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Ty Lee ran until she couldn't breathe, then she collapsed onto the ground in a fit of tears. She had known that he probably wouldn't feel the same way about her but it still hurt.
It just wasn't fair! That stupid waterbender didn't even realize that he cared about her! Katara hated him! Why did it turn out like this? Maybe she shouldn't have come.
"Ty Lee! I'm really sorry, Ty Lee! I didn't want you to see that." Aang said lowering his voice as he came up behind her.
Aang bent down and hugged her tightly. She hugged him back, as she tried to control her ridiculous sobbing.
"I shouldn't have come! Things would be better for you guys if I wasn't here." Ty Lee wailed as she gasped for breath.
"No! I want you here! I mean, we all want you here!" Aang pleaded. "Who will I talk to if you leave? What about me don't you think that what we saw bothers me two?" Aang said furiously as his tears poured out to join hers. He tried to hold them back. He was here to comfort her dang it, not go all weak.
Ty Lee looked up at the Avatar. "I'll stay." She said hesitantly. She gave him the best smile she could muster and one more squeeze before pulling them both up off the ground.
"Let's just go back to camp." Aang said dejectedly. Ty Lee nodded solemnly and followed him back towards camp.
She thought back to when she was little and she used to get so jealous of Mai. It seemed so silly now. Zuko had had feelings for Mai but that had been different. Or had it? Was the only reason that Ty Lee hadn't been angry with Mai been because she wanted her friend to be happy, even when they were back in the firenation before Mai and herseff rebelled against Azula.
She didn't regret what they did to Azula but still. She almost wished that she had stayed with Mai. Now she was alone.
Not completely. That Avatar kid understood how she felt but that was it. She sighed but sped up, trying to keep pace with him.
Aang gave her a sideways glance and sped up slightly, leaving a challenge in his wake. She was all too eager to take that challenge, anything to distract her. She increased her speed enough to just out strip him and turned ever so cautiously to look at him. He was looking anywhere but at her as he stepped quicker.
Aang smiled and walked more and more quickly while she copied his acceleration easily while fighting the urge to laugh. Without any warning Ty lee broke into an all out run, no longer toward the camp, just in the direction with the least obstacles.
Aang raced after her, just feet behind. He was gaining. Ty Lee saw her opening chance and pulled back some low hanging branches of a near by tree and let them fly, snapping themselves back into place and hitting anything in their path.
Aang dodged them with care and began to twist tendrils air around and between his fingers as if he was making a ball. He laughed at the shocked look on her face as he formed an air scooter and zoomed ahead of her laughing jovially.
"Hey, no fair! That's cheating and you know it!" Ty Lee yelled to the bald boy with a wide carefree grin. Ty Lee smirked and started flipping and jumping from tree to tree. 'Two can play at that game'
The trees all had winding vines circling them, allowing Ty Lee to swing forward and land in front of the little airbender. She ran forward easily and raced ahead of him.
Ty Lee glanced back smiling and suddenly the ground fell out from under her. She let out scream as she plummeted off the side of the cliff she had been far to distracted to notice. She couldn't help but think of the ridiculousness of it as she fell and let out a small half hearted laugh as she hit ice cold water with resounding smack.
Aang stopped at the edge of the cliff and yelled down to her, "are you alright Ty Lee?"
"Yah! The waters great! Freezing, my favorite temperature! Come on in. No better time for a swim than midnight," She said with friendly sarcasm and a laugh as she flipped onto her back to float.
Aang smiled and backed up slowly before running forward and jumping off the edge, laughing all the way down.
His splash was huge and sent a miniature tidal wave in Ty Lee's direction that made her immediately abandon her floating. Her eyes widened and she ducked under the water quickly to avoid the crushing power.
She surfaced a couple feet away and clamored up onto a half submerged slab of stone. She tried to wring some of the water from her braid but failed miserably. She giggled and instead of wasting time drying herself off she ran forward and flipped high into the air before diving back into the clear water.
"Wow! That was amazing! You have to teach me how to do that! You didn't even make a splash. Do it again," Aang said excitedly.
Ty Lee laughed "I'm not sure if I can teach you but I can show you again. I can help you but it's something you can't just learn movements for," She said smiling.
"Okay fine. Just do it again," the monk said, showing his huge smile.
She nodded slowly and swam back to the boulder. She pulled herself up easily and threw him her own large grin before running to the edge of the rock and leaping off into another complicated spin.
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They were soaking wet but felt very accomplished by the time they made it back to camp. Morning was breaking on the horizon and Katara was stirring. In the night Zuko had moved back to his own space and had his arms close.
Katara laughed at their bedraggled appearances and went to grab a spare pair of clothes for Ty Lee.
"Ty Lee, I wanted to apologies. I'm sorry I was so rude when you first said you wanted to help us. I just wasn't sure if I could trust you. I'm still not totally sure but I think it's worth a chance so, friends?," Katara asked without looking up. She swung a hand up to shake but Ty Lee pulled her into a tight hug.
"Of course silly! Thanks for the clothes," Ty Lee said in her usual bubbly voice and smile. She took them from Katara and ran off to change.
She found a spot behind a couple of closely woven trees that would hide her from wandering eyes and just as an extra measure hung some extra cloth she had grabbed from camp around the trees to hide her figure.
She slipped easily into the Water Tribe clothes. They were simple and the same as Katara's. She smoothed out the light blue fabric. It hung to her curves easily and because of the leggings underneath the skirt it would be easy to move around in. She giggled at how much she looked like the waterbending master, except for her face, skin coloration, and hair of course.
She pulled the cloth down from the trees and grabbed her wet circus garment. She headed quickly back to camp and hung her wet clothes up anywhere that she could.
She had just finished when she felt a tap on her shoulder.
"Hey can we talk?" Zuko asked quietly.
She nodded her head, afraid her voice would betray her feelings of doubt and sadness. She couldn't turn to look at him she was just too weak.
"Can we just be friends? I'm sorry that I didn't ask your opinion about allowing Ty Lee into the group. I should have asked your permission. She isn't that important to me. She's just an old friend. Anyways I just want to clear the air and get to know you better. Is that okay, Katara?" Zuko said hesitantly.
Ty Lee let out a little gasp. He had thought she was Katara. Tears stung at the corners of Ty Lees eyes. She meant nothing to him. How could she ever have believed anything else?
She turned slowly to look at him, tears still riming her eyes. The expression on her face was forlorn and confused.
Zuko's eyes widened. "Ty Lee? I thought you were-. I'm so sorry. I just-. I'm so stupid. I never get anything rig-," he stumbled over his words and looked away from her.
It was too much. She just walked away from him. The truth had hit her hard. Her fantasy world had crumbled around her head in more pieces than she thought were possible to come from the cracking and breaking dream.
Aw i'm sorry. Zuko is kind of a jerk. i know that it is really unlikely that he wouldn't recognize the diffeance in their braids but this is Zuko were talking about, he isn't all that bright so just bear with ok? anyways REVIEW! I keep hitting major road blocks with this story. How do you people make chapter stories!? anyways if you have any ideas for me i would appreciate them! so far my reviewers have been:
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