Hey I haven't updated in a while because of recent events, but I will update a little more when school starts. So review at the end so I know I still have readers and I will write something a little better then this. What ever you may call it.

" Have a nice Avatar Day!" The man who sold us more food said.

" Avatar Day?" Aang asked.

" You guys are going to the festival, right?" He walked off and we all looked at each other Katara and Aang seemed thrilled about it.

" Maybe we shouldn't you guys. It just seems kind of weird." I said.

" What could go wrong?" Katara asked.

" It's just Avatar Day, everyone will be there."

" It wouldn't hurt to look." Sokka added. It was three to one. This was a bad idea and I could feel it. As we walked I kicked small rocks down the path like a little kid throwing a tantrum. I officially hated festivals ever since I had to look for Aang in one. Even though I enjoyed most of it chaos emerged and it wasn't fun. But if my friends say so then we'll see how it works out.

I stood there in between Katara, Sokka and Aang looking at them. " What could go wrong Katara? Lots of people are going be there Aang and they all love Avatar Day. It wouldn't hurt to look Sokka. Well look now! Aang is behind bars because no one listened to me."

" Fine you were right and we were wrong and you were right. So some people don't like Aang. Big deal! There's a whole nation of fire benders who want him dead. Now let's bust him out of here and be on our way." Sokka said.

" I can't." Aang said from behind the bars.

" Sure you can! A little…swish, swish, swish! Air bending slice! And we're on our way." I rolled my eyes. That was the most stupid thing I have ever seen.

Katara turned to Aang and said, " I think what "Master Swish" is trying to say is that you're supposed to be out saving the world. You can't do that locked up here."

" And I can't do that with people thinking I'm a murderer either. I need you guys to prove my innocence."

"Prove your innocence that sounds easy enough. But how are we going to do that? You killed that person over three hundred years ago." I said.

" Oh that's ok. For some reason I thought Sokka was an expert detective and could help with his detective powers."

" Well I guess I could lend my detective powers to help a friend."

" Ya, back at home he was famous for solving the mystery of the missing seal jerky." Katara said placing a hand on her brother. I started to laugh a bit as Sokka talked.

" Everyone wanted to blame it on the polar leopard, but I figured out it was old man Jarko wearing polar leopard boots."

" Way to go Sokka." I said sarcastically.

" So you will help me with my case?" Aang looked at him with pleading eyes.

" Fine, but I'm going to need some props."

I turned to him. " Where are you going to find-" Sokka spun around and he was wearing what looked like a detective hat.

" How did you do that?" I asked in awe.

" Great detectives know how to surprise people." Sokka said with a deep husky voice.

" That's stupid. If you think-" Sokka cut me off again.

" You are killing my character Alia!" Sokka screamed at me. Then he started to curse me out as we walked out of the room. I looked to Katara and she shrugged her shoulders.

" This is the crime scene," The mayor told us. Sokka crept around the area looking at things. I stood by Katara's side watching him.

" This is the footprint of the killer Kyoshi. It was at sunset three hundred and seventy years ago today."

" I don't mean to be rude, but that would be a decimal." I said to the mayor.

" What?"

" I believe you said three hundred AND seventy years ago. I think you mean to say three hundred seventy years ago would be the correct term. Now I;m not that educated, but I think I know my math." The mayor stuttered a bit.

" Listen here girl, I will put you in jail along with your friend for correcting me when I was right."

" But you weren't-" Katara grabbed my arm and whispered in my ear.

" We are already in enough trouble here. Please do me a favor and keep your mouth shut." Katara let go of me and I faced the mayor.

" I'm waiting girl." I could feel my hands heating up.

" For what?" I said through clenched teeth.

" For my apology. I don't know how your parents could raise you to be so disrespectful."

That's it I snapped. The mayor ducked and got into a crouching position on the floor, but before I could even attack Katara wrapped water around my legs and pulled me to the ground.

" Arrest her!" The mayor yelled as he got off of the ground. To guards came and grabbed both my arms.

" Katara, Sokka." I called to them.

They forced me to walk to the town's jail. I walked past Aang's cell and he looked at me with a confused expression on his face.

" Alia?" Was all he said. I didn't get to respond back because the guards took me into another part of the building. They threw me into a little pen cell with other women.

I took one look at the other girls and turned back to the guards.

" I rather be put with a serial killer, please anything but this." I begged them. They ignored my cry and left me there. I turned back to the women.

There was seven of them and only one of me. I felt like a lamb in a hungry lions den.

" Hi." I said softly to them. One of them stood up and walked over to me. She was muscular built with short light brown hair that was in a mess.

" So what are you in for?" She leaned down and asked me. He terrible breath hit my nose and I almost passed out.

I took a step back. " I didn't apologize to the mayor after correcting him on a math and grammar mistake." The woman started to laugh and the rest of the girls laughed.

" What are you in for?" I asked back. The laughter stopped and she stared at me for a second then she got close to my ear and whispered.

" I killed my fiancé the night before the wedding." I swallowed hard and I felt faint. " Want to know how I did it?" I shook my head quickly.

" Leave her alone Seiko. Can't you see she's scared to death?" A girl came over to us and pulled me away from the scene.

We sat down in a corner of the room. " Wow, you're shaking really bad. Don't worry she would only hurt you if you pissed her off really bad. The names Heidi."

Heidi had pale skin, dark brown hair and green eyes with freckles on her nose and under her eyes.

" I'm Alia." We shook hands and I heard a soft meow from behind me. I turned around and Pan was standing behind the bars with her paws up on them. She looked at me and meowed another time.

I stood up and so did Heidi. We walked over to the bars and I stroked her head through the gap in the bars.

" Is this your cat?" She asked.

" Ya, she must have followed me here after they dragged me away." Pan climbed onto the bars and tried to go through but her butt wouldn't fit. I grabbed her body and started to pull.

Heidi went behind me and pulled my waist as I pulled Pan. Pan meowed then slipped through the bars and we fell backwards. Heidi laughed and I did as well.

We sat down again and Pan crawled into Heidi's lap. She stroked her as I told her about myself.

" Wow so you're friend with the Avatar and you get to travel the world. That must be amazing."

" Ya, I know. But it's really hard work I mean you have to deal with a lot of people who want to kill you."

" So you just left your family or what?"

" My mom and dad died when I was 5 and my older brother Jet took care of me ever since, but we got into a fight and I left."

" Oh gosh I'm sorry. My mom died while giving birth to me," She didn't seem the least upset about telling me about her mom. " My dad took care of me, but we were really poor and he was only providing for himself, so I ran away from home and came across this town a few months ago and decided to steal some food."

" Let me guess you got caught?"

" Exactly! And it was just a mango!" I laughed.

" Alia!" I heard my name then turned around. Katara was standing there at the door.

" Katara!" I squealed in delight then ran over to her.

" Aang's trial is about to start."

" Then ask the mayor if he can let me go. I don't want to miss the action."

Katara gave me a warning look. " Alia…"

" I'm sorry I can't help it if I like seeing people get persecuted." Heidi came up beside me while holding Pan.

Katara ran off to go find the mayor before Heidi could introduce herself. " Well she looks like she's in a hurry."

" Aang is about to go on trial and I need to be there."

" Why?"

" I don't know, maybe moral support."

Katara came back with the mayor and a guard following behind her. He didn't seem too happy about having to let me out. The mayor unlocked the cell door and the guard stepped in and handcuffed me.

I was led out of the cell, but I stopped and asked a question first. " You don't suppose that you could possibly also let her come with us as well?" I nodded over to Heidi and she waved her hand in response.

The guards looked at the mayor and he nodded. " Go ahead and bring her, but you two will be put back after this is all over." The guard handcuffed Heidi and she we all walked to Aang's trial.

Katara leaned close to me and whispered in my ear, " Who is she?"

" Her names Heidi and she saved me from hearing some gruesome details about someone being killed," Katara looked worried. " Don't worry she's safe; trust me." Katara sighed deeply.

We were led to the temple where I was first arrested. I sat down next to Sokka and waited to Aang's trial to begin.

There will be another chapter soon I promise. I just have summer homework I need to finish and plus I need to do my service project. I will go back regular updates when school starts again for me.