My own ideas for how things in the Beach could have gone. This part's mostly what actually happened with some 'here's what Ty Lee and Azula where doing when Zuko and Mai were having their issues'. Told from Ty Lee's point of view.
I will tell you all now, this will be Ty Luko. But it will also be hints of Tyzula as well as the obvious, Maiko.
I promise the next chapter won't follow so closely to the actual episode.
Characters belong to Bryke and Nickelodeon.
Parties. Ty Lee loved parties; she loved the social atmosphere and the ability to interact with so many different people. Of course she and the rest of the group had showed up first so it was a bit boring until more people came, but when they did Ty Lee became the life of the party for some people. She had soon managed to get herself backed into a corner with six guys standing around her asking who she liked more. Looking a little unsure, and not wanting to hurt anyone's feelings, she started to talk rapidly. "Look, it doesn't matter who I met first 'cause I like you all." She smiled sweetly, her arms spread out. She was unable to get away with this, though, as one of the ones gathered pressed. "Well which one of us do you 'like'." A couple others piped in, "Yeah." "Tell us." Panicking as she brought her hands up to herself and looking around at them, Ty Lee spoke again, "I don't know, I don't know!" Then she snapped and closed her eyes, taking down all of the men gathered around her. She then cart wheeled away from them and over to Azula, who wasn't looking too happy.
"Oh, I'm glad you're here, those boys won't leave me alone!" She exclaimed, looking much more relaxed than a few moments ago. "I guess they all just like me too much." She shrugged and looked off to the side. Azula frowned and rolled her eyes, "Come on Ty Lee, you can't be this ignorant." Frowning slightly herself, Ty Lee spoke, "What are you talking about?" Arms folded across her chest, the Fire Nation princess spoke again. "Those boys only like you because you make it too easy for them. You're not a challenge, you're a tease. It's not like they actually care who you are." This brought tears to the acrobat's face, then she just started to break down and cry, putting her hands up to her face.
For once, Azula felt bad about what she said and moved forward, grabbing Ty Lee's wrists and pulling them away from her face as she spoke. "Okay, okay, calm down. I didn't mean what I said." The princess released the other girl as she continued. "Look, maybe I just said it because I was a little…" She struggled with the word, not really wanting to say it. Then she brought her hand up to her mouth and whispered it, "Jealous." Ty Lee instantly perked up, looking totally surprised. "What?! You're jealous of me?" Her hands came up to her chest as she spoke, a look of surprise still on her face. "But, you're the most beautiful, smartest, perfect girl in the world!" Azula glanced away, "Well you're right about all those things, of course. But for some reason when I meet boys, they act as if I'm going to do something horrible to them." The young acrobat closed her eyes a bit as she giggled at her friend's words. "But you probably would do something horrible to them." She opened her eyes and looked back up at Azula then the princess brought her attentions back. "I'm sure they're just intimidated by you. Okay, look, if you want a boy to like you, just look at him and smile a lot and laugh at everything he says even if it's not funny." She said with a rather large grin.
"Well that sounds really shallow and stupid… let's try it!" Azula actually perked up at the thought. Ty Lee got right into the part immediately, "Okay. Hey there sweet sugar cakes, how you likin' this party?" A giant and somewhat creepy look crossed Azula's face as an eerie laugh reverberated in the room. Silence settled over the room for a minute and Ty Lee stifled a laugh. They practiced a bit more, Ty Lee really enjoying the interaction with Azula – usually she didn't get this much attention from her on a one on one basis, and certainly nothing this calm and conversational – well, what they were doing sort of passed as conversation. Finally confident, Azula left the young acrobat to go and talk to Chan and get a tour of the house.
Looking around, she spotted Mai sitting alone. About to go talk to her, she saw Ruon-Jian go over and start talking to her. Making a bit of a face, she looked around to see where Zuko was. She had noticed how protective he had seemed to be of Mai lately. Why, she wasn't sure. If you loved someone and they loved you, why would you have to worry about them? Ty Lee just didn't get it, and decided to leave the situation be and see if she could stalk Azula and find out how it was going. She got close to the door to the balcony to see Chan come rushing back in. Peering around the door, she spotted an upset looking Azula. Not wanting to leave her friend alone in this situation, she came out onto the balcony and stood next to the princess. "You okay Azula?" The princess didn't respond, just looking away. "Well, it doesn't work on every guy, besides; he seems really shallow and stupid." She quipped, trying to cheer Azula up. It worked enough to get the princess to look at her friend. "Look, maybe we should get your brother and Mai and leave? This party's getting boring anyway." Azula didn't respond and Ty Lee sighed, giving up and going inside.
She came in just in time to see Zuko flip out and push Ruon-Jian into a vase on the other side of the room. Her jaw dropped when Mai said it was over and she started to rush over, but stopped when Chan went rushing past her because of the vase. A frown spread across her dainty features as she watched Zuko leave, slamming the door behind himself. She was about to rush out of the party to help him when someone caught her arm. Turning around quickly, she saw it was Azula. "Let him go." Her posture dropping slightly, she agreed and followed Azula over to Mai. "Come on, I have an idea." She said once Mai was within hearing distance and the trio departed from the party.