Author's Note: A short part about the girls and their friendship. This is a sort of skimpy one shot, with some plot that jumps around, but I hope you enjoy nonetheless.
Nightfall
So this was enemy territory.
Not too bad.
Maneuvering her way through the hallways, Katara stopped in front of the second to last door on the right side, breathed slowly, and knocked on the door.
"Hey!" Ty Lee swung the door open, and Katara jumped backwards. "Glad you could make it."
Laughing awkwardly, Katara hugged her, "Glad you invited me."
Mai sat, tucked into the corner of her bed, and read a book, as Ty Lee lead Katara over to the rug on the floor.
"Talk to me," said Ty Lee. "What's up with your life?"
"I don't know. Nothing really. I just moved seats and now I've made some friends, I guess," joking, Katara rubbed her arm.
Mai shot her a look.
"Or…not, I suppose," she backtracked.
"Don't worry about Mai," Ty Lee pointed at her with her thumb. "She's just jealous because Zuko and Jet totally have the hots for you."
"I am not," Mai retorted, and Katara wouldn't have been able to read her expression if she tried. It was difficult, when everything she said carried the same tone.
"Did you know Zuko and Mai dated in high school?" Ty Lee covered her mouth with her hand, giggling softly.
"Ugh, can't you ever just keep your mouth shut?" Mai threw a pillow at her roommate. Shockingly, Katara noted, Mai looked almost regretful when the cushion collided with Ty Lee's head.
There was silence, matched only with Ty Lee's pouting, before Mai stood slowly and joined them on the floor.
"I genuinely don't care," Mai said sincerely, but not rudely, as she turned to Katara. "It just takes me a while to warm up to people. But you seem cool."
The night went well.