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A/N: hey everyone, MysticalButterfly98 here with your second chapter…. Well it isn't exactly mine. You see, a really close friend of mine, Jolene, had written 9.7/10 of the entire chapter. We are cowriting this together and she is an EXCELLENT WRITER. Her Fanfiction account is (kipkayify) and he hasn't posted any stories yet, so go and bombard her with hundreds of PMs, telling her to write and post fanfiction! Also, sorry for such a long wait. School is really taking the life out of me. The next update won't be for a while so hang in there you guys! I definitely have not abandoned this story; I'm just one busy motherfucker.

Enjoy the chapter~~~

Chaptah Tue

"And so then I told them, I am not dealing with this service unless I have at least twenty! They kicked me out, and told me that if I ever came back I'd be getting a one way ticket to the bottom of a lake, whatever that means. And to this very day, I still have no clue what I wanted twenty of." Yu-Jie lowered her voice dramatically. "The end!"

"And not a single fuck was given that day," Tana muttered.

"Why, thank you for your input Tana! Did I tell you you remind me of a girl I knew? She would curse all the time. I think she's dead now. Oh well, c'est la vie! And if you will excuse me, I have food to eat."

Everyone stopped and started at Yu-Jie with an odd look, who had been jabbering nonstop since she sat in the dining hall to eat dinner with everyone, each story weirder than the last. Even though her stories were usually illogical and random, every girl at the table could confidently say that they have never seen someone switch from the subject of cereal boxes to "that homeless guy who used to give me candy" in less than thirty seconds.

"And this is what I meant by special," Lulu whispered to Kikuyu.

"I... see." Kikuyu replied, turning to her food, with a frown on her face.

The dining hall was kind of like an oasis in the middle of the desert to the girls. With it's bright, healthy grass and trees and outdoorsy-feel, it contrasted oddly with the dismal gray halls of the institution. Someone could easily mistake it for outside, even though it was actually an indoor courtyard. A bright, airy, open courtyard, but indoors nonetheless. With the help of some earthbenders, tables were placed here and there, making it the perfect hang-out and practice area. Akuna theorized that the reason the dining hall was designed so beautifully was to keep the prisoners distracted, to keep them satisfied, and to keep them from wondering what was really outside. Not a single girl agreed with her - out loud, at least.

The girls were sitting at one of the longer and sturdier tables, big enough to seat over a dozen.

"So, Choko," Kaoru said politely, trying to ignore Yu-Jie, who was now talking excitedly about the first time she ever tried a peanut butter-jelly-mushroom sandwich. "I never asked you, why do people call you Flutter?"

"Ugh, people ask me that all the time," Choko huffed, but launched into her story anyway. "So this one time, I was at my aunt's farm..."

Near the edge of the table, Lulu - who was placed between Kikuyu and Rhea - looked around.

"So," she said, "I'm going to take a wild guess here and say this is one of the better rooms in here?"

"Well, once you get passed the awful stench, sadistic guards, the icky color scheme, lack of freedom, and gray cells this place really isn't half-bad," Rhea said sarcastically, but not in a mean way.

Lulu chuckled, but it sounded scared anyway. "Well, I do admire your optimism."

"In all seriousness, all you have to do is keep out of the guards' way. If you do that, you'll be fine." Kikuyu said reassuringly.

"I should go up to one of the guards and ask him if he's asexual." Rhea giggled.

Kikuyu's ice blue eyes hardened a bit, and glanced quickly around the room, checking for any eavesdropping guards. "Don't joke like that."

"I don't joke, I quip. It's way classier." Rhea grinned and reached for a (slightly stale) roll.

Her face relaxed. "Well, if there's one thing a girl's gotta be, it's classy,"

"Amen to that," Lulu agreed, glad her efforts to make conversation worked.

"I'll go get my lipgloss!" Rhea quipped, striking a pose and ruffling her jet-black hair. It was almost identical to Kikuyu's, except Kikuyu's had a bluish sheen.

"...and that is why people call me Flutter," Choko said.

"Wow, it actually wasn't a shitty and cliché story. Not bad at all," said Tana.

"Quite entertaining," Kaoru said in a fake accent before taking in a large spoonful of pudding.

"That's a nice story Choko! Hey, speaking of your story, did I ever tell you that my great uncle twice removed had an ostrich too?" Yu-Jie asked.

Flutter looked at her with a startled frown. "Yu-Jie... I didn't mention an ostrich once in my story."

"Oh? Really? Whatever then! So, what do you guys think about The Avatar returning and busting us outta this place?" she said happily.

Everyone stopped and stared once again, not out of weirdness, but out of fear. People always whispered about a possible escape, of course - it was that tiny, impossible hope of escape that kept most of the inmates going. But to have Yu-Jie chirp about it so openly made everyone glance at the doors, where no doubt guards would be positioned.

"Are you crazy?" Kikuyu hissed.

"Well... one time my mother said -"

"What's this all about?" boomed a stentorian voice. Everyone turned and their breath caught. With the tiny thump on the floor, it was clear that Rhea dropped her roll mid-bite.

Of course, it was a guard, clad in a heavy black uniform, his face partially covered, marching toward the girls with intimidating slowness. They couldn't see clearly, but it was (thankfully) not the guard that had burned Tana.

"What did I just hear?" he growled, looking from face to face, as if the girls were nothing but a buffet, choosing which food he'd chomp up first.

"Nothing," Kikuyu said quickly, "Yu-Jie was just talking about the time her mother escaped from a robbery,"

"Yes," Akuna added, "it was at some marketplace, am I right, Yu-Jie?" she gave her a say-something look.

"Yep!" she agreed brightly.

The guard continued to stare at each of the girls, clearly not believing them. Usually, a good stare-down often made the guards leave, realizing they had better things to do than argue with a bunch of angsty teenage girls, but this one stood his ground. Tana's sharp eyes saw his gloved hand twitch to his sword.

"Yu-Jie is retarded," she blurted. The guard turned to her and raised his eyebrows.

"Is that so?"

Kaoru gave Tana a look that seemed to say Really? But went along with it anyway. "Extremely. She sticks cherry blossoms up her nose."

"Borderline schizophrenic." Lulu agreed, nodding so vigorously it was as though a wasp was circling her head.

"I would be surprised if she didn't have a criminal record of some sort," Choko said.

"Indeed."

"Yep, she's pretty insane."

"Doesn't know what she's talking about half the time,"

"She tried to eat my hair and asked if it tasted like blueberry flavored licorice." Kikuyu said, her brow furrowing, clearly still wanting an explanation for that whole incident.

"Hey! Can't blame me for being curious!" Yu-Jie exclaimed. She turned to the guard. "You look like my uncle twice removed. He was the proud owner of an ostrich, did you know?"

The guard started at her for a bit, with the strangest expression on his slightly concealed face. He gave the girls one final harsh look, then stomped away, muttering to himself.

Once he was out of earshot, Tana covered her face with her palm. "That was painful."

"Hey, you guys! Do you wanna see what new tricks I learned today? Tana taught me them! Remember, Tana?" Yu-Jie exclaims loudly, pointing at Tana who was rubbing her temples.

"Yes." She groans in a low voice, waiting for the hyper-active little girl to shut up for maybe five minutes. Rhea nudged Tana's side with her elbow and smiled but Tana just growled before pushing her empty wooden plate away from her. She folded her arms, placing them on the table before resting her head on them. She began to grumble some very rude curse words to herself.

"So, what is this about the Avatar?" Kaoru piped up, purple eyes wide with interest.

"Oh, right! Well, he's-"

"I think she was asking Choko." Lulu said sharply, cutting Yu-Jie off.

"Oh, well he's an airbender and he has a flying bison. The last airbender in the entire world I believe! He flew right over our city maybe three weeks before I was captured. Unfortunately, that's all I know." Choko explained.

"Well, that is certainly interesting, Choko! Do you think he'll ever find out about this place? Maybe bust us outta here?" Rhea asked hopefully. When she first arrived, back when she was 12, she was crying and moping about for several weeks before accepting the fact that she was stuck here.

"Oh please, not even an eighth of the Fire Nation knows that we exist. How do you think the Avatar will?" Tana said in a bored tone. It was evident that she lost hope in leaving the institution a while ago.

"Hey, I could bust us out of here! All I need is 54 zebra-ducks, a purple pineapple with electric blue leaves, and a cannibalistic fire bender!" Yu-Jie said excitedly. She looked as if she had already planned the entire thing.

The rest of the girls just sighed, wondering how long they can manage to stay sane with this possible psychopath.

A/N: so did you like it? When Jolene first sent it to me, I was laughing so hard. Also, you guys please review this story. I feel like a loser when I don't get reviews, and I want to hear your feedback. What you liked, disliked, loved, and hated…. Again, TELL CONFESSABEAR! TELL CONFESSABEAR NOW!

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