I'm sorry that my chapters are kind of long, but I can't help it, once I get started its hard to stop. The good news is that in this chapter there is a little fluff, but not that much...yet. The bad news is that I don't own avatar, sob. Any ways, I hope you enjoy this chapter, and please review.

xXXx Chapter 10 xXXx

Leena tossed and turned that night, unable to go to sleep because she was too anxious to learn fire bending once again. When she noticed that the sun was about to raise she quietly folded up her sleeping bag and put on her white boots. Once she was out of the tent she looked at the pale blue sky and shivered from the cold morning air. She checked to make sure she didn't wake them, but to her lucky she only her Iroh's loud snores. She then turned toward the meadow and started walking thought the dark forest.

When Zuko woke up he noticed that the sun was not up yet. It must be getting close to dawn he thought. When he looked over his snoring uncle he saw that Leena was no where to be seen. He quickly put his sleeping bag up and put on his boots, leaving his uncle as he walked toward the meadow. When he finally arrived he saw no sign of Leena.

"Its about time" yelled a voice from the trees.

When Zuko looked up at a tree he noticed that Leena was sitting on a branch that over casted into the meadow.

"What are you doing" he yelled.

"Waiting" she replied. "Well, I'm here" he yelled, thinking she was talking about him.

"Not you" she laughed,"Just come and up here"

Zuko didn't know why but he started climbing toward the branch she was sitting on. When he reached it, she scooted over so he could sit next to her.

"Why are we up here" he asked as he readjusted himself on the branch. "Shh" she whispered, "Don't talk...just wait and you won't regret it" she smiled as she took a glance at him.

Zuko realized what she was talking about, a moment later when the sun's rays started to peek through the horizon. Golden rays pierced through the trees thick branches and ran it's up through the meadow until it hit the trees. The pale sky ignited with the suns orange glow and warm touch. As the sun's rays hit Zuko's skin, it revived him, making him fill as though he contained immense power.

When he looked at Leena, he was at a lost for words, he had never seen anything so breathtaking.

As the light glistened down on her, it high lighted every detail on her body, making her look radiant. Her silver hair seemed to glow and her gray orbs sparkled with the sun. She then took a deep breath and smiled at him, making his heart beat faster.

"Its breathtaking isn't it" she said in an awed voice.

Zuko nodded as he looked at her. She then jumped down and landed in a crouching position.

"Well, are we gonna start" she replied. Zuko jumped down as well and walked a couple of feet in front of her. "Sit" he commanded as he began to pace back and forth. " Power in fire bending comes from the breath. Not the muscles. The breath becomes energy in the body. The energy extends past your limbs and becomes fire." he said as he tried to remember what his uncle told him.

Leena soaked up every word Zuko said. Zuko taught her all the basic moves he had learned from his uncle. To his surprise Leena was a quick learner and was able to repeat every move he demonstrated to her, with ease. They practiced for an hour, when the sun was completely above the horizon.

"Okay, it my turn to teach you" she simile as she walked in front of him. "Lightening was the hardest task I ever learned, but the more you bend with it, the easier it gets" she lectured.

"First comes first" she replied as she narrowed her gray eyes at him. "To be able to bend lighting you must be at peace, and have total concentration, because if you don't the results could be fatal when trying to bend lighting." "Every time I look at you, you seem to be angry with the world, ever since I met you, I have never seen you smile."

Well maybe it because my sister will stop at nothing to try to take me back prisoner to my own nation, he thought but chose not to say. He just glared at her with his golden eyes.

"You need to lighten up, and have for once" she said as she smiled. "I'm going to make you smile back the end of this day" she replied starring at him.

Zuko seriously doubted that, nothing could make him smile at a time like this. As he looked up at her he saw a big grin across her face.

"What" he yelled in an annoyed voice. "Oh, nothing" she replied in a sly tone.

Leena began to walk closer to Zuko, and as she did, she poked him in the shoulder and yelled "TAG, you it" She then ran off in to the he meadow.

Zuko just stood in shock, unsure of what to do. He hadn't played TAG since he was a kid, and he didn't see no point in playing such a childish game.

"What are you frowning at now, don't tell me you don't know what to play tag" she yelled from the meadow.

"I know how to play, but what dose this have to do with lightening bending" he yelled in a frustrated voice.

"I'll tell you if you catch me" she giggled, as she formed an air ball that she hopped on to.

Zuko didn't know whether to follow her or walk back to the tent. He looked down and took a deep breath, he knew he was going to regret this.

When Leena glanced back she saw that Zuko had decided to play, as he began to run toward her. But Leena wasn't making this easy on him as she would zig-zag through the tall grass. Zuko wasn't that far behind her, but he couldn't get in arms grasp of her. As he continued to chase her, he made up a plan. When he saw that she wasn't looking, he fell in to the grass, and covered himself so that he it looked as thou he left.

When Leena finally turned around in a circle she noticed that Zuko was no where to be seen. She figured that he got mad and walked back to the tent. "What a sore loser" she said as she dispelled her air ball, and walked up the hill toward the tent.

When Zuko saw her start to walk toward the tent, he saw this as his opportunity to tag her. As Leena walked, she thought of what she was going to tell him when she saw him. She was too deep in her thoughts to notice that Zuko was right behind her.

"Your it" he yelled as he gently tackled her down, but her forgot that they were up hill, so they began to roll down. The whole time he held on to her as she laughed as they tumbled down the hill. She really thought that he had left, and wasn't expecting him to tag her. When they finally came to a stop Zuko landed on top of Leena. As they both opened their eyes, they starred at each other with a blush. Zuko quickly rolled off of her and landed directly beside her.

"That was fun" Leena said as she bursted out laughing. Zuko didn't want to admit it but it kind of was fun. "Now, will you tell me why you made me play that childish game" he replied as he starred up at the sky.

"We played it , because it helps people relax and have fun. You see being relaxed helps your mind become at peace and when that happens, you tend to concentrate and focus better. Those are the key things you need to bend lightening" she replied looking up at him from the ground.

"Well that's the end of today's lesson" she said as she got up and started walking. "That's it" Zuko yelled. "Yup" she replied. "Tomorrow we will start the actual practice." she said, waiting for him to walk with her back. Zuko sighed as he got up and started walking toward her.

"So do you think your uncle is still asleep" she questioned as she turned to him. As Zuko was about to reply, his foot tripped over something hard in the ground and caused him to fall forward.

Leena turned around at looked at him when she heard the loud thump. As she starred at him she laughed and extended her hand toward him, trying to help him up.

As Zuko saw her hand, he grabbed it and pulled her forward causing her to fall down next to him. When she looked up she gave him a deathly stare. Zuko couldn't help but laugh at her.

"What was that for" she yelled. "Wait, your laughing" she said in shock. "See I told you I would get you to smile by the end of this day" she replied starring at him as she gave him a playful shove to his shoulder.

"I'm good, I'm good" She yelled as she got up and danced around.

Zuko couldn't help but laugh at her some more as he saw her dance around in circles and talk to herself. She some how made him feel good and made all his worries disappear, and she had done the impossible by making him laugh, something he couldn't remember when he did last.