Authors Note

This will be broken up between my two OC character's views. Half and Half. The rest of the chapters will be switching, back and forth on the POV's and maybe even other people. Basically this is their history and such.

-Kari

Chapter 1

Memories, Traitors, and Suspicion

"Don't talk dirt, or take your words back! If you don't I'll make you eat them!"

Oh how I remember that day ever so clearly. Yes, the day I said, enough was enough. I was just a small girl, around maybe…6 or 7? Yes, somewhere around there.

I remembered people called me a wonder. Or maybe a confused child. All because I refused to honor thy Fire Lord, and accept the teachers information on the Fire Nation being superior and others just plain weak. But really, we were just making ourselves weak by saying that. You could say I grew up way too fast. Maturing faster, and even thinking wiser than the older girls who were maybe 4 or 5 grades ahead of me. I remember that day, the day my actions had taken over my mind. The day my inner fire exploded. The day my mind was carved to stone, 'I will never take a side.' In my opinion the war is just a power hungry distraction to get what you want. It's what fools do to get what they want. But like I said before, I didn't take a side. I was the outcast, freak of nature, and ignorant beyond measures. But in reality I knew, what I said was true. And they were just setting themselves up for a right-in-your-face smack of truth. The day I was banished from the Royal Fire Academy for Girls, I just laughed in their face and declared I was happy to be sent away from such torture that was sucking up my mind of such terrible lies. Some what unexpected from a 7 year old child I presume? I should probably tell you what happened that glorious but sad day…

"My father says, the Water Bending Tribes are barbarians! They look like hog monkeys on a bad hair day!" Evil whispers swept across the air. It was noon, the day the whole school was allowed to get outside and do what you wish. Most of the younger children kept to one side while the older ones kept to the other. Only the most honorable and popular stayed the middle. Of course, it had to be the one and only Fire Lord's granddaughter. We were around the same age. Along with her two friends, or really her two kissing companions. I'm sure their father forced them to befriend that evil witch. Just so they can get higher positions under their names. I'm almost positive.

I watched them giggle and change subjects. Teasing the weaker, and less pretty along with their high noses and squeaky voices. For some reason I despised them, the two not as much as the snot nosed princess, but still they followed her. But the way she talked about others, the way she talked about her Father, saying he will rule when he wasn't even next in like for throne. She still had an Uncle, he was really nice. I once played Pai Sho with him, but I lost. Back to the point, I was climbing the tree and sat on one of the lower branches listening to whatever happened to flow by. When I was young, I used to pretend to be a spy. How cute was I? Awww. Sorry. Couldn't resist it. Anyways I heard them weasels saying lines like,

"Earth Benders are so filthy and poor they eat rocks!"

"Oh yeah, my dad said that even the poorest slum in the Fire Nation is filthy rich compared to the dumb nations outside of us. Expect for the stupid Earth Kings of course. They don't count because they'll lose anyway."

"Ha! Their all barbarians, we are sooo superior and will dominate them all."

That's was it. Something blew up inside of me. I jumped from that tall tree and landed right on top of that dumb princess. Her two friends screamed but I just kicked them in the stomach and pushed them back, focusing on beating the bloody hell of that snot nosed conceited, girl. I had pinned her to the ground, but she successfully rolled out under me which made me madder so I grabbed her neck and held her in what I thought was a very nice headlock.

"You talk a bunch of dirty dirt! Take it back, you piece of Royalty! Or I'll make you eat it! Not so tough now, huh?" I said these lines over and over, each a little different than the other. Her friends were trying to get me off, by pulling my hair and pulling on Azula.

Surprisingly she didn't scream or cry, she just tried to pull me off of her, but a crowd of people around us started screaming and hollering. Others ran to get the teachers, stupid tattle tellers.

"Sayla Rai Kasukei! Get your dirty hands off Azula!" The head Teacher of the Academy yelled at me, I made one last glare and let go. I tried to push her off gently, but she fell to the ground. How ungraceful. I turned the other way and crossed my arms, pouting to the sky.

"..H..H..HOW DARE YOU! YOU WILL PAY!" I heard a high screeched voice boom at me. I didn't care. A teacher snatched my arm and pulled me to the Head Office.

They told me the Royal family would be furious at me. That I had disgraced my family's name. Little did they know, Azula was the one who should be disgraced. I just did my rightful honor.

"You know what this means Sayla, you will be permanently expelled from the Royal Fire Academy for Girls. You should be ashamed." Her stern face made me squirm. Daddy wasn't going t be happy. But I just smiled, away from this horrible place? All right!

"Why are you smiling?! Show an ounce of respect, foolish girl!" The Head Teacher slammed her fist on the desk making every thing shake and move out of place.

I smiled even more and pulled my head back in a roar of laughter. Ooh this was going to be hard to explain to mother and father. But I couldn't help it, something was taking over me.

"HAHA! I'm SO happy! I can finally leave this horrid place that is doing nothing but sucking the life of my brain. I can finally think the thoughts that you haven't spoon fed us. Thoughts that are true."

"You…are a special little girl, Sayla. And that isn't a compliment. Go! Your face is a disgrace in my office."

After receiving my punishment, later that day, I convinced my parents that I was perfectly capable surviving on my own. They begged that I was too young, I was only 7 but they knew I had the mind set of a teenager but they accepted my leave and let me leave without so much of a second thought. They knew the fury of the Fire Lord would be a much worse consequence. I still had much child within me, but I understood when I saw my parents not turn around when I left the gates of the first wing, that my behavior would affect them greatly. And letting me leave would help their embarrassment. I didn't cry, but I looked back and knew that was the biggest mistake I will ever make.

But enough was enough. I would grow to help the ones who are suffering. Never take a side. Help either side, travel the world and master my ability to Fire Bend. I had a hard life ahead of me, but somewhere deep inside my childish mind I knew that. I knew my beliefs will always come to haunt me, but I will never let them get me down.

Part Two

Oh Water Tribe, Don't Forget Me.

I hate, seal jerky. Eating another one would just make me throw up. But of course that's all we have in our small Water Tribe. Why couldn't we have normal food? Different food!? My younger brothers and sisters just ate, played, and slept. Only thing they worried about was who was going to be 'IT' the next time they played Snow Tag. Why couldn't being older be so easy? Sighing I tried to water bend again. I just discovered I could do this a while ago. Maybe two years ago? Only some of the men can Water Bend, but their off in the war. There are some elderly who know how, but they say I shouldn't waste my time on knowing silly things like that when I should be cooking and sewing. Who knew being 15 could have such disadvantages.

"Quiie! Quuuiiieeeee! Come heerreeee!" Darn it, it was Aunt Meli. She was the Tribes 'motherly' woman. In my opinion just a stern nagging Aunt. I stood up and dragged my self to the hut.

"Yes, Aunt Meli?" I asked quietly as possible. I would never disrespect someone, especially after seeing some other teens talk back to Aunt Meli; they couldn't chew properly for a week. I did NOT want that to happen to me.

"Quiie, take this laundry and mend it as much as possible, and I have a letter from your brother." The first part, I could have fallen asleep to but, I jumped 3 feet in the air when she handed me the letter which was soon collapsed under a mountain of laundry right on top. I muttered a slight, "Thank you, Aunt Meli." And went on to my own family's hut. I threw everything on the cot where I slept and sat right on top happily swinging my feet while I unraveled the scroll. Inside, beautiful dark lines were encrypted in the letter; this was not my brother's writing.

"Dear Quiie Bettefam,

As you know, your brother was in the War to fight the Fire Nation. We are sad to report we found his body, dead, in a battlefield scorched to death. We are sorry and hope you can understand our deepest concerns.

Rivet La Yong

Head of Government"

No. No. No. This cannot be happening…he's supposed to be sending me jokes about how much better my food is, and how he should hook up Aunt Meli and The General. No. He can't be dead. It's…impossible.

"NOOOOOO!" I let out all my anger on the stupid letter. It must be mistake. There must be another Taio somewhere. My brother can't be dead. No…I must have been dreaming. I must have read it wrong. I scanned the page, every letter every single line caused me to boil up. I screamed and screamed letting this boiling fire rip out of me. I tore up the letter and let every single piece fall and rip again till nothing was left. Even the water that was on the table bounced every time I screamed.

"He. Can't. Be. DEAD!!! I HATE THIS, I HATE THE WAR, I HATE THE FIRE NATION!" I threw the laundry to the ground watching the tears down my face fall. They tasted so sour. So disgusting. I looked at my hands, they trembled and I asked myself, why me? Why did the war have to come here? Why did, me, Quiie Bettefam daughter of two wonderful parents have to be part of this war? Why did my own brother and father be sent off!? Did he know? Did my daddy know his first born was dead? Did…mother know? I heard a voice behind me shatter my thoughts. Mom…why did she have to be here right now?

"I heard…" I just faced the wall, not wanting to meet her eyes. Holding my knees to my chest I sighed and choked on my words,

"Mom…he's dead. WHY!? WHY TAIO?! HE WAS JUST A NORMAL BOY!" I

screamed my pain into my knees. Choking on every word, every syllable. This wasn't supposed to happen. Only in stories. Not real life. Not real life.

"I got a letter as well, Quiie. I think Dad did too…but we cannot dwell. Because it only makes pain even harder…" I could feel the tears fall down her own face. Her beautiful face, the face of a mother. Look what the war does to us…we lose everyone we love. Why must pain be so hard?

"It's all those…stupid Fire Nation people. They probably yell in happiness every time an enemy soldier dies. I can already see them smiling every time someone falls to the ground. That must be their…fun. Death."

That last word made me shudder. Death. What a cold, word that was. Every time I

Thought bout that word, fury went through my mind. Death to those Fire Nation. They deserve to feel pain! At that very moment, I made my mind up. I would go fight. Kill those dumb Fire Nation people and help those who are in danger. Kill those spies…I heard there's spies in Ba Sing Sei. I will go there. And get a job. I know they need people under cover to help I just know it. Hey maybe I can finally find a water bending teacher. I'll use that excuse. Mother will understand. She'll let me go.

And let me go she did. I knew I was a fragile and weak person but I am going to change that. I will not be shy and teased ever again. So I took a canoe and got to the nearest dock, found a ferry and I was making way for Ba Sing Sei.

----AUTHORSNOTE----

That was long. I decided to put Trust Me on a break due to writers block so I made a new Character up, Quiie. She'll meet Sayla and fate can only see what happens. Will they get along? Will she master Water Bending? And more on my little sly Sayla.

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-Kari ;)