After Katara was done packing, she stopped by Azula's room with Aang. Azula was spending another afternoon quietly looking out the window when the door behind her opened. She turned and was not surprised to see Katara walk in, but she cocked an eyebrow when another bald-headed visitor appeared in the door as well.

Standing up, she greeted harshly, "My, my, what an honor! The Avatar in my humble cell? What's the occasion?"

Aang shot her a glare and thought, Her attitude sure hasn't improved much.

Katara laughed a bit nervously and then walked over to Azula. "I'm going to be gone for a few days. There's an old friend I have to see for some advice."

A look of confusion washed over Aang's face as he asked, "Did you really need to come and tell her?"

Looking back at Aang, Katara blinked and asked, "What are you talking about? Why wouldn't I tell her? This is her house too, you know. It would be impolite if I thought I could just come and go as I please."

"No," Aang corrected her, "this is Zuko's house. She's a prisoner. What does it matter if she knows where you're going?"

It was Katara's turn to be confused. "What's wrong with you, Aang? Why are you acting this way? Azula and I are friends now, I don't want her to worry about me."

Throwing up his hands in defeat, Aang yelled, "Isn't that great? Katara making friends again! You're just so friendly, aren't you? You make friends with Haru, Jet, and who knows who else."

Katara shot her finger at him and yelled back, "You know what? This is why we keep breaking up all the time. You're way too jealous! You get jealous of any guy who so much as looks it me. Now you're getting jealous of Azula? You're going to get jealous of girls now, too? Azula doesn't even like me that way!"

Before Aang could even think, he exclaimed, "I think she does!" Wait… No, I don't. Why do I always say stupid things like that?

Fuming, Katara turned to Azula and bowed, "Please excuse me for a few days."

Dumbfounded, Azula just said, "Uh… Sure, go ahead."

Shooting Aang a glare so sharp that it could pierce through dragon skin, she said, "I'm going to announce my departure to the Fire Lord before I leave." Katara walked out of the room and then poked her head back inside to yell, "I'm still taking Appa!" Then she stormed down the hall, all the guards watched her in confusion and a bit of fear.

Azula watched the angry girl leave and then sighed, looking at Aang. "You're not very good at talking to girls, are you?"

Looking back at her, Aang said, "Gee, what gave me away? The stupid stuff coming out of my mouth or that I can make the nicest girl in the world hate me?"

"Both, honestly," The firebender said bluntly.

Aang looked at her seriously, this caught Azula's attention. "Are you up to something? Keep in mind that I can tell if you're lying."

Smiling darkly, Azula commented, "Learned that trick from your friend Toph, did you? Unfortunately for you, I haven't spoken a lie or deceived anyone for a long time."

Looking surprised, Aang thought, She really isn't lying. Furrowing his brow, he asked, "What do you mean by 'unfortunately for me'?"

"I said that because I'm not lying or deceiving anyone, I'm being honest. You'll find that I can be much more fearsome when I'm being honest." Azula smiled again.

Narrowing his eyes, Aang asked, "Have you really changed?"

Azula laid down on her bed and replied, "I have, unfortunately for you."

She said it again, Aang thought. No, it can't be. Is she aiming for Katara for real? It isn't unheard of for two women or two men to be together. A few of my past lives had same-sex partners; however, I can't let Katara fall into this girl's hands. Good or bad, she's always going to be some trouble. With that thought, he turned and left. He could still feel that smile on him.

A day later, Katara was still in a bad mood. That was it. She was sure this time! She was never getting back together with that jerk again. It was final. All Aang ever does is get jealous or throw tantrums; she was sick of it. Getting jealous over a girl? Really? While she had heard of homosexual relationships before, it did not matter. Azula was into guys, right? Of course she was!

Katara blinked a bit and put a hand on her chest. What was that just now? When I thought that Azula liked guys… Was there a pain in my heart? She shook her head. No, of course not. Just imagining things.

Then she saw it, the small Earth Kingdom village in the shadow of a volcano. She can instantly recognize it due to the large jagged rocks on the other side of the village where Aang stopped the lava from destroying the village. Three years ago, the village's town fortuneteller, who is amazingly accurate most of the time, told her that she would marry Aang. Or, at least, that was how it seemed at the time. She was having doubts now. She landed just outside the village where Appa could graze. She turned toward the town, but found a crowd blocking her way. The entire village had come out to see her, it seems. No doubt hoping it would be the Avatar.

Holding up her hands to get everyone's attention, she announced, "Sorry, everyone! It's just me this time. Aang is still back in the Fire Nation."

Everyone turned and walked away, disappointed. She laughed nervously and thought, I should tell Aang to come back here and visit sometime.

She walked through the village and was amazed how nothing had changed. At least one place was untouched by the war, that was rare. She found it, in the far back of the town square: Aunt Wu's Fortunetelling. Smiling, she knocked on the door. She heard some shuffling inside.

Suddenly the door open, Aunt Wu appeared and greeted, "Welco—" She seemed to recognize Katara and then slammed the door.

Katara pouted and then banged on the door. "Hey! Aunt Wu! Open up!"

The door opened again and Aunt Wu laughed. "It was a joke. A joke! Come in, Katara."

Smiling at Aunt Wu, she walked in and the door was closed behind her. Aunt Wu walked out in front of her and asked, "What is it that I can do for you today?"

"Aunt Wu, your prediction about my husband was wrong!" Katara snapped and then covered her mouth with shock.

"Oh, boy. It's one of those visits." Aunt Wu sighed. She walked over to the sitting area and gestured for Katara to sit next to her. "Listen, Katara, there are many variable in life that can throw off even the most precise of fortune tellers. But, tell me, why do you think I was wrong?"

Looking down at the floor, Katara said, "You predicted that Aang would be my husband, but we don't get along at all—at least not as anything more than friends."

Aunt Wu held up her hand and said, "Excuse me, I remember ever fortune I have ever given. I believe I said, 'Your lover would be a powerful bender.' I didn't say anything about Aang."

"Well, Aang is the Avatar, the most powerful bender in the world." Katara explained.

The fortuneteller smiled and rebutted, "Did I say the most powerful bender? No, I said a powerful bender."

"That's so general, though, it could be almost anyone," Katara said, depressed.

Aunt Wu sighed with great exasperation. This girl is going to be the death of me. She stood up dramatically and exclaimed, "Alright! Come back with me and I'll give you a more detailed reading of the one you will marry."

Katara suddenly hopped up to her feet faster than any airbender could. "Okay!"

The two of them walked back into one of the rooms. It was a different one than the one she went into before. The room was tall and there were dirt on the floor. In the center of the room was a fire pit. The fire that was already there appeared to be lighting the entire room. There was a noticeable pressure in the air here, unlike the last room.

"This is the technique I used on Aang. It's the most accurate form of fortunetelling that I know." The old woman explained.

This is promising, Katara thought as she sat down by the fire along with Aunt Wu.

The fortuneteller reached over and grabbed a basket of bones and showed it to Katara. "Pick a bone and throw it into the fire. I will read it after it cracks."

Katara nodded and then reached in and grabbed one at random. She looked at the bone for a second before tossing it into the flames. She stared at the bone and after little over a half a minute, a crack snapped into existence along it. Aunt Wu fetched some tongs from her side and pulled the bone out of the fire and set it in front of her. She studied the crack for a few minutes, Katara waited anxiously, biting her lower lip.

"Aha!" Aunt Wu exclaimed, causing Katara to jump a bit. "I see now. Yes, this is a much better description."

Katara grabbed the old woman's arm and shook her lightly. "What does it say? What does it say?"

Holding her hands over the bone, most likely only for dramatic effect, she began to read off the bone, "Yes, your lover will be a great, powerful bender. The best in their nation, in fact. The bone also mentions bright, blue flames, but that can't be right."

Her eyes went wide as Azula's face appeared in her mind. She shook her head. No, she said that part wasn't right. But, just to be sure… Katara pointed at the bone and asked, "Does it really mention blue flames?"

"Yes, it does," The fortuneteller secedes, "But I'm not sure why. Do you know why?"

Gripping her pants, Katara replied, "Yeah… I know a really powerful firebender who has blue flames."

Aunt Wu smiles and then said, "Well, now you have your answer. Why aren't you happy?"

"Because…she's a girl, Aunt Wu. Not only that, she's Princess Azula of the Fire Nation." Katara explained while staring at the ground. "You… You made a mistake, right? The person I'm fated to be with…can't be her, right?"

The fortuneteller's mind was racing. Yes, she had to have made a mistake somewhere. She grabbed the bone, now that it was cool, and looked over it again. "Ah! It says here that your lover will have amber eyes."

Katara's face fell again. "She has amber eyes." She stood up quickly and said, "I don't believe it. I… She's just my friend. We're friends! I can't imagine myself with a girl. The thought is preposterous!"

She ran out. She ran out of the building and out of the village. She was on Appa and gone before her mind had caught up with everything that just happened. Azula and her? Fated to be together? How could that happen?