"Felicity, I thought you said the cook would give me news on the Avatar?"

"He will, but Zuko my dear, we haven't even made port, and it's only lunch time. Calm down, take a chill pill, have a drink, or something." I was sitting at the small table in my room writing in my notebook. I had to keep myself busy somehow. I couldn't just train nor do tai chi all day. I wish I had a yoga mat, or at least a make shift one. From the time I've spent training with Zuko and his firebenders to fine tune my powers, I could tell I was getting stronger.

"Why are you wearing that?" Zuko walked over to me. I didn't even really realize what I was wearing until I looked down. I was still in my training clothes. It was pretty much a halter top sports bra that left my back exposed, and it was a pain to put on and take off because it tied in the back. I get that I was the only woman on board, but I couldn't have been the only woman these men had ever seen. Then again watching Zuko get steamed when he caught some of his crew and firebenders looking too long was quite entertaining.

"Because, I didn't feel like changing, unlike most girls you probably know, I don't change clothes eight times a day. Besides once it's on, it is very comfortable, freeing." I didn't turn to face him. I was busy trying to think of cool new tricks to try out. I could feel him staring over my shoulder, "Anything else you needed, fussy pants?"

"I'm trying to figure out what you're doing." He sat down next to me. He had gotten used to my teasing over the past week, so he didn't bother staying at arm's length anymore.

"Well I have this theory that my notebook here and also my phone have something to do with my talents. I was just going to see if I changed up what I have already written or add to it, if it would change what I can do, but it's just a theory. I don't even know if it would work." I torn out the two pages I was writing my random ideas on and set them aside.

"I'm never seen characters like this before. How can you ever read it?" Zuko eyed the page up and down.

Oh yeah, they don't actually write in English. "It's how we write in most of the parts where I'm from. There are places that write the way you do, but I never learned how to do it."

"What's this called?" He pointed at a random word.

"That's 'teleportation,' I thought since I have mastered telepathy I might try teleportation."

"And what are those things exactly?"

"Ok, you know when I talk to you in your head?"

"Yes, it's very irritating" He smirked.

I just stuck my tongue out at him, "Well, that's telepathy." I smiled then turned around

"I see, so what is telepor...ta- whatever you said?"

"That's when I picture a place and well, I guess use my mind to get there completely. On second thought, that one sounds a little scary. What if I get it wrong and not all of me end up in the same place?"

"I never thought I'd hear you say you were scared of something." He laughed. I pushed him,

"I'm not, I'm just fond of breathing, you dig?"

"What?"

I laughed, he may be used to the teasing and closeness, but he still didn't understand the slang. "It means, 'you understand?' it's just a slang term."

"Oh like, 'cool,' mean interesting or good?"

"Yeah," I started writing again.

"What is this word then?"

"That's your name." I just smiled and watched his face.

"Really? It looks so different. I write it like this." I gave him my pen so he could write it.

"Here, Zuko, that's my name." 祖寇

"It's very pretty." He almost looked mad.

"Here," I reached for the pen, "this is how I write it." I wrote it next to his writing, Zuko. "I know it looks different but it's the same thing. This," I circled his writing, "equals this," I circled my writing.

"So what did you write about me?" He noticed there were a lot words around his name.

"It's just an idea, probably dangerous since I don't know if I can do it, but I thought of an idea of something called a force field. It's like a wall to keep me safe on one side when someone is attacking me on the other side." I drew a little picture of a person with their hands up holding a dotted semi-circle wall, and on the other side a person (with Zuko's weird ponytail) shooting a fire blast. "So the idea is that the fire can't get to me because of the force field. See?"

"Yes, but if it's dangerous why do you want to try it?"

"Because, I'm not a fighter, but if I can do this I can protect myself and the people I care for. Besides no pain, no gain."

"I don't know if I want you to risk that," Zuko closed the notebook only to have me open it again.

"Zuko, you know you can't stop me from trying. Look at it this way. Would you rather me try to learn with you, someone would doesn't want to hurt me, or in an actual battle with someone who is trying to hurt me?"

"But what if I do hurt you? What if I burn you and you become scarred, like me?"

"Then, I guess I'll just have to find someone who knows what it's like to be scarred and stay next to them. Oh wait, I already am," I smiled and put my hand on his shoulder. He started to say something but the signal/horn thing went off letting us know we had reached port.

He stood up, "I will see you at dinner."

I just smiled and nodded. When he left I went back to the drawing board for ideas. After a while alone, I started wondering what Zuko was going to say. I should have listened when I had the chance.

Before trying anything else I needed to practice on strengthening my telepathy. Once someone was just so far away I couldn't hear them anymore. Meditation was my best practicing method. I could hear almost everything on the ship when I meditated.

Zuko and Iroh were setting in Zuko's room, "I don't know what to do, Uncle. She makes me forget everything, but then she's in my head again telling me to stay focused. Why is everything to do with her so confusing?"

"Only the best kind of women have the ability to do that. Felicity is a very driven girl but she is also fun and carefree. I think you are thinking about this too much, Prince Zuko. Stop fighting with yourself." Iroh sipped his tea as he watched his nephew continue to pace back and forth.

"I can't, Uncle, I have to keep my mind on the hunt for the Avatar." Zuko touched his scar.

"Felicity asked me to help her train with an idea she had."

"Oh, really? What did she come up with this time?"

"It's something she called a force field, but there is a possibility I might hurt her if I help her." He clenched his fist. "I couldn't live with myself if I scarred her, but she acted as if she wouldn't mind if that happen."

"Prince Zuko, no one can get through life without becoming scarred in one way or another."

Zuko slammed his fist down on the table. "I know that, better than anyone I know that!"

Just then there was a knock at my door, "Hello, my lady." It was a younger firebender named Chan. He was a sweetie. Zuko had ordered him to be my body-guard of sorts when off the ship.

"Come in," I stood up and got my robe. I didn't tie it, the ship was to hot for that.

"I'm here to escort you to, Prince Zuko's room for dinner, my lady."

"Chan, you can call me Fili," I walked out of my room as he held the door for me.

He closed the door behind me, "All right, um, Fili?"

"Yeeessss?"

"Are you and the Prince, well, umm?"

"Friends?"

"Well, more than friends?" He looked like he wasn't sure if he should ask.

"I don't know, for now we are just friends, I think. Zuko is a hard one to figure out. I'd like to think that all of you are my friends," I looped my arm in his. "Thank you for training with me today."

"It was my pleasure," He said a bit shyly.

We reached Zuko's room and Chan opened the door for me. "Thank you, I'll talk to you later than."

"Yes, ma'am," He smiled and closed the door.

"And what was that about?" Zuko was not amused.

"Chan, was just escorting me here and I thanked him for training with me today," I sat down across from Iroh.

"You were holding his arm," Is that jealousy I hear in Zuko's voice?

"I hold everyone's arm Zuko, that's kind of a 'I'm being escorted,' thing."

"Whatever, do what you want."

I nodded, "Ok, I will, see you do know me so well Zuko." He sat down between Iroh and myself.

"I told the cook we wanted fish tonight."

"Oh good, I can't wait," Iroh rubbed his stomach. I really loved that old man.

I listened to them banter back and forth until their attention was stolen by the cook entering the room. Zuko watched every move the cook made as he set the table. He was amazingly patient. When the cook put the deliciously yummy smelling food down on the table, he finally spoke, "Oh, Prince Zuko, if I may? I heard an interesting piece of news at the fish market. It seems the Avatar has been on Kyoshi Island for some time now."

Here we go.

"The Avatar's on Kyoshi Island?! Uncle, ready the rhinos. He's not getting away from me this time." Zuko stood up and headed to the door.

Iroh casually pointed at the fish in front of him "Are you going to finish that?"

Fussy pants turned around and snatched the plate off the table, "I was going to save it for later!"

Poor Iroh, "You're welcome," I yelled as Zuko hurried to go bark his orders to everyone. I then turned to Iroh, "Well, we might want to eat now, It won't take long to get there."

"I don't know if I will go ashore, I'll probably just wait here until he returns," Iroh said as he began eating his rice.

"Well, I'm going, I need to get off this ship. I don't handle being in the same place for long periods of time well, I get restless." I took a sip of tea.

"Make sure my nephew doesn't overdo it on Kyoshi," Iroh patted my hand.

"I will. Well I better go put on something warmer, It's going to be cold on Kyoshi."

"How do you know?"

"Uncle Iroh, you still have to ask that?"

"Right, right." He smiled as I gave a waved good by

I was in my room putting on my warmest clothes, when I heard the crew head below deck to where the rhinos were kept. I slid on my boots and tucked my pants into them than ran to join them.

"What are you doing here?" Zuko was sitting on his rhino when I got there.

"Well right now, I'm standing here, but soon I will be going ashore. What about you? Going to a party or something?"

"You're staying here! I'll be back with the Avatar," He put on his helmet.

"Right," I jumped up behind him on the rhino, "Nice helmet, I see why you're so popular with the ladies now."

"What are you... get down!" The ramp opened and he forgot what he was going to say. He just straightened his back to address the other men, also on rhinos, "I want the Avatar alive."

"Good luck with that, fussy pants, when he's sees that helmet of yours, he's most likely laugh himself to death." I heard him growl at me.

'No, why is Zuko here, and now of all times? How did he find us?' I looked over at the grouping of rocks. Oh, yeah that's where Katara and Aang are hiding.

'Katara?'

'What the? Who's that?'

'Don't worry, I'm Felicity, but you can call me Fili.'

"Felicity? Are you listening to me?" I heard Zuko call.

"Honestly? No, what?"

"I asked you if the Avatar is here." He turned on his rhino and looked at me, "What are you looking at?"

'Don't worry, just stay down ok?' I whispered in Katara's head

"Just admiring the landscape. Really, Zuko, you should stop and smell the roses. We've been on a ship for four days straight, and as soon as we get off it's'Avatar this and Avatar that.' Just promise me you won't go honor crazy."

"Ignore her men, and find the Avatar."

'OK, hurry and get Aang back on his feet.'

'How are you talking to me? Why didn't you tell Zuko where we are? You're fire nation.'

'No, I'm not. And how I'm talking to you? Well I'm not really sure about that one. I didn't tell him, because he's not supposed to find Aang yet.'

'I'm confused...'

'Katara, just hurry! We're headed to the village, I'll help as much as I can but you have to go.'

It wasn't long before she was out of my hearing range. When we reached the village, I hopped down off the rhino.

"Felicity, what are you doing?" Zuko tried to catch me but couldn't reach me. He and the other soldiers were standing at the base of the Kyoshi statue.

"Come out, Avatar! You can't hide from me forever!" The villagers were hurrying to hide. "Find him." Zuko ordered.

As Zuko gave the command, the Kyoshi warriors were getting ready to spring their trap. They were everywhere, on the rooftops, hiding in the allies. I could hear all of their minds getting closer. It was kind of scary, but pretty freaking awesome at the same time. They quickly passed by the soldiers from behind the houses. These chicks where fast.

One Kyoshi Warrior ran across a roof. When she pushed herself off, three other Kyoshi Warriors jumped toward the soldiers from different roofs, knocking the riders from their mounts. The first girl who had jumped landed right in front of the lead rhino and opened her fans. The rider stabbed at her with his spear. She moved to the right, disarmed the rider, then jumped up and knocked him off his rhino with a spinning kick. "Oh, that had to hurt. Not bad!"

Just then I saw Suki running up in the background towards Zuko. She avoided his fire blasts easily enough, but when she went to attack him from the air, he turned his rhino causing it to hit her with its tail. Zuko shot a fire blast at her, but right before it reached her, Sokka jumped in front of her and decimated the flames with a sweep of his fan. Sokka prepared to fight Zuko, but before he could do anything, another Kyoshi Warrior jumped from a nearby roof and knocked Zuko off his rhino, which dashed away. When Zuko hit the ground his helmet had flown off, and I may or may not have kicked it into a pile of snow.

"Really, Zuko, hitting a girl? I told you we needed to work on your people skills."

"Not now, Felicity!"

"I'm serious, this is why we don't get invited to any parties. Even if they did invite us, where are they gonna have the party now that you've burned their houses down?"

I looked over at Sokka and Suki, who seemed fine. "I guess training's over," He said to her then ran after Zuko.

When I looked back Sokka, Suki, and the other Kyoshi Warriors had Zuko surrounded. Zuko pushed himself up and rapidly spun around on his hand while shooting fire out of his feet. He knocked one Kyoshi Warrior back into the house, and slammed Suki against a wooden pole where she collapsed. Zuko proceeded with a low fire kick in Sokka's direction. Sokka jumped over the fire, but as soon as he landed, Zuko swept his feet from underneath him.

I ran over to Suki and helped her up, "Are you ok?"

"Let go of me," She tried to push me away, but winced in pain.

"Your back, does it hurt too badly to stand?" I took her arm and helped her to her feet.

"No... Why did you? Who are you?"

"No, time to explain. Are you ok?"

"Yes, thanks I guess." That's all she said before running off.

Just then, Sokka fell to his back and Zuko held up his fist, "Zuko, No!" I yelled.

Zuko looked back at me, growled then jumped over Sokka to the middle of the street. He angrily looked around, "Nice try, Avatar! But these little girls can't save you."

"We'll talk about that, 'little girl' crack later!" I said as I approached Sokka who was still sprawled on the ground.

"I said, not now, Felicity!" Zuko growled

I had to tap his cheek a few times but Sokka finally came to, "Hurry, go!"

"Uh, thanks," He got up and started towards Zuko, but I grabbed his arm.

"No go, around back. Meet up with Suki..."

"How do you?"

"Just go!"

"Hey! Over here!" Aang had finally made it to the party.

"Finally!" Zuko didn't waste any time releasing a series of fire blasts.

Aang was prepared for the incoming burning projectiles. He ducked underneath the first and used his staff to decimate the next fire ball. He rapidly spun his staff over his head, propelling himself in the air. He landed in front of Zuko, who immediately kicked the staff out of Aang's hands. Aang jumped landing near two fans that were lying on the ground. He stood and using his airbending brought the fans to his hands.

Zuko charged at Aang, but Aang spun around a few times creating extra momentum that he used to blast Zuko into a nearby house with a strong gust of air. Aang looked so sad as he lowered the fans. He ran down the main street and picked up his staff along the way. Aang tossed his glider into the air then jumped on.

I ran into the house where Zuko was still on his back, eyes closed, "Ok, sleeping beauty, wake up." I patted his face. "You're going to lose him if you don't get up." Still nothing. "You know what its fine. We can just hang here, enjoy the scenery, play in the snow. Do you wanna build a snowman? It doesn't have to be a snowman..."

"What?" He leaned up.

"Ok good, I was going to start singing that whole song if you didn't wake up soon." I helped him to his feet. "Ah, man!"

"What? What's wrong? Are you hurt?" He reached out for me.

"No, I got the song stuck in my head." He growled then ran outside. I followed him, but my heart stopped when I saw the town in flames. "No!" I whispered, I felt tears in my eyes "We have to stop this." I was honestly surprised Zuko heard me. When he saw my face he ordered his firebenders to stop.

Just then Appa flew overhead. "Back to the ship! Don't lose sight of them!" Zuko and the soldiers ran off.

I looked back at the village and the Kyoshi warriors, "I'm sorry." I put my head-phones in my ears and played the loudest song I had. (Execute – Excision X-Rated Album) I may not be able to do much but it was more than nothing. I did my best to bass blast the nearby snow covered trees, and push the snow on to the flames. That seemed to do the trick, so I did the same thing but to the snow on the ground. The bass blast made the snow fly up into the air and literally rain down on the flames.

"Felicity, what are you doing? We have to get back to the ship." Zuko yelled for me.

"I'm not leaving this town to burn," I used the bass blast a lot more then I was used to. I could feel them getting weaker. No it wasn't them, it was me, I was getting weaker. I started to feel dizzy and very light headed, but it would take a lot more than that to stop me.

Above, Katara was trying to comfort Aang "I know it's hard, but you did the right thing. Zuko would have destroyed the whole place if we had stayed. They're going to be okay, Aang."

"Hey look, that's that girl who was with Zuko. What is she doing?" Sokka said in shock as he wiped the face paint off his face. "I can't believe it, is she a water bender?"

"That doesn't look like any water bending I've ever seen," Katara answered him.

Sokka looked at his sister and Aang, "I can't believe she's with Zuko. She helped me up and stopped Zuko from attacking me."

"I know, she talked to me somehow, in my head. She knew my name and told me to stay down."

"What, when?" Aang asked.

"When we were hiding from the Unagi. She didn't tell Zuko we were there."

"Weird, and now she's actually trying to put out the Flames," Aang said before standing and jumping into the water below.

I couldn't stop all the flames, I felt so fatigued my arms and legs were shaking. Then it started to rain. Wait! No, this has to be...I turned around and saw the Unagi in the distance. "Good, I didn't know how much longer I could go." I felt my legs give. I'd never done so much so fast before. My knees hit the ground, "Ow, that's going to bruise."

"Felicity?" Zuko ran over to me and lifted me up in his arms. You know when you're so tired you pass out? Well, I do!

THE NEXT DAY - LATE AFTERNOON

When I finally woke up the next morning my whole body was aching. "Ooh, how long have I did asleep?"

"Almost a two whole days," I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard Zuko's voice,

"Jeez, you're like the pop-up book from hell! What are you doing in here?"

"I was waiting for you to wake up," He sounded slightly mad at first, but then his voice softened. "Are you alright? Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine, sore, but fine," He offered me a cup of tea, but I didn't want it. Not from him anyways. I know, it was stupid to be mad at him, but when I saw all those people and all the flames, and he was just going to leave them like that. He of all people should know how painful fire is, but he was just going to turn his back and let everything burn.

"What's wrong?"

"I just don't want it. Can you go away please?" He didn't move. "I mean to it, Zuko, go!"

"Fine, next time, I'll just leave you there."

"It would be better than being here, wouldn't it? I could be using my talents to help those poor people, whose homes you burned, instead of sitting here helping you to track down the Avatar, burning more and more as you go."

He threw the tea-cup against the wall and glared down at me. I didn't flinch, just glared back at him. He waited a moment longer than stormed out of my room. As soon as he closed the door, I jumped up and locked it. I knew he knew what I had done because he slammed his fist against the now locked door.

I was angry at him, but mostly I was angry at myself for being so useless. I wasn't going to let him see that side of me. The scared, vulnerable side. I had held in so much this whole time, and seeing all those scared faces just reminded me of how scared I actually was. I knew I was safe. Zuko wasn't really a fire crazed monster like Zhao or his father. He was a good man with a good heart. But I was alone, all alone. I didn't belong in this world, and I had no idea if I would ever go home again. My sister, my brothers, everyone I loved. I was probably never going to see them again. It all hit my at once and I couldn't fight back the tears anymore. I sat on my bed and just let everything go.

ZUKO'S POV - ALMOST A WEEK AFTER THEIR FIGHT

She hadn't come out of her room for days. Uncle Iroh took her meals and he would have tea with her, but Felicity made him promised not to tell me anything. Not that I wanted to know. She could stay in there for all I cared. I don't know why she was so mad at me.

As I was walking down the hall I saw that soldier, Chan, knocking at her door. I hid around the corner and waited. "Hello, ma'am."

"Hey, Chan, I told you, you can call me Fili. Not ma'am or miss or my lady. Just Fili." She didn't sound like her normal self. She always had this way of talking that was so alive and happy, but now she just sounded cold.

"Oh, right? Well, Fili, I was coming to check on you, if that's alright?"

"Of course."

"You see, it's just that, I haven't seen you on deck since Kyoshi, I knew you had passed out and I just want to make sure you were all right." She didn't say anything. "I would hate to think of you being hurt."

"Thank you, that's very kind. I'm...I'm fine. Zuko, Prince Zuko and I just had a bit of a fight. Words were said, tea-cups were thrown."

Prince Zuko, she never called me by my title.

"Are you all right? I know he can be... very quick-tempered, but he didn't hurt you, did he?"

"No, no, no, nothing like that. I actually think, I hurt him." I heard her sigh, "I just haven't had the courage to face him yet."

"I see. You like him, don't you?" She didn't answer.

Why didn't she answer?!

"Well, I hope to see you out and about soon."

"Thank you, Chan. It really was good to see you," She paused. I looked around the corner. She was hugging him, "It just what I needed."

"I'm glad. I have to go we've gotten some information about the Avatar, so we have to check out a few leads."

"Oh, really, good luck."

"Goodbye."

After that I heard her door close again. Why wouldn't she just come out already? I need her help. I have half a dozen different leads and I didn't know which way to go. Who was I kidding, it had been a week since I last hear her laugh, or speak, or torture me about something. I thought it was hard focusing when she was around, but now that she's avoiding me I can't focus at all. I would just have to go ashore with Uncle and the men. She could stay here if she wanted. I had to figure out what to do about the Avatar, Felicity would have to wait.