Chapter 12

Chapter 12. Trying To Remember

Two days has past since Zuko was attack by Raven, everyone in the Fire Nation was getting for the up coming solar eclipse in the next four days. Everyone is pretty busy and even Zuko decided volunteer on the Fire Nation Air Hanger by working on one of the Fire Nation's air ships. So for everything is going as plan as Zuko said it would.

xXx

The night before, Zuko was talking to Rin, Rei and Jin about his plan to leave the Fire Nation.

"So is everyone under stand the plan?" said Zuko from one side of the table.

"Yea." said Jin as sitting next to Zuko on the left.

Rin sitting next to him on the right and said, "Understood."

"Got it" said Rei as she sit in front of Zuko.

"Good, but just to be sure let's go by it again." Zuko started at Jin.

"During the eclipse, I will get the things we need and place them on three air balloons." said Jin.

"Good, and don't for get my motorcycle." said Zuko.

"I won't." said Jin with a smile on her face.

"Me and Rin will open the hanger doors and cover Jin as she pack up the thanks." said Rei.

"Before we start on this, I'll make sure we got three air balloons ready to go by working in the Air Hanger." said Zuko.

The four nodded to each other before leaving. When Rei and Rin left the room, Jin looked Zuko with a worry look on her face. Zuko looked back at her as wel.

"Is something wrong?" said Zuko.

"Why didn't you tell Ty Lee about your plan?" said Jin

Zuko looked down a bit. "I don't her to get hurt if the plan doesn't go well."

Jin walked up to him. "Do you want her to come long as well thought?"

"No, I don't want her to get in trouble if we failed." said Zuko.

"I see." said Jin.

xXx

As Zuko get the air balloons ready, outside the palace Mai was at the tea shop. She looked around as she took a drink of her tea.

Mai looked around again as she took a sip of her drink. She noticed that she was shaking a bit about meeting Samanosuke. "Why I'm so nervous?!" she said to herself. "Maybe because this time we can spend time together." she smiled. "I hope he get here." She looked around again. "He's running late."

"Who are you talking to?" said Samanosuke as he stood behind Mai.

Mai jumped a bit as she then turned around and faced him. "No one, you're late."

Samanosuke sighed a bit. "Sorry. So are you going to help me or not?"

Mai glared at him for a bit. "Patience, aren't we." She got up and walked out side. "So what do you want to know?"

"Anything that will help me remember about my past and who I am." he said as he followed her.

Mai thought about we they should start. "Maybe I should take you to your house."

"My home?" said Samanosuke.

"Yea, it's where we first met." said Mai as she smiled a bit.

"I see, and how did we met you and I?" said Samanosuke.

"Our fathers knew each in the army. My father will take me to your place all the time when I was young." she said as she leaded the way.

"So we met through our fathers, right?" he said.

"No, our fathers arrange a play date for us, but something happened on the way to your place." said Mai.

The two was walking across an old wooden bridge that leads to the house. Half way through the bridge, Mai stop and looked off the edge. Samanosuke stood behind her as she looked at river that is following under the bridge. As Mai looked at the following water, she started to remember the last together with her and Samanosuke.

xXx

It was a nice night at the Fire Nation harbor, the full moon lit up the night sky. Samanosuke's ship was picking up some of the last remaining items for the trip. A young Samanosuke was sitting on a box waiting for a young girl to come before he leaves.

"I'm sorry for being late." a young Mai said.

Samanosuke smiled a bit. "As long you made before I go, I'm happy."

"I got something for you." she said as she reached over her pocket.

Samanosuke got up from his seat and walked up to her. "Really, what is it!?"

Mai took up an arrowhead necklace with a white rose in the middle. "I made just for you." she said as she blush a bit.

"Wow it's nice." He stared at the necklace with a smile on his face.

Mai smiled as well as she placed the necklace around his neck. Samanosuke blushed knowing Mai's face was close to his. Mai noticed what was going on, so she quickly took a step back after she done connecting two ends together. There were an awkward silent between the two.

"I'm going to miss you." Mai broke the silent.

He wrapped his arm with Mai's neck. "Me too, I'm going to miss you too." He pressed his forehead against Mai's head.

Mai blushed from his action. "I wish you don't have to go." She wrapped her around his body.

"Me too." he said.

She looked into eyes and said, "Will come back to me."

He smiled a bit and kissed her in the cheek. "I promise I'll come back for you."

Mai looked down as she started to cry a bit. "And promise me you won't forget me."

"I won't forget you." He said as he gently wiped the tears from her eyes. "I promise."

xXx

"Mai, are you okay?" said Samanosuke as he stood behind her.

Mai shook her a bit as her thoughts came back to the present. "Yea, I'm fine." Her eyes started to tear up a bit. "Samanosuke…"

"Yes?" he said.

Mai stared into his eyes as tears rolled down her cheek. She slowly walked towards him and said, "Do you really don't remember me?"

xxx

Back at the palace, Snake was testing his new weapon he made. He was laying the grass as he aim through the scope and seeing the target a couple yards away. When he got the target on his sight, he held his breath to steady his aim. Snake pulled the trigger and fired the short arrow to the target. The arrow flew cross the air with great speed as it goes for the target. The arrow finally hits the target, but it was a little off center.

"Not bad." Snake placed his new weapon next to him and walked up to the target. "If the wind wasn't blowing much, I might hit it dead center." he said when he remove the arrow.

"What are you doing?" said Azula as she walked up to him.

"Just testing my bow-rifle." said Snake as he walked up to his weapon. He started to pick up some of his things. "What can I do for you?"

Azula glared at him. "What make you think, I want you to do something?"

"Because you're here for reason, am I correct?" He faced her.

"I was wondering if you want to have lunch with me?" said Azula as she tried not to blush.

"Sure, after I'm done cleaning up here." he said as he put his things away.

Azula leaned against a tree as she stared at him. "So how was your date?"

"What you mean?" He looked at her.

"You know, your date from two days ago." she said.

"It was fine." He stood up and as he held his new weapon. "Why you're asking it now?"

"I just feel like starting a conversation." Azula started to walk back to the palace.

Snake followed her. "Okay, so why were you sleeping in my bed when I got back on that night?"

Azula blushed a bit as she said, "I got my reason, okay!?"

"So what is the reason then?" he said. Snake looked at her and noticed she was blushing. "Are you blushing?"

"No, I'm wearing make-up." she lied to him.

Snake knew she was lying as he sighed a bit. "Whatever you say, princess." he said as he walked passed by her.

xxx

"Here we are." Mai said as she faced Samanosuke's home.

Samanosuke's home was still in good condition, but it still seems run down. It is a one story house with a tree house outside of the house. There were some vines growing on the outside of the walls of the house. The windows were dusty and the roof is worn down.

"This is my home?" Samanosuke slowly walked up to the door.

"Yea, does it bring back any memories?" she said as she followed him.

"Nope." He grabbed the door nob and twisted it, but the door was lock. "It's lock." he said as he looked at the door.

Mai looked around as she try to remember the lay of house to see if there is another way in. "I think there is a…" Before she could finish, Samanosuke kicked down the door as the dust raise into the air when the door hit the floor. "Okay, nevermind." said Mai as she blinked a bit.

Mai and Samanosuke walked inside the house. The two looked around the house as the sun light goes through the dusty windows and some of the holes in roof. Mai walked to the living room as Samanosuke goes down the hallway. On the walls of the hallway there were some paintings of Samanosuke's family. Samanosuke stopped and looked at one. He was hoping if he look at painting long enough will trigger something from his past, but so far no luck. Mai noticed that Samanosuke was looking at a painting. She walked up to him and looked at the painting.

"I remember that painting." said Mai as she stood next to him.

Samanosuke started to get jealous about Mai remembering the painting. "I don't!" He stormed off to the nearest room.

Mai sighed a bit as he followed him to the room. "What with the attitiude!?" She glared at him.

He looked around the room and said, "I'm sorry, but when I look at these items and painting of the past I don't remember none of them." He then faced Mai and said, "And you can remember clean as day." He sat down a dusty old bed.

Mai sat next to him and held his hand. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you jealous."

Samanosuked blushed a bit and said, "It's okay." He sighed a bit and looked around. "So whoes room is this?"

Mai looked around the room and soon start to realized where they are at. "This is your room." she said as she started at him.

He looked around and said, "Really?" He stood up and looked around.

"You and me will come here to talking and sometime eat when I come over." said Mai as she remember her child-hood.

"I see." He walked up to a dresser and picked up a frame with a painting on it "Is this us?"

Mai walked next to him and looked at the painting. "Yea, that's us." She smiled a bit then she looked at him. "Hey, maybe if I took you to our spot, you might remember some things."

"What you mean?" he looked at her.

Mai grabbed his hand and took Samanosuke outside to show him the tree house. When Samanosuke at the tree house, he knew it was not a average tree house. It was more then a guest house then a tree house. The tree house even have stairs around the tree that lead to the door. On the side of the tree house, there is a balcony facing the mountains.

"Man, who made this tree house?" said Samanosuke as he followed Mai to the tree house.

Mai opened the door and walked in. "Your dad always like to built things with his hand. So one day he made this tree house for his guest."

"I see." Samanosake walked in and looked around.

"Yea, but you and me will always come here to play and sometime sleep here." said Mai as she looked around.

The two looked around as the sun goes down. Samanosuke walked into room with a one bed and paintings on the walls. Mai followed him and looked around as well. Mai started to remember the time she and Samanosuked did in the bed room when they were young. Mai looked out the window and noticed it was night fall.

"Is late." she said as she look out the window.

Samanosuke looked out the window and said, "It's too take dark to go back now."

"We can sleep here for tonight and leave tomorrow." said Mai as she walked to the bed.

"Okay, I'll sleep in the couch." Samanosuke started to walk towards the couch until Mai grabbed his hand. "Is something wrong?" he said as he look at her.

Mai was blushing as she look down a bit. "Why not sleep with me tonight?"

Samanosuke blushed as he thought about Mai offer. "I don't know."

"Please, Samanosuke." she said as she blush.

Samanosuke nodded a bit. "Okay, I'll sleep with you."

Mai took Samanosuke to the bed. Mai sat on the edge of the bed and started to remove her shoes. Samanosuke around his long coat and placed it on a chair near the bed. He sat on the other side of the body to remove his boot. Mai started to remove her outter rube as her back was facing the mirrow. Samanosuke sighed a bit and noticed Mai's reflaction on the mirrow. He started to blush as started to relize that Mai have a nice body underneath her outter rube. Mai removed her hair pins from her head and placed it on top of her rube.

"Nice body." said Samanosuke as she looked at my Mai's reflaction.

Mai blushed a bit as she turned around and noticed that Samanosuke was looking at her throught the mirrow. "Thank you." she said as she laid on the bed.

"You're welcome." he said as his back was facing Mai when he laid down on the bed..

Mai moved closer towards and said, "Night Samanosuke."

"Night Mai." said Samanosuke before the two fell asleep.

Sorry about the late up date. I was at Las Veage so I didn't have a chance to finish the chapter. Plz review and read my other story My Cup of Tea, Thank you.

Info

Snake Bow-rifle: Just like his Bow-gun, Snake made this weapon as well, but he stole the idea to make this long-range weapon. Bow-rifle is much like the DSR-1 (As seen in Metal Gear Solid 4), but it's made out of wood and metal. The Bow-rifle only hold up to six rounds arrows and each arrow is three inches long. Snake also modify the scope of the Bow-rifle as well by adding a crystal in the scope to zoom-in and to zoom-out. With this weapon, Snake shoot down a target a mile away.

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