A.N.: Wow...so many reviews...maybe I should leave huge cliffies more often...nah too lazy...anyways this chapter is dedicated to Nilikeyebecause they left me a ton of awesome reviews!

Disclaimer: This Leah doth not ownith ATLA, but she doth own the two dvds that have been released thus far!

Chapter 11: ...no title...chapter titles reveal too much...

:With Lyra and the others:

(A.N.: Yup...that's where I'm startin' you off.)

The temperature had went from cold to frigid in what seemed like a matter of seconds, but in truth had been a few hours. Sokka had came back; he'd failed in his attempt to locate nuts.

"We're getting closer and closer to the North Pole every day," Katara commented, trying to start a conversation.

"Yeah," Sokka agreed, "Turns out Aang actually does know where he's going."

"No I don..," Aang began, but was cut off by Lyra whispering to them.

"Let 'em think what they want."

:With Keely and Zuko:

"Umm...Zuko, what are you...?" Keely's sentence was stopped by Zuko's lips claiming hers for the second time.

This time, however, Keely kissed him back and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer.

This continued for what seemed like hours for the two teens before they pulled apart. Keely smiled and laid her head on his shoulder.

They both came out of their daze when they heard clapping, whistling, and people saying things like 'finally' and 'took 'em long enough.'

Keely let a slight pink tinge flush her cheeks, but rolled her eyes and stuck her tongue out at them. Zuko had watched to see her reaction and laughed.

Uncle Iroh walked up to them and asked gleefully, "So are there going to be little children around here soon?"

"Uncle!" Zuko exclaimed.

"Iroh you pervert!" Keely grabbed the nearest object and whacked Uncle Iroh on the head.

"Ow...," Iroh rubbed his head, "That's what an old man gets for asking a simple question.'

Zuko and Keely both glared at him.

Uncle laughed and rubbed the back of his head, "I was and still am, genuinely curious."

Keely poised herself to bonk the old pervert again, but caught herself, "Baka hentai Iroh, you almost made me open up a can of whoop-ass on you," she sighed, "But alas, cans of whoop-ass are way too expensive to waste on old pervs."

"What did you hit me with anyway?" Uncle asked.

"I don't know," Keely shrugged and glanced down, "Looks like a box of ginseng tea."

Zuko laughed, "His obsession was his downfall it seems."

"That's how obsessions work," Keely said, "Which reminds me..."

Keely ran off to her room, then returned a few minutes later with a box.

"What's that?" Zuko and Uncle asked.

"Sorry Zuko, I know I said I wouldn't, but when I saw them at the market I couldn't resist," Keely grinned apologetically as she pulled out a pair of knee-high boots.

Zuko gave her a mock glare, but Uncle Iroh looked perplexed, "I think I missed something."

"Here ya go!" Keely shoved the boots into Iroh's arms.

Iroh still seemed confused, so he stood there silently.

"Well! Put them on!" Keely motioned for him to do so.

Iroh looked from his nephew's 'please don't' expression to Keely's 'go ahead, it'll be hilarious' one, and he sat down to put the boots on with a questioning glance.

"To clarify, well you remember Music Night? You see, Zuko and I had a conversation about Iroh and his obsession for tea. I commented on what would happen if he was given a pair of knee-high boots," Keely laughed as Iroh finished putting them on.

"And she promised we'd never have to witness something so frightful," Zuko said.

"Too late now Zuko," Keely snickered as Iroh stood up.

"How do I look?" Iroh asked with a laugh.

Zuko grimaced, "I'd rather not say."

"Me either," Keely's chest was shaking with laughter.

:Back with the others:

They were all sitting around the fire; Katara and Aang talking about waterbending, Sokka and Lyra sitting there silently because they were lost in their own thoughts.

Lyra used her airbending to knock Sokka off the log he was sitting on. As usual, everyone except Sokka was laughing.

"Why do you keep doing that?" he asked Lyra frustratedly.

Lyra paused and thought for a moment, "It's funny...other than that...I dunno."

Sokka glared at her.

"Hey! That's no fair! You're being a spoilsport and making me feel guilty," Lyra pouted childishly.

"As you should be," Sokka kept on glaring.

Tears welled up in Lyra's eyes, "Jerk," she muttered.

"No...don't cry...come on!" Sokka looked panicked, "Ok, ok I'm sorry."

The tears instantly disappeared; Lyra and Katara high-fived each other.

"Works every time."

A.N.: Blah...short chapter...I don't think I executed that well...if you think I didn't tell me and I'll rewrite it. Oh yeah...my friend asked me if there was gonna be any Sokka/Lyra romance and I told her I wasn't sure. What do you guys think?

:Libby-chan: