A/N: For those of you who have read Zai's Story by Zuko's Firey princess ( and for those of who who haven't, I recommend it) you recently were introduced into a new character. Miyuki the shape shifter. That was kind of like a sneak peek for this FanFiction. Hope you enjoy it!
Freak. Wanted. Cat girl. Shape shifter. Small. Stealthy.
All these words could be used to describe me. And they have been used. By friends and by enemies and by traitors. What I wanted was to be loved and needed. But I never let anyone catch on.
" Miyuki! A boy is coming! You need to shift!" my mother told me. I groaned but complied. The cat form was not one of my favorites. Number one, I was fat. Number two, I get hairballs.
Now in my new perspective, I looked up at the boy. He looked to be around twelve and had Airbender tattoos. The Avatar. I jumped up on the counter and tried to look disinterested. The Avatar was the only other most wanted person in the Fire Nation above me. Shape shifting was illegal, but I loved to get on their nerves. Mess around with their minds a little. I asked him if he was running from the Fire Nation and needed shelter, but he couldn't understand me. He just kept going on about how his friends were sick and he needed a cure. Mother had been in the middle of making a special blend of herbs that help me from Shirshu detection.
" Calm down, young man. Your friends are going to be fine. There used to be more people up here you know. But now it's just me and Miyuki," mother explained. He looked bored and replied quickly.
" Sometimes wounded Earth Kingdom soldiers drop by for a cure. Brave boys. And they always leave in better shape than when they arrived," she told him.
" That's nice. Now can I have the cure?" he asked impatiently.
" Hold on!" she said while looking for the right herb.
" No. That won't do. Banana leaf? Eh.. nope. Here we go. Plum blossom," she said as she added the last ingredient. The Avatar grabbed the bowl and his hands were instantly slapped by mother's mixing spoon. I winced, because I knew how much it hurt.
" What do you think you're doing?!" she scolded.
" Taking the cure to my friends!" he responded indigniantly. Mother laughed.
" That isn't the cure! It's Miyuki's dinner. Plum blossom is her favorite," she said while stroking me. I stuck my head in the bowl, thankful for my dulled taste buds.
" How am I supposed to heal my friends?!" he asked.
" The cure lies in the frozen frogs in the river," she advised him.
" What am I supposed to do with frozen frogs?" he said, disgusted.
" Why suck on them of course!" she told him bluntly.
" You're insane, aren't you?" he asked.
" That's right. Now hurry!" she said, whipping the blend all over his eyes. He ran out.
Once he was out of sight, I shifted back into human form. Much more comfortable.
" Bleh. Those herbs are nasty," was the first thing I said.
" Shh! Miyuki! The boy has paused. He is in the big field surrounded by archers. He can still hear you!" she scolded. I peered outside.
" Probably not the main thing he's worried about at the moment," I observed as many arrows came flying at him at once. I wanted to help, but I would make the situation a whole lot worse. He was wanted alive, and they just wanted me gone. Forever.
" Better safe than sorry. The Fire Nation has memorized your appearance and voice," she insisted.
" Just my original form. Quit worrying,"I told her. She grabbed me by the shoulder.
" Don't try anything too dangerous," she told me. I grinned and shifted into a wolf. I told her I was going to be alright.
" Hurry Miyuki!" she told me. Always an order. I ran out and glanced at the Avatar. The archers shot more arrows and he ran. The archers and I followed him. He Airbended across a cliff while I shifted into a raven. I flew across and dove into the forest. I tried to swerve every branch but he was going too fast. He eventually landed in the river where the frozen frogs were. I shifted into a fish. I always tried to blend with my kept on searching for more frogs, but he was eventually captured by the archers. I waited until they left with the Avatar to shift again. I shifted into my favorite form. A black cat. I could run really fast and I was stealthy. Perfect for my situation. I ran after them. They led me to a big wall with a Fire Nation prison. This was the place I had been avoiding for years. I was risking a lot coming here. Now that he was captured, I was the most wanted person in the Fire Nation. Not a good thing to be in the middle of Fire Nation territory. I snuck in the gates with my slender body and slid past all the guards. Just a cat, nothing more. The building was heavily guarded with tall, buff Fire Nation soldiers. I had to distract them. I shifted into a bird and flew over a young soldier's head. I came closer and closer and he grabbed me.
" I have the cat girl! I need backup!" he yelled. How did he know? I ignored the question and focused on escaping. I shifted into a tiger and swiped at him. But the backup was already there. They put a needle in my back and I shifted into my original form.
" Well well well. What do we have here?" Zhao came over, a smug look on his face.
" The Firelord will be very pleased to hear that I have the Avatar and the Cat Girl in custody," he said cooly.I glared at him.
" How is that the cat girl? She's so small," one of the soldiers retorted. I got up and swung at him.
" Who are you calling small?" I asked, coming dangerously close.
" Keep her in the same prison as the Avatar," Zhao ordered. I kicked as hard as I could, but to no avail. They had already tied me in a net. I woke up in a large room with my arms and legs chained. I struggled then sighed. There was no escaping.
" Hello? Who else is there?" the Avatar questioned. My eyes shot open. How do I explain to him?
" Miyuki," I said simply.
" Miyuki? But Miyuki is a cat. Not a human being that can talk," he said, very confused.
" Actually, it's kind of both. I'm a shapeshifter," I tried to explain.
" Woah," was all he could say.
" So, how do we get out of here?" I asked. But he didn't get to answer before a man with a blue mask entered the room. The Blue Spirit.
A/N: well, that's all I have so far, review if you liked it!