Getting Zuko angry was not really an easy task to do, especially since he joined the Avatar's group about four years ago. Thanks to the Avatar and Miss Bei Fong, and to a lesser extent, Ambassador Katara and Chief Sokka, he has nicely developed some amount of patience and a level of calm. 

But not today. Somehow, he managed, he just managed to tick his nephew off. He looked at the pot of tea in front of him. This might help him get through his nephew's ravings.

"Uncle, how DID this happen?" said the Fire Lord, massaging his temple, restraining his voice and especially his body from killing his father figure.

"Well nephew, when a man loves a woman..." the ex general started.

"Spare me that lecture, Uncle, I've done it too." Zuko took a deep breath, he counted mentally before rephrasing his question. 

"Well I can see your self esteem is just fine." Iroh commented. He stroke his beard thoughtfully. 

"THAT'S NOT MY POINT!!" the scarred younger man yelled. He took another deep breath, "This morning I was given the cold shoulder by Katara, for something I have no idea of, and then in the afternoon, Mai brought me a letter from the Southern Water Tribe saying that you impregnated her grandmother!!"

Iroh took his teacup and blew the smoke off it. "Sweet sweet Kanna." 

"And as if that's not enough, do you know that Master Pakku is planning to march down here and KILL YOU?"

Iroh drank his tea calmly before answering his fuming nephew. He sipped slowly, enjoying the natural sweetness of the leaves while allowing some bitterness seep in the flavour. This was a good brew. It was properly dried and picked and whoever made the tea had known how to coax its unique flavours. Maybe later he could ask where Zuko bought his tea supply from. His nephew has certainly gained some taste. (although apparently the latest fad in the Fire Nation court is a bitter drink called coffee and to his horror his nephew loves every taste of that horrid black goo.)

"Do not fret nephew, I will take care and raise the child with sweet Kanna." he sweetly answered. And he meant evry word of it even if he had to move to the South Pole because he loved her and the woman deserve the best. 

"WHAT ABOUT MASTER PAKKU TRYING TO KILL YOU?"

"You can deal with that, no?"

Zuko took a very, very, very deep breath. He started counting to a hundred. 

"Thank you, sweet nephew." Iroh said, smiling innocently.

End