Hakoda just looked at his grandson in disbelief and understanding. Then he asked, "Why do you want to leave?"

"It's just that everything I do is scrutinized and held to the ideal standard of the Avatar's son. I can't act like a normal boy without someone saying 'how could the Avatar's son act like that?'. I'm sick of it. I just want to someplace new where no one knows who I am, and make a name for myself." Avan said.

Hakoda put his arm around Avan and said, "That is completely understandable, but one thing you need to realize is that you are no longer a boy and you can't just run around anymore."

"I understand that, but I want to find my own place in this world."

Hakoda let out a deep sigh and contemplated what to do, "Ok, Let me tell your parents, and I bet we could find a place that we could send you."

"Grandpa the whole point on leaving tonight is so that my parents won't worry and try to stop me."

"Avan the one thing in this world you cannot change about yourself is your family. Telling them or not telling them it is all the same. But I'll tell you right now that if you don't tell them, you're going to have the Avatar on your tail. I bet you that he would be able to find you within a week."

"I guess that's true."

"So are you going to let me tell them?"

"Yes, but I want to be the one to tell them. Can you just be there to be on my side?"

"You're acting more like a man as the minutes pass. Of course I'll be on your side."

"Thanks Grandpa."

"Now are you ready for dinner because I am starving."

"Yeah let's go."

Hakoda and his grandson stood up and began walking back to the tribe. When they reached the fountain Hakoda noticed Avan ducking his head down, and that all the people around them were pointing at him and whispering.

Hakoda just put his arm around Avan and whispered in his ear. "Ignore them, take pride in the fact that you defended you sister, and that's all you need to focus on." Avan still kept his head down, then Hakoda said, "Pick your head boy, you have nothing to be ashamed of."

Avan wasn't sure what it was about his Grandpa, but every time he gave him advice it made him feel like he was the greatest, and that he was a hundred feet tall. Avan then raised his head and walked with pride all the way to his uncle's house.

Sokka's house was bigger than most of the other houses because he was the chief of the tribe and sometimes has to hold meeting and dinners to keep the tribe at peace with the rest of the world.

When the pair walked into the entrance, they could hear laughing and talking coming from the dinning room, and they decided to walk in without announcing themselves. When they walked into the room it took a couple moments for their family to realize that they had walked in, but once they did the room went silent.

Avan looked around the room and saw his parents, his sister, his aunt, his uncle, and Koda all staring at him. Avan ducked his head down again, and quickly found a seat far away from everyone else. Hokada sat right beside him, and tried to get the focus away from Avan.

"So Sokka, did you recently redecorate the place?" Hakoda asked.

"Umm… yes." Sokka struggled to find the words, not expecting to be asked a question.

Suki step in to answer the question, "Yes we decorated so that the Kyoshi warriors could fell at home when they come to visit next week."

"Oh why are they coming?" Katara asked picking up on what Hakoda was doing.

"We are going to address some concerns we have in the Earth Kingdom." Sokka nonchalantly said stuffing a piece of bread into his mouth.

"What concerns?" Katara asked stealing a look at Avan, who quickly looked away.

"There are a group of rebels running around the Kingdom, and destroying lots of places." Sokka answered.

"So why are you meeting with Kyoshi warriors instead of the Earth King?" Hakoda asked.

"Well we want to keep this out of the Earth Kingdom capital because the people will freak out and think that the Fire Nation is attack them again. So we are going to ask the warriors to patrol the country side and try to track down these rebels."

"Does Zuko know anything?" Aang asked.

"He knows of the rebels, but doesn't know where they came from." Sokka answered.

The dinner conversation stay basically the same, and when Avan finished he politely got up and excused himself from the table to go sit in the front room.

As soon as he left the room everyone turned to Hakoda. Knowing what they all wanted to ask he just said, "He will talk to Aang and Katara after you both finish your meals."

"About what?" Sokka asked and then was met with a hand to the back of the head from his wife.

"Hokoda would have told us if Avan wanted us to know." Suki said to him.

"Geez I was just asking," Sokka said rubbing the back of his head. "Koda a little bit of personal advice, marry a nice quite girl not a strong one like I did."

"What's wrong with a strong woman?" Katara jumped in leaping out of her seat.

As Sokka and Katara were fighting Hokoda said, "Now it feels like old times." The family just started to laugh.

Avan heard the laughing and began to think to himself. Why did they only start to laugh after he left room? He wasn't invisible, he wanted to be addressed. But then again he didn't want people to fuss over him. As he continued to think to himself he noticed the light from the dinning room got dark, he then turned to see his parents there with his grandpa coming into the room.

His parents sat in the chairs across from him, and his grandpa took the seat to the side of him. Before anyone could say anything, Avan began to speak.

"I'm sorry for the way I acted back there; I didn't mean the things a said it was just emotions building up. But I did mean it in a way. Growing up I was always compared to you Dad. I never got to make a name for myself." Avan turned to Hakoda who nodded for him to go on. "That's why I think its time to go off on my own now and make my own life."

"What?!" Katara asked.

"Now Katara you were much younger than he was when you and Aang went off." Hakoda stepped in.

"Yeah but the world was in danger, and…"

"And you were feeling the same way Avan is now."

"But..."

"Katara your father is right; we were much younger when we went off. You never know, this might actually be good for him." Aang said.

Katara was silent.

"Avan could you go back into the dinning room and wait a bit while I'll discuss some things with your parents?" Hakoda asked.

Avan nodded his head and quietly walked back into the room. Again once he entered the room it was like walking on eggshells around him. Nothing really meaningful was said, and Avan was not even paying attention.

It seemed to take days for his parents to come get him, but when they did they called an extra person that Avan did not expect.

"Avan could you come back out here," Aang paused, "and you too Aurora."

"Huh, why me?" Aurora asked.

"You'll see when you get out here."

The twins just looked at each other and walked out into the hall.

"Ok, Avan we're going to let you go off on your own, and we're even going to let you take Appa." Aang said.

"Oh thank you so much." Avan said.

"But we have a few rules."

"What?"

"For one you're going to go to our friend Toph's earth bending school which is in the northern Earth Kingdom. We are sending you there so can patrol for the rebels in the country side. But every night you will return to the school."

"Ok…" Avan said knowing that there must be something more.

"I want you too also visit the air temples when you get a chance."

"Ok…"

"And I want your sister to go with you."

"What!?" Aurora yelled.

"Avan isn't the only one who needs to experience the world." Katara said.

"But what about my friends and my life here."

"It will be here when you get back." Aang said

"And when can I come back?"

"Whenever you feel its right."

"Well in that case I feel its right for me to not go."

"Aurora, you need to go."

"Why?"

"Because how do you know you're not settling for a life that is not what you are meant to do."

"But…"

"Aurora if you stay, you are just proving Rhett right." Avan said.

"Fine I'll go." Aurora said angrily.

"Honey it won't be so bad, Toph has a daughter that is just a few months younger than you." Katara said.

"And our other friend Kai, who lives there, too, has a boy around the same age too." Aang said.

Aurora was just silent. Avan then asked. "When do we leave?"

"Tomorrow in the afternoon." Aang said.

"What that soon?" Aurora asked.

"Yes, we sent off some hawks to Toph, and Zuko when we were out here, so they know you're coming." Katara said.

"Why, Fire Lord Zuko? Avan asked.

"Because there are fire benders in this group of rebels and he wants to be informed on everything." Aang said.

"So is everyone agreed?" Hakoda asked.

Everyone nodded their head yes and headed back into the dinning room. The rest of the night was a blur to Avan and as soon as they left Sokka's house, he ran home to pack his belongings.

Hey Guys,

I am so sorry it took me so long to update. My computer broke and I had to take it to Best Buy to get fixed. Then I moved and they decided to keep it for a month and just mess around with me. Long story short I got my computer back with a $100 gift card because they gave me the run around. So I just got it back on two days ago, and I quickly wrote the next chapter. I will try to get another one up within a week. Thanks to all those still reading, and keep commenting.