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Ty Lee came into Zuko's room a few moments later to fetch Katara. She grasped Katara's hand and led her back to her cell. Ty Lee helped Katara out of the dress and back into her own cloths. Katara reached up and unclasped the icefire heart followed by her mother's necklace. She clasped her mother's necklace back around her neck and went to hand the heart back to Ty Lee.
"Keep it," said Ty Lee, "It's yours now."
"But I already have a necklace…" said Katara.
"Here," Ty Lee suggested, "Try this." Ty Lee took the necklace and wrapped it twice around Katara's wrist. "That's how Zuko wore your necklace…" smiled Ty Lee. Katara's eyes widened and then she looked down at the heart.
"Can I ask you a question?" whispered Katara. Ty Lee nodded. "Why did you say, 'the one who is four' when you saw the necklace glow?" questioned Katara. She was still confused by the reaction.
"Do you remember how the eyes of the avatar statues around the world glowed when the Avatar went into his State? Well, the necklace works kinda the same way. It glows by when touched by someone who contains all four elements. It is how the fire nation discovers who is the new avatar when he or she is reincarnated as a firebender in the cycle," said Ty Lee.
"Then why did it glow for me?" asked Katara.
"Well, you obviously are not the avatar. You must have the four elements in you somehow…" Ty Lee trailed off.
"Zuko said I have the grace of a waterbender, and the spirit of a firebender… Could that have something to do with it?" Katara questioned again.
"Hmm," Ty Lee thought about it, "I guess it could… You never know." She picked up the dress and walked to the door. As she walked out she shouted over her shoulder, "Get some rest. You look really tired." When Ty Lee was out in the hall she saw Zuko step into a maximum security cell.
The cell Zuko had walked into held his uncle Iroh, chained to the wall opposite the door. Zuko walked quickly over to his sleeping uncle and shook him awake.
"Ahh… my nephew disturbs my sleep. To what honor do I owe this visit?" sighed Iroh.
"You know the only reason I keep you on this ship is that I trust your advice. If you would rather rot in one of the prisoners on the main land, be my guest," sneered Zuko. He was confused about the day's events.
"What advice do you seek?" asked Iroh.
"The water tribe girl, she is not a peasant…" started Zuko. He paused.
"And your question would be…?" prompted Iroh.
Zuko glared at him and then said softly, "She wore the icefire heart…" Zuko does not know about the glowing because Ty Lee had kept it a secret, but like he told the water tribe girl, it suited Katara…a heart of fire, a body of ice.
"And you feel an attraction to her…" said Iroh.
"No! I don'…" started Zuko, but he was interrupted by Iroh.
"I did not ask you a question nephew. I only stated what is written across your face. You want to help her, to comfort her, but you don't know how, and you feel obligated to Mai because she is the one your father chose for you. These feelings are welling up inside of you., hate for your father and sister, confusion at the new emotion you have toward miss Katara. Why else would you invite her to your chambers for dinner when you could have let her stay in the cell? Why else would you dress her up in finery fit for your mother, the fire lady? And you feel sadness for having to disappoint Mai. I know you better than anyone else, so I know this must be true," Iroh said. He waited quietly for Zuko's reaction. "You're a crazy old man," hissed Zuko, "I don't know why I even bothered coming here!" He quickly marched out of the room and slammed the door. He leaned against the wall next to the door and began to rub his temples. His uncle was just crazy. There was no way Zuko could feel that way toward an enemy.
Or was there?