Chapter 1
Old Friendships
Savannah was born of an orange farmer and a regular woman. She did not have many friends because she was a firebender and a girl, which was rare. All the boys thought they could take her with ease in a game and the girls thought she was way too rowdy. Although she knew they were wrong, it hurt none the less. She did have one friend, Prince Zuko.
They met when she was three and he was seven. Her dad was selling the Fire Lord oranges to serve at a feast for an Admiral returning from a successful battle.
Zuko always hated these events and usually asked to leave early to play with Savannah. One of their favorite games was "Sabotage the Guards". It was a simple game with much pleasure. They always laughed together no matter what kind of day they had before they met up. She felt safe around him, even when others couldn't even make her smile.
After awhile, not even he could make her smile. Her mother and Brother were killed by the Earth Kingdom. They had no reason to attack a poor family like they did. Killing most of the three-year-olds family before knocking her unconscious. When Samuel walked in he thought them all to be dead, but after checking pulses he found Savannah to be alive.
After the attack her father rarely went out on his nightly trips. One day she finally got up enough nerve and asked "Where do you go at night, daddy?" He looked up, sighed, and said "Nowhere you would know about, now go to bed , it's late." She went upstairs without another word. It was a simple task, very easy to handle. She knew she was going to the palace tomorrow to see Zuko. They alternated days and went both places without fuss.
She woke up the next morning to find that Zuko was already there.When she realized that she slipped into her everyday clothes and headed downstairs. On her way she saw a mirror and decided to take a look. She was saddened by what she saw. It was a girl with shoulder length blonde hair, green eyes. This showed just what she was……… a mut. This is what the Fire Lord called her because her father was a great fire bender, while her mother had no bending abilities at all. She closed her eyes and walked out of the room. The memory was gone, forgotten forever. She was off to play.
Zuko knew she hated the palace so he asked "Do you want to go swimming , my mom can stay and talk to your dad?" She looked at him with all her confusion and said "But do you like the water that much. I mean can you even swim?" "Of course I can swim!", he said in utter shock.
They were off on that remark. They knew a port near-by which no ships passed. The reason they did not know or care why.
Savannah immediately dived in while Zuko looked at the water with a blank expression. Savannah resurfaced with a gasp and said "Scared?" He looked at her angrily , which lead to this remark "No, no way I'm scared of this this this……." "Ocean" she said in an aggravated tone. "What ever you say but, I'm not scared, just getting ready" he said trying to prove himself. "Well, are you getting ready for today or tomorrow." she said slyly. She swam back to shore. And grabbed his hands. As she walked backwards she led him into the water.
They swam a short time before they heard his mother scream "Get out of the water now!" It was a worried tone and they did as they were told. Later finding out that that part of the water had a sea monster problem.