Snow covered the ground as the full moon lit up the night sky. A group of rabbits dug around in search of food, unaware that they were being watched. Two pairs of eyes followed the movements of the rabbits. Two wolves, a male and female, hid so the rabbits wouldn't spot them.

"Watch and learn Katara. This is how you catch a rabbit," the male wolf told Katara.

Katara glared at the male. Her brother, Sokka, always tried to prove that he was the best hunter and fighter of the two of them. He was a good hunter and fighter, but Katara was better. She had more patience than Sokka.

Sokka crawled slowly towards the rabbits. He glanced real quick at Katara to make sure that she was watching. Turning his gaze back at the rabbits, Sokka leapt out from their hiding spot and chased them. His long strides helped him keep up with his fleet-footed prey. Sokka got closer to the rabbit and was about to grab it with his jaws when he slid on a patch of ice and fell in a pile of snow.

Katara sat behind the bush and watched the scene with great amusement. Her sky-blue eyes glowed silver under the light of the full moon. Her tail wagged in amusement. Out of the corner of her eye, Katara spotted a rabbit that didn't run. She crept toward the rabbit and pounced on it, closing her jaws around it. She shook it once and heard the rabbit's neck snap.

Katara trotted over to where her brother was getting up and dropped the rabbit at his paws. She sat in front of Sokka and pulled her lips back in a grin, tail wagging. Sokka looked at his younger sister and whined in embarrassment.

Sokka stared at his younger sister with eyes that mirrored her own. Even though he was embarrassed, Sokka was very proud of her. After parting ways with their pack, Katara put more effort into her role as caretaker to her brother. Always the caring one, Katara would make sure that she and Sokka got enough to eat- especially with it being hard to hunt large prey if there are only two wolves. She would scold Sokka when he did something that she found to be annoying and idiotic.

At two years old, Katara was a beautiful wolf. She stood 25 inches at the shoulder. Her fur was long (think of a long-coat German Shepherd), the color of medium chocolate. She had sky-blue eyes and had a lean build.

Sokka snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Katara call to him.

"What did you say? I didn't hear you," Sokka asked, flicking an ear back and looking at his sister.

"I said that you should eat the rabbit before something steals it from under your nose," Katara told him, shaking her head. Her brother was always like that. Spacing out and acting as if he had no clue what was going on.

Sokka was four years old. He stood 27 inches at the shoulder. He had the same sky-blue eyes and medium chocolate brown fur- the fur was medium length. He had the same lean build.

Sokka was just about to eat the rabbit when something small grabbed the rabbit and took off. Frozen in shock for a few seconds, Sokka shook his head and ran after what took his food. Katara watched as Sokka took off. She sighed and broke into a fast lope. She heard her brother before she saw him.

"Why did you do that? Can't you find your own food?"

When Katara finally reached him, she saw Sokka standing over something that was cowering and whining. When Katara looked closer, she saw that it was a wolf pup. She immediately walked over to Sokka.

"SOKKA! What is the matter with you?"

As soon as Sokka heard Katara's voice, he immediately lowered his head, pinned his ears back, and tucked his tail between his legs. He knew that when he heard that tone from his sister he was in trouble.

"Why are you being mean to this pup? I understand that the pup took your food, but you didn't have to scare him," Katara scolded Sokka.

"But…" was all Sokka got out when Katara pulled her lips back and growled at him. Sokka whined and knew better than to argue with her.

Katara lowered her lips and turned to look at the pup. She calculated the pup to be between 3 and 4 months old. He was dark brown to black in color. His eyes were a light green almost grey. Katara noticed that the pup was a little too skinny for her liking. Katara walked over to the pup and lay down next to him, wagging her tail.

"Are you ok little one? I'm sorry if my brother scared you. He usually doesn't think before he does something," Katara said softly, as to not scare the pup.

The young pup looked at the older wolf. He was a little apprehensive about her being so close. As he gazed into the older wolf's sky-blue eyes, he saw care, kindness, and worry reflected in them. The pup knew right then and there that he could fully trust her.

"I am ok. I didn't mean to take your brother's food but I am really hungry. My pack left me because they figured that I was too weak to make it through the winter," the pup told Katara sadly.

Katara frowned. She felt sorry for the pup. She couldn't leave the pup alone anymore. Sokka watched his sister. He could already tell that she was going to make the decision to take care of the pup. Sokka felt sorry for the pup also. He knew that Katara had a strong motherly instinct and that this pup would benefit from it. He saw Katara glance at him, knowing what she was going to ask, and he nodded.

"How about you stay with us? It is too dangerous for a small pup to live by himself. Besides, no wolf should have to survive on their own. I would feel better if you stayed with us," Katara said, sky-blue eyes softening as she looked at the pup.

The pup's eyes widened, surprised. He didn't expect her to say that. Suddenly, feeling tired, the pup curled up into a ball in between her front legs and rested his head on her paw.

"Ok. I would feel safer with you and your brother," the pup told her.

Katara smiled softly and licked his head.

"I am Katara and my brother is Sokka. What is your name little one?"

"Aang," the pup said and drifted off to sleep.

Sokka smiled. His sister would most definitely baby the pup. That's just who she was. He walked over to his sister and lay next to her. Katara looked at him and said, "Lets get some sleep. We are going to need it."

Sokka nodded and put his head on his paws, falling asleep instantly. Katara glanced around before placing her head on her other paw and fell asleep, not thinking about the next day.

Little did the two wolves and one pup know, the following morning would bring a new presence and possible tension.