As promised, here's Chapter Ten.

Disclaimer: I don't own Disney, or Hercules, or I Won't Say I'm in Love. Or Avatar...

The next day, the cook told Rie that they were out of supplies. "Is there a city nearby?"

"Yes; the Earth Kingdom city of Ke Yon," the cook replied.

"Good," Rie said, turning to what was the last of the rice and beginning to eat. "Ask General Iroh who he wants to send to get some supplies."

The cook bowed respectfully and left Rie, who was chewing reflectively on her rice.

She kept thinking about what she had witnessed the previous night. Zuko and Katara were definitely past the "I want to kill you" stage. But what stage were they at? And how on Earth was Rie going to figure that out?

The answer presented itself in the form of the cook returning with Iroh's answer. "The general says that he and the crew will go. He asks that you stay here with Prince Zuko and the Water Tribe girl."

Rie nodded. "Fine by me. Have the captain stop so the storeroom can be refilled at Ke Yon." The cook bowed again and left.

Rie could hear what was going on next door quite well. Iroh was telling Zuko and Katara the plans. Zuko didn't seem to get mad, which was a first. He complained of little sleep. Katara wasn't mad either, saying she hadn't gotten much sleep that night, either. Rie could hear Iroh's confusion in his voice as he left the cabin and disembarked.

"Good," Rie whispered. "Now, how am I going to talk to each of them alone?" Rie sat pondering this over her rice.

Soon, however, she was interrupted by Katara's knock. "Come in," Rie replied. Katara came in, looking quite tired. (Hmm, she wasn't faking, Rie noted.)

"Madam Rie, could I talk to you?" Katara asked, yawning slightly.

Rie nodded. "Of course. Is anything wrong?"

Katara sat down on Rie's bed. "I don't think so."

Rie smiled. "Something is either wrong or it isn't." Gah, I sound like Sensei Koru. It's the food. Gotta be the food.

Katara bit her lip. "I'm not entirely sure if something's wrong or not," she admitted. "I feel fine, but something's nagging me."

"Homesick? Missing your brother and the Avatar?" Rie inquired.

"Yes, a bit. But that's not it." Katara smiled. "I'm kinda glad that Sokka's not here. He snores too loud."

Rie laughed. "And the Avatar?"

"Of course I miss Aang. He's one of my best friends," Katara said. "But, oh, I don't know!"

Rie nodded, then had a quick-flash vision. "D'you know someone who constantly chews on straw and has it out for anyone wearing Fire Nation clothes?"

Katara's expression changed to fury. "Jet."

Mentally, Rie hit her forehead. Duh. How could she have forgotten about Jet? For cryin' out loud, the dude was a maniac! "Jet? The one who were talking to Zuko about a few days ago, after the poison arrow incident?"

Katara nodded. "Why?"

Rie shrugged and took a bite of rice. "No reason. I just had brief vision and he was in it." Rie looked Katara. "You were in it as well, and you were crying."

Katara got up off of the bed. "He was using Aang and me to flood a village, and had taken Sokka into the woods so he couldn't warn the village. At first he was really sweet, but later, he was just sick!" Katara cringed.

Rie nodded. "You can't help but think about him for some reason." Rie paused, then asked, "Why are you thinking about him? If what you told me is true, he's not worth you tellin' him the time of day."

Katara shrugged. "I guess he was the first person who I really liked."

"You can never forget that person," Rie said. "Trust me, I'd really rather forget the first one I really liked. But why think of him now? Most people never think about their first, pardon the expression, love, unless someone else comes into the picture."

For absolutely no reason, and with no warning, I Won't Say I'm in Love, from Disney's Hercules, with flashes of Zuko's face,burst into Rie's mind. Inwardly, Rie's jaw was hanging. My God, Katara has fallen for Prince Zuko! Rie's head was bursting.

Katara hadn't noticed Rie's slightly shocked, yet happy, expression. She just went on to explain why she was thinking about Jet. "Well, I guess it's because I like someone else now, and the memory of what Jet did to the village, Sokka, and me keeps me from…"

"Falling," Rie finished. Katara looked at Rie with a confused expression. "That's what my mother called it whenever I'd become "smitten with another one", as she put it. My aunt is like you. Someone in her life hurt her very badly and now she's forty and still unmarried. She never forgave the person who hurt her, and that happened when she was your age."

"What happened?"

"I don't know and I don't care. All I know is that it involved money. Lots of money," Rie said, eating more of her rice. "Who is he?" Rie asked, just so Katara wouldn't think that Rie already knew.

Katara gave Rie a look. "Who is who?"

"The boy you've fallen for."

"I haven't fallen for anyone!" Katara declared, indignant.

Rie gave her a knowing look. "Whatever you say, Katara." The Waterbender left Rie to her rice, obviously ticked.

Iroh and the crew had been gone for an hour or so when Rie finally left her cabin. Zuko was on deck, practicing his Firebending. As he finished a kick, Rie clapped. "Very nice form, Prince Zuko."

"What do you want?" Zuko barked. Rie held up her hands in submission.

"Nothing. I was just passing by and thought I'd complement your form. Most Amateur Firebenders aren't nearly that good."

Zuko shrugged and went back to practicing as Rie sat down on a barrel. "I heard you and Katara talking a bit last night," admitted Rie.

Zuko stopped dead. "What did you hear?"

"Not much. Just the reason why you killed Zhao and saved Katara," Rie lied. Zuko seemed to shrug once more, and went back to practicing. A few minutes went by before Rie spoke again.

"You like Katara, don't you?"

The Fire Prince tripped and nearly fell in shock. "What?"

"You heard me," Rie said indifferently. "You've fallen for the Water Tribe girl."

Zuko stopped practicing. "What gave you that idea?"

Rie gave Zuko an exasperated look. "I'm a Seer. I know these things. Plus," Rie smirked, "you stopped practicing when I mentioned Katara. The only things that will make you stop practice is news of the Avatar, emergencies, or bad weather."

Zuko, who had been pacing, stopped when he got to the railing. "You're right," he muttered. "Of course you're right. You're just like my uncle."

Rie shuddered inwardly. That's a scary thought. The prince continued.

"But look at me. Banished, scarred for life, not to mention she thinks I'm a monster," Zuko said.

Rie snorted. "Monster? That's a laugh."

"Last night, she said that-"

"I know what she said," Rie interrupted. "But that isn't what she thinks," Rie said, knowingly.

"How do you know what she thinks?"

"She came and asked me a question shortly after your uncle left," Rie said simply. "I could tell by the question and the way she reacted that she doesn't believe you're a monster anymore. She might have thought that when you first captured her, but time can change the way someone thinks. Example. Before, I thought Zhao was a power hungry, heartless ass. Now I know that he was a power hungry, heartless ass."

Zuko shook his head. "It's not the same."

Rie nodded furiously. "Oh yes it is. The only difference is her opinion of you is improving." Rie got up off of her barrel. "Trust me, she doesn't think you're a monster. Besides, what makes a monster and what makes a man?" Rie said, quoting one of the many Disney movies Beth watched. "The honor, Prince Zuko. That's what makes a man. And trust me, you have more honor than most people in this world." With that, Rie left Zuko.