Ureshi sat quietly and watched Mushi bustle around.
First, he sat Ureshi down at the table and brewed some tea for her. Then, he threw his nephew out of his room along with a sleeping mat before doing something inside his room. A soft but audible crash was head. The door slid open slowly to reveal Mushi with a sheepish grin on his face. "Don't worry, nothing happened." Then the door slid close again.
Ureshi looked at the boy who was busy laying out his sleeping mat. She cleared her throat and gave a small smile when he turned to look at her. However, her face fell when he returned to what he was doing.
"So, what's your name?" Ureshi began. "The boss called you Lee but I heard your uncle call you Zu-"
"My name is Lee. Just that," He cut her short.
"Oh and sometimes we call him junior cause he shares the same name as his father," Mushi interrupted, appearing all of a sudden. "Lee, you can sleep in my room and Miss Yu, your room is ready."
"Oh thank you, I feel so bad for imposing. And you can just call me Yu," She bowed slightly. "It's my honor to help," Mushi bowed back. "Have a good night."
"Thank you. You too," Ureshi said as she slid the door shut. She flopped onto the bed and breathed a sigh of relief. She then sat up again and touched the lovely orange flowers on the bedside table. She felt bad for hiding her real identity from such kind souls but what could she do? She was in a very dangerous position. If the Dai Li agents knew about her whereabouts, not only would she be in big trouble, so would the city of Ba Sing Se, and she couldn't let that happen, could she?
She walked over to the window and gazed at the starry night sky and began to hum a lullaby her mother had taught her.
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Zuko sat on his sleeping mattress and wondered if Yu suspected them of being from the Fire Nation. They had to be more wary around her. She seemed to be hiding a few secrets from them as well but what? His thoughts were interrupted when Iroh entered the room noisily.
"Ah, Zuko, our new guest seems to like her new room," Iroh said merrily.
"Uncle, you'll have to stop calling me Zuko from now onwards. She nearly exposed our identities," Zuko reminded him.
"Of course, Junior," Iroh chuckled as Zuko frowned. "Oh, I'm going out for a walk so be careful of strangers," Iroh said abruptly. "You're going for a walk? In the middle of the night and in the lower ring of Ba Sing Se furthermore?" Zuko exclaimed.
"Oh don't worry, I'll be back in a short while. And besides, I'm the Dragon of the West. Nothing bad can happen to me." With that, Iroh left the room.
Shaking his head, Zuko walked over to the window. The starry night u was /u such a sight to behold. And the dark clouds that were hiding the full moon soon vaporized. He closed his eyes and a lovely melody soon reached his ears. It was a truly beautiful night.
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Sokka gazed at the full moon lovingly and the image of Suki came to mind. He turned away, ashamed to look at the moon anymore. "Sokka," Katara placed a hand on her brother's shoulders. "We will be going to the supermarket, wanna come along? You can choose what you want to eat. "
"I'm sure he would go crazy," Toph commented, cracking a walnut. Sokka gave her a glare before realizing that she couldn't see him. He gave an irritated huff and turned to Katara, "Yeah sure. BUT don't take too long doing your girly shopping."
"Excuse me? Who was the one who took a long time to choose if he should buy a bag back where we met Toph?" Katara retorted while Aang tried to stifle a laughter.
"Hey, that was different!" Sokka defended. "Oh, how different?" Katara looked at him. "It…I…I'm going to sleep!" He stood up and stormed off, muttering angrily.
"We should all go to sleep actually. Good night Aang, good night Toph," Katara yawned as she walked back to her room.
Toph just waved her off while Aang replied with a half-hearted "'Night."
"And after that we are going to look for Appa right?" He asked before Katara closed the door. "Of course, Aang. I know you miss him badly. We all do," Katara replied quietly before closing the door.
We all do.
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Iroh walked quickly to the main square and examined the notice board. He scanned through all until he came to the one he was looking for: "Daughter of a high ranking family missing. If you know of her whereabouts, contact Long Feng- the head of the Dai Li agents. Reward: A chest of gold." He quickly tore it down and after ensuring that there was no one around, and burned it. The paper was soon engulfed in flames and only ashes remained on the ground. Iroh smiled to himself before slipping away into the silent night.
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