This is my first Avatar fan-fiction (well, drabble), so I hope it's not too terrible. Takes place during Nightmares and Daydreams.
Zuko kissed her lightly before going off to the all-day meeting. Mai smiled, and walked back to the courtyard where Ty Lee was stretching.
"You know," the contortionist said, flipping over from standing on her head, "I've never seen you smile in a long time."
"What do you mean?" Mai asked, sitting down by the pond.
"Well, before Ba Sing Se, I had never seen you smile- unless forced by your mother." Ty Lee said.
"There was nothing worth smiling about then." Mai replied, somewhat tonelessly.
"You smile for Zuko," Ty Lee pressed on, adding emphasis on the prince's name.
"Why yes, yes I do." A faint shade of pink appeared in Mai's pale cheeks.
The contortionist thought for a moment, stretching her legs in the process. "You actually like Zuko, if you smile when you're around him."
"He's worth smiling for,"