Ju Lee shifted though her stance effortless her movement fluid and graceful. The only thing was… "Ju Lee great movements, the only problem is…your are not EARTHBENDING!" he shouted in her ear. Ju Lee sighed and performed her stances again this time bending the earth to her will. She performed superbly and her master nodded. She was a third year at Toph Earthbending Academy. TEA for short. It was said the founder of the academy Toph Bei Fong had a particular weakness for Jasmine tea. The TEA was a highly prestige academy and accepts only a few students each year. Her year for example had only six students. While TEA offers scholarship each year in a tournament it was rare that a winner of the tournament choose to take up the prize as scholarship many opt the cash price of 1000 gold pieces instead. The tournament was a open tournament in which everyone who could earthbend was allowed to enter. It was also something that that Ju Lee was about to discover for herself.
"Well done class, Ju Lee please stay back the rest of you are dismissed." Some of the other stared at her. Ju Lee wonder what she had done wrong. It was common knowledge that their master was lazy and if could never ask students to stay back preferring to spend time with his pa shu pieces instead. "It has come to my knowledge that you have not sign up again this year for the earthbending tournament. However unfortunately it is compulsory for all third year students to enter the tournament. Thus I have register you myself. Have a nice day." he said rapidly and walk of with a amused grin on his face. Ju Lee mouth was still agape and coming to her senses she shut her mouth and grumbled perhaps her mother can get her out of it. As unappealing as it was she would have to pretend she hated earthbending to get out of this mess.
She was greeted my her lady maids as she entered her house grounds. However she paid them no heed. Walking straight into the main hall ignoring the many servant's loud warnings . She pushed opened the fusama and entered into the main chambers. To her surprise Uncle Shu was there. He was in a deep conversation with her parents sitting half kneed with a low table between them. Abandoning grace she tackled Uncle Shu to the floor. "Uncle you haven't come in ages. Why are you here?" she asked before her father interrupted with a loud clearing of his throat. "That is no way to greet you future father-in -law." She stared at her parents she was of age of course but she never expected to be married off. She loved Uncle Shu however his son was...while he was attractive he was also a bit dense. A trait she suspected was in all men. She stared at Uncle Shu. She needed to think to clear her head. "I am tired, Mother, Uncle Shu, Father please excuse me I need my rest." She got up and walked to her chambers every step filling her further with uncertainty.