"And where are you going, Zuko?" You asked as he passed you by on his way out of the door.

"Uh! Nowhere! Out for a night stroll, haha!" Zuko was an awful liar.

"Gonna go see Jin?" You teased.

"No! Not even close!"

"Oh? Well then where are ya headin'? Maybe I wanna join." You ran your hand over his chest and the other wrapped behind his back until it touched an object. Quickly, you snatched it and looked it over. "Oh now you gotta take me! Too interestin'!"

"No. I have to do this on my own. It's for my honor."

"Honor, smonor, come ta bed with me." You cooed. Iroh had told you that tonight, Zuko was going to do something that he probably shouldn't do, and that you should try to stop him.

Instead, Zuko snatched his mask back, face red.

"You wouldn't understand! I have to do this. Besides..." His voice became a mumbled mess, "I wouldn't want the shopkeeper to catch us."

"What was that?" You asked

"I said I wouldn't want the shopkeeper to catch us! Jeez!"

"Well jeez to you! What would he even catch us doin', eh? I just implied you'd come to the bed with me. Ain't said nothin' more 'bout it. So whatcha say? You comin'?" You pushed your body against Zuko's and swore you could feel the heat radiating from it.

He pushed away from you and stomped out the door. This was irritating to you, so you stopped him with your bending.

"Ya could at least say good-bye properly. Goin' off on some crazy mission where ya gotta wear a mask. What if you ain't come back?" You looked at him sideways and released him. Zuko sighed. He hated when you controlled him, but you really must have meant it. Reluctantly he returned in front of you. Bending down, he placed a long, intimate kiss on your lips.

"There. Feel better, YN?"

"Yeah, maybe a little, but I'm still gonna follow ya."

"Don't!" He yelled a little too loud.

"Shh! Tryin' to wake the city. Relax. It was kind of a joke."

"Kind of?"

"Was a joke. Happy? I'll go to bed then... all alone..." You sauntered towards the bedroom, attempting one last time to draw him back in. "In ma big, cold bed... in ma sheer night clothes..."

Zuko had to tear his eyes off of you, but eventually he gained the strength to get out of the door. He had to catch the avatar. His honor depended on it.

You walked back into Iroh's room.

"No luck. So what are ya thinkin' about that offer, old man? Gonna take it?"

"I am strongly considering it. It would be my dream to own a tea shop in this wonderful city." Iroh had received such an offer earlier in the day and while you and Iroh were happy about this, Zuko seemed to pout. His dream was to capture the avatar, and he wasn't any closer.

"So are we gonna go after him?" You asked.

"Do you even have to ask? The last few years of my life have been following my nephew. I won't stop now!"