don't own avatar. first maiko(my personal favourite couple in Avatar)

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Boiling rock prison, the supposed most unbreakable prison in the entire fire nation. True, they had all the guard and good security. But one most important thing is it's building next to the boiling lake, hotter than fire itself.

But now, it's in a mass. Banished prince, the traitor, Zuko came back with another great enemy of the nation Sokka to rescue their friend and family. There's no hope. Up in the air, with a boiling lake beneath, and of course, Azula and Ty Lee. If those fire nation soldiers actually cut the cable, then all of them would die. Zuko sighed. Mai and Iroh are his only regrets. He would left Mai with only a damn letter if he thought more.

"Zuko, your girlfriend." Sokka didn't sound worried at all any more. Zuko glanced outside. Yes, his girlfriend. It was Mai. Using her knives pin every single soldiers who trying to cut the ropes down. She forgave him for leaving her after all, but he couldn't feel the happiness at all. Azula. What would she do if she knew Mai betrayed him? But it was already too late. "Mai", Zuko shouted and hoped she could respond something, anything. She seemed didn't hear him. It was too late. He saw Azula walked toward Mai with her evil smile, more and more soldiers moved closer to her. He couldn't see her any more. No, it can't be happening. Zuko lost him ability to think.

Sokka's voice called him back, "Let's move." Zuko couldn't move at all. Mai, Mai, Mai… Sokka sighed and dragged him away. On the way, Zuko was quiet, unusual quiet. "It's okay. Your girlfriend", Sokka tried to cheer up his firebender friend but falied. After a dead slience, Zuko said in his low deep voice:"You don't know Azula..." His golden eyes filled with so many emotions that are impossible to read.

"Mai." There's nothing in Azula's voice expect for anger. Mai didn't look at her, "Princess Azula." Her voice was still clam, emotionless. A familiar blue fire formed on Azula's fingertip. Fire strike, nothing new. Sure it was the a hundred thousandth time Mai saw it, but it was the first time she knew how much it hurt. It burned like crazy, but she managed well to keep clam as well as she could. Zuko, that's all she could think about. That jerk, the jerk who dumped her with a damn letter.

The fire stopped. Ty Lee... Ty Lee chose her side.

"We are back!" Sokka ran to his friends.

"What's wrong with him?" Aang asked curiously.

"He just met his girlfriend. You know,the goth girl with knives chasing us around with Azula."

"She... uh, throw her knife at Zuko?"

"NOPE. Worse than that." Sokka smiled a little.

"Knives?"Aang widened his eye.

"Yes, but not at him. The guards were trying to cut the rope, and we were going to drop in the boiling lake. She threw knives at them, so we are back! Guess he need sometime alone" Sokka sighed.

"She betrayed Azula. No wonder... She sure loves Zuko a lot." Katara added in.

"We should change our plan." Aang said after a bit slience.

"WHAT? We can't..." Sokka looked suprised.

"Sokka, think about how you went on to save your girlfriend without thinking about our plan." Katara scowled.

"...Fine, we will talk to Zuko?" Sokka compromised.

"Talk to me about what?" Zuko walked in and still looked down.

Aang cleared his throat, "We want to change the plan..."

"NO. No, it's okay. Mai's uncle is the prison warden", Zuko explained. He mumbled to himself, "She will be okay for sure."

"How bad does it hurt?" Ty Lee's worried face made Mai a little emotional than usual.

"Why did you do that?" Mai finished her sentence with a small hiss of pain. Her shoulder didn't feel like hers any more. Pains were every single part of her body. Azula threw Ty Lee in prison, then whipped her with her fire lash. The good thing was Azula had to go to her cornation. So Azula just threw her in the prison, same cell with Ty Lee to show make her fear the mighty princess again.

"Remember? You are my best friend." Ty Lee was still chreeful under this whole circumstance

Mai sighed and looked at the ceiling.