I do not own Avatar the last air bender. all rights go to nickelodeon
Katara walked down the crowded street slowly her dark brown hair swishing side to side, she kept herself at a steady pace so she wouldn't miss the things the brightly colored market stalls were selling. She was alone, finally receiving the little bit of peace and tranquility she oh so desired. It wasn't that she hated her brother or the young avatar but constantly travelling with an all male group gets to be tiring at times. Sure other girls her age may fantasize travelling the world with some male companions and no sort of parental guardianship but it wasn't a skip in the park for her . She took over more responsibilities(washing the clothes, making food, she was practically like their mother) and her male companions consist of a kid and her older brother, Leaving not much hope for picking up love during her travels, though she did get a hint here and there the avatar may have developed some sort of feelings for her. As she picked up the hair pin debating on whether to buy it or not two burly men stood in the shade observing her.
"Are you sure she is the one boss wanted, Han" said the man on the left while picking is ear
"positive, Ran, where else will we find a brown haired girl in her mid teens" declared Han as he observed Katara more closely
"At the earth kingdom public school where all other teenagers are suppose to be" mumbled Ran under his breath" Anyways, how do you know she is it, didn't the boss say she had a tattoo of some sort on her shoulder"
"like it matters, she is our girl , she fits the description."
"of a brown haired girl in her mid-teens, we can find anyone here who fits that description"
"well boss never specified, and she is good enough"
"you know that if we make a mistake again the boss will have our head"
As Ran and Han squabbled Katara had meandered further down the street looking at the stalls. When they finally stopped arguing to look up, she was a mile down the road
"look Ran she almost got away because of your stupid doubts" muttered Han as he pushed himself off the wall toward the girl.
" Almost got away, Han, really she is looking at the stalls she barely even noticed our presence" said Ran as he followed him through the crowd maneuvering around people.
They stopped behind her , and discreetly signaled the stall owner to keep his mouth shut or he will pay. Han lifted his hand above his head getting ready to strike, sadly at that moment Katara chose to turn around
"wha-"she said as the hand came down hard, on the area where the neck was attached to the shoulder blades and knocking her unconscious. Ran lifted her up over his shoulder and carried her like a sack of potatoes, ignoring the weird stares he got from the people he passed. They walked for a couple of minutes along the busy street until they came into a dark unoccupied alleyway. Han bent into a stance and earth bended the door open in the side of the wall. It was a dark, dusty, old storage room filled with a musty odor, Book were stacked on the countless tables scattered throughout the room were dimly lit by the light seeping in through the small dirty window in the side of the wall. Ran dropped the girl on the ground and stepped out the room with Han into the alley way, earth bending the door shut. "part one complete" he thought as both him and Han stepped out into the brightly lit street once again, but this time they were in search for a different target.
