Alrighty, so how'd you like my first chapter? I would have added little footnotes to that chapter, but my computer was acting funky so I just uploaded it. I just wanted to add that this story takes place after The Desert (I guess some people guessed that already.) Basically, it will revolve around all the main characters and some of my OC's which should come up in the next chapter or so. Just to let you know this story will mostly revolve around the ships Katara/Aang, Sokka/Ty Lee, and Zuko/Mai for the most part. I'm not saying it will be full blown romance, but just suttle flirting and stuff. Alright, chapter 2!
Aang looked over the expanse of desert he had just left behind, and tears once more began to fill his eyes. It was night once more and like before, Aang was the only one up. He hadn't slept in over two days. Yes he was tired, but whenever Aang's eyes fluttered shut, his great flying bison was all that he saw. They were nearing the coast now, and even though the desert that was still miles away it looked vast and full of pain. He curled up into a ball as Momo crawled onto his side. Aang pet the flying lemur's ears and slowly closed his eyes.
"Aang?" Katara voice soothed itself into the sounds of the night quietly and inconspicuously. It was like her voice had become part of the night itself. Aang sat up to see the young waterbending master sitting up as well, staring over at him.
"Hi," Aang muttered, lying back on his side.
"How are you doing?" Katara asked standing up and walking over the wooden boards of the sand boat to sit next to Aang.
"Me?" Aang asked quizzically. "I'm just fine." Aang flipped over to his other side, with his back facing Katara.
"Listen, I know you think Toph is responsible for this, but she had to make a tough choice." Aang slammed his eyes shut; he didn't want to hear this. "It was either save Appa from the sand benders and let us sink, or let us live and-"
"Let the sand benders take Appa away," Aang cut in sharply. Katara bit her lip and put a hand on Aang's shoulder.
"Please, just, can you just understand that she's going through a lot, don't blame her for everything." Aang felt the water bender's presence leave, and quietly, he looked over at Toph. The earthbender was sleeping silently, yet her face was contorted into sadness and pain. Aang felt ashamed for blaming this all on her, but Appa was all he had that brought him closer to his own home, back to when the world wasn't in this war, and everyone could be happy. Aang shut his eyes and fell asleep. They were closer to Appa, and that was what really mattered.
Princess Azula folded her arms and stared out over the dusty, puny Earth Kingdom town down below her. It looked run down, and filled with hungry, dirty people milling around. I bet they all have rabies, Azula thought darkly. Ty Lee and Mai stepped next to her.
"What a cute little town," Ty Lee smiled in her most optimistic tone. Mai grunted in slight agreement, staring down over the town with an unchanging face.
"But does it have to be so hot?" Mai grumbled wiping her bangs up over her forehead, only to have it fall back in a big swoop.
"Well, maybe if you didn't wear so many layers you wouldn't be so hot silly head!" Ty Lee giggled.
"The more layers I wear the more weapons I can conceal," Mai retorted, lifting her sleeves up, reveling bracelets of small blades and knives. Ty Lee gulped, while Azula aloud herself a smile.
"Come along," Azula stated walking down the hill. Mai couldn't help thinking that Azula treated herself and Ty Lee as pets. She saw the fear in Ty Lee's eyes whenever Azula came near her. It was terrible. "There have been rumors of boys with scars and fat old men in this town," Azula smiled as Ty Lee and Mai got into step beside her.
As the trio got closer to the town, many of the buildings came into focus. They were all small and all stone. Azula's nose wrinkled in disgust. "Maybe someone in the bars can give us a hint," Mai suggested.
"They're all drunks," Azula grunted.
"Oh, how cute! A flower shop!" Ty Lee smiled nearly dancing over to the small shop. She plucked a pink hibiscus from one of the pots and stuck it behind her ear and giggled.
"Hey, what's this?" Mai asked aloud picking up a small circular piece of stone from the ground.
"Looks like a Lotus Tile," Ty Lee said meandering next to Mai. Azula let her lips curl up slightly once more; today was definitely amusing. She looked at her two friends, utter opposites, standing beside each other and examining a Pi Sho piece.
"My uncle favored the Lotus Tile," Azula added plucking the small piece of stone from Mai's hands. "I believe we're getting close."
you know, I just relized I'm submitting this at like 12:30 at night, so I'm a little tired. But eh...tell me how you liked chapter 2! Some action should be coming up in a few chapters, it just might be a little slow in the beggining. One of my OC is coming up in the next chapter, so r&r and I'll try and post ASAP.