Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.


"You could, but then you'd miss your deadline," Li stated with a shrug. Slowly a sly grin spread over his perfectly unmarred face. "Besides, Nán missed you."

Katara glared. That was a low blow. True, she'd seen very little of the boys since the mining rescue, but they'd wanted for nothing during their stay at the palace. Still, she knew all the luxury in the world didn't excuse her bad manners. Her friends had missed her. She just wished they'd chosen a different vacation to stowaway on.

She was going to have trouble ditching the boys for an entire week.