Two weeks it had been since she left the Fire Nation. Two long weeks. And not even once had there been mentions of the Firelord's search. It almost hurt her to know that Zuko had just given up on her. She might have not loved him anymore, but she still valued his opinion. After all, he was Zuko. Mai gave a roll of her eyes, watching the pitter patter of the Kyoshi Warrior's so called fighting moves. They were no more than just dance moves, and bad ones at that. As one of the warriors took a leap, her foot got caught on her dress, causing her to fall to her demise. Mai couldn't help but internally laughing at the girl; serves her right for wearing so much clothing. Honestly, if it weren't for Ty Lee's persuasion she wouldn't even be here. Her hatred for these so called warriors was even deeper than the one she harbored for Omashu. But Ty Lee had sought her out(how she knew where she was still amazed her) in an Earth Kingdom village a week after her disappearance, pleading for her to spend some time with her. So here she was, sitting on an awfully painful rock, watching her best friend tear her sparring partner to shreds.

She couldn't see why Ty Lee had stayed here for so long, she was obviously superior to the other warriors. It would get boring being the only one who knew how to fight well. Not to mention there was absolutely nothing of interest on the island. She crossed her arms, giving a heavy sigh. The bubbling brunette took note of her obvious statement, giving a bow to her partner. "We'll continue tomorrow, okay?" She chirped before rushing over to Mai.

"Finally, I thought you'd never stop," She complained as Ty Lee took a seat next to her on the sand. She picked up a handful of it, letting it drop down through her fingers, and then repeated.

"Sorry. I get a bit carried away sometimes. I'm here now, though!" She replied, her arms reaching up and throwing themselves around Mai's waist affectionately. Mai gave a sigh, accepting the hug. She had been around Ty Lee for so long that they started to actually be enjoyable. Her arms involuntarily wrapped around the woman's shoulder blades. "Mai, you don't want to be here, do you?"

"Isn't it obvious?" She replied as her friend pulled away, a sad look on her face. She's rather be in the middle of some forest, finding dinner and freezing to death than with these over-painted wannabe warriors. She couldn't tell her a lie, she did hate it here, but Ty Lee was more important than her own hatred. .

Ty Lee furrowed her brow, the same look she got while thinking plastered on her face. To be honest, she had grown tired of being with the Kyoshi warriors. Not even Suki seemed to surpass her skills in combat, which made her improvement even harder. She hated the fact of leaving them behind, but Mai didn't seem happy. Then again, she never seemed happy. It was always the same gloomy self. Ty Lee had thought she would have broken out of this phase when she realized her mother couldn't contain her anymore. She wanted to see the real Mai, not just some mind-numbed copy. Her hands fiddled with the sand once more. Suddenly, her face lit, the idea popping into her head, "We should leave! See the world, there's nothing stopping us, Mai!" At this point she was on her feet, bouncing up and down.

"What about the Kyoshi warriors? Won't they miss you?" Mai raised an eyebrow. It wasn't like Ty Lee to just give up everything and run away. Well okay, maybe she did that one time, but Azula had been the major factor. Azula. Even now the name left her feeling guilty. She had betrayed her, and what for? To have her heart broken at a distant relationship she knew she could never pull off? It all seemed so useless now, and if she could, she would have taken it back. True their relationship had mostly been based on fear, but there was some love there. She was her friend, and she betrayed her like she was nothing.

"They'll be fine without me! Oh, this is so exciting! Where should we go first!" Her braid twisted and turned with her jumps, expressing the same excitement her face was emitting. Literally, she couldn't wait. She had always dreamt of seeing the world, and there was no one she would rather see it with than Mai.

Mai thought for a moment. It would be nice to get out, and see what she had heard for herself, and the thought of having company to see it with interested her even more, but where would they start? There were so many stories she was itching to disprove, but which first? "I don't really care," She stated apathetically, "Let's just get off this island," And with that she had stood, Ty Lee instantly wrapping her arm around her elbow, locking them together. Within minutes the two had gathered their things and said their goodbyes (mostly Ty Lee's doing). It was time for them to start their own story, not flow in with everyone else's.