A/N: I'm so sorry that it took me so long to update, I've had some writer's block and I've had a lot of homework lately.

A little while later Iroh and Roku came back from town.

"You were right, he does have quite a sweet tooth," Iroh said.

"I told you so," Ursa replied.

Roku licked his lips. "It was yummy!"

"Zuko, didn't you want to leave in the morning?" Iroh asked.

Zuko huffed in annoyance. "Yes, but now I don't want to go." He turned to Ursa. "Come with us."

"Zuko, I can't, your father said if I was seen by anybody of power in the Fire Nation I'm to be killed," Ursa responded.

Iroh sat there thinking for a moment. "We could start over, create new identities and go to Ba Sing Se."

"Uncle that's not a bad idea; let's go talk to Lieutenant Jee," Zuko said.

Iroh and Zuko walked back to the ship and found Lieutenant Jee on deck.

"We need to talk to you."

"What is it?" Lieutenant Jee asked.

"I'm done chasing the Avatar, I don't want to go back to the Fire Nation, I want to start a new life," Zuko answered.

"Why?" Jee questioned.

"The less you know the better," Iroh said.

Lieutenant Jee was confused, but he wasn't going to pry. "What's your plan?"

"Uncle and I are going to fake our own deaths. You and I are going to get into an argument and I'm going to kick the crew off of the ship and then Uncle and I will take care of the rest," Zuko replied.

"All right, what are we going to get into a fight over?" Jee inquired.

"We are going to 'duel' and I'll 'mess up' and blame it on you," Zuko responded.

Jee nodded.

Zuko and Jee took up fighting positions and they began to spar; Jee sent a blast of fire in Zuko's direction and it caused Zuko to stumble backwards and fall. After a moment Zuko got up and stormed over to Jee.

"You did that on purpose!" Zuko shouted.

"I did not!" Jee exclaimed.

"Yes you did, you never liked me so you did that on purpose!" Zuko yelled as he shoved Jee.

"You were just unprepared for my attack, it was your own fall you fell on you rear-end," Jee replied.

"You know what?! I don't need you! I don't need any of you! All of you get off my ship! Now!" Zuko roared angrily.

"Fine! None of us want to serve a stuck-up, self-serving, pompous priss! We're tired of being out at sea and tired of chasing the Avatar! We just want to go home to our families!" Jee screamed.

"OFF MY SHIP!" Zuko sent a strong blast of fire towards Jee.

Jee stormed below deck and he and the rest of the crew, who were completely in the dark, gathered their things and got off the ship.

"What are we going to do now?" Iroh asked.

"We are going to gather our things, get off the ship and make sure the crew doesn't see us and then we are going to allow the ship to drift off towards those rocks," Zuko answered as he pointed to a cluster of rocks not that far off from where the ship was docked.

Iroh simply nodded.

Zuko went to his room, took off his armour, and gathered his Blue Spirit mask and outfit, his Dao blades that he had made himself, his pearl-handled dagger which he had received from his uncle during the siege of Ba Sing Se, and a few other things.* He also let his hair down, and then he went down to the kitchen to gather as much food as he could. When he was done he met Iroh back on deck.

"Are you ready to go?" Iroh questioned.

"Yes," Zuko replied.

Iroh and Zuko got off the ship, untied it from the dock and watched from a distance as the ship headed towards the rocks. After the ship crashed there were some explosions.

"Wasn't there blasting jelly on ship?" Zuko inquired.

"I believe so," Iroh confirmed.

"There is no sense in sticking around now, let's leave," Zuko said.

Iroh and Zuko their way back to Ursa's house. Ursa met them at the door.

"Is everything taken care of?" she asked.

"Yes," Zuko answered.

"Are you ready to go?" Iroh questioned.

"Nearly," Ursa replied. "How are we going to be traveling?"

"By foot, we can't afford to be seen with Komodo rhinos," Iroh responded. "Where's Roku?"

"He's asleep. One of us is going to have to carry him," Ursa said.

"I'll carry him," Zuko offered.

"How much food did you two bring?" Ursa inquired.

"I put as much as I could in my pack, but we were running low on food on the ship, the cook was supposed to stock up while we were docked here," Zuko replied.

"All right, I went to the market today; I'll bring as much as I can," Ursa responded.

Ursa finished packing and then they were ready to leave. Zuko picked Roku up out of his bed and he stirred slightly in his sleep, but he didn't wake up. The four of them travelled for a little while on foot, but soon they had to stop because it was dark. They stopped in a small clearing in the forest and Iroh started a small fire. Zuko laid his head in Ursa's lap and she stroked his hair. He missed her so much in the years since she had left; it had only been about four years, but to Zuko it felt like an eternity. A small tear ran down Zuko's cheek.

"Zuko, what's wrong?" Ursa asked as she wiped the tear away.

Zuko looked up at Ursa. "I've just missed you so much, and it feels like you've been gone forever."

Ursa sighed. "Zuko, I never truly left you, and I've missed you too."

"I love you Mom," said Zuko.

"I love you too Zuko," Ursa responded. "Now go on, go to sleep, we have a long day of traveling ahead of us."

Suddenly Zuko realized how tired he actually was. He yawned and then blinked sleepily. He snuggled closer to Ursa and soon fell asleep.

A/N: Thanks to every who has read this story so far. *I know Zuko hasn't show up as the Blue Spirit yet, but I may bring in the Blue Spirit later

VidaLaVida97: I'm glad you like it so far. Thanks for reviewing.

Until next time!

¬Forest Princess