Everyone stared at her in shock, like she was from another planet.

"Lin?" Tenzin asked. Lin's face was white and in shock as she stared at Addie.

"I-I." Lin didn't know what to say, she stepped back away from the group of people. Addie stayed in the position she was first in, all she wanted to do was cry.

"I'm not lying, dad told me everything Chief BeiFong." Addie said more confident now, her father wouldn't lie to her.

"Who is your father?" She asked almost whispering the words.

"Adem Eriko, he died three months ago." Addie said sadly recalling her father.

"Adem's dead?" Lin murmured then looked back up to Addie.

"You can't stay here, you have to go." She said walking away, Addie stared at the woman in shock as she turned on her heel and walked away. Addie walked up to her angrily.

"What? I have no one else, dad is dead and you are my mother!" She yelled as Lin kept walking obviously in shock of the whole situation. Lin left and Addie stood their desperately praying for a miracle, maybe she would turn around and embrace her with open arms. Yeah if Addie knew one thing, if she was anything like her mother that would not happen, she sighed and kept walking to follow her. No just to leave before she found a hand grab her arm.

She turned around to see an air bending mater with tattoo's all down his body and arms in bright coloured robes.

"Are you telling the truth Addie?" He asked seriously. Addie felt hot tears well in her eyes.

"I have no one, she is the last hope I have. God just look at me, I have her eyes for god sakes." She said. Tenzin sort of smiled at her.

"Almost, yours are darker and more emerald than hers are but yes, you do look like her." He said. Addie tried to smile but she probably look strained.

"Thank you for your time." She said grabbing her bag and turning around.

"Addie wait! Where are you going?"

"I don't know somewhere. I can't go back home if that's what you mean." She kept walking towards the door before she heard another voice.

"She could stay with me, I have the apartment next to the actual house and it has an extra bedroom. You and Pema can hardly put up with another child around the new baby."

"I'm twenty." Addie said loudly then turned around to see him. She caught her breathe as she looked at him. He was tall, taller than her with a muscly build and golden eyes. His black hair and fair skin all went perfectly, he looked like the kind of guy who would do his hair all nice but right now you could see he hadn't bothered.

"I'm General Iroh, I'm sorry if I offended you." He said holding out his hand which Addie took.

"It's fine and I don't need anyone's help. I can find my own way." She muttered when a little boy came and knocked her over. She smiled at him as he held out his little hand to help her up.

"You're pretty! I asked the last girl for her hair so can I have your shoes?" He asked enthusiastically and started chewing on her hand.

"Um no but you can have this." Addie laughed handing him a small trinket from her pocket leaning down to give it to him.

"What is it?"

"It is a badger, it's for good luck." Addie smiled before the small boy ran off with what looked to be his older sister. Iroh smiled at her as she stood up and she shook herself up.

"Please accept this offer, I don't want you walking around and trying to find a place to stay late at night Addie. It's unsafe." Addie wanted to slap him but this was the nicest anyone had been to her in a while.

"Why do you care so much?"

"Because I care about Lin and you are a part of her." He sighed.

"God you're such an air bender." She murmured as Iroh smiled.

"Fine, but it is only temporary I will have a job by the end of this week and get my own apartment." Addie finally surrendered, Tenzin looked pleased as for Iroh she couldn't quite tell.

"Follow me." He said leading her away. They didn't have to walk far, the small apartment was down near the water and was decked out beautifully as was the main house.

"I didn't realise you stayed so close to the island." Addie whispered examine the area.

"I'm on leave from the united forces and well, I hurt my arm so they made me have time off although I will be going back soon." Iroh said grabbing a key from his pocket and unlocking the door. He seemed nice enough, polite and honest.

"Is there any way you can get into the united forces?" Addie asked. It must have been a steady job and she really didn't want to be a metal bender under the command of her mother.

"Of course, you recruit but of course they train you and you must already have some skill in bending or fighting." He examined her before looking back up to Addie's face.

"Why not join the metal benders?" He asked. He didn't even know Addie was a bender.

"You assume I'm an earth bender?"

"It's just, your Lin Beifong's daughter and Toph BeiFong's granddaughter wouldn't you want to follow in their path?" He said taking off his military coat and sitting down pulling out some paper work.

"Of course I would, but my mother doesn't like me if you haven't noticed and why not. I would get to travel and do things it wouldn't be so bad."

"Join the metal benders first; it will make it easier for you to get in and plus maybe it could help you and your mothers relationship." He said in complete seriousness.

"Thanks Tenzin." Addie said under her breathe as she saw Iroh smirk. She looked back out to where the metal benders were walking the streets.

"Although that armour is pretty cool." Addie smiled to herself.

"Hang on how did you know I was an earth bender?"

"You're a BeiFong, it's in your blood."