A week has gone by and Zuko was still trying to win me over. I was still giving him a hard time. I wasn't about to cave in like I always did. I was cleaning cups with Iroh beside me washing some trays. Zuko was walking around serving tea, when he came back with a look of panic on his face. "See that girl over there." He nodded his head over to the girl by the door. Her hair was up in a messy ponytail with her bangs sticking crazy on her forehead. "Don't look!" Iroh and I snapped our attention away from her, and back at Zuko.

"I think she thinks we are firebenders. She has been here all day." Zuko whispered leaning towards us. I rolled my eyes. Zuko could be really stupid sometimes. "I believe someone has a crush on you. She has been here at lately." Iroh said chuckling. I rolled my eyes and began to angrily washing the cup that was in my hands. Iroh glanced over at me and chuckled again. I was never good at hiding my jealously. The girl walked up to us and handed Zuko her money for her tea. Zuko turned quickly back around and I glared at the girl.

She giggled a little and tapped Zuko on the arm. He turned back around and she gave him a little wave. "Hi, I'm Jin. I see that you are new here." Zuko nodded and looked over at me. I was angrily cleaning the cup that was in my hands. "I'm Lee and this is Lily." Zuko said nodding his head over to me. Jin looked wearily over at me and then back at me. "Well I was wondering if we could go on a date. My older brother is a soldier, I'm sure he will love to go with Lily." I saw Zuko's jaw tensed up and I looked at Iroh.

Zuko was just getting jealous of just thinking of me being on a date. Zuko went to open his mouth and I pushed him to the side. Zuko needed to see me with someone else. He needed to know what it felt like. "We would love too." Jin grinned and clasped her hands together. She told us when to meet her and she skipped out of the tea shop. Zuko glared at me and grinned up at him.

"What?" I asked innocently. "Why did you agree to that?!" Zuko hissed leaning towards me. I saw Iroh with his hand over his mouth trying to cover the fact that he was laughing incredibly hard. Iroh knew exactly what I was doing. "Because it sounds like fun and besides soldiers are normally attractive. Now take this to table 6." Zuko snatched the tray out of my hands and stormed away. Iroh chuckled, "You are going to kill that boy one day."

000

I dressed in my best clothes and let my hair down. I stepped out of my room and caught sight of Zuko. I bit down on my lip to keep from laughing. Iroh had slicked Zuko's hair back. Zuko was pouting with his arms crossed, he looked like a five year old, and who didn't get his way. He looked over at me and his pout dropped off his face being replaced with a smirk. Iroh peeked around Zuko and smirked at me, "Harmony, you look beautiful."

"Thank you, Iroh. Zuko, we need to get going." I said glancing over at the clock. He nodded and followed me out. I pulled open the door and stepped out. Jin was standing there with a man. He was tall and built. He had shaggy black hair and his eyes looked almost red. He was handsome. "Hi! This is my brother, Tin. This is Lee and Lily." Tin walked over to me and grabbed my hand kissing my knuckles of my hand. I giggled a little and gave him my best smile. I felt Zuko's heavy glare on me, but ignored him and walked away with Tin. We walked a little bit and stopped to eat at a restaurant. I sat next to Zuko and Tin sat across from me. Tin kept telling me how beautiful I was and trying to get me to converse in conversation with him, but I just couldn't make myself like him. I glanced over at Zuko, who looked beyond miserable. I sighed and leaned close to him. "Try to have some fun, Zuko." I muttered under my breath.

"This is pointless." I was starting to see how bad Zuko was with other girls… and lying. He was an awful liar. "So, is he your brother or something?" Tin asked eating his rice. I gave him a smile and looked over at Zuko, who was trying to juggle and failing horribly. I chuckled, "He's a childhood friend. My family is dead, so he and his uncle is all I got. I love them." Tin smiled sadly and reached across the table grabbing my hand. I glanced up, I wish he was Zuko. I was Zuko and I were on a date, not the other way around. I looked at Zuko and he was staring at our hands. I could've sworn I saw tears welding up in his eyes. I backed my hands away from Tin and finished eating.

After all of our food was eaten, we all got up and Jin said something about wanting to show us something. We walked a little bit and stopped in front of a fountain. "Oh no! It's not lit up" Jin whimpered. Zuko looked down at her and told her to close her eyes. He also told Tin to do the same. I rushed over to Zuko and we both began to light up all the lights. I spun around and sent a fire kick at the last light. I grinned and stood up to see Zuko walking over to Jin. He leaned down and told her to open his eyes. Tin opened his eyes and began grinning. He walked over to me and wrapped his arm around my waist. I tensed up and glanced over at Zuko.

My heart froze and my world around me began to crumble. Zuko and Jin were kissing. Tin was talking, but all I saw was the two of them kissing. Tin began leaning down and I backed away. "Sorry being too forward, aren't I?" He said smiling. I nodded and backed away from him. "I had a great time, but I need to be going." He nodded sadly and I turned around to see Zuko staring at me. I closed my eyes tight and took off running.

000

I slammed open the door and slammed it behind me. I wiped my eyes quickly and saw Iroh stand up quickly. "Harmony? Oh dear, what happened?!" He rushed towards me and tried hugging me. I back away from him and tried to get myself under control. "He kissed her."

Iroh gaped at me and then the door opened again. Zuko rushed over to me out of breath and grabbed my hand. "What did he do to you? Harmony, why are you crying?" I looked up at him and shook my head. There was no way he was this stupid. Were all guys this thick? I bit down on my lip and walked out of the room quickly. "Uncle, do you know what happened?" Zuko asked with panicked dripping off of every word he said. I paused and leaned against the wall to listen. He sounded actually worried.

"Did you kiss that girl?" Iroh asked firmly. "She kissed me! I didn't know what to do." I heard Zuko take a deep breath. "I didn't feel anything. The one time Harmony and I kissed was perfect. She wasn't Harmony and anytime that guy touched her… I felt like I was going to explode. Why do I keep messing up?! Uncle, all I want is Harmony! She's all I think about." I froze; I have never heard Zuko talk like that about me. I stepped out from around the corner and Zuko's eyes widen.

"Is all of that true?" I whispered. Iroh smirked and backed away leaving us alone. "Every word." Zuko whispered back. My heart was beating out of control. Before I could control my feet, I ran towards him jumping into his arms. Zuko chuckled and hugged me back hard. He lifted my chin up and crashed his lips into mine. My legs give out and Zuko lightly pushed me up against the wall to support me. Our lips molded together and his hands were running through my hair. It was the perfect kiss. The kiss that I knew Zuko could only deliver. He pulled back and rested his forehead against mine.

That date changed Zuko. He knew what it was like now to see me on date with another guy. That date also changed me. At that point on, I realized that I would never know what to do without Zuko. If this ended badly and he got with another girl… I would stay just so I would be able to see him each day. A smile on his face would make me happy no matter if it was me or another girl making him smile.