In case you're wondering, Mai's last name is Nott. Her parents aren't so nice that way.
~*~
After class, the Potions dungeon emptied quickly. Aang Aeolis ran out so fast he tripped over the threshold, and had to scramble around, collecting the disorganized odds and ends that fell out of his knapsack. Zuko didn't blame him. He'd never liked Potions, every time he looked up, he saw something dead in a jar sitting on a shelf. But Mai liked Potions, so... um.
He sidled over to her, keeping the unscarred side of his face (the good side of his face) toward her while she corked her bottles of salamander blood and bubotuber pus, and wrapping up packets of sneezewort, wormwood and dead spiders. She tucked them each carefully into a stiff sided case, full of pockets and straps. Ty Lee showed it off for her when her parents gave it to her. "Hey, Mai."
"Hello, Zuko," she answered tonelessly.
He couldn't look at her. "I was, um, kind of wondering, well, uh..."
She curled in on herself defensively. "Spit it out."
Zuko kind of thought he might be sick, but he tried to keep his voice casual and maybe she wouldn't realize how much he wanted this. "WouldyouliketogotoHogsmeadewithme?" He didn't think he had succeeded.
She stared, silent for a few seconds. "What?"
"You heard me!" he snapped back. This was so stupid. He never should have asked her. Why on earth would she want to go out with Azula's idiot brother, You-Know-Who's kid?
"Fine."
"Really?" he blinked. "Great!"
"Don't make a big deal out of it," she said awkwardly, but she looked happy. With Mai, it was hard to tell.
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Bonus: Hufflepuff Failko
Date: 2011-08-14 11:41 pm (UTC)~*~
After class, the Potions dungeon emptied quickly. Aang Aeolis ran out so fast he tripped over the threshold, and had to scramble around, collecting the disorganized odds and ends that fell out of his knapsack. Zuko didn't blame him. He'd never liked Potions, every time he looked up, he saw something dead in a jar sitting on a shelf. But Mai liked Potions, so... um.
He sidled over to her, keeping the unscarred side of his face (the good side of his face) toward her while she corked her bottles of salamander blood and bubotuber pus, and wrapping up packets of sneezewort, wormwood and dead spiders. She tucked them each carefully into a stiff sided case, full of pockets and straps. Ty Lee showed it off for her when her parents gave it to her. "Hey, Mai."
"Hello, Zuko," she answered tonelessly.
He couldn't look at her. "I was, um, kind of wondering, well, uh..."
She curled in on herself defensively. "Spit it out."
Zuko kind of thought he might be sick, but he tried to keep his voice casual and maybe she wouldn't realize how much he wanted this. "WouldyouliketogotoHogsmeadewithme?" He didn't think he had succeeded.
She stared, silent for a few seconds. "What?"
"You heard me!" he snapped back. This was so stupid. He never should have asked her. Why on earth would she want to go out with Azula's idiot brother, You-Know-Who's kid?
"Fine."
"Really?" he blinked. "Great!"
"Don't make a big deal out of it," she said awkwardly, but she looked happy. With Mai, it was hard to tell.