It's been a few weeks since Iroh, Zuko, and I became fugitives. Zuko's hair now covered his whole head instead of just one spot and... it looks good.

I sat with my legs crossed in front of a small hole that was filled with water. My chin rested on my palm while I water bent the dirty water from the hole repeatedly out of boredom.

"When is Zuko coming back?" I turned my head over my shoulder to look at Iroh. He was kneeled down in front of a pretty flower - he's been doing this for the past fifteen minutes.

I heard ruffling sounds coming from the bushes and I smiled when I saw Zuko fall out of them. "I didn't find anything to eat! I can't live like this! I wasn't meant to be a fugitive! This is impossible!" He kicked the dirt then raised his arms up in frustration.

I chuckled while I walked over to him. "I'll help you find food, just calm down." I dusted off the leaves that were on him while he slumped his shoulders.

"Oh like you 'helping' would make a difference."

I crossed my arms, "Hey, I'm the brains of this group."

"No you're not! If anything, it's Uncle!" He said then pointed to Iroh who was still staring at that darn flower. I looked back to Zuko with a 'really?' face.

"Uncle, what are you doing?"

Zuko and I walked over to Iroh while he explained, "You're looking at the rare White Dragon Bush. It's leaves make a tea so delicious, it's heartbreaking!"

"That or it's the White Jade Bush, which is poisonous." Iroh added with his hand on his chin.

"We need food, not tea. I'm going fishing!" Zuko said before he walked away. "I'll go too!" Before I followed after him, I pointed my finger at Iroh. "Don't. Touch. That. Flower."

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"Here. Use this." Zuko handed me a long thick enough stick and had one for him in his other hand.

We walked into the lake and watched for any fish under us. Our backs were to each other and I think Zuko was too concentrated to notice me turning around and pointing my stick to his back.

I started to poke Zuko repeatedly while snickering. "Stop that!" Zuko yelled while turning half way to me.

I put my hand over my mouth to cover my smile, "Okay."

I turned back around and looked down at the water. I widened my eyes when I saw a decent sized fish swimming toward me. I lifted my stick up with a grin, "Hey Zuko! I got-"

I fell into the water butt first. I pouted as I looked up to Zuko who held a smirk. "You think you're funny?" I used the water to grab Zuko's arm and pull him down. "Hey!"

He fell frontward into the water and I laughed. Zuko stood up with a barely noticeable smile then helped me up.

I looked at the end of Zuko's stick and snickered at the small baby fish.

He groaned in frustration and I patted his back. "Looks like that's the best we're gonna get. Let's get back to Iroh before he gets himself into a mess."

On our way back, I tried to make conversation to fill the awkward silence.

"So... what's the plan?" I asked him. He looked at me from the corner of his eye. "The plan?"

I nodded. "Yeah. Where are we off to next?"

"I uh... don't know." He scratched the back of his neck. "You don't know?"

"You're the brains of this group!"

"Well if you give me a location, then I'll come up with a plan!"

"Like your plan will get us anywhere."

"You just sa-" I groaned, "Why are you always contradicting me?!"

Zuko scoffed, "I'm not contra-"

"Children!"

We both turned our heads and saw Iroh sitting with his legs crossed and his back to us. "Remember that plant I thought might be tea?"

I realized the plant was gone and I didn't want Iroh to turn around.

Zuko raised his brow. "You didn't?"

"I did." Iroh said. "And it wasn't."

Iroh turned around and Zuko and I gasped while stepping back in shock. His face was swollen and he had a bad rash all over his body.

Iroh stood up while scratching his belly with his hand and his back with a stick. "When the rash spreads through my throat, I will stop breathing. But look what I found!"

The stick ended up being another plant. At the end of the branches held red looking berries. "These are Bacui berries! Known to cure the poison of the White Jade plant! That or Maka'ole berries that cause blindness."

"Iroh!" I whined.

Zuko snatched the berries out of his hand then threw them away. "We're not taking anymore chances with these plants! We need to get help."

"But where are we going to go?!" Iroh asked as he knelt down to scratch the back of his leg. I helped him out and he thanked me.

"We're enemies of the Earth Kingdom! And fugitives from the Fire Nation!" Iroh said.

"If the Earth Kingdom discovers us, they'll have us killed." Zuko thought with his hand on his chin.

"But if the Fire Nation discovers us, we'll be turned over to Azula." Iroh added.

I sighed, "So either way, we're screwed. Let's pick the one less painful."

Zuko and Iroh looked to each other then nodded. "Earth Kingdom it is."