A Zutara Story
                                     Chapter 1 He Loves Me

The war was over. The Pheinix king was defeted by Aang, the firenation air battalion was destroyed by Sokka, Suki and Toph. And Azula layed with her hands tied behind her back infront of Zuko and Katara. The shameful tears gushed from Azulas eyes. Many destroyed houses stood in the capital. The guards werent sure weather to listen to Zuko and Katara or attack them. The families wondered what was to become of their homes and their country and genraly a mist of confusion formed under the humid air in the fire nation. But Zuko and Katara stood together watching the diminished firelord burst fire out of her nosdrills.
Katara looked at Zuko and for a moment they exchanged amazed glances. Both were in compleate awe of each others beauty. Both  somehow dreamed of the other and stood somewhere in the stars. But soon enough both fell to the real warld and realized eachothers awkward position.
- "Uhh Zuko" Katara said blushing
- "I-I guess its over now y-you know scince we defeated Azula".
- "Scince YOU defeated Azula"
Zukos words only made Katara blush again.
- "What do we do now?"
- "I guess I should talk to the generals and nobles scince I am firelord now"
- "Well you go do exactly that" said Katara    
- "Alright meet me in the palace in two hours ok"
- "OK"
Zuko and Katara departed Zuko heading for the palace to meet with the generals and nobles while Katara decided to go skim around the capital. Both knew they would have to tell each other about their feelings and Zuko had it all planed out. He would take Katara on a date to a fine tea shop in the palace he would please her in every possible way he would be kind romantic and strong. He knew Katara Loved him and he loved her. He thought of her all the time. She was beautiful, everything about her was good. She kind
She was smart she was strong and passionate. And everything about her was perfect to Zuko. Zuko ran into the jewel hall which was decorated in the finest gold and silver found in the fire nation. He took his time to select a perfect ring but then he found a necklass with a piece of paper lieing next to it. The paper said symbol of marrige in the watertribe. Zuko understood and smiled at his luck. Zuko took a flawless blue and red saphire. It tickled him inside just imagining Katara when she saw what he made for her.
Then he imagined the moment, the perfect moment the moment of true love in which he would ask her to marry him. Zuko fell backwards and stared at the ceiling.
- "She's perfect"
Then a firenation guard entered the room.
- "Firelord Zuko?"
Zuko pulled his uper body up and replied
- "Yes"
- "Thank goodness I found you the Nobles want to know were you are"
- "Im coming - wait Katara will be hear any moment - lets see uhh - Guard do you you have a messenger hawk?"
- "Yes"
- "Get him overhere"
- "Ustopher!"
A messenger hawk flew in the room. Zuko put a letter in its back and said "to Katara" And the messenger hawk flew off. Zuko folowed the guard to the nobles. Now just by the name "nobles" he was bored he would rather think of Katara and their bright future and their date and their marrige but all of that was overshadowed by one thing - his job. The guard led him into a room with 30 seated me. Generals, Admirals, Nobles, Governors and even Buissnes men.
- "Well You called me"
- "Sir what do we do"
- "Simply realy, tell the troops withdraw from Ba Sing Se into the firenation colonies, then reduce the army and the navy to a smaller force of about 2/3 of the present force and teach those old soldiers to help the economy.
- "Sir I agree but i must advise you to - blah blah blah blah blahhhhhh blahblah blabidy blabidy blah, blah blah blah blahblah blahhhh blah blah blahhhh blablah blahhhh blahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Slowly Zuko shifted his view from the blabering advisor to his saphire necklass. Slowly he pulled out his knife and continued carving his engasion necklass for Katara.
"My Lord" But Zuko couldnt hear him he was imagining Kataras face sweatly blushing. "Firelord" the noble said more stricktly this time but Zuko still didnt hear.
- "Firelord Zuko!"
- "Huh? What? Whats going on?"
- "Whatever you are making it better be more important than this meeting!"
- "And it is! Nobles generals I told you your orders go obey them! You all will take care of the details! Send a letter to the earth kingdom. Tell them that I am willing to negotiate a peace treaty on a meeting in Ba Sing Se 1 week from now!"
Zuko left the room and finally finishhed the necklass. It was a water heart with flames on top.
The messenger hawk flew up to Katara. The Beautiful young maiden pulled out the message.

Dear Katara
Please forgive me but I request that you come two hours later then we planned.
I Have Something special in store for you.
Unfortunatly it is not prepared yet but it will be.
                                                Love Zuko

Katara smiled and held the letter to her chest. She sighed soothingly and quietly but happily said.
- "He loves me"