Hey, sorry this took a bit longer than I thought...and its a filler, so its not much , sorry. But I had to have a transistion chapter to introduce some elements that will come into play next. I'm going to write the next chapter of Saving Kyoshi next, even though my BETA hasn't updated the last one(hint hint). I just want to be ready when she finishes beta-ing so I can send her the next one. I'm trying to write as quickly as possible, but I get distracted, or I need to enter a contest that has a deadline, or have to audition for a fanime that has a deadline. I ah ve several different live, but I will have you know I put most of my energy into my Fanfiction life. Ask zutarafan4. So here you go, a cute filler. Some of it is a bit rushed, but I really wanted to update...the next one will be better, I promise!!

"Uh…I'm sorry to disturb you…" Ty Lee turned from her homework to see Asuka standing in the doorway with her little gong in one hand and a scroll in another, "But I have an announcement that everyone needs to hear..."

"So, Mrs. Cho sent you to everyone's room?" Azula asked as she lay in her bed. Her arms were crossed and behind her head, propping herself up. "I think we get the gist of this, just announce your announcement, Iincho." The princess rolled her eyes and shifted her position to suit her comforts. Mai shook her head and nodded for Asuka to continue.

"Well, next week we are going to have a group of combat teachers coming to our school to do lessons for one day. But before that happens, we need you to specify which teacher you want to learn from."

"But what if we don't need anymore combat training?" Asuka ignored Azula's question and carried on.

"There will be bending instructors, weapons instructors…a lot of instructors…" She set down the scroll on the table next to the door and spread it out. "Here is the list. Put your name next to the instructor that you want. Keep in mind, though, that if someone is already popular you may not make it into that lesson." She motioned for them to come over. Ty Lee stood up, brush already in her hand from her homework. The others did the same.

She stared at the list. With only a limited knowledge of calligraphy, Ty Lee could only read certain characters which amounted to a few words. The mush of different syllables was nonsense in her eyes. She moved out of the way to allow the others to sign first. Surely Mai or Asuka would read it to her in a moment, but she didn't want to hinder her friends who could make their decision quickly.

"Do we have to do this?" She asked. She didn't think she wanted to learn how to fight. And if it wasn't obligatory then she didn't have to make a decision. While she was unaware, Azula grabbed the brush from her hand and scribbled her name down on the scroll. She didn't care; it wasn't like she could write her name down at the moment anyways. Azula passed it on to Mai, who wrote down her name too. Apparently they wanted to go to combat class.

"Well…" Asuka fumbled with her glasses and looked around to make sure no one else was listening, "You didn't hear this from me, but I'm pretty certain that this is an experiment of sorts. Mrs. Cho has always wanted a combat class, but she wants to see which ones would be most popular. The teachers that more people go to are the ones that are going to be hired."

"So it's mandatory…" She frowned. "Hey, Mai, will you read this to me?"

"Oh that's right, you haven't learned all of the characters yet, have you?" Mai handed Ty Lee the brush who took it gingerly.

"Well, of course not, silly! I've only had three classes!" She giggled.

"But you've learned a lot quickly." Asuka added. Azula had returned to her bed, lounging. She apparently didn't care about Ty Lee's teacher. But it didn't mind her. Much.

"Let's see…I don't think you'll need a bending teacher…" She gave a half-smile, and started to read off some names of weapons, "Bo staff, ninjaken, nunchaku, sai swords, katana, broadswords, bow and arrows…" She continued for about a minute, all of the weapon's names completely going over Ty Lee's head. She couldn't tell which one sounded the easiest to do. She knew that the combat classes would be optional if they were accepted, just like some other elective classes at the school. So she could just pick something easy that she would only have to do once, and then she would be done with it. But it wasn't easy choosing.

"Uh…Mai?" She asked, "Are the only kinds of teachers bending ones and weapon specialists?" Mai looked up from the list.

"I think so…" She ran her finger down the names and stopped, "Yeah, there is a whole section of hand-to-hand combat teachers. You want one of those?"

"I guess…" So, once more, Mai started to name off words that meant absolutely nothing to Ty Lee. She stood there blankly, trying to figure out how she would decide. If she chose someone who later gained too many students, she may get booted out of the class. So, should she pick someone that had no names so far? That didn't sound too bad. And then, maybe since she signed up, others would join too. Or there was the chance that she would be the only one…

Oh well, that was a chance she was going to have to take.

There weren't many hand-to-hand combat teachers that had no names signed up. Realizing that she would soon have another deciding problem, she quickly jabbed her finger next to the one whose name was the shortest.

"There! I pick this one!" She exclaimed triumphantly. Both Mai and Asuka looked at her incredulously.

"Ty Lee, do you even know what you picked?" Mai asked with one brow raised.

"Uh…" She turned away, "…not really…but I'm fine with whatever it is…"

"Okay then…" Mai still looked confused, but nevertheless brushed aside Ty Lee's finger to read her choice, "The teacher's name is Ling…no family name associated with her…the fighting style is 'Dim Mak'. I don't know what that is, though…"

"I think I've heard of it." Asuka inputted, "It has something to do with pressure points."

"What's that?" Ty Lee asked. Azula sighed from her bed.

"Well…um…" She thought about it for a second "I…I guess you will learn about it next week, right?"

"Is it something bad?"

"No, not at all." She raised her hands up and waved them to reassure her, "I just really don't know that much about pressure points, that's all."

"That's good." Ty Lee looked back at the list and slowly wrote out her name next to 'Ling'. She made sure the characters were neat and legible, "There, how does that look, Asuka?"

"Very nice, Ty Lee. You've definitely improved." Ty Lee beamed from the praise.

"Hey, Asuka...I'm sorry about the other day with Lien..." Ty Lee tried to apologize.

"What are you talking about? You didn't do anything with Lien the other day." Asuka fumbled with her glasses again. A nervous habit, it seemed. But why was she nervous? "Well, now that I have your signatures, I must be leaving…and going to all the other rooms…" She gave a look of disgust. "Thank you." She quickly grabbed the scroll by one end, so she wouldn't smear the newly applied ink, and exited the room.

"Well, that was fun, wasn't it?" Azula asked sarcastically.

"Azula, you shouldn't be so mean to Asuka." Ty Lee said in rebuking tone, "She's my friend. And besides, she won't think too highly of you if you keep acting that way."

"What do I care of what someone thinks of me? It's not like one person can do anything important because they don't like what I do." Azula turned her face to the wall, signaling that the conversation was over. Ty Lee sighed inwardly and sat down to finish her homework.

It was a new character today. 'Wa'. It was very important though, since it is used in the word 'I'. Ty Lee observed it intently, memorizing every line and curve. Then she carefully attempted to reproduce it on her own scroll. It was a little shaky, which was probably a result of her hand moving in fear of making a mistake. But she knew it would receive a passing grade from Sensei Koboyashi.

Suddenly, the door across from her bed shot open, and a wind blew through the room. Azula instantly shot up when the current died down. Ty Lee looked down in disappointment. The wind had stirred up the ink and had turned her 'Wa' into a blob. Oh well. She would just have to start over.

"What was that?" Mai asked in a bored tone. Ty Lee was shocked. It was as if something like this happened everyday for the older girl.

"Some wind blew open the door to the balcony." Azula explained, "Good thing too. Now I can tell Ms. Cho that we don't need to get the hinges fixed."

"Wait, a balcony?" Ty Lee was bewildered. "We have a balcony?"

"Uh…yeah…you didn't know?"

"The door was stuck when I tried to open it before." Ty Lee admitted. "Can I go on it?"

"Hey, it's our room, so isn't it our balcony?" Azula smiled, for once not a fake one, "Of course you can." That was odd. Azula never really gave a real smile. But she had been acting a bit weird. Mai had been too.

Ty Lee excitedly dashed out the door. It was a simple balcony; nothing to get too excited about. But it was the view that counted. She gasped as she looked over the edge. There was a valley that lay right in front of her, full of beautiful flowers. Trees grew up to the side of the balcony, and she could even touch its branches. They must be old. She knew that the taller they were, the older they were. There was an air of relief and relaxation. She knew that this was going to be her new sanctuary.

Mai had walked out and stood next to her.

"Pretty nice, huh?" She said smiling. Ty Lee nodded enthusiastically.

"Hey, what's that?" She pointed off to the end of the valley, where a small building could be made out.

"The Royal Fire Academy for Boys, of course." Mai replied.

"They have a boy's school too?"

"Yeah, you didn't know?"

"Why don't we just go together in one school instead of having two?"

"Well…uh…" Mai blushed, "That's complicated. You'll figure it out when you're older."

"Oh…" Ty Lee tried not to pout. She always had to wait to understand things. "…Wait, is it because a girl and a boy might fall in love, and then get distracted from school?"

"Uh…yeah, that's it exactly!" Ty Lee didn't notice Mai roll her eyes.

"Well, that's a stupid reason."

"But there is the Golden Dragon Dance in spring. That's the only time when we are allowed to see the boys."

"What would happen if you saw someone before that?"

"Hm…" She thought this over, "I guess they would suspend you for awhile."

"That's mean."

"Well, not everything is fair, Ty Lee." She smiled, then her face turned grave, "Hey, you know if you ever feel sad and need to talk to someone, you can always come to me, right?"

"Yeah, why?" Mai was acting weird again. Ty Lee didn't feel sad, and she didn't intend to.

"Oh…I just wanted to make sure you knew that…you've always been there for me…so…yeah," She looked a bit embarrassed. Ty Lee decided she should make her feel better.

"Thank you, Mai. You're my best friend."

"You're mine too, Ty Lee…" And then, not even the flowers matched the beauty of the look on Mai's face.

I kinda just wrote some sappy thing to end it off XD The balcony and the dance will come into play later, as well as Mai and Azula's behavior. And Asuka's for that matter. I wrote the closest thing to a suggestive theme this chappy XD I'm really against sexuality in stories, since I 'm a Christian, but I really couldn't give another reason for why there was a seperate school for girl's and boy's. Ty Lee sums up the innocent response though XD That had to be my favorite part. Though, I did have a few suggestive things with Miyako and Kei about the baby, since Ty Lee doesn't know about that either XD Well, hope you enjoyed it. Please Review (I had a bit of a let-down with the reviews last time XD Not that you have to, but it really makes my day, and that's the only reason I really write anymore). Bye!