MAAARY SUUUUUUUUUEEE!!!!!! That was my official Mary Sue alert. But it's not actually as bad as it seems^^. Yeah, so the first sentence doesn't support that theory, but whatever. Please review!
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Chapter 1: Aang

Nika was the perfect girl. Everyone loved her. She tried really hard to fit in with the group. Knowing her sister was just crazy and her father was the current Firelord, Nika had to make sure that she convinced everyone, including herself, that she was not the person that she used to be. And the one person she felt she had to prove herself the most to was Katara.

Nika knew that Katara was constantly concerned about my safety. She, therefore, knew that Katara, although she was doing a good job of dissembling her feelings, was slightly suspicious of Nika's true intentions. Katara was always trying to inwardly suppress it, but she just couldn't let go of the fact that she was unsure of why Nika even existed. And anyway, she was jealous that Nika and I had such a "good relationship". Actually, she secretly hoped that it was just jealousy, and not something else, like fear. I, on the other hand, didn't even hint at what Katara was feeling. I was too busy learning how to firebend.

Nika was a great teacher. Compared to what we considered the stereotypical firebender, she was the exact opposite. She was calm and relaxed when she was firebending. Unlike Azula, her firebending wasn't fueled by anger, hate, or rage.

"Fire isn't hate and destruction." she always said. "It's life." Like her uncle, she always had a helpful, thoughtful, and intelligent thought on hand. This was one of the reasons that Zuko loved her so much. She reminded him of Iroh. However, she was very strict when it came to the well being of others.

"Relaxation," she lectured, "and rest are the most vital things to anyone. A firebender, any bender, come to think of it, has to be alert and awake at all times, because anything can happen at any given moment. Nobody can concentrate on anything when they are sleepy!" she said. Those words made the memories of the few days before the original invasion resurface in my mind.

"Trust me, I know!" I said quietly. Everyone giggled except for Nika and Zuko, who were kind of confused.

"You kinda had to be there." Katara said. Everyone only laughed harder. Nika frowned and crossed her arms.

"Great." she said, half-heartedly. The laughter stopped when she walked over and pointed at me. "If you're so awake and well rested, then you should be able to stand on that rock over there and scan your surroundings." she said with a stern face and pointed to a huge boulder.

"Do I have to?" I whined. Nika didn't have to say anything. She just gave me a bullet glare and I slinked off to do what I was told. Little did I know that while my back was turned, Nika was formulating a little prank. After later inquiry, I discovered that apparently, she motioned for the others to be quiet. She followed me without me noticing anything at all. She waited for a minute or so until I had positioned myself so that I wouldn't fall. Nika had purposely chosen a slippery rock that was hard to stand on.

Staying close to the rock itself to avoid being spotted, she finally found the perfect position and flipped up onto the rock, knocking me off. That's what made the prank so unfair, since it had taken me a really long time to finally get up.

"Hey!" I retorted and stood up. Nika sat on top of the rock and smiled at me.

"If you had been awake and well rested, then you would have been able to see me while you were scanning your environment. It's either that or you are a horrible scanner." She laughed as I blushed from embarrassment. She slid down and pushed me over playfully. I offered no resistance, and landed with a thud on the grassy plain.

"The grass is so soft…" I said. Without warning, I shot a wind at Nika, planning to surprise her. It didn't really do anything, since she dodged it easily. She smiled.

"That, my airbending friend, is how you should react to everything that comes your way." she said smugly. I stood up and brushed myself off. Nika went behind me, quick as a thought, and pushed me over again so that I fell flat on my face.

"Wow. You stink." Katara commented, suppressing a giggle.

"I do not!" I responded angrily. Who was she to tell me that I stunk? She hadn't even trained with Nika before!

"Actually, you do. C'mon! I even felt that all the way over here!" Toph said. I stormed past Nika, who had an amused grin on her face. Even Zuko had to snicker at the frustrated expression on my face. Nika grabbed the back of my shirt.

"C'mon Aang. I was just kidding." She smiled. She was probably thinking that I was such a sore loser! But I'd get her back for that. Nika knew that I usually wasn't like this. I was just acting silly. I turned around.

"Oh really, Ms. Scorn-of-the-fire-nation?" I smirked.

"You did not just call me that!" Nika said, and seconds later, we were wrestling in the grass. Sokka walked over to us and glared at Nika.

"You may be able to beat Aang," he started, "but with my supply of manly manliness, you don't stand a chance.

"Okay Mr. Man. I'd like to see you beat me. Come on, I'm not afraid of you." She smiled mischievously. He knocked her over. I sat up to watch the scuffle. As the seconds passed, everyone gathered around them. It didn't take long, and Sokka was pinned to the floor by Nika's petite feet.

"Pff, I let you win." he scoffed.

"Right." Nika said and rolled her eyes. She helped Sokka up, who then proceeded to brush himself off.

"She wasn't even trying. You were." Toph stated. Sokka frowned.

"But that's not fair! She had… training… or something." he said, reaching for words.

"Actually, Sokka has a point. I was trained to be prepared and to be agile and stuff. But that doesn't change the fact that he just got his butt kicked… by a girl!" Nika responded, smiling.

"Oh yeah? Well, I happen to know more when it comes to strategic war plans and things like that. Plus, I happen to be stronger than you. So you need to be careful with who you're messing with, because trust me, you don't wanna get on my unfriendly side!" Sokka was flailing his arms around and around like a maniac. Nika was just standing there with her arms crossed, a smug grin on her face. "Are you even listening?" Sokka asked, angrily.

"Of course I'm listening Sokka. I'm just not caring about anything you're saying!" she exclaimed and walked away.

"ARGH!" Sokka yelled. "Why do girls have to be so frustrating? It's like they're in another world!" he stomped off. Nika grabbed his shirt as she had mine, turned him around, and took his face in her hand.

"I'm only kidding Sokka. I always care about what you have to say…" she said softly. Sokka almost melted on the spot. Her voice was so perfect and velvety. Suddenly, she removed her hands and Sokka fell to the floor. She giggled.

"Sucker." she said quietly.

"I hate you." he said.

"I hate you more." she replied, extending her hand. Sokka took it willingly.

"C'mon you two! Let's go back to the camp. Appa is itching to fly!" I called loudly. Man, those two took forever to get a move on! I haven't seen Sokka this close to a girl… ever! Not even with Suki! And that's saying something.

"Looks like Aang isn't the only one that needs teaching!" Nika added.

"Quiet, you." Sokka said sullenly.

I began to walk back to camp, but I caught wind of their conversation anyway.

"There aren't a lot of girls like you, you know." Sokka said, after dusting himself off.

"I know." Nika said softly. I turned around and saw that she had taken Sokka's hand. I shook my head. This wasn't good at all. I may not have been the love doctor, but this was guaranteed to cause some kind of serious trouble. And why did I have the feeling that Suki was going to be the cause of all of it?

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Ooh, cliffhanger! SO yeha, that was on purpose. I'm working on the second chapter right now. See you next week, same avatar time, same avatar channel! The Sweeping Channel!

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