-𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙚⊰

-Chapter 16⊰

Zuko grunted in pain as his chest throbbing with intensity. "Agni, it's been a week when is the pain going to go away?" he growled out.

"As soon as the tissue around your heart is done repairing itself," Katara said with patience as she poured him and Aang tea.

Zuko huffed as he sat back angrily "That's stupid. Why can't you just heal it like you did the lesion?"

Katara gave him an unimpressed look, "There's only so much healing water can do. Your body has to do some work."

"Yeah, well, it hurts." Katara shook her head with disbelief making Aang laugh.

"Who knew the mighty Fire Lord acts like a baby when he doesn't feel good?" Aang teased.

"You should see him when he's sick," Katara said.

"I am NOT acting like a baby," Zuko said.

"Whatever you say, sweetie," Katara said as she kissed his head. "Toph and I are going to town to pick out dresses for her party, is there anything you guys want?"

"Why don't you just have the dressmaker make you one? Isn't that the reason we have one?" Zuko asked as he stared at Katara.

"Fabric is starting to get expensive it's less expensive to buy a dress than to make one."

"Darling," Zuko started, using the nickname that normally expressed his distaste or how cross he was. And Katara knew that what he was about to say would make his inner spoilt prince show, "you're the Fire Lady. There's no need for that nonsense talk about expensive fabric and such."

Katara gave a shocked laugh "I can't believe how snobby and materialistic you sound." Zuko gave her a carless shrug.

"It's a Fire Nation trait," Aang said as he sipped his tea.

Katara shook her head as she stared at her husband, "Apparently."

"I am not snobby," Zuko said. "I'm just stating the obvious. You're the Fire Lady, one of the richest women in the world and you're worried about how expensive fabric is."

"It'll look better that I'm buying a dress from a citizen then having one made all the time. It shows that I'm cutting spending and I'm supporting the economy."

"You don't spend that much as it is and are you sure it's safe to be going to town?" Zuko asked as Katara tied a cloak around her neck.

"It'll be fine, Zuko," she said, lifting her hair out of the cloak, "stop worrying."

"Excuse me for being worried about my wife and child."

Katara smiled before giving him a chaste kiss "You worry too much; you're going to give yourself a heart attack."

"Well then it's a good thing I have you to nurse me back to health if that ever happened," Zuko said as he brought her into another kiss.

"Ugh, Aang, how do you stand the oogies?" Sokka asked as he walked in the sitting room, Toph following close behind him.

"I ignore them," Aang said with a shrug as Sokka sat down at the table, his eyes instantly finding the cookie plate.