Disclaimer: I don't own avatar- but if I did…Oh, I can just imagine it now…

It was getting late- the sun had already set for god's sake- and then, Katara spotted something. It seemed to be an abandoned town- not more than fifty yards away. Well, perhaps it wasn't abandoned. Maybe there was an inn or something? After all, it would be nice to be inside for once, she thought. Especially since heavy clouds were gathering. Yes, an inn sounded good. It was probably the only building there without holes in the roof.

"Hey, Aang? You think it might be a good idea to stay there for the night?" Katara asked, noticing that she was being quite blunt. She gestured to the rickety building.

"Yah, it's going to rain soon. Just look at the clouds," Toph added, supporting Katara's suggestion. Sokka merely nodded in agreement. Even though they were all getting bad vibes from the place, they didn't want to be soaked.

Aang seemed to stop for a moment, though his legs were still moving on. "Okay," came his uneasy reply. "I'll go find some place for Appa to stay- you guys see if anybody's there."

How did I not already see that building? Katara wondered.

The four had no idea what they were getting themselves into.

Zuko looked up warily at the sky. Great. he thought. My sister's trailing my ass, and it's going to rain. Just great…

But he noticed something, just ahead. It looked like a ghost town, but there was one building there that seemed decent. He really hoped no one was there. It would be a quiet, hopefully safe place. Good for meditating. But there was something…ominous about it.

Oh well. Zuko reminded himself. Better than being stuck in the rain. Wait…How did I not see this a few minutes ago?...

"Hello?" Katara timidly called in the doorway of the inn. "Anyone there?"

"There's no one here." Sokka said, placing a hand on his sister's shoulder.

"Great!" Toph exclaimed! "We can hand pick our rooms!"

Katara managed a nervous smile. Her idea that, minutes ago, seemed brilliant, now seemed like the wrong answer to a test question. But she dismissed the thought- or at least she tried to.

Aang walked inside, displaying false confidence.

"Shall we?" He gestured to the hallway. He had heard the excitement in Toph's voice- all the way from an old barn.

This was going to be interesting- Katara could tell.

She began to follow Aang, Toph, and Sokka down the hall.

Toph was the first to pick. Once her eyes met the fine upholstering and great craftsmanship of an upper-class room, she darted in and leapt onto the bed. A wild grin spread across her face.

Next to choose was Sokka- he picked a simple room, but it was right around the corner from the kitchen.

Aang and Katara climbed a staircase, and then made a right turn.

Aang soon found himself in a room filled with shelves containing old airbender stories, and waved goodnight to Katara.

She was satisfied with a very plain room with a lot of windows. That way, if she got bored, she could easily collect some rain to bend.

One by one, their breathing became slow and easy as they drifted to sleep- except Katara. She wasn't sure why, but she couldn't sleep. So instead, Katara lie there, her eyes open, staring at the ceiling.

Zuko stumbled into the inn. Upon finding that no one was there, he rushed upstairs, not knowing why. He randomly picked a room. It was a simple and comfortable room.

He tried to sleep, but couldn't. He had the feeling he was being watched.

Though he didn't know it at the time, he was oh-so correct.

A/N- This is my first fanfiction story on so it might not be very good. Seriously, if there's anything you peeps see wrong with my story, please tell me!

--Serenitae