And my stupid feet keep moving...

[Mai]

The Avatar. Azulas main objective. To find him and end him. Then she was going to after Zuko and ending him. And she got all the credit.

Ty Lee and Mai were just her assistants, the ones who did all of the fighting as Azula just hung back and zapped people with lightening if they looked at her wrong. Azula would probably drop dead if Ty Lee and Mai left her alone. Then, afterwards, they'd be thrown in Jail at the Boiling Rock. Where Mai would have to put up with her Uncle. And, frankly, anything over spending time with her uncle, even fighting with no reason to for Azula, was way better. And, the fact that Azula, Ty Lee, and Mai herself had been friend since an early age had made it almost impossible to stray from her friends.

Which was why she, so many miles away from home, was at the Southern Temple. Hunting the Avatar. And Zuko. Fun fun. Azulas train of thought must of been - 'hey, since the Avatar lived in the Southern Air temple, he should be there!' - or something along those lines. Even if they were here earlier, they'd probably find something to clue them into where the Avatar was going. An wherever Mary went, the lamb was sure to go. And, yes, in this case, Zuko's the lamb.

Hopping down the the ground effortlessly, Mai put her hand to where her blades were hidden in her kimono, glaring in the sunlight for any sign of life. Mai stepped forward a few steps and looked around again, feeling each point to her shuriken daggers in her kimono.

OOC: Open to anyone - takes place a few hours after 'a start to the story'.

[Ty Lee]

Ty Lee rolled herself out to the ground with no problems at all. She cartwheeled over towards Mai quietly. The sun was shining and Ty Lee had to blink a few times before studying her surroundings. She was standing behind Mai and looked in her direction. "So... now what?" Ty Lee said in her usual cheerful voice. She couldn't say that being forced to search for the Avatar was her most favorite thing to do. But Azula could easily... kill Ty Lee if she wanted to. Or worse. A smile spread across her face and she thingyed her head slightly while still looking at Mai.

[Mai]

"We go looking for the air bender. What else?" Mai said impassively in her bored, raspy voice, moving forward gracefully, squinting slightly in the sunlight, her golden eyes surveying her surroundings as she moved forward and began to search, motioning to Ty Lee to follow.

[Ty Lee]

Ty Lee shrugged and raised her eyebrows as she did so. A couple front flips lead her on her way following Mai. She stopped to look at a few things here and there. It wasn't like she had been in an Air Temple before. Of course Mai had groaned and complained that Ty Lee was taking too long, but that was Mai for you. Ty Lee was used to it. And being herself, no matter what, she was always happy. A smile was pasted to her face the whole time. Then for a brief moment she wondered what Azula was doing.

[Zuko]

Zuko had climbed back up to the Temple. Hoping that they had left something behind to track them by. He spotted two people wandering the tower. He hid. One was walking on their hands and they were both wearing Fire Nation Clothes. He glimpsed out. It was Ty Lee and Mai. If they were out of the Fire Nation then Azula would be close by.

"I have to get out of here before they spot me."

[Mai]

Mai head snapped to the west, where a rustling could be heard. She gestured to Ty Lee to stay put, and reached into her kimono for her blades, walking a little closer to the west. Someone was there, that much was obvious. The Avatar? Wouldn't he have been more careful? Oh well. Whatever got her back to the temple so she could get back to being completely bored.

"You say as well come out now, because frankly, I don't feel like having to chase you all around the mountain."

[Zuko]

Zuko sighed... Come on Zuko Play it cool its not like you have a bounty on your head your just banished.

Zuko stepped out. His Top Knot was gone as he was growing out his hair. It was about an inch long.

"Oh come on Mai is that how you talk to a Prince?"

[Mai]

"No. It's how I talk to a Zuko." Mai shot back as him, sounding as bored as her expression was, hand still ready with her blades, golden eyes narrowed. Mai stepped closer, suspicious. Azula was probably off somewhere and Mai had no intention of going to get her. She could have fun with her brother later. Right now, Mai was just curious of this familiar face she hadn't seen in years.

[Zuko]

Zuko watched Mai carefully he hadn't seen her since he left. He was a totally different person.

"Here with Azula looking for the Avatar? That ought to be a fun and short voyage. If I got close after two years she can do it in a week." Zuko said as he folded his arms. He starred at Mai. She was still emotionless as far as he could see. To bad he barely had 2 eyes.

"I guess my father saw it wasn't a fools errand after all."

[Mai]

Mai straightened up, slowly dropping her hands to her sides to look at him. He looked almost the same, only taller and a little more angry. Mai had formed her serenity mask even further, nothing portraying her emotions anymore. It was like living in a shell.

"A week? Hopefully. Traveling is getting boring. I'd rather be bored back at the palace." Mai crossed her arms, staring at him, golden eyes squinting in the bright sunlight. "So, are you having fun Zuko? Two years of hunting down a twelve year old boy entertaining?"

[Ty Lee]

Ty Lee followed Mai's order to stay put. She stood there on her hands looking up in the direction Mai was headed. Slowly she lowered her legs infront of her and pulled herself up to stand straight. Her hands laid at her side and her head tilted to the side in curiousity.

As Zuko stepped out Ty Lee tried to hold back any comments about Mai and him. She let a small smile make its way across her face though. She turned her head to the left then right, looking around for any life whatsoever.

Eventually Ty Lee figured she had given Mai and Zuko enough time together. Also she was getting bored by herself in the spot Mai demanded she stay. Doing two cartwheels and then walking on her hands she made her way to Mai's side. She put her feet down in front of herself then pulled herself up to stand, as she had done before. A wide smile was on her face, like normal. "Hey Zuko." She said in her cheerful voice, once again holding back the urge to make a comment about the two together.

[Zuko]

Zuko looked at Ty Lee. Still as weird as ever.

"Well this was one reunion wasn't it. I'll be going now even If i've given up I haven't truly given up." Zuko said ignoring Mai's comment. He turned and walked away. He didn't looke back. He remembered the juvenile crush he had on Mai when he was a kid.

"Maybe I'll see you around."

[Ty Lee]

Swiftly Ty Lee made her way over to Zuko. Standing infront of him, her chest pushed out and her hands straight at her side. Her head tilted, as it did often. "Wait. Mai, didn't Azula want Zuko?" She said, her top half leaning to the side to look at Mai.

[Mai]

"Of course. Azula wants everything." Mai walked over a few paces to stand behind Ty Lee, fingers itching to find their place on her blades. Like I'd ever harm Zuko... well, it helps to pretend, Mai thought to herself, her golden eyes surveying as they darted in between her friend and her supposedly new found enemy.

[Zuko]

Zuko heard Ty Lee he turned and went into a fighting stance.

"Just let me go. Azula doesn't need to know about this." Zuko didn't want to hurt Mai or Ty Lee but he knew their loyalties lay with Azula.