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Rebuilding	By : voyager Category: Avatar - The Last Airbender > Slash - Male/Male > Aang/Zuko Views: 2674 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: Avatar The Last Airbender is the property of Nickelodeon. I don't own or profit from the characters or settings of this story. Warning: Deals with adult situations, and characters dying

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Chapter 4

Families Together Again, and

A Royal Betrothal

(Set just before Zuko's Coronation)

The Fire Nation capitol was buzzing, for over a hundred years, the authoritarian rule by the members of the House of Sozin had repressed the people, and this was as much a day of liberation for them as it was for the Water Tribes or the Earth Kingdom. Ordinarily there would be months of planning that went into a royal coronation, and the ceremonies themselves could take days, but Zuko felt it was important to rush things for two reasons, he needed to legitimize himself as the rightful heir to the fire nation throne; and, he wanted to use this occasion to announce to everyone that the war was finally over.

Zuko wished his uncle was here, but he and the other members of the White Lotus had gone to liberate Ba-Sing-Sei; and Zuko hadn't heard from him. It was, frankly, a little troubling. Iroh shouldn't have been gone this long without any word. As if the universe was reading his mind, which was entirely possible, given what he and Aang had gone through yesterday; a guard came up to him with a messenger hawk on his arm.

The man bowed to Zuko and said, "Your majesty, a messenger hawk has arrived from Ba-Sing Se." Zuko smiled, technically he was still a prince until the coronation; and he was supposed to be addressed as 'Your Highness;' not, 'Your Majesty.' However, under the circumstances, he'd let the breach in protocol slide. He would not hand down harsh punishments to his people for simple errors, like his predecessors did. The man had apparently realized his mistake, his skin blanched a little, and a drop of sweat trickled down the side of his face. Zuko gave him a gentle smile, and thanked him, before dismissing him.

The servant had not been expecting this, and backed out of the room with a very relieved look on his face. Zuko read the letter, it was from Iroh! His mission was a success, and he'd be returning home within two days. It also promised a special surprise for him, and the Avatar. The letter didn't go into any more details, and Zuko couldn't help but be curious about what the surprise was. He found Aang going over some history scrolls in the chambers they shared; technically, until they were formally betrothed they were supposed to stay in separate rooms; if the protocol minister knew Aang was in his room, she'd have an aneurism. But as that servant discovered, Zuko wasn't as anal about protocol, pomp and circumstance as his father and grandfather had been. "Aang, I've got a message from my uncle, he says they've freed Ba-Sing-Se and they're on their way here." "The message also says that the Order of the White Lotus found something in the city that would be very important to both of us." Aang's curiosity was peaked, "I wonder what your uncle means by that?" "I guess we'll find out in two days, Aang."

The next two days went by agonizingly slowly; Zuko went to the hospital each day to check on Azula, her condition had not changed much, if at all. Zuko still couldn't bring himself to go to the prison where Ozai was being held. He and Aang, Sokka, Suki and Katara spent the days speculating about what Iroh's surprise was, Finally the day came, another messenger hawk arrived. Iroh's fleet was only an hour or so behind it. As the fleet approached the royal harbor, Zuko could see that it was pretty rag-tag and made up of ships from many lands. Fire-nation steel hulled warships, and airships; Earth-kingdom junks, and Water-tribe skiffs. What an odd collection of vessels, Zuko thought as he looked out through a telescope. The ships pulled up to the harbor, as they were being tied down, Zuko, Aang, Katara, Sokka, Suki and Toph waited expectantly on the dock. Iroh came down the gangplank, and he was escorting… 'No,' Zuko thought to himself, 'Could it really be her?' his body visibly stiffened. Aang was very attuned to Zuko's moods and postures, and recognized the change. "Who is she, Zuko?" "Sh-she's my mother, Aang." Ursa saw Zuko standing there alongside an unfamiliar air-bender. She was a little shocked, to see the huge scar that marred her son's handsome face, the last time she had seen him was before the fateful Agni-Kai. From Iroh's description, she guessed the Air-nomad was the avatar. Tears came to the eyes of mother and son, as they hugged each other tightly in a long overdue reunion.

After Iroh and Ursa came; "Dad!" shouted Sokka and Katara, and rushed to their Father, although Sokka was still hobbling from his injury. "I heard what you two did," he said to his children; "I'm the happiest, proudest father in the world, today." Following them where the White Lotus members and an unfamiliar group of people dressed in very familiar orange and yellow garments.

Aang's heart leapt up into his throat, air-benders, they were actual air-benders! Zuko saw tears in the eyes of his partner and looked up to see the Air Nomads coming down the gang-plank. Aang rushed to them and was welcomed into the arms of his people. Zuko had never seen Aang happier. It had always been a sore spot for him, whenever he contemplated being the last air-bender

Zuko then went to him, and put his arm around him to draw him towards his mother. Aang, this is my mother, Fire-lady Ursa. Mom, this is Aang, the Avatar. Ursa bowed to Aang, who put a hand on her shoulder, and implored her to stand up. "Please don't," he looked at Zuko, who nodded; Aang finished the sentence, "Mother." Ursa looked at him, and Zuko. "We're going to announce it after the ceremony tomorrow, but Aang and I are to be engaged." Ursa was a little stunned by this news, but her surprise quickly turned to joy, as she saw the affection and happiness that the Avatar and her son gave to each other.
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