Hi everybody! This is my first fanfiction, so will see how it goes. Hopefully you guys will like it. Thanks to anyone who reads and I love reviews! So this Avatar story is a bit of an AU. Aang has been living with Katara, Sokka and the rest of the water tribe for a while now. They know that Aang is the Avatar, but they are keeping it as quite as possible. And a new person will be added to Team Avatar! Kayla! Kayla is a firebender who ran away from her parents and the fire Nation after seeing the results of the devastation of the war and is travelling the world doing all she can to help defeat the Fire Nation. So the story starts off shortly before Zuko attacked the gang for the first time.

All of the mistakes are my own!

I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender

Team Avatar plus One

Chapter 1: The Beginning

Kayla gasped when she saw the small village in the distance. It had been a long time since she had seen anyone, her only companion being the falcon that was presently perched on her shoulder. "There's a village, Dragon. Maybe we can stay with them for a while." She continued her walk towards the village, stopping when she saw a silhouette of what appeared to be a young man running towards her.

"Halt!" She heard the man say loudly. He was close enough now that she could make out his black hair and piercing blue eyes. Kayla slid into a crouch, preparing to defend herself, when the man yelped and fell face first into the snow. Kayla blinked slowly, and then a small smile tugged at her lips. The man struggled to his feet holding his weapon up to attack. Kayla settled back into a crouch getting ready for a fight. She was an exceptional firebender. Her father had always said that she was a natural when it came to her bending. She could feel the heat rushing through her body and into her fingertips.

"Who are you?" the man asked, taking a step towards her. As she looked at him closely, she realized that they were near the same age.

"My name is Kayla," she said in a calming tone. She didn't want a fight to break out when it could be avoided. "I mean you no harm. I'm just passing through. The man stood up but didn't lower his weapon, a boomerang, Kayla noticed. The man opened his mouth to reply but was interrupted by a young girl who ran to stand beside him.

"Sokka, you can't just go around attacking random people!" The girl glared at him sternly. Again, Kayla felt a smile tug at the corner of her mouth.

"She looked dangerous!" Sokka yelled, defending himself.

"Dangerous? All she was doing was walking!"

"Yeah, she was walking in a threatening way!"

"Excuse me," Kayla said, interrupting the squabbling siblings. At least Kayla was fairly certain they were siblings. They looked too much alike not be related and their bickering reminded her of the way she and her brother used to argue. Kayla felt a twinge of sadness stab at her heart at the thought of her brother. "I don't mean to cause any trouble. I was just passing through when I saw the village and thought that I might be able to rest for a few days."

"Of course you can stay!" the girl said. Kayla noticed that the boy, Sokka, Kayla remembered, frowned at the girl's response. She nudged him in the arm and he nodded.

"Fine, you can stay." He said.

The girl smiled at Sokka and walked towards Kayla. She held out her hand. "I'm Katara and this is my brother Sokka."

"I'm Kayla," Kayla said, smiling as she shook Katara's hand. "Thank you for your kindness. It's been a long time since I've been around people. Dragon's usually my only companion." Kayla gestured towards the sky where Katara and Sokka saw a falcon circling overhead. Kayla whistled and Dragon swooped down to perch on her shoulder, looking at the siblings with disinterest before preening his feathers.

"He's beautiful," Katara said, gazing excitedly at the bird. Dragon lifted his head for a moment as if sensing that he was being talked about. "Come on, I'll show you to our little village."

First chapter is done! What do all think? Please review and give me your thoughts. I want to be a good writer so any ideas on how to improve my writing are welcome!