(I hope you guys like this book. It's a little mature compared to what I'm used to writing but I'm not alone. This book, as mentioned in the description, is a collab with BisexualFujoshiTrash. They're gonna help with the smutty stuff, but that isn't part of the plot until at least chapter 6.
I have a little key for the texting parts embedded in the story and those won't change, but the only key for who says what will be in this chapter/part. I'm also going to have the points of view alternate: odd chapters will be in Mai's POV and then even chapters will be in Zuko's POV. Unless I write otherwise, this is how the story's perspectives will be written. Thanks and enjoy the first chapter of 'Sorry, Wrong Text'!)
"Aren't you excited for sophomore year? I know I am," Mai Kim's close friend, Azula Phang, grinned mischievously, "Chan and I have much to catch up on~" Ty Lee, Mai's other close friend, snorted back teasingly. "Of course you do. Besides, Mai and I are going to be sophomores. You're the only junior within the three of us." She replied lightheartedly and did a random handstand. "You two are going to cause so much anarchy at Ember University this year." Mai commented and put another shirt in her red and black suitcase, "All you two care about is parties and boys. I have a reputation to uphold, and a huge responsibility-" Ty Lee giggled at Mai and stood up. "You're not wrong, but you're also wrong." She commented playfully.
Azula took a look at her phone. "Oh, what a shame." The other girls glance up at their friend. "What is it, Azula?" Mai raised a brow. "I have to go. Father is hosting a family dinner as a sendoff to his little girl. Excluding my brother, of course." The golden-eyed junior-to-be smirked smugly. "I don't understand what you have against your brother, Azula. I think he's kinda cute." Ty Lee answered gleefully, "Besides, it isn't like Mai is gonna sweep him off his feet or anything." Mai sighed at the comment. "I probably won't. First off, I don't even know your brother, and second, no guy has ever been into me. All I do is scare them away." Azula wrapped Mai into a hug and sat next to her on Ty Lee's bed.
"I think you just need the proper technique to get a guy to like you." The diva explained sweetly, "Ty Lee can help you with that while you two pack for tomorrow. I have to go, Father doesn't like tardiness." The two shrugged and double checked their stuff. "Hey Ty Lee," Mai tapped her friend's shoulder while they looked through their things, "Your phone is buzzing." Ty Lee did a flip and launched herself onto her bed. "Ooh! A nude! And this guy is actually pretty cute…" She gushed and admired the picture, "Apparently one of his friends knows one of my sisters and wants to go out with me...that's so cute." Mai scoffed at her friend's never-ceasing admirers. "Really? Wait. Ty Lee, what the hell is a nude?"
The long-haired brunette showed her friend, who obnoxiously gagged. "Ew! What the actual living fuck! People actually send you pictures of themselves naked or nothing but their underwear?!" Ty Lee blushed with a sheepish grin on her face. "Hey! That's how we'll do it! That's how we'll get a guy to notice you!" She scrambled around the room, grabbing multiple things at once and sprawling them on her bed. "What are you doing?" Mai watched her friend in confusion. "I am going to make you look sexy." Ty Lee replied mischievously. The ravenette held up a lacy dark red bra and matching pair of lacy underwear. "What the hell am I-" She was shushed immediately as her friend reorganized everything, putting some lingerie back in her drawer. "You told me we're the same cup size a few weeks ago, right?" Ty Lee asked before cartwheeling at her pal's side. "Yeah...but Ty, that could change. I grew an inch in height last week, so I'm bound to change in cup size too." Mai answered. "Whatever, just try these on." The black-haired college girl sighed and held the garments in her lap. "If you like them that much, you can keep them." Ty Lee teased.
Mai furrowed her eyebrows and hesitantly went into the bathroom to change. "What if this is unsanitary?" She yelled from the other side of the door. "You're such a worry wart, Mai. I had them washed a while ago. Besides, I haven't worn that set in at least two months. If not, longer." Ty Lee insisted. "Fine. God, I'm gonna regret this." Her bestie muttered, fussing with her straight black hair. Mai shyly opened the door, holding the clothes she was wearing before in her arms. Ty Lee squealed in ecstatics and pretended to whistle.
"You know, if being a plain old neurology major doesn't work out, you could always be a stripper." She iterated in between giggles. "Absolutely not, Ty." Mai blushed at her reflection. Ty Lee rolled her eyes and wrapped an arm around her BFF. "You look sooo hot! We have to take a pic," She squealed and pushed Mai onto her bed, "Yes! This is the perfect angle, and now we can practice your nude-making skills!" Mai knew Ty Lee too well to hope that she'd give up on this plan, so she hesitantly sat down. "Should I lean against the headboard like this, or…" Mai slanted herself against the wooden backing and put a hand on her hip. "Yasss queen!" Ty Lee clapped with pride, "But you should also put one arm up, so your hand slightly rests in your hair. One sec, I'll be right back. We should add some red lipstick to finish the look." Mai groaned and maintained her pose. "This is gonna be a while, isn't it?" She murmured to herself and closed her eyes meditatively.
"Eeee! This is so gorgeous, Mai! You look like a professional model or something! We should do photoshoots like this more often, I can't believe I never thought of this before! I should take a photography class this year, then I could master my camera skills." Ty Lee admired the picture on her phone. Mai blushed at her appearance. "I didn't expect this to happen, but...I feel sexy. Looking at myself like that, it makes me feel like I can be Azula and get any guy I want. Is that bad?" She mumbled sheepishly. "Absolutely not! There's nothing wrong with feeling yourself, Mai. Now we need to send this to someone." Mai shook her head. "Please no, Ty. I can't deal with the humiliation of it getting to anyone I don't know. It could ruin my future applications for a job. Instead of seeing serious, passionate-about-her-career Mai, my potential employers will see half-naked Mai. I couldn't deal with that-" She ranted frantically.
"Hey, hey. Easy Mai. You can just practice sending it to me. Doesn't that sound much easier? You know my number, and I promise that I'll never send this to anyone else. Not even Azula!" Ty Lee offered. Mai hesitantly nodded and scooted closer to Ty Lee. "I think my mom deleted it for some reason." Ty Lee grumbled, "I don't like your mom. She's kinda mean." Mai shrugged and leaned her head on Ty Lee's shoulder. "And...sent." The black-haired girl announced. "Wait. Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit, SHIT!" Mai shrieked in embarrassment. "What? Oh no. The eight at the end is supposed to be a seven! How do you get that wrong?!" Ty Lee pointed at the digits of the number Mai used instead. "Damn it! I forgot, and now some random weirdo has a picture of me that looks like a stripper and my number!" Mai squeaked anxiously. Ty Lee read the number to herself and smirked at the surprise. It's Zuko's number! She thought smugly.
"If they don't answer, you can just forget that this ever-dude. They answered." Ty Lee snickered in amusement. "Seriously stop it, Ty Lee. My professional life is at stake, my social life is at stake. Hell, my actual life is at stake!" Mai sneered and yanked her phone out of her friend's hands. "Fuck. They said 'Wow. You should make more of these.', where the 'you' they refer to is me." She blushed fiercely and stuffed her phone in her purse. "What the fuck do I say, Ty?" The black-haired girl shuddered. "I'll handle this, but first you'll have to give me your phone." "No." Mai answered bluntly. "Alright, then you have to somehow convince him to send a picture of himself." Ty Lee explained. "How do you know it's a 'him'?" Mai raised a brow. "Call it intuition." She replied and took her phone out of Mai's purse, giving it back.
(Italics = Zuko's texting, Underline = Mai's texting)
Really?
I'm not known for being a liar. I don't like lying very much anyway.
Thanks?
Shit, this is awkward.
Tell me about it. Ugh, I'm sorry. I just don't have that great of a social life.
Wtf me too!
That's crazy. I usually don't like people, tbh.
Ikr, same
I was wondering if you could send me a pic of you now that you know what I look like. Is that weird? Fuck, that's weird. That's weird, isn't it?
No, not at all. Gimme a sec.
"OMG you're texting each other!" Ty Lee squealed from behind Mai. "Shut up. He's sending me a pic of himself too." Mai muttered. "If he's hot and you're not interested, I call dibs." Her bestie mustered eagerly. "He's all yours, I don't think we'd get along that well irl anyway-" "LIES." Ty Lee smiled slyly, "Holy shit he's hot…" Mai murmured softly. "Should I take back my dibs now?" Her friend raised a brow and smirked knowingly at Mai's face."Stop it-oh shit he's fucking hot! And-and he sent an actual nude...to me!" Mai stammered in shock. "What are you gonna say?" Ty Lee asked. "I have no clue, but I hope he knows that he didn't scare me away..."