"Kids! Come now dinner is ready!" The young girl grins and jumps off of her perch from the top branch in the tall oak tree that looms over the courtyard and floats down with ease manipulating the wind to land lightly on her toes.

"Found you! We win!" Wing and Wei shout jumping out from behind the tree and jabbing her shoulder. The girl pouts and shoves Wei back.

"No you didn't! Mom called us in for dinner, the game is paused!" She claims placing her hands on her twins roll their eyes and share a mischievous glance before dashing off full speed towards their home.

"Race you to the dining room!" They shout to their little sister behind them. She groans at their head start and conjures up an air scooter. It was one of her favorite new techniques she had learned from her trainer.

She zooms past the boys with ease and speeds into the house with the cries of "Not fair!" from her brothers following twins understand that their little sister is different than them. She can air-bend, something no one else in Zaofu, which is almost entirely made up of earth benders, was capable of. What is even stranger is that she can earth-bend as well. At first they thought she was the Avatar but after various tests it became clear she could not bend the other elements. Just earth and air, which is still extremely peculiar. The new Avatar, Korra, has just been discovered in the southern water tribe and suddenly, it seemed the world could breathe just a little easier, after all, the world went a hundred years before Aang was discovered in the iceberg. But this time, the Avatar was reincarnated within a matter of few years. Ayla's abilities have been kept a secret for the time being. Only a few officials of the White Lotus know and they are anxious to see how her path will intertwine with the Avatar's.

Ayla came to a stop and landed on the balls of her feet as as the air vanishes beneath her. She now stands in the dining room before the table as her mom stares disapprovingly down at her.

"Ayla, I thought I said no air-bending in the house." She says calmly squinting her eyes ever so slightly, Ayla ducks her head.

"I'm sorry mom." Ayla replies softly, The elder woman, Suyin, sighs and after casting Ayla a long look a smile graces her face.

"It's in the past now dear, come sit." She gestures to the seats just as Opal, Suyin's oldest daughter walks in. She gives Ayla a kind smile as she sits down beside their mother. Ayla slides into her chair to the left of Opal. The two girls were pretty close, as Ayla was only a year younger than Opal and a year and a half older than the twins.

A few moments later Wei and Wing enter arguing followed by Suyin's eldest sons, Huan and Baatar Jr.

After supper, Ayla bathed and dressed in her nightgown. She tossed and turned in her bed for about an hour before getting up to get a glass of water. She tiptoes down the hall towards the kitchen when the sound of Suyin's voice catches her attention. She peeks through the cracked door into her mother's office to find her with her back turned to the door. She's on the phone arguing with someone, but Ayla wasn't sure why or with who.

"Lin! I'm serious you need to come back." Sue said tiredly, the person in the other line's response was muffled.

"Because you should have a relationship with her!" Sue insists throwing her hands up as if the person could see her.

"Does Tenzin know?" She asks, Ayla frowns, who is Tenzin?

"WHAT? You haven't told him! Lin she's-" Sue hisses as she turns around, her eyes immediately land on Ayla and her mouth snaps shut mi-sentence. Sue narrows her eyes,

"I have to go. This isn't over." And then she hangs up the phone and strides over to Ayla.

"What are you doing awake Ayla?" She scolds, the seven year old shrugs,

"I couldn't sleep and came out for some water." Ayla replies, Suyin sighs,

"Well then, let's go."