The Wolf – I do hope that you enjoyed the last chapter and that you will continue to enjoy the chapters going forward. I am going to try and write as many chapters between now and the time that my school starts having classes again and then I will still try to write it to completion before Valentine's Day (I make no promises with work, classes, homework, and love there is little time for even sleep). I hope that you comment on the chapters and can't wait to hear from you guys! Please enjoy!


"My Lady, pacing the floor is not going to make him come down any sooner," commented Jet as he scratched his head. He wondered just how long it was going take before her temper boiled over.

"Sokka should be back with him already," Katara growled causing Jet to shrink in fear. She didn't mean to be so irritable but she was scared out of her mind. Her powerful legs were starting to hurt from the pacing but it was the only thing that was keeping her from screaming and freezing the whole palace. She was sure that Sokka should have been back with the fire bender. Katara had taken the ice away from the door before she had come to the kitchen and had wanted to apologize for her behavior but she didn't think that he would care.

"My Lady, it will be wonderful. A beautiful meal prepared by Chef Haru and romantic candle like dinner provided by yours truly. You should smile, compliment him, charm him with your wit, and his heart will be yours by the end of the night. We celebrate being human again tomorrow," Jet's voice held a confidents that he didn't truly have.

"That is not the way that love works," Gyatso commented smacking Jet. "He has lost his home, freedom, and only family all in one day it is going to take some time for him to open up to you. Be confident and try and find connections that you both share. In order for you to gain his love my Lady you are going to have make a connection with this fire bender."

"I don't want to make a connection with him. It is a fire benders fault that we are even in this situation in the first place," Katara's temper was starting to come to the surface. It was a dangerous thing that had consumed her for years. She could see ice starting to creep on the walls and tried to calm down.

"You must control your temper!" Both Gyatso and Jet yelled. Katara glared at them and knew that they were right, unfortunately. "You must learn to work through your anger and let go," Gyatso comments. Katara didn't really take much mind to the monk, what would he know about anger. It was then that she heard the door start to open. Excitement raced through her and she turned trying to put on a pleasant smile.

When she saw her brother the smile dropped, "Well, where is he?"

Sokka started to nervously play with his hands in front of him and not looking her directly into her eyes, "He is in the process of…well circumstance being what they are…he isn't coming…" Sokka shrunk away as quickly as he could.

"WHAT!" Katara roared slamming the doors to the kitchen as she raced towards the guest wing. By the time that she saw his door the ground was freezing under her feet. She slammed on the door. "YOU WERE SUPPOSE TO COME DOWN TO DINNER!" By this time Sokka, Jet, and Gyatso had followed her to his room.

Zuko's voice came from the other side of the door with the same sort of stubbornness she had, "I am not hungry!"

"If you don't come out now I am going to force you to!" Katara screamed. Her temper had finally boiled over and she was about to start bending to make him listen to her.

"Katara that is not going to gain you any points in the romance department," her brother commented trying to be helpful and not have her wrath targeted towards him.

"But he is being stubborn and difficult," Katara stated grinding her teeth and pointing towards the door. She knew that this fire bender was going to be the end of her or she would be the end of him.

"You have to be patient and show him the lady that is inside," Gyatso said in a pleading tone. "A friendly manner can go a long way."

Katara turned towards the door with her tail swishing around her at a slow pace to try and calm her nerves. "It would be a great pleasure for me if you would join me for dinner…please." She had tried to make her voice sound pleasant but she wanted to strangle him so it came out very forced.

"No thank you," Zuko's voice rang clear with his resolve.

Katara just couldn't take it anymore. "You can't stay in there forever!"

"Sure I can."

That comment was the straw that broke the camel's back. "THEN GO AHEAD AND STARVE!" Her roar resounded through the entire castle. She turned to the three witnesses, "If he won't eat with me than he won't eat at all!" She stormed off to go blow off steam.

Gyatso hung his head in disappointment, "Well that didn't turn out well. I have to go back to the kitchen and clean up," he turned and left with slow sad hops.

Sokka turned towards Jet, "I am leaving you in charge of watching him." Jet saluted with sarcasm as he watched Sokka leave.

"So much for romance," Jet commented bitterly as he started to march in front of the door.