"Is there any news on the Avatar?" Zuko asked the lieutenant.

"No, sir. We have no idea where he is," said the lieutenant.

"He shall come to me if he truly cares about Princess Zelda," Zuko said. 'Just like I truly care for her,' he thought.

Aang, Sokka, and Katara had been trailing Zuko's ship for quite some time now. But they had been keeping a distance so they could not be spotted.

"What are we going to do Aang?" Katara asked.

"I'm not sure," Aang responded worriedly.

"I say we wait until Zelda returns to the deck like last time, and swoop down on Appa and take off with Zelda," Sokka suggested.

"Actually Sokka, that sounds like a good plan," Katara said surprised by her brother's decent idea.

"If she doesn't come out by sunset, then we'll have to try again tomorrow," Sokka continued.

"But what if Prince Zuko comes on the deck with her? What will we do then?" Katara asked.

"I could jump off of Appa as soon as he came out. As soon as I'd land you guys would swoop down on Appa as fast as you can. I'll distract Zuko long enough for you guys to get Zelda on Appa," Aang said.

"Alright, just be careful Aang," Katara said worriedly.

Aang nodded, sitting on Appa's head. He was still feeling guilty about leaving Zelda alone with Zuko.

Prince Zuko walked back to his room to see was Princess Zelda was doing. When he opened the door there was no one there.

'Did she go to explore the ship?' he asked himself.

Then he decided he would look in his bathroom, he walked over to the bathroom and pressed his ear up against it at first, he heard nothing. Zuko wanted to check to see if anyone was in there, so he opened the door and saw Zelda lying in the bathtub. His eyes opened wide in shock and he gasped.

She turned and gasped attempting to cover herself and screamed.

"Get out! Get out!" she yelled at Zuko.

"Zuko!" she screamed again, but this time shooting a small magic blast at him. It hit him in the chest and pushed him back out the door. The door slammed shut, Zelda used her magic to shut it.

'Wow she has a great figure,' he thought.

'No, no, no! Be civilized Zuko! Don't be such a pervert!' he mentally yelled at himself.

He was still kicking himself mentally, as he sat on the bed with his head in his hands, when Princess Zelda walked out. Her cheeks turned red from embarrassment. She was wearing her royal dress still.

"S-sorry," Zuko stuttered, he turning red himself.

"Apology acc-accepted," she also stammered from sheer embarrassment.

"Um, you are to join my uncle and myself in my private dining chamber for dinner," Zuko said awkwardly.

"Alright, is dinner now?"

"Yes, it is 5:00, which is when we have dinner everyday," Zuko informed Zelda.

"Shall we head to your dining chambers then?" Zelda asked.

"Yes," Zuko replied getting off the bed, heading for the door.

But before he could exit the room, Zelda had grabbed his arm. She looked up into his golden eyes and then wrapped her arm under his with her staff in the other hand. Zuko looked down upon her and smiled as did Princess Zelda. They began their journey toward Zuko's dining chambers, but just before they entered the room Zelda took her arm out from under his.

"I don't think your uncle has to know about this just yet," Zelda said looking into Zuko's eyes.

"I think you're right," Zuko said, "He would pester me about it forever."

Zelda smiled. He loved it when she smiled. Her smiled could light up the darkest room. It made his heart jump whenever she did.

Zuko opened the door for Zelda and she strode in still leaning on her staff. Iroh was there sipping on his tea. He looked up and smiled to see them walking in together.

"Hello Princess Zelda and Prince Zuko," he greeted them happily.

"Hello," they both replied. Prince Zuko pulled out a chair opposite Iroh and motioned for Zelda to sit. She did so.

"Prince Zuko you have such good manners with a lady on the ship. You should come more often Princess," he said smiling.

Zelda giggled, but Zuko just glared at his Uncle as he sat himself at the head of the table.

"Tonight we are having fish with some noodles and bread," Iroh said happily, he loved noodles.

Everyone dug into their food, but Zelda finished her meal first. She was very hungry, normally not having that much food while she was traveling with the Avatar.

After everyone else was done their meals, Iroh went off to his tearoom to play Pai Chow.

"What do you want to do now?" Zuko asked her, still in his dining quarters.

"I think I will go up to the deck and watch the sunset," Zelda replied.

"Alright, I have something to take care of. I'll be there once I'm done," he said.

"Okay, see you then," Zelda said grabbing her staff and walking out the door.

'I'll probably get lost,' she thought and then sighed hoping she would be able to find her way.

Zuko then walked out of his chambers heading for the captain's deck.

Once he got there he asked his lieutenant, "Any news on the Avatar?"

"Actually, one of our men claims that they saw the flying bison trailing the ship earlier today," the lieutenant said.

He was thinking about this for a second and then realized Zelda was heading for the deck alone, 'They'll try to fly off with her,' he thought.

"Lieutenant change direction for the nearest port city," Zuko ordered with an angry expression on his face.

He dashed out of the captain's quarters and ran toward the deck as fast as he could, he wouldn't let them take her from him.

Zelda was still walking toward the deck and finally she found a door. She had only gotten lost once, but then she quickly corrected her mistake. The Princess followed the sweet smell of the ocean and she finally found the door. Opening the door, she saw the sun setting into the beautiful ocean. With her staff glinting in the sunlight, Zelda walked over to the railing while enjoying the cool, ocean breeze.

Zuko was running with all of his speed. Running into people who passed him, he didn't care, the banished Prince just wanted to make sure he didn't lose the Princess who stole his heart. 'Almost there,' he told himself. He ran up the steps and opened the door and took a step out.

"Aang look! Zuko just stepped out! Go now!" Katara ordered.

Aang nodded quickly and grabbed his glider and jumped quickly off of Appa. The cool wind was stinging his face as he fell. He pulled his legs together and put his arms tight to his sides so he would fall faster. 'Almost there…' he told himself.

Zelda had noticed that something was falling from the clouds. It looked like a person, but she couldn't tell who it was.

Zuko walking over to Zelda had just spotted the person falling. 'The Avatar,' he thought to himself.

Aang was almost there, so he opened his glider and flew down landing gently on the ship.

Immediately, he shot a blast of air at Zuko to blow him away, but Zuko dodged it and charged Aang.

While they were fighting Zelda noticed something else coming from the sky. 'Appa…?' she thought. Appa was swooping down from the sky incredibly fast.

Although Zuko was still in battle, but he saw the giant, fluffy monster swoop down from the cover of clouds.

"No!" he shouted. Zuko set Aang's airbender clothes on fire and ran toward Zelda. Appa was almost to the ship and was starting to slow down. Appa was right next to Princess Zelda and Sokka was reaching out to grab Zelda's hand. Princess Zelda leaned toward Sokka reaching her hand out toward his.

Time seemed to slow down in that moment. Zuko was right behind Princess Zelda he drew a dagger from his belt still running toward Sokka and Zelda. He grabbed Zelda around the waist and pulled her out of Sokka's reach. Zuko rose his dagger preparing to slash Sokka's arm. The dagger came down quickly and slashed an arm, but it was not Sokka's arm that was slashed. He looked at the arm again and it was the arm of Princess Zelda. She had blocked Zuko's attack to protect Sokka. Blood stained her long, rose glove and she brought her arm back into her body and winced in pain.

"Go, go! Leave!" Zelda ordered them. Katara steered Appa out of Zuko's reach.

Zelda turned to Aang still holding her slashed arm.

"Aang go! Go, master waterbending! When you need me come back! I'll be waiting and I will be ready to help you when you need me," Zelda told him.

"B-but…Zelda," Aang said, his eyes watering up.

"Aang, you will be fine without me. You have Katara and Sokka to care for you for now. Just remember if you need me, you know where to find me."

Aang nodded, tears streaming down his face. He opened his glider and flew over to Appa. He landed and Katara told him to, "Yip, yip."

All three of them turned and watched Zelda standing there, with a tear falling from her eye. Katara was crying and Zelda noticed that even Sokka had a tear fall from his eye. She watched sadly as her friends flew away, headed for the North Pole.

Zelda watched them until she couldn't see Appa anymore. Then she pulled of the blood soaked glove and used it to wrap her wound. Zuko looked at her and thought, 'She could've escaped, but she didn't want to put her friends in danger. She even took my attack for that so-called water tribe warrior.'

Zuko grabbed Zelda and picked her up and started to carry her toward the door that lead to the inside of the ship.

"My arm was slashed not my legs, Prince Zuko. I can walk without my arm," Zelda said smiling.

He glared at her and just continued walking. Once they were in the room Zuko laid Zelda on the bed.

"Why did you do that!" Zuko shouted at her.

"What?" Zelda asked smirking.

"You know very well what!" Zuko shouted again, with his hands glowing.

"Oh, you mean blocking your attack on Sokka? Just protecting a friend. Don't worry about it so much, Prince Zuko, it's not your fault," Zelda said smiling.

"I'm not worrying about it!" he shouted.

"Then why are you shouting and why are your hands glowing?" she asked smirking.

"I WAS THE ONE WITH THE DAGGER. I WAS THE ONE WHO HURT YOU!" he shouted at the top of his lungs his eyes almost glowing from anger.

"Actually, I was the one who hurt myself, since I stepped in front of it," she said and then she sat up into a sitting position on the bed and put a hand on Zuko's shoulder, "It wasn't your fault."

Zuko had calmed a little and looked at her arm, "I'm going to go get the ship doctor."

He turned to leave the room, but Zelda grabbed his arm and held him back.

"There's no need to," Zelda said. "I know someone who will heal me right now."

He looked at her questioningly, but stopped and turned to face her. Zelda stood and faced Zuko and smiled. She put her left hand in front of her face so that Zuko could see the backside of her hand. With her fingers tight together, she said, "O, great goddess of wisdom, Nayru, I, Princess Zelda, bearer of the Triforce of Wisdom, call upon you. Come to me, help me, heal me."

After Zelda had called upon the goddess, Nayru, the Triforce of Wisdom began glowing golden on her hand. Then suddenly she opened her fingers widely, revealing her eyes glowing golden with no pupils. Zuko watched in awe as Zelda called upon her goddess. Eyes now glowing blue, the rest of Zelda's body glowed blue. Then out came that same voice Zuko heard the day that man struck Princess Zelda, "Princess Zelda, I have come. I will heal your body now." Then Zelda, possessed by Nayru, lifted her left hand with the Triforce still glowing, the glow around her hand grew and shined brightly. She waved the brightly growing hand over top of her wound, and wound glowed blue for a second then healed itself, leaving no blood, just a scar.

"You are healed Princess," Nayru said. "Call upon me again when you need me."