A/N: Ok, here we get to the normal time for the rest of the story. Thank you to my first two reviewers punkyvb and TwilightGD!

Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar, Cloverfield, or Miley Cryrus's song, 7 things. And I also don't own Reese's or Lays.

~May 22nd 6:53 P.M.~

Zuko zoomed in on the giant Time Square message boards, and then turned to Mai, who had walked a bit ahead of him on the busy streets of the City That Never Sleeps. Obviously this place needed a nap. He rushed to catch up to his girlfriend. "So, why are we doing this again?"

Mai turned to him with her signature I'm-Bored-As-Hell-Like-Always™ expression on. This group obviously had a lot of these signature expressions. "Because we promised the school we'd fill in for your uncle since he couldn't make it. And he was in charge of making the end of the year vid." She told him in her, also signature, bored monotone.

Zuko looked around, bringing the camera to show what he saw. "I don't get it. We come here after Ike destroys Galveston, then we're here on a school field trip. What the hell is wrong with our school board?" Mai just shrugged in response.

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Zuko turned his iPod up to the loudest volume setting it had, causing the camera to pick up the words of the music.

I probably shouldn't say this

But at times I get so scared

When I think about the previous

Relationship we shared

Mai turned to him and started talking, but her words were drowned out by the music. Only parts of what she said were caught by the camera. "We should-and Reese's too-how about Lays-" When she finally realized Zuko wasn't listening, she reached for her shirt sleeve.

Zuko hurriedly turned off the music, knowing all too well that Mai kept a few shuriken he had given her tied to her arm. Zuko zoomed in on Mai, who stood in the middle of an aisle in a small convenience store. He gave her a toothy grin, which he rarely did. "What?"

Mai sighed dejectedly. "Did you here anything I just said?"

Zuko shook his head. Mai sighed again.

"Like I said before, since Iroh is sick we have to do all the damn stuff he was supposed to do. And that includes getting snacks for the party." She pointed to the other side of the store. "You go over there to get snacks, I'll get some from over here."

As Zuko walked over to where she had pointed, he noticed a couple at the front of the store. One was a man who was, like Zuko, carrying a hand held camera. The other was a woman holding two shopping bags. The woman started talking to the man.

"Now can you see me trying to carry these bags all by my self?"

The man smiled at her. "Yeah, you're doing a great job."

The woman handed the man a grocery bag. "Here, practice doing two things at once."

Zuko laughed at the joke.

"Oh, that was good!" The man laughed, turning to the cashier who was also laughing. The couple left the store.

Zuko turned around to find Mai, with an armload of food, giving him a look that just screamed 'What the hell?' She handed him all of the snacks she'd collected, causing the camera to fall to the floor with a loud cracking sound.

A/N: So, here we see where On to Japan ties in with this story. Also, we introduced Zuko and Mai into the story. Plz R&R!

EDIT: I'd like to thank TwilightGD for thier help in making this story make more sense. Here's a virtual cookie for ya! (insert virtual cookie here)