Alright party people, lets do this. I know it's a short chapter and probably kinda dry but it gets better. I promise. If you look at the story, pleaseeeee review. I wont post the second chapter until I get five reviews from five different reviewers. Okay? Hope you like it and remember, I own nothing and I am not trying to make money off it. (Although, I would love to be the creator of Avatar...jk)
The shined brightly through the curtains and into Zuko and Mai's room. "Come on Zuko. Get up." said Mai as she poked him for the thousandth time.
"Mai please. It's Saturday." said Zuko sleepily.
"Yes I know that but Aang and Katara are coming today and we need to finish getting their room together."
"Why now?"
"Because." Mai tugged the blanket off and walked out into the hall, leaving Zuko alone. "He better not fall asleep again." she muttered. She walked down the hall to the room where Aang and Katara were staying. The bed was made neatly and the curtains were closed. Mai opened them, letting the light pour into the room. "Better." she said quietly. A servant came running into the room and looked at Mai.
" Can you make sure that the bed has clean sheets and the towels are clean?" asked Mai.
"The sheets are clean. They were replaced yesterday. And the towels were replaced this morning." said the servant softly.
"Very good. And the area for Appa?"
"That's all set."
"Thank you." Mai looked out the window and saw Appa flying across the sky. She hurried out of the room and into their own. "Zuko get-"
"I am up Mai." said Zuko as he walked out of the bathroom fully clothed.
"Good, they're here already."
"But they're early." Mai walked out of the room before he could finish. She walked quickly to the courtyard where Appa had landed. When she got there Katara was climbing off Appa. "Mai! How are you?" asked Katara, running toward Mai to give her a hug.
"Good. You guys are early."
"Yeah. Sorry about that. We got a head start but we didn't think that we would be this early."
"Oh that's fine." said Mai after Katara had released her from the hug. Aang jumped off Appa and landed gently in front of the two girls.
"Hello Aang."
"Hi Mai! Where's Zuko?" asked Aang, looking around for Zuko.
"Inside. It took him awhile to get up today."
"Oh. I always thought of Zuko as a morning person, you know, being a fire bender and all."
"Not this morning." added Katara.
"Right." answered Mai. Aang smiled suddenly as Zuko came up behind Mai. He put his mouth near her ear and whispered.
"Speak of the devil and the devil shall appear." Mai jumped and spun around to face Zuko.
"Don't do that!" Aang started to laugh but Katara shot him a disapproving look. "Zuko, your hair." said Mai.
"What about it?"
"Aren't you going to put it in a top knot?"
"No, I'm with you guys today."
"So Zuko, how does it feel to be twenty-one in two days." asked Katara.
"Doesn't feel any different." he answered.
"Not with you it wouldn't." said Aang. "So are you and Mai going to do anything special?" Aang nudged Zuko in the ribs. They both blushed deeply. The question was ignored.
"So Aang, you grew since the last time we saw you." commented Mai, filling in the awkward silence. He was a few inches taller than Katara, who hadn't grown much.
"Yeah. When are Suki, Sokka, Ty Lee, Toph, Iroh going to get here?"
"Tomorrow. The boat from Kyoshi Island should be here early afternoon and the boat from Ba Sing Se should be here late afternoon." explained Mai.
"So what are we going to do until then?" asked Aang.
"How about breakfast? The servants will bring Appa some hay when we go inside." said Zuko.
"Great, I'm starving" said Aang. They walked into the palace in silence and headed towards the big dining hall. The table was long but the group sat together on one side. Breakfast was brought out by servants, dish by dish. They began to eat. "Why is there so much food?" asked Aang between bites.
"They always make too much food." answered Mai. Aang nodded and continued to eat.
"Only if Sokka was here. He would be going crazy about all this food." said Katara.