Ok, sorry for the wait, but here's the next chapter. This one is written from Mai's point of view because I had a bit of writer's block. The next one will be from Suki's point of view again though. Enjoy!

-Mai-

After we said goodbye to Sokka and Suki I led Zuko to my home. Luckily, my mom had said she and Father wouldn't be home until 10:30 so hopefully Zuko could come and go without being harassed by "motherly concern."

We walked in near silence down the deserted sidewalk, the only sound that of the leaves bristling as the wind caressed their reddening fronds. It was a cold evening and it chilled me to the bones.

"I really don't like the cold," Zuko commented.

"Mmhmm," I agreed. "Horrible."

And that was all. We lapsed into silence.

I smiled when I remembered Suki's desperate attempts to get Zuko and me to contribute to the conversation. I smiled even bigger when I remembered how when Sokka had started to talk she completely ignored us. I didn't blame her though…

Most people didn't understand that Zuko and I don't need words. Our relationship had progressed way beyond the need for verbal communication. Especially in public.

Zuko held his arm out and I obediently slipped into his gentle hold. I sighed as his steady fingers massaged my lower back.

I undid the two locks in my front door, disabled the alarm system, and relocked the door.

"I'll never get over the security in this place," Zuko laughed, relaxing now that we were alone. "You'd think someone was keeping top secret government documents in here or something."

"Knowing my parents, they probably do." We laughed. Zuko sat down on one of the chairs in the kitchen backwards and rested his chin on the back of the chair. I could feel his eyes following me as I turned on all the lights in my house.

"Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…" I drawled. "What now?" I leaned against the wall and watched the air conditioner blow his messy hair back and forth.

"Did you ever get that new computer?" he asked. I knew what he wanted.

"Yah," I got up and walked to my room with Zuko in tow. I gestured to the computer, but Zuko ignored it and collapsed on my bed. I decided to torture him.

I slowly ambled over to my window and pulled up the shade. The sun was just dipping behind the mountains to the east and it was casting an ugly glow across the valley.

"Orange is such an awful color," I lamented playfully before laying down on my bed on top of him.

We kissed passionately, his lips slid down my neck. Pure bliss emanated from both of us. I ran my fingers through his lovely hair which tickled my neck-

"Young lady!" My mom screeched from the door. Zuko and I sprang apart so fast that he spun around and ran smack into my bedroom wall. I stumbled forward into my mom's furious glare. "Now that I have your attention, may I ask you what you were doing?"

"Uh, I…" I fumbled for an answer that would leave me alive. "Um you see mom, well…I thought you weren't going to be home until 10:30!"

"I changed my mind."

"I'm sorry ma'am," Zuko bowed to my mother. "It was my fault."

Idiot! Now my mother would never let him in the house again.

"Well I figured as much, but that doesn't explain what you were doing," my mom rapped out. "Well?"

"Yah Mai, what were you doing?" To my embarrassment a short brown haired girl walked into the room.

"'Cause that's my brother you're getting so comfortable with," Azula smiled gleefully. Zuko snarled.

"What are you doing here?" he growled. "And since when have you cared what I did?"

"Now, everyone calm down," Tai-lee bounced into the room. "I'm here, the party can start!" Tai-lee started busting some moves in the middle of my room and I couldn't help but laugh.

My mom gave me a stern look and I shut up.

"Your mom invited me and Azula here!" Tai-lee sang. "Isn't that wonderful?"

"Yah, wonderful," I said weakly. "Just wonderful."

The doorbell rang and I took the opening to sprint out of my room. Sokka and Suki were outside.

"Hi, we're going to take Zuko home now right?" Suki asked. Her face was red and flushed. Her clothes were rumpled and it looked like she had just run a marathon. Or rather, it looked like she had a good time.

"Well, you're going to have an extra passenger," Zuko said gruffly. Azula walked up behind him and pointed to herself.

"Um, that's ok I guess, but you will have to sit in the back." Sokka sighed.

Zuko sighed too, then kissed me quickly.

"I'll see you tomorrow?" he asked.

"Yep, and the day after that too," I joked. He rolled his eyes. I watched as the foursome walked down my long driveway to the beat up VW.

Some one grabbed my arm and dragged me to the living room.

"Mai, what am I going to do with you?" my mom said sadly. "When are you going to grow up? How can I trust you if the first thing you do when I leave you alone is have se-"

"Mom!" I interrupted. I could feel my face get hotter and hotter. "Mom we didn't have se-"

"How do I know you are telling the truth, huh?" he berated. "Mai, I swear if I ever catch you-"

"You won't," I muttered. I turned around and stalked back to my room. "catch me," I whispered under my breath.

Tai-lee was sitting on my messed up bed. My comforter had ended up on the floor when Zuko had extended his legs. Her eyes crinkled when she saw me. I scowled at her and she burst into laughter. I pulled at my hair which was free from its ties.

"What's so funny?" I growled. "And why are you still here?"

"Your mom invited me to stay the night!" Tai-lee giggled. Her whole body convolved with laughter as she laid back and sprawled her limbs across my sheets. She giggled and giggled and laughed so much I was sure she must be ill.

Because I really didn't see what was so funny.

Haha, poor Mai.

The next chapter will probably be the last one, but I'm planning to do other stories set in this universe. Review and give me inspiration please!

Also, thank you to the awsome people who review! You rox my sox!