Chapter Two

"Where's Deidra?" I thought as I looked around the empty room, "Isn't she just so nice." I grumbled to myself and without thinking launched myself off the ground using an air ball.

I almost screamed as a gasp came behind me and I saw Niko hanging in through the window, his bright blue eyes stared at me in shock.

Lector growled as he stood defensively in front of me. I kicked him out of my way and glared at the soaking wet Niko, "What are you doing? And why are you wet?"

"I was in the stream but I was told by Deidra to come wake you up and tell you to meet her and Princess Yue at the city gates for a picnic."

"And you came through the window, why?" I asked skeptically.

"It was easier than having to go all the way around to the front and going through the house. Just find some clothes and hurry up. I'll be waiting out here," he sighed and jumped back outside.

"He's cute," I giggled before turning towards Deidra's closet and finding something close to my size. As soon as I was finished getting dressed I allowed Lector to climb onto my shoulder and I hopped out the window.

"Well that was fast. Takes my sisters forever to get ready," Niko laughed and we began walking.

"I'm not to picky with how I look. I've been on the run for most of my life," I sighed, "Well most of my life I was stuck in an ice block but other than that I've been on the run."

"So you are an air bender and I wasn't seeing things, right?" he laughed, "Wow, the last air bender right here next to me. And she's not that bad looking," he winked.

I smirked, "Well thank you, but save your pick up lines for another time."

"And they're finally here," Deidra smiled as Niko and I walked up to her and who I assumed was Princess Yue.

"Karlie, this is Princess Yue. Yue, this is my new roommate, Karlie," Deidra introduced us and I shook her hand.

She smiled at me, "I'm glad you're coming along with us on our picnic."

"Did you know she's an air bender?" Niko blurted out causing his sister to smack him.

"Oh good job. Why don't you just kill her now?" Deidra snapped but quickly smiled at me, "She knows. I had to tell her. Sorry."

I sighed, "It's fine. As long as you three don't tell anyone else," I gave them each a small glare and Lector growled.

"You should've seen how she got up this morning! She was sitting on this like air ball thing. It was so cool!" Niko gasped.

"Oh this?" I asked, hopped up in the air and sat down on a giant air ball I quickly manifested, "It's easy."

The three just stared at me and muttered, "Whoa."

Princess Yue whirled around, "Get rid of that thing," she quickly said as some people began walking closer to us.

I hopped onto the ground and the four of us smiled innocently at the cityrs, "Hello children."

We quickly walked in the opposite direction to find a perfect spot which was just a spot on thick ice near the city gates. Deidra eventually found a spot, laid out a blanket and set the basket of food down, "And now we eat."

"So what's it like being an air bender?" Niko asked as he bit into a sandwich.

"Lonely?" I laughed and the others began laughing, "Yeah I guess how I'd describe it."

"Well you have us now," Deidra grinned, "The three most awesome people in the tribe."

"Pretty much," Niko agreed and scratched behind Lector's ear, "He's soft."

"Well he spends most the of the day cleaning himself."

Lector glared at me and began licking his paws while rubbing the back of his ear where Niko has scratched.

I looked over at a piece of pie, smirked, and smashed it into Niko's face.

"Hey!" he shouted grabbed another pie and threw it at me but I ducked at it hit Princess Yue.

She gasped, wiped the cream off her face and smeared a line on Deidra's face, "Got you," she giggled.

Food began flying everywhere causing the neat freak Lector to hide under the picnic blanket and start shaking.

"Chicken," I smirked, grabbed a small piece of pie and smeared from his forehead down to the tip of his nose, "Lighten up."

We all turned towards the gates as they opened and several guard-type people led three teenagers in. Two were dressed like they were from here and another was a short boy with a blue arrow on his head.

"Everyone, the Avatar has arrived. We will be having a feast later on tonight. Attendance is mandatory as our guest is very special. That is all," a loud booming voice called around the city.

"This isn't good," Deidra muttered.

"The Avatar? Here? Are they trying to kill us?" Niko asked.

"The tan boy is kind of cute," Yue giggled.

"Uh aren't you engaged?" Deidra asked.

"I didn't say I'd date him, just he's cute. Karlie, you've been pretty quiet," Yue stated.

"The blue arrow boy has a winged lemur," I mumbled.

"So do you," Niko pointed out, "What's the big deal?"

"I just have this feeling like he's one of my kind," I kept my stare fixed on the young boy who was laughing with his friends, "Wait is he the Avatar?"

"I'm guessing so," Deidra said.

"Well I must be off to prepare the feast. It was nice to meet you, Karlie," Yue smiled and hurried off towards the city.

"Sea prunes?" I asked as I stabbed the small purple thing with a fork, "Is it good?"

"Seaweed soup is better," Niko stated and passed me a bowl.

"I prefer squid," Deidra said and put the plate of squid over the bowl of soup.

"Whatever you guys say," I muttered and began eating the unfamiliar food. It actually didn't taste that bad.

Lector say in my lap eating a piece of seaweed and stared at the Avatar's winged lemur who was doing the same.

"We should get to know them," Niko suggested while slurping down some soup.

"After the feast," Deidra replied and continued consuming the cold, slimy squid.

I on the other hand stuck to my vegetarian ways and began eating some of the soup. Seaweed was actually very delicious even if it was a little slimy and weird.

"Our guests will be staying here for a few days so I trust that you all will be very kind. Also, this here is my sixteen year old daughter who is eligible to be married," the king said.

Yue sat next to him looking really bored until he said the last line. She blushed and also glared at him.

"This is Katara," he pointed to the girl who was in the middle of eating a sea prune, "And her brother, Sokka. They come from the southern tribe."

"And this is the Avatar, of course," Yue's dad said with a large grin, "It is such a pleasure to have you."

"You can call me Aang!" He grinned.

I stared at him and chewed on the inside of my cheek. How could someone so young and immature become the Avatar? And why did he have to be the only air bender besides me?

"What's wrong?" Niko asked me.

I snapped out of my daydream and stared at him, "Just thinking 'bout stuff involving that little twerp," I nodded my head towards Aang.

Niko laughed, "Well I'm sorry. That Sokka kid seems pretty cool. We really should introduce ourselves to them."

We were to into our conversation to realize Geradi had brought the three over to where we were sitting, "Aang, Katara, and Sokka this is my daughter, Deidra," Deidra stared at them like she did when we first met, "Hi."

"This is my son, Niko," Geradi introduced him and Niko smiled at them, "Hi there."

"And our newest daughter, Karlie. And her winged lemur, Lector."

The three just stared at me with wide eyes and I grinned, "Nice to meet you all."

"Be good," Geradi laughed and walked off.

"Do they know?" Katara asked.

"Just us and Yue," Deidra answered, "And they aren't going to find out anytime soon. Two air benders in one place? They'd have heart attacks."

Katara and Sokka began talking to Deidra and Niko while I stared at Aang, "Glad you're not alone anymore in the air bender category?"

He hugged me, "Yes! I thought we were all wiped out! Were you in an ice block too?"

I sighed, "Yeah. Just Lector and me."

"Oh, I had my Sky Bison though. We just found Momo while adventuring around the Southern Air Temple," he replied.

"Cool," I said.

"What kind of moves do you know?" he asked a little loudly.

I glanced around to make sure no one heard him and then looked back at him, "Just normal stuff? Look, aren't you a little young to be the Avatar? I thought they all were like older than what, ten?"

"I'm twelve, well one hundred and twelve if you want to be picky. Under certain circumstances I found out earlier. Jealous?"

"Well of course I am. Don't we all want to be the Avatar?" I sighed and turned to walk back to Deidra's house.

Lector must of realized I had left and he came running up next to me looking sad that I took him away from his new friend.

"Karlie! Wait up!" Aang shouted.

I don't know what came over me but I whirled around and shout an air blast at him.

The city people gasped and just stared at me like I was a pretty statue.

"What are you doing?" Aang asked.

"Getting you to leave me alone," I growled and launched another blast of air him which he quickly blocked with a shield.

"Since when was air bending used for violence?" Katara asked.

"When fire benders started attacking me. I had to learn to be a little air bending rebel," I smirked and began creating a tornado.

Aang quickly pulled out his staff for his glider and swept it towards the tornado causing the it to knock into me.

"Ow," I muttered from where I laid on the ice, "Fine you win."

"You didn't tell us you were an air bender," Geradi said while looking down at me.

"Well I didn't really want people to know," I said and stood up, "At least you know now."

"Two air benders left in the world and they're both here? Isn't that just wonderful," Maarisa grinned.

Yue walked over to us, "It is wonderful," she smiled.

"I'm Sokka!" Sokka said excitedly to Yue.

"I'm Princess Yue," she smiled at him.

"Did you know that I'm a prince? Prince and princesses belong together?" Sokka grinned.

Wow, he was almost as bad as Niko. I laughed at the thought.

"And what exactly are you the prince of?" Katara asked causing Aang to laugh.

Sokka glared at the two, "I'm the prince of many things, now I am in the middle of a very important conversation. Princess Yue, would you like to do an activity with me?"

Yue laughed, "Let's talk more after this performance." The seven of us then sat down in front of the stage where a group of men began showing off water bending tricks and skills.

After the ceremony Yue led us over to Master Pakku so he could teach Aang the ways of water bending.

"I would like to learn too," Katara said.

"You silly girl. Only men are allowed to learn water bending, females are only for healing," Pakku laughed, "Now, Avatar, if you really want to learn come find me in the morning. Good night, young ones."

"What a sexist pig," Katara grumbled.

"Guess you're coming with us to learn healing tomorrow morning," Deidra sighed, "Well Karlie just gets to watch."

I shrugged and then an idea hit me, "Hey! Deidra can teach you how to water bend!"

Deidra smacked her hand over my mouth, "Could you be any louder? But no."

"Come on. You two could be like the best female water benders ever."

"No. Good night," she stormed off towards the house and slammed the front door.

"Is she always like that?" Katara asked.

"Usually. Good night, Katara. I'll convince her eventually. Don't you worry, you'll become a great water bender someday."

"Thanks, Karlie," she smiled and hugged me, "Goodnight."

"Night," I muttered and walked back to the house.