Leaves from the vine
Falling so slow
Like fragile tiny shells
Drifting in the foam
Little soldier boy
Come marching home
Brave soldier boy
Comes marching home...
Leaves from the vine
After a long year of prepare and adventure for young avatar Aang, the war has come to an end. After hundred years the worlds waiting and searching for the avatar, he returned and defeated the Fire Lord Orzai and works for a new era of peace and harmony in the four nations.
We find Aang and his entourage in the beautiful city of Ba Sing Se in Uncle Irohs tea shop. Aang and new Fire Lord, Zuko have been trying to restore peace throughout the four nations. Yet, it is a hard job for everyone working for peace. The refugees whose homes were destroyed and angry now- out- of a job soldiers rebel about every month, new reports come in every week. Aang and Zuko are here in Ba Sing Se not just for Uncle Irohs famous tea, but also for a very important treaty signing and a surprise that will change the world.
"The earth kingdom wants to make sure their veterans of the war are taken care of or they refuse to sign the treaty..." Zuko said while reading from the ten page long treaty. He looks over to see the avatar staring into space.
"Aang! Are you even listening to me? This is important information I am telling you..." Zuko informs the young avatar.
Aang is sitting in his mediation, indian- style position on the floor overlooking the city of Ba Sing Se.
"I know, I know...it's just we have gone over this treaty like...a thousand times already! I know it!" the tension and stress filled Aang fired back.
"...you can never know enough...ugh….fine, we can stop. Shall you have some tea? And where is everyone?"
"I think you bored them to death with your treaty talk." Aang replied with a giggle, he could feel Zukos eyes burning holes into the back of his head.
"Tea? Did someone say tea? Do we have a customer, Zuko?" Iroh spat out while hastily awaking from his nap in the back room.
"No, uncle. But can you please make Aang and I some? We are taking a break." Zuko said rolling his eyes.
"Good! Good! A growing man needs his rest and relaxation in life!" Iroh replied with his wise voice
Aang was tired. He knew it he didn't want to go the treaty meeting, he didn't want to meet all the nobles of the nations, he didn't want to sit and listen to another meeting. All he wanted to do was go ride Appa or waterbend with Katara, maybe fly around Ba Sing Se. But he knew he had to do all of this, so later the world can finally live in peace and so he can live in peace.
There was the sound of people talking and laughing coming closer and closer. Aang opened his eyes to see Katara, Sokka, and Suki walking up the stone stairs to the tea shop with baskets of food.
"Katara! Sokka! Suki! Good thing you're back I was beginning to think you never were going to!" Aang waved and floated over to them with his famous ear to ear grin on his face.
"The lines at the markets were so long, I don't even think I can feel my feet anymore." Sokka complained
Suki and Katara both looked over at Sokka. "Oh, shut up! You have been complaining the whole trip. Now take the peach you wanted and shut up." They both glared at Sokka.
"Jeez, fine I'm going!" Sokka grabbed a peach and walked up the continuing stairs.
"Do you need any help with that?" Aang asked Katara.
"Nope, I got it." She replied.
"Oh…..okay." Aang followed the girls up the stairs and into the tea shop were Sokka was overlooking the peace treaty.
"So Suko, what's this part about…something about food for the homeless in the earth kingdom? OR this part where it talks about using the army to help build houses for the refugees? Ohhh … I like this part, do I qualify for this..."
"SOKKA! Will you please stop asking all these questions and talk to someone else? Can't you see I'm busy?" Zuko frustrated, yelled at Sokka.
"Ugh, if no one wants to talk to me…then I'll play with Momo." Sokka went over to where Momo was eating a crab apple in the corner of the tea shop.
"Heeeey, Momo. Whatca got there lil' buddy?" Sokka ask the big- eared lemur.
Momo just stared at Sokka with his big round eyes and then flung over to the door and out over to the crab apple trees outside.
"Hey, wait come back here! I wanna play with youuu!" Sokka yelled while running out the open door.
Aang, Katara, Suki all laughed at their dear friend Sokka. While Zuko simply rolled his eyes and continued on his work.
After unpacking all the supplies for the tea shop Suki, Aang, and Katara sat down for a cup of jasmine tea together.
"So while we were in the market place, I saw this flyer for a musical tonight at the royal palace theater. I've heard of this group before they been honored as one of the best performing groups….some say the best in the performing world.
"Let me see that, hmm…The Bond between Us, a love so strong the hundred year war could not stop it." Katara read the flyer out loud.
"Doesn't sound good? I love a good love story!" Suki gushed
"Yes, aw I good ones make me cry every time.' Katara agreed.
"So, it's settled we are all going to the theater tonight! I'll go buy the tickets!" Suki told the tea shop
The boys looked at each other with confusion, but before they could say anything to defend their views Katara and Suki were gone off buying the tickets.