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A/N: Ahhhhh! Budding romance time! They're getting closer and closer and I just can't wait until these two get even more of a connection! Thanks to everyone who has been staying tuned. You're keeping me going. I really hope I'm portraying them in a good way, true to their characters. I figured that now the threat of war is practically nonexistent that they would start seeing more of a humorous side of each other. Angst and heavy romance and sexual scenes and much, much more will be happening eventually! Stay tuned, I'll try to update whenever I have a new chapter complete, and I will definitely keep this trend going. :)

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Six months had passed since the end of the war, the time having passed far more quickly than Katara could have ever imagined. It was the first time she had ever felt truly at peace in her life, and she still found herself wondering if her tribe was going to have to face another attack. Thankfully, that wasn't the case, and by that moment, they had found a more permanent home that was on a bigger patch of ice.

Katara had been hard at work, helping with rebuilding, along with a few benders from the Northern Water Tribe. Now, they had proper housing as well as a few official buildings already built. There was still a long ways to go, but they no longer had to worry about all of their work being destroyed by the Fire Nation. It had been eerily uneventful, and there was still a constant fear prevalent in the South, no matter how much her father and Sokka had tried to keep the peace. There were those who believed that Firelord Zuko would keep his word, and those who were wary to the point of ridiculous ideas being planted in their heads, driven by the fear that they had known their whole lives. Most of the returned soldiers were with their families now, and those who were gone were laid to rest in a symbolic way. Things were closing on the chapter of war, but the families were still paranoid. No matter how much Sokka, as well as herself, pacified them, their lives were built on fear and defiance. She didn't know if that aspect would ever change, but she had to be persistent. It had been six months of no attacks. Hopefully they would start grasping the reality of it all. She didn't want her friends to live in fear all of the time, since there was really nothing to fear anymore. It was hard for Katara to see people unnecessarily instill fear in each other. Her dad tried his best as well, but it was started to put a strain on Katara, try to pacify them all while trying to rebuild.

She took position with one of her Northern Tribe friends, Tonna, to build another state building out of the snow and ice that surrounded them. They had been working together for quite a long time now, and they had developed a rhythm. Contrary to popular belief, building using waterbending wasn't the easiest and it required a lot of muscle use and concentration. But the two of them usually got at least half of a building done in a day, and they were truly a team with both speed and effort put into their bending. Also, they didn't mess around until their work for the day was done, so that made it easier.

Katara wiped sweat from her brow and looked over at Tonna, smiling at the other girl. After finishing that building, they looked at each other and nodded, moving some water to their mouths and starting to walk away.

'So,' Tonna said. 'I do believe you have a meeting with some Northern officials and the Firelord in the North soon, don't you?'

Katara nodded. She had agreed to go with her father and brother to help settle negotiations. Somehow, through her letters, she had persuaded Suki to join them so she wouldn't be the only girl on the journey, but with what Tonna was possibly asking, Katara might've not needed to do it.

'Why?' Katara said, lifting an eyebrow at the other woman.

'I do miss home…' Tonna told her, looking down.

Katara frowned and gave her a look, bending down and picking up a bit of snow, turning it into a ball and then throwing it at Tonna.

'Be straightforward, you dork!' Katara giggled. 'Are you asking to come with me?'

Tonna gave Katara a sheepish look, shrugging and then starting to walk again. Katara followed, moving to stand next to the other.

'I want to,' Tonna admitted. 'But will I be allowed to? That's the question.'

'I'm inviting you as my guest, so of course you will be,' Katara declared. She knew how important home was to Tonna, and frankly, Katara felt the same way about the Southern Water Tribe. This would always be her home. Those thoughts she had traveling back here from the Fire Nation pretty much solidified that this was her home. That didn't mean that she had times of wanderlust, but it did mean that this was where her heart would always be.

'C'mon,' Tonna challenged. 'Race you back to the Circle.'

Katara grinned impishly at her friend, nodding and jumping nimbly on a sled she made from the ice around her.

Zuko knew that seeing Katara would probably bring up feelings he had kept buried deep inside of himself. It had been nearly six months since he last saw the Water Tribe girl, and he was prepared to be hit by feelings that had seemed to be going nowhere, at least for the time being. He had pushed them to the back of his mind, but as he packed his own suitcase, with help from his servants (most of whom had become his dearest friends), he realized what he was going to either have to quench or let fizzle out. He had enough days to think about his feelings for Katara, and now he needed to face them head-on, or regret a few of his choices.

The only thing he could hope for was that she would feel the same way about him, that she wouldn't push him away, as much as she could possibly want to.

Before the war ended, their relationship could've quite possibly been taboo. Knowing his father, he would have severed any hope of a bond that Katara and Zuko may have shared, no matter the outcome of the war. But that wasn't the case anymore, not with Zuko in power. He was extremely level-headed and peace-oriented, even though he still had a bit of a temper. It was nothing compared to his father.

He went over the list in his head, of the things he needed to bring with him. He knew he would be in the North for a longer period of time, since negotiations took patience. Though he felt like he'd be sacrificing a lot in order to become an ally of the Water Tribes. Either way, he had to be prepared to do a lot more than he wanted. Hopefully, they wouldn't take advantage of his position.

With everything packed, he nodded to his servants to start packing his air ship. He changed into his more official robes instead of his around-the-house clothes, which were usually worn only when he was not busy with advisement and meetings.

Once his robes were on and his long hair was pulled back into his standard bun, he put his Firelord symbol in his hair, looking at himself in the mirror and straightening it, just like Katara had done months before.

A loud roar came overhead as Katara and Tonna ate their seaweed noodles, and Katara would know that noise from a mile away.

'Appa!' she called, grinning from ear to ear as the sky bison landed, Aang not following far behind. 'Aang!'

'Katara!' Aang shouted, grinning and running up to the Water Tribe girl, giving her a huge hug.

'Have you gotten taller?' Katara asked, pulling away from the Avatar and lifting her eyebrows. 'You almost seem taller than Sokka now!'

'Well, I have been growing up, y'know,' he joked, pushing her shoulder gently. 'I'm not the only one who's been maturing from the Gaang!'

Katara laughed and shook her head, rolling her eyes a little bit. She had written to Aang a while back, wanting him to pick everyone up and take them to the North. Appa was the fastest mode of transportation to get there, even if they had to make stops. At most, it took them three days, compared to the three weeks by sea, if they were lucky.

'Thanks for doing this,' Katara said, smiling. 'I really do appreciate it.'

Tonna cleared her throat and Aang lifted his eyebrows, blinking.

'Katara,' Aang said, taking a step towards Tonna. 'Who is this?'

'This is-'

'I'm,' Tonna interrupted, giving Katara a look. 'Tonna. It's nice to meet you, Avatar.'

'Nice to meet you, too!' Aang replied, a grin prevalent on his face.

Katara narrowed her eyes at the two and then went back to the center of the Circle, moving to eat her seaweed noodles. Tonna and Aang followed, sitting next to Katara.

They sat there for a while, catching up and laughing. Katara could tell there was something starting between Tonna and Aang, and once she was done eating, she went to go to her tent, finding her brother and father finishing their packing.

'Aang's here,' she announced, smiling at them. 'You should get a move on.'

She grabbed her already-packed things and moved towards Appa, smiling when she saw the beast. She laughed when Appa gave her a big kiss, standing there afterwards when she had slobber all over herself.

'I can't believe I'm saying this,' she told the animal. 'But I missed you too. A lot.'

A familiar chittering noise started, and a shadow passed over her, Momo then landing on her shoulder.

'I missed you too, Momo,' she said, tickling under the flying lemur's chin and laughing more when he flew away.

She had missed things like this, being on the road almost constantly. Seeing Appa and Aang just reminded her of how much she missed traveling. She didn't miss the fighting, but the traveling, the seeing the world? Yes, definitely. Once she was done with rebuilding, she did hope to travel around the world some more, or at least get out of the South for a while again. She loved her home, but her wanderlust kept growing.

Once she finished greeting Appa and Momo, she threw her luggage onto Appa's saddle and climbed up, waiting for her father and Sokka to load up. On the way, they would pick up Suki, and then they would be on their way to the Northern Tribe.

Before long, the rest of the traveling party came and loaded their stuff, and they were off. Katara was incredibly happy that Tonna was able to come along, especially since she was probably missing her family. Now that Aang and Tonna had hit it off, too, Katara was left without a conversation partner, but it was okay, especially if it meant that Aang was able to move on from Katara. She was convinced their friendship never really fully healed, that they were always going to have a touch of guilt left over from the results of his admission. But they were getting better, and every time she saw him, she was getting happier and happier. She took a deep breath, smiling as she watched the small patches of land whizz away as Appa flew quickly, the sea and trees turning into blurs as they passed them.

Zuko got to the North a day before any of his friends got there, and he was beginning to get a little stir-crazy. It was cold, and he was starting to feel slightly out of his element. He felt like he was being stared at no matter where he walked, and he didn't necessarily like it. However, instead of hiding, he walked taller, waiting to hear of anything about his friends coming.

A few hours later, he heard a loud roaring sound, something extremely familiar. His lips curled into a soft smile as he looked up, seeing a familiar bison about to land near the docks. It took everything in him not to run towards his closest friends, but he managed to do it, somehow. He kept his smile on his face as he walked to where Appa landed, seeing everyone start to unpack.

'Zuko!' he heard Aang call, with the boy running to him and hugging him. Aang had never really been subtle about greetings and seeing people he hadn't for a while. Though, his voice did sound a little less childish and a bit more mature, as well as his height being a bit different. He was growing up, and Zuko supposed he, himself, was as well.

'Hey,' Zuko said, chuckling a little bit when he hugged Aang back quickly. He smiled down at the boy and moved to give Sokka a handshake before moving to see Katara standing with Suki and a girl he didn't recognize.

Katara was smiling and talking to her friends, and Zuko just watched her for a moment, a soft smile on his face as he did. Seeing her in full Water Tribe garb was definitely a change, but she seemed to be becoming a woman in her absence and he had to swallow the lump of nervousness growing in his throat.

'Hey, Katara,' he greeted, putting the smile back on his face.

Katara turned to look at him, a smile spreading across her lips as she moved to go and give him a hug.

'Zuko,' she murmured as she hugged him.

Her hug was short but it was definitely enough for the moment.

'How have you been?' he asked, moving to go and help her carry her stuff.

'I've been good,' she said, then turning towards the girl he hadn't recognized. 'This is Tonna; she's from here, so she could possibly show us around a bit, if she would want to.'

Katara looked at her and Zuko gave Tonna a sheepish smile, raising his shoulders slightly, as if he was going to shrug. This girl seemed to be like Katara in a way, so hopefully she would be willing, though he couldn't blame her if she didn't want to show the Firelord around the Northern Water Tribe.

'I'd be happy to,' Tonna said, then moving past them to talk to Aang.

'I think she might have a thing for Aang,' Katara gossiped, and Zuko looked back at her, lifting his eyebrows.

'I thought Aang had a thing for you,' he replied, lifting an eyebrow.

'No, not for a while,' Katara admitted. 'You remember that day with that small celebration? He went out to see me on the balcony? That's when I told him I didn't feel the same.'

'Ah, I see,' he said. Well, that made this slightly easier on him, if he decided to do anything about it.

'But it's good to see him happy,' she said, smiling in Tonna and Aang's direction. Zuko looked from Katara to the two as well, nodding in agreement. It was good for them, that was for sure. After looking at Aang and Tonna chase after each other for a moment, Zuko looked back at Katara.

'So where should I take these?' he asked her, lifting his eyebrows at the stuff he was carrying.

Katara looked back at him and smirked a little bit, picking up the remainder of her luggage. She lifted an eyebrow at him and laughed softly.

'Wow,' she said. 'I never thought that I would have Prince - Firelord - Zuko offer to take my luggage to my room at the Northern Tribe.'

At that, Zuko laughed, shrugging a little overdramatically.

'Things change all the time,' he replied.

'Very true.'

'Okay, so tell me where you want this stuff, 'cuz I'm pretty sure you packed enough to clothe 5 other people and it feels like my arm's going to fall off.'

'He jokes, too! I think I'm gonna like getting to know this Zuko.'

'Shut up and lead on, Katara,' Zuko teased.

'Alright, alright,' Katara exclaimed, giving him a bit of a look and then walking forward.

Now that everything was dying down, getting peaceful, he had to say that he was looking forward to getting to know the joking Katara as well, to possibly start up some banter in the later days when everything else had to be serious and professional. He followed her, almost wanting to take his robes off so he didn't trip, but managed nonetheless. He had to keep up appearances, after all.

When he reached Katara's room, he set her stuff down on the floor and looked around. It was dimly lit, and Zuko wasn't accustomed to rooms like this. Thankfully he wouldn't have to be in the North for very long.

'Different to what you're used to, huh?' Katara asked. 'Believe me, I understand. Think of how I felt when I was in the Fire Nation. But our rooms are designed to keep the warmth in and the cold out, I suppose, without melting the ice.'

Zuko nodded slowly as she spoke, shrugging again.

'Makes sense to me,' he said, smiling at her. 'Is that it?'

Katara looked around and nodded in affirmation.

'That's it,' she said. 'Are you doing anything right now?'

Zuko looked from the small window to Katara suddenly and his eyes widened a little bit.

'No,' he said. 'Though it might be a good idea to unpack my own room.'

Katara looked at him and pressed her lips together.

'No servants to do it for you?' she let slip past her lips.

Zuko narrowed his eyes slightly and shoved her shoulder, laughing softly.

'Are you ever going to stop with the royalty jokes?' he asked. 'Have you gotten as bad as Toph? Are you spending too much time near Sokka?'

Katara giggled and shook her head.

'I don't know, but don't let me keep you from unpacking your room, Zuko,' she said, turning to pick up her bag and start unpacking as much as she could. 'I'll see you later.'

'Right, sounds good,' he replied, moving to the doorway.

Before he left, he looked over his shoulder and smiled.

'I'm happy to see you again, Katara,' he told her.

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She stopped and looked at him, a grin spreading across her lips.

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'Right back at you, Zuko.'