***So, this is something new for me. im just starting to get into this souple. i dont know how much i like them, but i wanted someone new to pair with aang other than katara or toph. i like to change things up once in a while. and i remembered On Ji from the headband episode(: alot of her personality and stuff like that is made up for the story because there isnt much info on her so i just winged it(: well kinda, the story is well thought and each chapter isnt going to be made up like normally. i hope you like it. and sorry kataangers, this is mainly a non-kataang story, it has some but not really. its more one sided. at first. it'll make more sence once you read the story. well ENJOY! oh and this takes place after Aang defeats the fire lord. and yes the kiss did happen between aang and katara. it's like another season i guess. (:

Aang and On Ji

A Fire That Burns~chapter one

"no time for tears"

I just stared at my plate as i tuned out everything around me. Their yelling became distant echos that i couldn't nor did i want to understand. I began playing those words over and over again in my overwhelmed thoughts. 'You are forbiden'. I had never been forbiden from anything in my life. Mainly because I always had carefully stepped around my parents overly strict rules, never putting one foot out of place, as not to upset them. This was diffrent though. This was a part of me. How can you forbid someone from doing something they were born to. You couldn't. It was my life anyways. I know that they are my parents, but there are some lines i won't let even them cross. My older sister, Gina, had always taught me to keep control of my life. Never let anyone make my descisions for me for that was the only true freedom we really had in this world.

As i tuned back into reality, i noticed that it had become erily quiet amongst everyone. No one looked and eachother. All were silent except for the metal silverware clanging against the plates. I looked at my dad, then my mom. Suddenly i wished the Gina was here. She would be helping me through this. Giving me the courage i needed. She was away on a trip to celebrate her graduation. I now regretted declining the offer to accompany her on her trip. I took a deep breath, preparing myself for what was about to be said. Once it was said, it couldn't be taken back. I knew this, but i also knew that I had to say it.

"I'm going to find a fire bending teacher." I spoke load and clear. My words seemed to echo off of the walls. The clanging of forks and plates stopped and ultamite silence spread acrossed the room. My mom didn't look up from her plate. My dad however, just stared at me for a long while. Anger was shooting from his eyes.

"You will do no such thing." He made sure to throw the anger from his eyes into his voice. "You will stay home and be Married off and have kids, just like your mother." He continued to stare. More intensity reaching his face.

"It's my life and I will do with it as i please." I returned the same intensity. Making sure to make it clear that I would not back down.

"On Ji, please..." My mother finally spoke in a hushed tone. She always followed what my dad said. Not to say that she always agreed with him. She just never argued. I could tell that she didn't agreed with my father. She almost never did.

"You will do what i tell you. That is that and I will here no more of this fire bending nonsence." He returned his gaze to his plate, thinking that I would leave it at that. I usually would, but I was determined this time.

"I am a fire bender, and I choose to learn controll this ability!" I stood up, pushing my chair back. "Whether you like it or not, it will happen!"

"The only way that is ever going to happen is if you don't live here!" He screamed back.

"Then i guess I don't live here!" I stormed out of the room, not responding to the crys of my mom, or the shouts of my dad. I ran up to my room and packed my bag with a few nessesitys. Then i left. The last thing i heard from my dad was never to come back. I never would. I made my way to the train station. I didn't know where to find a teacher. So, my plan was to ask the fire lord who was best. Who would know better than him right?

Once on the train to the palace, I noticed my fast paced heart beat. Not only from the walk, but the shock of what had happened. That's when it hit me. Everything that just happened, wasn't a dream. It really happened. I felt a solitary tear run down my face. After quickly wipping it away, I focused on what I would say to the fire lord. I needed to be strong and prepared for this. No time for tears.

"Miss? Wake up..." A I heard a voice say as someone shook my sholder. I opened my eyes to see a women standing before me.

"what?" I asked. I haddn't even realized that i had fallen asleep. I streatched and sat up.

"We're here. It's time to get off." That's when I noticed that she was a train attendent. I looked around, and realized that I was the only one on the train.

"Sorry," I apologized, while getting my bag and stepping of off the train. This train station was diffrent from the one back home. It was way nicer. There was a hallway acrossed the room, that lead to the entrance to the palace. there was anouther next to it that lead to the city. I slowly made my way towards the entrance to the palace. Every step seem like it took fifty minutes too climb. When I did finally reach the palace. I wasn't sure where to go. So, I just wandered.

It wasn't long before I was stopped by a guard. He was nearly twice my size and seemed to know only one expression. the serious kind.

"What are you doing here?" He demanded. I forgot my words for a moment. When he continued to stare, confused, i shook myself out of the daze.

"I-i'm looking for the f-fire lord, please." i managed to get out. The guard simply pointed towards a big door, then walked off. Huh. I thought that it would've been more difficult than this. I walked over towards the door and found myself getting more and more nervous and unsure with every step. What if he wouldn't see me? What if I was turned away? As i entered the room, I noted that it was smaller than I had expected. It was a normal sized room. with a few chairs and a desk with a women sitting behind it, swiftly looking through and signing papers.

"um...excuse me?" I came towards the desk, still quite unsure of what to expect. The women looked up at me. She looked about in her thirtys. Glasses, fancy fire nation dress, the usual secretary look. After looking back at her work she sighed.

" I guess you're here to see the fire lord, is that correct?" she asked in a dull, uninterested tone.

"Yes it is ma'am." I replied. I wasn't sure how to act with this women so i decided to be as polite as I could possibly be.

"Do you have an appointment?" she didn't look up from her work. Obviously she got alot of people just like me. I felt suddenly sorry for her. To have to work in this boring room all day must make a person rather irritated.

"actually i don't." I heard her sigh. She then pulled out a large black book opened it and began flipping through it. After a couple of minutes of page turning she closed the book and looked back at her papers.

"You may go in and see him." That was it? definatly not what i expected. after i entered a much larger room, two guards came up to me and began searching me. I didn't say a word as they patted me down and searched my bag. They then left without a word after returning my bag to me. Wow, this place was weird.

I walked up to a large thrown and sat down in one of the many chairs place throughout the room. After a couple of minutes, I heard a door burst open, followed by what sounded like a small animal then a person chasing it.

"Come back!" A male voice called after the creature. I turned around in my seat to see a small bear running from a boy who looked about 13. As i looked closely, I noticed that something seemed familiar about him. I couldn't tell why though. He finally grabbed the bear and smiled.

"Got ya!" he said holding up the bear. That's when it hit me. He sounded exacally like Kuzon! I found it wierd that I would remember what he sounded loike considering I had only known him for a few days. Although i had developed a small crush on him. But who didn't? All of the girls had been talking about him after the dance party he threw. I heard anouther person enter the room. I looked over to see the fire lord walking towards him.

"Aang, try to keep the animals out of the palace please?" He said with a laugh.

"Sorry Zuko." the boy named Aang replied. That's when Fire Lord Zuko turned and saw me sitting here. I quickly stood up and bowed.

"Sorry to intrued Fire Lord Zuko. The Lady at the desk sent me in here." I looked up again to see him walking towards me with a smile.

"Please, just Zuko. And don't worry about. I should be apologizing to you for being late. Aang here managed to let a bear cub in the palace." he said gesturing towards Aang. I looked over at Aang. He was walking over now. The closer he got, the more i noticed he looked strangly like Kuzon. Except withough the hair. After coming about halfway towards me he stopped and looked at me. Really looked at me.

"On Ji?"

I hope you liked it! sorry that not much happened between aang and on ji. It will get good i promise(: reviews are apreciated