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Zuko's uncle, finds a little girl, in the woods. Alone, hurt and abandoned. Kicked out of her village because she was different, can he get his nephew to care for this young girl? Maybe she changes his heart. Maybe a certain water bender can help. Zutara! Please Review.

Rated T for later on.

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Iroh's POV

This chapter has been spell checked and grammar checked to the best of my abilities. (They have not be changed at all, the changes I made was to make the story make more sense). The story does not need to be re-read. J

I had to go for a walk, clear my head. My nephew was getting angrier by the second, we had the Avatar cornered on an island, but as always, he escaped. My nephew's obsession of capturing this boy was going too far. The crew and I were getting worried, Zuko had saved their lives, all of them, and they are extremely loyal and kind to him because of that. Because of their loyalty, they were getting concerned for his health, and so was I. I blamed my brother for his obsession, he was the one that had banished him, scared him, and humiliated him in front of his nation. Only able to return if he captures the Avatar. He was in pain, he just wanted to go home, but having to capture the world's last hope to do so was a horrid thing, but I don't think he saw it like that, and I understood. I kept walking; I knew where I was going, we had been to this island before, twice to be parasitic. I sighed, we had been all around the world, and we had travelled to the same places repeatedly. Zuko was lucky he had a crew so understanding and sympatric.

I had been walking for a while now, maybe for an hour now. Then I heard something, I might be old but I could still hear quite well. Was someone crying? I started to walk in the direction of the crying, I was a little curious. I walked though the bushes, to find a little girl, was she the one crying? I slowly walked up to her from behind; then I cleared my throat so she would turn around. She looked at me, only sadness was in her eyes. I smiled sadly at her and walked closer to her, but as I did she backed away, a scared look covered her face.

"Hello, there. I'm not going to hurt you." I bent down as far as I could. I was old. Therefore, I could not go too far. "Don't be scared, it's alright." She stopped backing away from me and sniffled. "What your name?" I asked, she didn't answer. "My name is Iroh, of the fire nation. Dragon, of the West. I laughed slightly at the title.

"Your Fire nation?" She asked a little shaky. I nodded and smiled, it wasn't anything to be proud of but there you go. I was from fire nation.

"Me too." I raised an eyebrow at this.

"There are no fire nation villages round here... how are you here?" I asked a little concerned. She just shook her head and looked at the ground. If I knew anything, it was to never pressure someone to tell you something. My nephew. I sighed. My nephew was never going to learn how to… My head shot up. I had an idea; a sly smile came upon my face.

"Why don't you come back to my ship for something to eat and drink? You must be hungry, and your all-soaking wet."

"That would be lovely." She replied. Smiling a little.

"How old are you?" I asked a little curious.

"I'm six in two weeks." She answered proudly." I laughed a little.

"Alright are you coming?" I asked finally getting up, oh Agni that hurts. She just nodded. My nephew was going to kill me.

Zuko's POV

"Helmsman, where's the nearest port?"

"North-West of here, sir."

"Jee, where the hell is my uncle?"

"Coming up the ramp now, sir." I nodded. Finally, were in the world had he been? I walked up to where the ramp was, to see my uncle coming up it. I glared at him, and he knew why.

"I went for a walk Prince Zuko that's all." I rolled my eyes he was always going for walks. I looked down to see a little girl,

who was that? I looked back up at him with a questioned look on my face. "Ahh, Prince Zuko, this is..." I looked at her, but she just shook her head.

"Uncle, why is this little girl here?" Jee was knelling down and talking to the girl.

Prince Zuko I found her in the wood, the best we can do is give her some food and a good night's rest. And-"

"... And then what, uncle?" He sighed.

"We could least help her find her parents." I sighed.

"Fine" I looked down at the girl, she was talking to Jee.

Agni please help me. I sighed again.

After a while, Jee stood up. "I'll get the guest room ready," Jee said breaking my thoughts.

"Very impressive. Six years old and talking like a ten year old. I just nodded, I wasn't in the mood.

"Zuko" I looked up at my uncle. "Why don't you take her to the mess hall, she's could uses something to eat."

"Fine uncle" I relied annoyed.

Great, I had to babysit a child. That was not on top of my to do list.

(Money- face's ship)

"Sir, we are approaching port Shag-ki. We need to get more supplies." The guard said nervously.

"Yes, yes and be quick about it," I snapped. Why do these idiots surround me?

(Zuko's ship)

"This way", I motioned her to follow me to the mess hall. Why did I have to do this? Why did uncle even want to help this girl?

Whoa, Zuko a bit too far.

"Whats your name then?"

"I don't know, I guess I don't have one" I felt my heart tighten a bit.

"Why?"

"Can I tell you after I've eaten, Please?"

Polite and well mannered. Good. I just nodded.

I opened the door to the great dinning hall, well that's what the men called it. "Can we sit over by him, please." She was pointing at my uncle, I smiled.

"Of coarse you can."

Just act nice, make uncle happy. She smiled. She started over to him. "Morning Jee".

"Morning sir, and there is no new news on Zhao at the moment, sorry, sir".

"Fine, but get some soon I need to know what he up to".

"Yes, sir," and with that he walked away. I walked over to the private table where my uncle, and I sat, Jee sat here if he wasn't on guard duty.

"Ah Prince Zuko we need to give this lovely young lady a name, don't we." I just shrugged and grunted. I couldn't care less. I had more important things to worry about than a girl's name.

Harsh even coming from you.

I sighed. "How about Akemi, she a bright child I guess". I said. More or less trying to get my uncle off my back.

"Also, beautiful." Iroh pitch in. I just made a humming noise.

"I had a brother, named Hideki, but they told me he had run away because he didn't want to see me, but the other children told me that they had killed him. I chocked on my tea

What!

"Who?" I asked. I was trying to make my uncle happy.

"My village," I was shocked, why would a fire nation village do that-

"I though you were fire nation." My uncle asked.

"I am." My mother was fire nation and my father was too, we were not the richest and my father once help this man, I don't know why and they offered them a place in the village, everything was going fine they said until I was born. Once I was born my father went off to war, and was killed by some earth bender, so my mother killed herself wanting to be with my father. The other villages knew I was a bender so once they had the chance they kicked me out and said if I ever came back again they would kill me."

I was shocked, what kind of village would do that- She crying...

"Zuko why don't you walk Akemi to her room, she could use some rest". I just nodded. I stood up and monitored Akemi to follow me. We were halfway way down the hallway before she spoke.

"I'm sorry for crying." She coughed a little, I sighed.

Don't go being an ass Zuko, she's a child.

"Don't worry about, I understand."

Be nice. Nice. I opened her bedroom door for her.

"Here you go, be ready in an hour."

That's it Zuko be nice.

"Thank you sir." Still shocked.

"Just call me um-"

Say it! She's a child you idiot don't get her calling you sir or prince that just harsh even on your standards.

Shut up!

Stop arguing with me and finish the sentence...

"Are you ok?" She asked, she sounded worried.

I smiled.

You have to do that more often.

Shut up.

"Never mind".

I walked away.

(On Appa) Katara POV

"Aang we need to stop for supplies soon." I said a bit worried about our food shortage. "Sokka ate it all" I quickly added in. Aang just laughed my brother gave me a glare.

"Great, we can stop at Shang-Ki one of the biggest markets in the world". I laughed.

"Alright, Aang. Head for, Shag-ki". I told him, he smiled.

"Ok Appa, yip, yip."

My brother was searching for food in a bag with Momo, I couldn't help but laugh because there was nothing in there.

"Do you think Zuko will be there?" Aang asked. Sokka pulled his head from the bag to answer.

"Nah. Aang we haven't seen him in days." My brother answer simply, I gave him a look.

"How do you know?" I said crossing my arms. "Wait I already know the answer your instincts told you." He glared at me.

"Shut up Katara." He snapped. Aang and I just laughed.

Chapter 1 done. Please review.