Waiting To Leave

[Mai]

Mai really didn't have any bags to bring. A well stocked supply of daggers, stilettos, and other throwing weapons were on her person and she had a small pouch of money. She needed to be light and mobile and a whole caravan of supplies was anything but light. Standing in the palace's large hall where she had last left her accomplices, she waited their arrival. Slightly early Mai leaned back against a pillar. She could feel the cool stone through her thin layers of dress. Her mouth was already set in a thin, straight line and her eyes were still narrowed in concentration. She would be happy when they could get out of this palace. It was lovely to be waited on and every whim ready to be served to her. It just got old.
As Mai let all these thoughts run through her head she heard someone approaching. The sound of the steps were different than that of the typical solider but Mai did not straighten up. She just glanced in the direction the sound originated in and sighed, preparing to deal with whoever it was.

[Princess Azula]

Azula walked into her room with a push of the door that stood in front of her. With a smirk on her face, Azula opened a cabinet and started to put her clothes into a small bag that had the fire nation symbol and was the color of red. With a small push, Azula pushed her bed over to the side and opened a box under it. Azula reached down in the box and grabbed a few training scrolls and shut the box. Putting the scrolls in her bag, Azula then pushed her bed back into place with a hand and walked out the door that she had just pushed opened a minute ago. With a few swift steps, Azula was in the hall that she had left her friends in before she went to her room. A small figure stood with her back to the a pillar and looked at Azula. "Mai, is that really all your going to bring? A few weapons and some clothes." Azula smirked at this and waited quietly.

[Mai]

Mai gave a shrug. "Did you see Ty Lee?" she asked, changing the subject. It really wasn't Azula's problem if Mai didn't pack that much. "I sent a servant to notify her of our leaving." Azula might have thought to do the same but she was being sure. Ty Lee could be a good buffer when one didn't want to be bothered by the princess.

[Tom-Lee]

Tom-Lee was in the Phoenix Force's Chamber. Inside the Crown Phoenix's Room, Tom-Lee was changing into his Crown Armor. He wore red and gold High-Impact armor that spanned his arms and legs too. Inside the leg and arm part of the armor was some fire-proof material, so that he would not burn himself. He took his Phoenix-Shaped mask that had a small gold crown attached to the crown, from it's hanger and he put it in his pocket. He then placed weapons and some food and drink into his bag. Before leaving he looked at an amulet with a small portrait of his father inside. He held it tightly before closing the small door that showed his father and putting it on his neck. He left the chamber and the other phoenix force members followed. He approached Azula, the masked force members behind Tom-Lee. "Me and the rest of the Force are ready when you are." He said.

[Ty Lee]

Ty Lee walked steadily on her hands as she past by many open, and many closed, doors. "Hey guys!" Ty Lee fell to a stand and smiled at her friends. "I've been looking all over for you two. I got your message and came backed." Ty Lee looked around her and then noticed that she didn't bring her bags. "Never mind. I'll have to go get them before we leave.

[Mai]

Mai stood now that everyone was present. Ty Lee's entrance might have earned the most of Mai's interest had the girl not grown used to it by now. "A servant can always bring them to us." she told her friend. Mai's eyes fell warily on the Phoenix Force members. She didn't like traveling in such a large group and found their presence unnerving. "Have you met our new friends?" Mai asked Ty Lee.

[Tom-Lee]

Tom-Lee saw Ty Lee. "Hey Ty Lee, long time no see." He smiled. He then heard that she needed to get her bags. "Ty Lee, Do you want the Phoenix Force to get your bags? They can be very useful." He said turning slightly to the 4 Phoenix Force members behind him in masks and armor.

[Mai]

A rare smile came over Mai for a very brief moment. "Yes, the powerful Phoenix Force running errands." She looked at Tom-Lee, face emotionless again. "You're right, they may prove useful after all." Mai folded her arms against her chest, a position she seemed to take most often.

[Tom-Lee]

"Hey, I didn't bring them along just to hunt the avatar." He smiled. "As long as I'm Crown Phoenix they have to do what I say without question." He said his smile dissapearing to an emotionless look as he turned back to the force.

[Ty Lee]

"Hi Tom!" Ty Lee smiled at the long lost friend and ran up to him while hugging him. "Sure. I love boys help." Ty Lee smiled at the Phoenix Force members and then flipped back to her original place. "I little ways up this hall and then to the right. After that you take another turn and then you will see a door with my name on it." Ty Lee breathed in slowly after telling the Phoenix members where to go.

[Tom-Lee]

Tom was woken up when Ty Lee hugged him. "Uh...good to see you too?" He blushed. He then parted him with Ty Lee and said to the Phoenix Force members. "You heard her! Go!" He said shooing them off. "So what have you girls been up too?" He asked.

[Ty Lee]

"Well, I've been in my room for awhile and then came here to talk with you guys about the trip." Ty Lee smiled after she said these words to the group and looked at everyone with open eyes.

[Tom-Lee]

"So are you coming along?" He asked. He didn't mind if she came, though it would be nice to catch up.

[Ty Lee]

"Of coarse silly. Why do you think I packed my bags?" Ty Lee smiled at the remark that Tom-Lee made.

[Mai]

It was just Ty Lee being a flirt again, whether she recognized it or not. She just had a very happy personality, and sometimes it got to Mai. "Hopefully they won't get lost," she murmured as the men moved on Tom-Lee's command.