(a/n: this is my first fanfic so go easy on me. It's a oneshot with Mai/Zuko. It's set after 'Zuko Alone'. It's in Mai's and Zuko's past when they were youngins. Now read on young minds!)

disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own avatar


People think Mai's emotionless and bitter. Some people think she's dark and creepy, but there was one boy who thought she was sweet.

Mai would always sit under a shady tree and watch her friends, Azula and Ty-Lee, play cartwheels. She would just sit there bored to death and watch as her crush, Zuko, and his mother walk by and feed the turtleducks.

Zuko would try to feed them but always ended up wet. This was pretty much the daily routine for Mai, watching all of this go on by. One day that routine changed, though. As usual Zuko tried and failed to feed the turtleducks and ended up getting wet and bitten. Mai giggled as this all happend. Zuko looked over at her direction and Mai quickly covered her mouth.

"What's so funny?"

Mai shook her head. "N-nothing!" A light pink color spread on her cheeks. "S-sorry, it's just I have never seen that happen to anybody before."

"Can you do better?"

Mai nodded a yes. She walked over to where he was and sat down. He blinked, a little confused.

"Just take a little food, put it in your palm and hold it out open." Zuko did as he was told and finally, a turtleduck ate out of his palm. "If you use big clumps, they won't take it." Mai took outsome more food and gave it to the turtleducks.

"Thanks Mai, I thought you were mean like Azula or annoying like Ty-Lee, but I guess your just sweet, Mai." Mai's blush got darker and darker. Zuko gave her a warm smile and did the unexpected, gave her a sweet peck on the lips. She was about to faint, but instead gave him a peck in the lips back.

How sweet.


I know that was short and simple, but hey what do you expect for something that was typed down in just a few minutes? A novel?

Well, review please!