My Aura Has Never Been Pinker

"Who are you?" Asked a hidden female voice.

"I- I'm Ty Lee." Answered the frightened 11 year old fire nation noblewoman.

"What are you doing?" The voice asked.

"I ran away." Ty Lee answered then her voice grew stronger, "I'm going to join the circus and leave my strict life behind."

"Do you know how to defend yourself?" Asked the voice with compassion.

"What?" Asked Ty Lee confusion invading her voice and face.

"Could you defend yourself if you were attacked?" The voice repeated.

"No." The girl answered meekly.

"Would you like to learn?" The unknown lady asked.

"Yes." Ty Lee answered almost pleading. Then a tall figure emerged from the darkness and the figure spoke,

"Follow me." And Ty Lee did unsure of what she was doing.

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"My name is Ching Lan now in order for me to train you I will need find out more about you and your aura." She explained. Ty Lee was amazed this woman was telling her things her parents had told her was nonsense. But she had always been able to see a faint glow around every one each a different color either light or dull depending on how happy they were. She had tried to tell her parents but it only dulled their aura and she had decided she would always do what she could to brighten everyone's aura and stopped talking about what she could see. Then she could not resist and she exclaimed,

"I know about aura! Mine is pink and it is bright when I cartwheel and stretch and yours is purple like my friend Mae's." Ching Lan looked surprised.

"How did you know the color of my aura?" She questioned.

"I can see it, I can see everyone's." Ty Lee explained. Ching Lan seemed to ponder this then she said,

"So your aura is pink… well that helps and you like acrobatics…hmm just answer me this, why are you running away?" Ty Lee's face brightened as she answered,

"I was going to join the circus, I went there every day when it was in town and when it left I noticed my aura wasn't as bright, then the universe told me last night to join the circus so a packed my bags and left." Ching Lan studied Ty Lee for a wile then she seemed to come to a conclusion and she left the tent. Soon another woman entered and did a cartwheel and landed right in front of Ty Lee.

:"Hello Ty Lee my name is Min I'm going to teach you a martial art that can block a person's chi that I will show you the pressure points you will need to push to paralyze your opponent and to even take away their bending, do you accept my offer?". Ty Lee gasped; she didn't know that you could take away bending she promised her self she would master it completely and fully. She turned to Min and said,

"I do Sifu Min." Min smiled then said,

"I shall show you to your room and your lessons will begin in the morning."

"Sifu Min why did you decide to teach me?" Ty Lee questioned suddenly. Min looked at her and her pink aura brightened as she said,

"The universe told me this is what I'm supposed to do and since I started my aura has never been pinker."