I do not own Avatar: The Legend of Aang, if I did a lot of things would be different XD I own nothing in this fanfiction except the idea of the plot (and even then, someone might've thought of this before me XD I don't know, I didn't check) No money or profit is being made from this fanfiction.

Smellerbee jumped up from the table, looking quite surprised to see her leader up and about so early; or rather, so early for him. Jet forced a quick smile that ended up looking much more like a grimace, he hated the fact that it was apparently a shck to the younger ex-Freedom Fighter to see him actually awake instead of in his bed trying to regain some form of consciousness after one of his hypopnea episodes.

Smelletbee obviously noticed her faux pas and quickly sat down again, trying to erase all expression from her face so as not to further anger Jet. Longshot, the only other person in the room, looked silently at Jet, his dark eyes conveying the message. She didn't mean any harm.

'I know, I know,' Jet sighed, irritably.

The room was silent after that, an awkwardness hanging in the air as each cast about for something to change the subject.

'The plans are nearly finished,' Smellerbee said at last. 'Just a few more measurements and everything'll be all set.'

Jet nodded, looking out of the window at everyone below, all working hard on the construction.

'I'm going to join in, today,' he announced, much to Smellerbee's dismay.

'But, Jet, you're still hurt! And all the small jobs have already-'

'I feel fine,' Jet cut across, a warning note in his voice that told Smellerbee that further discussion would not end well.

Smellerbee clenched her fist on top of the table and was about to shoot a particularly rude string of words at her pigheaded friend when Longshot gently put a hand on her shoulder and shook his head. Smellerbee sighed and pursed her lips into an unmistakable scowl but kept her mouth shut. Longshot turned his attention to Jet, a look on his face that clearly said, 'Don't overdo it.'

Jet pulled a face very similar to Smellerbee's, but he too didn't argue with the silent archer. Longshot, satisfied that both of his friends weren't going to get into an argument, returned to his work of drawing up the remaining plans for the new villiage. Jet turned back to the window, not really paying attention to the workers anymore; he remembered the incident in Yu Dao a few months ago, when the Fire Long and Earth King had finally come to an agreement to allow the Fire Nation collonies to stay alongside the Earth Kingdom people. The Fire Lord, that was another source of great annoyance to Jet; Fire Lond Zuko, who he had met a year ago while travelling to Ba Sing Se. He knew that he had been foolish to get so obsessed with revealing Zuko (or as he had been known at the time, Lee) to the Dai Li; if he hadn't caused such a commotion, he wouldn't have been brainwashed by the Dai Li, he wouldn't have been sent to Aang to lead the Avatar out of the city, and he probably wouldn't have faught against Long Feng and gotten himself so badly hurt. But he also wouldn't have been able to see Katara again. His heart ached at the thought of Katara.

'I'm going to get started,' he said, heading out of the room.

Just finished reading The Promise, loved it XD Decided to make a refference to the whole Yu Dao thing. Please tell me what you think, constructive crit is more than welcome.