AN: This is my first story, so please be nice. Please no flames Please review so I know what I need to work on. I have gotten reviews that have helped me so much so thanks to a of you who gave me some constructive criticisms. Here is a new copy, enjoy.

DISCLAMER: I do not own any of these characters. Yes there is one owned character in this story.

Chapter one

The Rescue

Katara, Aang, and Sokka where on Appa's back flying over the island of Sono when they saw someone running from fire a nation soldier on the beach. They decided to land and see what was going on. They landed in the brush when they heard someone running towards them and the yells of the Fire Nation soldiers "Over here." Unexpectedly a girl came running out of the trees, she immediately yelled "RUN!" Sokka grabbed her arm, as she passed, and pulled her onto Appa's back as Aang yelled "Yip yip Appa, yip yip!" They just barely escaped the Fire Nation. When they where safe and the girl had caught her breath she said, "Thanks, my name is Kaori." "I am Katara this is Aang and my brother Sokka." Kaori was servant to the king of the Earth Kingdom.

Ever since Kaori had gotten on Appa, Aang and Sokka hadn't stopped staring, at her like Katara wasn't even there, and Sori was the first girl they had seen in months. Katara already didn't like her, but when they settled to make camp on Katawise Island everything changed.

"Katara how about you go get some wood of the fire." Sokka said without taking his eyes off the beautiful brown haired green eyed girl.

"Katara wait I'll come with you." Kaori said standing up, dusting herself off.

They walked into the woods, once they where out of Sokka and Aang range Kaori said

"I feel like I was getting strange looks. Do they do that to you?"

"You where getting strange looks?" Katara responded in an irritated voice. "Why was the Fire Nation after you anyway?"

"According to the Fire Nation I broke some laws."

"Like what?"

"Well," Kaori said taking in a deep breath "I stole from a Fire Nation ship, then set their supplies on fire, attacked a fire nation soldier when he came to collect our tax, oh, and I was taken captive but escaped, made a rock pop out of the water causing the boat to sink."

She said very fast running out of air.

"Wow, if I told my brother, he would be in love with you for life. Did you do all this single handedly?"

A few minutes went by before Kaori nodded and said,

"Well no, but my companion, Ryu, didn't escape. I don't know where he is now, and I miss him. He was, and is to this day my best friend."

"Oh, how did you meet?"

"We where neighbors until we where seprated."

Katara was amazed at how she wasn't afraid to do all that to the Fire Nation. Katara respected her, and what she had been through.

Meanwhile back at camp

"Wow," Sokka said eyes wide, "have you ever seen a girl that beautiful?"

"No, you?" Aang replied.

A minute went by before Sokka said, "Do you think I have a chance?"

"I saw her first."

"But I touched her first."

"If I weren't here you never would have meet her."

"If it wasn't for me she never would have gotten an Appa plus you're too young."

Aang didn't have a come back so he started to unroll the sleeping bags when he realized they only had three.

"Uh Sokka we have a problem,"

"What?" Sokka replied,

"We only have three sleeping bags."

Kaori and Katara came back into came with plenty of sticks, and suddenly the problem was solved.

"She can share my sleeping bag." Aang and Sokka said at the same time.

On Zuko's Ship

"I find you in the middle of the ocean and save you lives and you can't even capture the girl!" Zuko said with anger in his voice.

"But sir we had trouble with the avatar,"

Zuko cut him off in the middle of his sentence, "The Avatar, eh, you're dismissed. Uncle Iroh!"