Okay, once again, I do not own any of these marvelous characters no matter how much I may claim the opposite. I swear the story gets better, or else i wouldn't still be writing it out. Please drop me a comment with your thoughts!

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Tabitha sat behind her desk, hands folded in front of her, as she stared at her employees. It had been a long day and this was the last meeting of the day, or so she had promised herself.

"Thank you all for leaving your stations and or coming in from home," said Tabitha, leaning against the backrest of the newest swivel chair she had 'borrowed' from Cypress College. "In one week's time I want to set sail to find a certain someone. Now, since I wasn't able to hire the people I had in mind for steering the ship due to unforeseen circumstances (coughrosancough) I will have to find someone who is both capable and would have an interest in seeing our plans work out. I have someone in mind but he is, unfortunately, out of commission at the moment. Hopefully I will be able to change that."

The other looked skeptically at her and Rosan pouted a little from missing Zuko and from being called an unforeseen circumstance.

"Any questions, comments, or concerns?" asked Tabitha, making sure to look at each person in the face.

"Who do you have in mind?" asked Sabriel (a.k.a. Jessie).

Tabitha bit her lip from blurting the name out and looked at her friend. "I'm afraid that I'm not at liberty to say at the moment." Sabriel nodded in understanding.

"Anything else?" asked Tabitha.

Everyone shook their head and someone from behind Tabitha sneezed. Tabitha glanced behind her with a frown but paid it no more attention then that.

"Other than that, I wanted to let you know that we have a new recruit amongst us. I would like to welcome Jasmine." Jasmine raised a hand and was about to protest when Tabitha caught on to what she was trying to do. "Oh right, sorry about that. She would rather be known as Fox. So, if we could welcome Fox to our little group that would be appreciated, even if we all know her pretty well."

Smiles formed on everyone's faces and another sneeze erupted from behind Tabitha, causing her to frown for a second.

"Fox," said Tabitha, "when we get back from our voyage remind me to give you your assignment."

Fox blinked. "So soon?" she asked with a slight grimace.

Tabitha nodded as she picked up a rather large file from her desk, casually flicked it open and said, "Yes, you have to prove your stuff, not that I really doubt your ability to get these two together. It's just that there has been an increasing demand for this certain pairing and, honestly, none of us really have the time. I will help you in the capture of one of the persons of interest since I'm always there for at least one of the captures. My sick, twisted way of having a cheap thrill."

Rosan snickered at the implied-ness and Tabitha had to allow herself a smile.

"Okay, remember to pack for the trip, and to have all cases resolved by the time we depart or have someone else take over for you," said Tabitha in her leader voice, "That's pretty much it so meeting adjourned. Night everyone."

After a round of 'good nights' and after everyone left the office Tabitha leaned back and sighed. "It's clear to come out now, Sokka," said Tabitha over her shoulder.

The drapes moved and Sokka emerged from his hiding place, nose red from all the dust.

"Achoo! Do you really have to go on that trip?" he asked as he sat on 'borrowed' desk.

Tabitha nodded. "Yeah, I want to go to finally resolve loose ends. Bless you by the way."

Sokka smiled in thanks. "I guess I should give you a good bye present, huh?"

"You don't have to get me anything," said Tabitha, rubbing the back of her neck.

Sokka shook his head and leaned across the desk to kiss Tabitha with a type of urgency Tabitha knew all too well.

When she finally broke the kiss, Tabitha looked at him and blinked. "Oh, that kind of good-bye," she said with a creeping smile.

ONE WEEK LATER…

Somehow, Tabitha managed to 'borrow' a really nice cruise ship from Carnival Cruise lines with out anyone noticing. The only sad part was that all its niceness had to be covered with a glamour, or a magical cover to change its appearance, so that it looked like an authentic Pirate ship.

"All right, everyone stand back!" called Tabitha to the others. Everyone stopped what they were doing, took three HUGE steps back and watched. Tabitha closed her eyes and raised her hands so that they were straight out in front of her. As she bit her lip in concentration, Tabitha summoned all the magic she could muster and focused it towards the ship. After a few seconds to smooth the blob out, the magic lay over the ship in a thin, shimmery green layer. This part of the 'operation' was visible to all those watching and the effect left many ooh-ing and awe-ing in admiration. Tabitha smiled on her tiny ego trip before flicking her wrists and opening her eyes.

The ship had been a seven story floating palace before the transformation; now there was a very luxurious pirate ship floating where the luxury liner had been. Nothing about the ship looked the same, not even the name. The original ship was called the Princess but Tabitha thought that it would be a stupid name for a pirate ship.

"The Siren's Song?" asked Fox as she read the name off of the side of the ship. Tabitha nodded, beaming. Fox shrugged and said, "Whatever floats your boat…no pun intended."

After a few minutes of no one moving, Tabitha said, "Okay, it's safe to get back to work now."

A collective sigh of relief arose from the small crowd on the dock and they all went back to what they were doing before.

Tabitha was half way up the gang plank when a thought struck her. She turned around and yelled to her crew, "And NO stowaways!"

No one paid her any attention and Tabitha rolled her eyes as she proceeded to step onto the ship.

That night, Fox was able to corner Tabitha and asked, "How are you managing to keep from keeling over?"

Tabitha's eyebrows knotted and she asked, "What do you mean?"

"I mean," replied Fox, "how are you still standing after working such big magic on the ship?"

Tabitha laughed and Fox looked at her boss, wondering what the hell she had gotten herself into.

"I cheated," said Tabitha with a smile. Fox gave her a skeptical look. "I stole power from the waves and from the air," explained Tabitha, "Granted, it's only residual magics but it's enough to sustain the glamour."

Fox nodded slowly as what Tabitha said sank in. "But," she said, "where did you come up with that?"

"I didn't," said Tabitha as she opened the door to the galley and held it open for Fox, "I stole the idea from a book I read. Helps to be a bookworm, doesn't it?"

Fox smiled in agreement and walked over to the table that held dinner.

"Buffet style, huh?" asked Tabitha as she helped herself to a plate and began to pile it high with the dishes that caught her fancy. Behind her slipped Zuko and he too grabbed a plate.

Tabitha nodded cordially to him and continued to help herself to the food. When the realization that Zuko was on the ship, despite what she had said, finally sunk in Tabitha was pissed.

"Rosan!" she yelled, right in Zuko's ear, making him wince.

Rosan skipped around the corner from the kitchen and replied, "Yes?" before looking at the situation.

Tabitha said, "Explain him," as she jerked her thumb in Zuko's direction and crossed her arms.

Rosan smiled impishly and said, "I needed him… and he needed me…"

Tabitha looked over at Zuko and he simply nodded in agreement.

"Don't you have an uncle to go bi-polar on?" spat Tabitha at the Fire Prince. Zuko raised his one remaining eyebrow but wisely said nothing.

"Can he stay?" asked Rosan, face in full puppy dog mode, pout and all.

"Fine…" said Tabitha, rolling her eyes and sighing in defeat.

"YES!" yelled both Rosan and Zuko happily, scaring Tabitha since she didn't think that such a loud noise could come out of either one. Rosan did the happy dance before running and jumping into Zuko's pale, royal arms where he swung her around until she was all giggly.

"But," added Tabitha, "You two have to behave properly… at least when in the sight of the rest of us."

Rosan and Zuko shared a look, and evil glint in their eyes and a sinful little smile; all of which Tabitha understood all too well.

"We promise," said Rosan with a smile.

Sabriel, who had watched the entire thing with interest, smiled and waved her hand under the table. From beneath the table's shadow came Ian with a goofy smile.

"Your boss is gone huh?" he asked a little too loudly.

Tabitha's head snapped around and when she spotted Sabriel's beau she groaned. "Not you too!" complained Tabitha to her Russian sister.

Sabriel replied with a guilty smile that made Tabitha shake her head.

"You two mean to tell me that I could have brought Sokka with out fuss?" Both girls shrugged slightly and Tabitha sighed. "So much for doing the right thing…"

Fox got up to get herself a drink and nudged Tabitha. "Hey, don't you know the saying?" she asked her boss. "Nice guys finish last."

"Guess so," replied Tabitha glumly as she sank down onto the bench opposite Rosan and Zuko.

"Here's to sleeping alone," said Tabitha as she raised her plastic cup in a mock toast before taking a huge swallow of the fruit punch that the cup contained.

Rosan looked around before saying, "You don't have to you know." Tabitha raised an intrigued eyebrow. Rosan looked around once again before saying, "I'm the Harem Genie, remember? How do you want him?"

"Tall, dark, and handsome. My age preferably since I don't like guys old enough to be my dad," replied Tabitha with a small smile.

Rosan raised her eyebrow at Tabitha's last statement and sipped her fruit punch so that she wouldn't say anything.

Tabitha caught on and hit her from across the table. "Oh shut up," laughed Tabitha.

Rosan shrugged and said "I didn't say anything…"

Tabitha shook her head and said, "So when can I expect him?"

"How about at eleven thirty tonight?" replied Rosan, before adding, "Any preference to race?"

Tabitha looked at her friend in amazement. "How many guys did you sneak on? How did you sneak them on?"

Rosan leaned against Zuko, a smug look on her face. "I brought as many as I thought necessary, as for how, I have my ways…"

Tabitha graced her friend with a slow nod and excused her self from the table with the pretense of going to try to figure out how to reestablish the auto pilot for the Bermuda Triangle.

"Do you really think that's where she's going?" asked Zuko when Tabitha was out of sight.

Rosan shook her head no. "I think she that she's either going to try and find out how I got the other guys on, where I stashed them or she's going to her room to 'primp'."

Zuko shook his head. He did not understand these girls at all