I never intended for this to be a lengthy story because of the plot but I'm surprised I actually got it this far. Sorry about the lateness readers! School has been hell lately. With Exams coming up I barely have enough free time as it is. But enough about me, back to the story. This chapter is a little break from all the angst. Still has some, but not as heavy as the previous chapters.

Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender, but I do use the characters to make epic fanficts.

Jasmine Dragon

"Again!"

"No! I think you've had enough Twinkles. We've been at this for two hours!" Toph was exhausted. Aang's crash training session had drained her of all remaining energy and will to go on. She tipped herself backwards and crashed into the cool ground beneath her. Ever since he got drunk, Aang had been asking, no begging for Toph to train him.

"Toph come one you said you'd help me! According to you, I still suck miserably at Earth bending! So come on! I can take anything you throw at me!" Aang pleaded. Aang's body had been pushed to its limits but he didn't want to stop. He couldn't. If he did, he would have to think. He wanted to avoid that at all costs.

"No means no Aang!" Toph yelled before she slammed her fist against the ground creating a stone tent. Toph could feel Aang coming closer to the tent.

"I swear to the Maker Aang, if you beg one more time, just one more time!"

"No! I just wanted to say that I'm sorry!"

"I'm listening."

"Look Toph, I'm sorry about the training session. It's just that…I can't keep stringing the two of you like this for much longer. I feel like if I don't do anything, I'll lose the both of you and if I do choose I'll end up hurting someone important to me."

"And?" Katara suddenly asked from the corner of the field. Katara keep her eyes glued to her new novel not once looking over to Aang.

"And?" Aang asked slightly confused.

"Aren't you going to say the training is just so that you don't have to think?"

Bingo. Aang plopped onto the hard ground and stared at the tent. What was he going to do now? His only means of momentary escape had just given up. Aang just gazed up into the passing clouds and sighed deeply.

"Hey Aang I got some good news!" Sokka yelled as he ran towards them.

"What?"

"The Fire lord Aka Zuko left the fire nation for a visit to the Jasmine Dragon in Ba Sing Se!"

An idea formed in Aang's head; coincidentally Toph and Katara had the same idea. Who on earth better to give advice than Iroh? . For once Aang felt like this time he was going to find the answers that he had been seeking for so long. Iroh was an amazing mentor and adviser. He was someone who could definitely give positive and meaningful advice. Aang could have really used some positivity right now.

"Come again?" Zuko stared at Aang disbelievingly.

"Please don't make repeat it," Aang pleaded.

"So let me get to this straight," Zuko rubbed his forehead "You Aang, the Avatar, the peace loving monk, Mr. Goodie-Goodie, cheated on your girlfriend with your best friend, not once but on multiple occasions and when you were caught they almost killed each other over you."

"There was a reason I didn't want to repeat it you know…" Aang's heart was already filled with deep burning regret, he didn't need to be reminded of the greatest mess up of his life. Aang couldn't say that Zuko was the best person to talk to about this but it but unfortunately for him, Iroh wasn't there. He left to buy ingredients. Zuko, his wife Mai and a few guards were the only ones inside. Mai and the girls had their own counseling session in another room so the boys were free to chat. However, Sokka, Aang's last remaining defender mysteriously disappeared.

"All I can say is…" Zuko covered his mouth and began chuckling "All I can say is…" soon the room erupted with his boisterous laughter.

"Hey! This is not funny!" Aang protested.

"Yes it is!" If he wasn't in a chair he would have literally been rolling on the floor laughing "Aang you are honestly that last person I would expect this from! Sokka I can understand but you?"

"Ugh…," Not only did this embarrass and saddened him, he only just realized that this was going against everything the monks taught him against everything he believed in.

"So are you going to help me or are you just going to sit there laughing your head off?"

"Both," Zuko laughed for what seemed to Aang like hours "Ok, so have you made your decision as to who you're going to choose?"

"No! That's why I'm here! I can't choose I love them both!"

"Why not have them both?" Zuko answered just like Sokka did, like it was the most natural thing in the world. Aang's legs weakened and he almost gave in. Was he the only person who believed in only having one true love?

"What about you Zuko? Would you find another wife?"

"Are you nuts? I value the safety of my family jewels."

Meanwhile in the other room, the four girls gathered to have a counseling session. Ty Lee ran out of the tea shop saying that she had some things to take care of.

"I'm going to hate myself for asking but what's going on between the three of you?" Mai asked noticing the heavy atmosphere between Toph and Katara. Frankly she didn't care about their petty squabbles but Zuko asked her to be nice, for today at least. At first both were silent so Suki took it upon herself to break the silence.

"Well some stuff happened and now Aang has to choose between the two of them."

"Some 'stuff' huh?" Katara raised her eyebrow "I think this is a bit more serious than 'some stuff'."

"Give it a rest Katara," Toph remarked "Let's just say Aang and I have done things we can't really take back."

"What things?"

"Um…," Toph's face tinted red regardless of who heard it was still embarrassing to talk about "We did…bad stuff and now I can't really take it back."

"Is that really how you're going to refer to it?" The anger could be heard in the words Katara spoke. Toph's expression changed for the worse.

"Aang and I did it! We did the nasty! We got all hot and bothered on the bed! He banged me from behind! I rode his bone! We screwed each other! Are you happy now Katara?" Toph raged.

"Ugh…" Katara held her head in her hands while Mai, in total shock, couldn't find the words to describe how she felt.

"You asked for it, Sugar Queen."

This was a shocking revelation. The Avatar cheated on his girlfriend with his best friend/ earth bending master. This was too good to be true.

"Wait…we're talking about the same Aang right…?" Mai asked still in disbelief.

"Yes, my Boyfriend which Toph here seduced and attempted to steal from me."

"Ugh! How many times do I have to say that I didn't seduce him?" Toph rose from her seat and pointed her finger at Katara "I just told him how I felt! And you of all people know how I feel about him!"

"That still doesn't give you the right to do as you please Toph! You have to know your limits no matter how you feel!" Katara stood as well.

"Sit down both of you!" Mai commanded "I won't be having any fighting in this shop! Is that clear?" By this time, Mai had already perfected her skills as the Fire Lord's wife. She had to be clear, headstrong and benevolent.

"Now, what happened? I want to hear from Katara first. Tell us everything."

"There isn't much to tell. I trusted him; I trusted the both of them. I admit that I had been cold to Aang lately and I don't blame him for straying from me but that isn't an excuse for what they did. I had plans to fix everything, I was going to be the girlfriend that Aang always wanted but that same night that I tried he left me to go screw around with her!" Katara pointed to Toph "I mean what am I suppose to do? I still love Aang even though I'm still angry with him and I'm angrier at her for doing what she did. I'm confused, angry and hurt. I don't know what to do."

"I see," Mai closed her eyes and thought about what Katara said "Toph you're up."

"Like I said, I told him how I felt. I've loved Aang ever since the first time we meet. For six years! Six long years I've felt this way and I curse myself for not doing anything about it. Mai tell me what you would do if you loved a guy for years only to see him swept away by someone else. Then out of the blue he came to you saying that his relationship was on the rocky side and that he needed you. What would you do if the opportunity to get what you wanted for six long lonely years just presented itself to you on a silver platter? I couldn't just sit there and do nothing!"

"Katara you have every right to be mad at me, but I'll be damned if I let him go ever again." Katara angrily glared at Toph and turned her attention to Mai.

"What about you Mai?"

"What about me?"

"What if Zuko cheated on you? What would you do?"

"I'd chop his junk off with a rusty knife," she spoke as a matter o' fact. Suki, Toph and Katara slowly backed away. This girl doesn't play around.

"Well Aang's obviously the one to blame here. Why are you two fighting each other? You should be fighting with him. He is the one who 'did the naughty' with Toph so if it were up to me I'd-"

"I'd like Aang whole if you don't mind." Katara interrupted.

"Hey, I'm just saying."

Just then, the front door of the Tea shop opened. The girls turned their attention to the easygoing, friendly, and good-humored old man that walked in. He seemed very sturdy for a man his age. He carried a large basket filled with tea ingredients. The uncle of the Fire Lord, Iroh had returned to his shop.

"Sorry I'm late everyone, I just happened to pass by an ongoing pai sho game and- Oh? Well it seems we have some friendly visitors!"

"It's about time. Long time no see," Toph walked up to her old friend and hugged him tightly "Did you put on some weight?"

"I admit I don't work out as much as I use to but I'm still fit!" Toph poked his flabby belly "Er, maybe I am putting on weight. Anyway, to what do I owe this visit?"

"Well…"

Back in the other room.

"Got any ideas?" Aang who laid flat on the ground played with an air ball.

"Nope. Not a one." Zuko gave up trying to give advice. This sort of thing was more of his uncle's strong suit. Where was he anyway? The ingredient shop was only a few buildings away. Just then the door opened and a familiar face entered his vision.

"It's about time! Where have you been?"

"There was this interesting Pai sho game I just had to watch. A friend of mine was using the white lotus quite well, I had to study his technique." Iroh said calmly despite the fact that Zuko was glaring at him "But, I came in here to help a certain someone. Toph has told me you got yourself into a bind, she hasn't told me the details but it seems serious."

"Oh, well it kind of is. Sorry for intruding on you time though."

"Think nothing of it. Zuko, do you mind making tea for everyone while I attend to Avatar Aang?" Zuko nodded and left the room. Both Aang and Iroh took a sit and began their chat.

"So what seems to be the problem?"

"I can't hear anything they're saying. Move over Toph." Katara nudged Toph and pressed her ear against the door. Aang and Iroh had been in the room for what seemed like hours to the girls. They eventually became anxious wanting to know what Iroh was telling him.

"Honestly, how old are you two again?" Mai sighed.

"Shhh!" Toph silenced Mai and crushed her ear against the door. She couldn't make heads or tails of what they were saying. All she could hear were muffled broken phrases and words. 'The both of them…'…'long enough'… 'simple solution'. After a few minutes of broken English Toph could feel Aang's regular foot patterns. He was happy?

"Oh crap he's coming!" Toph whispered to Katara who then back away from the door as much as she could. When Aang finally came in, he found Katara resting against the wall and Toph was looking out through the window. Aang ignored the weird positions they were in and continued with what he was going to say.

"Would you two ladies mind accompanying me on a date for the next two days?" Aang smiled for what felt like years for him. He finally had an idea, a plan or sorts to put everything the way it should be.

What is this burning passion in Aang's heart? Has he found his solution or is he just aiming for another world of hurt? And what did Iroh tell him? Find out in the Next Chapter : A Little Fun.