~Chapter 10~

(A/N: Please enjoy you beautiful people :))

I was almost completely speechless when I saw the two boys.

Ty knew how to pick um cause the guy he brought was attractive.

He was the same height as Ty, an inch or two taller than me, and he had this tan color to his skin, but not a copper color like Korra's. It was like a warm tan, light… yet tan enough to make an impression. His hair was a dark black, swooping down across his forehead and dragging right across his eyes. His eyes were a bright green that almost sparkled with happiness. There were dotted with a speck or two of dark green, and swirls of gold danced in them. He had a good amount of muscle on him, not too thick but not too scrawny either. Like Ty but a little more muscular. He looked perfect for Hana, defiantly not ugly, but he wasn't really who I was baffled about.

Ty stood there in my door way, almost too good looking for words. His hair was spiked up, but looked soft and natural even if I could tell it wasn't. His skin was a tad bit pale, but it set off his eyes, which had that purple glow and color. In his eyes was where his emotion was held. Even if the small smile was seen on his face, his expression was still a little flat as he looked at me. But his eyes, his eyes were different. They glistened with a small bit of happiness, but there was something else in them that made my heart skip a beat. A challenge. His eyes were holding a drop of arrogance in them as they challenged me to anything and everything. I had never seen this before, and it stirred something up inside of me, as if a part of me couldn't help but accept the challenge he was offering. His face was calm and relaxed, but I still had a hard time pulling my gaze away from his eyes.

The style of clothing they were wearing was matching the one of Hana's and mine, simple yet slightly classy. I didn't even tell him what to wear and he knew. I had a lot to figure out with this one.

"Hey, come on in." I said after a second, backing up so the guys could walk in.

Ty stepped in, his friend following, and Ty commented, "I think it's so cool you live in the training arena. You get to like come in here all the time and just hang out, right?" His curiosity about it all made me smile and I nodded.

"Yeah pretty much. Before Dark probending I had to work for Toza and clean this area. So I have a love hate relationship with this place. I mean you would do if you had to wash your brothers' sweat off mats for hours."

Ty shivered at the thought but smiled.

"That sounds absolutely horrific." He admitted, walking with his hands behind his back as the four of us made our way to the attic's latter.

"But it was fun to watch her clean." Jana added, making Ty and his friend laugh. I only rolled my eyes and stuck my tongue out at her smiling.

"Jade, Hana this is my best friend Ren. He's a firebender." Ty introduced. Ren smirked and nodded towards us, his eyes lingering on Hana. She smiled at him and I smiled at the fact I could rub in the point he was a firebender in her face later. It was just all too good, just too good.

We walked up the latter and I gasped, my eyes landing on the half destroyed table. Food was both on the table and floor and dishes were scattered. There was only about half the food left clean and untouched on the table, and I felt my luck sink to the bottom of the bay right outside the window. The culprit of this mess was none other than Pabu, who sat with his face in a box of noodles, eating his heart content.

The others joined me in the attic, and I saw Ty and Ren trying not to laugh as Hana stared as shocked as I was.

"I'm gonna skin it." I stated clearly, staring at Pabu with the slightest bit of hatred.

"You now have permission to." Hana replied, staring at the table like I was.

Ty simply laughed and thought, "Now wait a second. We don't have to murder this little creature. We can saved what food is left, split it up, then instead of eating at your table, which currently looks like a battle field, we can eat over by the couches. Does that sound like a good idea?" He walked over to Pabu, who lifted his little head to sniff the new stranger. Ty held out his hand, and Pabu quickly ran up Ty's arm and perched on his shoulder. That little rodent, I was gonna talk to him later.

"Yeah that'd fine with me." Hana said, shrugging and looking at Ren. Ren nodded and I shook my head.

"I still wanna skin him, but that's a good plan." I admitted, smiling a little. It was a good plan, I gave Ty some credit.

We had rounded up all the food we could and split it nicely, everyone still getting a good amount of food. The couches were in an equally spaced V shape, each half the same size as the other. Ty and I sat on one half, Hana and Ren sat on the other. Hana and I sat close to the middle section while the boys were on the outer edges. I sat cross legged, my plate in my lap, and I faced the others. We were constantly switching from topic to topic, everything random but each topic bringing great conversation.

After I finished about half my plate, I was full, and I gave Hana the rest of my food. I didn't eat a lot, I never had. Ever since we were on the streets and barley had any food constantly, I never ate a lot. Bolin or Mako usually finished my food, with constant protest, but since they weren't here I gave it to Hana, not wanting it to go to waste.

When I gave it to her, Ty gave a quick look of confusion, but then dropped it and went back into the conversation.

"No way Ren, I'm so much stronger than you." Ty argued, smiling at Ren as the two fought about strength. I could have cut in at any point in time and told them both I could've kicked their butts with one hand tied behind me back, but I was having way too much fun hearing them bicker.

"Nu-uh! I can lift way more. Last time we fought I totally kicked your butt!"

"Ok for the record, I had a sprained ankle and you tackled me when I wasn't looking." Ty defensively argued, while Hana and I laughed at their stupidity.

"I'm stronger than him." Ren joked to Hana, while Ty shook his head looking at me. This would go on forever if I didn't do something about it.

I got an idea and said, "Hey Ty, I wanna show you something out on the patio. You guys can stay here, we shouldn't be too long."

I started to get up, Hana catching my hint and she replied, "Alright, see you guys later." I wanted to give myself alone time with Ty and Hana alone time with Ren. Taking Ty to the patio would be a good way to split the party without things getting awkward.

Ty followed me out onto the patio, and I closed the door behind him. The night breeze was blowing through the air, and it licked at my skin as I leaned against the railing. I loved night times, oddly enough as a firebender, but I really did love it. Just how everything was calm and quiet, plus the chilled air and beauty of it all just brought a smile to my lips. Ty looked like he like the night too, as he looked around and took in the breeze.

I actually did want to show Ty something, and I pointed towards Air Temple Island as I insisted, "This is the best view of Air Temple Island. I usually come out here every night and just look at it. It's so cool… and just peaceful."

We looked over the Island, and I could only smile. One or two lights could be seen from the Island, and I knew that Mako, Bolin and Korra were enjoying their dinner at the Island. It looked so amazing, the dark waves splashing up against the rocks and the stars dancing in the dark right above Avatar Aang's statue.

I heard Ty sigh a little next to me as he agreed, "Yeah… it really is beautiful. I wasn't kidding when I said you were luck to live here. I just have a small apartment in the middle of the city, no view or anything." He glanced at me as I kept looking over the water. He had something on his mind, and I could see it trying to come out.

"Hey…" He tried.

I looked at him and raised an eyebrow questioningly.

He sighed and looked back over the water. "This is bugging me, and please forgive me if this is rude, but can I ask you a question?"

I merely nodded and urged him to continue.

He wouldn't look at me when he asked. "Well… I uh, saw you back in there with the food. You only ate like half, and I was wondering, you're not like one of those girls who don't eat anything when the guys around to empress them… are you?"

I almost laugh at his question, and some laughter actually slipped from my lips as I looked back out at the water. He turned to face me, but I didn't look at him when I replied.

"Nah… nothing like that. I just don't eat a lot in general. My brothers do enough eating for me, and I just… don't" I shrugged and looked at him. I didn't want to tell him about us being on the streets, not yet anyway, it wasn't the time or the place.

He looked back and forth between my eyes, trying to detect any lying, and when he couldn't; he nodded and smiled a little.

"That makes sense." He replied.

We heard laughter from inside the house, and we both saw Ren and Hana laughing over something they had said. Hana looked really happy, and I couldn't stop the smile from crossing my lips. I was glad everything was working out, even with the Pabu incident.

"I'm glad you asked me to come here. It's a thousand times better than sitting at home with my brother and the other guys." Ty expressed, looking at me, the smile on his lips and the challenge back in his eyes. How did he do that? One minute, be quiet and considerate, and then the next be sly and a little competitive. It was another part of him that baffled me, and it helped me realize I had no beginning to figure him out.

I nodded, and then looked at him baffled.

"I can't figure you out Ty." I admitted, looking him dead in the eye, "And it's the most frustrating yet exhilarating feeling I've ever had in my life." Why was I telling him this? I never opened up to people like this, yet with Ty… everything was different. He was different than everyone else.

He moved a bit closer and I felt my heart move into the bottom of my throat. I stopped thinking for a second as I listened to him, only him. The noises of the breeze were gone, the laughter of Hana and Ren was gone, and it was just Ty.

His eyes clashed with mine, and his words were barely above a whisper when he asked, "Well then how about I make some things clear."

His head started moving towards mine, and my heart wouldn't stop obnoxiously beating in my ears and head. There was no way in the universe I was this lucky, no way.

His hand found mine at my side and his warm fingers wrapped around mine. I let him come closer, and I felt his breath moved down my face and neck. It smelt like cinnamon and mint, and I had no idea when he had a chance to make his breath smell good, but I wasn't against it. It was warm and cool at the same time, and I quickly became greedy, wanting more of it. We where only centimeters away, so close it was killing me to this close yet so far that I almost jumped forward, but I needed to show restraint. Restraint was good, smashing my lips into his wasn't.

The sudden bang of the trap door opening and Bolin yelling, "WE'RE HOOOOOOOME!" caused a small gasp to escape my throat and my heart to drop from my throat to the tip of my toes. Fuck.

Ty smiled and looked at me. He backed up a little and whispered, "I'll have to clear things up later, I guess."

I repressed my disappointment the best I could, but I nodded, not breaking eye contact as we moved apart. I started for the door with Ty right behind me. I reached for the handle and his hand moved on top of mine. I looked back at him and he only smirked, pushing the door open while not breaking eye contact. This was another side of Ty, and I think this one was my absolute favorite out of any of the sides I had met so far.

"Hey guys, how was dinner?" Bolin asked, smiling at everyone. Mako stood near Bolin, looking over at Ty and me, his eyes slightly narrowed as they moved back and forth between us.

"It was amazing. Thanks for having us over again." Ty said to me, smiling him regular sweet and attractive smile.

I could only nod, and simply say, "I'll walk you to the door."

The four of us walked down the latter and headed towards the door. Ren had offered to walk Hana home, and she of course accepted the offer. The two were hitting it off, and I was happy for them. They looked cute together, and I was happy they met.

Hana and Ren left, Ren giving me a quick thank you and Hana giving me a see you tomorrow, before they rounded the corner towards Hana's house arm and arm. That left Ty and me.

He started to walk out when he turned and look at me. His eyes locked me into his gaze, and we sat there in silence for a second, simply taking the other in.

"I hope to see you soon," He suddenly leaned forward and kissed my cheek. His lips were soft and hot, and my breath was caught in my throat as I blushed a little.

"Very… soon." He added next to my ear, before standing up straight and walking out.

I only stood there in the door way, mouth open slightly and my eyes stuck on where he left. Yeah… I hoped to see him soon. Very soon.

(A/N: Spicy! Hahah thank you Pabu :) Hope you liked, review if you don't mind)