Chapter 2: Fire

Kiara felt strong hands lift her out of her bed. They were soft and felt warm on her freezing cold skin. She could tell it was a boy based on the hand size and feel. She felt him shiver as her hair tickled his arm. Next thing she remembered was being carefully set down in a very hot room near a big vent. Kiara woke up, startled by noises. When she looked around she realized that it was true. She was in a big boiler room of a ship. It took her a while to realize that she was tied up to the vent. When she was trying to undo the knotts the boy walked in, his long hair tied up into a ponytail. She stopped and stared at this handsome boy, his brown eyes mesmerizing her.

"So you are Kiara said the boy leaning down towards her

"Yes I am" said Kiara,looking away to blush "And you are?"

"I am Marcus" said the boy, meeting her gaze as she quickly turned her head to face him

"Marcus... may I ask why I am here" said Kiara

Marcus looked at her and sighed

"Kiara, you are here because..." His voice trailed off as in thought

"Marcus what is going on" demanded Kiara " I demand to know why I am tied to this vent. Why am I in the fire nation?"

"We kidnapped you" Yelled Marcus his voice growing higher "YOU caused our entire nation to go beserk and on a murdering rampage. Our villiage was fire before YOU came along and the other ones before you.

"Other ones before me?" questioned Kiara "How did I cause all this pain to your villiage if I am only 16"

Marcus leaned in so close Kiara could see the fire burning in his eyes

"There were more before you Kiara. The world you people have brought on us caused us lots of pain"

He leaned in closer

"Listen to me when I say this Kiara. You may not get out alive"

Kiara opened her mouth to scream but was immediately gagged by a red cloth

Marcus walked away laughing, leaving Kiara behind with a lot of questions

When Marcus left the boiler room, he was stopped by his sister Acadia

"So Marcus did you deal with her like we planed. You know we have to keep her alive right" said Acadia, giving her brother a wispy smile

Marcus nodded

"Good you understand. We need her, she can help us find Katara and Aang. If only she knew what power she can have in this world"

She laughed and walked off

" If only you knew how pretty she was" he said

Then walked off into the night