"She's updating!" Taang yelled.
Mistress Monster smiled, "And now for three Rent songs in a row! Zuko and Katara, get up there!"
ZUKO
What'd you forget?
KATARA enters, holding a candle and looking for a match;
her electricity is down, too.
KATARA
Got a light?
ZUKO
I know you? -- You're --
You're shivering
KATARA
It's nothing
They turned off my heat
And I'm just a little
Weak on my feet
Would you light my candle?
What are you staring at?
ZUKO
Nothing
Your hair in the moonlight
You look familiar
He lights her candle with firebending. KATARA starts to leave, but stumbles.
Can you make it?
KATARA
Just haven't eaten much today
At least the room stopped spinning.
Anyway. What?
ZUKO
Nothing
Your smile reminded me of --
KATARA
I always remind people of -- who is she?
ZUKO
She died. Her name was April
KATARA discreetly blows out the candle.
KATARA
It's out again
Sorry about your friend
Would you light my candle?
ZUKO lights the candle. They linger, awkwardly.
ZUKO
Well --
KATARA
Yeah. Ow!
ZUKO
Oh, the wax -- it's --
KATARA
Dripping! I like it -- between my --
ZUKO
Fingers. I figured...
Oh, well. Goodnight.
KATARA exits. ZUKO heads back toward his guitar on the table.
There is another knock, which he answers.
It blew out again?
KATARA
No -- I think that I dropped my stash
ZUKO
I know I've seen you out and about
When I used to go out
Your candle's out
KATARA
I'm illin' --
I had it when I walked in the door
It was pure --
Is it on the floor?
ZUKO
The floor?
KATARA gets down on all fours and starts searching
the floor for her stash. She lookss back at ZUKO,
who is staring at her again.
KATARA
They say I have the best ass below 14th street
Is it true?
ZUKO
What?
KATARA
You're staring again.
ZUKO
Oh no.
I mean you do -- have a nice --
I mean -- You look familiar
KATARA
Like your dead girlfriend?
ZUKO
Only when you smile.
But I'm sure I've seen you somewhere else --
KATARA
Do you go to the Cat Scratch Club?
That's where I work - I dance - help me look
ZUKO
Yes!
They used to tie you up --
KATARA
It's a living
KATARA douses the flame again.
ZUKO
I didn't recognize you
Without the handcuffs
KATARA
We could light the candle
Oh won't you light the candle?
ZUKO lights it again.
ZUKO
Why don't you forget that stuff
You look like you're sixteen
KATARA
I'm nineteen -- but I'm old for my age
I'm just born to be bad
ZUKO
I once was born to be bad
I used to shiver like that
KATARA
I have no heat -- I told you
ZUKO
I used to sweat
KATARA
I got a cold
ZUKO
Uh huh
I used to be a junkie
KATARA
But now and then I like to --
ZUKO
Uh huh
KATARA
Feel good
ZUKO
Here it -- um --
ZUKO stoops and picks up a small object: KATARA's stash.
KATARA
What's that?
ZUKO
It's a candy bar wrapper
ZUKO puts it behind his back and into his pocket.
KATARA
We could light the candle
ZUKO discreetly blows out the candle.
KATARA
What'd you do with my candle?
ZUKO
That was my last match
KATARA
Our eyes'll adjust, thank God for the moon
ZUKO
Maybe it's not the moon at all
I hear Spike Lee's shooting down the street
KATARA
Bah humbug ... Bah humbug
KATARA places her hand under his, pretending to do it by accident.
ZUKO
Cold hands
KATARA
Yours too.
Big. Like my father's
You wanna dance?
ZUKO
With you?
KATARA
No -- with my father
ZUKO
I'm Roger
KATARA
They call me
They call me Mimi
They come extremely close to a kiss.
KATARA reaches into his pocket, nabs the stash,
waves it in front of his face, and makes a sexy exit.
Sokka thought for a moment, "Can I just say something?"
Jet, who was sitting next to him, nodded, "Sure, go ahead…"
"Can I have nephews and nieces that look as good as Katara and Zuko? Like… can they have children already?"
Jia Yu and Mistress Monster's eyes widened and they skleed loudly. But they were more Taangians, so they were waiting for THOSE children…