(Zuko POV)

As I carried her in my arms I watched her sleep as she slept my thoughts kept running back to the scene that had just happened the pirate's trying to touch her naked body. As the images kept flashing through my mind the anger flashed into me, I stopped momentarily to grab her clothes and then continued walking. She was breathing softly as I carried her to town nobody was around which was good but I still staid in the shadows with her in my arms. I followed the shadows until I spotted their room, there was no noise, and no movement I slowly crept inside making sure I didn't make too much noise and laid her down in her bed. I covered her up and laid her clothes beside her with one last glance at her I left heading back to my ship. What would I have done if she was hurt and I had no lead to the Avatar? I shook the thought from my head and shrugged it off as I boarded my ship I spotted my uncle watching me.

"And where might you have been my dear nephew, out on a late night walk perhaps?" he asked in his gentle tone,

"Nowhere I've just been walking around" I snapped at him I watched my uncle's eyes light up quickly,

"Or perhaps you were out running from what you have awaiting you in your chambers" he said smirking slightly.

"What are you talking about?" I asked slightly annoyed and tired,

"You'll find out soon enough" he said and nudged his head in the direction of my room. I grumbled I had always hated when my uncle played the stupid mind games with me, I growled and started walking I opened the door to my room and caught sight of my sister I glared down at her.

"Azula…what are you doing here?" I growled my sister's golden eyes locked onto mine as she gave me a smirk,

"Now Zu-Zu is that anyways to greet your sister?" she asked in a sarcastic tone. I can think of a few ways that I would love to greet you like for starters kick your butt off my ship and leave you tied to bolder sinking under the sea I shook myself mentally.

"Look Azula I'm tired what do you want?" I asked crossing the room and removing my shirt tossing it into a corner while tugging off my boots and dropping them on the floor. I plopped myself down on my bed and sighed as the sudden relaxation washed over me and made me even more tired, I closed my eyes waiting for her answer.

"Father has sent me out to hunt down the Avatar…so now I have come to you to say join me brother and we can capture the Avatar together" I glared over at her.

"No…I will be the one to capture the Avatar I'm more closer then you think" I said smirking at her, "Now will you please get out of here"

"Why should I?" she hollered,

"GET OUT!" I screamed she growled slightly and stood up,

"Fine…just think about what I said, I'll be in touch brother" with that she left. I sighed in relief and closed my eyes letting sleep take me.

(Azula's POV)

I walked from the room with a coy smirk on my face as I walked my mind raced with thoughts. Hmm my brother seemed a little preoccupied in his thoughts today…I will find the Avatar on my own and he will never be able to get his honor back from father…or the throne for that matter. I have to go to bah sin say, but first to get a few helper's I continued walking until I reached my own ship and went to my corridor's after I gave order's to my crew men on where we were heading to next.

(Normal POV)

I awoke the next morning and yawned stretching I let my eyes focus and noticed that I was back in the room, which was holding 3 empty beds my brows narrowed as I sat up and my covers fell off of my body I looked down and noticed that I was wearing a black robe. I bit my bottom lip as the memories from last night came back to me and I remembered where I had got the robe and how I assumed I got back here, "Zuko…You put yourself in a lot of danger bringing me back here….I thank you…" I said softly to myself I looked to my left and noticed that my clothes were sitting I reached for them and grabbed them. I stood up and walked to the bathroom where I changed into my clothes and folded the robe putting it in my book bag where I knew it would be safe I then remembered the gifts that Zuko had given to me and I turned there was the bag laying where my clothes had been. I reached for the bag picking it up and started to look inside when I heard Sokka talking loudly and walking back into the room I looked up.

"Sokka Shh you'll wake up Kiki" I heard Katara saying trying to get her brother to be quiet,

"It's ok Katara I heard him coming from miles away and woke up" I said jokingly as they came into the room, Katara smiled at me for a moment and then turned her attention to Aang who was fighting with Momo over a bag of what I was assuming food.

"No Momo you had yours this is Kiki's" he said trying to push the lemur off of his face I started laughing I walked over to Momo and pinched a little behind his left ear and then scratched and he automatically stopped fighting with Aang and came to me climbing up my arm and sitting on my shoulder. "How did you do that?" asked Aang as they watched me put Momo in a trance like state.

"Well when I was younger my Mema had a Lemur she used to travel a lot and she had got one from a friend that was at the southern air temple. Talk about keeping your hands full" I explained. It was then that Sokka had asked about the bag I was holding, I looked down at it and then back at them, "I'm not sure it's a gift from a….friend I guess you can call him"

"Friend…who is this friend of yours?" Asked Sokka reaching for the bag, I grabbed his wrist and twisted it flipping him over he landed on his back.

"Friends that I don't have to share with you and if you reach for this bag again I'll tear your arm off you hear me?" He gave a nervous laugh as Katara laughed at him.

"Serves you right, it's hers so leave her alone and let her open it in peace" she said glaring at him slightly. Sokka sat up rubbing his arm as I turned walking away from him and the other's leaving them and mumbling.

"I'm going for a walk I'll see you in a little bit" I said not bothering to look back, I walked outside and walked around Basin say I walked to a secluded place and sat down holding the package. I looked around and then opened it and gasped loudly, I was looking down at the blades that I had seen in the shop. "Oh my god Zuko…" I whispered afraid to say it too loudly in case someone had heard me I stood up and grabbed the crescent shaped blades admiring them as they fitted perfectly in my hands. "I need to find a stream or some sort so that I can test my skills" I mumbled to myself I walked into the woods and followed the sound of running water. It brought me to a stream where I walked along the left side of it and followed to where it went I knew that it was going to bring me to a bigger body of water. As I walked I glanced at the blades the way they gleamed in the sunlight was beautiful I smiled at them again and continued walking I finally ran into the bigger body of water which happened to be a small lake. "This will have to do" I said looking around I took off my shoes and walked out into the water letting my feet feel the coolness of the water creep up to my ankles. I had the crescent shaped blades at my hip held loosely in my hands I brought my arms up letting the sway slightly to the right as I did this water loomed up into a stream and I allowed myself to continue my water bending for awhile I wanted to test the theory that I could still be able to use my water bending while holding a weapon in my hand and I could. I smirked as I concentrated on the water trying to bend it to the end of the blades once it was there I breathed softly the ice freezing automatically. I smirked as it was smooth and sharp it was now the extension of the crescent blades, I looked around checking my surroundings. I thought I felt eyes on me; I lowered my blades letting the ice thaw and the water fall back into the stream I attached the blades onto my hips and clenched my fists slightly. "Who's there?" I ask narrowing my eyes I watched as several guards came out dressed in fire nation uniforms; I glared at them, "What do you want?" I felt uneasy about these fire nations soldier's they weren't Zuko's. I didn't know how I knew but I just did.

"She's a water bender sir I seen it with my own eyes" mumbled one of the guys to my left as a guy wearing a captain's badge came walking into sight.