AN: Ok, I'm really sorry I didn't update sooner! I had like eight papers and a play (to act in, not to watch), and on top of that both sets of grandparents came. Anyway, here it (finally) is. I am working on Golden Eyes, but I had a bit of writer's block, so it may be a little while.

Please PM me if you are interested in beta-ing/advising on fight scenes (I feel like I'm not doing a good job with those). I would really appreciate the help, and it would probably cut down on the time between chapters.

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As always, please tell me if you see any problems/OOC-ness/things not properly explained.

Have Fun reading!

Chapter Four

It had only been a few days, but the Avatar and his friends had already settled in and adjusted to the new environment, even adapting to wearing the strange clothing of their new world. Their newfound friends made it very easy, doing everything from lending clothing to helping pick out and rent apartments. The living quarters were smaller than back in Ba Sing Se or the Fire Nation capital, so they had to live in pairs. Katara and Sokka shared an apartment because they were family, as did Zuko and Iroh. The rest of them drew straws. Toph got paired with Mai, Ty Lee with Suki, but Aang insisted on resting his head with Appa, in the newly built stables behind the guild. And Fairy Tail was determined to see exactly what their newest members could do.

Team Avatar sat in one corner of the room. This was the first time they had all been together, and they were eager to catch up.

"Katara, how's your new home? Are you all settled in and comfortable? When can I come over and see it?" Aang asked without taking a breath.

Sokka answered, "Our new place is great! It's all in shades of blue, it's really close to the market so we can get food easily. And it's even close to Suki!" He beamed widely until she couldn't suppress a smile back at him. "Oh, and we're right next door to the jerkbenders. Hope they don't burn the place down with their jerkbeding! Ahah haha hahaha!"

Only Iroh caught the look of jealousy that passed briefly across Aang's face.

Zuko turned to Suki. "Remind me why you're dating this lunatic?"

Suki grinned. "Same reasons as why he's your best friend."

Zuko looked dubiously at the Water Tribesman making a fool out of himself making silly faces, and lifted his eyebrow. "What were those again?" Suddenly, another voice cut across Suki's reply.

"All right. Which one of you is the best at fighting hand-to-hand? I'm getting bored and I want to spar," said an uncharacteristically fully clothed Gray. He put a foot up on the table where Team Avatar had gathered, and looked at all of them.

Suki raised a hand, and spoke up, "Zuko is." She got odd looks from around the table, but just shrugged. "I would normally say myself, but Zuko was beating me consistently before we, ah, left."

Gray said, "All right Zuko. Let's take this out to the back, so we can really cut loose." Every bench in the hall scraped as its occupants stood up and trooped outside to watch the fight.

On the sparring sand, Zuko smirked, and said, "You don't know who you're dealing with."

Gray shook his head and replied, "I'm the third best fighter without magic in the guild." He added, "After Gildarts and Erza, of course." Between his last words and his ready stance, he somehow lost his shirt, exposing an upper body straining with lean muscle.

"So that's the way it's gonna go, then." Zuko had his own shirt off before Gray could blink, tossing the discarded garment to his uncle. All of the female members of the guild, and even some of the male members, gasped at the revealed and equally impressive physique, marred only by a large scar on his abdomen. He settled into a stance low to the ground, took a deep breath, and let it out. His face hardened as he asked, "You ready?"

His only answer was a vicious kick aimed at his middle, which Zuko blocked easily. The firebender retaliated with a flurry of jabs, and the wizard dodged those with equal ease. Gray solidly connected with Zuko's jaw with a flying knee, and the Fire Lord landed hard. The Ice Maker lunged in for an easy shot, but Zuko flipped himself upward and knocked Gray over with a quick leg sweep. Gray backflipped in midair, but Zuko anticipated him, punching him straight in the solar plexus. Gray staggered back, windless. He quickly shook it off, however, and charged straight at Zuko, who mirrored his motion. The two combatants punched simultaneously, and their fists collided right in between them. For a moment, they pushed back and forth, testing their strength, but suddenly Gray kicked Zuko in the chest, sending him flying.

"Erza, why don't you relax? You're always so tense all the time. Lighten up!" Lucy pleaded.

"I am relaxed. See? I'm eating cake. And I'm about to go watch a fight that I don't have to participate in. That's relaxing," Erza rebuffed.

"Come on, Erza. At least take off your armor. Please?" Lucy gave Erza her best puppy-eyes look. "We're among friends! It's not like anyone's going to hurt you."

Lucy wilted and sweatdropped under Erza's glare. Finally, she relented. "Fine. But just until after the fight. Then it goes right back on." While Lucy squealed with happiness, Erza dismissed her breastplate with a glow of light, revealing a plain white blouse. Grumbling, Erza led the way out of the guild, only to see Gray send his opponent flying. Right at her.

Zuko felt the air rushing past him, and then suddenly something warm and soft break his fall. He lay there for a second, gathering his strength, then leaped up. He leaned forward to get back to the fight, but hesitated. Zuko turned around to see what had cushioned him, and froze. He saw Erza on the ground, and the face-shaped pie stain on the front of her shirt. Most of the thoughts running through Zuko's head were unprintable, but his face instantly turned bright red, and he started sputtering and trembling. "I-I-I-I'm sor-sorry-sorry! Gray kicked me!" Sokka quickly grabbed him by the shoulders, and dragged him away.

Erza lokked up, raging, just as Zuko turned around. All her anger turned to speechlessness as she beheld the rippling muscle of the startled firebender. She blushed deeply, and froze, staring at the handsome Fire Lord. But when she heard Zuko's stammering excuse, her anger ignited full force. She ponderously rose, and directed her most piercing glare at Gray. He went boneless with fear before her fury, and slowly tried to back away. However, she closed the distance with a few short strides, and drew back a fist to strike. But the punch never landed. Instead, she found herself buried up to the neck in the ground.

"Hey now, calm down! No need to beat everyone up! I'm sure we can resolve this peacefully!" Aang interjected.

Erza only growled and shook herself out of the pit Aang had made. She made to strike Gray again, but was stopped, this time by a voice from the guild's back steps.

"Erza! What's going on… here…?" a brown-haired man in mismatched pieces of armor said, trailing off as he surveyed the scene before him.

Zuko found his voice first. "You! You attacked me!"

Every head swiveled his direction, and collectively thought, Wait, what? You know him?

Katara ignored him, however, and said disbelievingly, "Jet?"

Jet looked at all of Team Avatar with dawning comprehension. His jaw dropped, and his signature blade of wheat fell out. He opened and closed his mouth, but the only word that came out of his mouth when he finally regained his composure was a sibilant, "Shit."

AN:Jet's back! DUN DUN DUN! I felt like he never really got to redeem himself in the show, and he fit in well with the vague plot I have in mind, so HERE HE IS!