A/N: Sorry for the delay! Slightly longer chapter to make up for it?

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Zuko hugged Ursa tightly. "I'll miss you," he told her, still unwilling to let her go.

"I'll miss you too but Hira'a isn't that far, you know," she teased. "And I'm not going to disappear again."

"I know," he said, still refusing to let her go.

"Zuko if you don't let me go I'll start asking where my grandbabies are." Zuko abruptly let go of Ursa. "Just kidding." She brushed the hair out of Zuko's face. "But you better be nice to Katara."

"Of course Mom."

Then Ursa turned to Katara. "Don't hesitate to write me if you have any questions," she told the young woman.

"I'll remember that," Katara said before hugging her mother-in-law. Ursa let go and hugged Zuko one last time before boarding the airship.

Zuko and Katara waved until the ship took off. "You're mother is nice," Katara began.

"But?" Zuko knew there was more to that statement.

"But I'm glad she's not pestering me about things anymore."

"I'm sure Iroh will fill in for her," Zuko gripped.

"How much longer until he leaves?"

Zuko shrugged. "Your guess is as good as mine."

Ty Lee lay on her bed with her feet tapping her head. If she was going to succeed in her quest she'd have to have a plan. That wasn't hard, contrary to popular belief Ty Lee loved planning. In fact that was how she joined the circus: she planned to leave right at the height of sister number three's wedding preparations. By the time her parents had realized she was gone her trail was already cold. She did send them a letter a few months later. Joining the Kyoshi Warriors? She grilled the girls in prison on what they needed and convinced them they needed chi blocking. How could her parents make her come home when she was needed for this group of highly respected warriors?

Now she had to plan for her current assignment. She knew Zuko, she wasn't lying when she said that. She knew he was determined, generally honest (he omitted truth rather than outright lying), and tended to be a little too straightforward. He also wasn't that great in social situations but neither really was Azula so Ty Lee assumed it was a family trait. What she knew of Katara was entirely what Suki told her: that she was kind if a little headstrong and an amazing bender.

Now it was up to her to get these two idiots to realize they were, in fact, deeply attracted to each other and had the potential to be in an amazing relationship (she could tell by their auras). The current problem was that they seemed, at least to her and what she'd been told, be resisting their attraction for whatever probably noble or stupid reason they had.

Clearly she was going to have to interrogate both of them. It wouldn't be easy but then again she taught Azula how to flirt and lived to tell about it. She could do anything.

The messenger hawk landed next to Sokka. "Hello not Hawky," he said. The bird, miffed that he was being ignored, nipped at Sokka's hand. "Ow, ok! I'll take your stupid letter." Sokka dutifully opened the canister on the bird's back and took out the scroll. "Go bother someone else for a treat." The bird screeched as he puffed up his feathers. "Seriously I don't have anything, try those guys." Sokka pointed to a few of the crew. The bird took off and started circling the men.

Sokka unrolled the letter and read.

Dear Sokka and Suki,

I hope you two made it to the South Pole safely. Remember to tell Dad I love him and Suki remember to do this for Sokka. Don't dilly dally too much because we need to get this resolved sooner rather than later.

Well as for things with us Zuko and I are officially married according to Fire Nation law and I'm Fire Lady until we get divorced in three months. Oh, right we have to wait three months before we can get divorced. Some silly arcane rule that I'm going to try to get repealed while I'm in power. I'm also working on restructuring the Fire Nation but please hurry.

If you haven't heard Toph and Aang are getting married. Please tell me you had absolutely no idea they were even dating. Why would they hide that from us?! It's inconsiderate and frankly not the right time to be doing this. I know that it's not their problem that Zuko and I are in the mess but could they have picked a better time? And I'm still mad that they didn't tell me! Aang used to tell me everything and don't you dare say that was because we were dating he did that before. Not to mention Toph. I mean it's great that they're together they work really well and I think it will work but she also told me about her previous crushes (yes Sokka, you included) and it hurts.

It just hurts, you know? Maybe I can create a law here that bans people from getting engaged without an established relationship.

Anyway please figure out the Water Tribe situation soon.

All my love,

Katara

Sokka,

Sorry your sister ranted about Aang and Toph. She's been doing that to me as well and I've just started tuning her out.

Please, I'm begging you, don't come back married to Suki. Or even engaged. Wait, waiting is good. Look I already know what you two are doing together so just be careful there isn't a little Sokka or Suki on the way and you guys can wait a few months...or years.

Regards,

Zuko

Sokka reread the letter a few times before calling "Suki we have to write to Katara to tell her we're coming! And tell her we're not getting married!"

Ty Lee bounded into Zuko's office that afternoon on a mission. "Hi Zuko, hi Katara, I think Katara and I need to spend some time together to get to know each other."

Zuko eyed the acrobat. "Why?"

Katara swatted his arm. "That's not nice say. But, uh, is there are reason you wanted to spend time with me?"

"Well I'm Zuko's friend and you're his friend and are going to be here awhile so I thought I'd get to know you," Ty Lee said with a shrug.

"Uh, sure. Zuko don't try to hide any of those reports from me. I'll see you later," she said as she left with Ty Lee. Once in the hall she asked: "so what are we going to do? Please don't tell me shopping, I just went with Ursa and I don't really like it."

"Well," Ty Lee began, "we can either go get a spa treatment, which actually isn't really something I like, or we can bond like I did with the girls and I can teach you some chi blocking moves."

Katara secretly thought may a spa treatment would be nice. However chi blocking did sound interesting. "Let's try the chi blocking. Maybe we can go to the spa another day?" She asked hopefully.

"Maybe, can you move easily in that?" Ty Lee asked as she turned towards the garden with the dragon fountain.

Katara waved her hand dismissively. "I have my old underwraps on under this and I used to practice waterbending in those."

"Even better now hurry up and change and we can get started." Katara quickly shucked off the clothes she was wearing and turned to face Ty Lee. "Chi blocking is, well, about stopping the flow of another person's chi. You can feel your chi flowing through your body and I'm told benders can really feel their chi cause that's how they control their elements." Katara nodded. "The easiest one to learn is for your arms. I'm going to show you where to hit." Ty Lee stepped in front of Katara. "It's actually really easy to see too, it's right here," Ty Lee's fingers softly jabbed the slightly soft patch of skin just under Katara's collarbone by her arm. "Feel that?"

"Yes, it feels...strange when you touch it," Katara said.

"It should. A quick strike and you're chi is blocked and you can't move your arm either. The paralysis will wear off before your chi comes back. Once you get really good at this you can even access this point from the back but that takes a while and a very precise strike. Now can you feel where it is on me?" Katara tentatively tried to feel for the same spot on Ty Lee's pink covered chest. A few awkward pokes later and she did find the same spot. "Good, you're catching on a little quicker than some of the girls did." Ty Lee smiled deviously. "If you get good enough you'll be able to do this!" Quick as lightning Ty Lee punched both of Katara's chi points and sent the girl falling backwards. Katara landed with a thud and Ty Lee perched herself over Katara's prone legs. "Now, let's have some girl talk!"

"You're out of your mind!" Katara said as she tried to kick her legs up.

"Oh that won't do," Ty Lee said as she jabbed the points that would render Katara's legs useless for a few minutes. "You like Zuko," she teased the prone girl.

Katara's face flushed. "I do not."

"You do too. I can see it when you look at him and when he looks at you. You two are just too stubborn to admit it!"

"Well if he hadn't ruined our date!" Katara immediately clamped her mouth shut.

"Oh now you have to tell me!"

Katara huffed. "Fine but I want more chi blocking lessons."

"Done and done."

"Well first of all he kept his hood up the entire time because he was worried about being recognized. I get that but it was like he didn't want to be seen with me. Then he tried to clarify to the waiter that we were not, officially, dating so please don't call me his girlfriend. When I did try to talk to him he answered in one word sentences and then, to top it all off, I decided to try to salvage the date and kiss him and he turned his head and I lost my balance and almost fell down! He just stammered something unintelligible and left! How could he? He apologized the next day and said maybe we weren't supposed to date and I let it drop because it was terrible."

Ty Lee was silent for awhile. "That's it?" She finally asked.

"Well yeah," Katara said.

"So you're telling me that Zuko, awkward Zuko who can barely even go to a party without trying to beat someone up or overreact or just sit in a corner, that Zuko wasn't the best date? I know you don't want to hear this but his first date with Mai? It was almost a complete disaster too!"

"But it wasn't," Katara grumbled.

"That's because Azula and I were watching. Anyway you show not let this little thing get in the way of a potential relationship with him. You like him don't you?"

"Yes of course-"

"No I mean, you like him like him."

"Ty Lee what are we thirteen?" Ty Lee smiled down at Katara. "But maybe I do," she muttered.

"I knew it and your aura is screaming at you to try this again! Oh this is so exciting and I'm going to help you two out!"

"Uh, really, that's not necessary-"

"Nonsense. Zuko is like the brother I never had and I'm going to plan a date for you two and it's going to go infinitely better than the last one." Katara happily let Ty Lee know her arms were working again by trying to wrestle the other girl off her. It didn't work out to well and ended with Ty Lee pinning Katara's arms to the ground. "I'm going to go tell Zuko and plan your date!" As a parting gift Ty Lee hit Katara's chi points again. All Katara could do was glare at the retreating girl.

Ty Lee went straight to Zuko's office. "You know I do, in fact, work and try to run a country," he told her.

"Of course you do but you're going to answer my next question honestly and if you don't I'm going to hide all your papers."

"We're not kids anymore and that's treason."

"Like I haven't been accused of that before." Mentally Zuko agreed she had a point. "Anyway I've come to ask a few questions and tell you one thing and you're going to answer all the questions truthfully unless you want to be like Azula."

"Fine," Zuko grumbled.

"First question: why were you so nervous on your date with Katara?"

Zuko's face turned red and Ty Lee thought it was cute that they both blushed about it. "I, well, see, I really didn't want anything to go wrong and then everything did," Zuko finished lamely.

"Question two: do you want to date her again?"

"I can't date her, she's my wife."

"Not an option, yes or no question," she teased.

"Ty," he warned. She glared at him. "Fine yes, sure, why not?"

"Excellent! Question three: do you have lunch plans tomorrow?"

"Uh no?" Zuko was confused by the question.

"And final question do you like Katara?"

"I don't have to-"

"She likes you."

Zuko smiled. "She does?" He asked hopefully.

"Yes, she just told me and now you two are going to go on a date tomorrow and you're going to get a second chance so don't screw it up! Don't worry about anything because I'm going to arrange the entire date!"

Zuko put his head in his hands and almost wished for his mother and her meddling back.

A/N: Ty Lee's chi blocking explanation comes for a very very short search and looking at chi path images. And guessing how it works.

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