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   Katara sat in the steamy bath for a while just thinking. Why did the spirits give her the baby and then take it away? What if I can’t have children? She decided that she would visit the family midwife and see if there was anything she could do to help. She stayed in their room until the call for dinner was made. She was so preoccupied with the whole baby thing she hadn’t eaten anything all day.

   She went and sat down in a small cozy room, any moment Zuko would come in, sit down in front of her and he was going to talk about the country’s problems and his plan on solving all of it. Deep in thought she didn’t even notice he came in. He was kneeled at her side and whispered something in her ear that made her smile and relax a bit. When she was relaxed he took his place a crossed the small table, and singled the servants to bring the food in, they served it family style.

“How was your day?” she asked trying to sound happy.
“It went well Meetings, signing documents and approving plans…enough about that what’s new with you?” genuinely concerned
Katara looked down at her half full plate of steaming food and sighed. “Well…I have been thinking that this whole thing…that there might be something wrong with me…or you…or both of us. We might be unlucky and never have the joy of children.”
Zuko nodded “We can go talk to the midwife after dinner…if you want…we just might not be trying hard enough…” he said the last part lower than the rest.
They finished there dinner with small talk about random things that they didn’t have to worry about, right at the moment. Katara was so happy that he had suggested it. When the final dinner plates had been removed Katara and Zuko both stood up, she was nervous but wanted to know why.

Hand in hand they walked down to the infirmary. Zuko felt that he had to pull her along, every once and a while. She was thinking too much about it, she needed to relax and just let nature take its course. But if this helped than he would do anything to make her happy.  When they finally got to the midwife’s room they stood outside the door for a little bit.
“Are you ready?”
“…Yeah…”
Zuko knocked quietly. A few seconds later, an old woman came to the door.
“I didn’t expect to see you for a while…” she said
Katara looked down when she said, “I am sorry I didn’t know…come in and let me know what is going on.”
They walked in and Katara sat down on the couch, but Zuko remained standing in front of the door.
“Katara and I seem to have trouble conceiving.” He said slowly.
“To my knowledge, I though you had already…” she said confused
“Yes well that…umm…”
“Oh…I am sorry, about that how long ago was the miscarry?” she asked
“4 months ago.” Katara said hugging her arms.
“…okay this question might sound…intrusive, but when was the last time you…umm…?”
A light blush came to the Fire Lords checks, “Last night…” he said looking away, “Before that, approximately 3 weeks ago…” Katara nodded in agreement.
The midwife nodded, she went back to her cupboards and found some dried herbs.
“Take these, an hour before you do anything…from what I hear its best if you spend the hour a part.”
They both nodded and left the midwife’s room. “Do you think it will work?” Zuko asked calmly.
“It’s worth a try…how should we…ingest the herb?”
“Make a tea out of it.”
“Oh.” Katara said not knowing any better, or had a professional anyone prescribes her something to help with an ailment.

When they got back to their room, Zuko had a servant bring them a tea pot with hot water. Zuko broke the herb stalks in half and then half again, and put it in the hot water and waited for it to steep. Like the Midwife said they were apart for the hour. Zuko went to documents and found him self able to concentrate on the things that needed to get done, he even had time to organize the documents and get everything ready for the next council meeting. Before he came in, he asked the servant to tell him when 45 minutes had gone by. There was a knock on the door and the 45 minutes was up, it would take him 3 minutes to get back to their room. He took his time walking. He wanted to fly to her; he had not felt like this ever. All Zuko wanted to do was spend time with Katara.

During the hour while Zuko was away, she felt her self getting warm, so she drew herself a cool bath, the whole time she relax, did nothing. She didn’t think about anything all she did was feel the coolness of the water against her skin. She couldn’t remember the last time she was this relaxed. It had been years. Before she knew it there was a knock at her door.

It was of course Zuko. Katara got out of the tub, bent all the water from her body and put it back in the tube, leaving her hair down. Putting a robe on to answer the door, as soon as their eyes met, Katara began undressing Zuko from his day clothes. He barely got the door shut and locked, before he pulled the belt from her robe so the knot fell out, and pulled the silk robe off of her naked body. Katara successful at disrobing the top half of her husband began kissing his neck. A small moan escaped his lips and he picked her up and setting her on the bed.

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   Katara sat in the steamy bath for a while just thinking. Why did the spirits give her the baby and then take it away? What if I can’t have children? She decided that she would visit the family midwife and see if there was anything she could do to help. She stayed in their room until the call for dinner was made. She was so preoccupied with the whole baby thing she hadn’t eaten anything all day.

   She went and sat down in a small cozy room, any moment Zuko would come in, sit down in front of her and he was going to talk about the country’s problems and his plan on solving all of it. Deep in thought she didn’t even notice he came in. He was kneeled at her side and whispered something in her ear that made her smile and relax a bit. When she was relaxed he took his place a crossed the small table, and singled the servants to bring the food in, they served it family style.

“How was your day?” she asked trying to sound happy.
“It went well Meetings, signing documents and approving plans…enough about that what’s new with you?” genuinely concerned
Katara looked down at her half full plate of steaming food and sighed. “Well…I have been thinking that this whole thing…that there might be something wrong with me…or you…or both of us. We might be unlucky and never have the joy of children.”
Zuko nodded “We can go talk to the midwife after dinner…if you want…we just might not be trying hard enough…” he said the last part lower than the rest.
They finished there dinner with small talk about random things that they didn’t have to worry about, right at the moment. Katara was so happy that he had suggested it. When the final dinner plates had been removed Katara and Zuko both stood up, she was nervous but wanted to know why.

Hand in hand they walked down to the infirmary. Zuko felt that he had to pull her along, every once and a while. She was thinking too much about it, she needed to relax and just let nature take its course. But if this helped than he would do anything to make her happy.  When they finally got to the midwife’s room they stood outside the door for a little bit.
“Are you ready?”
“…Yeah…”
Zuko knocked quietly. A few seconds later, an old woman came to the door.
“I didn’t expect to see you for a while…” she said
Katara looked down when she said, “I am sorry I didn’t know…come in and let me know what is going on.”
They walked in and Katara sat down on the couch, but Zuko remained standing in front of the door.
“Katara and I seem to have trouble conceiving.” He said slowly.
“To my knowledge, I though you had already…” she said confused
“Yes well that…umm…”
“Oh…I am sorry, about that how long ago was the miscarry?” she asked
“4 months ago.” Katara said hugging her arms.
“…okay this question might sound…intrusive, but when was the last time you…umm…?”
A light blush came to the Fire Lords checks, “Last night…” he said looking away, “Before that, approximately 3 weeks ago…” Katara nodded in agreement.
The midwife nodded, she went back to her cupboards and found some dried herbs.
“Take these, an hour before you do anything…from what I hear its best if you spend the hour a part.”
They both nodded and left the midwife’s room. “Do you think it will work?” Zuko asked calmly.
“It’s worth a try…how should we…ingest the herb?”
“Make a tea out of it.”
“Oh.” Katara said not knowing any better, or had a professional anyone prescribes her something to help with an ailment.

When they got back to their room, Zuko had a servant bring them a tea pot with hot water. Zuko broke the herb stalks in half and then half again, and put it in the hot water and waited for it to steep. Like the Midwife said they were apart for the hour. Zuko went to documents and found him self able to concentrate on the things that needed to get done, he even had time to organize the documents and get everything ready for the next council meeting. Before he came in, he asked the servant to tell him when 45 minutes had gone by. There was a knock on the door and the 45 minutes was up, it would take him 3 minutes to get back to their room. He took his time walking. He wanted to fly to her; he had not felt like this ever. All Zuko wanted to do was spend time with Katara.

During the hour while Zuko was away, she felt her self getting warm, so she drew herself a cool bath, the whole time she relax, did nothing. She didn’t think about anything all she did was feel the coolness of the water against her skin. She couldn’t remember the last time she was this relaxed. It had been years. Before she knew it there was a knock at her door.

It was of course Zuko. Katara got out of the tub, bent all the water from her body and put it back in the tube, leaving her hair down. Putting a robe on to answer the door, as soon as their eyes met, Katara began undressing Zuko from his day clothes. He barely got the door shut and locked, before he pulled the belt from her robe so the knot fell out, and pulled the silk robe off of her naked body. Katara successful at disrobing the top half of her husband began kissing his neck. A small moan escaped his lips and he picked her up and setting her on the bed.