"Run"

That's all she kept hearing

"Run Kala"

Legs burning heart pounding the young girl of only 14 ran through the small alleys of Republic City An eighteen year old girl a few steps in front of her holding a small bag of gold coins.

On there tail where three triple threats.

One of them shouted

"STOP YOU DIRTY THEIFS"

And sent a fire blast at their feet. The young girl could feel the heat of the fire getting closer and closer as she slowed down from exhaustion.

They came to a wall and the older girl climbed over it and instructed the younger to do the same.

She began to climb, but then screamed when one of the triple threats grabbed her leg, pulled her from the wall and slammed her to the ground. It knocked the wind out of her. She gasped for air and the triple threat held a fire dagger to her throat.

"Where is it?" He hissed

"I don't have it," she cried

"Where the fuck is it you dirty peace of shit?!"

"I swear I don't have it!" She choked out through tears that had begun to stream

"Get away from her!" The older girl screamed coming back over the wall when she realized her partner was nowhere to be seen

"She has it you idiots after her!" The man shouted to his comrades

The older girl ripped two boulders from the ground and threw them at the men's heads knocking them out

She sent another one at the young man holding down Kala but he punched right through it leaving his knuckles bloody

He then got up angry and punched her square in the face

"Give me the money and no one gets hurt"

She spit in his face

"This will teach you to disrespect me you ugly little street rat,"

The threw a fire blast at her hair setting it on fire it traveled down her scull and to her neck, a blood curdling scream escaped her lips

"KIMIYE NO!" The little girl screamed horrified at her sister burning to death right in front of her

After her lifeless body fell to the ground the man walked over gave each of his partners a kick and picked up his bag, then they all exited the alley over the same wall the girls did not wanting to be caught if any metal bender officers walked by

It was quiet except for the occasional whimpers that escaped Kalas lips

She lay on her sisters chest with her eyes closed hoping that this was a dream. Hoping she'd wake up in the bed she shared with her little brother. Hoping that the smell of eggs and bacon would soon wake her up. Hoping that gentle hands would soon shake her from this nightmare.

But she didn't wake up. The only thing she could smell was burning flesh and the only thing she could see was her sisters burned face that would haunt her everyday for the rest of her life.

When the sun began to rise the girl got up. Her brother would be awake soon and she had a long way home. She kissed her sisters hand and begun to make her way home. Wiping away the tears that stained her face. Sadness leaving her body but a new feeling taking over her body: anger.

She would get revenge, if it was the last thing she did.

When she finally arrived home her brother was already awake sitting on the couch waiting.

When she walked in she was run up to by him a hug to her waist was what snapped her back into reality

"Where Kimmy?" The 2 1/2 year olds sweet voice broke her heart. She knelt down to his level dreading the news she had to deliver.

"Listen Kaito your very young so I don't know if your gonna understand what I'm about to say," her voice shook with every word

"Me and Kimmy where running from some bad men but they caught us and when Kimmy wouldn't give them the money we stole he got mad and he hurt her real bad."

"hurt real bad" echoed in his mind,

"Is she ok?"

The 14 year old shook her head

"Is she worser than ok?"

She nodded

"She died Kai,"

She whispered barely audible as a fresh tear escaped her eye

"No," the little boy gasped

"No" he said again

"No" and he collapsed into his sisters arms crying his eyes out

The only thing she could do was rock him and try to assure him along with her self that everything would be ok

That night she placed the child in their bed and blew out the candle on the night stand.

As she looked down at her new responsibility she whispered into the darkness

"Looks like it's just you and me kid,"

He didn't stir, his tear stained face shining in the moonlight that seeped through the open window of the tiny apartment

"And I'll be damned if I let anything happen to you."