Av. Ch. 6
Atsuko's P.O.V

I sat on Appa and waited to arrive at Ba Sing Se. I loved it there! Peaceful, joyful, romantic, everything I enjoyed. I looked down as we flew above the ocean and smiled. I had a connection to the ocean. I sighed and saw the land finally take over where we were flying. I looked above Sokka's head and saw the walls of Ba Sing Se. Katara shook my shoulder.

"Atsuko put your cape on; also your hood. We can't take the chance of you getting caught."

I nod and pull it over my head ad it covers my eyes and what was left of my hair. I had bangs now. They were to the side and covered my forehead and my left eye. I like it. We flew over and Aang stood up and bended a cloud around us. I smiled and laughed a little it was amazing.

He let it go after we flew into the Lower Ring of Ba Sing Se. No body would figure out who we were there. But I did know how to get to the Upper Ring. The Earth King knows me, my father, and my mother. Especially my mother, they grew up together because she lived with her grandmother who was an earth bender. I smiled.

"Aang keep going, I know how we can get in with out any questions." I smirked and Aang turned around.

"Are you sure Atsuko, I mean, I know the earth king knows me and all but…" Aang shrugs.

"Just go to the castle."

"Okay then." Aang heads to the castle and I tell him to drop me off in the court yard. He shrugs and Toph and him build me steps to get down from the earth. I sigh and jump down them and they disappear behind me as I walk towards the gate. The guards stiffened as I came closer.

"Stanger, state your name."

I pull down my hood. "Atsuko; my apologizes for the short notice. I wanted to visit my friend, The Earth King…"

"Uh yes daughter of Duke Fudo, we will tell the king you have arrived."

"Thank you." I bow and they open the gates leading to the Earth Palace. As soon as I walked in I heard a gasp.

"Atsuko my dearest! What brings you here? I wasn't expecting a visit so soon!" The Earth King traveled down the stairs with open arms. I hugged him as he came to me.

"Hello Kuei…"

"Atsuko why are you here?"

"Can my friends and I stay here? My friend promised to teach me earth bending and well; this is the place to do it!"

"Atsuko… you can bend earth?" He knew about my two born elements.

"Well great grandmamma did, so why can't I?"

"Well, okay but I have to meet your friends' first okay darling?"

"Okay." I smiled and hugged him. "Thank you Kuei!"

"You're welcome Atsuko dear."

"Come they can appear in the court yard! Oh um Kuei… Don't be alarmed when you meet them okay?"

I walk him out to the court yard and I whistled and Appa flew above our heads. Kuei gasped, "Your friends with the Avatar?"

"I told you don't be alarmed Kuei." I waved up at them and then Appa lowered. I smiled at Kuei and he smiled back.

"Can you watch Momo and Appa too?" I pointed at the flying lemur as he flew down to me and landed on my shoulder and Appa landed softly at first then he fell over and groaned in tiredness.

"That's okay Appa you can rest." Aang petted Appa and Momo flew to him and the others climbed around to face the Earth King and they bowed and he bowed in return.

"Welcome to Ba Sing Se Avatar and friends! I have a place for you but first, you kids need a new wardrobe if you want to fit in here. Servants." Kuei clapped and girls came down and bowed to him.

"Yes?" They said at the same time.

"Dress these fine ladies and gentlemen. They are here just to stay for a while."

"Yes my king." They separated and came on the side of the girls and then to the side of the boys.

"We will take you to our royal dressing rooms" They said and lead us up the stairs. Sokka smiled once he saw me and I turned my head feeling myself go red and smiled behind my curtain of bangs. We separated from them going down opposite ends of the hallway and we enter a wide and long room.

"Let's see we need a small and two medium dresses. Wait here girls." The lady ran to the closet and left us in a room filled with furniture and refreshments. Toph kicked back and sat on the couch with a piece of bread, "I can stay here."

Katara and I look at each other and smile. I pull off my cape and let it drop. Katara and Toph gasp at what they saw. My scars from the fire fight.

"Atsuko… You have two scars?" Katara looked at them and I sighed.

My fire bending outfit consisted of a shirt, pants, and shoes. My shirt was cut off at my last rib set; leaving my stomach and waist vulnerable. You could see the scars perfectly. Toph bowed her head.

"I know I can't see but Atsuko it hurts to see them through the vibrations of your body…"

I looked at Katara. "Atsuko does it hurt?"

"Well um actually it only hurts when touched. I wanted to heal it but I know no other water bender to help me. I couldn't bend it my self with out making it bleed and burn once again."

"Okay I never said to talk about it! Now I CAN see it!" Toph waves her hand up telling me to shut up and I sheepishly smile. "Sorry Toph."

"Hey I bet I can help." Katara smiled.

"You may try to."

"Okay well are you ready for it?"

"Yes I am." I nod and Katara does a series of movements and gets a small ball of water and places it on my waist and I flinch at first but it felt cooling.

"You have a ton of tension in this one, but it should be fine if you keep it wrapped up." She moves to my arm and shrugs. "This one is already fine. Your waist was the target wasn't it?"

"Probably; Azula hates my guts." I stopped talking when the servant came in with three beautiful dresses.

"Okay girls! Put these on so I can see you in them!"