An Unwavering Heart

Call It Dreaming

*Sexual Content Ahead*

*2 Years Later*

Zuko shook his long, black hair out of his eyes as he reached for his toothbrush. The silent, morning routine was interrupted by a heavy footed earthbender entering the bathroom. The petite woman walked over to her boyfriend and squeezed his butt, cackling with glee. "Mmmphh!" a startled Zuko grunted. He rinsed his mouth and smiled at Toph as he made his way to their bedroom. "You always know how to wake me up, it's more effective than coffee, "he chuckled, "I should've moved in with you a long time ago." Toph grinned, "Oh, I don't think you could've handled living with me years ago, Sparky."

Sitting on the bed, Zuko began to get dressed. "You know, I never thought I'd be wearing a suit twice in the same year, but here we are." Toph laughed as she walked over to her closet, "Yeah, it's cruel that Sokka and Suki got married a few months ago, and now we have to do this all over again for Aang and Katara." Zuko furrowed his brow in thought before asking, "Hey, so, random question. What do you think about marriage, kids, all of that?" She shimmied her turquoise, flowy bridesmaid dress on as she answered, "Pfft, come on, Sparky. It's just a piece of paper, doesn't mean anything really. And kids? Not for me. I just want to yell at my metalbending students and travel whenever I want."

Zuko smiled, coming from behind Toph to wrap his arms around her waist, "That's what I love about you, you do your own thing. It does make me wonder, if you don't believe in it, why are you going to these weddings?" She turned around and threw her arms around his neck, "Well, I don't believe in it for me, but if other people want it, hey that's fine by me. I think Sokka and Suki did it for the right reasons, same for Aang and Katara. I know their marriages will be different from Haru and Jin. They're just sad now, I don't even think they like each other anymore." The firebender relaxed under her touch, "Yeah, I know what you mean, it's always tense around those two."

Toph had a question to ask Zuko and knew she had to ask him now in case hearts would be broken, "So, I told you how I feel, but what about you? Are you a marriage and kids kind of guy?" He laughed as his arms squeezed her waist tighter, "No, I thought I did but then I realized it's what my father wanted. I don't really care. All that matters is how we feel about each other." She let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. Feeling relieved that they both felt the same way, she pulled away from him, "Agreed," she grinned, "Now, we should get going before Sugar Queen chews us out for being late."

In a small, carpeted room in the basement of a banquet hall in Republic City, Aang, Sokka, Haru, Zuko, Hakoda, and Monk Gyatso were beginning to get Aang ready for his big day. Sokka kept reminding Aang to dry himself off so he could get the shirt of his suit on. "You're all sticky, man! Your arm can't slide in the sleeve. Use that airbending and blow, blooooowww!" Aang kept blowing but every time, traitorous beads of sweat formed as soon as he stopped blowing. Haru walked over and pulled a flask out of his jacket pocket, "You just gotta calm down. I was nervous when I got married, it's perfectly normal. Here, take a swig." Before Aang could answer, Sokka's eyes narrowed as he spoke, "No offense, man, but I don't want my sister to get married to some drunk guy. Also, what the hell? It's 11am." Haru grinned and took a swig from the flask, shrugging at the two men before quietly sitting down.

Sokka shook his head and returned his attention to his sweaty, soon to be brother-in-law. "Do not take marriage advice from him. You're just nervous, but let's talk it out and then it'll go away. So, what's on your mind?" Aang's eyes nervously flickered over to Hakoda, who had an expression that Aang couldn't read, before looking back at Sokka. "Uhhh, you know," he rubbed the back of his neck, "Could we talk about this in private?" His friend nodded and led him out to the hallway in privacy. "So, what's going on that you can't say in front of my dad? It better me G rated." Aang's eyes widened before shaking his head, "No! I mean, yes, it's G rated. It's just..I'm worried about being a husband."