Chapter 18: Somebody Told Me
Hello my people. So I'm starting to get some feedback about my "fate idea" To clarify things, fate wouldn't be a character, just an occasional commentator. Anyway, I post a "preview" of it in my profile, so you can read that and let me know what you think. But honestly, I'm starting to think it's a pretty tacky idea and I like my story without it already. But we'll see. Anyway, feeling bad about how short these next two chapters are, so I'll post two this time.
Ty Lee and Mai stopped on a small island. They had managed to get together enough moneys from Ty Lee's contortionist act for a small vessel, and Mai now had a much larger list of things that creeped her out.
They had no crew. It was a small sailboat. They'd dragged it up the beach a little so it wouldn't get washed away when the tides came in at night. Their camp was set and all was quiet.
"Do you hear something?"
"No."
"Shhh. I hear something," Ty Lee insisted.
"What?"
"Shhh." Ty Lee thought she could hear the soft murmur of voices. She walked down the curve of the beach. When she turned the corner she could see the bright red spark of a fire. It was the Avatar's group.
Mai and Ty Lee looked at each other. What should they do?
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Katara glanced off in the distance. A blur that looked like two people stood out a little ways down the beach. She turned to Zuko. "Do you see that?"
Zuko squinted into the distance. "Yeah. It looks like… people. Hey! Aang!"
Aang looked up from the cooking pot. His cooking skills were advancing slightly. "What?"
Zuko pointed down the beach.
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"Oh, crap! They've seen us!" Ty Lee said as she saw some figures running towards them. "Should we run?"
"Why bother?"
"Good point."
"We're not in any condition to win a fight. Maybe they'll leave us along."
"True."
They waited until the figures got closer. It was Aang and Zuko. A small blush crept into Mai's cheeks, but she said nothing. What could she say?
"You?" was all the Avatar said.
"We're not bothering anyone. No need to panic," Mai said.
"Then what are you doing here?"
"Looking for Azula."
"Ty Lee," Mai whispered.
"We already know she's missing," Zuko said. "We're looking for her too."
"Why?"
"Ask my mom."
They were both silent. Neither would ever dare to ask Lady Ursa such as question. Speak of the devil.
"Hello, Mai, Ty Lee," Ursa said, coming up behind Aang and Zuko. "Join us, won't you?"
Like I said, these chapters are very short and I feel bad, so I'll be posting two maybe more. So, cause this is almost done, I'm deciding whether to do a trilogy or just and epilogue and move on with my stories. If there is a trilogy, be warned I'm finishing "Because I Don't Make Mistakes" first and I still have no ideas for a trilogy other than that it might be Taang focused. But anyway, if you have ideas, feel free to suggest anything because I've got nothing. Anyway, next chapter, that's being posted too.