Hi everyone, this is an idea I've had for quite some time, and I decided to finally act on it. I am open to criticism, but not when it is just downright mean. Anyways, a few things you need to know before you read this story:
IMPORTANT:
1. Her name Ayris is pronounced (Air-Ris) and Cado is pronounced (Ka-do).
2. This a Klaus/Ayris story and there will be no love triangles! Although there might be some tension between Ayris and other TVD male characters.
3. The idea of an elemental is one I got from the show, Avatar: The Last Airbender. For those who have seen that show, Ayris is sorta like a female Aang, just older, and other things will be similar too like the presence of Sokka, Katara, and Toph. However, many other things will be different so beware. For those of you who haven't seen it, don't worry about not understanding some stuff; explanations will be given as the story goes on (I would definitely recommend watching Avatar the Last Airbender just cause its an amazing show).
That is all, and please enjoy the first chapter of Airbender Gone Rogue!
edited: 5-9-14
edited: 5-4-16
Disclaimer: I don't own the ideas of the Vampire Diaries or any similarities to Avatar The Last Airbender, just my ideas and OC's.
Sometimes when life seems to pull you down, when it seems like it's drowning you, new starts are necessary.
"Ayris! You can't just leave like this! Please, we'll come with you!" Katara cried out as she raced across the grounds towards the forest to catch up with the dark-haired brunette.
"No, I already told you Katara! I will not drag you or the other guys down with me. You can be spared Katara, I can't. They still believe i'm an atrocity, and the minute I go back they will kill me, and if they see you with me..." The sixteen year-old trailed off, her wild mane of hair streaming behind her as she picked up her pace.
"The only ones who care about me anymore are you, Cado, and the rest of the gang. I won't let the only people who care about me die because of me! I appreciate everything you've done for me Katara, really I do, but I just can't do this anymore," Ayris stated sadly as she finally came to a stop.
"But Ayri! We're stronger together as a whole, as a team. We're practically family! Besides, how are you going to survive with the normal humans? They have so many gadgets and such different customs from us, that you'll stand out like a sore thumb!" The water bender exclaimed, trying to get her friend to see reason.
"You'll be better off without me, trust me. Maybe if you and the others go back, they will let you reunite with your family. I know you and the others miss them. Plus, there's nothing left for me to go back to, remember?" the younger girl said as she turned to face the older teenager who had been like a mother and a sister to her since she and Sokka had helped her escape from a group of bounty hunters. "As for living with the normal humans, I will just do what I always do. I'll improvise," Ayris smirked, daring Katara to say otherwise.
But the hardheaded girl wasn't going to give up that easily.
"So that's your big master plan! Going into this completely blind!" Katara shouted, stepping up toe-to-toe with the shorter female, desperately trying to change the Ayris' mind. But Ayris wasn't going to be swayed; other people had bullied and influenced her for too long. It was time for her to make her own decisions.
"This is what I want Katara, and I won't change my mind," The young elemental said with a tone of finality.
Katara, realizing that her friend really was leaving and wasn't going to change her mind, began tearing up. Ayris' gaze softened as she saw her long-time friend begin to cry. Reaching up to hug her, Ayris stumbled back a few steps when the blue-eyed girl rushed to embrace her. Even though Katara towered over her, Ayris had more muscle mass thanks to all her years training and fighting; so holding up the sobbing water bender wasn't too hard.
"I'm gonna miss you so much you mother hen. Don't be sad I'm leaving, be happy that I am getting a fresh start. And right now, that's what I need the most," the airbender said to comfort her friend.
Leaning back Katara saw what mostly people wouldn't. Even though it had been years, the young elemental was still so affected by everything that had happened in her life. You could see by the way she held herself, as if she didn't stay attentive at all times, someone would jump out and attack her. Her eyes, which had once held so much child-like joy, were now sad and cold, a testamant to how coldly and brutally her childhood had been torn from her. They say that the eyes are the gateway to ones soul. When Katara looks into Ayris' eyes, she sees a wisdom that goes far beyond her years, and a sadness that had been there since she found out that she was the only one left of her kind and that her entire family and culture had been destroyed. Letting go of her, the master waterbender took hold of one of Ayris' hands, and stated seriously,
"Alright, but if anything happens, and I mean ANYTHING, I don't care if you are getting attacked by a mutant squid or if zombies suddenly fall from the sky, you contact us immediately, got it?" she demanded, her maternal character coming through.
Ayris couldn't help but flash a watery smile at her friend. It wasn't any secret that her, Toph, and Sokka would always call Katara a "mother hen" because that's what she was. With her compassion and love, she always kept the group's spirits up, and always acted like an overprotective lion when it came to us "cubs". Ayris was going to miss her so much.
Her voice cracked a little as she let out a laugh and an "I will" to Katara as she slowly shuffled backwards towards the forest. The sun slanted through the massive trees, a ray of sunlight resting on the two teenagers as they said their goodbyes.
Whistling out a short tune towards the sky, Ayris waited for her other long-time friend to come. Not two seconds later, a massive blur streaked out of the forest and came to a stop by the airbender's side. The creature had a snow-white undercoat, with grey, black, and blue streaked into the white. Standing at the height of a horse, maybe taller, it had a body structure similar to a tigers, with a strong torso, lean muscular legs, and large paws where black, sharpened claws were waiting, perfect for tearing into basically anything. Its head was a cross between a tiger and a wolf, with its snout able to howl and roar at the same time and pearly white lethal canines peaking out of its mouth. Medium sized ears that weren't pointed, but at the same time weren't rounded, peaked out of the slightly white mane it had on its head. Lastly, it had a beautiful, long wolf tail that was white as snow and had grey and blue streaked into it that merged at the tip of a black-tipped tail. Just like the elemental, the giant creature was a one of a kind.
The magnificent animal leaned down its head and nuzzled Ayris' hair, causing a giggle to come out despite the somber circumstances.
"How's my favorite Tiger-lion Dog, huh Cado?" Ayris cooed as she reached a slightly tan hand up to stroke through the soft fur.
"See Katara? Cado will make sure I won't get into a lot of trouble, won't you boy?" Cado purred lightly in his throat in response.
"Oh yeah, cause riding a creature that isn't supposed to exist through populated areas isn't going to turn heads?" Katara muttered.
I will guard you with my life, and if anyone comes close to you, I will rip them to shreds.
Cado growled to Ayris through their telepathic bond.
I bet you will, but come on we need to get moving if we want to make it to the border before nightfall.
He nodded his head in response and starting nudging her side as a way to say its time to go. Hugging Katara one last time, Ayris placed a small package into her friend's tan hands,
"Take this, read it to the others, and use the stuff I've put in there wisely. And remember, even if they do take you guys back into the clan, be cautious of them at all times." the former clan member whispered into the taller girls ear.
"Same goes for you, you know they will be going after you and I'm afraid that if we do go back, they will be watching us closely for any sign of contact with you. Which is why, if you need to contact any of us, come to the springs, and we will meet you there," Katara whispered back.
Ayris stepped back from her friend, nodded mutely, and trotted over to Cado. Lifting herself up onto the saddle on his back, she urged the Tiger-lion dog into the forest. The last thing Ayris sees is Katara waving her off, before the green of the forest swallows her whole.
AIRBENDER GONE ROGUE
I set Cado at a sprint, wanting to get to my destination as quickly as possible. The unique animal flies through forest after forest, only having to cross a deserted road every once in a while. After a couple of hours of just looking at green scenery, we both decided that we needed a water break. Badly. The day before I had decided to leave, we (as in my group and I) had been ambushed and had to engage an escape plan where we ducked and weaved from our enemies for almost a day. After that was when I stormed off and I had completely forgotten to fill up my water skin.
Katara would probably be scolding me right now if she knew I had broken the first rule of being a water bender: always have your water skin filled or a source of water nearby.
Its not even been a day, and yet I'm already thinking of how much I miss her and her weird quirks.
On the other hand, it brought a smile onto my face to think about the broken nose I gave one of the ambushers that had tried to injure Cado during the escape. Like my friend Toph says, sometimes the best therapy is letting out all your pent up anger and frustration on someone else. I wonder if that's why she's always punching people in the arm...
Wanting to find a source of water quickly, I jumped down from Cado, using earth bending to slam a hand into the ground in order to feel the vibrations around me. From this 'sixth sense', I could sense all the trees in the area, Cado, a fox that was stalking a rabbit, that large boulder just over that hill, and…. water!
There seems to be a stream not too far from here. Want to check it out? I informed Cado.
Of course.
Getting back on the saddle, it took us barely any time to reach the small clearing where a tiny stream flowed over a rock bed. After refilling all my containers with water and making sure my water skin was ready for action, I decided to go swimming. Cado, being the overprotective fur ball he is, sat down right next to me in case the stream happened to all of a sudden develop rip currents and sweep me away. Notice the sarcasm.
Looking at my reflection in the water, I couldn't help but think of how different I really look.
My mane of hair couldn't decide if it wanted to be wavy or straight so it was this weird in between. It went down halfway to my back and was a dark brown color, not black but not as light as Katara's chocolate brown. I had grown out my bangs so that they covered the blue arrow tattoo on my forehead, so that I could at least sometimes fit in without being gawked at for my tattoos that in our leader's eyes I was way to young to have. My eyes were innocent looking, not exactly doe eyes but I could still pull one heck of a puppy dog face. Their color was very unique though. Since my mom was an airbender, and my dad was a firebender, they were a mix of stormy grey and molten lava gold, swirling together in harmony in my irises. Katara, Toph, and Suki have told me countless times that my eyes were very exotic and beautiful, and I guess I have to agree with them. They're a mixture of two totally different people but different backgrounds and histories, but somehow they manage to exist together. Despite most airbenders being tall and lanky, I barely make it to 5'4, and although I don't have a lot of fat on me, I do have more of a muscular build than a regular girl, and yet I still have some baby fat around my cheeks. Suki teases me endlessly about it, she always says 'How could you be so muscular, have a core of steel, and yet still have the cheeks of a nine year-old?' I would like to know why, too. My skin used to be soft, but now it's pretty rough from training intensely for so long, and my peach toned light skin now has a slight tan to it thanks to my training that exposed me to the sun more often than I liked. I'm not even going to start with the scar on my back and foot; they're still a sore spot.
Annoyed at myself for thinking about the past again, I eye all the water around me and bask in the calmness it brings me to be in an element that I control. Thinking that I should probably do some waterbending so that I don't get rusty, I stand up only to jump back, scared out of my wits, when I see the water in front of me start to glow a white blue color.
Similar like to how my tattoos sometimes glow.
Cursing my never-ending curiosity and ignoring Cados warning, I bend cautiously over the glowing area and look in. Staring back at me is a forest similar to the one I'm in, but it seems to be in a totally different location than where I currently am. Feeling a pull to the water, I hold out a tattooed hand, cautiously touching the glowing water.
The last thing I remember is my tattoos lighting up, and Cado hissing at me, but I don't know why.
And than I'm falling.
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