Addie woke up in hospital with her stitched up nice and tight, her eyes flickered open to see Lin sitting on the seat next to her with Tenzin and Korra. She winced as she tried to get up and Lin pushed her back down softly.

"Addie you're in hospital." Memories came flooding back to her.

"Iroh? Where is-did you get everyone out?" Her words slurred as she frantically tried to look around. Korra came and put her hand on hers.

"We got everyone out, including Iroh, he was a little banged up but he will be fine." She smiled softly to Addie. She nodded sitting up again, this time pushing past the pain.

"How much longer do I have to spend in here?"

"You can go home now if you want but the doctors-"

"Good lets go, I hate hospitals."

"Addie you-" Tenzin began. Addie rolled her eyes.

"I will get better at home on the couch, not in here." She lifted the blankets. Everyone argued with her but she wouldn't hear any of it. Nor did she want too, she wanted to go home and sleep. She was given pills and crutches but she gave them back insisting for someone else who needed them to have them. She flopped herself on the couch when she got home and sighed in pleasure. It was short lived though by the door unlocking; she looked up to see Iroh. His eyes went wide.

"Addie?" He almost choked on the word.

"Iroh it's-" She was cut off by him hugging her tightly. She winced.

"Hurting." She whispered. He quickly let go and looked at her worry filling his features, he held her shoulders looking at her.

"I was going to go to the hospital to see you." He said sounding more worried then relieved.

"I left, wanted to get here and start moving my stuff." She smiled to him and out his hand to his cheek.

"C'mon, you want to help?" She asked standing up. Iroh nodded helping her up holding on for longer than he needed to, Addie blushed.

….

She pulled the last box into her apartment and smiled to herself, she was finally setting herself up. Iroh flopped back on the couch. She was still a bit shaky but knowing full well she had to recover, she had decided to get on with her life rather than dwelling on it.

"I seriously cannot thank you enough for doing this for me." She smiled.

"Yeah well it gave me a reason to get out of the house." The army wanted him to take it easy as he had taken a pretty big hit to the head. Addie stitches were healing up but she as going to have some nasty scars.

She sat down slowly with a groan of pain, Iroh grabbed her helping her. She playfully smacked his hand away.

"I'm fine." She said flatly.

"No you're not."

"I am, seriously it's just cuts and bruises, besides I'm staying at Air temple island for the next couple of days anyway, Lin wanted me staying somewhere they can keep an eye on me." Laughing she got up and pulled him up along with her, her uniform clanking with the metal pulling Iroh up. He looked good today, she had to admit, it was his lazy look.

"I promise you, I'm OK Iroh." She put her hand in his to reassure him. He squeezed tightly, the closeness between them was intoxicating. He put his hand to her waist running his hands through her hair. She desperately wanted him to kiss her and he wanted to kiss her.

He leaned in and she did too but he pulled back and shook his head.

"Um…I had better go." He said walking out the door. Addie stood there feeling stupid and then kicked the couch.

…

She walked through the streets as she was on duty; the day was relatively quiet besides for a few public disturbances. She was excited to get into her new apartment, she was more excited that she could actually pay the bills for this one. But she was depressed about what had happened with Iroh, why didn't he kiss her? Did the scar put him off, it sure put her off her own face.

After the day had dragged on she finally got back to the house, everyone seemed happy and cheery, but much to her shock Iroh was nowhere.

"Hey guys."

"Addie, how is the new apartment?"

"Oh it's great, I love it." Iroh looked at her before walking out of the door, she made a face and followed him out. She was shocked to find Asami at his door, they both turned around looking at Addie. She knew they weren't kissing or anything, but it was still a shock to see them together.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to-I'm just going to go." She said awkwardly. She quickly ran into the back door when Iroh was coming in through the front.

"Addie please it wasn't-"

"That's why you didn't kiss me today wasn't it?" He remained silent. Addie laughed hysterically into her hands then a sudden burst of anger erupted from her.

"I totally get it, she is beautiful, like she is so damn beautiful. And nice! I get it and you-" She was cut off. He smashed his lips to hers then pulled back. She didn't know what to say for a couple of seconds before she kissed him back.

He picked her up and she wrapped her legs around him, he wrapped his arms around her running his hands through his hair. She ran her hands underneath his top pulling it off his head exposing his chest. Pushing her against the wall the kiss deepened and Addie gasped for air once the kiss broke off. He kissed her neck but she broke it off getting down. How could she drag him into this?

"No, no we should stop." She muffled through the kisses.

"To fast?"

"No, it's not that…" She mumbled getting off him running her hand through her hair. He scrunched his eye brows at her and she couldn't think of anything to say, she wasn't sure the 'I'm being stalked by some crazy guy' line would work out so well.

"Do you even like me Addie?" He asked quietly.

"Yes Iroh, I like you. I like you very much but right now I'm very confused."

"You are the first person to treat me as a person and not as a money bag." He pushed some hair back behind her ear and tilted her chin up to him.

"I want to be with you Addie." She backed off shaking her head. The note, she couldn't drag him down with that.

"I-I can't…I'm sorry." She pulled his hand off her cheek and she walked out of the door with tears running down her face. She slammed the door behind her muffling her cry, she slid down the door but at her feet there was another note.

OK, I figure I should give you a hint since I ruined your pretty little face, fair is fair right? I am shrubbery, I am flora, I am?

She scrunched the note up violently and screamed into her hands, she put the note in her pocket of her uniform. Standing up she left the note on the door step running into the house to find Tenzin. What could he do though? Nothing and she didn't want to involve his family. She stopped running and stood still on the spot and turned around and saw Iroh standing at the door. He unwrinkled the note that was in her pocket.

"What is this?" He read over it then looked back up to her. She put her hand down to her pocket to see that the paper was gone, damn she had to fix those pockets.

"Addie seriously? This doesn't look good." She laughed hollowly.

"You could say that."