A/N: Okay, I'm very sorry for not updating this for so long. I'm just going to say that I don't really write these stories. The characters write them. And they usually don't do what I want them to do. And so I've been fighting this awful block I've had. And I literally just remembered I had this all typed and somewhat ready to go. Call me crazy.

Okay, so this one is just... my love of Iroh. He's one of my most beloved characters of all time. So, this chapter was fun to write.

All mistakes are my own.

Iroh smiled to himself as he walked out of the kitchen of his teashop for just a moment. There was a lull in costumers, and he felt at peace for a second. He looked over at where Suki stood, her hair moving as she spoke with a costumer. As the last costumer in the shop left, Iroh gestured to Suki he was going for a walk. She nodded at him with a smile, moving through the teashop to the front area. He listened to the sounds of the water from nearby, and took in the environment. With a smile, he took of his apron and laid it down near the door before setting out on a walk.

His feet took him wherever they wanted, and he followed no real path. There was some rhyme or reason to where he was going, and he found he enjoyed that. Soon, he found himself in the thick of people and the crowd, and he smiled at all who passed. Many people knew him, and some simply smiled at his happy demeanor.

Eventually, he found the heart of the crowd; a small street performance was occurring and it was quite good. Iroh stop and stayed for a while, watching the performance before moving away to follow another path. He walked through the market, looking at the vendors there. His feet pulled him over to where two young children sat, selling paper flowers. He bought three from them, and he smiled as he walked away.

Up the street, another crowd had formed, this one around another performer. Iroh paused for a moment, surveying the crowd. His eyes landed on a young couple, their hands clasped and their bodies close. He smiled when he realized it was Aang and Katara, out on a similar walk to his own. When Katara saw him, she smiled his way and Iroh simply winked back. It caused the young waterbender to smile and move slightly closer to her companion.

Before he could cause any more embarrassment on either of their parts, he moved on again. He loved the feeling of being carefree in the city. There was a something special about today though. It might have been the sunshine that was touching everything in reach. Or it could have been the slight breeze that smelled like flowers and rain.

Or, Iroh laughed to himself, it could have just been the great mood he'd been in all day.

Making his way past a small garden area, Iroh noticed another sight that padded his mood. Up ahead, stopped at a fruit stand, Mai and Zuko were standing. They stood similar to Katara and Aang, with their hands clasped and their bodies close. However, this time, Iroh moved along before he was seen by the pair. Turning to his right, he ran right into a man carrying five cabbages in his arms.

"Oh, so sorry!" Iroh instantly said, and the man looked dejectedly at his soiled vegetables.

"My cabbages." The man said quietly. Iroh laughed awkwardly, noticing that he'd been spotted by his nephew and Mai. Iroh just smiled.

So much for being surreptitious.

So, if you didn't get that little joke I put in there... shame on you. Not really. Just... haha. I'm laughing at myself right now.

Reviews would be lovely. :)

-hangingmardigrasbeads