You guys are all so nice! Thanks for all the reviews and alerts, you all rock! I got a little stuck on this chapter, but hopefully it still flows alright.

Sayuri kicked at the dirt in the alleyway she was in and then looked up at the slowly brightening pink sky. It was almost five in the morning now, but she had forgotten her watch so she couldn't know for sure. A bird chirped awake along with several others, but Sayuri only glared at them. She sighed and pulled a square of paper from her pocket, taking a second to unfold it.

We need to talk.

Lotus Flower Ave.

4 am

She had laughed when she saw the time on the paper- she was anything but a morning person. Sayuri sighed as she pulled her hair into a bun. She looked around the alley and her eyes rested on an empty crate. She perched herself on it and started to swing her legs back and forth in boredom. She had been waiting in the alley for an entire hour now and she was annoyed that she had come at all. The only person who could've left the note was Amon- who else could sneak into her house, place a note on a pillow, and escape without anyone noticing when she and her father were home? She had known for sure that the note hadn't been there that morning and she'd been home with her dad all day. It had to be Amon.

It had been a week since the police had attempted to capture Amon at her house. Spirits know how they knew he was there anyways. She had not heard, spoken, or seen Amon since that day. He wasn't in custody, it would've been all over the news if that was true.

Sayuri looked up and observed the surrounding roofs, noticing a few men crouched down. Their eyes were the only thing she could really see, and they were glowing green. Equalists. Probably ordered by Amon to watch over her in the alley while she waited. Sayuri snorted. As if she needed anyone to watch over her. No one was even awake yet. The city was completely quiet, save for a few animals. Footsteps echoed from the opposite side of the alley and she swung her head in their direction. Amon was walking towards her, looking much more tense than usual. She hopped off the crate and faced him.

"What happened? I haven't-"

"Quiet." Amon snapped. Sayuri looked surprised, but stayed quiet. She did not stop from pursing her lips and glaring, though. Amon placed his hands behind his back and began to pace.

"Sayuri, it was foolish of me to get involved with you."

Sayuri clenched her jaw. She knew this was coming, she just knew it.

"Being with you makes you unsafe. You could have been arrested that day. I regret that-"

Sayuri took a deep breath and shook her head. Amon continued to talk, but she was not longer listening. She concentrated very hard on not crying. There was something final in his tone and she did not have the energy to go through another verbal sparring with him.

Sayuri let out a curse and her green eyes got cloudy with tears. Amon stopped his monologue to her and straightened his shirt.

"You're leaving? Giving up on us? Just like that?"

Something in her tone sounded broken and Amon wanted to flinch when he heard it.

"We shouldn't have been involved in the first place. It was silly- we both know it would never have worked out anyway."

"No." Sayuri turned around. "I guess not." She began to walk away.

"It would've ended badly for the both of us! You know that, Sayuri!"

He yelled after her. She immediately turned on her heels and whipped a wave of water at him. She looked down and realized she had bended the water right out of some grass.

"You are a jerk. A selfish, selfish jerk."

She said without looking up.

"I am not selfish, I am ending this now before we both get hurt."

Sayuri ripped her gaze from the ground.

"You're ridiculous. What, do you think we're both just going to move on with our lives now? That I'm going to find a nice water bender and date him? Maybe get married? Is that what you expect to happen?"

Amon clenched and unclenched his fist.

"Perhaps."

Sayuri let out a bark of laughter.

"Please. Like you wouldn't kill any guy who got in ten feet of me- let alone kissed me."

"That is in the past now, we are wrong for each other. I am going to walk away and we are not going to see each other again."

Sayuri watched Amon intently.

"We are only considered wrong for each other because you made it that way. If you just gave up your hate-fest of benders-"

"Do not speak to me like you understand!" He snarled. Amon climbed onto a roof and stared down at Sayuri. "And do not try to find me again. Goodbye, Sayuri."

And then he was gone. Sayuri immediately let out an angry shriek and swiftly kicked the nearest garbage can. She pulled out the letter back out from her pocket and tore it up, watching the pieces flutter to the ground.

Two weeks later

Sayuri pushed a few random strands of her hair back behind her ear. She blew on her tea and sipped it leisurely. It was a warm Saturday morning and Sayuri was at a newly opened tea shop in the middle of town. As soon as her tea was empty she placed a few coins on her table. She stood up and walked out the door, into the busy streets. Her eyes immediately caught a man peering from around one of the corners. She angrily glared at him, making it obvious she had seen him. Amon had kept true to his promise of not seeing her again, but that did not stop him from continuously keeping around some of his extra men to watch over her.

The first time she had spotted one of the Equalist guards, she had walked right up and punched him as hard as she could. He had landed on the ground with a satisfying thump and she leaned down over him.

"When you report back to your leader, make sure to remember to mention this."

Then she had stepped over him and continued on her way. Amon was still sending people to watch her, but they were getting a bit stealthier each time.

Sayuri walked towards the direction of the Equalist, wondering why they kept showing up. She had made it clear she didn't want them there, but they ignored her. Just as she reached the corner, a large figure bumped into her and knocked her down.

"Oh, I'm so sorry!"

She looked up and the figure, a boy about her age, extended his hand. He helped her up and she dusted herself off. He smiled brightly at her and she couldn't help but not be angry anymore.

"I'm Bolin! Sorry, I really should've been watching where I was going."

"It's alright."

Sayuri smiled back, but her thoughts were on another was sure that the Equalist had left; now he had a head start and there was no way she could catch him. Bolin stayed quiet for a second, but when Sayuri looked up he blushed.

"I was wondering, maybe we could, um, do something together? I've actually seen you around here a few times."

To Sayuri's surprise, the Equalist peeked around the corner again, listening intently. Sayuri smiled again and nodded.

"Sure, that sounds like fun."

In the back of her head, Sayuri felt terrible about taking advantage of Bolin, but she knew that once Amon was jealous there was no way he would stay away.

"Sir?"

Amon turned away from his plans and looked at one the man in front of him.

"Yes?"

Amon knew that this was one of the men he had put on rotation to watch over Sayuri. They had been giving him occasional reports, but there wasn't usually anything of note. Most of the time they only told him that she was attacking them, which made Amon stifle a laugh. He could picture Sayuri waltzing up to one of his men and punching them out of annoyance. He had made sure all of the men knew the consequences, should they ever attempt to hit back.

"One of the Avatar's friends came in contact with Sayuri today. Bolin, the earth bender."

Amon stared at the Equalist curiously.

"And what did he do?"

"He, um, asked her out sir."

Amon turned around to his plans again. He flipped a few pages around and looked up again.

"And her response?"

"She agreed."

Amon nodded. The Equalist bowed and left, leaving Amon to his thoughts.

She is just trying to make me upset. It will not work, it is better for her to be with someone else… It is wrong for us to try to be together…

Amon spent the rest of his night trying to convince himself not to go back after Sayuri.

Aw, poor Amon.

On a completely random note, I'm adopting a kitten on Saturday! Yay! He is orange and we are naming him Aslan. Adorable! *squee*