Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar or the original characters, just the ones that i made up for this fan fic ^^
Prologue
"Do you know why he wanted us here?" Toph whispered to Katara.
They were in the Fire Nation Palace's library, waiting for Aang to get there.
The water bender shrugged, rolling her eyes.
"He wouldn't tell me. He was very excited, though."
Sokka tapped his boomerang impatiently on the table.
"I wish that he would hurry up......" he muttered, scratching his chest, "I'm getting tired of waiting....."
Suki gave him a look that stopped the insistent tapping in its tracks.
"I'm sure he'll be here in a minute, everyone. Zuko went with him to see what the fuss was about. You know how he is."
Mutters went around the room like wild fire, all acknowledging how stubborn the young Fire Lord could be. Suddenly, they heard voices coming down one of the halls.
"Aang, what is that? I have NEVER seen that in the library before."
"I'll tell you when we get there! It's a surprise."
Aang burst through the door with an arm full of scrolls in his arms, Zuko hot on his heals with an annoyed look on his face.
"You're not going to believe what I found!" Aang said in excitement, dropping the scrolls on the table.
"Aang! Be careful!" Zuko yelped, "We don't know how old those scrolls are!"
The young Avatar ignored him, his face shining with excitement.
"Guys, I think this might be how the Avatar came about!"
The room went quiet at this announcement, all attention on the boy.
"How do you know?" Katara finally asked, curiosity brimming in her eyes.
"I skimmed through them. They have some things in there that makes me think that. I didn't read all of it, though. Just the first few scrolls."
Toph huffed noisily, crossing her arms in annoyance.
"Well, stop just talking about it and start reading it! I can't see worth a tiger-baboon's but."
Sokka started to laugh as Suki and Katara flushed a bright red.
"Ok, I'll read it to you guys. That is, if that's alright with you, Zuko." Aang said, glancing at his friend.
Zuko thought for a moment, and then nodded, his own interest piqued.
"Yeah... Technically, I can make a document of this while you read it. This could be valuable information."
Aang nodded, pulling out a scroll from the pile and sitting down on a nearby stool as everyone settled in around him.
"'I've never kept a dairy before... I guess that there's no place like the present to start. My name is Chen Yue. I ran away from home a few months ago, with the help of my step-sister. Most of what's happened wouldn't make sense if I started telling what's happening right now, so I guess I'll start form the beginning....."