A/N: Well, what do ya know, another story! Lol, anyway, my next story will be of Avatar! Koolios! Hope you like it! And I'll try to work on my other ones too.~
A Different Kind Of A Love...
Disclaimer: I do not, I repeat, NOT own Avatar: The Last Airbender, any of the shows characters, or get any profit from the shows airings.
Claimer: I do however, own my characters Hikari, and Skatha Satomi, and the general plot for this story. (they'll be traveling to the same places as in the show, but couplings will be different)
Chapter 1: A Shocking New Discovery
The avatar and his group were traveling to Ba Sing Se, while escorting a a pregnant refugee, her husband and his sister through the 'Serpent's Pass', when they met up with a couple girls in green warriors attire. These girls were known as the all girl warriors: The Kyoshi Warriors.
After an unusual greeting for the leader of the group and Sokka. Sokka having forgotten who she was, and her having to kiss him for him to remember, introductions were started.
"Suki, who's this with you?" Sokka asked while looking at the shorter girl with Suki.
"This is Hikari Satomi, she's the newest recruit to the Kyoshi Warriors." Suki said smiling and pointing to the smaller girl standing somewhat behind her.
She had her mid-back black hair held up to just past her shoulders in two pig tails on either side of her hair. Her green eyes shining brightly in the sunlight, matching her traditional Kyoshi Warrior outfit, and make-up.
"Hey, nice to meet ya Hikari. I'm Sokka. This is my little sister Katara, that's Aang, he's the avatar. And this is Toph, and Momo." Sokka introduced everyone to me.
"H-hi. It's nice to meet you all too." I said while blushing a little. I'm rather shy...
"Hey, we'll be great friends!" Katara said as Aang agreed happily, Toph just smirking.
"Th-thanks. I'd like that." I said smiling.
"So, wheres Appa? Why don't you just fly to Ba Sing Se on him?" Suki asked.
Everyone suddenly went quiet and looked away.
"Appa is missing. We hope to find him in Ba Sing Se." Katara said quietly.
"Oh, I'm so sorry." Suki said.
"Who's Appa?" I asked softly.
"Aang's pet flying bison."
"Oh. I'm sorry he's missing. I hope you find him soon."
"Thanks, Hikari. I hope so too." Aang said smiling.
"Well, lets go guys. No time to waist." Sokka said leading the way.
They came upon the entrance to the Serpent's Pass, and found a sign that read 'All ye who enter, abandon all hope'
"How can we abandon hope? That's all we've got." Ying, the pregnant refugee cried into her husbands chest.
"Come on, we need to focus on whats important right now, and that's getting across this pass." Aang said.
"Ok, if you say so." Katara said sadly as we started walking again.
We walked a while around a thin mountain path, until the ledge broke and Than, Ying's husband fell off the cliff.
"Aahh!" Than yelled as he fell.
Toph felt the vibrations, and quickly earth-bended a mini rock ledge to jut out of the path and catch Than. Toph then used her earth-bending to fly Than back up onto the path, where Ying and Than's sister quickly balanced him.
"I'm ok." Than said smiling.
The rocks from the ledge that broke hit the water and made a loud splash alerting the fire nation ship that was passing by.
"They've spotted us! Let's go, let's go!" Sokka yelled, as they shot a fire ball at us.
Aang jumped up at the wall, and using his air-bending to fly at the fire ball, and used his staff to hit the fire ball with a shot of air sending it flying back at the fire nation ship.
They sent another one flying at us, hitting the mountain and causing a mini avalanche of rocks to fall.
Suki was standing under the rocks and Sokka pushed her out of the way so she wouldn't get hurt. Toph used her bending to make a ledge for the rocks to slide off of and miss Sokka.
"Suki, are you ok?! You have to be more careful! Come on, let's go!" Sokka yelled grabbing Suki, helping her up and running away. Not even thanking Toph for saving him.
"'Thanks for saving my life Toph.' Hey, no problem Sokka." Toph acted out.
We ran the rest of the way. And then set up camp for the night.
Than was massaging his wife's feet while the rest of us were setting up our sleeping bags.
Suki was setting her sleeping mat up at the edge of the cliff, when Sokka came up to her complaining about her positioning.
"Suki, you shouldn't sleep there! Who knows how stable this ledge is, it could give way any minute." Sokka said taking her mat and moving it over by his next to the fire.
"Sokka, I'm fine, stop worrying." Suki said walking over to him.
"Your right, your right. You can take care of yourself." Sokka said.
Wait!" He yelled holding Suki back as she tried to walk to her mat.
"Oh, never mind. I thought I saw a spider. But your ok." Sokka said sighing as Suki just looked angry, and exasperated.
I set up my stuff, and was just lying there watching Sokka and Suki talk under an arch (not considered eavesdropping, because I can't hear what their saying or read lips, right? ~). Sokka was kind of cute, though. *blush* 'Wait, theres that presence again. That girls back, again. Well, I guess it's ok, she doesn't seem to want any trouble, or else she would have done something already. Oh well.' I thought, as I turned my attention back to Sokka.
"It's a beautiful moon." Suki said walking up to Sokka, who was sitting under an arch.
"Yeah, it really is." Sokka answered back sadly.
"Look, I know your just trying to help; but I can take care of myself." Suki said.
:"I know you can."
"Then, why are you being so overprotective?"
"It's so hard to lose someone you care about. Something happened at the north pole and I couldn't protect someone. I don't want anything like that to happen ever again." Sokka finished quietly.
"I lost someone I care about too. He didn't die, he just went away. I only had a few days to get know him, but he was smart, and brave, and funny..."
"Who is this guy? Is he taller then me?" Sokka asked, flustered.
"No, he's about your height." Suki answered smiling.
"Is he better looking?"
"it is you, stupid."
"Oh." Sokka said smiling.
Suki leaned in to kiss Sokka, but he turned away.
"I can't."
"I'm sorry..." Suki said looking down, and holding his hand.
"No, you shouldn't be." Sokka said as he walked away.
I gasped, tearing up a bit as Sokka denied Suki a kiss, and walked away.
Sokka looked up, and I gasped again, rolling over blushing, pretending to be asleep, and not have noticed it.
"I know, your awake Hikari. How much of that did you see?" Sokka asked standing next to me.
I rolled over slowly, looking up at him.
"Why didn't you kiss her?" I asked.
"That doesn't answer my question."
"I'm sorry, I didn't hear anything, I couldn't. I just don't get it. I thought you liked Suki."
"I do... or did, anyway. But I can't handle her getting hurt."
"Oh. I'm sorry."
"It's ok. Just forget about it, I'll be ok."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm fine.
"Alright. Night, Sokka." I said smiling up at him.
"Night, Hikari." Sokka said blushing a little bit.
'Why was he blushing just now? Why am I blushing?' I thought as I rolled over again and hid my blush.
'Hmm, does little Hikari have a crush on the water tribe boy? Hehe, I can't wait to use that against her, once I reveal myself.' A mystery girl thought as she hid behind a giant boulder.
The next morning we continued walking until we got to the end of the path, and there was a huge break of just water separating us from the rest of the land.
Katara walked up to the front of the group and took charge of the situation.
"Everyone, single file!" Katara ordered, as everyone got in a line.
Katara then used her water-bending and parted the water, so that we could get through.
"Aang, I need help!" Katara yelled back to him.
Aang smiled, gave his staff to Toph, and turned the upper half of his body a little to the side and started water-bending as well, encasing the group in a bubble under the water.
We walked along as everyone admired the swimming fish around us. Momo even decided to join them, jumping off his previous perch on Toph's shoulder, where he had been this whole trip. And jumping out of the bubble into the ocean, swirling around the fish, until a giant dark mass swam past him, and he, scared, jumped back through the bubble onto Toph's shoulder again.
"What is that thing?" Katara asked.
The creature swam into the bubble and broke it, causing water to splash all over everyone. That is until Toph made an earth platform to lift us out of the water.
Toph then gave the staff back to Aang. And we watched the creature circle around the platform.
Then, suddenly the creature popped it's head out of the water, and screeched at us.
"I think I just figured out why they call it the Serpent's Pass!" Sokka said loudly, pointing at the serpent.
"Suki, you know about giant sea monsters; make it go away!" Sokka said frantically.
"Just because I live near the Unagi, doesn't mean, I'm an expert!" Suki yelled back, angrily.
"Oh, great and powerful sea serpent, please except this humble and tasty offering. Thank you." Sokka said, bending down and picking up Momo, holding him up to the sea serpent.
"Sokka!" Katara yelled at him.
"I'll distract it! Katara, you get everyone across." Aang said, hitting the sea serpent with a shot of air from his staff.
Katara made an ice bridge across the water , and made sure everyone was moving quickly, and then froze her feet, and rode across the water to help Aang.
Sokka turned around to see Toph just standing there on her little piece of land.
"Toph, come on; it's just ice!" Sokka yelled back at her.
"Actually... I' gonna stay on my little island, where I can see." Toph said as she placed her foot on the ice, and then pulled it back off quickly.
The sea serpent slammed itself onto Toph's island, and she jumped as she screamed.
"Aah! Ok, I' coming!" Toph yelled as she jumped onto the ice, and then slowly started sliding sideways to the others.
"Your doing great! Just follow the sound of my voice!" Sokka yelled to Toph.
"It's hard to ignore!" Toph yelled back at him.
"Your almost there!" Sokka yelled.
Then the serpent slammed against the ice, and broke it, right in front of Toph. Sending her flying into the air, and back into the ocean.
All I could do was just stand there and watch Toph fall in fear.
"Ahhhh! Help! I can't swim!" Toph screamed as she splashed around in the water.
"I'm coming Toph!" Sokka yelled, starting to take off his shoes, only getting one off before Suki dived in and swam up to Toph.
"Help!" Toph yelled again before she sank like a rock (ha, rock, earthbender, lol).
Suki dove in after Toph, and pulled her back up, and out of the water.
"Oh, Sokka. You saved me." Toph said as she gave Suki a big fat smooch on the cheek.
"Actually, it's me." Suki said, with her eyes wide, as she smiled.
"Oh. Well, you can go ahead and let me drown now." Toph said as she frowned, and slumped in Suki's grip.
Aang, and Katara were circling the serpent, making it dizzy, until it got mad, and it swung its head at Aang, then whipped itself at Katara sending them both flying into the group where they were watching on land. Katara and Aang hit Sokka and Toph, taking them both down with them.
The serpent then decided to take it's rage out on the nearest living thing, which just so happened to be, well what do ya know, me.
The serpent charged forward and aimed it's head at me, intending to snatch me up in it's mouth I'm guessing, I wasn't paying much attention to how I was going to die, just that I was.
"Ahhhh!" I screamed falling back, and closing my eyes as I held my hands in front of my face, somewhat shielding myself.
The next thing I know the serpent is screeching in pain, and everyones shocked.
I opened my eyes to see my hands on fire, but I can't feel it. And theirs flames all around me. I turned around and saw everyone staring at me in shock and fear, with a hint of wonderment.
Then I turn back around to see the serpent's left eye burnt to a char, because of... me.
Suddenly 4 balls of fire shoot out from behind the serpent and hit it on the back of it's head. And out from behind it comes... my sister... shooting fire balls out of her hands expertly, effectively sending the serpent running...
My sister, Skatha, comes running over to me after she jumped off the serpents back, which she had slid down to get to land.
"Hikari, are you ok?!" She asked.
"S-Skatha... wh-when did we...?" I stuttered to ask.
"Become fire-benders? We were born that way, you just didn't know..." Skatha said, as everything started getting blurry, and all my thoughts jumbled together.
"Um, is anyone gonna put out the flames?" Toph asked, as she felt the heat, knowing their was a fire, and realizing that was the reason for everyones shock.
That was the last thing I heard as all the sounds around me and my vision blurred together. And the last thing I remember was Skatha calling my name, I think. I couldn't hear her so all I could tell was that her mouth was moving... and the next thing I knew, I had fainted in a circle of flames that I had created...
TO BE CONTINUED...
A/N: OHMYGOSH! FIREBENDING!!! WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO HIKARI, AND WHERE DID THIS SKATHA COME FROM ANYWAY?! READ THE NEXT CHAPTER TO FIND OUT!~
~Tomi's Little Jenna~