HEY! I know that some of you will be mad at me for not starting my beauty and the beast zutara story but i really wanted to make this series first! "ducks flying objects" i know that this seems ty luko. . . "dodges book" hahaha you missed! "gets hit with a chair" moan, but it is really zutara! please read! no flames por favor! (that means please)
Disclaimer: I own nothing! well i do own the ice cream i'm eating... you don't get any! haha "gets hit with shovel" stop doing that!
Ty Lee sat cross legged on a stool of to the side. She scanned the crowd in the street looking for Him. Him. It had taken her far to long to realize it was Him. To realize He was the one that mattered to her.
He was the only person she had ever really cared about. Azula had always said that caring was a weakness, but she had been wrong.
That had been Azula's fault. She had thought that if you used people's feelings against them that you could get power over them. That much had been true.
She had miscalculated though. She had thought that it would only matter to Mai how He was, but she was wrong. Ty Lee cared too.
Everyone had feelings and if you pulled at all of theirs you would just end up with a lot of angry people.
The crew had rebelled, with Ty Lee and Mai leading them. They had locked Azula up and now they were on their way to setting things right. Mai had left.
Mai couldn't stand the thought of seeing Him again. Mai had showed her the letter that He had given her before he left on the day of the eclipse.
It had said that He didn't care about her the way He had before.
Ty Lee had found Him though. She had found the avatar and his group but most importantly she had found Him.
She had found Zuko.
She knew it would be hard but she would have to go to that monk guy first. He would be the most understanding and forgiving. She really needed someone to talk to right now, someone who wouldn't judge her for things in the past.
What could she say to him though? "Hi, I want to join your group because I'm practically in love with Zuko. I hope this won't be awkward since I worked with Azula to try and kill you all." NO WAY!
She let out a loud moan. Suddenly she felt a weight land on her head, startling her. "Hi there little lemur, you travel with the avatar and his friends don't you?" she said fondly to him as she pulled him off her head and started petting him in her lap.
Momo cocked his head to the side.
Ty Lee giggled. "You're lucky! I have to ask them if I can join. I'm so worried little guy! What if they don't believe me? What will I do then? I'm so upset. I hate Azula. She just doesn't understand things like this. I want to help them. I'm sick of all this war and fighting, but I miss Zuko so much too. He was my best friend, and as kids he was always so nice and funny. The sad thing is I like him as so much more than a friend."
"Is all that true?" a voice from behind her said.
Startled she whipped around to see the young avatar. "How long have you been standing there?" she whispered while staring at her pink clad feet.
"All of it." Aang answered gently. "Welcome! We need to properly introduce you to everybody, come on." He said immediately perking up. Ty Lee's head whipped up in shock.
"What? That's all? I knew you were nice but… I've been so awful." Ty Lee said looking back down at her feet.
"It's okay. We're here for you and if you need to talk I'm always here. You never seemed like you belonged with Azula and Mai. I'd be happy to listen and help you if I can." Aang said quietly with his big eyes displaying deep emotions.
"Thank you very much ava- Aang." Ty Lee said happily. It was good to have a real friend.
"No problem! Time to go introduce you… or do you maybe want to talk to Zuko first?" Aang asked knowingly.
Darn this kid was perceptive. "No, but thank you for asking. I'd like to meet everybody first."
"Great! Let's go!" Aang grabbed her arm and dragged her through the crowd to his friends.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!" Ty Lee screamed as she was pulled forward by the small child. He was strong.
"Guys! We have someone new here. She is going to be staying with us she might even be able to show us some of those pressure points! She should probably focus on Sokka first since he can't bend or do anything other than eat and sleep." Aang said quickly before anybody could protest.
They tried anyway.
"She was with Azula!"
"She tried to kill us!"
"I can too do other stuff! Like………….. Just give me some time, I'll think of something!"
Ty Lee giggled. "I'm very sorry for everything that I've done. Azula is terrifying and there was nothing else I could do at the time." Ty Lee said as she gracefully fell to the ground in a deep bow. "What about you Zuko?" Ty Lee squeaked out.
She was terrified that he wouldn't want her there. She was so worried that he would tell her to leave.
"Ty Lee… I want you here. I've missed you since I left." Zuko said quietly as he walked over to help her up.
"Wait! You don't get to just decide! We all have to agree like we did when you joined the group." Katara said matter-a-factly.
"Fine all of you who think yes raise your hands." Aang said tiredly. He knew that Ty Lee would want to talk to Zuko before she went to sleep.
Zuko, Iroh, Aang, and Sokka raised their hands and stared at Katara.
"Fine she can stay! It isn't like having any more liars and traitors makes a difference, does is prince." Katara said angrily as she glared at Zuko. It wasn't a question. It was her way of saying that she would never trust him again.
Ty Lee gasped as Zuko looked away and closed his eyes, willing himself not to let the droplets of emotion roll down his face.
"Zuko, can I talk to you?" Ty Lee said quietly while gently placing a hand on his shoulder. He nodded slowly still trying to overcome the hurt of Katara's words. They walked out of hearing range of people celebrating on the street.
"What do you want?" He snapped, glaring at her.
Her eyes opened wide and he jerked his shoulder out of her grasp. She looked away. Maybe she should wait and tell him some other time.
"Well?" Zuko asked impatiently.
"I just needed someone to sit and talk to." Ty Lee finely got out hesitantly.
"Well Aang is always awake. He keeps watch because he has too much energy already. Go talk to him I'm exhausted." Zuko said exasperatedly while pointing over to where Aang was back at camp with the others who were starting to fall asleep.
"Okay." Ty Lee said sadly. "But, tomorrow I really want to talk to you, ok?
She turned to face him but he was already gone. She sighed and stretched as she got up. Maybe she would talk to Aang. He did tell her that he would listen.
"Hi! I was over there and you looked lonely so I came over." Ty Lee said in a fake perky tone.
"Hey what's on your mind?" Aang asked calmly.
"He doesn't want to talk to me. We were so close when we were all back at the beach but now… I don't know it just seems like he put back all of his usually barriers. I don't know how to get through to him." Ty Lee confessed. She was so confused.
Zuko had always been the nice one, the one that would stand up for others and listen to people's problems. She let out a long sigh and stared up at the sky.
"I wish I had the gut to tell him how I feel maybe then I could get through to him." Ty Lee said sadly.
"It's okay, Ty Lee. It's just going to take him a while to get used to having you around. I'm sure he missed you." Aang said kindly. He turned to look back at where Zuko had lain down.
He was next to Katara. Aang's eyes watered as Zuko put an arm around Katara's waist and she snuggled up against him.
"What?" Ty Lee said as she tried to turn around, but was stopped by the avatar's arm.
"Come on. Let's go for a walk there is something I want to show you. I'm sure everything will be fine soon." Aang said softly. He wasn't good at lying but he couldn't let her see Zuko and Katara.
Ty Lee tried to turn and look at the camp again, but her arm was pulled urgently by the avatar as he dragged her behind him, not giving her a chance to look back.
Zuko sat up slowly. He had heard the avatar and Ty Lee talking. He had been awake the whole time.
What did she mean about "how she felt"? They were just friends. He liked Ty Lee but… as a friend.
Without realizing it he tightened his grip around Katara's waist, pulling her closer.
"You smell really good." Katara said with a small smile as she turned around to face him and buried her head in his shirt.
Zuko smiled softly. She was in the middle of a dream. Her arms circled him and held tight. She didn't know who she was holding onto.
He breathed her hair in deeply. This was a big problem. He still hadn't told Katara how he felt.
He looked at her face and tried to say it. She was asleep it wouldn't matter would it?
He couldn't do it. He just wasn't able to. She had made it quite clear that she hated every fiber of his being.
He sighed and kissed her gently on the cheek. It wouldn't matter in the morning.
Ty Lee giggled as Aang pulled her deeper into the woods. They were walking slower now but she was still being dragged.
"Okay! We are HERE!" Aang exclaimed jubilantly.
Ty Lee gasped. It was gorgeous! They were standing on a cliff overlooking miles. She had felt the ascent but hadn't realized how high they had gotten.
She looked around slowly, taking everything in. "Aang this is amazing. Thank-you for taking me here." She said happily. She leaned over and gave him a big hug.
He smiled. She was really nice when she was happy. He hugged her back and looked out over the tree tops again.
Then he saw it. The detail he had forgotten. The camp was reviled perfectly in the little clearing and there was an undisturbed picture of Zuko and Katara holding on to each other tightly and Zuko giving her a gentle kiss on the cheek.
Aang's knuckles went white as he clenched his fists to keep the tears back. He turned to Ty Lee hoping she hadn't seen yet. Maybe there was still a chance to get away before she saw.
It was to late though. Ty Lee already had the tears streaming down her face and was running deeper into the woods, running as far as she could to escape it all.
I hope you liked it! please review and i'll try to put the next chapter up soon! bye!