Bear with me guys first ATLA story. I haven't watched the show in years and I've grown to Twilight. But back in my ATLA days before I even knew this was a website, I always thought this story through in my head but never wrote it down. Luckily I've memorized it and it's been bothering me lately so it's coming out on my keyboard. I'm still a crazy Twilight fan but we all have those days.

I hope you grow to like my original character, Nicola. And no I'm not naming her after the actress that played Katara in the movie.

I own nothing ATLA except for my original characters. You'll know them when you see them.

Narrator's POV

8 years old.

Nicola was aboard her father's ship sailing the world. Her father was a water nation general and her mother left so it was her, her brother, her dad, and some crew members.

She wasn't exactly sure where they were when they anchored all the sudden, but she did know they weren't going to be staying there for a while.

She was a little young to know exactly what was going on in the world in war.

It was sunset and she was supposed to be in bed, but she didn't want to sleep knowing her mother didn't want to be her mother anymore. She hung out by a railing staring at an island in the distance.

She stuffed pillows in her sheets so it looked like she was all curled up and asleep if you walked in her small room.

Nicola was about to jump over the railing to go to the island when her brother, Chase, came running toward her.

"Nicola, I know what you're thinking, but what if enemies are on that island." Her 12 year old brother told her.

"But dad has taught me water bending for this reason."

Chase sucked in a deep breath, "Fine I guess you're right. And while you're over there I'm going to find out what village we are close to."

She made sure no one else was around before she jumped over the railing. She used water bending to catch her so there won't be a splash noise when she hit the water.

This was the only good trick she knew.

Nicola surfed across the water to the island.

It was getting darker as she landed on the shore so she built a campfire.

8 year old Prince Zuko was standing on the balcony at his room. There was an island he always used to stow away to across the sea a little ways.

He noticed a small light at the island, so he snuck out and took a canoe and rowed there.

He parked the canoe by a tree and walked toward the light. He held some fire in his hand to see. He didn't support much in case they might be enemies.

Zuko was shocked that it wasn't someone he had to fight, but a girl his age with brown curly hair. That's all he could see from behind.

Zuko was about to walk away when we heard the girl sniffle, she had been crying.

"Excuse me."

She jumped up to see who was behind her, "Oh you're just a boy."

"Yeah are you ok?"

"Uh it's my problem not yours."

"Hey I'm a great listener." He became interested in the girl when he saw her bright blue eyes. He had never seen eyes that color.

"Uh my mother left my father not long ago."

"Oh I'm sorry. If it makes you feel better my mother disappeared a few days ago. But I don't think she wanted to leave."

"I'm sorry to hear that."

"Yeah. Well . . ." He didn't bother finishing.

"Oh. I'm Nicola by the way."

"I'm Zuko."

There was an awkward silence.

Zuko broke the silence.

"So where are you from in the nation?" he asked assuming she was from the fire nation.

"Uh, my father is a general, so I have no permanent location. That's why my mom left. She was tired of traveling all the time."

"Oh."

"Are you a bender?"

"Yes I am." He answered.

"So am I."

But Nicola thought he was a water bender and Zuko thought she was a fire bender.

"Hey what's that on your leg?" he asked pointing at what was on the side of her right leg.

"Oh my mother made my brother and I get a tattoo of two birds. I keep forgetting the symbol of it." (They were two doves that meant peace.)

"Why would your mother make you get a tattoo at 8?"

"She said it ran in the family or something."

The two started talking for a while. And they grew to trust each other.

"My sister gets all the attention from my father. She acts like little miss perfect", said Zuko letting out his thoughts.

"Sucks don't it", she said. Zuko looked at her oddly – he had never heard that before – Chase may have taught her some language, she shouldn't know.

Nicola looked down.

"Oh the fire is dying." She said getting up. Zuko thought she was going to fire bend but she was going to get more wood when-

"I got it." He said adding fire the wood that was already there.

"You're a fire bender." She said breathless with a little fear in her low voice.

Nicola grew up being told she should be terrified of fire benders but Zuko didn't seem terrifying.

"Yeah aren't you?" he asked.

"Oh of course I am." She said playing it cool.

"Oh look Zuzu got a little girlfriend." Azula smirked which made them jump because they didn't know she was there.

"She's not my girlfriend Azula. Why are you here?"

"I was just curious to see where you were going."

"Well now you see where I am. Could you leave now Azula?"

They had a little stare down.

"It's getting late I should get going." Nicola said getting up.

"Ok we should be heading back too. Bye Nicola."

Azula walked away first so Zuko ran too Nicola.

"Hey do you want to meet here tomorrow night?" he asked.

"Uh, sure."

"Great see you then."

Zuko gave her a kiss on the cheek but turned to run back before he could see her blush.

Zuko snuck back into the palace and Nicola snuck back onto her father's boat.

When Nicola climbed over the railing her brother was there waiting.

"Nicola you can't go back there."

"Why."

"We are near the fire nation. And sometimes the Fire Lord's kids go over there to play."

Nicola's face fell as she walked passed him to her room.

Why does he have to be that man's son? It would be ok to be friends if he were just a fire bender, but a prince. Nicola thought to herself.

"Nicola", her brother snapped her out of her thoughts.

"Yeah Chase."

"Uh did you see any kids or anyone their?"

"No the island looked abandoned", Nicola was not good at lying.

"Really, then maybe I'll come over there with you tomorrow."

Nicola went to bed sighing.

She got up around 8 am to water bend with her brother.

Then at 12 pm they had lunch.

5pm they had dinner.

7pm they jumped over the railing.

Zuko was already there and had a fire started.

Zuko looked up and smiled to see Nicola.

He started running toward her. His face fell when he noticed a 12 year old boy who resembled to her.

"Zuko this is my brother, Chase", she said sadly.

"Nicola! Don't give the enemy my name."

Zuko had a confused look, "What do you mean enemy?" he asked.

"Look let's just say were not fire nation. And our dad will have a heart attack if he found out that my sister was hanging out with the fire lord's son." Chase said talking for Nicola.

"Bye Zuko", she said sadly again. Then her brother pulled her back towards the ship.

She looked back and a tear ran down both Zuko's and Nicola's cheek.

That was the last Zuko saw of Nicola until . . .

Can someone tell me the northern water tribe princess's name? You know the girl with white hair that Sokka falls for but she's engaged. It's for the next chapter.

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