Zuko couldn't sleep as soon as the sun came up, he laid in bed laying on his back as Katara was sleeping next to him. They haven't done anything more than a few pecks and normal cuddling, they didn't feel the need.. so they shared his bed again, it wasn't uncomfortable.

He watched her sleep, there was something about watching people sleep that were so wondrous. Someone in their most vulnerable state, natural, relaxed, the easy breathing, their chest rising and falling so slow, she seemed so relaxed.

She was so beautiful.

"Youre stating," Katara mumbled keeping her eyes closed.

"How'd you know?" He smiled a little.

"You stopped snoring," she opened her eyes looking at him tiredly.

"You got a nice face to look at, can't help it," Zuko shrugged rolling on his side.

"Could just say I'm pretty like a normal person than a nice face," she laughed a little holding his hand out a little. She brought her hand out and hooked pinky's with himZ

"Youre so beautiful, pretty is an understatement," Zuko whispered.

She was quiet for a moment watching him, she blushed with a small smile.

"You know you're beautiful too," she whispered back sitting up on her elbows. Zuko gulped a little watching her hair fall past her arms and shoulders like water trickling off a leaf.

"I don't wanna get up, it's quiet and I'm warm," Zuko sighed a little as Katara sat up fully and brought her knees to her chest looking out the window.

"The mornings here are so peaceful, I didn't like getting up so early till I came here, I'm not freezing and have to put on layers to see the sun rise," Katara looked over at the pink, orange and blue sky. She loved the smell of morning dew and the sound of birds.

"When I came here I never thought I'd find peace, feel safe, that I'd cry myself to sleep because I just wanted to be home," she sighed moving her hair to the side.

"What about now? How much has that changed?" Zuko watched her memorized. She looked back at him with a gentle smile.

"I'm at home when I'm with you," Katara leaned over and pressed her lips against his. Asking for a gentle slow kiss, he slid his hand under the back of her neck to pull her closer for a deeper kiss.

"I just want you to be happy, I would do anything as long as your happy kat," he looked into her eyes half closed when they pressed their foreheads together.

"You make me happy, I didn't know you would but you do," she breathed before kissing him again. Inhaling through her nose as her hand rested against his shoulder, gently traced against his chest, feeling every scar that could've been from anything.

Zuko leaned closer till he was sitting up kissing her more, desperate for her. She was cool to the touch as he rubbed her upper arm, how was her skin so soft?

Katara crawled into his lap as she cupped his jaw, thumb tracing over his scar. Following whatever they were feeling as Zuko held her thighs to pull her closer and felt a little scar on the side of her thigh.

"What's that from?" He asked quietly breaking away.

"Whale tooth accident, I dropped the knife," she smiled looking at where his thumb rubbed to feel.

"Of course You did," he chuckled.

"I got this one from getting a hook stuck in my arm," Katara showed her shoulder of another scar.

"Pretty gnarly," Zuko smiled touching it.

"I got this one from getting bit by a turtle duck when I was little," he showed his hand, a light scar of a bite mark on the web between his thumb and pointer.

"Of course you did," she teased as he kissed her shoulder gently and her neck.

"Is this okay?" He whispered against her skin.

"It's definitely not not okay," Katara sighed a little.

"Tell me to stop and I'll stop," Zuko told her calmly kissing under her jaw.

"I like this, can we just stay like this?" She gulped a little.

"Of course," he nodded only kissing her neck and jaw, nothing lower, he just liked being able to kiss her in general.

There was a knock at the door.

"Noooo," Zuko groaned flopping back in the pillows.

Another knock.

"Go away!" He called as Katara giggled staying on his lap.

"Listen you can't just talk to me like a serva-" Azula walked in with mai and ty Lee behind her.

"Wow," Ty Lee covered her mouth laughing.

"I literally said no!" Zuko cried out as Katara looked at them wide eyes.

She and Zuko looked at each other and the position they were in and looked back at the girl burning red.

"Do you mind? We were doing nothing," Katara rolled off and grabbed the blanket feeling embarrassed.

"Azula knocked," mai glared.

"It's my room!" Zuko defended loudly.

"Why are you barging into peoples room in the first place?" Katara held the blanket up to cover her nightgown. Zuko was only wearing pants so it didn't look great.

"One I thought it was just Zuko in here," Azula huffed looking to the side.

"And?!" They both yelled.

"Please it's not like she's ever walked in on you and me too," mai scoffed. "Grow up,"

Katara sent her a look glaring as she was sitting up on her elbows.

"Some people like privacy, and it's early, the sun just came up," Katara shot back as she wiped the bottom of her lips.

"So can we talk now?" Azula asked annoyed.

"Get out!" Zuko threw a pillow at them.

"Don't throw things at me!" Azula cried out. Katara threw the other one hoping they're getting the hint.

"Put a do not disturb sign on," Ty Lee offered teasing.

"It's my room!" He yelled as the door closed.

The two looked at each other wide eyes baffled by their logic. But immediately burst out laughing as Zuko laid on his stomach laughing a little, Katara covered her face as her shoulders shook in laughter.

"You can stay in bed, I'll go see what's wrong with them now," Zuko pushed himself out of bed and grabbed his shirt, it was getting warming as spring continued, and two bodies in a bed makes it very warm at night.

"Okay, don't get bullied," Katara stole more blanket as he pulled his robe over him with his arms crossed not amused. 

Zuko walked out of his room and sighed when the robe fell open again but he gave up and let it stay open as he found his sister again.

"What?" Zuko snarled at them annoyed.

"Sorry to interrupt the honey moon phase of this backwards relationship but it's important," Azula rolled her eyes. Zuko didn't buy it.

"I'm waiting,"

"We found the assassin from your wedding night?" Ty Lee offered softly.

"What?" Zuko made a face. That wasn't possible.

"If you weren't so busy with your tongue down your wife's throat you would be paying attention to more important things," mai spat crossing her arms.

"I'm saving my sarcastic responses for later, I'm talking to my sister not you, Azula explain," Zuko put his hand up to his exe.

"Father hasn't caught on yet but I found the traitors and wanted to make sure you can confirm them before I hand them to father," Azula nodded calmly.

"Them? As in multiple or?" He frowned. It couldn't be Jet again, jong jong took care of it. But there was that other man in the room holding Yue back when he was attacked...

"Five suspects," she agreed.

Zuko pursed his lips looking down but inhaled a deep breath and nodded slowly.

"I'll come to you in a few hours, let me wash up and change," Zuko ran a hand through his hair looking between ty Lee and Azula.

"I have them as hostage in the old training deck, meet me there at noon, bring Katara if you want," Azula raised a brow at him knowing he'd ask to bring her either way.

"I'll let her know, I'll be there at noon," he agreed calmly. Keeping his facial expression's neutral but he was confused at the possibility that Jet came back. He trusted jong jong to take care of it so who else is there... or was some poor servant going to be getting a punishment for a crime they didn't commit?