The week started with a rainy and dull weather.

What would one do in a big palace? Other than roaming about and studying in the library. Azula was finally able to reach with her friends, of course, they're the ones who have to sacrifice themselves to get to the palace through this horrible weather. But since their loyalty is greater it didn't seem like it mattered.

"So Azula, what do you think we should do?" Ty lee asked curiously,

"Ugh, I wish we can go outside, this weather is really bugging me,"

Azula looked up toward the sky and back to her friends, then an idea sparked.

"I know, how about a game of hide-and-seek?" She said,

"Um, aren't we getting old for that game?" Mei pointed out,

"You're never too old for a classic, besides, what else do you have in mind?"

Mei sighed and shrugged, They ran to find places to hide while Azula counted. Mei ran upstairs and decided to hide in the library, no... that would be an obvious place to look, maybe in the west wing? Mei continued until she turnes a corner and bumped into someone.

They both fell and it didn't took a while for Mei to realize who she bumped into.

Zuko stood slowly, he was brushing himself off while Mei continued looking at him.

"What? you're not going to apologize?" He said, sounding stern. Mei jumped into realization, she slowly stood up and bowed.

"I'm sorry... P-Prince Zuko."

"It's alright I guess, Are you ok?" He asked,

Mei nodded and turned her heel before facing a smirk on Azula's face.

"You lose."

The small house was almost over flowing with water, caused by the multiple leaks on the roof.

Nuan's mother tried to take a nap before a drop or two splashed onto her eyelid, waking up and realizing the situation she grew frustrated and shouted out to her son-in-law from her room.

"Kahn! How many times did we have to tell you to fix these holes before it rains!".

Kahn flinched and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Heheh... sorry, I keep forgetting,"

Omi giggled at him, she was helping placing buckets and bowls underneath the leakes. Nuan said that they could benefit all the water for washing clothes in the day.

She looked over her shoulder, Jiao was looking out the window, as if studying the weather and rain. Omi grew curious.

"Lao Jiao, could you tell me about water?" She asked sitting beside him,

"Water? water is a source for life-"

"I know that, but I mean... you've taught me a few things already about fire, and taught me about air benders and even mentioned earth benders... Water is an element, does that mean that there are water benders too?"

Jiao nodded and began to explain.

"You see, they are people known as the water tribe. They live in the south and north. The southern water tribe and the northern water tribe, there could be both non-benders and water benders. Like the air nomads, they are generally peaceful, although their bending could be strong and damaging if they're ever under attack.

History has been written that the ancestors of the water tribe have gain their power by the lion turtles. While living ontop of the turtles, they eventually learned by observing how the moon pushed and pulled the tides of the ocean. Thus, that is why the moon is their source of power."

Omi listened carefully to every word, She felt reeled into the history of the water benders, it was almost hypnotic. The water tribe learned their powers by spirits, instead of animals.

"Now, how about some meditation?" Jiao chimed through Omi's thoughts.

"Oh no," Nuan interrupted.

"I've said it once and I'll say it again, no fire bending in the house! besides with this weather, it'll be impossible for any fire to burn,"

A water drop fell from the roof and splashed on Jiao's forehead.

"See?" Nuan snickered as her father frowned.

Meditation isn't fire bending!

~At the palace~

"OOh! a bamboo! no a dragon horse!..." Ty lee yelled her guesses as Azula acted out an animal, Mei rolled her eyes, being far less than amused at this game than her friend.

"an armadillo bear," Mei sighed.

"Hey, it wasn't your turn!" Ty lee complained.

"You already guessed twice," Mei said as she grudgingly pulled herself to her feet.

"Wait, Mei, since you've guessed it correctly, it's your turn to act out an animal." Azula pointed out before Mei took a step to leave.

"What, I have to actually do it?" Mei said.

"Come on, don't be such a glum, you have to play too!" Azula said as she pulled Mei to the center of the room before taking a seat next to Ty Lee.

"Whenever you're ready,"

Mei stood there for awhile, then sighed as she slowly made a gesture of an animal.

"a... a crane!... a woodpecker!" Ty lee said,

"relax, it's an eagle hawk," Azula said calmly,

"If I say that it is, can we stop this stupid game?"

Azula didn't like her tone, especially when spoken to her in such a rudely manner. So she slightly grinned , coming up with a plan.

"We would but I'm still not quite sure... it would help if you move around instead of standing there like some ancient statue."

Mei groaned abruptly and moved around just like she was being told.

"I think if you could do some noises, that would make it a lot easier,"

"Really?" Mei whined. Azula did not answer.

"Fine."

Mei went back into acting out the animal. Azula also shouted to put more energy to it for she and Ty lee did their best when acting their animal.

Mei continued acting. Wiggling, flapping her hands everywhere and cooing.

"A... a messenger hawk! It's gotta be a messenger hawk!"

Azula started to laugh at the poor girl, surely she was having a delighted time seeing quiet and grumpy Mei acting more like a fool than an animal before her eyes.

Mei turned around, sighing to herself. She gasped in embarrasment when she saw that behind where Azula and Ty lee were sitting, Zuko stood wide-eyed with a surprised expression.

"Come on, I almost had it!" Ty lee exclaimed before realizing Mei's sudden reaction,

"Wh-what is it?... oh, hi Zuko!" Ty lee chimed.

Azula still couldn't stop laughing, the situation made it even worse. Mei got red-face and ran out of the room.

"Are you happy Azula? You just embarrased your friend!" Zuko exclaimed while Azula wiped her tears from laughing too much.

"Me? She was the one with bad acting skills," She said leaning back. Zuko only scoffed and left.

Zuko roamed around before spotting Mei near the pond where the turtle ducks used to swim.

He quietly made his way towards her, hearing his approached, Mei turn her face towards him. She didn't seem at all too please to see him, she slowly turned away, looking once again at the empty pond.

"What, no 'oh, it's you' ?" Zuko said. There was no answer.

"Look... I guess I'll have to apologize on my sister's behalf, she could be wierd sometimes... well, you know her, of course." He sighed.

"I don't care for any apologies at the moment, so you could just chill," Mei said quietly.

"Um.. okay, but please don't feel bothered,"

"I'm not bothered,"

"Really?" Zuko sneered.

"Because you took off like it was the end of the world and you're not even looking at me... yeah, it seems to me like you are,"

"Hey! I said I wasn't, now the only person bothering me is you!"

Just then the sky thundered as rain started to pour. Mei groan stressfully as her hair and clothing became quickly drenched. She turned to leave, but as she was leaving She didn't notice the puddle of mud and she slipped and fell. Dirtying her clothing with more water and now covered in mud.

~Can this day get any worse!~

She whipped her face towards Zuko and glared at him as soon as she heard him laughing, . She balled some mud onto her hands and shot it straight at him, hitting him face flat and making him fall onto the dampened earth. Mei smiled in victory.

"So..." Zuko said as he wiped the mud from his face.

"You want to play?"

He started to ball mud onto his own hands, Mei watched him in shock as he took his aim.

"No... no...ah!" She yelped as she was splattered with mud. She got angry and began to throw even more mud at him, he did the same.

Zuko ran to her and she started running, throwing, slipping, and even laughing as the rain poured and the sky thundered.

What was once a fight became a game.

They both continued to throw mud at each other until they heard a voice yelled at them.

"Your highness!" Cried his carer, more like his babysitter.

"You shouldn't be out there, you can get sick! come in at once, both of you!"

Mei ran towards the palace laughing as they both threw mud at the lady, she screamed in utter disgust as mud landed on her face and dress.

Zuko continued to run after her.

"Wait! where are you going?" He yelled.

"It's time for me to go home," She said calmly, Though still in the rain and covered in mud, she spoke to him soothingly and at peace. Zuko blushed as he noticed that even her eyes brighten up.

"I have to go... Bye!" She said giggling. it wasn't a girly giggle,

but she giggled.

"thank you for letting me throw mud at your face!" She said running towards her carriage. Zuko was left alone, but he couldn't stop smiling.

"anytime."

HELLUUU THAAR!
sorry for not updating I am a horrible person, No really I Am!

but here is a new chapter for all of you, I REALLY hope that you guys will enjoy it,

(especially for Meiko fans, [yes my dears, this one is for you]) I love you guys so much, I hope this story gets more views in the future, I promise that in the next chappie there would be more interesting stuff and don't worry... we will see who will be the enemy. We're getting close to that.

Leo: Yeah but you keep holding it back!

Me: Excuse me? Holding 'what' back exactly, this story is still at it's beginning!

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