Kiro POV:
I stared into the big brown eyes of Hatana; her smile was as bright as the sun.
"Staring again," she said breaking the silence.
"Oh, sorry," I said blushing.
"What did you want to talk to me about," she said in a perky voice.
"Uh…I was wondering what you meant this morning when you said you be you couldn't friends with anyone."
"Oh, I was hoping that you wouldn't mention that. Well..." her voice trailed off.
"Well, well what," I said puzzled?
"You must swear not to tell anyone," said in a gruff, monotone voice.
I nodded and she started with her story.
"Ever since I was I young I have always been different from others, even my own parents. One day I was playing a game of taek1 with my friends and a blast of air came out of my hands. After, none of my friends would play with me, even the grownups. I was considered as a freak, an outcast, a recluse, so I decided to start a life on my own in this cave, with only Nashi to keep me company.
The room fell silent as she finished speaking. Her words pierced me and I felt terribly bad for her.
"What are you then, do you b-b-bend," I said stuttering?
"I am an Airbender… and the Avatar," she said in a low voice.
I gasped and I nearly passed out
"An Airbender, I thought they were extinct," I said in a subtle voice.
She turned her head away from me," I knew you wouldn't accept me, I'm a freak."
I looked at her and saw her eyes starting to water.
"I-I-I didn't mean it like that. You aren't a freak and I'm sure my parents will accept you."
"You don't understand how it is to be… different from everybody around you."
I took her hand and looked her in the eyes.
"Don't worry it will be okay. Come with-,"
"No," she said cutting me off.
"Okay, what if I told you about a way we can both be happy."
"Okay then tell me how?"
"There is a hut across from mine that you can move into."
"Fine, I'll try it for a day to see if it works out."
A huge grin lit up my face.
"What are you smiling about," she said with an excited look on her face.
"Nothing, let's go."
Hatana, Nashi, and I walked down from the caves and once we got to the hut I familiarized her with everything, but as we walked out we were walking out we ran into Kasai.
"Oh I see you brought that cave woman down from the caves," he said glaring at Hatana.
"What did you call me?"
"Are you stupid and deaf, I called you a cave woman."
"That's it, I'm leaving."
"No, please don't," I begged.
"I told I don't fit in anywhere I'm a freak," she said crying.
I gave Kasai a long, hard glare and he ran off. I had to find a way to make her feel better, but how?
"Kasai is a loser. He wants you to go so I'll hang out with him more and he's scared of Nashi."
She smiled, that was a good sign.
"Okay," she said in a soft tone.
"While you get settled I'm going to talk to Kasai," I said looking out the door.
She nodded and I was out the door.
1 A game like tag except it is played with a ball.