Zuko's POV

He heard the door shut. Waking up, he looked at the bed to see Arie had left.

-Where'd she go?- he thought -Maybe I'll follow her to see what her next plan to traumatize me is.-

He snuck out of the house and followed Arie's footprints left on the early morning's wet ground. Zuko heard the sound of running water.

Back to Arie
She got undressed an got into the water. It was cool and relaxing. She let down her hair which fell to her mid-back. Arie heard a twig snap on the bank. She whirled around to find Prince Zuko, standing on the bank, gaping at her. She was about to scream.

Zuko's POV
He went through the bushes and came to the bank of a lake. He looked on the ground and saw Arie's clothes.

-Oh sh.t!- he thought, his jaw dropping -Dang, she has a nice figure.-

-AH! Double sh.t!- Zuko thought, his jaw dropping -Dang, she has a nice figure.-

He had stepped on a twig, making it snap. Arie had whipped around at the noise. Zuko saw she was ready to scream.

Arie's POV
"Arie, please don't scream unless you want 20 men plus Uncle Iroh here in 20 seconds flat," Zuko said, quickly turning away from her.

Arie shut her mouth, but she was still POed with Zuko.

"You perverted snoop!" she exclaimed.

She grabbed a towel she had brought with her and wrapped it around herself.

"Oh, c'mon, I didn't see much," he said, turning around and checking her out.

"Then what did you see?" Arie raged.

"Okay, I saw EVERYTHING," Zuko said," Next time put up a sign or something."

"I have a notion to kick your butt right now," Arie said.

"Oh, c'mon, its not like I haven't seen you before," Zuko said," Remember, we lived together for 7 years. Thats about 5 years of bathing together when we were small."

"Have you not noticed I've grown!? I'm 16 now, you idiot! So are you!" Arie shouted.

"Oh, I noticed, oh, wait...you didn't hear that..."

Arie slapped him hard in the face.

"OW! GAWD WOMAN!"

"Ever see me without clothes again and I will make sure you are not able to EVER have children," Arie said.

Zuko whimpered pitifully.

Arie made him turn around as she got dressed. They then headed back to the house.

"Sir, the ship is ready to sail," a guard said to Prince Zuko.

"Very well, get ready to head out," he answered.

Arie went back into the house as Iroh went up to his nephew.

"I'll...a...meet you at the ship," he said, jerking his head towards the house.

As he left, Prince Zuko looked back at the lonely house.

"I'm going soft," he muttered, going into the house.

He found Arie upstairs looking out the window.

"Well are you coming or not?" Zuko said.

Arie turned to Zuko.

"You mean it?"

Zuko nodded, getting slightly impatient.

"THANK YOU!!!"

Arie ran up to Prince Zuko and hugged him around his neck, almost knocking him over, if he hadn't caught her waist. They stopped and stared at each other, Zuko looking into her strange but beautiful eyes. Quickly, they pushed each other away, Zuko straightening his armor and Arie dusting off her clothes.

"No problem," Zuko said, quietly," Now lets go."

Arie was blushing a bit as she packed some stuff she would need. She then followed Zuko to the ship.

-Next Day-

Arie was woken up by Prince Zuko.

"Breakfast," he said, and left.

Arie was stuck sleeping in the same room as Zuko, because he didn't trust his soldiers. When she had fist gotten on the ship, one had gotten drunk...and...yeah, you can imagine.

Arie headed onto the deck after eating a quick breakfast. They were in the middle of the ocean. Arie had, for once, decided to let her hair down. The breeze was so nice, that she couldn't help that. He hair blew out behind her from it.

-Zuko's POV-

Zuko saw Arie on deck, her hair blowing beautifully in the wind. He was up in the ships tower.

-What am I THINKING?- he thought, shaking his head -I hate her-

"Prince Zuko? Are you watching Arie?" Iroh asked, grinning.

"NO," Zuko answered, too quickly.

"Ah, huh," Iroh said, not believing.

"Why did she even want to travel with us, Uncle?" Zuko asked.

"Who?"

"ARIE, Uncle. The only girl on this whole ship."

"Well, there was no one for her to talk to back at her little house," Iroh said.

"So, she came to talk to people?" Zuko said, skeptically.

"No, but, maybe to someone...her OWN age."

Zuko looked at Iroh.

"Uncle...I doubt it."

"I don't," Iroh said, walking away.

"Whatever," Zuko muttered.

-Later that day-

The ship had landed so they could camp on shore. Off the ship, Arie saw everyone but Zuko. She went over to Iroh.

"Iroh, where is-?" she started.

"Somewhere over there," Iroh pointed into the woods.

Arie headed that way. After 5 minutes, she could hear Zuko practicing. She got into a clearing where Zuko was.

-Man, he doesn't look half bad...wait...WHAT?!- Arie thought, beating herself mentally.

Suddenly, a wall of fire was heading her way. Quickly, she put up a water sheild, using the water in a river close by. It stopped most of the fire, but one of her hands got burned.

"Ow," she muttered, rubbing her hand.

"Sorry," Zuko said, not sincerely.

He walked up to Arie and took her burned hand. He gently rubbed the burn with his thumb.

"OW!"

"You can heal it," he said," Since you're a waterbender."

Arie went over to the river and healed her hand with the water. As she was getting up, she almost fell into the river. Zuko caught her though, by grabbing her mid-section.

"Thanks," Arie said, sighing.

"Whatever," Zuko said, walking away.

"Hmph!"

They headed bck to the campsite. When back, a guard ran up to Zuko.

"The...Avatar...spotted...heading North," he said, out of breath.

"EVERYONE TO THE SHIP!" Zuko shouted.

Everyone piled onto the ship.