Hey readers! I decided to be a bit naughty and start working on another fanfic before I finished 'The Red Death'. This fanfic was a request by my good friend, Reid. He requested I write a fanfic where I put myself in it. Since he is just that awesome, I, obviously, accepted the request. Anyway, here you are Reid!
Chapter one: Firefly bright
General point of view
Inside the borders of the earth nation, Aang, Sokka and Katara flew overhead on Appa. It was a beautiful sunny day and they didn't have a worry in the world. "Hey, Aang." The young avatar turned to his brunette companion. "Yeah, Katara?" "Why don't we land on the hill over there and have eat? I'm sure everyone's ready to stretch their legs anyway." Upon everyone's agreement, Appa landed and the group clambered out, happy to be reunited with the ground. Katara pulled a few blankets off of Appa's back and laid them out. Sokka grabbed a burlap bag and began passing around the food inside, ready to eat. Aang, after petting his beloved flying bison, joined the group on the blankets. "Hey Katara." The young Brunette turned to her brother. "What is it, Sokka?" "What kind of flowers are those over there?" The group turned around to look. "Those are fire lilies, Sokka. Why?" The man shrugged. "No reason." Aang stood, walking over to the small meadow of flowers they had somehow not noticed.
"Aang?" Katara watched, somewhat concerned as the young air bender knelt down and picked one of the startlingly red lilies. He sat down and gazed at the flower, a look of dark depression in his eyes. "Aang?" He turned his head slightly to look behind him. "What's wrong?" He turned back around. "This was her favorite type of flower." Katara, confused, sat beside him. "Whose?" Aang slowly twirled the stem between his fingers, his head resting on his knees. "She was… a friend of mine, an air bender. We grew up together; she was like a sister to me." Katara gazed down at him, understanding his pain. "Do you want to talk about her? Maybe you'll feel better." Aang glanced up at her before returning his gaze to the flower. "Her name was Taylor. Her dad was an air bender who worked at the temple, her mother was a water bender. She was… different.
She had long blonde hair, strange blue-green-teal eyes, she was really pale, and she was bright. She also had a small mole on the right side of her chin, but you couldn't really tell unless you knew to look for it. She was a brilliant air bender. She was kind of weird, but she was nice; to a point. I remember this earth bender coming to visit us, and when he kept harassing her, she used her air bending to lift him off the ground and drop him in a nearby lake. The masters couldn't stop laughing. She also didn't like getting woken up, if you made the mistake, everyone in the temple would know. She was also very overprotective. If anyone tried to pick on me or the little kids, she was there to put them 'back in their place'." He gave a sad smile. "I just…. Miss her."
Katara smiled sadly, placing her hand on his shoulder. "I'm sure she misses you just as much, Aang. But isn't it good that you at least had her as long as you did?" Aang sighed softly, standing. "Thanks Katara, I just can't help but miss her. These were her favorite flowers; she always smiled when she saw them, or when someone gave them to her. She said that she liked their vibrant color." The water bender nodded sympathetically. "Aang." The duo turned around to look at Sokka. "We should probably start packing up. You need to get to the fire temple, don't you?" Katara stood. "Sokka's right, surprisingly. We should call it a day." Aang, still holding the beautiful fire lily, walked to where Appa lay, and pulled out a leather journal from his bag, pressing the flower in it before putting back. "I miss you, Taylor."