Mai's POV
It's an icy, cold winter at Roku High. I almost forgot to mention that it's December, which is going to be the time when everyone goes crazy over Christmas! To me, I can be such a scrooge because for one, my dad never pays any attention to me, and two, I never recieved any good presents at all. Last year, I got some girly girl stuff such as a nail polish kit, hair curlers, and even those hideous, pink outfits! Urrgghh! That stuff makes me nauseous! Well, I was hoping that I'll get something good this year because I get to see Zuko on Christmas day! Yes!
What I'm doing right now, I'm going to go buy Christmas presents for my friends, especially Zuko. After school's out, I decided to head over towards the mall that are only a few miles from Roku High. When I entered, I saw an extreme amount of people, rushing from store to store! I took the time to find a clothing store that is on the other side of the mall. I walked up to escalator and went to the best clothing store on the planet, "The Fire Storm." It has all the best products put on sale at a cheap price! I heard that there's a clearance sale on right now!
I walked into the store, being greeted by employees who work here. I rolled my eyes in annoyance, and began exploring through the place. I rummaged through clothes racks, trying to find a shirt that says Zuko all over it! But none of them match up to Zuko's taste. I thought about buying him shoes, but I don't know his shoe size! Then I looked through the accessories section, and I couldn't find anything that says Zuko all over it. Although, I have to admit, he does indeed have really good taste! He's more of a Gothic, classical, and normal kind of guy.
Then suddenly, I saw something that really caught my eye. I went over to the counter to find a watch that totally says Zuko all over it. It was a classical, black watch that has a gold outer ring with fire pattens engraved on it. The clock's face was red with a black flame in the middle, and the minute hands and hour hands were silver.
The clerk, who noticed me staring at it, asked," Think'in about buying it for your boyfriend, young lady?"
I almost blushed when he said that. Of coarse I'm buying it, but Zuko is NOT my boyfriend! I nodded, and replied," Yes, but I'm only buying this is for a friend. He likes something classy!"
The clerk rubbed his chin, thinking about something. Then an idea popped into his head. He asked," You know what, how would you like it if you have his name engraved on it?" I felt my spirits being lifted! Zuko would totally love that, so I nodded my head happily. The clerk laughed at this and took the watch from the counter. Before he went to the back room to go engrave someone's name, he asked me," Who are you going give this to?"
"Zuko! I'm going to give it to Zuko", I replied, smiling joyfully. Okay, now I sound like a stupid girl. The clerk nodded and took the watch to the back room. By the time he's finished, he came back to the counter and told me the price. It costs $149.83, now that costs a lot! Good thing my parents are rich! I paid the clerk with my $150.00, and walked out of the store, feeling excited about Christmas. I can't wait to see the look on Zuko's face when he sees this!
Zuko's POV
It's already December, and I'm already excited for Christmas! Here I am at the mall, just shopping for christmas presents. I already brought presents for my mom, my sister, my uncle, and my cousin, Lu Ten. All I need to do right now is find a gift for Mai. It's not going to be an easy task because Mai has gothic taste.
So I went down to "Hot Topic" and took a look around the store. Sometimes the staff scares me because they had piercings and creepy looking tattoos. I looked around at all the clothes they have on sale, and nothing seems to... match Mai..well! Some of the outfits kinda reminds me of a vampire!
I walked out of the store and went to the best place where it has all the finest things on sale. It's called "The Fire Storm." Best store EVER! I went in and began looking around at the clearance section until something caught my eye. I went over to the counter to see the shiny object underneath the glass. It was a silvery heart locket with a red ruby on top and flame carvings on the edges. It must've took forever to carve those flames, and they look very realistic.
The clerk, who noticed me admiring it, asked, "Think'in about buying it for a special lady, young man?"
I looked up at him, saying," Yeah, I'm was going to buy it! How much does this cost?"
"This pretty thing cost $206.00!" The clerk replied. $206.00? Now that costs a huge amount of money. Good thing, I'm rich!
Then he asked, "Would you like someone's name engraved on it?" That lifted up my spirits at the thought of Mai's name being written on that special locket. I nodded my head, saying," yes, I would love that!"
"Now then, what's the special lady's name?" The clerk asked with a wink.
"Mai! Her name is Mai!" I replied, smiling. The clerk took the locket to the back room, and came back with Mai's name engraved on it. I paid for it with my credit card and walked out of the store.
By the time I got to the parking lot, I heard loud footsteps following me as I head over towards my car. I quickly turned, only to find nobody there. Then I heard it again, only this time I heard laughter. I felt strong arms wrapped around me with a raspy voice, saying," I'll let you go if you give me something valuable!"
I know December is a time when thugs would go after people for their money or other valuables. The thug held onto me firmly as I watched this other guys snatching my bags. He found Mai's present and looked at it with awe. He gave me a smug smile, and he said," Thanks for letting us have this pretty thing."
Before he would put it in his pocket, I warmed up my hands to help get this guy off of me. The thug, who was holding me, jumped back and looked at his burned hands. He yelled," WHY YOU!"
Before he would even strike me, I gave him a punch in the jaw and the gut. Then I went after this other guy, who had Mai's present, and threw him against someone's car. I punched him out and snatched Mai's present out of his hands. While the guys are knocked out, I gathered all my shopping bags and ran off before they regain consciousness.
When I finally got to my car, I put all of my shopping bags into the trunk and closed the trunk door, making sure it's locked. I opened my door and climbed into the driver's seat. I gently placed Mai's present into the cupholder, so that it won't be damaged. I did my usual routine and drove out of the parking lot.
When I finally got home, I took the presents up to my room and wrapped them up in gift wrap. After that, I put them on the top shelf of my closet, so that no one else would find them. From the exhaustion of doing all that Christmas shopping, I decided to go take early shower and take a short nap. I lied down on my bed and went into a nice snooze, dreaming about Mai... again.
When I woke up, I looked down at my watch, and I realized that it's almost six o'clock. Shoot! I gotta get ready! Mai was suppose to be here at six. I took my red swim trunks out of my dresser drawer, and slipped them on. Then I pulled out a black tanktop, and pulled it over my head.
When I heard the doorbell rang, I rushed down the stairs to go answer the door. Before I answered it, I made sure that I'm looking HOT for tonight! I slowly opened the door to reveal Mai, wearing a black cloak around herself.
I greeted," Hello, Mai! Ready for a swim?"
Mai nodded, smiling up at me. She looks so cute when she smiles! I stepped out of the way so she could have room to enter my house, and I closed the front door. I lead her over to my basement, where I showed her my firebending techniques, and showed her my indoor pool. Nice, huh?
Mai sat down in one of those lounge chairs that I set out for us, and pulled the cloak closer to herself. I'm guessing she doesn't want to show me her swimsuit...... or that she must be very cold. Well, it's winter so I understand.
I said," Mai, just so you know, the pool is heated up! So if you want to get in, you can!"
Mai looked up at me with a blank expression, and nodded. Just for her enjoyment, I pulled off my tanktop and tossed it to Mai, who then grabbed it and sniffed it. She blushed when she notices me staring, and put my tanktop behind her. I smirked, knowing that Mai seems to enjoy my scent. Just to make this more amusing, I dived into the pool. I rose up to the surface and shook my head, letting water fly everywhere. I swam over to the edge and leaned against it, tilting my head back towards Mai.
I smiled at her, and commented," How do you like the scent?"
She blushed even more when she saw me trying to look sexy! "Sexy" is my favorite word! I flashed her my sexy smile, and motioned for her to come in to the pool. Mai pointed at herself, hoping that I was pointing to her. Well, she is the only person, who is down at the pool with me.
I pointed out," Of coarse I'm pointing at you! Why don't you come on in? It's nice!"
Mai looked down at her lap, pulling her cloak even more closer to herself. I could tell that she's REALLY embarrassed to show off her swimsuit.
I encoaraged her," Mai, you already seen me in my swimsuit! Now it's my turn to see yours! Come on now, there's nothing to feel embarrassed about!"
After I said that, Mai stood up from the lounge chair and slowly toss away her cloak. My eyes went wide in surprise! Mai is wearing a black two piece swimsuit with a red flame printed on the top front. It looks more of a competative swimmer type swimsuit rather than a bikini. Honestly, I really don't like bikinis! They are so skimpy and it shows too much skin! Eurgghh... I don't think I want to see anyone in a bikini right now!
Now where was I? Oh yes... Mai looks as though she works out, just to keep in shape. From my point of view, I think Mai looks very hot in that swimsuit! She went over to the pool and sat on the edge, only to dip her feet in the water. I asked her," Are you going to get in?"
Mai shook her head in a "no thank you" manner, and I groaned in annoyance. Then an idea popped into my head, so I grinned in a mischievious kind of way. So she doesn't want to come in, huh? We'll see about that! I grabbed Mai by her arms, and pulled her into the pool, causing a big splash that hits the pavement. Mai rose up from the water, and rubbed the water out of her eyes. She glared at me, and asked," What did you do that for?"
I laughed. "Well you wouldn't come in, so I decided to just pull you in! Besides, the pool is already heated before you got here." Mai narrowed her eyes at me even more, but replaced that with a playful smirk. She swam up to me, and splashed me with water. I smirked back, and I said," Oh it's on!"
"Bring it", Mai challenged.
Mai and I had decided to set up some challenges for us to do. First was to see how many laps you can swin in two minutes. Second was to see who's the greatest diver. Last was to see who could knock one person into the pool first, and it's best for two out of three. So far, I beat Mai out of two challenges and she only beat me at one. I defeated her at lap swimming and knock out. After all, I'm fast and strong. For Mai, she defeated me at diving. Man, she could do flips off the diving board! Who knew that she's a very good diver? After our challenges, we decided to just hang around by the lounge chairs and just talk. We talked about what we want to do on the holidays and what we want for Christmas this year.
Mai asked me," What are you getting me for Christmas, Zuko?"
"Oh, it'll be a surprise", I answered, winking at her. Her gift will be a surprise alright! Just wait and see!
A/N: Next one might be some Mai and Zuko Fluff!