This was where things got tricky.
Yue needed to watch Zuko and Katara (no improvement – he was just babbling like an idiot), Aang and Toph (he had yet to fully register what had happened, knowing only that she was displaying all the symptoms of a dead person except lack of pulse), and Mai (because, if she didn't have a partner, Roku could easily use her to break everyone apart again).
And she needed to watch them all at the same time.
It was as she contemplated recruiting help from the Stars that she overheard a conversation.
"Hey," Ty Lee said, nudging her friend in the side, "looks like you've got a little admirer."
Looking in the direction indicated, Mai twitched an eyebrow and said, "No one's there."
"Oh, no, you can't see him. He's just an aura." Tilting her head slightly, she frowned a little and added, "I think he's lonely."
Behind Mai, Jet pointed to himself, wide-eyed and gaping. "You can see me?"
"Aura?" Mai scoffed, rolling her eyes. "Ty Lee, you know I don't believe in that stuff."
"Doesn't mean it's not true! And I'm sure if you opened your mind more, you'd be able to see him."
"Hey!" Jet called impatiently, trying to get the acrobat's attention. "Can you really see me?"
If she heard, she was ignoring him. With a wave and a smile, she skipped off to find her friends from Kyoshi, leaving the trio to stare after her with a mix of bewilderment and annoyance.
Author's Notes: I've wanted to write something involving Ty Lee and her ability to see auras for quite a while now, and discovered that it tied in quite nicely with this fic. Agree? Disagree?
Disclaimer: I do not own 'Avatar' or any of its characters.