Chapter 2 Taang

The Storm

Ty Lee's Pov

I ran back to where I left the un moving body of Aang and showed him the stick I found. "It's PERFECT!" I squealed. I kept grabbing the stick and hugging it. When I looked back at Aang he was giving me a confused look.

"Um that's… uh… good? Yah good! Now maybe you could move me into the cave!" He yelled. Well if he's gonna yell at me like that then no.

"Well not with that tone of voice. Besides why do you want to go back in the gloomy scary cave?" I said as I looked scared and crouched down.

"Well maybe because I don't want to be hit by lightning.. He said while moving his eyes back and forth in a funny way. I giggled a little then went back to normal.

"What storm? I don't see any creepy clouds! Just those short pretty whispy clouds." I said while I smiled up at the sky. They were very pretty for clouds. I looked down at Aang.

"There is no way you're an air bender… Those are cirrus clouds, they warn when a really bad storm is coming." He said in a smart voice. He's funny when he's trying to be smart.

"What does knowing about when a storm come have to do with Airbenders?" I asked him in a hurtful tone. He looked at me realizing that I was after all knew to knowing about me being a Airbender.

"Well when your a young air monk there is a air school and the first thing we learn about is the sky and how to control our gliders even when there's no wind and knowing what clouds are okay to go through and which aren't." He answered. Well that makes sense. I nodded. I looked over at him and noticed that he was beginning to move. "YES IT'S GOING AWAY!" He yelled.

-Thunder claps over head-

I'm scared of lightning. I curled up against the wall and rocked back and forth as I looked at the rain pouring down.

"Are you okay?" Came the worried voice of Aang. I looked over at him.

"Yah fine.." I said trying to sound as normal as possible. I added in a smile then turned back to looking at the rain. -shivers- Gosh it's cold in here.

"Hey um I know this is weird but who are you?" I asked Aang. He looked at me confused.

"Um well I'm Aang, the avatar." He said casually. Inside I was jumping up and down screaming 'YES'.

"Oh so you are the avatar." I said.

"Yah I thought you knew that I mean considering you were trying to capture me. My eyes shot wide.

"What no! I'm running away from the fire nation…" I said sadly. I got a confused look from Aang right before he asked me why I was running away. I explained to him the whole story.

"Ty… if I'd of known that I wouldn't have been so harsh." He said calmly. He stood up and came over and sat next to me. He called me Ty… I gave him a half hearted smile.

-lightning strikes-

"AHHHH" I screamed. Aang toppled over on the floor holding his ears. I just sat there letting tears stream down my face. Aang picked himself up again.

" Are you scared of lightning?" He asked again in his calming voice. I nodded afraid of bursting again if I opened my mouth.

Aang's Pov

I looked at Ty Lee she was terrified of lightning not just scared. I didn't know what else to do so I did something I thought I would regret. I put my arm around and rubbed her arm. She looked at me with a look one that just said 'what are you doing'. I quickly removed my hand and she did one of those 'good' smiles.

"So you ran away in fear that you would be thrown in jail?" I asked trying to draw her attention from the rain. She looked at me and nodded letting her head hang down. "Why did you run away from your friends?" She asked me. I gave her a half hearted smile and began.

"Well it all started when.." I began.

"OH STORY TIME!" she yelled and turned toward me and got more comfortable. I smiled and started again. "It started when…

Flashback (nobody's Pov)

"I think that we should head toward Ba Sing Sa. What do you think Aang?" Said Katara.

"It will take months to get there without Appa.." Aang said as he kicked a rock and flew up into a tree.

"Come on Twinkle Toes we need to at least try, besides isn't that are lead to finding Appa." Said Toph getting annoyed.

"Were never gonna make it there and Sozin's comet is coming, even if we did get Appa back in Ba Sing Sa we wouldn't be prepared to fight the fire lord." Aang said in a sulky mood.

"Well if you would stop being a downer about this maybe we would make it there and have time for you to train!" Screamed Katara.

"Sometimes I really wonder if your worthy of being the Avatar, Your basically useless!" Yelled Katara. Aang looked down at her with big glassy eyes. He jumped down again grabbing his glider.

"That's right grab your glider you little baby and run away from your problems!" Katara yelled at Anng again.

"Katara just shut up!" Screamed Toph.

"He's having a bad time!" Said Sokka.

"Well that doesn't mean he can just pick up and leave!" she yelled again. Aang toke one more look at Toph and Sokka before glaring at Katara with hurt eyes and jumping off into the night.

"Wait Aang!" Katara yelled after him realizing what she said. "Aang!"

End Flashback (back to Aang's Pov)

Ty Lee's eyes were huge as she looked at me. "I hate that word.." She said looking down again.

"What word?" I asked.

"Useless.." She said with sadness covering her voice. I looked down at the girl who was not useless she had amazing abilities.

"You know your not useless, right?" I looked at her. She looked up at me still with sorrow covering her face.

"Yes I am… That's all Azula ever says to me! I'm weak!" She yelled. She looked down again and tears hit the ground.

"Don't cry…" I said while I got up.

"What are you doing?" She asked.

"Well umm I was gonna go to sleep but uh I can stay if you want." I said sheepishly.

"no no it's okay, night." She said with a half smile. "Night…"

Next morning

Katara's Pov

"Come on wake up!" I yelled at Sokka.

"Maybe later grandma.." He mumbled.

"GRANDMA! EXCUSE ME I AM NOT YOUR GRANDMA!" I yelled. That's it. I stomped off toward the river near by. I bent some water out of the river and marched back over to Sokka. Thrusting my hands up over my head I sharply threw them down letting the water flush down on Sokka.

"Now get up!" I yelled at him again.

"Ah, what's with all the fuss? Is twinkle toes back yet?" Asked Toph as she woke up. I rolled my eyes at Toph. She had been on me all last night because of me yelling at Aang. I dropped my head thinking about how cruel and mean I had been.

"Okay I'm up." Yawned Sokka.

"Its about time!" I yelled at him.

"Aang isn't back yet?" He asked.

"Wait why am I wet?" He yelled. How did he not wake up from the water? Whatever.

"No Aang isn't back yet.." I said sadly as I fell to the floor crying. Sokka walked up behind me and rubbed my back.

"It's okay he'll be back, and when he does he better bring some food." He said as he rubbed circles on my back. I rubbed my eyes off as I became mad.

"Aang is who knows where and all your thinking about is food? Ugh!" I yelled at Sokka again before stomping off into the woods.

I walked back to the river allowing my robe to fall off while I was only in my under garments. I jumped into the water and relaxed myself.

After floating for a long time on the water I decided to get out. I just got my robes on right when I heard some leaves being crunched under a foot. I bended the water out of my hair and assumed a fighting position.

"Who's there?" I yelled out into the woods.

"Come out or else!" I threatened. I really didn't know what to do if they didn't come out I just said that in case. Then a noise came again and I saw a cute little rabbit goat. I let the water fall from my hands as I let out a 'phew'. I walked over to grab my water bags when a bandana was wrapped around my eyes and a hand was over my mouth. I let out a muffled scream but I knew I wasn't heard.

I was dragged around and when the bandana was off my eyes and the hand off my mouth I screamed. The hand soon returned to my mouth but my eyes were not covered. My capturer revealed himself and my eyes went wide. Zuko! What was he doing spying on me?

"Listen I'm gonna take my hand off your mouth and when I do your not gonna make a sound or else." He said as he pulled out a knife. I nodded my head and he let go. "Good now tell me where you friends are." He said politely. Sure he uses manners but he still dragged me onto a.. a.. what am I on.

"No!" I said plainly to him and looked away.

"Fine you asked for it!" He said and he toke my hand and cut it with his knife and quickly put his hand back over my mouth. I let out another scream.

"Now do you want to be able to use your other hand or not?" He said while grabbing my other hand and putting the knife to it. I looked at him with pleading eyes. "Fine I'll tell you." I said with defeat in my voice.

"There on the top of the mountain in a circular opening." I said to him. I knew I lied they were across the river in a bush opening. Merely only 10 yards away.

"Alright and just to make sure that your not lying I'm gonna take me with you!" He said with a smirk. My eyes went wide and I almost started crying again but held it together. I won't risk the lives of my brother and Toph I'll go with him as much as I don't want to. He picked me up and threw me over his shoulder and we began are journey up the mountain.

Ty Lee's Pov

I woke up way earlier than Aang did and decided that I would go wash up like I planned yesterday. I grabbed my new walking stick and traveled down to the slope where the spring was. I quickly undressed until in my under garments which were just a simple cover for the top and mini skirt for the bottom.

As I jumped into the sky I felt a stronger rush as if I sky rocketed myself. Before I got the chance I noticed that I had indeed Airbended into the sky. I quickly went into a diving form and made a clean cut into the water.

I opened my eyes while under the water and it was if I saw a whole new world. There were many different assortments of fish I had never seen. I swam back up to the surface and caught my breath before diving down again and looking at the beauty.

After exploring the beauty of the water I resurfaced and got out hearing someone calling my name. My first guess was Aang.

"Ty Lee?" Came his questioning voice. Yep it sure is him. I pulled myself out of the water scurrying to put my clothes back on just in time. He peeped over the drop and smiled down at me. Boy was he cute! Wait what am I thinking he's… oh never mind he isn't the enemy anymore I'm no longer part of the fire nation.

He jumped down over my head and this time landing in the spring rather than the ground. After about a minute or so he came back up.

"Wow! It's beautiful down there!" He said with an even wider smile. I nodded back with a smile as well.

"Why don't you come and jump in?" He asked me. I looked at him with a grin and showed him my wet hair. He went red in the face before giving me a quick smile and diving back under the water.

I sat down at the edge of the water, sticking my feet in and swishing them back and forth. There was a sudden movement underneath my feet and I quickly pulled them out. I looked down at the water with wide eyes as bubbles popped as they floated to the top. Just as I was about to scream Aang jumped out of the water toppling right on top of me. He was laughing loudly before realizing that he was on me and rolled over but still laughing. I looked over at him with a grin before tackling him and getting control over him. I got him by his feet and dragged him back towards the water.

"Ahhh! No not the water!" He said with a grin. Just as I was about to toss him into the water something came from behind me and pulled me in.

"Ahhhhh!" I screamed as I was pulled into the water. Whatever pulled me in was gone and I swam back to the surface gasping for her. I realized that Aang water bended me into the spring.

"What were you thinking?" I said as I caught my breath and pulled myself out of the water. His eyes shifted from happy to scared and worried.

"I was just… playing along…" He answered. He thinks that playing along is pulling me into the water nearly drowning me? I stood up grabbing my walking stick and climbed back up to the cave where I curled myself in a ball and tried to comfort my self.

"Ty?" Aang asked as he entered the cave. I uncurled my body and looked away. "Ty, I was just playing along." He said in a calm tone. I put my head down then looked at him. It would be impossible to stay mad at him…

"Fine it's okay but don't let it happen again." I said in a threatening tone before giving him a quick grin. I flipped up off the grown and went over to him poking him at his pressure points on one side.

"That's for what you did though!" I said with a wink. He blushed and I turned away afraid he would see that I was blushing too. When I finally decided to look back I saw him struggling with his dead half. I giggled before handing him my walking stick. "No you need it more." He said while pushing it back toward me. I accepted his kindness and helped him anyway. I helped him over to the cave wall and sat him down. "You wouldn't have to be helping me if you hadn't put half of my body to sleep." He said to me with a grin. I gave him a sheepish smile and sat down next to him.

"You do know that your not useless right?" He said breaking the silence. Didn't he already bring that up? All well I appreciate his kindness.

"Yah I know… I guess, although I know I am useless." I said sulkingly. "Why do you say that about your self? What happened to you in your life that makes you think your useless?" He asked me. I had to think hard about what to say before opening my mouth. "Well, I grew up with several sisters and we all looked alike." I said hanging my head down.

"I decided to run away when I got tired of being ignored by my own family… they never came to look for me though!" I said becoming upset.

"I joined the circus soon after trying to strive to be my own person but when it came to it I was just known as a silly little circus freak!" I said bursting into tears. I fell over on top of Aang crying my eyes out. He put his one arm around me and I hugged his waste. It was comforting knowing he cared.

"It's okay Ty Lee, Your not a circus freak, your much more than that." He said to me while rubbing comforting circles on my back. I soon fell asleep on his lap only hearing him mumble words.

Aang's Pov

I continued rubbing circles on her back with my not dead arm. "Your not a circus freak, your beautiful and strong. Your someone that I'm happy I met." I said as I heard her start to snore.

"You're the only person I know that's even close to me. Ty Lee, I am very happy that I met you." I told her sleeping face. I soon dozed off myself into my dreams.

"Goodnight Ty…" I said while I pulled her closer and she nuzzled her head on my chest while we both fell asleep.

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