Avatar: The Last Airbender does not belong to me…it belongs to DiMartino and Koneitzko. However, this story belongs to me so do not take!
The Avatar fandom needs a lovely Yuri story to balance out all the damn yaoi that's out there…not that I don't like Yaoi, but Yuri is woefully, and I do mean woefully underrepresented, the only other Avatar Yuri stories I have ever seen were badly written.
So I present to you… good Yuri! Yummy Yuri! Enjoy the ride!
Jun sat there in the tavern, listening to the loud buzz of conversation around her as she wrapped her arms around the pile of coins she had just won, the man she defeated clutching his arm. He was now whining like a child about how much his arm hurt but she honestly couldn't have cared less.
'Well, you got yourself into this.' Jun snapped dryly as she scooped the coins into her pouch. What did this man expect when he challenged her?
He glared at her for a few moments and she could see he was thinking about attacking her.
'I would advise against picking another fight, sweetie.' Jun said, her tone full of condescension. He glowered at her before slinking off, sill clutching his arm.
That was all men were good for, for her own amusement and profit. She did not welcome their groping touches, leering stares, or lecherous pick up lines and invitations.
She liked to beat them up and collect bounties on them and that was pretty much all she did with them. The only time she took orders was when she was hired by one of them, and that was when she felt like it.
And because of this she led a good life. She was strong and independent, with the brains to keep up that living. She needed no one to tell her what to do or take care of her.
The bounty hunter slid out of the tavern, seeing the twilight sky. She liked the summer for the warm weather, but wished the nights were longer, she preferred to work under the cover of dark for it was easier to slip around and do as she pleased, and she just liked the dark. Dark was nice.
Like that little dark skinned girl with the beautiful blue eyes, Jun reminisced fondly. Course, dark skin wasn't exclusive to the Water Tribes but there was something different about the girl.
She remembered how the brat prince had reacted angrily when she referred to the girl as his girlfriend. No matter how much Angry Boy had tried to deny it she could see that he did want the girl, but the girl didn't want him and rightly so, as he was a foul tempered little pissant.
Jun sighed as she saw a drunken man approach her, leering at her and it was obvious to her what he wanted. Before he could even speak she put her fist to his face.
A scream filled the tavern and the yard in front of it, blood spewing from his nose as he staggered backwards, and she didn't even shoot him a backwards glance as she stalked over to her Xierxu and climbed into the saddle.
As it started forth people moved away from it and with good reason, and she could not help but smirk to herself as she spoke encouraging words to the animal. She was familiar in this town and frequented it and it was good to know that she was still intimidating even to those who had seen her face. It also felt good riding on it and in looking down on others and the animal trudged along at a leisurely pace, approaching the marketplace which was still busy even at this late time.
Ever on the alert, her eyes scanned her surroundings and all the people around her and she blinked when she saw three familiar people. They were strolling along the stands, obviously shopping for supplies.
The bald kid, the idiot boy and…the little dark delicacy.
The girl had been on her mind often since the whole incident that had caused her to lose her Xierxu temporarily, and she smirked as an idea came to her.
She cracked her whip and the beast sprung forward, causing the people to scatter and she laughed as she led it towards the trio.
They clearly recognized her as all three of them immediately fled through the marketplace and Jun simply laughed, bounding over people and stalls in hot pursuit, feeling her blood race at the thrill of the chase. People managed to dive out of the way, so no one was hurt even though several stalls were knocked over, and she heard a anguished howl and quickly looked over her shoulder, thinking that someone had indeed been hurt but the howling man was standing next to a overturned cart, cabbages spilled in all directions. He was clad in green and clutching a cabbage to his chest as if it was his firstborn child.
"My cabbages!" he screamed but Jun ignored him and turned her attention back to the pursuit, chasing them through a couple of alleys and out through the city and into the trees.
Even though they had to be tiring, they were putting up a damned good effort. The bald kid was dragging the others along, apparently using his Airbending to help the two others along.
She knew she would have to bring them down soon, which was a shame because the chase was thrilling.
Though not as good as the rewards…
It was nice to see them panic like that. She was certain the Avatar would be able to run faster if he hadn't been dragging along the Water Tribe boy and girl and the fact that he was being slowed down worked to her advantage. The Avatar was a mere child, and he would wear out with all of his efforts. It couldn't be easy to run like this and bend at the same time.
She could see they were realizing this as well for the idiot boy was reaching for his boomerang with his free hand. Turning around suddenly and almost causing the other two to fall, he hurled his boomerang at her, and as soon as he had thrown it he ran again.
The boomerang made a nice arc and perhaps if the target had been stationary he could have hit it. As it was, the weapon embedded itself into a tree as the chase continued, and she kept them in her sights, but far enough to let them keep running, she found amusement in this.
The idiot was now screaming like…well, an idiot. Finally she decided to end his misery and her pet lashed out, hitting him with the tongue, and he lost his footing, causing the bald kid to stumble as well.
The other kid was next but he was a quicker target. He let go of the idiot before he could be at the receiving end of Xierxu's tongue and quickly ducked before sending a gust of wind at her.
It was clear that this one would be more of a challenge and for a moment she let her attention wander from the girl as she rushed over to her brother to concentrate on the monk. The gust of wind had swept across her and almost knocked her off her Xierxu but she braced herself just in time.
'Not smart, kid' she growled as the Xierxu lashed out with its tongue again and he propelled himself up into the air. She knew his flying bison had to be somewhere around here and she snapped her whip, trying to knock him down.
The damned kid jumped out of the way again, only when he was concentrating on avoiding the whip he didn't see the tongue fly at him and was brought down, hitting the ground with a yelp.
She smirked about to say something...before a blast of water knocked her off of the Xierxu.
Ooh, the dark delicacy was a feisty one! And she had hoped for nothing less.
"I'm not letting you take Aang!" the girl said and Jun chuckled softly as she clambered to her feet. No, she was after a much better prize.
The girl took a defensive stance, drawing out more water from her canteen and Jun picked up her whip, eyeing her even as she brought up the whip, and the girl backed away nervously even as she raised her own water whip defensively.
With a quick flick of the whip she dislodged one of the packs from the Xierxu and flicked it open, revealing a net. The girl reacted quickly, snapping her water whip at her and Jun hurled the net with the speed and motion of an expert. The water went through the net and splashed Jun harmlessly as the girl fell under the restraint.
The girl yelped and struggled, trying to disentangle herself from the net and Jun heard the bald kid scream out her name.
Katara. Such a lovely name.
"I'm not after the little bald kid." Jun stated dryly, advancing towards the girl, "My business with Angry Boy and Uncle Lazy is over."
Katara continued struggling against the net, trying to get it off but it was designed in such a way that made it harder to get off than a standard net.
However, the girl was smart and she started to figure out how to best deal with it, managing to get it off her as Jun watched with some amusement. Finally, she grabbed the net, dragging the poor girl along with her back to the Xierxu.
Katara glared at the older woman as she struggled against the net, determined to break free. Why would anyone want her? Did she have a bounty on her head, that seemed ludicrous especially because it seemed that Jun was going to completely disregard Aang and leave him lying there.
Just as Jun was about to hoist her up on that animal of hers, she managed to break free and heard Jun shout a command.
She had barely taken a few steps when she fell to her knees, feeling the tingling numbness on the back of her neck and groaned softly as she collapsed completely.
Jun chuckled softly as she slung Katara over her shoulder and then placed her on the Xierxu and she whimpered softly as she tried to raise her head to get a good look at the bounty hunter.
Jun turned back to Aang and smirked.
"Just be glad that no one hired me to come after you and I am depending on you to bother Angry Boy." she laughed as she climbed into the saddle.
The creature bounded through the trees and no matter what she did, she could not move any of her body parts and she despaired as Sokka and Aang feel further and further behind.
It was frustrating to not even be able to lift her head or wiggle her fingers and as she tried to speak she managed to cry out weakly.
"No one's here to save you, girl." Jun said with a soft chuckle as her creature bounded through the trees and being unable to lift her head she was not even able to take in her surroundings well much less be able to take in anything she could use to recognize so she could find her way back.
She was surprised she didn't fall out of the saddle with the speed the creature was moving and figured Jun must have somehow tied her down or secured her though she couldn't feel it.
Why her? And not the Avatar? Who would want her?
"Such a beautiful and delectable little peach you are…" Jun said softly as she looked over her shoulder to check on Katara.
"What!" she whispered incredulously as Jun's words reached her ears. What the hell was this woman talking about? Was Jun going to sell her to someone else?
"What's wrong, Katara? Scared of me?" Jun asked with a soft chuckle.
"Let me go!"
"Oh no. I have you now and I do not intend to let you go."
Katara whimpered softly. Not let her go? Just what was Jun going to do with her?
The Xierxu moved deeper and deeper into the forest to a location only Jun knew of. She had a few of these scattered around far and wide and if she was close enough to one she would stay there instead of camping out or going to a inn. And she would have more privacy.
After a while the creature slowed down as it approached a small clearing, one that held a tiny cabin near a small pond and Jun smiled, speaking to it in gentle tones as it came to a stop.
"Please don't hurt me." she whimpered, trying to wiggle around and finding that she could not.
"I don't plan to hurt you Katara, I plan to take you." Jun replied with a seductive purr and Katara raised her head albeit barely and her eyebrows furrowed a little-wasn't Jun a woman? Didn't she lack the proper equipment necessary for such a...undertaking? Her thoughts raced to another point…she was going to be raped and dishonored! If Jun was a man who just liked dressing like a woman (though Jun was far too attractive to be a man in her opinion)… she couldn't live with the thought of being forced and deflowered.
With a couple of words the creature lowered itself and Jun unfastened her and deposited her gently onto the grass and Katara stared bleakly as Jun unloaded the rest of her belongings from the animal, tossing it all onto the grass casually until the saddle was completely bare.
She stroked the creature's head affectionately and scratched it behind its ears, causing it to give out a loud and rumbling purr.
After patting it on its head and talking to it, it wandered off to an area between the trees not far from the house. It was apparently some kind of nest and the creature settled down comfortably in the thick grass, apparently welcoming the rest after the strenuous run.
After checking to make sure she had everything unloaded she looked back at the girl. She looked so helpless yet inviting laying there amidst the tall grass and Jun shot her a predatory grin.
The door to the cabin didn't even have a lock on it and Jun let Katara lay in the grass comfortably as she tossed her supplies into the room after quickly sweeping out the dust which took no time at all and set the broom back into the corner. It was the only thing she left in the cabin-she took everything else with her.
She unrolled her sleeping mat and spread it out and put her bedding on top of it before she returned to Katara and picked her up in her arms, carrying her back into the cabin and laying her out on the blankets.
"You stay right there and do not go anywhere!" the bounty hunter said with a soft chuckle as she ran her fingers along Katara's cheek before placing a gentle kiss on her lips and the girl was too surprised by the kiss to respond and Jun winked at her before getting back up.
Jun went back outside, for there was a small pile of wood stacked against the side of the cabin and while she was out there Katara looked around, moving her head. There was only one room and in the middle of the floor there was a hearth. The chamber seemed much darker because of the dark wood that was used in its construction.
There was nothing else, nothing else at all except what Jun had brought in and the broom and she swallowed nervously, trying to move her limbs. She could almost swear she had wiggled her fingers a bit but she was not sure.
Jun smirked down at her as she returned with some wood and went about to starting a small fire in the hearth.
"Welcome to my place, and enjoy your stay." she said with a soft chuckle and the fire was started in no time. It cast a warm glow around the room but it did not do much to reassure Katara and she tried to wiggle away as the older woman crawled towards her, a leering smirk on her face.
Jun was going to have so much fun with this little dark delicacy. She had never seen anything so delectable like this lovely Water Tribe girl…
TBC in Chapter 2…
So…enjoy the Yuri…and please review!