A/N - I just wanna thank all the people that gave me such supportive reviews and have put this story on favorites and alert and things like that. I'm very appreciative that all of you like this kinda weird story! :-)

"Alright, open the door." I said to the guards in front of the metal door.

As soon as the door was open, Katara cried out, "Aang!" and rushed to him, but tripped. I suppose her muscles weren't quite used to moving that fast. But she got herself up and went to hug Aang. I tried not to make my extreme rage too obvious. There were two metal posts as tall as Aang on either side of him. There were ropes running from each outstretched arm and leg to the posts.

"Katara!" Aang was saying, "Are you okay? Was Zuko too bad on you?"

"No, I'm fine, Aang. How about you?" Katara replied.

"I'm alright." The boy turned to me.. I was now standing in the corner to the left of the door. "Why are you letting us see each other?" he asked loudly, showing me wasn't afraid. I didn't particularly care, though.

"She asked me to." I said, gesturing to Katara. Aang turned to her confusedly. I chuckled a little and asked to Katara slyly, "Would you like to tell him for shall I?"

She rolled her eyes and said to Aang, "Zuko's decided that I'm going to stay with him from now on, instead of being a prisoner. I think he's referring to me as his 'personal servant.' He says I can see you whenever as long as he comes too, to keep an eye on us."

"What about Sokka?" Aang asked, and Katara told him how she could see him anytime. Aang was quite for a moment, thinking. "What about Momo?" he asked. Katara sighed and angrily told him what I'd done. Hey, honey it was the lemur or you! Don't cry about it!

"And, Aang? There's...something else." Katara said slowly. "It's about Appa..." Aang looked at her gravely, waiting for her news. I toyed with the idea of stopping her. It was something I'd wanted to tell Aang myself, so Katara wouldn't see him so angry. I knew he'd be crushed. However, Katara didn't do what I thought she was going to. "You won't be able to see him anymore. Zuko says never again."

Aang started to tear, but he didn't get as emotional as I thought he would. "What's going to happen to him." he asked, his voice wobbly with fear. Katara looked back at him with determination, but I could see she was trying to hold back tears.

"I'll look after him. I'll make sure he's fed and taken care of, and I'll see him every day. Right now he's being towed right behind the ship." The Avatar must not have notice her struggle not to cry, so he thought she meant it. I, however, was in deep shock. First, that Katara would lie to Aang. Second, that Aang didn't realize it!

"Thank you, Katara." Aang said. And then he-...Oh it made me so mad! I wanted to blast that kid full of flames! He kissed Katara! On the lips! It nearly killed me!

However, I regained my composure, as did Katara who was also in shock. Finally, I said, "I think, on that note, we should go." Katara nodded awkwardly. Aang looked a little embarrassed, I guess wondering if it was too much. But he must have been reassured when Katara kissed him on the cheek before walking towards the door! I followed her and opened the door for her. Once the door was shut, I said to Katara, "Nice lie about the bison."

"It wasn't a lie!" she retorted, "I will look after him!" I now realized what she meant. She technically didn't lie. She just left out some parts. I couldn't believe Katara would do that.

"Would you like to see him now?" I asked, getting off the topic of Aang. Katara nodded. "You can tell us what to feed him while you're at it."

"What have you been feeding him?" she asked.

"Nothing! We haven't known what to give him!" I replied. Katara shook her head arrogantly.

"Just give him plenty of fresh fruits. He doesn't eat any meat, but he'll eat vegetables if it's all you've got." she said. I nodded, taking it all down in my head. Katara looked up at me pleadingly. "Please don't give the poor thing to the circus! Appa doesn't deserve that kind of treatment!"

I shook my head, "No, he must go to the circus."

"Please, Zuko, PLEASE!" Katara begged, now stopping.

"What else would you want me to do with him? I'm not going to set him free!" I pointed out.

"Well...We could keep him!" Katara said. My jaw dropped. "Yeah. When we get to the Fire Nation, we can keep him as a pet! Sure he won't see Aang, but he'll have me!" To Katara, the solution was all coming together. But she didn't understand. I couldn't let my prisoner ride around on a giant bison. The odds of them escaping are a million to one! Besides, my father would never let me keep a giant flying bison!

But Katara didn't get any of that. And I couldn't tell her. Not yet. Although, my plan was to have her in love with me by the time we got home. In which case, she wouldn't try to escape...but I couldn't be sure she'd trust me by then. So, I decided to give the clever answer of, "We'll see." And left it at that. I continued walking, and Katara had to choice but to follow.

After Katara spent some time with the bison, I had some things to attend to. There were plans with my father that needed to be seen to. So, I sent Katara off to do as she pleased. The next bit I didn't find out until later, but I'm telling you it now so you get your information in the correct order.

Katara wanted to find her brother. She walked up to the first guard she saw and asked, "Do you know where the Water Tribe prisoner is?"

"Third floor, that's all I know." So Katara went up and asked another guard there the same question.

"See those two guards down there?" he asked in reply, "They guard his door." Katara thanked him and went to the guards.

"I would like to speak to my brother, please." The guards opened the door and she ran in and hugged her brother.

"Katara!" he exclaimed, "Are you alright?"

She nodded her head. "I'm fine. How are you?" Sokka had his feet tied together and to a ring on the wall near the floor. His hands were free, but couldn't reach the door.

"Other than this?" he asked, chuckling. Katara rolled her eyes. "Yeah I'm alright. What are you doing here?"

Katara told him the conditions about seeing Aang, Sokka, and Appa. She told him about being my personal servant as well. Katara explained to him Appa's unsettled fate. "I'm going to spend the rest of my life with Zuko, but I don't know what's happening to you." She sighed. "You'll probably end up in some coal mine." She was on the brink of tears. Sokka noticed this and hugged her.

"It'll be fine." he said. "Everything will be okay." Katara said good-bye and left Sokka. She was wondering around when she eventually bumped into me, which was convenient. I was about to look for her to go eat dinner!

I supposed before I go any further I should explain the layout of my ship. There is a large deck in front, with a trap door to below deck. That is where Aang's cell is. Towards the back of the ship, there is a four-story tower. Just inside the tower, on deck-level, there is a door to the dining room where my uncle, Katara, and I eat. On the second floor, there's my room and Iroh's room. On the third floor there are mostly just storage rooms. (food, water, etc.) Also on the third floor is a spare room where Sokka's being held. The top floor is completely taken up by the Helm Room (or at least that's what I call it). In this room is a Pai Sho Table where Uncle Iroh wins the crew's pay, half of which goes back to me. Heh heh.