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7

Blue Spirit didn't know how it happened. One minute he had been picking a lock, The Shadow muttering about how he was being too slow, and the next they were surrounded by soilders. Shadow chuckled, "Hi guys, uh we're just inspecting this lock! Yep! No even the greatest thief in the world could get through! Nope!"

Zhou strode forward, "Well, let us see if I am right on your identities! Zuko...and Canoi!" He yanked off the masks.

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Zuko and Canoi wiggled against the chains. Okay, Canoi wiggled, Zuko all out yanked. They heard a chuckle.

"You know, I could just give you the key."

Zuko blinked, "Ji? What are you doing here?"

Ji smirked, "Can't let the heir to the throne get locked up, can I? My cousin, Lieutenant Zong, couldn't stop telling me in a letter. How he addressed it while forgetting that I'm on your ship is beyond me."

"That's nice," Canoi said, "Now can you let Zuko out?"

"What about you?" Zuko asked. Canoi grinned.

"You know, while you and Jay-"

"Ji."

"Whatever. Anyway, I remembered that if I unfurl my fists, and hold my hand thumb to little finger, I can slip out!"

Zuko groaned, "You are just realizing this now! ARGH!" Zuko gave and exasperated sigh, "Look, Ji, head back to the ship, tell uncle to do as he sees fit. Canoi and I are getting out of here, and not getting any of you in trouble."

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Canoi kept looking at the ground, pretending to be doing some bending practice. Like she could in the dark. They had run, and finally stopped to set up camp, except Zuko wouldn't make a fire. Apparently it would be like a signal.

She wanted to kill Zhou for ruining their fun. There was a reason that it was the thieves, not them, that were in love. It wasn't just that he was a prince and she was the daughter of some guy who gave the Fire Nation a ton of money so she'd be okay, making her basically a peasant, though that was a factor. It also had to do with the fact that they were both benders of different elements. And even though earth and fire could work together, they made lava by the way; it would be bad if the heir to the Fire Nation throne was an earthbender. Not a bender at all would be even better. If Zuko was the prince of a region, not a nation, then it'd be fine, if Canoi wasn't an earthbender it'd be fine. But it wasn't.

And now, it never would be again.