A/N: wow…It's been a really long time since I last updated…I don't even remember when. I'm really sorry for this taking so long to be written and posted…senior year has been sooo stressful, but now it is almost officially over! Anyways this chapter seems shorter, but I hope you all enjoy it!

Zuko watched the familiar girl in the corner of the shop as she finished off her tea. Ever since Zuko gave Jin the address to the Jasmine, Dragon, she had been there every day. She would order the same type of tea every time and then she would sit afterwards as if she was waiting for something to happen. It always bugged Zuko because no one else was able to sit there and he didn't have the guts to kick her out. So he'd just have to wait for her to leave. At one point, Iroh caught him staring at her, waiting for her to leave. Zuko tried to cover it up but it was too late.

"Do you know that girl?" He asked Zuko.

"We met at Jet and Katara's party. She wanted the Jasmine Dragon's address so I gave it to her and now she's here every day."

Iroh smiled "Well instead of me giving her the bill, how about you do it."

Zuko shook his head. "Nah, it's okay. You can do it."

Iroh chuckled. "I got to go run some errands. I'm sure they won't take long. I'll be back soon."

"Sure, sure" Zuko mumbled. As Iroh put on his coat and left, he knew that he wasn't coming back soon. Zuko would definitely have to give her the bill.

A few minutes after Iroh had left Zuko gave in and decided to give Jin her bill. As he walked over to her table, she glanced up from her book to smile at him.

"Hi. Um, here's your bill." Zuko lamely uttered and slipped the bill across the table.

Jin smiled brightly as she pushed her bangs out of her face. "Thanks."

After Zuko walked back to his spot, he watched as Jin read more of her book. About twenty minutes later, she packed her stuff up and walked over to Zuko to pay for her tea.

"Here you go," she stated, handing him the money. Zuko quickly deposited the coins and returned her the change and the receipt. "Have a nice day."

"Thanks." Jin smiled again before turning around and leaving. But just as she was about to walk out of the door, she turned back and walked over to Zuko again.

"I know we've only known each other for a few days," Jin began, startling Zuko. He didn't know she hadn't left yet. "But I was wondering if maybe this Friday we could go out or something; maybe see a movie."

Zuko raised his eyebrows, surprised at her offer. He hadn't expected this at all, so he scrambled to say an answer. "Sorry, my friends and I are…hanging out after school then."

Jin's face saddened but she still kept her positive attitude. "That's okay, maybe some other time."

They both said their goodbyes and Zuko made sure to watch her as she finally exited the shop. Breathing a sigh of relief, Zuko moved to clear Jin's table and get it ready for other customers. While he was working, Zuko heard the door jingle as someone entered. Zuko silently prayed that it wasn't Jin again, but was startled when a familiar voice said his name and tapped his shoulder. Zuko whirled around to see Katara standing next to him. After the party, Jet had suggested to Katara that they go hang out at another café after school, and Katara had reluctantly agreed with him. For about a week and a half, Zuko hadn't heard or seen from Katara until now. But here she was, by herself, and there was no Jet in sight to interrupt.

"Hey." Katara said smiling.

Zuko smiled back. "How have you been?"

"I've been good. I thought I would just stop by since I don't see you anymore."

"Cool." Zuko said, trying to sound nonchalant. Inside he was nervous, clearly realizing that he was completely alone with Katara. Jet was not going to pop in after thirty minutes and her other friends weren't going to come and get a table. He had always wished that at one point this would happen, but now that this moment was here he was uneasy about it.

"What café do you and your friends hang out at now?"

"It's down a couple of blocks from here. I can't remember the name right now. Their drinks aren't as good as your tea." Katara frowned, indicating her disappointment. "Jet didn't give me a reason as to why we moved somewhere else."

"He just likes a change of scenery," Zuko lied, looking down at the table hoping that his face didn't give him away. The real reason Jet didn't come anymore was because he didn't want to see Zuko any more than he needed to. They sort of reconciled after Jet's party.

Katara smiled, seeming to accept the answer. She looked around, realizing that Zuko was in the middle of something then walked over to the counter to wait for him to finish.

After he was done, Zuko situated himself behind the counter. Katara smiled mischievously at him and started up a conversation.

"I said hi to Jin on my way over here."

"Yeah, she's been coming here for a little over a week." Zuko simply replied, not getting Katara's reason for bringing the subject up.

"So, you two have talked?"

"Not really; only when I take her order and she pays me."

Katara frowned. "Well she does like you-ask her out!"

Zuko shook his head. "I don't want to. It'd be weird anyway."

"Why?" Katara asked curiously.

"Because she already asked me and I turned her down."

A pause followed as Katara frowned even more. "Geez, you're so picky. First it was Mai and now Jin. You get all these girls but you don't like them."

Zuko blushed. It's not like I'm a chick magnet, he thought. It's just that others push girls to me.

"Trust me I wouldn't get any girl if I didn't have any help from you or Jet."

Katara's face immediately softened. She put her hand on top of one of Zuko's and looked dead into his eyes, quickly making Zuko's heart rate speed up. He wasn't sure if he could stare at her like this without feeling the strong urge to do something.

"That is not true. You are sweet, caring but tough when you want to be. Girls like you because of these things. Plus, a little bird told me that Jin also thinks you're really cute."

Zuko blushed and finally looked away. "Uhh…thanks."

Katara smiled at his reaction and pulled her hand away from his.

"Great! So you'll give Jin another chance right?"

Zuko sighed but nodded. He was sure having a problem with saying no to Katara. He wasn't sure if that was a good or a bad thing.

Katara beamed at him. "So you're going to call her tonight and ask her out?"

"Sure."

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"Hello?"

"Hey Jin. This is Zuko."

Zuko could hear Jin giggle in the background. "Of course I knew it was you. What's up?"

"I was wondering if your offer still stands for the date on Friday."

The line went silent. Zuko wondered if she was still there. "Sure, that'd be great!"

"Okay, I can pick you up at 7."

"Okay, See you then."

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Katara knocked on the door and patiently waited. Usually when Jet stated he would be having a friend over, that meant not to bother him until he called her later. She never really cared to figure out why it was a big deal but now, as she thought about it, it was sort of weird. Hopefully he could let this time slide- she had something important to ask him.

There a muffled voice through the door until a guy, she assumed it was his friend Duke or something, opened the door. He stared at her blankly for a minute before turning around to yell at Jet. Katara wordlessly pushed by him and walked into the living room next to the large couch to see Jet playing video games with two other guys.

"Hey guys; hi Jet." Katara had to yell so that she could be heard over the loud music playing.

"I thought I told you that I would call you later babe." Jet yelled back, not taking his eyes off of the screen. The guys on the sides of him snorted. Katara realized that Zuko could just be the only one of Jet's friends she could actually stand.

"I know, but I had something to ask you and it couldn't wait. Can we talk privately?"

The guy farthest away from her laughed loudly before mocking her. Within in 30 seconds, Jet paused the video game and menacingly told said guy and the others to wait outside until they were done. All three got up and mumbled under their breaths. Jet waited until they were outside and the front door slammed before he started to speak.

"Sorry about them, they're just jealous. None of them are dating at the moment, except me of course." Jet grinned at Katara before reaching for her hand and leading her to the couch to sit down. "What did you need to ask me?"

Katara took a deep breath and quickly rehearsed what she wanted to say. Ever since Jet's birthday party and them moving out of the Jasmine Dragon, Katara was a little suspicious of Jet and Zuko's friendship. She wasn't sure if they had made up, or if they were still at odds with each other.

"Zuko asked my friend Jin on a date."

Jet chuckled, "Did your friend actually agree to it?"

Katara frowned. "Yes. She recapped the conversation to me and thought it would be a little awkward, so she wanted to ask if we could go on a double date with her and Zuko."

Jet really took his time to laugh loudly. "There is no way I am going to supervise Zuko's date. That's just pathetic!"

"Could you stop being so insensitive?" Katara exclaimed, getting instantly frustrated by Jet's behavior. "We wouldn't be supervising, just making the conversation and things will run smoothly. Besides, when was the last time you took me out to go…well, anywhere?"

Jet smirked as he rubbed Katara's arm. "Oh come on babe, we're already dating, why would I need to take you out anymore?"

"Maybe to keep the relationship alive? So I don't get too bored with the same routine."

"There's no way you can get bored with this…" Jet grinned as he leaned in and kissed Katara softly before breaking apart a few inches away from her face.

Katara paused for a minute, regaining her thoughts. "Could you just do this one thing for me? Please? It'd mean a lot to Jin."

"Fine, anything for you babe. But you've got to make it up to me after." Jet fully pulled away and draped his arm across her shoulders.

"Thank you, Thank you Jet. Maybe this will help you and Zuko out too- doing this for him."

Jet scoffed. "It's much more complicated than that Katara."

"Well, it could just help a little then." Katara pouted. "Promise me you'll be nice to Zuko during the whole date."

"I don't know if I can promise that one," Jet joked.

Katara stared hard at Jet for a while until he relented. "Fine, I promise."

"Yay! Thanks Jet. You're the best boyfriend ever." She moved over and hugged him tightly. "And don't worry, I'll make this up to you."

Katara kissed Jet's cheek and moved to his lips, but then his friends burst through the door, ruining the moment.

"Geez, we were out there forever! Are you guys done hooking up now?"

Katara frowned at the comment before moving from Jet and getting off the couch. "I'll see you tomorrow," She breezily stated to him, ignoring his annoying friends and headed to the door.

"I'll call you later tonight." Jet called after her, as she quickly shut the front door.

Sorry again for this taking so long and this being so short. I have the next few chapters planned out already so that's why I couldn't add anything more to this one.

On another note, this last section in Katara's point of view will probably only happen once or twice more, but mostly for the rest of the story, I'm going to try and keep it in only Zuko's perspective.

Since summer's coming up soon, I should be able to update quicker than now, but not by much. I have a lot of trips planned, and I'm leaving for college in mid-August. I really don't want this story or High School Sweetheart to drag on forever, so I'm going to really try to get both these stories done.

Lastly reviews would be greatly appreciated…I would really like to know what everyone thinks of the story so far, or this chapter specifically. Thanks!