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Chapter 29

Zuko rushed to his room, and quickly searched for a place to hide the betrothal necklace. Somewhere Mai couldn't find it. A knock at the door interrupted him, and he quickly thrust it under his bed. He spun around and placed an innocent look on his face, that dropped when he saw Mai push open the door.

"Mai.." He murmured,"What is it?"

She blinked her stare to the ground,"I came here because.. I wanted to.." Mai bit down on her bottom lip hard.

"You wanted to what?" Zuko whispered.

"I wanted to... Kiss you." Mai forced out.

Zuko's mouth fell open,"You- Seriously?!" He smiled, and took her hand in his own. She blushed when he pulled her into his lap.

"You sure?" He asked suddenly. She nodded. "Why all of a sudden?"

Mai looked down,"I was thinking.. Maybe if we tried it would help me remember."

Zuko nodded, and pulled her chin towards his. He could feel her heart beating against his chest... Or maybe it was his.

Their mouths met and departed several times before Mai placed her hands behind his neck, pulling herself closer. He placed his hands on the small of her back, and pressed her forwards. She gasped slightly at the impact, and let him kiss down her neck while she caught her breath. His hands soared under her clothing, and roamed around her chest. She gasped again, and tried to shudder away. But his grasp on her was too strong, and she couldn't leave.

"Wait-" She bit her lip as his fingers began to untie her robes. "Zu-Zuko!" Mai yelled breathlessly.

He pulled away then, and stared at her wide-eyed. "What's wrong?" He asked, sounding a bit breathless himself.

"I only wanted to kiss you.." She looked down. Zuko's shoulders fell, and he followed her stare to the floor.

"Sorry." He whispered. He looked up suddenly,"Maybe it would help you remember."

"But... what if it doesn't..?" Mai asked.

He looked back down,"I don't know..."

They were both silent. Zuko wanted to. A part of him knew it was normal, but another part scolded him for feeling that way. Mai wanted to. Even though she couldn't remember, she wanted him. He was perfect. Even his scar was perfect. But something was telling her not to. And it made it even more difficult with him trying to rip her clothes off every time they were near each other.

"Mai," Zuko started,"I think we should wait... Until you remember, that way,"He reached for her hand again,"It can be special."

She forced her head down, and clenched her teeth. All of a sudden, it felt like she was going to cry. Zuko wrapped his arms around her,"It's going to be okay." He murmured, stroking his hand along her back.

"Mai," He waited for her to meet his stare,"We should visit your parents tomorrow. They haven't seen you since you-" He looked to the side.

"Okay."

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"Katara, you're insane! I'm not just going to let you fly around the world on your own. I'll go with you." Sokka argued as they headed towards Appa.

"No, you're staying. You have to stay with Suki, and plus, I need to talk with Aang. Alone." Katara fought back, sharply turning her head to the side.

"Katara no! Not with those weirdos still out there!"

"They aren't! Zuko-" She cut herself off. She didn't know if she should tell him yet, or if Zuko would tell him on his own.

"What about Zuko?" He asked.

"Nothing." Katara muttered, and leaped onto Appa's head.

"If I can't come with you, then bring somebody else, at least. Please." Sokka begged, giving her his puppy-dog face.

She groaned,"I'll be fine Sokka, I promise."

"Katara-" She quickly whipped the reins, causing Appa to leap into the air before Sokka could change her mind.

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Aang awoke with a massive headache. He forced his eyes open, and saw he was once again somewhere different. He curled his hands into fists.

"What the hell?!?!" He shouted to himself. To him, it still felt weird to curse. But hanging out with Zuko and Sokka...It was starting to rub off on him.

He shook his head, and looked around. Now he was on a beach. That's it. I'm getting out of here, now. He gathered wind behind him and blasted himself as far as he possibly could, and ran. He was running so fast tears were spilling from his eyes. He was running so fast that his feet were growing numb. He ran and ran, and froze when he saw the mountain with the cave again. He forced his teeth down to keep him from cursing again. His heart was beating rapidly in his chest, and he felt faint. As soon as he was going to collapse, he heard a voice behind him. He used his last amount of strength to turn around.

His mouth fell when he saw Azula, standing in complete poise.

"Hello Avatar." She greeted, an evil grin spreading across her face. "Tired are you?"

He kept quiet.

She frowned,"Still not talking..."

He didn't answer.

"Fine, we don't need to talk." Azula smirked, and twirled her arms around her, gathering as much lightening as she could without hurting herself.

No, Aang gasped, and leaped out of the way right before the lightening struck him. I can't fight, I have to get out of here. He began to think of ways he could distract her, or any way of escaping. His thoughts were interrupted by Azula thrusting a big blue ball of fire his way. He somehow managed to gather enough air to push it away. Aang shook his head, and focused all his energies on his bending. He had to try to fight back, or he'd die. Come on, come on. But he couldn't. He was too exhausted. It was like every bone in his body was begging him for rest. But he had to try to get away from Azula. Or maybe... maybe he shouldn't try to get away. Maybe he should just let her capture him, then when he gets enough rest he'll be able to break away from wherever she held him captive. He smirked, then prepared himself for what was coming. A big blast of fire was once again heading right for him. As soon as it struck him, he flung backwards against a tree. It wasn't strong enough to knock him out, but it did hurt. He closed his eyes and pretended to be unconscious. It was quiet for a couple moments, then he could hear footsteps getting closer, then he could feel hands grasping his arms and pulling him forwards. Then, he heard a giggle.

"I'm impressed. You almost fooled me." Azula said with a smile, slamming him against the tree again. He gasped, and his eyes sprung open. He began to form a fighting stance, but it was too late. A blue flame was already flying straight for him.

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Mai made her way down the halls of the chambers and back to the dining room, where Ty Lee and Toph were still arguing. She felt bad about leaving Zuko alone, but she couldn't be alone with him or else the whole thing might start over again.

Ty Lee cleared some stray hairs out of her face,"Hi Mai." She greeted awkwardly. Mai nodded and took a seat across from them.

"What's the matter now?" Toph grumbled, and leaned back in her chair.

Mai looked at the table and shook her head.

"Did you guys do it?" Ty Lee asked, leaning in so Mai could feel her breathing on her face.

Mai blinked,"Do what?" She asked innocently.

Toph rolled her eyes.

"You know, it. Like... it it." Ty Lee chanted, and giggled as Mai's face began to turn bright red.

"No!" Mai defended sheepishly, then looked back down. "I mean... " She shook her head,"No, we didn't."

"So you were going to? Or..." Toph waited, trying not to show that inside she was just as enthralled as Ty Lee.

"I don't know. I just told him I wanted to kiss him and-"

"There's the problem." Toph stated, folding her arms.

"What do you mean?" Ty Lee asked.

"I mean," Toph started, and turned to face the two of them,"You go into Zuko's room, all alone, in the middle of the night, and tell him you want to make-out. Of course he's going to think you wanted more than that." She explained in a matter-of-fact tone.

Ty Lee muttered something under her breath only Mai could hear. It sounded like like she's the expert.

"I didn't say I wanted to make-out." Mai snapped.

Toph shrugged,"Same difference."

Not really, Mai felt like saying. But something held her back.

"So what did he say? When you told him you weren't ready or whatever." Ty Lee brought up, changing the subject.

"He said okay... Then he said he wanted to wait until I remember."

Ty Lee tapped her chin.

"What if I can't remember?" Mai asked in a small voice.

"Don't say that! You will." Ty Lee encouraged.

"I want to but it feels like it's impossible."Mai said, burying her face in her arms.

A mishevious grin spread across Ty Lee's face,"Well then, Tomorrow we'll have to begin our training."

Toph frowned,"What training?"

"THE LET'S HELP MAI GET HER MEMORY BACK TRAINING!" Ty Lee exclaimed, stomping her right foot on the table, and waving a fist at nothing.

Both Toph and Mai grimaced, and slumped into their chairs.

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