Gomen Nasai (I'm so sorry) it took me a while for this chap to be uploaded. All my days were booked because of Japanese classes...yeah that's right I know the language a bit and have mastered hiragana in one week. First of all I'd like to thank you guys for even reading this and giving in your honest reviews.

Since I think most of you got confused I've decided to set the POVS in bold or italic to have a better view for reading. I know most of you notice the speeling and grammar errors and the awful annoying "par par" "quote" in between. I had no choice but to use word pad since Microsoft wasn't available but no worries I've edited chap one. For some reason I've decided to add in a little information about Kisaki and the fire foxes but I won't go any further.

This fic concentrates on flashbacks of what she had experienced before meeting Aang and the gang as you already know. In this chap, explains how Kisaki got separated from her family. Once in a while I will be relating things to Philippine culture (I mean come the shows practically based on Asian civilization and the Philippines is still part of Asia) You'll notice how Kisaki would address her uncle as Tito and her older brother as Kuya. That's our lifestyle in showing respect to our elders and I've decided to apply it in this chappie...only! Um Zuko makes a short appearance in this one...

Before I start I'd like to give in the review responses.

Seeker of the Charter: Thanx for being the first reviewer and don't worry the suspense is coming in.

Anonymous-ish: I appreciate you for giving in your honest insights about my writing. To be honest, I haven't written a fic in a while and I'm trying my best to improve and learn from my mistakes.

Candicethelovely123: Yeah I'm glad you like it and don't worry I'll keep updating you...ingatz palagi!

The Dude and Jay: Thanx for being so supportive and I plan to add more details too. Yeah I noticed it was kind of confusing but it's good to see that you were able to catch up and figure out things. GBU dude!

Andrea: I'm glad you like the POV version. Yeah it's better off bringing out the thoughts and it's one way of improving my character since I don't really know her well and she's starting to become an obsession. Hehe all the best for you...bye!

Elyne: No I'm not good man...well technically you know I'm not a man but yeah I know what you mean. I'm telling you Avatar rox!

Lizzzy: Hey I'm glad you enjoyed this and thanks to your suggestion I've edited chap one and took out the "par par" stuff and made all the POV text into bold. Thanks for your help dudette!

SOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSO

Kisaki comes from a long bloodline of "Fire Foxes" that had been secretly active for over a thousand years. These people/creatures are known as the lost guardian of the Avatars during the past. From birth, they are trained and destined to protect the Avatars from enemies and harms way and immediately kill their prey (enemies). This group results that they are more advanced than Fire benders are said to be descendants of the early fire benders that the first avatar chose. These guardians have a gift and can morph into their human and fox forms at their desired will. That is only possible if one reaches puberty allowing the spirit of the fox to awaken in their bodies. Although not much is said about these people for they only allowed themselves to live in a small number and wished not to be spoken of. Some say their species died off over a hundred years ago but some believed they were nothing but a made up legend.

SOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSO

POV: It all started about a month ago. I grew up and lived with my older brother and uncle in an unknown forest. My uncle reassured us that we would never be found in that peaceful place until that very night, one I would never forget. It happened very fast and unexpected...

"Wake up! Wake up Hisaki!" A teenager shook his sister with fright. He stood there with his piercing red eyes waiting for a response. He strong and steady build wore some strange armor on top of his casual attire. He also possessed bloody red hair that he had tied in a ponytail and piercing red eyes.

"What's up Kuya?" she wiped her sleepy red eyes. "And where's Tito?"

"He's hurt." she realized that her brother gave out a serious tone.

"What happened?" Negative thoughts ran through her mind.

"There's no time for this Hisaki! We've got to go!" he pulled her out of bed and carried her on his broad shoulders and ran out of the little hut where they had been living ever since. She noticed that he carried a pack of supplies on his back and there was definitely something big going on. He ran as fast as his legs could carry him deep into the forest surrounded with thick pine trees and there they found their uncle.

"Hinote, where's Hisaki." A stout man in his forties met them right in the middle. His condition looked awful and the wounds on him were fresh.

"She's here! Let's flee before they come." the boy took deep breaths and placed his frightened sibling on the ground.

"Who Kuya, who? Please tell me, please!" Hisaki ran into her uncle's bleeding arms and embraced him in fear.

"There are avatars hunters around these woods and they've spotted Tito training." his nephew explained.

"Earth soldiers to be exact and they want us killed!" he added and faced his niece.

"I'm scared...I...I don't want to die." Hisaki's lips trembled.

"Were better off fleeing than fighting. I bet we're out numbered." Hinote exclaimed.

"I will do the fighting, you two escape before they see you." the man released the trembling girl in his arms.

"No Tito! You cant...you'll get killed!" She tried fighting the tears from falling.

"Let me fight too!" her brother argued.

"Enough! I cannot risk both of you. You're both too valuable! Hinote, Hisaki, listen to me, if they end up capturing and eliminating us three, what hope is left for the safety of the avatar."

"But we just can't leave you here to fend for yourself." Hinote interrupted.

"I'm allowing this sacrifice for the sake of our pack..."

"But..." Hisaki tugged on to his robe.

"No more interruptions Hisaki, there will be no turning back." the wounded man had a heavy look on his face.

"It doesn't have to be this way!" Hinote broke out.

"I'm left with no other choice. Obey me Hinote. I cannot afford any more deaths happening to our family line. Your...your parents told me to guard you with my life before they were killed and I'm keeping this promise." he recalled that day his sister and brother-in-law had mentioned to him years back.

"I understand Tito...I will not let you down, I promise." Hinote set one knee on the ground and bowed to show courage and honor to his uncle.

"We cannot promise anything lad. We can only hope for the best." water filled his red eyes.

"I hate my life! I never wanted to be..." Hisaki stopped when a hand gently touched her lips.

"Because it is our purpose and duty in life anak (child). We are the chosen ones, you know that already." the man reminded her.

"Yes I know...I'm sorry Tito." she apologized and couldn't hold the tears any longer.

"Hisaki, my dear, you are beginning to bloom into a young strong lady and from birth I have trained you and your brother to become the person you are today. Your mother and father must be so proud for both of you." a tear fell from his eye. "Remember to guard your soul from everything for it is the well spring of life." he lifted her chin and looked straight into her eyes.

Hisaki kept this in mind and knew she had an important task to fulfill with her brother. She just felt that this wasn't the right time to depart from her dear uncle who was like a father figure. Knowing that this journey they were about to embark on was just the beginning in search for the avatar, the world's only hope. "I love you Tito!" she clasped her arms around him one last time.

"I love you both...now go on before they come!" he gently released her from the embrace and then the most amazing thing happened. Fire appeared in his red eyes and flames engulfed his body until no skin or clothing was visible. The two watched their uncle's transformation happen to and saw that he replaced himself in the form of an adult fox. He took one last look at his beloved niece and nephew, then darted off to the direction of the avatar hunters.

"No, please wait!" Hisaki tried running after the animal who was indeed her dear uncle.

"Come on Hisaki, you know we can't deal with this." Hinote stopped her and pulled her away when the ground started shaking.

"Earth Benders." they both muttered under their breaths.

SOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSO

POV: Every second, a minute and an hour turned into dreadful days and nights. I didn't even have time to consume any food or water and that made us weak, nevertheless we still moved on. Since I was raised in this forest, I knew all the best hiding places but I couldn't hide for too long. Just last night my brother and I have separated in order for him to stall and give me a head start of making it out of this place. But the few hours he spared with them didn't last either and the avatar hunters were still on my tail...well I didn't have a tail yet but anyway...I've realized that I had been taking the wrong route instead of heading to the valley my brother instructed me to go to. I found myself at a beach with giant boulders scattered around the sand which was bad news for me!

"After three long days we've finally rounded up our hunt." the general of the Earth Soldiers wiped the sweat off his brow.

"What do you want from me?" Hisaki slowly took a few steps back.

"What else, we want you and your species dead." he twisted his arms and waited for the response of a random boulder to float up in the air.

"I don't wanna fight you...It's not right." she refused and pleaded on her knees.

"Sir she's surrendering," one of them spoke.

"Good, you're actually making this easy for us. How kind of your brother to let you go and ended losing his life anyway. He couldn't even stand a chance." he gave out an evil laugh that brought the chills up her spine.

"I don't believe you!" she snarled at them and then tears took over. "Kuya...no..." she trailed off.

SOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSO

(What happened earlier)...

"Hisaki, if anything happens, you have to learn to fight for the kill." the two stopped running to take a short rest.

"But I'm scared...you know I'm not as good as you." she answered, trying to catch her breath.

"Don't ever say that! Remember what I've been teaching you?" her brother was also panting and gasping for oxygen.

"Yeah but the moves are meant for your other form. I haven't even turned into one yet." she choked.

"So what if your other form wasn't awakened. Your time is coming soon just as Tito predicted. Like he said, females mature faster than males."

"I can't wait any longer!" anger rose in her and gave out a loud scream to ignore the pressure she was receiving.

"The process will take a while little sister and it ain't pretty." he ignored her rare temper and gave her a hug to ease her inner pain.

"Will it hurt?" she looked up at him with teary eyes.

"Of course it will...we all have to go through it. he confessed and held her tighter. "You may come to a point where you can't control yourself and that's a challenge for us fire foxes. We have to be in control of ourselves instead of the fox controlling us...I mean were still human beings."

When Hinote was 14, Hisaki couldn't forget how he battled the pain his body had to endure in order for him to morph into his fox formation. She couldn't stand to see him crying and fighting for his life and almost lost it that day. It was a good thing her uncle was there to witness and help him overcome the transformation. She knew it was going to happen to her someday and she was afraid of the experience her family had to deal with during puberty at the worse part was, the women received theirs earlier and have much more pain to endure compared to the men's.

The silence then broke with grunts and deep voices that were heard from a short distance behind them. "How did they catch up?" fear grew in their heavy hearts and tired souls.

"I hope it didn't have to come to this but..." Hinote set his sibling aside.

"What do you mean?" A worried look grew on her face. "We can still hide..."

"There's no time! I cannot allow both of us to be the victims...Hisaki you must flee!" he ordered her.

"No I won't allow this either!" she refused and didn't want him to end up like their uncle who completely risked his life for them.

"Didn't Tito make himself clear? We two are the only ones left in our pack and you know we can't afford to get ourselves killed and wiped out before the war is over!"

"Kuya we can still fight them when we have the chance." She suggested and couldn't agree to his plan.

"In your condition?" he took her by the wrists and looked her in the eye. "No I won't let them touch you...there's...there's no way I'll ever forgive myself if they take you down."

Hearing this touching speech from her over-protective brother made her stand there and knew he was doing this not just to protect her but to keep her alive in order to find refuge and begin her search for the avatar. She just didn't want to do this alone and was still new to this lifestyle.

"Kuya I love you!" she embraced with one last time.

"I love you too Hisaki." His lips trembled. "You have to make your way to the valley that will direct you to the South-East of the forest." He said his final instructions and gave her a kiss on the forehead.

Flames grew in his eyes and his body and was replaced in the form of a fox. He gently shoved her out with full force of his body and she knew she couldn't disobey him. He took a last glance at his sister and ran towards the direction of the earth soldier troops.

POV: That was the last time I saw my brother again.

SOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSO

"This must belong to you if I'm not mistaken." The general dropped two fox tails in front of him.

"No it...it can't be...you're sick!" she snarled at them like a dog.

"Were waiting." He and his men chuckled.

"Waiting for what?" it was then she realized that they wanted to take her alive as a fox but knew it was still not possible. "Not happening." She sighed in defeat.

"Are you just afraid you'll end up like the rest of your family?" he aimed the boulder at her.

Hearing this didn't please her at all. How could she just be standing there and not doing anything about it? After seeing what they have done with her dear uncle and beloved brother really ticked her off. "Lay off my family your murderers!" she roared and caused the boulder to explode to bits.

The men gasped and were surprised to see her first move. It was very eye shocking to see someone perform such thing and was rare for any bender or creature to that. "Take her nice and easy and if she still refuses to change into a beast, you know what to do." The general stood there like nothing had happened.

At the same time, the soldiers took a step forward and stomped a few times until the sand had pulled Hisaki down to the earth and was trying to suffocate her.

"That's what a stubborn child like her deserves." He folded his arms and waited for a few seconds. "Ok men, she's had enough and..." before another word was spoken the ground shook rapidly and the men looked at each other in disbelief and knew that they weren't responsible for the quake.

Then they noticed smoke rising from the ground where she was buried underneath. They all took a step closer and used their bending to pull her to the surface but before they could even make a move, the ground blew up like a volcano and sent them flying in all directions and the scorching hot sand pierced their eyes resulting blindness to those who were unfortunately too close.

When the dust cleared, the soldiers were shocked to see Hisaki standing there with her hands steaming with smoke. Her pale face was still lowered and her loose bangs were all over the place. She clenched both hands into fists and looked at the destruction that she had caused.

"Don't just stand you idiots, attack her and show no mercy." The general took the lead and lifted more boulders into the air.

"I won't let you...not in this lifetime." Her voiced had suddenly changed and flames were seen glowing in her red eyes. The men stood there in shock and guessed that she was already evolving into her fox form.

"Wait." He halted them and watched as flames grew and outlined the girl's petite figure. It couldn't be happening or was it just his imagination. "Just what we've been waiting for." He licked his lips and thought of a strategy to bring her down.

The soldiers witnessed in horror and had never seen anything like it before. Not even her uncle or brother performed such a scene. "Now!" after hearing the first command, about fifty boulders were launched at her from different directions.

Hisaki saw everything happen in slow motion and was able to dodge some by flexing her body in mid-air and landing on hands and feet pressed to the sand. In just mere seconds, she was able to create a diversion and explode almost half of what they threw at her but didn't notice three boulders had brought in full force and the impact gave her a rough landing and bruised most parts of her body.

The flames had suddenly disappeared but she still was in the mode for avenging her family after an image of them flashed through her head. She couldn't give up just yet and remembered all the pain she had gone through in her twelve years of non-stop training everyday. She knew she wasn't as determined as her uncle and brother but happened to be more powerful than them in situations like this. She ignored the aching pain that was letting her loose focus on her surroundings but she still didn't give up as she saw more rocks flying at her.

With her only remaining energy Hisaki had seem to create a small force field around her using flames but the more rocks that hit her just wasn't strong enough for her to hold. She remembered her uncle saying that screaming is the best way to grab focus and regain inner strength and she had always looked up to this example of his. She released the force field and screamed as loud as her tired lungs could and she felt energy rising in her soul and was ready to take this.

Suddenly, all the boulders froze in mid-air after she raised both her arms up and engulfing it with flames. She glared at each of them and sent the meteors with full force at them resulting a few injured and paralyzed.

"She's uncontrollable!" one man commented.

"I have never seen anything like it." The general still stood in the way with a grin on his face and thought of how much the fire nation would give in exchange for this prodigy.

"What do you suppose we do sir?" his companion waited for an instruction to attack or retreat.

"Make a distraction! He ordered.

"But sir, if any of us get closer well probably be killed in the process." He warned and didn't agree to his command.

"Sacrifices must be made, my good friend." He shoved him in front and ordered him to lead the ambush with the only remaining soldiers who were still in perfect condition.

Hisaki had not only lost her patience but also her control of her will. Everything seemed like a target to her and needed to be eliminated. As she saw the group approaching her she threw scorching fireballs at them, which blinded their path or burned their armour and skin. Half of them had already dropped to their knees because they couldn't stand pain she was giving them and eventually passed out.

While all her attention was concentrated in the front, the general signalled the men who had been left behind with the injured ones to make their move on her. At the same time, they brought up their hands and performed a push and pull stance similar to the water bender forms.

Hisaki sensed something was not right and could feel the ground shaking beneath her feet. Before anything else the earth sent her flying in the air and landing on the sea just as the general's plan worked.

Water invaded her surroundings and the flames had already extinguished after falling into the cold sea. She knew she couldn't swim and was already losing all her oxygen. With all her strength she tried bring her up to the surface but for a gasp of air but failed. Her eyes slowly closed and knew for sure she wasn't going to make it through this.

She felt arms fish her out and dropped her on the warm sand. Her senses with not intact or aware of what just happened. A chill ran down her spine and before anything else, a sharp pointy object slashed through her face and started screaming in total pain. Her left eye was the only one witnessing everything for her right was now blurred and could feel blood trinkling her face.

Again, she felt the presence of the blade ready to strike any second now. The general laughed and spat at her. "You pathetic little girl." He cackled and could hear it echoing in her sensitive ears.

Before he even had the chance to set his blow, the blade was hit by a wave of fire and Hisaki saw it happening in slow motion again. Another group of soldiers in their fire nation armour had already ambushed the rest of the earth soldiers with their flaming attacks.

The dying girl couldn't tell what was actually happening but felt the heat of flames behind her. On the ground, she slowly tilted her head and saw a person releasing fire at the earth general. She tried to identify him and was surprised to see her brother fighting the man who tried to kill her. She took one last gasp of breath and only her right eye spotted her uncle rushing towards her side and picked her up in his arms, then darkness took over.

"How dare you offend a such a young child!" Zuko shoved the general to ground with his fire bending.

"She's not what you think she is?" he chocked when the prince poked his pointy boot at his throat to block him from breathing.

"You mess with her, you deal with me." He hissed.

"You're making a big mistake, Prince Zuko." The poor man was already suffocating and didn't even have the energy to pull his foot away.

"What are you talking about? As long as I'm here the child will not be harmed."

"If you spare the life of that girl, the a...a...avatar will never be captured." Zuko figured that he was also planning to set his hands on what he thought would claim back his honor.

"Silence! The avatar will be mine." He brought more force into his foot to finish him off.

"I...I don't think that's possible." He choked on his words and struggled for a gasp of air.

"What do you mean? Speak clearly!" he removed his foot from the general's throat.

"I tried to warn you about her for she is...is...is..." his voice trailed off and left him with one last breath. Zuko lowered his head and walked away from the scene that he and his men were responsible for.

"Back to the ship!" he gave out the command and watched as his crew followed without question. He stood there by himself and allowed his amber eyes to examine the beach with the bodies of lifeless earth soldiers spread across the sand. "How did this happen?" grief filled his heart.

SOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOS

Jumps ten feet into the air I am so done with this! Whooohoo! Hope you enjoyed this guys! I really took my precious time in this chap just for you. I told you Zuko made a short appearance. Ok chapter three will be up in about. Please don't forget your reviews. Thanx for reading and the support! chugs down on a pot of jasmine tea God bless everyone!