Mae Lee dipped her hands into the cool fountain water, feeling the cold sensation. She gave a sigh as the dirt that caked her hands began to dissolve into the water. She gave a soft smile as she watched her
dark skin turned white.
"Mae Lee?"
She looked over her shoulder, surprised to see Souka the standing there.
"Yes cousin?" She asked, taking her hands out and drying them on the skirt of her dress.
"Well...why do you always make yourself darker?" He asked, picking at her mud and dust covered hair.
"Because Souka. A pale haired, pale skinned girl is fairly easy to track. Especially when her father and mother were of two different elements," she replied, standing. She began walking towards the
waterfall outside the temple, Souka following.
"So your father was a fire nation noble. Your mother, was my aunt. Sounds messed up to me. But you're not like your dad," Souka said, trying to counsel his younger cousin.
"So? My energy levels are all out of whack! Sometimes I bend fire, other times water, and the rest the time nothing!" She yelled at him as they reached the falls. Leaning down, she slid off her shoes as Souka
sat on a nearby rock. Walking over, she turned her back to him and waited as he undid the strings that held her dress and pouch together. After he put the pouch next to him, she undid her dress so she was in
her swim/train wear. She tossed the dress to Souka and watched him toss it into the lake. Rolling her eyes, she walked into the water and grabbed the wet clothing. Quickly scrubbing it, she lifted it above the
water and wrung it out. She tossed it over to Souka, who laid it over the rock next to him before lying down. Mae Lee smirked, walking deeper into the water. When the water reached past her waist, she
ducked under the water to scrub her feet and legs. Opening her eyes, she watched the dirt fall away to reveal the pale skin the fire nation was well known for. Kicking her newly cleaned feet, she reached the
surface for a breath of air. Scratching the dirt off her face she continued rubbing her arms and waist. When her body was clean she swam away from the dirt clouds to cleaner and deeper water. Taking a deep
breath, she went under and began to scrub her long hair. After a minute, she came up again, dirt flowing like water from her hair, revealing the silver hair underneath. Going back under, she began to swim as
she scrubbed at her hair. She kept repeating this until her silver hair looked normal and not crusted. Swimming to shore, she felt Souka look at her.
"You know 'cuz, I like you better when you're not covering up who you are," he said, watching as a strong wind came and dried her clothes. Her hair billowed around her, twisting and knotting being itself as it
dried.
"Thanks Souka. Why don't you head back? Katara'll be up soon," Mae Lee said, tying her silver hair up in a bun, Toph could help her untangle it later. Souka gave a smile before running back towards the
temple. Mae Lee smiled, picking up her dress and pouch. Pulling the dress over her head, she remembered how she used to fight with the maids about wanting to dress herself. With a sigh she fell back onto
the ground and closed her eyes. She let her pouch staying next to her left leg and bolded a hand over her stomach. As she drifted into a dream, various memories from long ago began to replay in her mind.
I don't own L.A.B, Mae Lee is an OC. This is an experimental fic, purely posted because I know my friend is waiting to see a response to how people like our writing styles together.