When she awoke, Natasha was in a small temple surrounded by friends. She slowly sat up and looked around. Katara and Aang were sitting beside her bed, smiling with relief. Zuko was on the other side a small smile on his lips. Sokka was resting on the bed on the opposite side of her. Seika and a poor looking girl were standing by the door way watching her. Natasha smiled happily at all of her friends, "Hey! What's goin' on?" She said cheerfully. Katara and Aang gave her a big hug, and began to laugh happily, Natasha laughed with them, looking at Zuko with a big smile on her face.

Seika, who was now the size of an ox, and the girl came over and bowed down low in front of Natasha's mat. Natasha stared at them, "What's this for?" she asked looking at Zuko, who didn't know what was going on, then at Katara and Aang, who were as clueless as she was. "You defeated the evil spirits in Sokka's body." The girl said. 'You have proven yourself worthy of the gift of all.' Seika said proudly in her wind chimed voice. "You say you're from the future?" The poor girl asked, smirking mysteriously at Natasha. "Yes…" Natasha said slowly, folding her hands in her lap.

"Then I have found you." The girl said standing up and pointing towards both windows. The windows glowed a night color and a day color and combined their light onto the girl. Her clothes turned from rags to fine robes and her face matured to a woman of gorgeous beauty. "I am the Guardian of Seasons." She said bowing again to Natasha. Natasha blushed and began to scramble to her own feet. "No you shouldn't bow to me! I've been looking for you!" Natasha said bowing to the beautiful Guardian.

"Oh? And what do you need me for, your Highness?" the Guardian kindly. "HUH?" Natasha said surprised. "Highness? What do you mean?" She said looking around at the others, in case the Guardian was talking to some one else. "I have been searching a long time for her." The Guardian said to Katara and Aang. "For the fallen dragon child." She said looking back at Natasha. Aang gasped and looked back at Natasha. "You're the Dragon God's child!" Katara gaped at Natasha and Zuko stared wide eyed. Natasha sighed, "I have no idea what's going on!" She whined. She then glanced at the Guardian. "This is when some one tells everyone what's going on." She whispered, the Guardian chuckled.

"There was a story that told of two dragon gods having a child lose her way. The child fell from the heavens and became mortal, while the dragon god parents searched frantically around the world for her." She said gesturing towards the two statues, all of them turned around to see both of the bronze statues shining brightly as if they had been freshly polished. "As the Guardian of Seasons, I am entitled to give you a way home to the future," the window on the right glowed and showed the arch with her blonde friend and fellow campers on the other side. "Or you can go to heaven with your mother and father." The other window glowed brightly and showed a blue water female dragon beside a yellow fire male dragon standing majestically on the other side. Natasha got up and went to where she saw her best friend on the other side. Her smile was gone and there was an intense longing in her heart.

'It would be best if you would go out side.' Seika said to the three awake humans. Katara and Aang nodded and helped the still sleeping Sokka up and took him out side, Zuko lingered watching Natasha with a heavy heart. Natasha tore herself from the window with her best friend and went to the one with her true parents. She touched the frame of that window and tried to smile at her real family, but the weight of trying to make a decision crushed her heart and tears began to run down her cheeks. Zuko hated to see her in so much pain, but he couldn't do any thing about it. He was so helpless to the decision that she had to make between her home and her family. He walked over to her and touched her shoulder, she turned around and looked at him with her sad green eyes. Zuko couldn't stand it. He grabbed her shoulders and clutched her frail body in his arms.

"I love you." He whispered, tears running down his own cheeks. Natasha looked at the ceiling, her eyes brimming with fresh tears. She blinked her eyes hid her face in his chest. 'Zuko, it's time to go out side.' Seika said from her place at Natasha's mat. Zuko let go and walked out quickly, his teacher right behind him. Natasha was left with the Guardian, alone in the world again. She fell to her knees and looked at her best friend through the right window, and saw her smile kindly at her 'Be happy!' the blonde said through space and time. Natasha looked back at the window with her true mother and father. Her father opened his mouth and spoke familiar words, 'There are doors to everywhere and everything in the world, but it is you, not someone else that makes you step through the frame.' Her dragon mother nodded, 'Be safe.' She said lovingly. Natasha's tears of sadness stopped and new tears of happiness began to flow. "Thank you." She said to her parents, her old life, and the Guardian of Seasons. The Guardian chuckled, "Some one has already gone through the Gate of Seasons, what an interesting life you will lead." She said raising her arms up and making the whole building glow brightly, "Time for you to go out side, little bender." She said as the building began to shudder. Natasha nodded and got up and ran outside.

Sokka had woken up on the way out of the small alley, so Aang and Katara were filling him in on what happened. Zuko was trailing behind sadly, when all of a sudden a bright flash came from the behind the buildings that had the temple behind them. Zuko was the first to turn around and run back to the alley that led to the temple. As he reached the alley pink flower petals began to fall from the sky. Zuko turned the corner and ran to the other end.

As he burst from the dark alley, the light from the sun blinded him momentarily. When his vision had cleared, he saw a thin figure standing in the sunlight with flower petals falling all around her. She turned her head and looked at him with innocent green eyes. Zuko took a few steps towards, the temple was completely gone and yet she was still here. Natasha ran to him and wrapped her arms around him, and buried her head in his chest.

"I couldn't leave… I won't ever leave… I'll always be here, with you." She said looking up into Zuko's golden eyes with her own green ones. She reached up and touched her lips with his, then pulled her head back. "I love you too." She said with a kind smile. Zuko smiled back and pulled her back into his arms and kissed her again. They were together at last.

Sokka, Aang, and Katara were watching from beside the alley. "They look so happy together." Katara sighed happily. Aang looked at her and blushed, "You could tell for a while that they would end up together." He said leaning against his staff. Sokka nodded. "I definitely won't bug them any more." He said crossing his arms in good humor. The three turned and began walk away. "But you gotta wonder…" Sokka said seriously. Katara looks back at her brother, a worried expression on her face. "What?" She said stopping in the middle of the alley. "What are their kids gonna look like?" Sokka said, fear all over his face. Aang shakes his head and leaves the alley. Katara rolls up her sleeve and begins to pound on her brother, "This was a really nice ending Sokka! But you had to screw it up with one of your lame jokes, didn't you?" She said as she pounded on Sokka's back. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! CURSE YOU WITTY SARCASM!" He screams running out of the alley and into the main street, Katara close behind him. "What an interesting life they will live indeed." The Guardian of Seasons said chuckling.