Okay, chapter 12... :D Never thought it would get this far... but it has. I would like to thank everyone that reviewed, you are a great help, but most of all I want to thank... Appa-Appa-Away for all her help and advice on this story, thank you... alright, on with the story I hope you enjoy... :)

Lee's POV:

So close, I was so close to her, so close to kissing her. The question was, did she want it? Or was it all me? Wait! I was using her! I liked her too much and when she came to comfort me, I used that moment to... Oh Agni...

"I'm sorry... I'm just going to leave..." I stood up and without looking back I stepped out of the room, I never had moved so fast in my life. I thought I was going to be sick. I heard her shout my name but I just couldn't face her now. What have I done? I'm such an idiot! I walked to the kitchen to see Iroh, he was drinking a cup of tea. It was the most common thing on this ship: to see Iroh drinking tea. If I wasn't so down I might have laughed at the thought.

"Ah hello, Lee." He smiled happily at me. He looked happy until he looked at me. Then his expression changed. "Did you get your father's letter?" I nodded. "I'm sorry Lee, I really am." Then Zuko had to just walked in. He did something that every crew member wanted to see, something that they wanted him to do to them. He smiled at me; it was a sad smile though. He looked at his uncle and then back at me.

"I'm... sorry, Lee." He meant it, he rarely said something like that, and so when he did say it, he meant it.

"Thank you sir." He nodded and walked out the room without another word.

"Lee, there something else on your mind isn't there? Come, sit down. I think it's time we had a talk... about a certain someone." I hesitated a little. But I sat down next to him.

"You have lost so much haven't you? Mother, sister, brother... and in some ways your father, but even after all that, you stay by my nephews side... You're loyal. A rare trait in war. However though it would be so easy to go to your father and earn so much more. However, now I know why you stayed, I know now anyway. Your brother was killed by an Earth bender, but when we are at the ports your treat them with so much respect and kindness it doesn't even seem that your Fire nation. You are one of the rare few... That is still himself, still respects and does not want to harm the people of the other nations. You, you are your father's child, you wouldn't even say a bad word of the man who turned your family in to the Fire nation solder's... You still have a heart Lee, a mind of your own. That lovely girl you are too ashamed to talk to because your Fire nation, I think she cares, she's read you like an open book, and she can see you're not like everyone else. I think she might even like you back..." After all that he just wicked at me.

It took me a few seconds to take it all in. "You really mean that?" I asked a little shocked. He nodded.

"You reminded me so much of Zuko... well when he was younger, but he cares for you, this whole crew. He stood up for you and that's the only reason you're still alive." I smiled.

"I know. You really think she likes me back?" For a few minutes I thought he was crazy, but then again it might be true, well I can hope, can I? He just nodded.

"Yes." That's all." he said. "I'll leave you alone for a while, you've been through quite a bit today, and Zuko told me to tell you, you can have the day off tomorrow." I looked at him in shock. "Every time someone loses someone on this crew you have a day off, we really should have given you a day off when Li died. He was one of the closest things you had to a family." He stood up, after he finished his tea. "Well goodnight Lee."

"Goodnight Iroh and thank you, sir" He smiled.

"You're welcome."

About an hour later I got up, I was going to talk to her.

"Sokka! You can't just come in like that, Lee and I were talking about stuff and you...well you... interrupted us."

"We need to have a talk Katara." His voice was getting louder.

"About what?" I asked.

"About him..." He pointed at the door. There was nobody there but know who he meant.

"Why? He has done nothing wrong, he..."

"Katara! He's Fire nation!"

"Sokka, shut up... he's different!"

"NO! FOR THE LAST TIME... HE'S NOT! HE'S A MONSTER KATARA! HE IS PART OF THE SAME NATION THAT KILLED OUR MOTHER, AND HE IS PART OF THE NATION THAT KILLS WHEN THEY DON'T GET WHAT THEY WANT! HE IS A SAME SNAKE, A MONSTER; IT WON'T SUPRISE ME IF HE KILLED HIS OWN FAMILY! AND I KNOW YOU THINK THE SAME THING!"

"What?" We both looked at the door.

"Lee, no... I'm so sorry. I-"

"You think... I'm a monster Katara?" He looked down at the floor.

"No! No, you're not." At this point, Aang walked in.

"Katara, I'm sorry but I'm just going to leave. I'm sure you can find your own way to the cells... Reo will bring your breakfast in the morning because... I... can't." He walked out.

"Lee wait..." I ran after him but he was gone.

"Sokka, how could you say that?" Aang asked, he been nothing but kind and..."

"I don't care Aang he is Fire nation."

"SO WHAT! Is that all you can see, he's lost everything Sokka!" I shouted, he looked up to me for comfort because he knew I had been thought it before. Do you know how guilty he felt when I was tied up or when I was in the cells? He has been so kind and he known's how I feel..." I started to cry, then I ran out the room, there weren't many places to run to but I just ran... I felt so guilty.

I ended up crying myself to sleep.

"Katara!" I shouted but I knew she couldn't hear me.

"Well that went well; I really hope you're happy with yourself." I told him "You really upset her. Lee as well."

"I know... I don't care about him, but I better find Katara."

"I think you should." I told him, he walked out the room. Leaving me alone.

"Sometimes he such an idiot." I muttered.

I updated this again because I'm enjoying writing this story so much... Please review. :) Once again thank you Appa-Appa-Away! :) I think this is longest, or one of them anyway... well hope you enjoyed it...