Disclaimer: All characters belong to Nick, except for Pan. Duh
"Oi! Wake up you lazy lump! I ain't payin' you to sleep all day!"This noise was accompanied by loud pounding on the door. A girl, about 15 years old, woke up with a start. She gritted her teeth as pain racked through her ankle and arms and silently cursed under her breath. She swung her legs over the side of her bed and limped to the small bathroom of her makeshift bedroom, which was formerly an attic. She dressed, putting on a deep green tunic and similar pants, typical Earth Kingdom attire. Then carefully put fresh bandages on her arms. Gritting her teeth she rubbed a salve onto burns and then re-dressed the wounds.
Opening the door, she stepped into the hallway and limped down the stairs. Entering into a small café, she saw the shopkeeper and winced. He looked very stormy and the café hadn't even opened yet.
"Ava!" the shopkeeper looked in her direction.
"Yes, Pan?" was her reply.
"The shop opens in five minutes and you just woke up! Do you want to lose your job?"
"I'm sorry……I didn't sleep well because of my ankle."
"Fine. Just work extra today. Understand?"
She nodded her head. Pan had taken pity on the girl. Ava had no family or no place to stay. She said they died in a Fire Nation raid, which was easily believable. She paid her rent by working in his café, and she had a little extra money to spend elsewhere from her paycheck.
The girl who was supposedly called Ava went behind the counter and set up for today's customers. She boiled water and brought out the assorted pastries she had baked last night. Then limping out, cleaned and set the tables. She slid a key out of her pocket and opened the doors. Then she returned to behind the counter to spend the rest of the day.
After a rather painful morning service, Ava returned behind the counter and gently massaged her ankle. It was red and swollen again. She sighed and gently unwrapped the bandages around her arms. Some of the burns were bleeding others were oozing. But they were all swollen and stung. They were the result of the last encounter with her father. How close Ty had come to dying……..and how close she had been to death herself... Ding, Ding.
The bell at the front of the café rang. She peered around the wall and sucked in her breath. There at the entrance stood the Avatar himself and his gang. This made her very nervous, because even though she didn't look like herself, she had a feeling they would recognize her. Biting her lip, she limped to the front to greet them.
Please R&R. Should I continue or stop with this story?