Katara knew she should be angry with him; First, for breaking up with her, and then kissing her not even a few weeks later. What was wrong with him? Did he like her or not? Then, he merely called her a 'friend' in his speech to the Nation. Was that all she was to him? A friend with 'benefits'? Next, he took away from the mourning of Iroh by kissing her.

But she wasn't; she had fallen head over heels in love with him once more, and could not make herself be angry with him.

Instead, she was happy. To everyone she saw, she presented an unusually cheerful personality, one that had not been Katara's since Zuko had broken up with her.

She started sparring with Ahia again, which she had avoided for a long time; It reminded her too much of Zuko sparring with her.

If I were to ask you what you think of when I say the words water and fire, you might think of the eternal struggle between the two; Does water put the fire out, or does the fire dissolve the water? Perhaps you would instead think of bending, in which Fire and Water use completely different techniques. But, if I were to ask Katara what she thought of when I said the words 'fire and water', her first response would be 'love', or perhaps just the name Zuko.

For weeks, she had hated him; she had wished he was dead and gone. All it took was one kiss to change her mind.

Zuko swore to himself the reason he had kissed her was because he was sad, and could not help it. But deep down, he knew he was in love with the Waterbender who had threatened to kill him years ago when he swore he had switched sides.

He knew he should not have kissed her, but in that moment, looking at her blue eyes, he could no longer pretend that he did not love her more then he did his Nation.

As their kiss ended, he felt he had stabbed her; she would hate him even more now that he had shown his feelings after breaking her heart. He turned and left without a word, afraid of hurting her even more.

When he peaked over his shoulder and looked back at her, she was standing there, speechless.

He should not have left her standing there, or so he thought.

With a heavy heart, he pulled himself out of bed the next morning, a feeling of guilt and dread sweeping over him with his first breath to the morning light.

He felt angry with himself; He tried to convince himself he did not love her, and that he had kissed her only so that he could get her to tell him what she was hiding about the fight in the hallway a few days before.

As hard as tried to convince himself it was not his fault or that it was for the greater good, he only grew angrier with himself.

Sokka looked at his friend behind the counter, who was growing annoyed with the persistent customer before him. "I will pay thirty silver, and that is it!" Maki frowned. "I told you thirty TIMES now, I will accept seventy five and nothing left. If all you have is fifteen silver, go buy yourself a hammer and knock some sense into that empty head of yours." The man frowned, slamming the sword onto the counter. "Fine!" He cried, turning away. He walked from the store, the door crashing shut behind him. Sokka frowned at his friend.

"Are you alright?" Maki glanced at him. "What do you mean?" He said oddly, tossing the sword angrily towards its case. It clattered to the floor, but he didn't bother to pick it up. "I don't know," Sokka replied quietly. "You just seem... angry today." Maki rolled his eyes. "I wonder why someone like me would be angry on such a day." He frowned. "What are you talking about?" Maki glared at him. "Don't play dumb with me! I heard about you and your 'Tea Shop.' That is awful manly; quitting your job at a sword shop to go own a Tea Shop." Sokka was shocked.

"I haven't quit this job! I love it here!" Maki rolled his eyes. "It's all over town; Iroh's great tea shop is opening back up with Sokka as the boss." He frowned. "Actually, I haven't decided whether or not I'm going to open it back up, or if I'm going to quit this job..." Maki laughed sarcastically. "We all know what you are going to pick! You get a better income there, you get to run it with no one bossing you around, it already has a great reputation so you will have customers no matter what..."

Sokka frowned. "Why does it matter which job I choose?" Maki laughed loudly. "This store was in the dumps before you got here; It was closing the week after I hired you. But somehow, you managed to save the shop. This store is doomed without you. If you quit, I'm jobless and homeless." Sokka did not reply, but continued organizing the different types of axes they had lined up against the wall silently.

Maki walked up and switched the sign on the door to closed, and went into the back room without a word to Sokka. He frowned at the door to the back room after Maki had shut it, but did not leave. He finished organizing the axes as he thought. Maki had some great points; the job at the Tea Shop would be amazing. But, he did not want to leave his friend homeless and jobless. Then again, was Maki really his friend after the anger he showed all day?

Jet took a deep breath. "I'm leaving." Smellerbee frowned. "Jet, you only got here two days ago! You can't leave!" Longshot threw him a sad look, but did not speak. "I'm going to find Katara," he said quietly. "I'm going to Ba Sing Se." Smellerbee sighed. "I can't let you leave. It's been a year since we saw you Jet, I don't want you to go." He nodded slowly, but did not reply at first. "I'm going to Ba Sing Se to find Katara," he repeated at last. Smellerbee sighed. "Is there anything we can do to stop you?"

"No," he said firmly. "I didn't think so," she replied softly. "Then I should tell you, Katara isn't in Ba Sing Se anymore." Jet frowned. "She isn't?" He shook his head. "She is in a Fire Nation Colony about forty miles away from Ba Sing Se. That is where Fire Lord Zuko established a new city, and a new palace. The Earth King just welcomed him without question," she muttered. Jet frowned. "Then I'm going to the palace to see Katara." Longshot frowned, but still did not reply.

Smellerbee sighed. "I can't go with you." Jet nodded. "I know. Stay here with the other Fighters." Smellerbee stood and gave him a quick hug. Then, she just left the room, afraid to cry in front of Jet. Longshot frowned again. "What?" Jet asked, not expecting an answer. Longshot turned, and followed Smellerbee from the room, leaving Jet alone with his thoughts.

Author's Note: Jet's part is very small, I know. He will not be in the next chapter or two, because he is going to be travelling to see Katara ;D

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