Ureshi strolled down the dirty roads of the market. The boss had ordered her to buy some foodstuff and so she did. She paused for a moment, trying to recall the last item she needed to buy.

Oh yes!

She started to walk towards the fruit stall but was nearly knocked over by a running passer-by. The person ran past her without even uttering an apology. And when she caught her balance, she realized that her money pouch was gone.

"Stop! Thief!!! Someone help!" She gave a helpless cry as she started chasing after the thief. But with her heavy basket and her long dress, she ran no longer than 50 steps before she stopped to catch her breath. She looked up just in time to see the thief get knocked down and her purse picked up from where it had fell. The thief quickly scrambled off without glancing back.

The helpful stranger walked over to her, "Is this yours?" He held up her purse. He was handsome. Very handsome. She stood dumbfounded, staring into his green eyes which shone in the sunrays.

"Y-yes. Thank you," She reached out for her purse and their hands brushed against each other for a short moment. She blushed and looked down, hoping that he had not seen her blushing.

"He gave a small chuckle and replied, "Welcome. I'll see you around." And with that, he walked away.

Oh my…

As she walked back to the teahouse, she mulled about what had happened and she felt her heart flutter as she thought about the handsome stranger.

"Oh there you are Yu. I was starting to worry about you," The boss said as he took the basket from her hand. "Where are the fruits?" He asked.

"Oh…I was robbed before I bought the fruits and-"

"Where's the money?" The boss asked, looking shocked.

"It's right here," Ureshi took the purse out and gave it to the boss. She was slightly annoyed at the fact that the boss had cared more about his money than his employee. "A stranger helped me retrieve it."

He gave out a relieved sighed and handed her the purse back, "Please go out and get the fruits, I need it urgently."

She nodded and walked out of the teahouse.

"Wait!" The boss called out suddenly. "Lee!" The boy entered the teahouse from the back.

"I need you to accompany Yu here. She was nearly robbed just now and I wish that it would not happen again."

Lee sulked as he took of his apron and walked towards Yu. He just walked in front of her, not even casting a glance at her.

They stopped in front of the fruit stall and Zuko just stood beside Ureshi, arms crossed as she chose the fruits.

"Which one do you think is better?" She asked, holding up two peaches. He stared at her. She understood his expression and returned to staring at the two peaches in her hands, trying to determine which of the two were better. Zuko looked at her frowning in concentration and without a word, he took the peach in her right hand from her and said to the stall keeper, "We'll take all these," referring to the other fruits Ureshi had chosen.

Ureshi just stared blankly at Zuko as he paid the stall keeper and walked away with the basket of fruits. He stopped after realizing she wasn't following him. He turned around and scowled at the slightly appalled Ureshi.

"Are you coming?" With that, she snapped out of her daze and jerked her head towards his voice. She nodded quickly, pulled her skirt up a bit and scurried over to his side.

He handed her the basket and she took it obligingly. As the sun set, their shadows elongated as they walked side by side, quietly back to the teahouse.

-

"Hmmm….should I get this belt or this belt?" Sokka asked, holding up two similar looking belts.

"Sokka, they all look the same," Katara replied, irritated at her brother.

"No, this belt has a square buckle and this belt has an oval buckle."

"I think the second belt is soooo much prettier!" Toph interrupted.

"Hmm…I think so too-" He stared at Toph. "You're evil for your age, you know?"

"Aang, what do you think?" Sokka asked the honest monk.

"Huh?" Aang turned around, just barely missing a couple- one girl and a boy with a scar walk past.

"Erm, I don't know," Aang shrugged. "The one with the square buckle?"

He inspected it before giving a big grin and a thumb up to Aang.

"You're right! This looks soooo much nicer!" Sokka held it up proudly after he paid the stall keeper.

"Yeah that's great Sokka. Now let's go home. The sun is setting," Katara walked away.

The others followed behind Katara, leaving Sokka to stuff his new belt into his bag and running back to them.

"So what do you want to eat for dinner?"

"Meat!"

"I wasn't talking to you! And Aang's a vegetarian!"

"So? We can have more than one dish!"

"We aren't that rich!"

"Calm down guys! It's just dinner!"

The two teenagers walked home, mostly arguing along the way whilst being insulted by one young Earthbender and a young monk trying to calm them down.

Gah! I'm so sorry that I took so long to update! This chapter was actually done for quite some time but I just hated the ending...but no worries, chapter 4 will be up soon! Hopefully by tonight or tomorrow! Thanks for reading!