This story should be … interesting. I got the idea from one of the drabbles in my series Just For This Moment. I just made a small mention of Mai having a weekly mandatory cup of tea with her mother, and this is it. You don't need to read the drabble from which it came from to understand this.
She took a sip and listened blankly as her mother told some story about what Tom-Tom did the other day.
Her mother looked up, and Mai nodded her head and smiled- as if she had been paying attention the entire time.
"So", Her mother said, setting down her tea. "How are you and Zuko doing?"
"We're doing fine." Mai replied, setting her tea aside as well.
"That's good." Her mother smiled. "Oh, I remember when your father and I were your age . . ." Mai expected her mother to reminisce, but she instead hesitated and if she were to continue.
She looked at her mother in the sudden silence, but decided to say nothing.
It was broken, however, when a maid came by and asked, "Would you like more tea, Madam?"
"No, thank you." Mai nodded as the took her cup away.
"So Mai, tell me, have you and Zuko been sleeping together?" Her mother was sitting as normally as anybody could in the chair, her voice as calm as the waters.
"What?!"
"Have you two been sleeping together?" Her mother pressed on.
"Er . . ." Mai didn't do very well in awkward situations. She usually just threw stilettos at whomever was nearest to her.
"Well, there's nothing wrong with a bit of sex! You're a young women! Besides, aren't you and Zuko getting married anyway?" She said matter-of-factly.
"Mom," Mai was blushing fervently. "you do realize that I am fifteen years old, yes?"
"Oh, right. I had forgotten things were different when I was your age."
Mai, too embarrassed to say anything, slowly pulled a stiletto out of her left sleeve and contemplated on throwing it at her own mother for acting like a complete, well, idiot.
"Okay then, if you're not having sex, then when is the wedding?"
"Excuse me?" She had trouble believing that her mother- who looked like an older version of her- was asking such questions, questions about her sex life.
"Well, I thought you two would at least be getting married." Her mother said.
"Marrying age isn't until seventeen. That's two more years." Mai said, grasping the dagger.
Her mother smiled. "Fifteen if you're to marry royalty."
Mai looked at the older women. "I think it's time that I should be going. I have a meeting with Azula and Ty Lee soon." She quickly got up from the chair, wanting to leave the room as soon as she could.
"Alright then," She sighed. "you know, your life does sound quite boring. You really should consider sleeping with Zuko until you're old enough to get married."
Mai cringed slightly, and turned around, throwing the stiletto at her mother.
I know, it's short, but I think it's better that way.