Anya sighed and sagged against the table. This is hopeless. She knew what would happen if she told him. He would disappear. Gone like all of the Avatar's before him, slip out of her grasp and be gone forever. It's a miracle that she could contact him last night at all. It took all her energy which had been lacking since the War started. Anya sighed and stood petting Tiki to calm herself. The pain of losing him would be too much this time and she would probably die. She sighed and remembered when he disappeared the first time. Anya flashed back to that day.

"Monk Gyatso!" She shouted running through the halls tears streaming down her face, heartbroken. She knew he was going to run because of last night but it still hurt. She ran into the elderly man and he looked down at her in shock.

"Anya?" He knelt in front of her holding her chin up, "What is wrong dear?"

"He's gone!" She exclaimed sobbing into his robes.

"Who Dear?" He asked furrowing his eyebrows.

"Aang!" she shouted and he paled, "He's gone. He ran away and I can't find him!"

"Come Anya," he put an arm around her skinny shoulders and guided her to her room, "Stay here. I'll come and tell you what we have at the end of the day okay?"

"Okay." She sniffed and looked at his back as he went to leave, "Monk Gyatso?"

"Yes." He turned and looked at her his eyes sad.

"Is it true?" she asked sniffling, "Is Aang the Avatar?"

"Yes Anya," he admitted, "Aang is the Avatar. Now get some rest we'll find him."

She believed him then. But when they were invaded she knew they weren't going to find Aang. They had lost her best friend, and when the Fire Nation soldiers came in she thought that they were there to help. What a naïve thought. Anya shook herself of the memories of the terror and death. The hiding in the tunnels under the city for days without food, always afraid to sleep in case the Fire Nation soldiers came down to kill her. They found her in the end. Another flashback Took Anya into the tunnels.

"General!" The closest man shouted grabbing her by the arm and pulling her upward. Her weak legs trembling underneath her from lack of sleep. "We found the last one."

The Last one. Anya's heart sank and she began to cry. The General came forward and knelt in front of her. Thankfully this man had a little girl of his own and was on the only one to show compassion in the whole Army.

"What's wrong little girl?" He asked knowing what it was.

"My family…" She cried falling to her knees as the soldier let go of her arm. "All my friends. They're gone!"

"I am sorry child." He said gently knowing he had to kill her. "You'll be with them soon."

"Do you think she's it?" A different soldier asked.

"Well she is the last." The first soldier nodded grudgingly.

"Little girl," The General smiled at her, "Do you know who the Avatar is?"

New tears sprung to her eyes.

"He's gone." She whispered. The general nodded sadly and lifted her up by her left wrist. Her sleeve fell past her elbow and he looked at the mark on her arm.

"What in the great name of Sozin is that?" He asked and the soldier's went forward.

"Someone get me a Sage!" one of the back soldier's shouted and within minutes a young man in a tall pointed red hat and robe stepped in front of her.

"Hello child." She eyed him suspiciously as he took her wrist. "Well you seem to be blessed daughter of air."

"What?" she asked still in shock. The Sage turned to the other Firebenders and sighed.

"I'm sorry about this." He apologized and then sent a blast of fire at them sending all of the soldiers either to the ground or to their knees, "Come child quickly."

Anya took his hand and they ran out of the tunnels to a hidden room. It had an opening to the side of the cliff that held up the city.

"You must flee." He pushed her to the opening and she looked at him as he were crazy, "As the Avatar's companion you are almost equal to him in power and ability. You must stay alive until his return."

As the first time she heard of her as the Avatar's Companion she blinked confused. Then she looked around finding them in an old weapons hold. She ran to the wall and grabbed a glider and several weapons. She wrapped a whip around her waist tying it tightly, making it look as if she was wearing a belt, and two large daggers that she was trained in using secretly by her mother and father. She tucked the daggers under her belt their hilts stopping them from slipping.

"Now Go Child!" He shouted pushing her to the edge.

"You will be deemed a traitor you know?" she asked snapping open the glider and grabbing hold. He smiled sadly and pulled out one of the blades.

"At least I got to save one of the only hopes the world has left against this war." He took a breath and plunged the sword into his heart. Anya gaped at him before closing her eyes tears streaming down her face and jumping off the cliff soaring into the sky and the sun.

She gasped pulling herself out forcibly. She touched the whip she now wore at all times and looked at the cabinet under the water basin were she hid those blades. She knew one day they would be useful. Anya sighed and looked around gaping when she saw the sun was almost below the horizon. It had been hours! Her flash of memory always did take her time. She heard the patter of feet upstairs and decided it was time to prepare some dinner for her guests.


"Okay," Sokka looked at them as they shut the door and locked it. "Do we trust her?"

"I don't know." Katara shook her head as they all sat on the edge of Sokka's bed, "she seems nice and all but I'm not sure about her knowing Aang from his past. That was a hundred years ago. She looks barely older than twelve!"

"I'm not so sure Katara." Aang admitted, "I do know her somehow. I've been having these weird flash backs all day with her in them."

"Maybe she's a Fire Nation Mind spy." Sokka exclaimed and Aang gaped at him. Katara snorted.

"There is no such thing as a Mind Spy." She shook her head and Aang made an effort to clear his face.

"You never know." He defensively stated. Katara looked at the Airbender. "It's pretty convincing. A little girl going through your thoughts to mess with you and gain information. Sounds pretty real."

"Sounds pretty fake if you ask me." Katara snapped and he hung his head. "I think that when dinner comes around and she explains things that we should make a decision."

"It could still be lies though." Sokka grumbled and Katara rolled her eyes standing.

"Okay look," Katara reasoned, "We'll eat we'll listen to what she has to say and then we'll make a decision. Got that?"

"Yes ma'am." Aang nodded blinking and yawning.

"Did you sleep at all last night?" She asked him tenderly.

"Not really." He yawned against and leaned against Sokka's shoulder. Sokka leaned forward and Aang fell on his side fast asleep.

"Well he's out." Sokka yawned as well and Katara smiled.

"Get some sleep." She stated and he sat on the ground falling asleep quickly. "Ah my boys."

Katara smiled and looked out at the forest.