Mai walked through the gardens. Not that she enjoyed it or anything, but it killed time.
"There you are."
The blade master spun around to face her fiancé. "Zuko, don't sneak up on me," she said flatly.
The Fire Prince smirked. "Sorry. But I was looking for you," Zuko purred, wrapping an arm around Mai's shoulders. Mai smiled as much of a smile as she could before turning her head around to…
With a start, the noblewoman woke. After a reconnaissance reassuring her that she was indeed in her room, Mai grabbed the note Zuko had left.
"Stupid bastard," she muttered, reading his apologizes and explanations again.
I have to leave the Fire Nation…
Uncle didn't deserve my betrayal…
The Avatar is alive…
I'm sorry, Mai…
Good-bye.
Snorting in disgust, Mai left her bed. What good were apologizes and good-byes? Azula was right; Zuko could only do one thing right. Disappoint.
But did she have a right to be disappointed? Whenever it was just her and Zuko, the Fire Prince (former Prince, she reminded herself) was distant…and after returning, he liked to be left alone to think, for Agni's sake. What self-respecting Fire Nation citizen actually philosophized?
Mai sighed and looked at her fireplace. There was enough fire left.
The shuriken master took the note and without a second thought, threw it in the fire.
"Good-bye, Zuko."
Okay, did that suck as bad as I think it did?
Well, not Zutara exactly, but it's anti-Maiko. This is the start of an idea I've got...the thoughts of some characters after TDOBS. Blame "On My Own" for giving me this drabble.
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