Wow, I like what an interesting twist you took on the ATLA world. Great exploration of how the Kyoshin or the Air Nomad culture's viewed marriage or fideltiy. Even given that this story was written based only upon the information from S1, and thus does NOT follow the cannon developed in S2 and S3, it's still fabulous. I was impressed by your rich storytelling.

I would love to know what happened after this point- What about Jet? Are the twins eventually able to join Katara and Zuko in the Fire Nation? Does the marriage help further world peace? There's great potential for a sequel here. On a side note I do agree with other reviewers that the perhaps the story should be modified to list Katara and Zuko as the main characters. Rather than being disappointed that this story wasn't what I thought I was bummed I had run across it sooner when I used the search feature to find Zutara stories. Although Aang DID get a lot of playtime here, having him listed as a main character probably misleads people to the content of the story.

ps. Kinda loved how shamelessly aggressive Zuko is here. ~_

Haha, the chapter's "ending" makes Aang seem like a creeper.

I think your writing style is ok, and the plot was ok. BUT THE ENDING WAS HORRIBLE!

WHY LIST YOUR FIC AS "KATARA & AANG" WHEN IT IS CLEARLY ZUTARA? I flinch at every single zuko scene! ARGKHW#IR (#*$(* PLS add "zutara" in the description or AT LEAST list your fic as one involving "katara and Zuko" instead of "katara and aang"! When i see katara that slutwhore going at it with zuko i feel so cheated! (no offence, your writing style is ok but not good enough to convert a shipper)

Anw, i kept reading hoping zuko would be gotten rid of but NOOOOO! THEY ENDED UP MARRIED FOR SOME WEIRD TRADE?

Sigh! What a waste! Anw i suggest you label your fic appropriately so it reaches the zutara shippers, instead of pissing off katangers. Afterall, i'm sure zutara-ers would have loved this fic.

KATARA IS A SLUT! ZUKO IS SO ANNOYING! RAWRRRR

I adore this. I love how Katara doesn't even see that she's being courted. Fabulous.

Very cute, albeit slightly confusing story! Nice work. :)

I LOVE it!

Regardless of how it turned out, this was a very well written story. And although I was very seriously hoping that it would turn out as an Aang/Katara, I don't mind too much the way it is simply because you seem to be god at keeping the characters in character.

However, I can hardly believe Aang would just trade his lover and best friend for an oversized hunk of metal that's bound to be at the bottom of the ocean in less than twenty years! That just struck me as WRONG!

Nice, very nice. I like it. There are few future stories of Avatar that I like. But this one is (currently) one of them. Though I have to admit that I was a little saddened that Katara and Aang hadn't gotten together. Yet, her childrens' worship of Aang did make up for it a little.

I hope you haven't made this moderately good story into crap in the next few chapters. Only one way to know eh?

OMG. I love it. That is so perfect, Aang being so willing to share Katara like that. Bwaha. Wish there were more fics like this.

(reads fic)

:)...(comes across the Zutara)...(0)_(0).

...(0)_ (twitch)

...GRAH! YOU RUINED THE STORY!

I HATE ZUTARA! ZUTARA WILL DIE! WHY DID YOU DO THAT! I WILL DESTROY YOUR UNIVERSE! GRAH! DEATH HTO ZUTARA! DEATH TO YOUR STORY...unless Katara double-crosses Zuko...otherwise YOUR STORY IS DOOMED TO LOSER-VILLE! YOU ARE AN OFFICIAL TRAITOR OF THE KATAANG NATION! MAY YOU BE DAMNED TO AN EARLY AND WELL DESERVED GRAVE IN THE PITS OF HEL!

Chapter 1.

A mature Aang. I like that.

Chapter 2.

Love the interaction between Zuko and Iroh. Zuko's pretend indifference to his uncle's distate for Water Nation Cuisine was hilarious.

I found it a bit odd that the Water Nation would make those kinds of demands (sintering bracers) on Zuko and Iroh and the others. Despite the Fire Nation's war-like history (and the seven warships), only several years have passed since the end of the war. Not long enough for the Water Nation to have amassed a large force of their own to take on the Fire Nation, and certainly not long enough for the Fire Nation to have lost much of its military might.

That would have been a very bad diplomatic move, earning them the enmity of the leader of the Fire Nation. If he really was hostile this would have given him the perfect excuse to resume aggressions.

A more subtle method of monitoring (and a secondary plan for attack)would seem smarter to me, though, I really like the idea that they have that kind of technology.

Chapter 3.

I really love the idea of the less inhibited cultural/sexual mores of this group. Although I do have to keep myself from gagging at the thought of physical intimacy between Aang and Katara. Sorry. I really am trying :) Really.

Chapter 5.

I loved the interaction between Zuko and Katara. Antagonistic and awkward with powerful sexual tension. Very good!

Chapter 6.

My fave chapter by far. Hot. Hot. Hot. I need lessons from you. I'll pay you...with praise and compliments?

Chapter 7.

Aang actually asked Katara to marry Zuko. It doesn't get any better than this.

Chapters 8-9.

Everything was all crazy and chaotic - the wedding and the resolution of the political situation was a bit sudden. It just seemed a bit forced. It also felt like Katara was going along with everyone else's wishes, getting married before sorting out her relationship with Zuko on her own terms.

To this end, there really needed to be more of Zuko in the last few chapters (and maybe a bit less of the others) to really build up to the happy couple we see at the end.

Overall a really great, mature fic! I look forward to more like it.

Ok... after taking a break from the story I decided to continue on with it(because really high quality Avatar fiction is hard to find). Reading it with a clear head I have to say that while the fact you used Katara as a bargaining chip still bothers me, I do now understand the fact that her initial anger was initially exactly like mine.

I'm not pigheaded enough to allow my pride to get in the way of supporting good authors, so I'll tell you bluntly, this story is top of the line. I appreciate that, while having a fantasy perfect ending where the bad guys get vanquished and the good guys ride of into the sunset isn't always a bad thing, its not the way real life works out. There aren't any good guys and bad guys after all, just different perspectives on the same situations.

Also, while I generally don't like 'Zutara', I like it here, because it's my belief that if a relationship did happen between them, it would be years after the war, when Zuko has grown up and matured into a man. Not now when he's still angst ridden and confused as a teen.

Please keep up the great work on your future stories!

-Jonnoda

I was thoroughly enjoying this story, until you decided to use Katara as a bargaining chip. I'm having a hard time trying to put into words how badly this offends me, and how mad I am that you managed to pull this off while still maintaining Aang to be in character.

Ugh

-Jonnoda

this story was awsome to read, and fun. it seems like my friends a bit, 'did you want him?''yes''did you have him''no''you should have''