Saido awoke in a field covered in a dense fog. She immediately got on her feet and began stumbling around to find anything that may be familiar to her. The fog was endless; nothing came close enough into view for her to place where she was. "Hello?" she called out.

Welcome, a voice echoed around her. Saido took on a fighting stance, ready to fend off a hidden foe. There's no need to get defensive, the voice soothed. She barely loosened up but was still prepared to take on whoever was there.

The voice laughed. Do not worry, I mean you no harm.

"Who are you?" she asked.

I am you.

"How can that be? You couldn't be; your voice is too deep to be my own," she said.

You misunderstand. I am you, you are me, we are one, the voice explained. Saido felt as though it were taking her in a verbal circle and it made her dizzy thinking about it. Destiny has given us a chance. Soon, we will no longer be the object of mockery. We shall be infamous, it told her.

A shiver ran up Saido's spine. The voice laughed again, Soon. The world suddenly began to spin and Saido found herself lying on the ground again. Above her she could see the outline of Firelord Zuko's memorial statue.

Saido awoke again, this time she found herself looking up with clear vision at Firelord Zuko's statue. The sun was sweltering again and Saido was grateful for the shade of the statue, though her mind was abuzz with the memory of what she believed was a dream. She finally remembered that she was at the statue because Bolin was supposed to be there soon. After her little show last night the two had agreed to meet here so that he could take her to see Korra. Once Bolin left for Air Temple Island, Saido just took to camping out beneath the statue; there really was no other place for her to go.

"Hey!" she heard Bolin's voice call out. Saido turned to greet him and he happily met her with a smile on his face. It was hard for her not to shyly smile back at him. "Are you ready to meet the Avatar now?" he asked her. A shadow crossed Saido's face and she turned away from him.

"I'm nervous; what if she doesn't like me?" she asked. Would she just be like everyone else? The thought passed through her mind; Saido tried not to let it oppress the little bit of hope she had left. Bolin's smile faded a little, and he placed a calming hand on her shoulders.

"Don't worry, Korra is really nice and her mentor is even nicer. Maybe he can help you too," he told her. "Come on." Saido nodded and followed him; she was trying to hold back the tears that were threatening to flow because of her mixed emotions. All her life she'd been let down and abused by the people she loved. Now she was scared out of her wits that these people would let her down too, but there was also the ray of hope that they could help her to understand.

***Author's Note: Please bear with me as I am writing this story…