A/N: The last chapter!!!! yaaay!!! enjoy and check out my other stories!!!

"One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun
Ne'er saw her match since first the world begun."

(Romeo)

Previously...

Yes. But it all depends on...how deep and sincere your feelings are for this girl, and hers for you." He said his face serious as well.

Cue the blushing again.

"I-I..." Zuko licked his lips nervously and then turned to me. "I love Katara. And I know now that, even though I just met her, I can't live without her."

His Uncle nodded approvingly. "And you my dear?"

"I want to be with Zuko as long as he'll have me, no matter what my father says, does, or thinks." I said keeping my eyes locked on Zuko's.

"Well then...This is what we'll do...."

I paced around my room. Twelve hours. In twelve hours I would be married. In twelve hours my parents would wake me from my sleep and I would go to the church to be forever bound to my husband. I would be the wife of Lord Haru, and he would be my husband.

Unless I did as Iroh instructed. Unless I took this vile. This vile of life altering liquid. This vile that would put me into a deep sleep, lulling me into a false death. No detectable heartbeat. No need for breath. No movement. Everyone would believe me to be dead. My family, friends, and neighbors, would all be either celebrating a union, or mourning a death in twelve hours.

Right now I held, in the palm of my hand, the one thing that would determine my future. The one thing that would allow me to choose either the love of my life or the man my parents approved of for me.

But there really was no choice. My decision was already made. The moment Iroh gave me this potion and told me of it's significance. That it would make it seem as if I was dead, and in forty eight hours I would wake up as if rising from a nap. I would wake up to the face of Zuko and the rest of my life with him if I drank this.

Then there's the possibility that the plan will fail. But what if this doesn't work? What if I wake up to find that I would have to be married to Lord Haru? Or even worse what if it backfires and I never wake up? What if the potion works all too well and I would sleep for the rest of eternity?

"Are you in bed dear?" Gran-Gran called from outside my door.

"Come in." I said quickly putting the vile under my pillow when I saw my father following her in.

" Father." I said taking a deep breath. Here goes nothing. "I am sorry. I-I was wrong before. You are right and I see that now. Tomorrow I will be forever bound to Lord Haru."

My father smiled. "My Katara, I'm glad you've seen the error of your ways. You will find that being a wife, a woman, isn't as horrible as you seem to think it is. You will be good with Lord Haru." He patted my head briefly and started for the door.

"Love you dad." I whispered as the door shut.

"Goodnight Kata. And remember I am so proud of you." Gran Gran said tears in her eyes as she kissed my forehead and left also.

The door locking sounded too loud in the silence that filled my room. With that done I walked back to my bed and reached under the pillow.

"Zuko. I drink to you." I said before opening the vile and sealing my future.

A/N: I might write an epilogue if i get a good response from this chapter!!!