Chapter 1

Don't Wake the Baby

"OW!" Sokka shouted as he ran into Zuko.

"Why did you stop Toph?" Aang asked in a hushed tone. Toph just stared in front of her and didn't move. The sunlight filtered though the trees and made her sightless eyes shine.

"There's a girl. Just sitting there... waiting, I think." Toph said as punched her fists together, "I think we should ask her some questions." The others stared at her, bewildered. She laughed and held her hands up innocently." I'm kidding. I think we should go a bit closer... AH!!" Water wrapped around her leg, and her feet were yanked out from under her. She groaned as her head hit the hard dirt with a dull thump. As Toph lay there on her back, a girl the others watched as they watched a strange girl raise her arm. She wasn't more than a few dozen yards away.

"What is she doing?" Katara asked very confused.

"It isn't very strange for people to raise and or move their arm." Sokka commented. Katara glared daggers at him. Without warning, little droplets of water fell from the sky as the rain began falling.

"She must be bending the clouds!" Katara cried somewhat stupidly. The girl smirked and pulled Toph forward even more, as Toph struggled around trying to break free. The strange girl looked strait at her and put her fingers over Toph's eyes and did a circular motion. Toph slowly opened her eyes and looked around. At that moment Toph saw Sokka,Suki,Zuko, Aang, and the stranger for the first time.

"...Ah?" She said faintly, confused. A smug little smile spread over the stranger's face as Toph screamed and then smacked her head on the ground. Katara gave a strangled cry, helpless to aid her friend.

"Hush, now. You're going to wake the baby." She smirked. "To show you that I'm not mean, I'll help the famed 'Blind Bandit'." The girl took her hands and brushed them over Toph's head. The tiny earthbender's eyes snapped open.

"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU JUST DO TO ME!!" Toph screamed.

"I can make that permanent, if you want." The girl said as she sat down to stop the baby in her arms from crying.

"Okay, we wont attack if you just tell me what you are doing here, and who the heck are you?"

"That's simple. my name is..." Before she could say, Zuko interrupted her.

"I know you! There are firenation wanted posters all over the world for the ShapeShifter. She uses waterbending to change her appearance. She is supposed to be the best waterbender in any tribe. Mostly because she was touched by the moon and ocean spirits." Zuko explained.

"But my real name is Kitima! And, you give me way to much credit."Kitima said but she saw was katara with her head hanging really low.

"Wait! I remember you, Kitima! I haven't seen you in six years! Kitima was my best friend in the southern water tribe but then the raid happened... and she had to leave." Sokka explained.

"I knew you'd remember me! Sokka, it's been so long." Kitima hugged him and fell backwards.

Toph was glaring at her "So, what do you have with Sokka?" Toph whispered in her ear.

"Don't worry," she said in a hushed tone. "I like Sokka as a brother. Romantically, he's all yours." she stood back up to answer more questions.

"Well, you really didn't tell us what you are doing here. And who are the two babies?"

"I'm sorry... I don't have a specific reason to be here. I just travel and find a safe spot for my brother and sister, and Chameleon bay seemed like a good place. This is Noraku, my younger brother and the little girl is Nini. My other siblings are twins, believe it or not." Kitima explained

"Wait! If your mom died when you were nine how are they only a year old?" Aang wondered

"Oh I forgot to tell you these are my half siblings. See after my Mom died my father met a lady in Ba Sing Se so they were together for a year and than my dad died. And a year later her mom found me a gave the children to me cause I am almost Sixteen." Kitima explained.

Kitima started talking to Aang a lot.

"I really want to be the world's greatest Water Bender," she said in a soft voice. " When I was little I was always the weak one because I was born with some illness and that is when the Water spirit touched me, I was weaker and slower than everyone. And if I could actually the strongest and greatest I don't know, it would just make me and my mother so happy." Kitima totally spilled her heart open to Aang. And at that moment he noticed that he really felt a bond with her. She was like a sister to him.

"Well if you and Katara go at it I think you could see if you are really the best water bender." Aang comforted her and he stood up and walked away. But as he walked away Toph came up to her.

"So you don't like Sokka at all, right?" Toph asked

"You would be correct."

"Good, because I am already competing with an other girl I don't need two!" Toph said relieved.

"Do want me to put in a good word for you? I bet I could dig inside and see whats going on. Do you want me to?" Kitima asked

"I would really like that!" Toph replied as the sun sat behind the hills.