"Vivi, Sky, hurry up!" Their sister called to them from the living room of the quiet house. Except for the TV, which sounded as the channel went on with it's commercial.
"We're coming Will, one sec you're the one in love with this show anyway." The two girls stated as they walked in with popcorn. All three of them had a similar resemblance to each other. Save that Vivi had braided brown hair that stuck out of her head. Sky with layered hair with red hair at the bottom tips and Will with hair to her shoulders with a clip to keep her bangs out of her eyes.
The two sat on the couch beside their slightly younger sister who was twelve. Vivi being oldest by two years.
"How is it that we let you choose the show we watched as our Friday show?" Sky complained as the intro of the show started. "I mean avatar? Why not like some kind of other show?"
Vivi elbowed her. "She can watch whatever she chooses, cuz' we get as much of a say as her when it's our turn."
"Fine, fine, fair enough." Will said shushing them as it started.
Half an hour later Will was having to explain what the whole concept of the show was to them as it went on. But later when the show came to an end the older ones had found that she was asleep. Not wanting to wake her they watched more late night TV and found themselves in conversation.
"Vi, do you think we're going to ever have things back to normal around here?" Sky said a bit quietly. "I mean, you know dad's not always around, and he's not that supportive of the whole thing. How do you think it's going to effect Will?" Vivi had concern in her voice, and not for just them.
The girl looked down at her sleeping sister. "It will all turn out. I know mom was always there, here, but we have to keep things together… For Will."
Sky stared at her sister as well. "No more fights with dad though Vi, not around Will. I don't know how many more she can take."
"It's not my fault, dad's the stupid one that always makes things worse!" She hissed softly, then got up and took the bowl of popcorn kernels to the kitchen. Sky followed.
"Well who's the one that always disappeared when mom was sick, huh?" Sky said in the now lit kitchen.
"You just don't understand!"
"Where did you go all those times, when we needed you most you weren't here!" Sky's eyes were sparkling with tears.
"I couldn't stand it! Mom was always the strong one, then she got sick and everything fell apart. All those doctor appointments, and mom pretended that nothing was wrong."
"Well there was, she needed us-."
The two looked to the door way, Will stood there with tears in her eyes.
"Will- we were just-." She ran out the door before Vivi could finish. Sky shot a glare at Vivi and walked out too. Vivi growled and kicked the counter. Then went into the living room and fell asleep.
Sky woke up to a bright sun staring down at her. Large feathered birds flying above. Confused she sat up to find she was lying on light hard ground in the middle of no where, a few bushes around the ongoing plain. She stood up looking around and down at her as if to see if she was actually here.
"This is one weird dream." Squinting, and looking on the horizon, she thought she saw the faint look of a long sliver of something. Deciding this was the best shot she had, the girl started walking. "How did my mind think this up? I haven't even seen anything like this, let alone been to one." She said to herself.
After walking for what seemed like hours she started pinching herself to attempt to wake herself up. Even slapping herself across the face… It didn't work.
"This is ridiculous! Wake up!" She shut her eyes and opened them. "Wake up!" She kicked the ground in frustration but yelled out when she hit a rock in her bare feet. "Ok, maybe this isn't a dream… No it has to be, I was lying on my bed in my house. I couldn't have ended up here… Maybe this is a trick… No, that can't be it-." She whipped her for head of the sweat that had collected, and moved her hair from her face. Suddenly she felt the dazedness in her overcome her and suddenly she fell to the ground.
"How do you suppose she was in the middle of no where?" A young girls voice said.
"Who knows, I don't see why you had to bring her." Another voice said dully.
"Now, now Mai. She may be of help to us, and if not, we'll figure something out." A confident one said.
Sky opened her eyes slowly, seeing she was not in the same place.
"Look, she's awake!" A girl said coming up over the girl. She had a bright face, with braids on the side of her head, dressed in pink.
"Calm down Ty Lee, give her some air." Another said walking over. This one looked more troublesome than her. She had eyes that showed what she sounded like, deviant. Her hair was up in a bun with a gold flame looking thing in her hair, her clothes dark red.
Sky sat up slowly, supporting herself with her arms. "Where am I?" She said looking at the two girls and around at the room. Where a few men were over by a door. They were dressed similar to the girl in red. Then looking behind the two girls she saw a girl laid back in a stiff looking chair. She had a bored looking expression and black long hair with some put back. Clothes of different reds, mostly dark, wearing a robe looking dress.
"We found you out of no where, passed out. Then Mai and me brought you here. I'm Ty Lee, and the dreary one back there is Mai—."
"And I am Azula, Princess Azula, heir to the throne of the Fire Nation." She said precisely. Cutting Ty Lee off.
"Oh yeah, sorry Azula." Ty Lee said cheerfully.
Sky stood up, dusting herself off.
"So what may your name be?" Azula said, in a sourly sweet voice.
"Um Sky, my names Sky… Did you say, Fire Nation?" Sky was even more confused now.
"Yes, we're in the Earth Kingdom." The girl said a little suspiciously.
Ty Lee went and sat down in her chair. "Wow you must have hit your head harder than you thought."
"Um yeah, maybe." With that she put her hand to her head, but all she felt was dust.
"Which nation do you come from?"
Sky tried to think quick, "Fire Nation."
Azula looked her over, Sky was wearing jeans and a black shirt.
"You wear strange clothes, where did you get them? Fire Nation doesn't wear those. And your hair?"
She looked down, "Um, I found them at a really funky shop, my old ones were worn from traveling. I dyed my hair."
"Odd, I haven't heard of, dying, your hair."
"Oh Azula calm yourself, she looks fine to me." Ty Lee said.
"Shut it Ty Lee, We don't want spies do we?" She spat.
Sky found herself getting more nervous by the minute. "I… Left home to find some action, tired of my boring stuffed up house."
Azula crossed her arms and smirked. Sky stiffened when she noticed Mai behind her, when she went to stick the ninja looking knife by her neck Sky reacted and swiftly blocked it with her arm and kicked Mai back. Then took a stance as her defense as a reflex. As Mai quickly got up and was about to go at her Azula cut in.
"Stop!" She said smoothly but forcefully. Mai stopped and sat in her chair arms crossed. Ty Lee on the other hand was giggling.
"See Azula, she can come in very good handy."
The princess grunted, "So it seems, alright Sky, you can join us."
She nodded and gave a smile and sat on the edge of the slightly higher platform that kept the chairs.
'Wait, didn't Will say something about these guys? Maybe I should have listened.' She snapped out, "So where are you all heading?"
"Ba Sing Se."