Mai walked around in the garden just inside of the courtyard just outside her house. This is what she always does whenever she can't sleep. The moon was too bright anyway to try to get some sleep in.

The thought that kept running through her head is how Zuko will be when it's just her and him. The last time she was on Ember Island they had just confessed about their personal lives and when everyone kept bugging Zuko on who he was mad at, he exploded. She is afraid that someone might seriously get injured. Mai wasn't worried about her safety, but about Zuko's. What if he gets mad and then storms off to some place and gets into some serious trouble? How would she help him then? She had no answers to either of these questions.

But there was always that chance of everything going well. Then they would have a pleasant time just being with each other. Nothing or no one to bother them. It would be nice. Wouldn't it?

She kept walking around imagining Zuko and hers weekend together. Finally walking around to the roses on her way inside, she spotted a black rose. It was the only one among the red ones. That's not a good sign she said to herself as she picked the rose and smelt its heavenly scent.

"Azula, where's dad?" Zuko asked her as they were practicing their Firebending forms in the courtyard.

"Why would I know? I'm not his keeper?"

"Please, Azula. It's important that I talk to him about something."

"What might that something be?" She had a slight hesitation in her voice.

"Just about that note that you gave to me the other day. It sounds kind of weird."

"You don't need to talk to him about that. He had said that he doesn't want anyone bugging him about it. Just forget about it."

"All right then." Like he really would.

Later that day Zuko was sitting in his bed room. He was waiting until Azula went out with Mai and Ty Lee to do whatever they did. Probably girl stuff.

When he saw Azula go past his window and out of the palace gates, he quickly made his way to his father's chambers. He was going to ask him about the note no matter what Azula says.

When he finally managed to get there he took a deep breath before he went in. for some reason he always did this before he went to his father's chambers.

"Father?"

"Yes?"

He stayed by the door in case he had to make a fast get away. He had enough scars to last him a lifetime

"I just need-"

"Zuko, you need to come to the front to show respect to me."

"Yes, Father." He walked slowly to the front of the room and bowed before his father.

"Now, what was it that you wanted to ask me?"

"I had received a letter addressed to me from you. There was something odd-"

"Wait. I never sent you a letter. If I had needed to talk to you, I would have sent for you. What did this letter say?"

"It said that you wanted me and Azula to meet you at Ember Island."

"Why would I do that?"

"You had said that the family needed a vacation. You wanted to go this weekend."

"I never said that," she said staring at this son quizzically.

"Thank you, Father, for clearing that up. I am sorry to have disturbed you so suddenly," Zuko said as he backed toward the door. His father said nothing in return.

Zuko turned the conversation with his father around in his head. How could his father not have sent that note? He reached his bedroom and sat on his window seat and looked outside at the rose garden that was there. He saw something in the back by the well that made him lean closer to the window. He eventually ran out of the room because of the window and had to go outside in order to see what it was.

When he got there he saw that it was a black rose after he picked it. He stared at it. He only looked away because he heard the gates open and saw Mai, Ty Lee, and Azula come through it.

"Oh look girls. Zuko is trying to be a gardener!" They all, except Mai, laughed at this. Zuko blushed.

"If Zuko wants to be a gardener, I don't see what's so wrong with that."

Azula ignored this comment and went to where Zuko was standing. "Why don't you give that flower to Mai? She's forgiven you after all those years," she said with a devilish smile on her face.

He stared at the flower and walked over to Mai. "I want you to have this flower."

Mai took it and replied, "Thank you, Zuko. Also I'm really excited about this weekend. It should-" Azula had ran over and covered her mouth.

"Why don't we go inside girls and look at the things we bought," Azula said as she ushered them inside.

Zuko stared at them retreating thinking about what Mai said about this weekend. Why was she so excited?