Ty-Lee was the same. The only thing she changed for the trip was her clothes. She wore a pink shirt like Azula, slightly above her abdomen, with a thin strip of ribbon connected to her shirt to around her neck to keep it up. She wore a pink skirt with a pink sash to tie around her waist. She was looking forward, her face in a smile. In the month I had known Ty-Lee I have never seen her without her somewhat contagious smile. I cannot believe that I am saying this but I believe that I was in love with Ty-Lee. And I don't know how or why but for some strange reason I felt my heart pull just seeing her.

After two hours the boat stopped by a dock, and when we stepped out of the walkway, we saw Lo and Li standing next to one another. Behind them was a small beach house held up by thick wooden beams. Lo and Li smiled and said simultaneously, "Welcome to Ember Island kids." We looked behind them and saw their beach home. It was small and plain standing on the rocks with beams holding it up in the air. We all looked at it with distaste as we followed the elderly twins into their home. Their home looked similar to the outside, plain. We all took a good looked around but remained silent until Ty-Lee noticed a picture of two beautiful girls standing side by side. She asked the sisters, "Who are these two beautiful women?" Again the two replied at the same time, "Can't you tell? It's Lo and me." They stood side by side like the ladies in the picture. Everyone, even Mai looked surprised, I heard Zuko gag. I myself, stood wide-eyed in disbelief.

They led us to the bedroom to where we were staying. The entire room was covered with beach ornaments and laid out in pink sheets and carpets. Ty-Lee jumped to one of the five beds and said, "I love the seashell bedspread." Mai quickly responded with a dull tone, "Are you serious? It looks like the beach threw up all over this room." Before Ty-Lee could object Lo said, "I know you all are upset, especially you, Jang, about being forced to come here this weekend but Ember Island is a magical place, keep an open mind." Then Li continued, "Give it a chance." Together the sisters said, "And it can help you better understand yourselves and each other. The beach has a special way of smoothing even the most rugged edges." Azula yawned, not wanting to hear the old ladies speaking. After their little speech Lo and Li clapped their hands and said "Time to hit the beach," As they took off their robes and revealed their pink beach outfits.

I smiled as Mai covered Zuko's eyes with one of her gloved hands as the twins left the house to the beach, leaving the five of us there in the little room. The five of us sighed and got ready to go. Ty-Lee changed into a white beach outfit that covered her chest and a short white beach skirt, Azula wearing almost the same thing as Ty-Lee except hers was a dark red. Mai changed into a dark red shirt that wrapped around her chest to slightly above her abdomen, and she also wore a dark red shirt. Zuko and I kept our same clothes from the boat since it was already for the beach.

We walked out of the beach with Azula and Ty-Lee carrying their beach supplies. Azula was just a wide straw mat while Ty-Lee brought a huge pink bag filled with the Spirits know what. Mai and Zuko were walking side by side underneath a dark red umbrella while I followed from the rear. My lips twitched into a slight smile as I watched Azula scare away two little boys who were building a sand castle, claiming the spot as ours. My smile disappeared as quickly as it had come as I saw Ty-Lee getting mobbed by a bunch of other guys trying to woo her. One was even going as far as to soaking up the heat of the sun with his back to block the sun from Ty-Lee; not that I wouldn't do the same. I watched as guy after guy tried to capture Ty-Lee's attention with petty Firebending and worthless objects.

After a few more minutes of watching them, I turned away and sat on the straw mat and stared out in the calm sea. All that was ruined though when Azula called out, "Ty-Lee get over here. You come too, Jang. I want the both of you here, now!" I stood up and watched as Ty-Lee walked with her hands to Azula before I followed her to a Kuai Ball ring. I took off my robe and threw it to the mat. Once I did I felt stares coming from behind me. When I turned I saw a crowd of girls blushing and staring at Zuko and me. For the first time since the Palace incident, we looked at each other and shrugged. As soon as we were ready, Azula huddled us together and said some strategic things that we needed to do to defeat the other group of teenagers.

We took our positions and started the game. Kuai Ball is a game where we have to be quick on the feet and hit the hard red ball above the net using nothing but your legs to hit the ball on the other team's side. The game only lasted a few moments when Azula sent the ball shooting down with a wave of fire that burned the net. We all stood next to each other and formed a half circle. We were all silent until two guys walked up to us. With one look I could already tell that they thought that the entire world revolved around them. One was a couple inches shorter than me with broad shoulders, and muscled arms with gold bracelets on his upper arm. The other was slightly shorter and leaner than the first boy. The taller boy looked at Mai and Ty-Lee and said, "We saw you awesome skills at Kuai Ball and we wanted to know if you want to come to a party I'm having over at my place. What do you say?" Before Ty-Lee or Mai could respond, Azula said, "What about me, my brother and my friend? Aren't you going to invite us," she paused when she saw the two boys look at each other. Then she continued, "You don't know who we are, do you?"

The taller one replied with an arrogant tone, "Don't you know who we are? We're Chan and Ruon-Jian." Zuko stalked forward angrily but stopped when Azula held out a hand to block him. Then the tall one, Chan, said, "But fine, you're invited but just so you know some of the most important teenagers of the Fire Nation are going to be there so try to act normal. Oh, and just so you know my father is one the generals for the Fire Nation army, so no funny business." Azula replied in a chilling tone, "Don't worry, we'll be there." The two shrugged and walked away. Azula turned to us and said, "I guess we have a party to get to tonight. Jang, Ty-Lee pack the stuff we have to get ready."

I let out an angry breath and followed Ty-Lee to our stuff. Azula was pushing me to my limit, but I knew that if I defied her my punishment would be so much worse. I walked over and put Ty-Lee's stuff in her bag while she cheerfully rolled up the straw mat. When she finished she came over to me and said, "Those guys who helped me were so sweet. They're all pretty cool, I think you would have gotten along well with them Jang." I snorted angrily and said bitterly, my jealousy and anger with Azula affecting my temper, "What do you mean? I highly doubt that me and your 10 other boyfriends would have gotten along. They're simple minded and are hardly capable to handle a girl such as yourself. I also doubt that they give a care in the world about you and are only attracted to your face and nothing about the real you. And the thing is you get so narrow-minded that you can't even tell. Enjoy the attention that you're getting."

Ty-Lee's eyes widened from surprise at my sudden mood change. I felt guilty at my retort but I could not get control of my emotions. She yelled back, "Well fine. Unlike you Jang, I at least am sociable and talk to people. You're just a big cold, cruel jerk. And yes, I will enjoy the attention that I'm getting because unlike you, those guys appreciate me." She turned away and stormed off to a crowd of guys waving at her, leaving the straw mat. I sighed, put on my robe and carried the stuff back to the twins' beach home. When I arrived, Azula immediately noticed Ty-Lee's absence and questioned, "Where's Ty-Lee? We can't be late to the party." I sighed again and said, "She's at the beach hanging out with her boyfriends. She knows when to come back."

As the sun began to set, Ty-Lee came back. She was back to her usual cheerful self but did not even take one look at me. We sat around a large circular table on the balcony, the table piled high with food. Lo and Li sat nearest to the door, with Ty-Lee to their left. Azula sat on the cushion next to Ty-Lee while I sat right beside Azula. To the right of Lo and Li sat Mai and Zuko, leaning against one another. It was quiet until Zuko said to Azula, "Why didn't you tell those guys at the beach who we were?" Azula replied with an answer that surprised me, "I wanted to see how it would be like to be treated if people didn't know who we were. To see what it would be like to be normal." We were all quiet until Lo and Li said, "Like the waves wash away the footprints in the sand, Ember Island gives everyone a clean slate," Abruptly they stood up and clapped their hands in synchronization and said together, "To the party."