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Chapter 2

"Prince Zuko." Iroh was knocking on his nephew's door and receiving no answer.

"Zuko will you please answer me?" Iroh continued knocking on the door.

"What is it Uncle Mushi?" Jet and Long shot wandered in.

"It's my nephew." Said Iroh. "He has shut himself up in his room and will not come out for any reason. Please, see if you can do anything to help him."

Jet pushed open the door and, followed by Long Shot, walked into Zuko's room. All the shades were drawn and it was pitch black.

"Li?" asked Jet, stumbling in the darkness. "Why the darkness? What's wrong?"

"Go away," Zuko replied.

"Will you please tell us what's wrong?" Jet asked, " We are your best friend."

Friends who don't even know my real name Zuko thought bitterly. "Finally he sighed. "It's Jin."

"Jin?" Jet asked, "what about her?"

"She has taken a pledge of eternal virginity." Zuko snapped. "I love her with all my heart but she does not love me."

Slowly, Jet pulled open the curtains covering the window and turned to look at Zuko. He was a mess, his hair was sticking out at weird angles and his eyes were red and puffy. His cheeks appeared tear stained from crying.

"Li, this is no way to recover from a broken heart." Said Jet, "come on, let's go out and have some fun."

Zuko shrugged, "I don't feel like going out right now, I'd rather mope in peace."

"Oh no you don't," said Jet. "You're going out, come on, breathe some fresh air. Live for once. If you don't coming willingly, we're forcing you. Right Long shot?" Long shot nodded, beckoning for Zuko to come.

"Fine," Zuko sighed. "I'll come along."

Iroh smiled as the trio passed them and headed for the door. "Finally, that boy will be gone and come back with a smile on his face." He told himself.

Walking through the lower ring, Jet noticed a poster on the wall advertising a party, held by the Dai Li, exclusive to citizens of the upper ring.

"Let's crash it." Jet asked, " Look, it's a masquerade. We'll blend right in,"

"Hmph," said Zuko, "you two have fun, I'd rather-"

"Stay and think about Jin?" Jet cut in. "Oh no you don't, Li, If we're going to crash a party, you're crashing it with us. Look, go to this party tonight and look around, compare Jin's face to all the other pretty faces of girls. I challenge you to find one that does not make her face melt into a crowd."

"Fine," Zuko said defeated, "I will come but I promise you, nothing will remove Jin's face from my mind."

(A/N thank you for reviewing, I will try to update it soon and the romance is coming up soon, I promise)