Chapter 4

                                    

                                          
When Azula knocked on the door of the guy's house, it was opened by the guy himself who looked at them blankly like he had just woken from a nap.
                          
"We're here for the party," Azula announced happily.
                          
"Uh.... You're really early," the boy pointed out blankly.
                          
"I heard someone say that you were partying from dusk to dawn. It's dust and we're here." Azula retorted.
                          
The boy sighed and opened the door, "Come on in."
The group entered the house which was empty of visitors except for the one other boy who had invited them to come by. When the boy saw that they were there, he quickly hurried over to talk to Ty Lee.
                          
"Mind helping me get some things from the kitchen?" the first boy asked Shira.
                          
"Sure," the girl replied with a calm expression.
                          
Zuko however heard and stormed over, about to chaperone her into the kitchen but Shira gave him a meaning look and shook her head. They weren't gone long and when they did return, Shira looked quite satisfied and the boy had a red mark on his cheek.
                          
"Feisty girl you got there," the boy whispered to Zuko. "Warning don't try to touch her, or you'll get a good crack!"
Zuko smirked, wanting to rub it in the boy's face but he felt that Shira had already gifted the impertinent boy enough punishment. It wasn't long before the house was full of guests and Zuko was beginning to worry since there were so many boys and while Ty Lee had a group of boys crowding her and Mei had a few boys trying to hit on her (the moment she gave them the death glare they left though), there were quite a handful of boys who were admiring Shira from a distance. The girl's calm demeanor but her lack of girly friendliness like Ty Lee made the boys not want to approach her the way they would Ty Lee but Zuko also knew that the big reason why they didn't approach her was because he always made sure to be within ten feet of her and Mei had managed to catch the attention of most of the guys before they could get close to Shira. Zuko was grateful to Mei and Ty Lee trying to help with Shira but he honestly wished they could just leave the bloody party.
                          
Zuko was snapped out of his thoughts when he saw Shira get up from her seat and head over to Ty Lee who had just finished talking to Azula. 
                          
"Ty Lee, what is wrong?" she asked. "You were crying earlier."
Ty Lee smiled weakly, tears beginning to spring up again. "It's nice having guys like you and all.... I just wish that there was just one man who would like me not because I am pretty.... Just for who I am."
Shira smiled and wrapped an arm around the girl's shoulders, "It's alright Ty Lee. You will find that perfect guy one day."
"You think so?" Ty Lee asked. "I mean... I know you found yours...."
The girl pointed over Shira's shoulder where Shira knew Zuko was standing and giggled when Shira's face heated in a blush, "Yeah.... Well.... I don't remember much about my mom, but I do remember her telling me that if you ever go looking for the right man, you'll never find him. But if you wait and let him come to you, you'll find him much faster."
Ty Lee smiled through her tears before throwing her arms around Shira and hugging her, "Thank you Shira."
                          
Shira smiled and watched as the girl skipped off to go talk to Mei. The girl was so caught up in watching the girl's sad demeanor change to happy that she didn't sense a presence next to her.
                          
"Hey, what's your name?"
Shira turned to see a tall boy standing next to her. He looked to be about Zuko's height with buzzed brown hair and brown eyes. 
                          
"Shira," the girl replied simply.
                          
"Why don't you join us Shira?" the boy asked, wrapping an arm around the girl's waist.
                          
The moment his hand made contact with her waist; he was ripped off of her like a piece of paper being ripped in half. He was half thrown across the room and away from a startled Shira.