A/N-Basically the Glee people living in a modern day Avatar-The Last Airbender universe.

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Centuries ago there were as many benders as there were non-benders. In the last couple hundred years that changed. While it wasn't rare to be a bender it wasn't so common either. Wars were fought with machines and guns not the elements. Humans were no longer in touch with the spirits. As the years passed the old ways started to be replaced by technology and science. However, there was one tradition that could never die out.

"How is your training coming along?"

Kurt shrugged, "Ok. I passed my earth bending test."

"Of course you did," Burt grin, "I knew you would."

Sighing Kurt conjured up a little flame, "I know."

"So you only have one more element right?"

The flame in his hand flickered blue for a second.

"Just one more."

Burt must have heard something in his son's voice.

"I'm proud of you kid-you know that right?"

Kurt nodded and let the flame in his hand go out. Grabbing his bag he heads down to his room. He falls on top of his bed shivering. Kurt turned his head to stare at the various scrolls littering his desk. Benders usually had a teacher to learn their element. They also had the internet but Kurt had been given those scrolls because it was tradition. He had argued with his firebending teacher about them but the woman had told Kurt that he needed to learn from the scrolls because he was the Avatar.

Groaning Kurt covered his head with a pillow. When he was two years old his parents discovered that he was a fire bender. Neither his mother nor father were benders. His grandparents on either side hadn't been benders either. It wasn't until Kurt was seven years old that they discovered that he wasn't just any bender. There was a car accident. Fire had erupted around his mother's car and she wouldn't wake up. All Kurt remembers is screaming her name before everything had turned blue and then black. When he woke up at the hospital his father was by his bed. Men and women with odd looking clothes stood behind him. His father hugged him and refused to let him go. When Kurt asked for his mother, his dad shook his head and told him that his mom was gone. Kurt didn't even have time to cry before the weird people told him that apparently, he was the new Avatar.

A month after his mother's funeral a waterbending master showed up at the Hummel house. He too had that odd symbol printed on his clothing. Kurt didn't want to learn but the teacher was adamant.

"It's your duty," he had said, "You are the Avatar."

Kurt wanted to tell him that the last two Avatars have been nothing but a sort of Idol. They were symbols of a by-gone era. They were admired by the world for their abilities and history but had no real power. Despite his misgivings Kurt took the lessons the White Lotus members set up for him. He took water bending lessons along with his fire bending lessons. When he was 13 he graduated from both. Two weeks after his tests a strong woman named Beiste had come to his house to teach him earth bending. While Kurt had a bit of trouble with waterbending, earthbending came naturally to him. He loved the strength behind it. He loved how straight forward it was. He loved being grounded to the earth. The only thing he didn't like was the dirt that would stick to his body. Beiste would laugh whenever he complained about how long it would take to scrub the dirt off his feet. All she would say is that a little dirt never hurt anybody.

Smiling Kurt grabbed the blade his teacher had given him. He'd never worked with weapons but Beiste had given it to him for passing his test. The handle was black with silver lines. The sheath bore a flying boar surrounded by bronze clouds. Kurt had protested. It was obvious that the sword was an antique and probably very important to his teacher but she insisted he keep it. Kurt would ask his father to build something to keep it safe. Putting the sword aside Kurt checked his cell phone. Mercedes had texted him some gossip and Tina texted him a question about their math homework. After answering his friends Kurt stretched out before putting on his pajamas. It wasn't that late but he was tired. As he did his nightly skin care routine Kurt thought about his next lessons. Now that he mastered earth, the only element he had left to conquer was air. Kurt huffed. Airbenders were a little elusive. Kurt had met plenty of firebenders, earthbenders and waterbenders but only one airbender. Still he didn't doubt that the White Lotus members already had a master lined up for him. After wiping his face down Kurt settled on his bed. He looked at the scrolls again. All of his teachers have told him that as soon as he mastered all four elements, he would be presented to the world as the Avatar. Kurt isn't really thrilled by the idea. When people find out he's the Avatar they'll start treating him different. Like a celebrity or a saint. He's not looking forward to it.

"I still have a few years," Kurt told himself, "At least four."

He pulled the covers over his head. Tomorrow Kurt would go to school. He'll avoid the jocks and hang out with Mercedes and Tina. He'll go to Glee club where he'll sing and dance with his friends and then he'll come home to train.

Closing his eyes Kurt fell asleep.

()()()()()

Grimacing Kurt scraped the slushy off his eyes and entered the girl's bathroom. He looked around to see if anyone was there but it was empty. With a wave of his hand the ice and water clinging to him and his clothes flew into the sink in front of him. Kurt looked in the mirror and glared. While his skin and clothes were no longer soaked, the red dye remained.

"It just had to be red," he murmured, "of course."

He spent a few minutes trying to scrub the red dye off with some success. At least his skin wasn't that bright a red anymore and he managed to get to class on time. Kurt took his seat next to Mike who was spinning a couple of marbles in the air. Mike was the only airbender Kurt had ever met. The blue arrow tattoos stood against his skin like a beacon.

"Hey Kurt," Mike said. The marbles dropped into his hands, "how are you doing?" he stared at his clothing and winced, "they get you this morning?"

"Unfortunately," Kurt said, "but I managed to get the worst of it out."

"Cool."

Kurt nodded. A minute later the teacher entered and class started but Kurt wasn't really paying attention. All he could think about were his new lessons. He wondered what kind of teacher he would have. He'd heard that airbenders tended to be a little more mellow, more "worldly" than other benders. He hoped his teacher would have plenty of patience. His firebending teacher had a hot temper to match his element.

Half way through the class Kurt felt a prickling sensation on his neck. Shuddering he turned his head a little and caught Dave Karofsky's eyes. The boy sneered at him and mouthed something. Kurt rolled his eyes and turned back. Dave was nothing more than another jock to Kurt. The only thing that made Kurt more wary of Karofsky is that he was also a bender-an earthbender. Beiste was his teacher as well. From what Kurt heard Karofsky was pretty good. Lucky for Kurt he's never seen Karofsky's skills first hand. There were a couple of benders in the football and hockey team. They've mostly showed off their skills to frighten Kurt but they've never really actually attacked him. As far as the school was concerned Kurt was a non-bender. Mercedes and Tina knew that he was firebender as did Finn and Carole. He felt a little guilty about lying to the rest of his friends about his abilities but he didn't want a lot of people to know.

When the bell rang Kurt gathered his things and headed out to his next class. He could feel Karofsky behind him. Kurt made sure to walk in the middle of the hallway, surrounded by other students. Soon enough he was in his next class which was jock free. Minutes later the class started.

"Today," the teacher said as she pulled down a map, "we will be talking about the history of bending and the history of the Avatar."

Kurt slid down in his seat and glared at his desk. Today was going to be a long day.

()()()()

There was a black SUV parked outside of Kurt's home. Pinching his nose Kurt counted to ten before stepping out of his car. He really wasn't in the mood for any kind of training. He just wanted to put some music on and do his homework; he wanted to be a normal teenager. Before he reached the porch someone came out of his house.

"Kurt," the woman bowed to him. Kurt bowed back. She must be a Lotus member, "your new teacher is here."

"Great," Kurt said. Gripping the strap of his bag Kurt entered his home. His dad was sitting on the couch. Beside him were two White Lotus members. Sitting across from him was another woman. Kurt blinked at her. She was wearing traditional airbender clothing-and her hair!

"Hey bud," his father greeted.

"Hi Dad."

Kurt couldn't take his eyes off the woman.

"How was school?"

He shrugged and set the bag down, "It was school," the two men beside his father stood up and were joined by the woman who greeted Kurt outside. They bowed to him again. Kurt restrained from rolling his eyes and bowed too.

"Kurt," the woman said, "this is An-she'll be your airbending teacher."

"It's a pleasure to meet you," An said. She extended her hand to him. Kurt shook it gladly.

"Likewise Master An."

She laughed and shook her head, "Oh God just call me An. Master An sounds so…" she shuddered, "wrong."

Kurt laughed. Beiste wouldn't let him call her Master either. Neither had his waterbending teacher Zell. The only one he had to refer to as Master was his firebending teacher.

"Alright-it's nice to meet you, An."

She smiled and gestured to the backyard. Kurt looked at his father.

"Don't let me stop you," he said. The White Lotus members nodded at him. Kurt licked his lips and went out into the yard, An close behind him.

"You're not happy."

Kurt stopped but didn't look back.

"You don't want to be the Avatar."

He made him turn around. He was expecting An to look at him with pity but she just looked curious.

"No," Kurt said, "I really don't."

An cocked her head to the side, "You've been reborn for so long. You've lived so many lives."

Kurt looked up at the sky, "Things are different. There really isn't any use for the Avatar anymore."

"The Avatar will ALWAYS be needed," An said, "maybe not in your lifetime. Maybe not even in your next but you will be needed at some point."

Kurt doesn't say anything to that and luckily for him, An doesn't push him.

"Now," she says, "have you ever tried air bending?"

()())(()()

The training session wasn't bad. An just had Kurt meditate and walked him through some basic moves.

"Next time we'll get to the bending," she told him, "I want you to keep meditating ok?"

"Ok."

"Good," An grinned, "you're going to be a great student-I can tell. I'll see you next Saturday."

Kurt nodded and watched her leave. His Dad came up behind him after she left.

"I talked to the Lotus people," he said, "They say she's a great teacher."

"She is," Kurt agreed, "did they say anything else?"

Burt shook his head, "No. Just that they'll drop by once in a while, to see how you're doing."

"They didn't say anything about what would happen after I mastered airbending?"

His father pulled him into a hug, "Nothing about that," Burt let him go, "I invited Carol and Finn over for dinner."

"I can cook up some burgers and fry up some fries."

"Thanks," Burt said, "tell me if you need some help ok?"

His dad went back into the house. Kurt stayed outside for a minute more. An would be back next Saturday. She would be back every Saturday until Kurt had mastered airbending. When he mastered airbending he was going to be presented to the world as the new Avatar and his life would never again be the same. Taking a deep breath Kurt entered his house. There was no use dwelling about the future. It'll come when it comes. All Kurt could do was enjoy the life he had now and hope that everything would turn out ok.

A/N-So I've been re-watching Avatar the Last Airbender. I LOVE THAT SHOW. A couple of years ago when they announced the Legend of Korra I freaked because oh my god YES! And when I saw the 1st episode! I was like squealing and jumping up and down….and then this happened. This story is going to of course be a fusion of the Avatar world and the Glee world. Might have some spirit trips and of course weird animals. I'm going to be honest-I've no clue how long the story will be. I'll probably write until Kurt gets declared the new Avatar but I'm not sure. There will be Klaine and lots of Hudmel interaction and lots of Furt brotherly goodness. And illegal pro bending tournaments! And that's all I've got. Tell me what you think1