::~ Sorry I haven't updated in a while! I'll take my time on this one, and see if I can make it good! Don't forget to review, and tell me what you think!

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Toph rolled her eyes, just as the emerald curtains rose. A girl, with black hair and vibrant green eyes stared back at them from the stage. She was clad in a long green dress, that was dark green, and had a lighter tunic over it, that was a lighter shade of green. A white sash tied it all together at her waist. The girl walked to the center of the stage. " Quaint. I've never been in this part of the city before. It's much more lavish than I am used to. The people here are rich, and very powerful. Trouble must not exist, in this part of town. But I don't know this place-" The girl was a good actress. She started to walk on the makeshift road in front of her. Once she started walking however, she was about to get run over by a carriage. Katara jumped, when she saw her just barely get out of the way. She waited in anticipation as she saw the carriage stop. A young, ( VERY handsome) man stepped out of the carriage, with an angry expression.

The girl was laying down on the ground, mezmerised by his looks. ( Katara was sure that was only partially acting) and she stood slowly as he walked closer. An older woman stepped out of the carriage, after him. " Don't you know how to watch where you're going?" the young man yelled at the girl. " What's your name? I want to know the idiot that jumped in the way." Said the man. Katara huffed. He sounded like a certain someone she knew.

" Daiya." said the girl, in a low voice. Her eyes were large, as she looked up at the guy towering above her. He was lean, but had a strong build, and looked like he was a warrior. " I'm sorry, I didn't see-" the girl started apologizing, but then the guy cut her off.

" You didn't see? More like you didn't think!" he said, scoffing. The girl narrowed her eyes at him, getting annoyed. " Hey, I said I was sorry! So maybe you should get off your high horse and apologize too! After all, you almost KILLED me!" she yelled. The young man appeared taken aback at her comment.

Stick it to the man! Katara mentally said. She liked the girl already. Toph, who was beside her, mumbled, and asked when people were going to start hitting each other. Katara said that there most likely wouldn't be a fight.

" Well, I wouldn't have almost killed you if you had-" the young man started, but he found that the argument was stupid. The older woman put a comforting hand on his shoulder. She was wearing a pale silk green dress, with several jades around the bodice. " Come now, Edien. Apologize, and forgive." she said, in a soothing voice. The guys, Edien, relaxed visibly. Daiya dusted off her dress.

" I'm sorry." said Edien, refusing to look at Daiya. Daiya huffed in annoyance. The woman tried to smooth the situation over.

" Would you care to come with us, and have some scones?" asked the woman. Edien's head snapped at her.

" Why are you inviting her? Mother, we need to get going. We can't have a lower class-"

" LOWER CLASS?" sputtered Daiya. she stood erect, but her head only reached his shoulders. " I'll have you know, I may be lower class, but at least I have better manners than you do!" she said, her emerald eyes shimmering as if they were ice. Toph laughed.

" Hey, Sugarqueen, I bet a fight's gonna come, real soon. " she said. She couldn't see the actors, but by the tone of their voices, they must have been looking angry. She could sense that the guy was irritated, for real, maybe because the girl was acting like she was really telling him off. This play was just getting started, Toph assumed.

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" Ugh. Kill me now." Thought Zuko. The men were still chattering, and stuffing their faces. Zuko, being Fire Lord and all, ate very little, se he could look refined, but mainly because too much food would get in the way of training. Aang had finished eating too, but mainly because most of the food was meat and he was a strict vegetarian, so there was only a few things he was able to eat.

Zuko made a motion to leave the table, but he was pushed back into his chair by a blast of air. Ha scowled at Aang. King Kuei was even looking a little bit bored. Zuko hated this. He'd much rather walk around the city with Katara, enjoying the sites Ba Sing Se has to offer. The men started arguing, getting louder. Zuko was clutching the sides of his head now trying to control his temper.

" And I think that wood is much better than stone."

" Ridiculous! Everyone knows that-"

" SHUT UP!" Zuko bellowed. He pounded his fists on the table, standing up, looking very irate. " Shut up, all of you! Eat your damn food, and stop talking!" he screamed. Everyone looked at him with wide eyes.

" Now, Fire Lord Zuko, I don't think-" said a pudgy man, trying to calm him down. Too bad he didn't know that the only person that could,truly calm him down was Katara.

" You got somethin' to say, Blabbermouth? I don't care what you all think, I'm done with this." Zuko said, getting up and stomping off. Aang followed him.

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Daiya was eating quietly, sitting opposite Edien in the play. Every once in a while, Edien would gaze at her, and she would catch him. Katara smiled.

BOOM!

A loud crash was heard at the side of the stage. At first Katara thought it was part of the play, but then people started screaming. People were running to the doors, when they were all of the sudden bolted shut. Katara and Toph hid, to see who was causing this. A man who looked slightly familiar stood at the front of the stage. " Any one who moves will get burned alive!" he yelled. "From now on, no one will leave. You will all comply, or lose your heads." he said sneering. Katara gasped. Zhao turned towards her. " Well, well. What do we have here? This is a grand prize indeed." Zhao said, smirking evilly.

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Zuko ran, flying past the shocked faces of the people. There was a loud crash heard when he left the palace, and he wanted to find out where it was. There was a knawing feeling in his chest, one that he had felt only once before.

When his mother left.

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Zhao grabbed Katara, thinking that she was still a beginner water bender. And for a while, Katara let him believe that. When his gaurd was down, she punched him in the groin. He doubled over, screaming.

" WENCH!" he said, as he made a blind grab at her. She kicked him away, and summoning water from the air, she water whipped him. He hit the wall. Toph Earth bended pillars to surround them, and then from them came spokes, that created a sort of cage. Katara then coated the cage wit ice, and there were iceicles that jutted out inside, keeping him in place. If he moved, he would get stabbed. Just then, Aang and Zuko burst through the door.

" Hey, are you guys okay?" asked Aang, as he scanned Toph for any injuries. Katara ran and hugged Zuko. Toph told them what had happened, and Zuko's body temperature rose several degrees, Katara noticed.

" Aang, can you take Zhao's bending away?" Katara asked, as she pushed Zuko towards the door. She was sure that if she let him go, he would set the entire place ablaze.

" Sure thing Katara." Aang said, rubbing his hands together.

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" Tell me what you know." Said Aang, as he stood behind the desk. He was questioning Zhao. Zhao refused to answer.

" I don't know anything." he said, gritting his teeth.

" He's lying." Toph said, from her chair in the opposite side of the room. Zhao glared daggers at her, but she was unaffected. She was blind, after all.

" Answer me!" Aang said, raising his voice. Zhao sighed.

" What's the point? Your going to kill me again anyway." Zhao said, leaning back in his chair. " All I know is that I was dead. Then I woke up. I was told to come here, and grab the waterbender. But I wanted to kill the Fire Lord first. End of story."

" That's not the end of the story!" yelled Toph.

" Would you be quiet!" Zhao yelled. Toph earthbended a pillar to hit Zhao in the nuts.

" I'm sorry, what did you say?" she growled. Zhao's eyes looked like they were going to pop out of his head.

" Answer me, or I'll have Toph do it again." Aang said, narrowing his eyes at Zhao. They needed to get some sort of information, to know what to do next. Zhao rolled his eyes.

" Alright. So when I woke up I saw a man. He wasn't very strong, but his eyes were different. He's not from any of the three nations, that's for sure." Zhao said, resigning. Aang was irritated. Just because he was the last airbender, didn't mean that he wasn't a nation. Or at least didn't belong to one.

" You mean four nations." Aang corrected. Zhao smirked.

" You wish." he said.

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" Lemme go, Katara." Zuko said, irritated. Katara had him frozen to the chair he was on. He was tired of thrashing, and moving violently. He tried to melt the ice, but it was strong, and there was alot. He growled.

" Just let Aang get through with the interrogation, and then I'll let you go, okay?" she said sweetly. She was sitting in front of him, drinking tea.

His waterbender was beautiful, and strong. But she was also mean, Zuko mused, as he tried again to melt the ice.

He failed, again.

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:D I don't really like this chapter much. So, it might be a bit choppy. Please review!