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Aang's POV
When I woke up, I was surprised to find that I was the only one in the room. A plate full of scrambled eggs and toast had been placed in front of me, but I ignored it. No way was I even touching anything else they tried to give me. And I didn't want to waste time eating breakfast. This was the perfect opportunity to explore Zuko's room. I stood up and stretched. Sleeping on the floor was no fun, but at least I wasn't tied-up anymore. I tentatively tried some airbending; nothing. I felt kind of empty without my bending. Luckily, my plan to escape didn't require bending.
I took my time looking around the room. I searched through Zuko's closet and looked under his bed. The only thing I found that was of any interest was a picture of some woman. She looked a bit like Zuko. Maybe it was his mother? Or older sister? I briefly contemplated taking the broadswords off the wall and using them to threaten Zuko when he came back, but I had never used swords before, and he could probably easily knock me down with his firebending. After exploring the room, I decided to take a long bath. And hopefully, Zuko would be back soon. It was time to put my plan into action…
Zuko's POV
I entered the room quickly, not wanting to give the Avatar a chance to slip out. I noticed that her breakfast plate was still full, and she was nowhere to be seen.
"Alright, come on out. I've had a long morning and I don't feel like playing games!" I shouted. I heard the bathroom door open and I turned to see the Avatar leaving the bathroom. She was wrapped in one of my towels, her hair still dripping wet.
"I was just taking a bath Zuko. Did you want me to wait until you were here?" she said coyly, coming closer. She smiled sweetly at me. Was she… flirting with me?
"No, you can take a bath anytime you want… Would you go put some clothes on?" I was strangely flustered. Stupid Avatar. She went back into the bathroom and reappeared several minutes later, this time in her clothes. "Ok, that's better. Now, why didn't you eat your breakfast? You've got to be hungry."
"I'm not stupid, darling. Obviously the anti-bending serum you gave me was in that soup last night. It could be in that food too."
Darling? Did she just call me darling? What kind of game was she trying to play?
Aang's POV
I could see that I had gotten him flustered. I moved closer until I was just a few feet away.
"Where have you been all morning? I was getting lonely," I pouted.
"What? Look, the food is fine. Maybe a little cold now, but there's nothing in it." He took a bite of the food and grimaced at eating the cold eggs. "I guess you're just going to have to wait until lunch if you don't want this."
It seemed like I was going to have to step up my efforts to seduce the prince. He was obviously very easily distracted by things such as cold eggs. He left the room, mumbling something about having to talk to his uncle. I sat on the bed and contemplated my next move.
Zuko's POV
"Well nephew, it sounds like the Avatar has a little crush on you," my uncle told me.
"That's absurd. Why would she have a…uh… crush on me? She's my prisoner." Sometimes I thought that maybe my uncle was going senile. The whole idea was completely unreasonable. Maybe her strange behavior was just a side effect from the anti-bending serum. That had to be it. I tried to go about my day normally, but I found my thoughts constantly returning to a certain grey-eyed girl and how odd she was acting. I dreaded returning to my room that night, but I couldn't avoid her forever…