New story, yay! I'm using the song Stars In The Sky, but I don't have any clue of who wrote it. We sing it at my camp, and I had to listen to the song 3 times and type out the lyrics. If anyone happens to know the song, and sees lyric mistakes, please let me know.

Well, now that I have taken up too much of your time than needed, I think it's time that I should get on, and write this so you can read it! Unless you can't read, then I don't know how you came across this sight, let alone use a computer. . .

She may have only been twelve years old, and it may have only been one night, but it all made the summer the best one of her life.

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Though they were outside in the warm summer night air, there could still be talking and laughter heard coming from the inside. It had been 3 years since Lord Ozai had been the Fire Lord, and to celebrate, there had been a small 'party' of some sort. Well, whatever it was, Mai was forced to come also.

Other children were there too, sons and daughters of the other noblemen and high ranked officers that had been invited to this social gathering.

Sitting by a tree with Azula and Ty Lee, Mai was incredibly bored. Ty Lee and Azula were in an argument about the Avatar, and Mai had tried to block their bickering out, but unfortunately failed.

"He can't be dead, Ty Lee. If he was, than the new Avatar would have already been born," Azula said.

"Yeah, but how come we haven't seen the Avatar?" Ty Lee asked, raising an eyebrow in await for Azula's response.

"The Avatar chain has obviously been broken if there hasn't been sight if him for over one hundred years," The princess answered with a smirk, knowing that her friend had nothing else to say.

"Let's play a game!" Ty Lee proposed, after being defeated in the debate.

"The others are playing tag," Mai said dully, getting up from the ground and smoothing out her black gown.

"But it doesn't look like much fun, just a bunch of screaming kids running around," Azula sad scathingly. She smiled, and lit a small flame in her hand. "I think we should make it more . . . Interesting."

"Azula. . ." Ty Lee warned her, however knowing that she wouldn't be listened to.

Azula shot the small ball of fire down at the feet of a boy, no older than ten.

"Ah!" He yelped, jumping up in the air, but still getting the bottom of his pant leg singed.

She laughed coldly, reading her hand to throw more.

Mai rolled her eyes, as Ty Lee pleaded with Azula to stop. While she normally would join in on something, this was just too stupid. Looking around, Mai saw Zuko sitting alone by the pond, feeding the turtle-ducks. Seeing as she had nothing better to do, she walked over to him, hoping he wouldn't reject her in her time of sheer boredom.

It was brave of Mai, really, because she had a crush on the young prince, and was even surprised by her own actions to walk over to him. She tried to keep to herself, and avoid him at all costs, except for when Azula put in a meddling hand.

"Oh, hi, Mai," He said as he saw her coming over. Zuko threw the last piece of bread at the turtle-ducks, and turned around to fully face her.

"H-hi," She barely choked out. What was I thinking, coming over here!? Mai thought to herself as he cheeks grew warm.

"So I take it you got bored too. I hate these stupid parties,"

"Ye-yeah. Azula and Ty Lee weren't really doing any thing fun, so I came over here. . ." Mai finished slowly and quietly. Why now, of all times, do I have to act like this?! She thought desperately.

Zuko, however, smiled warmly. He was a lot like his mother, but Mai hadn't a clue as to what had happened to her. All she knew was that Fire Lady Ursa just, well, left. She did want to ask Zuko what had happened to his mother, and why she left, but thought it too rude.

An awkward silence erupted between the two, making it highly uncomfortable as it grew later into the night. It wasn't until it was almost completely dark that they had something to actually talk about; the stars, as Mai noticed, had started to appear. She didn't really care, but saw Zuko looking up at the sky.

The two of them exchanged glances, and he said, "Is it me, or are the stars unusually bright tonight?"

Mai sighed. Bright stars weren't really much of in interest to her, but she answered anyway, "Yes, but aren't the stars always this bright?"

The prince furrowed his brow in slight confusion. "Have you never seen the stars before? They're bright, but never like this!"

She shook her head. Stars were an everyday, well, night, thing. They weren't really that big of deal, to her, at least.

"Well, then I suppose now's your chance," Zuko said.

Mai calmly obliged to gazing up at the sky. Really, the only thing keeping her from walking away was the fact that she was with Zuko. Carefully, without looking away from the sky, she pulled a stiletto out from her sleeve, rubbing the blade with her thumb as the tip of it shone against the night sky.

Maybe this isn't boring after all, Mai thought, as she unnoticeably shuffled closer to Zuko, still clutching her stiletto. She was surprised that he was being so nice to her, but took to it because she figured it would never happen again. Blushing - and glad that it was dark so her red face couldn't be seen- she looked up first at Zuko, and then back up to the stars, now understanding why he enjoyed just staring at them.

"Mai!"

Mai finally came to herself when she heard her voice being called. She turned around to see her parents beckoning for; the celebration was obviously over then. There were markings on her hand from wear she was holding her stiletto tightly, and she quickly put it back down her arm sleeve so her mother wouldn't see it. Her mother didn't like that she them, but could never stop her daughter from using them.

Mai started walking towards her parents, but looked back at Zuko, ad saw that he too had gotten up and went inside the palace.

"So what were you doing with Prince Zuko?" Her mother asked.

"Nothing," Mai said dully, though she turned her head away from her parents' looks and smiled.

Stars in the sky
Bring the summer right back to me
Tell me you'll try
To think about me when ever you see those,
Stars in the sky. . .

Okay, this story is going to be approximately three chapters long. The first two are more of the build up, and the last one is the real song-fiction. And if it weren't 1:35 in the morning, I would continue on, and write the rest. But, I had to get up and 7:30 for a 9:00am band practice outside in the 90 degree weather that lasted until 1:00pm. Yeah, I'm tired, and sleep deprived. Woo! Haha, I just love wasting time!