condemns in Islam. So, if modern society is your thing, this story is not for you. However, if you're sick of modern society and LGBTQ+, come along, enjoy the ride! This is only Book 1 out of a three-book series, so there's a lot more in store!

1 - Midnight

It was planned to be the perfect day. Keith had been waiting all his life to find someone who understood his heart in a way that no one else did, not even Shiro. Allura had given him that. And the moments they shared, the small home dates the two of them had or even dates that they had outside were amazing. Walking along the beach, barefoot in the sand and watching the wind flow through her beautiful silver locks. Those memories were things he could never replace.

Shiro and many others had described love to him before, but it was different when he had fallen in love. It was like he was complete - like he didn't need anything else from the world. He still remembered the day he had asked Allura to be his wife.

Keith led her to the Juniberry garden, filled with freshly grown Juniberries now, which allows her to relax away from her duties for a little while. He knew she had been under a lot of stress with the coronation coming along, after all. This was a place that always allowed her to unwind, outside of his favourite beach that they always went to dates on.

"This is amazing, thank you, Keith," Allura breathed out.

"I'm glad," Keith murmured quietly, watching as she closed her eyes and leaned against him. Her head resting on his shoulder still made his heart skip a beat even now. They sat like this for a few moments before she lifted her head to look up at him.

"But you called me here for a reason, right?" Allura asked softly. "I can tell from the look in your eyes."

Keith felt his face flush. He really could not hide anything from anyone and especially not from her. She knew him too well in all the years they had been friends. He nodded slowly and stood up. He held out his hand to her, helping her to her feet when she took it, before fiddling with the ring in his pocket.

They had been together for eight months and not done much more beyond hanging out as good friends, deciding mutually that intimacy could wait till marriage. Pushing down his nerves, he knew he was ready for the next step in their relationship. He just hoped that she was as well.

"Keith, what's wrong? Are you alright?" Allura asked, breaking through his thoughts. "You seem nervous."

Keith shook his head. "I'm okay." He knelt on one knee in front of her. "I never really knew love before you. I was happy before, but it felt like something was missing. You were that missing piece and I never want a life that you're not in. Will you marry me?" He felt his cheeks flush as he said these words out loud, finally asking her the question that he had been planning for weeks.

Allura felt her eyes water, her own cheeks turning pink. "Yes." Her own voice was a hushed whisper as she spoke these words, but it steadily grew louder. "Yes, of course I'll marry you!" A soft watery laugh escaped her as she tried to stop the tears that fell from her cheeks.

Keith gently brushed the tears away with his thumb, but he didn't say anything, feeling as if words would ruin how tender the moment was.

There was that day and then there was today. The two of them would have a small wedding ceremony with a couple of friends and the bigger reception the day after. It was Altean tradition and although they were still working to get Altea back to its former glory, this was a tradition Keith wanted to respect. Besides, it aligned with his own traditional values anyway.

Today was the day of the smaller ceremony and Keith stood in the back room of the building, fixing his tie for like the fiftieth time. No, he wasn't nervous, of course not. Why do you ask? But this whole dressing up thing was new for him because he and Allura had always been quite casual and comfortable on dates.

"Keith, relax," Shiro said with a laugh. "You look perfect."

"You're my brother, you're supposed to say that" Keith said back before sighing. "She's just been through a lot. I want to make this special for her."

"I know," Shiro said softly. "I felt the same way at mine and Rachel's wedding three years ago. Rachel and Jose haven't had an easy past so I wanted to make their future as beautiful as I could. In the end, I just followed my heart. And now, the three of them are part of our family."

Keith had to agree. He couldn't imagine Rachel, Jose and Layla not being a part of his family now. It was like they had always been there.

"And your heart is beautiful, Keith, more than anyone's," Shiro assured him. "Your love is unconditional. Trust that. Trust your heart. Everything will be okay."

Keith flushed. His brother had a high opinion but somehow his faith in him did give him confidence. He would be able to give Allura the perfect wedding he wanted. He just had to trust his heart, and, in the end, everything would be okay.

Koji winced as his mother tightened the bandage around his arm. He tried to force himself to relax. He had never meant for this to happen –had never meant for Koichi to find out that his father was abusing him or so that was what everyone kept calling it. Despite all this though, as horrible as he was for sending Dad to jail, he felt a sense of relief. No one would hurt him anymore – even if he deserved it, even if he brought it upon himself, a part of him felt relief.

"The painkillers will take effect soon," Tomoko said kindly, her expression sad but a little distant. "Your father and I have both made some mistakes. I'm sorry, Koji."

Koji shook his head, head resting against his brother's shoulder. He didn't have the words to speak so he just stayed quiet. The others already knew about this now because they had all been there. He really wished they hadn't seen any of that. The last person he wanted to know was Zoe. She had held a special place in her heart even when they were kids and now, she would know how weak he was. Why? Why did this have to come out now? And why in front of the girl who meant more to him than anything?

You're free from the pain. From Satomi having to tend to your wounds afterwards.

But now he had put Satomi in pain – he had left her with a financial burden, and he had left her alone in that house because his mother had brought him home right away. He wanted to go see how his stepmother was – the woman who had always defended him even when he didn't deserve it and he had just left her. He moved away from Koichi but the sharp pain that ran through him forced him to stop in his tracks and shiver from the shock it sent through his whole body.

"Koji!" Koichi gasped, wrapping his arms around his brother. "You're still hurt. Please don't move yet."

Koichi's voice was gentle yet concerned and it took Koji that moment to realise that their mom had left them alone for which he was glad.

"Sorry," Koji muttered. "I didn't mean to worry you. I'm just worried about my mom." He had come to consider Satomi to be his mother in the last few years and although he had a lot of respect for Tomoko, he did not feel the same connection with her that he did with Satomi.

Koichi frowned at that, face falling a little. "I'm sorry. We were so eager to get you out of there that we didn't really think about her. I should have thought…"

"No," Koji cut him off, seeing his brother's expression. "You were worried about me. I understand…but…is it…" It was odd, asking what he wanted even though he knew from their adventures that Koichi and the others were people he could be honest around. Then why did his mouth feel so dry right now?

Everything felt as if it was too hot – but he had to get these words out somehow. He was struggling to keep his eyes open, and he knew Mom would understand if he waited till tomorrow to get her, but he needed to express it to his brother.

"It's okay," Koichi assured. "I promise, it's okay to check up on her but are you ok if we do that in the morning? I know you want to help her. But if being Legendary Warriors has taught us all anything, it's that we need to be at our own full strength before being able to save anyone else."

Koji felt his body relax and he nodded. He should have known. Koichi always understood. He understood him without him having to say anything about it – and he was right. He slowly curled into his bed, shivering a little as he pulled the blanket over himself.

I'm sorry, Mom. Everything hurts right now but I promise I won't leave you alone either.

"Ok," Koji said softly. "We'll go see her in the morning." His eyes closed and although he knew he might not have the most peaceful of sleep, for now, he could not keep his eyes open any longer.

"See?" Sokka beamed as Avery glared at him before storming off causing him to frown. Avery was so weird – it wasn't like he had cheated or anything. He turned back to Aang and Katara. "Did you see how awesome I was? What's his problem?"

Ok, so he and Avery from the fire nation had a few competitive battles on how to fight without bending and using different creative techniques with the sword but he had won once or twice too.

"I think he's just jealous of you, Sokka," Aang said honestly. "Don't you think, Katara?"

Katara smiled and nodded. "Not everyone can handle losing as easily as you can, Sokka. Well, now at least."

Sokka rolled his eyes. "I know, I know. I was pretty bad at it trying to be the big shot back at the village." His father had given him the role of protecting his village and he didn't want to disappoint him. Not after what happened to their mother and even how it later affected his sister.

"Should we head to the Earth Kingdom?" Aang asked. "I want to help with repairs there and Teo told me that he and his dad might need some help."

Sokka nodded. "Yeah, let's go. Zuko's coming too, right?"

"Toph and I both asked him, and he said he would try to make it," Katara assured. Currently, they were on the outskirts of the Fire Nation which was where he had initially met Avery and the two had bonded over being non benders who were still warriors.

He had never thought much about the other's competitive nature but him being a sore loser was getting to him a little. What was the big deal in something that was supposed to be just fun? He shook it off. Maybe he was just having a bad day or something - now was the time to help with repairs in the Earth kingdom and think about it later.

He allowed Momo to climb up on his shoulder as they both climbed up on Appa. He could feel Katara watching him, so he grinned at her to show he was fine, and she watched him for a moment more before turning away. His sister was observant especially when it came to him. It had taken everything in her to tell Aang that she wasn't interested, and they were too young.

The two of them had been a little awkward for a while but Aang had understood her reasons and now they were close friends again. For now, they had decided to remain friends because Aang did not understand boundaries and Katara wasn't always the best at expressing what she wanted. It was not a match made in heaven, not with their current personalities.

Still, he did hope Katara would let it go. He wasn't even sure why it bothered him so much. There was just something about the look in Avery's eyes that felt different from usual in a way he couldn't explain. Maybe he was overthinking? The two had been friends or well rival friends for the last two years and it had always been friendly with no malice involved.

Appa landing on the ground was what brought Sokka out of his thoughts. He sometimes forgot how quick the flying bison was in getting them from point A to point B. He quickly forgot all about Avery though as he moved to greet Zuko and Toph who were both already there.

"I see your friends have arrived," An all too familiar voice that Sokka had not expected to hear in a long time spoke from behind them. and He felt a scowl fill his face as they came face to face with General Fong. He shifted into a defensive position in front of Aang as he glared, his sister joining him. If looks could kill, Fong would be dead by now. How dare he have the nerve to show his face after what he did to Aang and using Katara to hurt their friend?

"You!" Sokka snapped. "What the hell are you doing here?"

While this was all happening, a dark shadow loomed from beyond the clouds. A smirk flitted on its face. Living creatures were so interesting. This was going to be fun. Mist would never see it coming.