Hello! Here's the update you've all been begging me for. It was kinda long, so I divided it up into two sections. They've been updated together, so there's no worries. Now on with the show...

As Rinoka crept through the rooms, she finally found a clue that would lead her to the princess. That servant had almost seen her, but she quickly hid herself, holding herself up on the support beams on the ceiling. When she left, she followed her and overheard her conversation. Instantly she knew that room was the one she was in. Why else wouldn't she turn on the lights or why would the blankets be clumped in a pile on the bed?

Her grin was hidden behind the mask that she used to cover her mouth and nose. She headed outside and climbed up on the roof, creeping over the top so she wouldn't be heard. Then she reached a point where there was a space near the back of the palace that was lower than the others, a perfect placed to hide Appa.

She came over to her companions, all sitting anxiously for her return. She came up to them and took off her mask, letting it rest around her neck. "I found her room."

"Good," Aang stated, getting to his feet. "Alright, Appa will stay here. Momo and I'll scout a way to get out of here. Haru and Sokka, you find her. Suki and Rinoka, cover them from the halls, so no one walks in."

They all nodded. "Alright. If any of us don't come back in fifteen minutes, we go looking for each other."

"Okay," Suki said, in her warrior garb, make up and all. "Knock all guards unconscious and the same with servants. We don't want anyone dead."

"And, you two must make sure you are careful when you alert her," Rinoka warned. "She is bound to be asleep and the shock when you wake her will be immediate. She will yell or something. Make sure you keep her quiet."

"Alright," Aang said. "You two make sure to lead them to the room."

"We all ready?" Haru asked. Again, there was a chorus of nods.

Sokka sighed and held his hand out straight in front of him, his palm facing down. "For Katara."

Aang was next to join him, placing his hand with his. One by one the others did the same. Even Momo jumped in the center on his owner's arm. The air bender smiled a little, then took his lemur and glider, going in the direction behind him.

The other four followed Rinoka, going in the opposite way. They were quick, but light on their feet, making it over to one side of the roof. Rinoka got down in a squat, walking like that while steadying herself, her mask already back on. She nodded to them and they tried to mimic her as best as possible. She reached the edge and peered down, beaconing them her hand to come closer.

She pointed to the window shutters below that could be seen, they were open and obviously they led to the room. Sokka took out his boomerang and hooked it onto the edge, throwing the rope attacked to the end down. He sent Haru down first, and he looked to the girls.

"When we pull on the rope, gather it up and use it to get in," Sokka whispered. "You two get in somewhere else."

They both nodded and he inched his way down to the windowsill, he pulled on the rope and soon it was gone. He went inside and found Haru pressed up against the wall, in the shadows right next to the window. It took a while for them to actually find the bed in the dark, but as soon as they did, there was no one in it.

"What the–?" Haru whispered.

"It's empty!" Sokka asked. "I thought this was the room."

"Rinoka seemed sure–."

He was cut off when the door opened rapidly and there was a young servant girl. She didn't look up at first, but Haru rushed over and clasped a hand over her mouth, grabbing her around the waist so that she couldn't get away. Her eyes widened and she tried to scream, but it was muffled behind his hand.

"Great, we now have a hostage," Sokka hissed, coming over. "All I wanted was to find Katara and get out of here, but no, things couldn't go right."

"Now what do we with her?" Haru asked. "We can't knock her out, she's seen us."

"I really never wanted to hurt a girl," Sokka stated, rubbing the back of his head.

At this, the girl tried to speak again, it sounded like she asked, "What?"

The water tribe boy gave her a look. "Hey, I've got nothing against you."

"He just wants to find his sister," Haru told her. "Actually, we all want to."

"Mm-mm?"

They looked at her. "You know Katara?" Sokka asked. "The princess, Katara?" She

nodded rapidly. "If we release you, will scream or run?" This time, she shook her head. He looked to his friend. "Just take your hand off her mouth. Maybe she can help us."

He nodded and instantly she started talking. "Oh, thank you, thank you," she said. "Please don't hurt me, I'm not even sixteen yet and I've only served her highness for a little over a week and sir, I really like serving your sister—."

Again, Haru covered her mouth. "Easy," he said calmly. "Just tell us where she is."

She took her own hand and removed his hand. "She's in her room of course, where else would she be in the middle of the night. If she'd known her brother was coming, I'm sure she would be here. Sokka, isn't it? And why are you here? How in the world did you get in here. I was just in here a few minutes ago and–."

"No offence, but do you ever shut up?" Sokka asked, cutting her off. At it she looked a little offended but didn't say anything. "We know she's in her room, but she's not." He gestured to the empty bed.

"She's in her other room," she said, blinking with surprise. "The one she shares with Prince Zuko."

His eyes widened. "They share a room!" he hissed quietly.

"Well, they have been married for a few days..."

"They're already married!"

"Yes, she looked very pretty at the ceremony and you should see all the gifts she has. Of course she almost killed Lord Iroh when he purchased her a cradle, but–."

"Cradle!"

"Sokka, I think you have to calm down," Haru stated, looking at his friend with a little fear. "You look like you could kill someone."

"I will. I'll kill Zuko!"

"Oh, I do not find that wise, my lord," the girl stated. "The princess has just grown fond of him. In fact, they like spending time together, which I find rather cheerful."

"Is she nuts?" he demanded. "After he kid-napped her and made her marry him, why would she like him."

At this, she blinked. "She was forced?" she asked. "Why, I don't recall that. She never mentioned that at all. She simply said that Zuko asked her and she agreed."

"Really?" They looked over when they found Suki and Rinoka in the doorway. "What's with the girl?" Suki continued, crossing her arms.

The girl gasped. "Oh, a Kyoshi warrior? I've always wanted to meet one of them."

She blinked and grinned. "Hey, I like her," she said. "Where's Katara? We're running behind schedule."

"We heard raised voices and thought we should come in," Rinoka stated, rasing an eyebrow at Haru. "Why are you holding her like that?"

He instantly let go of her. "She came in and we didn't know what to do with her."

"We discussed that," Suki replied. "Knock her out."

"We couldn't hit a girl," Sokka stated. "And did you hear, Katara isn't even here."

"She is not?" Rinoka stated, then looked at the girl. "This is her room, is it not?"

She nodded. "No offence, but who are all of you?" she asked. "I know who Lord Sokka is, but I'm uncertain about the rest of you."

"'Lord'?" Suki echoed.

"The princess's brother, isn't he?" she asked. "I must call him that."

Sokka grinned, breathing on his fist before rubbing it on his chest proudly, she only gave him a look. "Who are you, anyway?" Rinoka asked the girl.

"Oh, I'm the personal servant to her highness. My name is Nira," she stated with a bow.

"You were right, this is her room. But these are her personal quarters. She only spends her days here. She used to sleep here – before she was wed to the prince. Now they share a room."

"This could be a slight problem," Suki stated with a tone on her voice.

"Do you mind if you show us where she is?" Rinoka asked.

"I don't see why not, but why did you come now?" she asked in reply. "I know you're not supposed to come here, but couldn't you have chosen another time?"

They glanced at each other. "It had to be now," Haru stated. "Can you just take us to her?"

She looked around. "It is not safe for outsiders to just roam the hallways. Should someone see you, you'll be arrested right away," she stated. "I'm sure her highness wouldn't like that. You are all her friends, right?" They nodded. "Then I can't let that happen. Please, wait here and I'll get her."

They looked at each other, but let her go.