I really wanna get it on with you, and from the very second that I saw you-

OH! Hey there.. heh. Don't mind me, just singing. Maybe I'll sing that to Zuko? ;D anyways, thanks for the stuff:) lets me know that people actually like my story so far! Though, I think it's crap. But thats just me.

Chapter 2

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I don't know how long I slept that night, but I do know that when I woke up, I was sore. And my back was hurting really bad from where the man had burned me numerous times. And, for the first time in about a month, I felt the too familiar pain from my shoulder.. that was where he had cut me..

I shook off that thought as I shifted into a comfortable position that didn't cause me to be in enormous amounts of pain.

Man, I thought, fighting is no walk in the park. And then it hit me.

I killed.

Well, not really killed someone. But i watched. I watched as that man died, and I didn't do a thing about it.. He probably had a family.. a wife.. a life. And because of my selfishness, I took that away from him.

A tear slid down my cheek as I thought about this. I'm a heartless monster.. I'm no better than the Fire Nation! How can I sit here and hate on them for all they've done, when, as of yesterday, I'm no better? Dug into the dirt with my fist, then yanked my hand out, causing the dirt to rain down on my head.

I guess.. the only thing I could do was try to forget about it.. but I knew I would never be able to. Never. I would always remember that horrible day where I watched as a life was taken away from someone.

But, I knew that moping around wouldn't help me get safe. It was time to go look at the damage. I got up and grabbed my things. It took me about a good hour or so until I reached the gates of our village. I walked cautiously back into the village. No one was there. It was as silent as a graveyard. And it looked like one too.

Houses were burnt down, some fires were still burning still, belongings were scattered everywhere.. and there were even a few dead laying about..

I choked back tears as I realized that they were the bodies of the people I had come to know in the months I had been in the village. The ones that had treated me so kindly, until my secret was discovered. Some even still treated me with kindness.

I saw a small body in the distance, and with fear, I walked over to it. I gasped as I saw who it was.

It was little Kaylah.. the little girl that I had helped teach waterbending to. She was so adorable, and so cute.. I knew she looked up to me. Tears swelled in my eyes as I realized that she was gone.. forever.

And then I knew. I knew that even though I had technically killed one person, I would never be as heartless as the Fire Nation. Nothing I could ever do would bring me to the level of them. They were heartless. They didn't have a heart. They wouldn't know what one was if it smacked them in the face, wearing a sign that said, "Hello, I'm a heart! You know, the thing you don't have?"

I let the tears fall freely as I walked towards my house, preparing for it to burned down. But surprisingly, it had been left along in the attack. Finally. Something good has happened.

I walk into the small house and look around. It doesn't appear to have been disturbed since Amaya and I had left it. The pot of tea she had been making was still there, unfinished. I sighed sadly and touched the cool metal. I wondered how Amaya was doing..

I turned around and walked up to my room. Not paying attention, I tripped on something, and scraped my hand against the door.

"Ouch! Dammit..", I muttered to myself. I just couldn't stop hurting, could I? I slowly got up, wincing from my back. I looked down to see what tripped me. My scowl lifted into a happy smile as I saw it was my bow! I leaned down and picked it up. The wood had been left unscratched, and I smiled. This was something good!

I walked into my room, and found my quiver, which was filled with arrows. I placed my bags on my bed and rummaged through my dresser, looking for my cloak. When I pulled out the black fabric, I laid that on my bed as well. Then I changed out of my torn clothes and into my light blue tunic and crème colored pants. I then pulled on my brown boots and tucked the pants into them.

I walked over to the mirror where I examined myself. My wavy chestnut colored hair fell down past my shoulders, and ended around the middle of my back. My bangs were cut short, a bit past my eyebrows, but they were cut to an angle so they slanted into my hair when it was down. My eyes were big and bright.

My eyes had always been my favorite feature. They were not blue, but not green. They were turquoise. A mixture of both my mother and father. It was an odd color to come across, but I loved them. I sighed as I saw that the small freckles around and on my nose had made themselves more noticeable. I didn't really like them. They made me look a bit childish, and younger than my 16 years. But I could do anything about it.

Then I turned to my bag and opened it. Rummaging past the clothes and weapons, I pulled out a rectangular gray box. Opening it, I pulled out a silver necklace. In the center of the necklace, four little clasps held tightly onto a turquoise stone. My father had it specially made just for me when I was little. I flipped over the necklace and looked closely at the letters carved into the stone.

R.E.

My initials. And then, farther on down, on the silver part of the necklace, there were three words carved into it.

We love you.

By 'We' , my father meant him and my mother. I clamped the necklace into my hand and closed my eyes for a moment, before I actually put the necklace on. I smile as the cool metal touches my warm skin.

Finally, I put on my cloak, slung all of my belongings onto my shoulder, and left the house. With one last glance at the village, at my home, I walked into the woods, in the direction to the nearest city.

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I reached the city in about 2 days. When I arrived, people everywhere were bustling and hustling, trying to get places. This city was particularly more crowded because it was port. Its ships go to and from an Earth Kingdom city, on the other side of the wide ocean.

Suddenly, a thought occurred to me. I wanted to do a face palm. I was so stupid! Why didn't I think of it sooner!

I walked up to a random lady, tapping her lightly on the shoulder. "Excuse me ma'am, but could you tell me where the ships are docked?"

She smiled slightly at me. It lit up her whole face, just the simplest smile. She nodded and gave me directions to the port. I thanked her with a silver coin and was on my way again.

It took me almost all day to find where the lady had told me to go. It was almost night by the time I reached the ships. Now just to find out when one left for the Earth Kingdom. I looked around, and finally spotted a worker, dressed in green. Earth Kingdom!

"Excuse me sir?", I asked politely. He turned around and looked at me, his eyebrows raised.

"Yes?"

"Could you tell me when the next ship to the Earth Kingdom leaves? I have an.. err.. package on there and I would like to know when it will reach my cousin.", I lied. It wasn't that bad of a lie. I mean, if I was telling myself that without knowing that I was lying, I would believe it. Make sense?

He nodded. "It leaves in about an hour. Your cousin should get the package in about 3 days.

I thanked the man and walked off. I had an hour to get ready. I waited in the shadows until it was dark enough that I could slip onto the ship unseen. When I was on it, I slowly found the supply room. Thanking the stars that there was an extra workers uniform, I slipped it on over my stuff. There was also a hat, but I just stuffed that in my pocket. I placed my bag and weapons in an empty box, then I stashed it in a corner. I slipped out of the room unseen, and began making my way onto deck.

I almost stepped out to where I could be seen, but then I recognized the guy I asked earlier about this ship.

"Poop!", I whispered angrily to myself. I knew he would recognize me, so I pulled the hairbands off of my wrists and pulled my long hair up into a tight bun. And then I put on the silly hat, making my hair look short. If I was lucky, I may be able to pass as a guy.

Wow, never thought I'd hear myself say that before.

It wasn't long before the boat started moving, and we were off, heading towards the Earth Kingdom. To freedom.

Like it? I kinda like how this turned out:) BUT ITS NOT ABOUT WHAT I THINK! ITS ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK! Review, please? I know that someone is reading this. And its all I ask of you. Review? At least add this story to your alerts or something! Because if I don't get at least a few reviews, I will get sad, and think that nobody likes my story :(

BUT ENOUGH OF MY RANTING! I'm off to start the next chapter:)