A/N: Thanks to those few who did review on the last chapter. They made me smile, yet again. Reviews always make me smile. I am sorry for taking such a while to update this one. I had some difficulity with it. First, Mai didn't do what I wanted, and then Sokka popped up and nothing went right. Sometimes my fingers have minds of their owns.

Anyway...

This takes place... whenever you imagine Aang being a least a head taller than Katara... Because I imagine him looking a little more mature... ha.

All mistakes are my own.

Mai was bored.

She sat near the fire, wondering how life could get this boring. She also wondered (again) why she was here, at the Western Air Temple. It wasn't like she had any real interest in it, though she could honestly say it was a beautiful site. However, the sentiment didn't last long.

Now she sat alone, while Zuko and Sokka played some warrior game in the halls, Toph did her earth bender thing, Suki brushed and cleaned Appa, and Aang and Katara did Spirit's know what. Mai couldn't really care what they were all doing, because she knew that even if they were with her, she'd still be bored.

Oh. So. Bored.

She got up, deciding that sitting wasn't going to help her boredom. She'd heard from Toph that some of the rooms had secret passages, and there was even a secret room somewhere. Toph had been the one to find it (obviously) so Mai decided to go search for it. Getting lost sounded a lot more fun than staring at a fire.

She entered her own room, running her hands along the walls to feel for loose bricks. When she didn't feel any, she moved down the hall to a room she knew to be empty. She was a little surprised when she found a door behind a tapestry. She cautiously began to follow the corridor, and found herself at another door. When she pushed it open, she walked into a room lit only by a large window in the ceiling. She could see the white clouds pass overhead, and Momo fly by. She looked around the room, straining her eyes to see. She saw a door on the other side, and kept moving.

She found more and more rooms than she thought possible in her wanderings. She bumped into Toph once, and the earth bender had told the way to the secret room. It wasn't as easy as Toph had said, and now Mai had a feeling she was lost.

But lost is far better than bored.

She pushed on, feeling a brief sense of relief when she found something Toph had described. She turned to the left, and pushed the wall. She walked into the room, blinking to get her eyes adjusted to the sudden darkness. Only one torch lit the room, and she walked over to it. She held the torch up, and wrinkled her nose.

She'd found the secret room.

She blinked.

Now what?

Setting the torch back into its holder, she walked out the door she came in through, and decided to take a different route. Going straight, she took every turn she knew would get her lost, and ended up in a hall that wasn't familiar. She smiled to herself, her boredom dissipated. She pushed on each door in the hallway, opening it slightly. When she came to the last door, she decided that she'd kick it down.

And she felt much better afterward.

She had a full smile on her face as she walked up some stairs and came to another hallway. This one had a little more light than the last, and she could only guess she was getting closer to the surface. She turned down another hallway, and was surprised to find herself where she began.

Near the fire.

Her smile slipped from her face, and she crossed her arms. It was quiet now, and she couldn't hear Suki talking to Appa. In fact, even Appa was gone. It seemed everyone had something to do.

Kicking a rock, Mai walked towards the fountain. She was going to kick the rock again when something caught her eye.

Two people lounged against the wall of the fountain. The girl was lying on her back, her head in her companions lap. He was resting his back against the wall, with one of his hands holding hers and the other in her hair. Mai quietly moved so she could see past the water, and saw the pair clearly.

"Katara?"

Aang looked down at her, his hand moving through her hair to rest on her forehead. Katara pulled his hand down and kissed his palm.

"Yes?" She whispered quietly, her eyes staying closed.

Aang seemed to pause, and he smiled as Katara kissed his palm again. Mai made a funny face. That was when she realized she was eavesdropping on the pair.

"I love you."

Mai saw Katara smile, and kiss the tattoo on Aang's hand. Before things could get ultra mushy, Mai twisted herself around and nearly ran over to the fire. She sat down in a huff, scaring Momo who dozed on a pack. She took a deep breath, and her face fell back to normal. Her nose twitched involuntarily.

Mai was bored.

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