Author's Note-

it took me a while to right this since i was too busy with my other new story, The crazy ideas of me. it's been a little crazy anyways and it's NEW YEAR'S EVE!

Disclaimer-

i don't own avatar and if i did, many things would happen that normally wouldn't happen

Appa

" Aang, we need to stop for some supplies," Sokka said as he stared at the endless ocean.

" But what about Katara?" Aang asked. " We can't leave her to Zuko"

" I know, but we can't save her if we can't stay alive you know and it kills me to know that I'm leaving my sister even longer with that stupid, spoiled prince"

" You're right," Aang sighed. " I guess this is what he wants right. Just for us to come and fall into his trap and get captured"

" Yeah," Sokka agreed. (What they don't know is that Zuko's falling into his own trap)

Katara and Zuko

Uncle had brought Katara and Zuko plenty of food. Katara was surprised at some of the stuff as she ate.

" What's that?" she asked, pointing her chopstick at dish that looked like some sort of meat and potatoes and carrots mixed in some brown sauce of sort.

" That's curry chicken," Uncle said. " You never had it?"

" Well, in the South Pole, we didn't-" Katara said but then Zuko cut her off.

" I don't think that some water peasant had ever taste something like that if it was from the Fire Nation Uncle," Zuko said, rolling his eyes in annoyance since he knew that his Uncle would know that.

" Don't call me a water peasant!" Katara said.

" Why shouldn't I? You are one after all"

" Well, at least I'm not trying to capture the Avatar"

" What's wrong with capturing the Avatar?"

" Well, if you do, then the fire nation would take over the world. Aang's supposed to stop them"

" Well, why should I care about such concerns?"

" Why wouldn't you, but then again, you're just a spoiled prince with no life!" Katara yelled. Uncle looked down and sighed. Then, he simply stepped out of the room although none of the teens noticed and locked the door behind him. That should keep them busy for a while, he thought.

" Watch how you talk to a prince," Zuko said, standing up.

" Why should I care how I talk to someone like you? It's not like you're that important," Katara said, also standing up.

" I'm worth more than you'd ever be at least, you're worthless

" I'm the one who's gonna help you get the Avatar remember? That's sometime," Katara replied.

Dammit, she's good Zuko thought.

" So I am worth something," Katara said, smiling.

" I guess you are," Zuko said and walked over to the door to open it but it wouldn't open. He looked around the room to notice that uncle was gone. "Uncle, when I find you"

" Um…don't tell me that that door is locked," Katara said, wishing that it wasn't true but yet, it was.

" My uncle locked us in here, when I get my hands on him," Zuko said.

" Zuko, Katara!" someone called from outside the room.

" UNCLE!" Zuko yelled.

" Yes?"

" Let us out!"

" I will, but I lost the key"

" Oh come on, you know, when I get out of here"

" Don't worry, I remembered that I have a spare key in my room, I'll be right back," Uncle said and left, chuckling to himself. As he was walking, he met lieutenant Jee.

" What's so funny?" Lieutenant Jee asked.

" I'm looking for a key that I lost," Uncle said.

" What key?"

" The key to the room where Zuko usually eats at, I locked him and the prisoner in there by accident"

" Really? Is it just me or did you do it on purpose?"

" Well, what they don't know won't hurt them," Uncle said laughing.

" But I get the feeling that they do know"

" Well, I'm off to go find the key, care to join me?"

" Is there a reason why your uncle locked us in here?" Katara asked.

" I don't know but when he let's us out"

" Hey, isn't that someone walking by," Katara said as she heard footsteps. Zuko stopped talking and listened, and Katara was right, someone was coming by and it sounded like two people talking. Two people like Uncle and someone else.

" UNCLE! LET ME OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW!" Zuko yelled.

" Well, I would but I still have to find the key and don't worry, I have lieutenant Jee to help me so don't worry," Uncle answered and continued walking.

" Why do I get the feeling that this is going to take a while?" Katara said, laughing at the expression on Zuko's face. Zuko didn't answer but just started to walk around the room to the other side and opened a door that led to a closet and looked inside to see if there was something he could use to open the door. Katara simply watched him and looked out a window. A window! She thought and looked out but realized that the window was too small for her to fit through let alone Zuko. She sighed and sat back in her chair and started to pick at the vegetables in the dishes as Zuko continued to try to open the door. After a while though, he sat down, giving up.

" Well, how long will be in here do you think?" Katara asked.

" Knowing my uncle, probably a while. He's probably off playing Pai Cho with Lieutenant Jee and that's going to take a while," Zuko answered.

" Oh, that's really going to take a while," Katara said and rested her head in her heads and felt something sharp. She looked up and pulled out a bobby pin from her hair. Oh, I forgot about this, Lena gave it to me a while ago, she thought. Lena gave me this; she used this to get out of Zhao's cell!

Zuko was just resting when he heard the girl get up. What is that stupid girl doing? He thought as looked up to see the girl walk over to the door. " I tried you know"

" I know," she answered and stuck the bobby pin into the lock and began to jiggle it, trying to unlock the door.

" Then what's the point of trying?"

" Because the door's open," Katara said as she heard a click and smiled as she stood up and opened the door. She looked behind her to see a shocked and happy Zuko.

" How did you do that?" he asked.

" Lena was right, a girls accessory is useful," Katara said as she held up the bobby pin. " Now, where's that uncle of yours?"

" C'mon, when I get my hands on him he's so dead," Zuko said and walked out of the room with Katara behind him. As they rounded the corner though, Uncle also came around, holding a key.

" Zuko! How did you get out of the room?" Uncle said in surprise.

" I see that you finally found the key," Zuko said.

" Yes, lieutenant Jee found it under the Pai Cho board," Uncle said as he started to walk away.

" Get back here Uncle!" Zuko said and ran after him.

" What a weird old man," Katara said. Behind her, someone spoke.

" Iroh isn't really that weird, its just Zuko"

" Who are you?" Katara asked as she looked behind her.

" I'm lieutenant Jee," the man said.

" Oh, so you're the one that 'found' the key?"

" Yes, I 'found' the key. Want to go see what happening with Zuko and Iroh?"

" Well, where did they go?"

" Most likely above deck"

" Okay, where's that?"

" Follow me," the lieutenant said and started to walk with Katara right behind him.