Avatar The Last Airbender Fan Fiction ❯ Fire Flakes ❯ Another (Foiled) Attempt ( Chapter 12 )

Title: Another (Foiled) Attempt

Author: Sephira jo

Rating: G

Warning: Focuses on Mai and Ty Lee and Azula.

Author's Notes: A quick sequel to the previous chapter. Try as I might, I can't justify her actually succeeding with the box lunch tactic.

 

Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar; I'm not making any money off of this.

 

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This time, Mai made sure Ty Lee was well out of sight. The other girl was in the gardens, sparring with Azula. Mai had shrugged off the invitation, pleading tiredness and a sore throwing arm. Once again, she had worked all morning on a boxed lunch that featured many carved fruits and vegetables, steamed rice, and to her own wonder she had been able to bribe the kitchen staff out of some roast duck.

 

It smelled so good she almost didn't want to give it away. But this time, she was sure it would work. She heard foot steps and braced herself; Zuko always came down this way about this time. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, stepping out into the hall she held the boxed lunch up. Unable to open her eyes, her face scarlet.

 

Someone took the box from her hands with a chuckle too deep - and too old - to be Zuko's.

 

“Thank you for the sentiment, but I'm a little too old for you,” Mai's eyes opened at the voice and she was looking up at the wrinkled face of General Iroh. Color drained and her jaw dropped. The old general opened the box and grinned even wider, “Roast duck, my favorite!”

 

Whistling a happy tune he carried the box down the hall, while Mai just stood there stunned and too embarrassed to say a word. As he retreated she thought she heard him say, “Hmm, this is pretty good…”