Hello again FanFiction members! Here is a little story I have been working on for a while. I hope you all enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the original Avatar: The Last Airbender characters or the original story line.
The people of the Northern Water Tribe have always lived in peace. The children were able to grow in a safe and caring environment, and those who could water bend we taught the skills at a young age. The tribe was ruled over by a king and queen, who were very loving to their two beautiful daughters Yue and Xue. Xue was the first born of the princesses. She was born in the middle of a terrible snowstorm that was destroying a lot of the homes. They feared that the cold might kill the newborn baby, but she ended up pulling through. She was therefore named Xue, which means Snow. Yue was born a few years later, barely alive. Her father placed her in the sacred lake where the spirits lived, and Yue was saved, and named after the moon spirit. Yue and Xue grew up happily. Xue was born a water bender, so she was taught to heal, since the women in the tribe we not taught how to fight.
One day, while playing out in the snow, Yue and Xue noticed black snow falling from the sky. The two of them had never seen it before, but knew that it was a bad sign. The two girls ran to find their parents. Upon arriving home, they found their parents, surrounded by fire nation soldiers. They demanded that the water bending maidens were to be handed over to them. When the king refused, the soldiers prepared to attack. Xue, who was 13 at the time, stepped in front of her father, demanding that the soldiers stop their attack. She then offered herself in the place of the other women of the tribe. She told them that she was a water bender, and would suffice just fine. The king tired to stop her, but Xue had made up her mind. The Soldiers determined that a water tribe princess would be a wonderful gift to the Fire Lord. Xue made a deal with the soldiers that as long as she was in the hands of the Fire Nation, her people would be safe. The soldiers agreed and Xue wend with them without a fight. They traveled for days on the water before they reached the home of the Fire Lord.
Xue was presented to the Fire Lord as an offereing to protect the Northern Water Tribe. Ozai decided that since Xue was the same age as Prince Zuko, that she would become betrothed to him. Xue's heart sank when she heard these words. How could she ever marry somebody whom she did not love?