When Zuko, Toph, and Aang all met back at noontime, Aang munching on a vermillion-colored fruit that shimmered like a gem in the sunlight. Zuko and Toph had already finished their lunches.

"Any more information?" Zuko asked with impatient tingeing his voice.

Aang replied between bites, "Sort of."

"Some people said the same thing as that first guy we talked to," Toph explained. "We also heard some people say that they thought they saw her in the city not long ago, but quite recently!"

Zuko nodded and murmured, "Yeah, I heard something like that. Someone said that they saw a lady that looked like that in the marketplace just a few days ago. But…didn't she leave Ba Sing Se?"

Aang threw the core of his fruit over his shoulder, and said, "Well, she could have come back to Ba Sing Se, couldn't she?"

"True…" Zuko agreed after a moment. "I hope she didn't leave again."

"We should start searching for her right here, then," Toph suggested. "In Ba Sing Se, I mean. But…wouldn't that mean we can just go back to Iroh? He's in this city anyways… So, we could have him help us out."

Aang nodded, agreeing with the blind earthbender. But, Zuko's pride wouldn't let him agree to it. He shook his head fiercely and shouted, "No! We can do this ourselves! Besides, even if he could help, he needs to take care of any duties that I left behind. I'm the Firelord now, aren't I?"

"Shh!" Aang hushed. "You don't want to reveal your identity, do you?!"

Zuko stiffened a bit, and looked around himself cautiously. Luckily, nobody on the streets seemed to notice. They were bustling about, doing their normal activities.

"Let's search as a group?" Toph proposed. "If she's here, we don't need to split up."

"Okay," Zuko approved. "Where should we look first?"

"Over there! Your mother might be staying in an inn, right?" Aang asked.

"Yes!" Zuko said, starting to walk towards the short, quaint building with the wooden and engraved doors. Toph and Aang were sauntering close behind.

Zuko pushed open the double doors, and slipped inside the inn. Toph and Aang looked around; they were in a sort of receiving room of sorts. There were some unlighted candles along the walls, and a few lanterns hanging from the short ceiling. The rich mahogany-wood walls were polished smooth, and the inn looked expensive despite the fairly petite size. An embroidered tapestry of some badger moles were hanging on the wall. A teenage girl was standing behind the counter that was in front of the pretty tapestry.

Aang looked up and tugged on Toph's arm and held on tight. "Look! Look!" he trilled excitedly.

"What, Twinkles?" Toph replied grudgingly.

"Check out that cool tapestry!"

Toph waved her free hand in front of her face and pointed out, "Blind!"

"Oh," Aang blushed; he often forgot that Toph was blind.

"Let go of my arm now!" Toph ordered, and Aang obeyed. Toph heard Zuko's strong voice echoing in the room as he asked the counter-lady if she had seen his mother. He showed her the picture he had with him. The girl took a sip of a cup of tea that she had with her as she examined the image of Ursa. Zuko fiddled a bit with the hair combed over his scar as he waited in anticipation for her answer. The girl put down her cup of tea down on the tea tray by her hand, and she twisted a strand of her loose hair around her finger. She had slightly messy brown hair, with chin bangs framing her face and some untidy bangs upon her foreheads. Two long braids started right under her ears and were flipped to the front, going down all the way to her slim waist.

"I think I saw her somewhere nearby, but I'm not exactly sure. She's not in this inn though, sorry…" The girl averted her olive-green eyes from the picture to the guy who asked her.

Zuko abruptly stopped fiddling with his hair. "Oh, that's all right," he said, although his voice sounded quite forlorn. I'll just have to keep searching; there are other inns in Ba Sing Se.

But, unluckily, Zuko's 'fiddling-with-his-hair' caused part of his scar to show. Toph and Aang walked closer to the counter, now standing beside Zuko. "Let's go look somewhere else then," Toph grumbled.

"Wait!" the girl at the counter said. "Th-that scar…" She pointed at Zuko.

"Ah!" Zuko was a bit taken aback. He hadn't realized that his scar was showing. The girl reached out with her hand, and pushed back his hair, revealing his full scar. She gasped, and covered her mouth. And then, Zuko recognized her.

"Jin, is that you…?" he asked. He didn't need to ask; it was obviously her. Why didn't I recognize her earlier?! he wondered. I guess I was so intent on finding my mom that I didn't realize anything…

"Who?" Toph and Aang inquired in unison.

"Li!" Jin shouted in glee, climbing over the counter and giving Zuko a hug.

"Li? Did she mean Zuko?" Toph asked.

Aang responded, "Uh…I think so."

"And are they…hugging?" Toph questioned for confirmation as she felt the action with her earthbending feet.

A/N: I'm not sure if you spell it as "Li" or "Lee," so sorry if I misspelled it. Anyways, I love Jin! She's one of my favorite characters, and I am sad that she only appeared in one episode. So...in my fanfiction world, I decided to bring her back! I hope this doesn't confuse anybody... and before anyone asks, no, I do not ship Jin and Zuko. I don't really ship Zuko with anybody.

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