The Wolf – I am extremely sorry that it has taken me so long to get back to writing. There have been some stressful things and stressful people in my life. I have taken care of most of those things and those people have been removed from my life. I also now have a hairy Beast of my own and I am crazy about him. I hope that you enjoy the chapter and please feel free to comment!


Zuko turned towards the door just in time to see it encased in a layer of thick ice. His blood started to boil and he started to throw fire balls as hard as he could at the door. No matter how hard they were thrown or how hot the fireballs were the ice didn't show a hint of melting. He sank to his knees as the realization of the events that happened today. He was now a resident of the cursed castle. He was never going to see anyone but the residents that live within. He would never see Mai. He would never see Ty Lee. He would never be watched with curious and judgmental eyes of the rest. He would never see his Uncle.

He got into a meditation stance that his Uncle had patiently taught him as a child. Remembering that the key to getting through anything would be to breathe and think with a clear head. He could waste all of what little energy that he had left in fighting with the door or he could look around at his new room and see what he can of the grounds.

As he turned to the room he saw that it was very red. It made him think back to the few memories he had of living in the Fire Nation with his Uncle. There was a huge four poster bed with feathered pillows and silken sheets that took up most of the wall opposite the door. Hidden away in the corner there was wardrobe and next to that was a door that he believed lead to the bathroom. His favorite part was all the walls had magnificent tapestries of dragons. It was a depictions of a red one and a blue one flying around the sky and almost dancing with each other. It was breathe taking. He could not see the grounds from the window but was sure that in the growing days he would know the grounds well.

If this was going to be his prison he was sure that it could be a lot worse. It was then that he heard a knock. He looked around to the door but he knew that it couldn't have been the frozen door so he started to look around for where it could have come from. It was then that he heard a door slid open and that is when he noticed the dumbwaiter and the silverware jumping out of it. There was a tea pot that his Uncle would have killed for and a tea cup that seemed a little too happy and bubbly. He knelt down near them but couldn't possible think about what to say to this tea pot…

"Would you enjoy a cup of coffee?" The monk Gyatso asked in a polite way that reminded him of his Uncle.

"Coffee? Shouldn't a Tea Pot be asking if I would like some tea?" He tried not to sound angry or frustrated. It was not this pots fault that he was trapped it was the beast.

"I thought that maybe it would get a laugh. I know that it is hard here but you will find that the Lady is not so bad once you get to know her," he paused to pour some coffee into the little jumping bean of a cup. "Dinner shouldn't be too far off and she will be on her best behavior I am sure," Gyatso's smile didn't seem to reach his eyes as he made the comment.

Zuko watched as the tea cup started to spill most of the coffee on the floor. But whenever he tried to reach for the tea cup it would jump away and give him a playful grin. It was something that he imagined most air benders would do as a playful act. If it weren't for the fact that all of the coffee ended up on the floor and him not getting any he would have thought it was funny.

"I am not planning on 'getting to know her'. I am not even planning on going to dinner," Zuko's voice wasa bitter and he heard the cup gasp.

"Aang, you need to calm down and let go," Gyatso told his little monk. "Well, maybe Toph will be able convince you. Aang it is time that we go get ready for dinner." Gyatso and Aang returned to the dumbwaiter and head down.

"Finally Gyatso and Twinkle Toes are gone. I have a feeling that you would look good in this silk robe," came the wardrobe.

Zuko stood up and pushed the garment aside. "I am not going to dinner. I am not getting got know her. And why have you been watching me and not saying anything?" he was shocked and a little embarrassed that she had been watching him all this time and didn't say anything to.

"She is not going to like you not going. I also haven't been watching you. I am blind, the only way I even know that you are in here is because of the vibrations that you make." Zuko had never heard such sarcasm in his life.


The Wolf – Hey I just wanted to clarify some things so that there will be less confusion (if you have leave a comment and I will answer). First is that this night is taking place during the New Moon. The objects that are also benders can bend a little bit, it is not as strong as it would be if they were human. There is no Avatar, (aka Aang is just a regular air bender and is about 6 years old). I also hope that you enjoyed this chapter. I am sorry that it has taken this long. Please comment and the next chapter should be coming soon.