Going to School

"Ah good morning Mai how are you- oh! Well I'm sorry excuse me! I'll be on my way, have a nice day!"

Yeah you better run.

Mai looked back up to where she was walking. In her school uniform- okay not really her uniform it had a few adjustments. Her tunic that was only meant to reach her knees were at her ankles, her under shirt's sleeves had been ripped to a short length and the unnecessary black long jacket matched her black shoes as well. It was a pretty good thing that you could tell when not to disturb Mai.

"Wow look whose here. Mai you look worse than ever" said a classmate whom she did not recognise. "You got dumped again?"

Mai smiled at the girl.

"No. I did the dumping this time. I'm feeling a lot better now it must have shown in my appearance that's all" she said and smiled again with every black electric wave pinning the girl. Her face went white.

"Yeah you do seem different" she said nervously. Mai waved a hand in goodbye.

In the class room

"Excuse me miss?" Mai said raising her hand. The old teacher looked at her.

"Yes Mai?" said the teacher timidly.

"If the previous Fire Lord really did start the war in spite of wanting power how come before the world came together again the Fire Nation still promoted that we the fire nation were better?"

"Well that topic can be debated Mai we-"

"And really we did win. We were the most powerful weren't we? And the entire fire nation not just because of the Fire Lord thought so"

"But that was because of the comet-"

"Yes the comet. I know all about that. But of course that was the starting point. The truth is that we were more powerful. We could've done it before but we just waited. The comet only came once but we defeated the entire nations after hitting one spot"

"That was because once one thing is gone it changes everything. Our world is an ecosystem Mai-"

"Whatever. But how did we destroy the South Pole? How did we manage to kill off the entire air nation when no outsider had been there. We are stronger. Don't you think so?"

"I think that-"

"Well I definitely think we're stronger. And there current leaders for the nations are just tree hugging people wanting peace, when if in control by a more powerful leader we could be even stronger"

"Mai I think you're-"

"You think I'm what?"

Nobody spoke after that.

Lunch

Mai ate alone as usual sitting on the ground talking to no one.

"Hey Mai"

Why does everyone know my name but I don't know anyone?

Mai looked up and saw a girl brown hair, straight and long looking down on her. Her uniform was also a bit altered.

"Hey" Mai answered.

"Nice speech in class. That loon teacher sure doesn't know what she's talking about. This whole peace thing is stupid. I don't get why the world can't see we'll lead them better than they are leading themselves"

"Tell me about it, it's the blind leading the blind"

"Come sit with us today I think you'll fit in" said the girl.

Mai stood up and followed the girl to a group of girls sitting down. There were only three more, one hanging from a tree another sitting crossed legged on the ground the other shuffling a deck of cards.

"What? You. I thought you were with the peace loving Avatar" said the girl hanging from the tree her pigtails waving in the air.

"Not anymore" Mai said as if it was something not important at all.

"Hey it's cool guys Mai's with us" said the girl. "Mai meet Lyla, Mint and Mo. I'm Takara but call me Takki"

"Yeah since your name is basically that stuffed up prince's girlfriend" said Mo still hanging from the tree.

"Katara?" Mai said. "Yeah she's a loon" and sat down next to Lyla who was still shuffling the cards.

Mint sighed and took a grass blade burning it in her fingers.

"Those peace loving people are annoying me big time" said Mint.

"We nearly had the world in control! DAM AVATAR!" shouted Mo. Lyla stopped shuffling cards.

"Anger is not the way to resolve this" said Lyla closing her eyes. "Action is"

"I'll say" said Mint.

"Anyway Mai could get to the Avatar couldn't you?" said Takki. Everyone looked at Mai.

"Yeah. Sure. It's not like he suspects me or something" said Mai without any pause. Everyone smiled.

"Hang out with us after school, we want to show you something"

Was Mai wondering if she made the right decision. Of course she was. She wasn't that stupid to go in some rebellion just because Aang choose something else over her. But now Zuko was out, Aang was definitely zooming across the planet away from her life, the fire nation was all she had left. Well that and Tylee but she was having fun with her fan waving friends and Mai didn't want to ruin that for her.

After class Mai caught up with the four girls and they walk out of the gate together. They spotted a huge crowd. Of girls circling something. Mai could here a voice.

"Excuse me! I need to get to someone. I'm sorry! OW! No please let me go"

Mai froze.

Oh no. That's Aang.

"What are they all excited about?" asked Mo peering at the crowd.

"It's the Avatar" Mai mumbled.

"They're brain washed" said Mint.

"Tell me about it" said Mai loudly.

"Mai?" said Aang over the crowd of girls. "Mai is that you"

Mai was horror struck when Aang bounced up into the air and caught her eyes.

"MAI!"

Mai took the hands and arms of the girls and shouted 'let's get out of her', but they let go of her and raced for Aang, Mint fire bending as she went.

Dratz no! What was I thinking?

"Mai! It's meeee AAAAANNNNNGGGGG, I've come to-"

"Get away girls. It's gonna be HOT IN HERE" shouted Mint as fire blasted.

Now there was only one thing in Mai's mind.

Run.

Mai felt Aang's earth bending grab her ankles. She got her daggers and slit the ground away running again.

"Catch him Lyla!" cried out Mo. Mai looked back and saw Lyla fire bending cards at Aang trying to slice his clothes and then building a fire walk around him. Aang jump out of it and tried running for Mai again. Mo came into Aang view she stick a small stick out of her pocket clicked a button and it turned into a flaming metal pole. Twirling it around in her fingers she aimed for Aang but he dodged the attacks and then kept running.

"MAAAAIIIII!"

"LEAVE ME ALONE CREEP!"

Aang was catching up. He air bended and jumped flying towards her. Mia only had time to turn before he landed on top of her.

"Mai!" said Aang. "Happy Birthday!"

"Get of me!" shouted Mai throwing him off.

"Nice work Mai you got him" said Takki. Everyone circled around the dazed Aang while Mai stood up and wiped the dust off her jacket.

"Now Avatar we want you to stop this peace loving act" said Mint smiling evilly. Aang looked at the frustrated.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU PEOPLE HAVE AGAINST ME TALKING TO MY GIRLFRIEND!" he screamed out. Suddenly the four girls were trapped in ground around there ankles. Toph jumped from the roof and landed next to them. Aang looked at her annoyed.

"I'm sorry am I interrupting something?" asked Toph sarcastically. She turned.

"Alright girls follow me" said Toph. Dirt shackles tied around their wrist and they slid along pouting as Toph walked leading them.

Mai was out of any breath that was left in her. Aang crawled over to her and to her surprise came and kissed her softly on the lips.

"h- Happy birthday Mai" he said and grinned. Mai felt the heat in her cheeks explode, butterflies swam in her insides and every limb in her body wanted to kiss him back. Realising this she slammed her fist onto the ground.

Dammit! Why do I still! ARGH!

"Mai are you okay? I'm sorry was I too forceful?"

Mai shook her head.

"No it's not that it's- Why do I still feel like this? Why can't it go away?"

"You can't get rid of love that easily Mai" said Aang and held her in his arms. Mai frowned.

How many times is he going to be right?

They sat in silence. A few people looked, some just walked on without noticing. They didn't move at all for most of the time.

"Soooo.... how's your birthday been so far?" Aang asked.

"It's better now" she said

"That's good"

.....silence.

"So you got Toph back?' asked Mai.

"Yeah. It ends up someone was trying to kidnap her and make her the queen of- I can't remember. She ended up kicking their buts and meeting us as we were half-way there"

Mai chuckled.

"Who were your friends?"

"Mo, Mint, Lyla and Takki? I met them today. They aren't happy with you"

"Great I love new friends"

Mai smiled and looked at Aang. Such beautiful grey eyes.

"Thanks Aang"

"Happy Fifteenth Mai"

And he kissed her again and Mai kissed back. Knowing that they weren't much of a kissing couple they stopped after a few. Mai laid back in Aang's arms and remembered what he said.

You can't get rid of love that easily Mai.

"So this is love is it?" asked Mai.

"Yep"

"Then it is so screwed up"

A/N:

Sorry I take so long to update.

Mo, Lyla, Mint and Takki will reappear in later chapters.