Mako was about to hand Skoochy the money, but Kei came in the last moment. "Wait a second Mako…" she handed Skotchy ten yuans. "… I owe you some money anyway.

"And this is how you give them back? And also thanks a lot for coming at our last two matches." Kei really didn't like Mako's sarcasm and sighed because she had her reasons for not coming.

"We had to go with Shizu at the hospital again, it's the third time this month." Shizu, her little sister who was extremely sick, maybe they didn't get along so good but they cared about each other.

"I'm sorry, Kei. By the way, this is Korra, our new team mate and also the avatar." A smile appeared again on Kei's face.

"Nice to meet you Korra, I'm Kei." Korra smiled also, it was nice to meet a friend of Mako and Bolin.

"Nice to meet you too." Skoochy told Korra and Mako everything he knew, while Kei was waiting few meters away.

"So, is there something wrong, you seem worried?" Mako looked away, Kei was almost sure that it was about Bolin.

"Bolin's missing, and the Triple Threat Triad is implied." The triad, she didn't want to hear a thing about it.

"And And who is implied?" She hoped it wasn't Lighting Bolt Zolt, she had a dark past with him and the triad.

"From what Skoochy told us, is Shady Shin."

"So, Bolt is implied either, isn't he?" She was afraid of that, she knew Mako would ask for her help so she needed to make up an excuse.

"Probably, would you like to help us?" She tried to make us something, but it would be something stupid for sure.

"I'd like to, but my mom said that she wants to have a talk with, it's about the fact I dyed my hair for sure. I already hear her i This is not proper for a lady, stuff that I won't hear and other things /i. I so hope my dad will be on my side. Anyway, good luck with finding Bolin!" She left in a second with her motorcycle.

As she was going home she remembered what happened two years ago.

"Look what we have here, daddy's little girl." He just wants to challenge you Kei, don't enter in this game.

"What do you want Bolt?" What am I doing? I'm playing his game.

"Look, I know your sister needs medication, and I know your father's business isn't going that well." What does he wants from me?

"And what's your point?" Why is he grinning?

"You're a good fire bender. What am I saying good, you're on of the bests I've ever seen. And you join the triad, and I'll give you enough money for you sister's medication." What should I do? Shizu needs her medication but this is wrong. "And as a matter of fact, I know you love breaking the rules."

"I'll do it, but promise me you'll give me the money!"

"Here, there are enough for the medication and also some more for you, buy something nice. I want you to be tomorrow at six a.m. and don't tell anyone about this." What am I going to tell mom and dad?

After an hour

"Honey, from where did you got the money?" I'm sorry mom, I'm doing something bad.

"I can't tell you mom, I'm sorry." I started crying, I had to see someone I can tell. Mako and Bolin, they are the only ones.

Bolin and Mako were there for me when I needed, they were amazing friends. "It's ok, Kai, think at the good side, you got enough money to buy the medication for Shizu. She's going to be alright!" Bolin was right, but it was still a horrible thing.

I kept doing this for one month, I was one of the bests firebenders in the triad. I got enough money for Shizu and also for me. But the good things ended when Lin caught me.

"Kei, why? Give me a good reason not to arrest you!" In this moment I didn't want to be arrested, I wanted to die!

"I needed money for my sister, and this was the only way, understand me chief I did it for her." I know I'm not going to escape from this and I'm going to be a shame for my family.

"I'm going to let you go, but just this time! And I want to make sure you will never be implied with something like this ever again!" I couldn't talk anymore, I was somehow happy so I just nodded. "Your parents are waiting for you outside." My parents? Well that's great!

I tried to explain them everything, dad forgave me but mom, she said that my punishment is to gain money on my own, but it had to be a right job. Since that day, dad tried to give me money when I needed, but just when mom didn't see.

Kei, tried to clear her mind after this memory that was hunting her. She arrived home fast, she lived in a big mansion, in the end her father had one of the biggest companies in RepublicCity. "I'm home! And I'm ready for a speech about my hair."

Her mother came fast after she heard her daughter was home. "No speech today! I just want to say congrats on having a real job and earning real money.' She went to hug her.

Kei took her mother in her arms but after a while she realized something. "You didn't spy me, did you?"

"No, but I know there was no way for you to dye your hair that way without going to and expensive hairdresser." Finally a day when she wasn't having a fight with her mother.

Meanwhile

"So, more exactly, who is Kei?" Korra was interested, she seemed very close to Mako.

"She's my and Bolin's best friend. We know her since we were kids, she helped us with money and other things. She is like a bigger sister to us, whenever she could she was helping us. Also her father has a big company."

"So, she's a rich girl?" Mako nodded, but he hesitated a little with the answer.

"Yes, but after she was implied with the triad, two years ago, she isn't receiving any money from her parents." Implied with the triad, Korra was surprised.

"Why was she implied with the triad?"

"It was a dark time for her family, and she needed money for her sister's medication and that was the only way." Korra looked down, she had to admit Kei didn't seem like any reach girl, maybe they could become friends.