Mai's Life. It was perfect. Well all except for one person. Azula. In Mai's opinion Azula was a spoiled,self-centred and power hungry little princess. But even Azula wasn't the worst thing in the young girls life. There was still her parents. Her father wasn't to bad but her mother. She was the worst. Always so stuck up and so obsessed with status and appearance. So naturally when Azula chose Mai to be her 'friend' her mother was over joyed and felt that she must take advantage of the friendship.
Mai was sat in her bedroom on her bed drawing her favourite prince Zuko when there was a loud knock at the door. Mai knew immediately who it was. She knew it was her uncle Lee*. The warden of The Boiling Rock prison. The highest security prison in the entire world. He was on his annual holiday he took a few a year and each time he came all the way back to the home land to see Mai and only Mai."come in"she screamed whilst not looking away from the picture that she had now swapped for a heart with flowers round it. Lee walked into the room and went over to Mai,who had put the picture down to sharpen her pencil,and put one hand under her legs and one behind her back and picked her up off the bed and swung her around. This caused a series of laughs and squeals from Mai and one loud booming laugh from Lee. He put Mai back on the bed gently and sat down on the chair next to it."So Mai I have heard that you left school on Friday how are you enjoying not having to get up so early" Lee asked. "Oh I still get up early but I've been spending more time at the palace." Mai replied.
There was an awkward silence before Lee asked Mai "why have you been spending more time at the palace Azula and Tylee are still at school". "yeah I know that but Azula has given me permission to spend more time with her brother" She said. "oh and do You like prince Zuko and By like I mean like like" he asked. The ebony haired girl ducked her head in an attempt to hide her blush that was spread lightly across her cheeks."Oh so you do fancy him does Azula know actually does your mother know about it and even more importantly does he fancy you" Lee asked."erm...erm.. yes he likes me and yes Azula knows about it but no my mother does not know and could you not tell her." she stated "don't you worry I won't tell anybody"He said "thanks uncle oh I hear my mother calling me wonder what for this time I'll be back up in a minute feel free to look around" "O.K then dear."
Mai ran out of the room and down the stirs to see what her mother wanted only to find that Prince Zuko was waiting in the hall with her mother who was showing him all of Mai's baby photos. Clearing her throat quietly Mai bowed to Zuko and said hello to her mother and asked what she wanted. "Mai Prince Zuko has come round to see you and you can show him to your room if he wishes." answered Kira Mai's mother. "come on the I'll show you to my room" "oh but my uncle is in there as well". Mai told him. "that's O.K but I have to ask you something when we get upstairs" said Zuko. Mai ran up the rest of the stairs and opened her bedroom door to let Zuko in but he let her go in first then walked in himself and closed the door behind him.
"Mai,Prince Zuko hello again" said Lee "hello uncle" Mai replied "Mai can I ask you something now please" said Zuko "of course" said Mai "erm Mai will you you know"he whispered rather nervously as Mai's uncle was watching his every move. "will I what...Oh that yeah of course I will I've been waiting for you to ask me that" Mai whispered back over joyed. Zuko pulled Mai into a warm embrace and Mai pulled away reluctantly as her uncle was watching " uncle would you mind if I went for a walk" Mai asked " no not at all I have to go and see your mother anyway" Lee answered.
*I wanted to give Mai's uncle a name he really needed one
Thank you to azulastar for reading through before and after I published .