Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar…though if I did I'd be getting myself security protection from rabid fans…you know I never realized saying 'I don't own Avatar' could ever be so relieving.

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There's a difference between would not…and could not.

Despite all his efforts, he could not tear his eyes away. He saw the girl, and simply could not remove his eyes off of her. If he would he would've done so long ago...but it was obvious...He could not remove his eyes off of her.

He wanted to, oh Agni, He just wanted to turn around and pretend he had not recognized her. But her eyes…gods she looked like a goddess right now. All this time he had only seen her in blue peasant clothes and that weird braid, and of course the necklace he had the pleasure of taunting her with several months ago.

Back then he didn't want anything to do with her. Even when he saw her again when they went against his sister (Although he was rather impressed on how she changed…he'd never admit it though.) He wasn't interested.

'She's a peasant.' He had told himself over and over again. But now she looked and seemed to be of royal blood, or something of nobility. 'A peasant, a peasant, a stupid water brat and a peasant,' he told himself over and over…and yet his eyes refused to unglue themselves from this sudden display of beauty.

'No!' He growled mentally, 'She's ugly, horrifyingly ugly, you've never even thought of her like this. She is not beautiful, gods even Mai has more beauty than her!' then again he had never really noticed Mai had he?

He noticed her suddenly let out a laugh, and felt himself grow deeply captivated by anything and everything about her. Logic was seemingly loosing itself in his mind as he felt himself craving to touch her. Like a prospector too far away from visible gold.

He suddenly found himself moving closer, trying to get a better view of the girl who he had grown to despise these months, and suddenly become intrigued in a second.

"Lee!" He snapped out of her spell, out of his trance and all feelings of intrigue and captivation were lost in the sea of his mind. He looked at his Uncle who jogged towards him carrying a lantern and several snacks. "Come look at this magnificent Paper lantern, I'm sure this would look rather handsome on the Tea House's antique display, come let's get more to give it a more amazing look!"

Zuko had never felt so appreciative and annoyed in all his life. Half of him was relieved to no end that he had snapped out of that stupefied trance, and half of him was annoyed that he had suddenly lost sight of her. He merely nodded and followed his uncle towards where they were selling those lanterns and where his date was waiting for him.

She's only a peasant, He thought, just some peasant…nothing to get excited about.

But then again wasn't he one right now too?

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It would be rather funny to see Zuko suddenly see Katara in her get up and get all dopey…I would actually kill to see that. But alas we yet not know and it was just a bit of fandom frenzy occurring inside me. But of course I'm seeing that a lot now that they finally put up the new episodes. :sigh: well for those of you that are not looking forward to spoilers…even though these were minor, I hope you stayed clear of this drabble and heeded my warning up there. I'll be posting up more no since I have just gotten in the school rhythm so I've finally made time. Once again Read and Review!

Mido Ao

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