"Aang dear, hand me the salt?" My mother asks me. I smile at her as I place the tiny glass bottle into her hands. I hear the door open and My father walks inside. His bald head and blue arrow tattoo shine in the sun.
"Dad!" I yell before jumping into his arms.
"Careful Aang, you almost knocked me over. How is my little airbender?" He says as he hugs me.
"Good. I've been practicing a lot and I think I'm ready"
"Ready for what?" He asks.
"For my tattoos"
He smiles and kisses my forehead.
"I don't think I've ever seen a boy so young get his tattoos."
"I'm twelve now dad, I'm ready"
He unwraps his arms puts his hands on my shoulders.
"I bet you are" He winks at me. My mother kisses my father's cheek and hands him a plate with dinner on it.
"Steak, my favourite. Thank you my love" He says before kissing her lips. I hear a knock on the door and I look out the window. My friend Katara and Sokka stand outside the doorway. My two best friends that are my age. Katara wears a white shirt with a light blue sweater and a dark blue skirt. She has long dark brown hair tied into a braid with hair loops on both sides of her head. Sokka wears a light brown muscle shirt and blue pants. His long-ish brown hair is tied back into a wolftail and the sides of his head are shaved.
"Its my friends, can I go play with them?" I ask my mother.
"Well, you did already eat dinner. Sure, go ahead" She replies. I quickly open the door and my friends greet my with smiles.
"The scouts returned, come on" Says Katara. The three of us run to the gate of the wall and see the scouts enter. I want to join the army one day, it would be awesome! I could destroy all the titans once and for all. No airbender has ever joined the army, mainly because my family and I are the only air benders left.
"Is it just me, or is there less people than who left?" A voice in the crowd says. Each scout looks beaten and injured. One man from the crowd falls to his knees in tears.
"Why didn't you save my son!?" The man yells to a scout. The scout kneels next to the man and pats his back.
"We did the best we could. The titans are just too strong"
"But they have a weak spot! Couldn't you save my son!?"
"Aang, Sokka, we should go. It looks like things are gonna get out of hand" Says Katara.
"Why do you say that?" Sokka asks.
"Things always get out of hand when parents discover that their child has died"
"Ok, let's go"
The three of us walk around until we find one of the military men.
"Oh hey kids" He says smiling. He holds a bear in his hand and I growl.
"What do you think you're doing?" I say. "What if something goes wrong and you're too drunk to stop it"
"Wrong? Like what?"
"Like a titan breaks through the wall!" I yell.
"Kid, a titan hasn't breaked in the walls in a hundred years. It'll be fine" He stutters. I get more frustrated until Katara grabs my shoulder and shakes her head. I sigh and nod back to her.
"Lets go, me and Sokka were only allowed to leave just to see the scouts return" Says Katara. I turn from the man and walk with my friends.
"Can you believe that guy? Drunk and not prepared in any way possible? What a joke" I say.
"I'd rather see the men drunk and calm than on their heels, freaking out." Says Sokka.
"Why do you say that?" I ask him.
"If they acted scared, that would mean a titan is coming."
I nod in agreement. We continue walking until we reach Katara and Sokkas house.
...
"Ready?" Dad asks me.
"Ready" I reply. He pulls his knife and cuts off all my hair until i'm completely bald. He then pulls out the needle and begins to draw the tattoo onto my head. After a few hours, arrows run along my entire body.
"Congratulations my son, you are officially an airbender master"
I give my parents both a hug. Suddenly, I hear a loud explosion come from the wall. I run outside and see a giant red hand holding the wall. A giant skinless head pops up and stares down at us.
"What..." I whisper. "What kind of titan is that?"
Another loud explosion comes from the wall, this time dust erupts from it. He kicked a hole in the wall... oh shit.
"TITANS!" A women screams.
I didn't even realize it but I'm running towards the walls. I bet a little bit of airbending will scare those titans! I pass Katara and Sokkas house and see them run to my direction.
"Aang stop!" Katara yells. She holds my arm tightly. "We need to find shelter. Those titans will kill you"
I look at her and nod.
"Nice tattoo" Says Sokka.
"No time for compliments, titans are in the city. Get your parents" Katara says. I nod and run back to my house. The sight I see once I near my home is horrifying.