Chapter 2: Starting
(23 years later)
"Dad!I don't want to!" Tener yelled. He sat down on a log.
Aang sighed. "If your gonna be a good airbender one day you have to practice." Aang told his son "back when I was a kid we found airbending fun, not work." He mumbled
Tener rolled his eyes " That was a 123 years ago! And anyways I'm the last one 'cept for you."
Aang smiled. Tener had fell right into his trap. "And that's why it's"
Tener started to copy him "so important for me to train. So we can keep our traditions alive..."
"Yes! And you never know if there is going to be another generation!"
"Oh stop lecturing him! You know he'll never learn." Katara said as she walked up behind him.
Aang turned around. "There you are!" he kissed her on the cheek. "Tener show your mother the trick you learned!"
"Fine!" Tener jumped up. He got into his stance. First he made a swirl of air then with a flick of his hand he turned it into a tunnel and shoved it forward toward a branch. After that he whipped it suddenly and tore the branch off the tree.
"I wouldn't want to get in a tousle with that kid, you've taught him well" Zuko said coming down the path. Aang nodded. "And you are very good too!"
Tener shuffled in the dirt.
"Say thank you to the firelord" Katara scolded
"It's alright Katara, you know Tener you could be the next Avatar!" Zuko replied hastily, he was always trying to impress Katara. She had never fully excepted him into their group when they were kids.
"Thanks! But I'm not," Tener rolled his eyes "my sister is"
Aang looked down. This had been a rocky situation in their family. Ever since they relized it could possible that the next Avatar was one of their kids Tener had been hoping it was him. When they found out it was his sister...he never trained with the same enthusiasm. And of course his sister, Nara, didn't even want to be the Avatar. Aang could only hope...
"Aang can I talk to you?" Zuko looked around "Alone?"
Katara started "Of course he can, Tener come have lunch"
They walked away into the brush