Katara and Zuko had separated themselves by the time Yue came to check on them. Well, mostly – he had his arm around her waist, pulling her close. But that was what she had wanted to see, rather than the lust-fest in the bushes caused by the Sun.
Regardless of the details, the re-entered the ballroom (Yue gave Sokka the go-ahead to unlock the doors) together, all smiles and laughter and oblivious to the fact that – technically – they still had a boyfriend/girlfriend.
Both were reminded of this when they daw Mai, but distracted into forgetting again when they realized she was arguing – with the air. Yue was quick to give this a closer examination.
"That doesn't explain why you're following me," Mai was saying when she arrived. Lovely twists of blue were coiling throughout her aura, slowly dispersing and tinting the gray. Her arms were crossed and her eyes were narrowed, lips pulled down into a small frown.
"Look, I don't how else to explain it," Jet said, spreading his hands in a helpless gesture. "I'm dead, I'm a ghost – what else am I supposed to do?"
"That doesn't explain why you're following me. I don't even know you."
Before he could respond, Ty Lee was at Mai's shoulder, saying in a stage whisper, "I told you he was real! And totally cute, right?"
Shrugging her friend away, the once-gray girl continued to level Jet with her gaze, silently prodding for more answers.
"Might want keep it down," Ty Lee continued. "People are starting to think you're crazy." To emphasize, she pointed her finger at the side of her head and waved it in several small circles.
Then, before either could respond, she said something about finding "that pretty Earth Kingdom guy with the moustache" and skipped away.
Glancing cautiously around the room, Mai noted that, yes, people were starting to stare and whisper. Deciding that a ballroom wasn't the best place to hold their conversation, she led Jet back into the corridor. (Why had she left, anyway?
Oh, right – she was freaked by him stalking her).
Author's Notes: Mai is a very hard character to write when angry. D: Ty Lee, on the other hand, is super fun to write.
Disclaimer: I do not own 'Avatar' or any of its characters.