Hahn's POV

Hahn couldn't travel with the baby without getting noticed, so he decided to hide away in a small, not very well known, town in the Fire Nation. He changed his name, the nurse maid's name and the name of the baby for his protection. He hoped that soon he could get either to the Earth Kingdom or back to the Northern Water Tribe.

Zuko's POV

Arianna was absolutely beside herself; she was hysterical, and Zuko didn't know what to do; he tried to comfort her, but it didn't seem to be working.

"Uncle, I don't know what to do," Zuko said.

"There's not much you can do, she won't be happy until she has Kuruk safe in her arms again," Iroh responded.

"I wish there was something I could do to cheer her up," Zuko replied.

Iroh thought long and hard. "Try giving her a massage and some flowers, I'm sure she'll appreciate it."

"Thanks Uncle, I'll give it a try," Zuko said.

Zuko picked some of Arianna's favorite flowers and then headed up to their room. He lingered in the door way for a few moments and just watched Arianna. She was crying hysterically and her body convulsed with each sob. Zuko was worried that she was going to make herself sick because sometimes she would gasp for air. He quietly closed the door behind him and sat down next to Arianna on the bed; he gently began rubbing her back.

"Ari, I have something for you."

She looked up at him, tears flowing down her face. Zuko wiped them away, but fresh ones took their place. He held out the flowers for Arianna to take. She continued to look at him and he saw so much sadness, so much pain, so much worry, but he also saw a small bit of thankfulness in her eyes.

"Thank you," she managed to say.

Zuko place the flowers on the bedside table and then he turned back to Arianna. "I have one more thing for you."

Arianna looked at him in confusion.

"Put your head back down."

Since Arianna was already lying on her stomach she put her head back down and Zuko began to massage her shoulders. She let out a small sigh of contentment. As Zuko massaged her back and shoulders he could tell her muscles were as hard as rocks, and continued to massage her until she fell asleep.

"Sweet dreams, my angel." Zuko gave her a kiss on the head. He pulled her into his lap and in her sleep she snuggled closer to him. He laid down so she was on top of him and he carefully, as not to wake her, positioned her so her head was right over his heart.

Iroh's POV

A while after Zuko left, Iroh decided to go check on him and Arianna. Iroh knocked quietly on the door, but there was no answer, so he poked his head in and found the both of them asleep. Iroh smiled to himself. They both needed to rest; they couldn't afford to run themselves into the ground. Iroh left as quietly and as quickly as he came. He decided that he was going to be the one to make the arrangement to go to the Northern Water Tribe, Zuko and Arianna already had enough on their plates without worry about arranging a trip.

Zuko's POV

When Zuko woke up a few hours later, he saw that Arianna was still asleep. He gently kissed her head and carefully got up, as not to wake her, but she began to stir in her sleep. Zuko put a pillow in his place; Arianna snuggled closer to the pillow. Zuko smiled to himself; after a moment of watching her sleep he went to go find his uncle.

"How did it go?" Iroh asked.

"It went well, she's sleeping now, and I think I fell asleep as well; her muscles were as hard as rocks, but she enjoyed it," Zuko answered.

"Yes, you did fall asleep," Iroh chuckled.

Zuko raised an eyebrow.

"I went to check on the both of you and the two of you were asleep," Iroh replied.

"Well, I'm going to make preparations for a trip to the Northern Water Tribe," Zuko said.

"Don't worry about it, I already taken care of it," Iroh responded.

"You did?" Zuko questioned.

"Yes, you two already have enough to deal with, I thought that I would take care of this," Iroh replied.

"Thank you so much Uncle," Zuko said.

"It was no problem at all," Iroh insisted.

Arianna's POV

Sometime later, Arianna woke up; she rubbed her eyes and looked around, only then did she notice that she had been holding onto a pillow. Even though she was alone, she felt slightly embarrassed.

Where's Zuko? She asked herself.

As if he could read her mind, the door opened and Zuko walked in.

"Have a nice nap sleepy head?" Zuko asked with a slight laugh.

"Yes," Arianna answered.

Zuko sat down next to his wife on the bed. "Everything is getting prepared so we can go to the Northern Water Tribe; we should be able to leave in about two days."

Arianna nodded. She closed her eyes and felt a tear slide down her cheek, and then she felt Zuko wipe it away. She felt him grabbed her chin and tilt it up, she opened her eyes and his amber eyes gazed into her blue ones

"We'll get Kuruk back, I promise. I don't care what I have to do, but we will get him back. Understand?"

She nodded again.

"Come on, it's time to eat."

Only then did Arianna realize she was hungry, and as if to confirm that it was time to eat, her stomach growled. She blushed in embarrassment. Zuko laughed.

"Let's get you something to eat."

He helped Arianna up off of the bed and the two of them went to down to the dining hall.

?'s POV

She watched the young man from the Water Tribe closely, but not too closely; although she did get a good look at the baby.

Oh, my word, she thought to herself, it can't be him, but it is. How did he get him out of the palace without getting caught?

These thoughts flooded her mind; she became determined to get the baby back and return him to his parents. No doubt that they were worried sick about him.

You better watch out young man; and don't worry little one, I'll get you back to your mommy and daddy soon, I promise.

A/N: So, who do you think this mysterious woman is? Feel free to guess. As always please remember to review.

Ayatsukimi: What exactly did you do? You have my curiosity piqued. Thanks for the review.

Until next time!

~Forest Princess