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After a few days of travel, Kasai was getting a bit tired of sleeping on the ground.

"One of these days..." She popped her back. "We will sleep in an inn or something. Because this is becoming ridiculous."

"If the ground is hurting you Kai, I am sure Appa will let you sleep in the saddle." Aang smiled, but Appa let out a growl. Kasai and Appa had a polite truce, and she didn't want to push her luck.

"Right. I am just grateful he is letting me ride him without throwing me off anymore." she chuckled, petting Appa. The bison seemed to agree.

"Has anyone seen Momo?" Katara asked. The group looked around and saw their smallest member was, in fact, missing. The spent a few minutes calling his name and looking for him, until Aang found him in a tree, in a trap. There were some hog monkeys that were stuck as well. After letting Momo go, Aang set to let the other animals down as well, but Sokka beat him to it, cutting them with his boomerang.

"Huh... I guess that is useful.. I've never seem a boomerang cut anything." Kasai said, as she looked at the trap. "The fire nation are near by, we should get out of here quick." everyone agreed.

"No flying!" Sokka put his foot down.

"Excuse me?" Kasai said. "There is no way I am sleeping on the ground AND walking."

"Listen... The fire nation keeps finding us.. Because Appa is too noticeable. He's a giant fluffy monster with an arrow in his head."

"Sokka is just jealous he doesn't have an arrow." Aang pet the bison.

"I'm the oldest and I am in charge." Sokka put his foot down.

"I'm the oldest. I'm 16. And I say we are flying, because walking sucks." Kasai challenged him.

"That doesn't count. I'm the oldest boy." Sokka countered.

"What?" Both girls chorused.

"Being 'male' makes you better than Kai?" Katara defended. "At least she is mature, your voice still cracks! You've never even kissed a girl."

"I have so kissed a girl, you've just never met her." Sokka argued.

"Who Gran Gran? I've met Gran Gran." Katara bit back.

"How about I fight you for it?" Kasai winked back. "I'll take on your boomerang, little boy."

"I am NOT a little boy."

"Prove it." she baited him, "I'm always up for a good fight, but you will almost do."

"If anyone should be in charge, it should be Aang. He is the Avatar." Katara stepped between them. They all looked at Aang.

"Well... I think walking could be fun." Aang decided. His enthusiasm lasted only a little while. "Walking sucks! How do people get anywhere without a flying bison?"

"Told you!" Kasai wiped a bead of sweat from her brow. "Ugh I miss the days where I didn't have to walk anywhere."

"Yes, we get it Kai. You were raised like a princess." Sokka rolled his eyes. "Listen I know this isn't ideal, but we haven't had a run in with the fire nation all..." he trailed off when they accidentally stumbled into a fire nation camp. "day."

"Good going Mr. Man." Kasai whispered, the fire nation men took their fighting stances and they did as well.

"Listen, if you let us pass, we promise not to hurt you." Sokka tried to intimidate them. The men laughed went to attack. At that moment, a boy dropped down from the tree and onto a soldier's head, he got up with his hook swords in hand. The fight was on, and Kasai was yelling at Sokka while she fought.

"'We won't hurt you'. Who is this we? You mean Aang, Katara and I? Because the only thing I've seen you 'hurt' is your serving of dinner." she spoke as she fought two fire benders.

"I hurt people." Sokka said, turning to attack another soldier but the boy with the hooked swords beat him to it. "Hey! I had that one!"

"Gotta be quicker." the boy remarked back, Kasai laughed. When the camp was cleared, the boys from the tree were going through the soldier's things and taking inventory of all things useful. The boy walked up to the group and introduced himself. "My name is Jet... and these are my freedom fighters." he smiled charmingly.

"Hi, I'm Katara, this is my brother Sokka, our friend Kai and Aang, he's the Avatar." Katara rushed, blushing slightly. Sokka rolled his eyes.

"Avatar.. Nice." Jet said smoothly. "That was some nice bending." Katara blushed. "And great swordmanship." he nodded to Kasai.

"Thank you. You were pretty handy with those double hooks yourself." Then Kasai remembered seeing an archer in the fight as well. "Who was the Archer?"

"Longshot?" Jet pointed at a boy wearing a straw hat.

"Was he trained?"
"None of us are. We learn by staying alive." Jet smiled.
"Yeah, the firenation would love to get their hands on you, huh Jet?" One of the freedom fighters, Smellerbee, spoke.

"You're a girl." Kasai smiled "Good. Fight on. Someone has to show these boys who is boss." she winked and the girl laughed.

"Do you guys want to see our hide out?" Jet asked.
"Yes! We would love to." Katara said quickly, Kasai rolled her eyes. They got to a spot in the forest and Jet wooed Katara up into a tree with a pull system. Sokka forced a fake gag.

"Oh Sokka!" Kasai said dramatically. "I cannot figure out this line... can you help me?" Kasai flailed her hand over her forehead, feigning weakness.

"Yes... because I am a man." Sokka's voice ironically cracked, Kasai laughed. "Shut it." they both took a line, but Sokka wasn't prepared and he flailed as the line took him up and Kasai saw him land unceremoniously on his rear end, while she landed gracefully. Katara was entranced with Jet the entire evening. When they sat down to eat, Kasai elbowed Katara.

"Hey. What's with tall, dark and tries to hard?" she asked.

"I don't think he tries to hard... and don't you think he's handsome." Katara asked.

"He's not ugly. But I enjoy a little less of a boy and a little more than a man. Annoying a few soldiers every now and again is commendable, but he wouldn't last a day on the front lines of this war." Kasai remarked.

"You know, not every decision needs to be tactile. There is more to life besides this war." Katara smiled.

"No there isn't. Not yet, but Aang is going to change that." Kasai looked at Aang enjoying himself. "There aren't many people alive that know what it's like to live in a world without this war. This is all that has been known for generations." Jet came over and sat between Katara and Kasai.

"You two seem to be having a serious discussion at a celebration." he smirked.

"Not really... Great speech." Katara smiled, Kasai tried not to roll her eyes.

"Thanks." he smiled.

"Everyone kid here has been uprooted by the war?" Kasai asked.

"Yes." and he began to tell Kasai the stories of those around her.

"And you?" she asked emotionless.

"Kai." Katara looked embarrassed for her, but Kasai wasn't embarrassed asking. Not at all.

"My village was raided... my parents were killed." he looked down. Kasai knew that most of what Jet said was embellished and was chosen to perpetuate his charming exterior. This, however, was the truth, and it was emotion.

"I'm sorry." she said. "This... saving these kids. It's a good thing you're doing. I just hope your training them for more than war."

"Why would I do that?" Jet asked her, a bit annoyed.

"Because, with the Avatar here, the war should be ending soon. They need to be able to function without it. Like Katara was saying, they need to know that not every choice needs to be for a tactical advantage." Kasai explained, she could see a flash of something in Jet's expression. It was almost anger, anger that someone called him out. Anger that someone could see past the front he puts up. It quickly sank away in his brown eyes.

"You're right. The Avatar is our hope." he smiled unconvincingly. 'He looks like Azula. Not quite statesque but not as open as everyone else.' Kasai didn't trust Jet in that moment, and she could see that Sokka didn't as well. She was happy when he announced that they weren't staying.

"Aw... really Sokka? I was hoping you'd help me on a special mission tomorrow.. I need a warrior like you." Jet looked up at him. Kasai was rooting for Sokka to not fall for whatever he was planning.

"What mission." Sokka asked. Kasai knew that Jet had hooked Sokka as well. 'So much like Azula.'

The next morning, Kasai found Sokka before he left. She woke up earlier than Katara and Aang and caught him getting ready.

"Hey 'warrior' guy." she smiled.

"Kai. Hey." he yawned.

"Listen..." she got really close to him and looked around. "Please be careful out there. Jet... he's dangerous. I can feel it."

"I don't trust him either Kai. I am not caught up in making goo goo eyes like Katara." he laughed. "Bu dangerous is probably a bit far."

"No... no it isn't. He's handsome and charming and he knows it. That plus he is smart makes him dangerous. Today isn't about a 'mission', it is about getting us to stay and is about him testing you. He is testing you because he knows you don't trust him. He knows you can see right through him and he is going to assess what kind of a threat you are." she heard people coming and hugged Sokka. "Please, just be vigilant." she whispered. Sokka saw the people coming and whispered back.

"I will. Don't worry." he smiled as they broke apart.

"Kai. You're up awful early." Jet smiled at her. She walked passed him, sized him up, and spoke calmly.

"I rise with the sun Jet." she smirked and turned back to Sokka. "Be careful out there."

She was standing on a platform gazing at the little tree city these kids had created.

"Hey Kai, did Jet and Sokka leave?" it was Aang.

"Yes. Early this morning, just before sunrise." she smiled at him and turned back to her original position.

"What is it?" Aang asked.

"What do you mean?"

"You look as if you're planing a battle. You're too calm. Actually... you've been this way since we've been here." Aang airbent himself on the railing and sat gracefully. "Don't tell me you think Jet is cute too."

"No. He is definitely not for me." she bit her lip.

"But."

"Something isn't right. Here. It doesn't feel right and I can't place what it is. I know it has something to do with Jet." She looked at the young monk. "He reminds me of someone... and it's not exactly a good thing."

"I am not saying you're wrong." Aang said. "But I know you analyze every situation and you can do it quickly. Which has saved our butts before, but I think you could be over analyzing Jet. Yes, he's not doing things that are good, but he is doing them for a good reason." he shrugged. "That could be what you're picking up."

it did make sense, but Kasai wasn't going to let her guard down on the off chance that Aang could be right. It was easier to apologize to someone than it would be to deal with the consequences of if she let her guard down too soon. She knew about getting in people's head and exploiting weaknesses, that was another thing she was a master in.

"Thank you Aang." she smiled. "You maybe right." Kasai spent the day with Katara, who was gabbering on and making a hat for Jet out of foliage. Kasai couldn't understand how someone so fierce and so strong could also be making a hat for a boy she barely even knew.

'She's a kid.' her mind told her. 'This is her first experience with the world. This is probably how normal girls are. It is strange to you because you were brought up as a ruler and a soldier, not a normal girl.'

"Kai, are you even listening?" Katara asked, Kasai shot her a smile.

"Yes of course. Sorry, I was thinking about my family." Kasai said.

"Yeah?" Katara said. "You talk a lot about your brother. Didn't you mention you had more siblings?"

"Yes. I have a little sister."

"You told Sokka there are times where he reminded you of your brother, do I remind you of your sister?" she asked sweetly.

"No." Kasai smiled, "And that's a good thing." she laughed. Sokka came into their room.

"Hey Sokka... where's Jet?" Katara asked. Kasai looked and noticed that something was off with Sokka.

"He isn't here." he gruffed.

"Aww... but I made him this hat." Katara frowned.

"Sokka. What happened? Are you okay?" Kasai asked him.

"I'm fine." he said. "But Jet isn't who he says he is."

"What?" Kasai, Aang and Katara chorused.

"He attacked an old man, for no reason." Sokka said.

"I want to hear Jet's side of the story." Katara said.
"Katara, he's your brother." Kasai said shocked, Katara pushed passed Kasai and went to find Jet. When they found Jet.

"Sokka, you told him about the old man, but you didn't mention that he was fire nation?" Jet said.

"No, he conveniently left that part out." Katara rolled her eyes.

"What does that matter?" Kasai asked. "No matter the nation, a helpless old man is a helpless old man. They don't get to choose their nation, just like we don't choose ours."

"He had this." Jet pulled out a knife, then unscrewed the top to reveal a vial of poison. "He was an assassin." Kasai looked at the knife and shook her head.

"That isn't fire nation."

"What did you say?" Jet asked.

"The craftsmanship. It isn't fire nation. It's a cheap knock off. No self respecting fire nation man would carry this, especially not an older man." Jet stepped closer to Kasai and sized her up.

"You seem to be very knowledgeable." Jet said accusingly.

"When you're protecting the Avatar, you become very familiar with fire nation weaponry." she smirked back.

"Mmmm... Right." Jet said.

"Sokka, Kai, Jet was just protecting himself." Katara said, Kasai pushed passed Jet and rolled her eyes at Katara.

"I had such high hopes for you waterbender." Kasai told Katara.

"What does that mean?" Katara stomped after Kasai.

"Katara, Kai.. Don't." Aang said.

"It means you're acting like a little girl... You need to grow up." Kasai told her.

"I am grown up." Katara said. "You have no idea what I've been through and how much I've grown."

"And yet you are still believing this boy you barely know over your own brother." Kasai told her.

"Jet didn't do anything wrong. Sokka is just being an idiot." Katara stepped closer, preparing her bending position.

"Don't challenge me, Katara. Without bending I'll beat you, and I don't want to do that." Kasai told her.

"Enough. The both of you." Aang bent air between the two girls.

"I am fine." Kasai said, she turned and walked away. Kasai took a long walk and explored every inch of the tree city, it reminded her of when she was a kid and her and her sister would explore the Palace. It was long passed sunset when she went back to her room. She closed the door and someone big grabbed her and put a hand over her mouth. It was the big freedom fighter, Pipsqueak. She muffled against the giant hand over her mouth and struggled.

"Kai..." Jet came out of the dark and tisked. "or should I say 'Princess Kasai of the Fire Nation'." Jet threw her letter at her. Kasai groaned inwardly, she forgot to burn the letter. She glared at Jet, she wriggled her mouth free.

"Fine, fine. You got me." she struggled against the giant. "Let me go."

"No, you're too dangerous. I should tell the Avatar, but think of the ransom I could get from the Fire Lord... or from the Earth King." Jet smiled.

"I didn't peg you as a money man." she looked him over.

"Ransom doesn't always have to be money. It just be what I demand. Like ridding this valley of the Fire Nation." Jet told her.

"You obviously overestimate my father's love. I have an older brother, I am just the spare." Kasai told him.

"You'll still be useful to the Earth Kingdom." Jet rolled his eyes then everything went black. She woke up and was in an other room, her hands were tied together and she saw that the door was being guarded by Pipsqueak and the little one The Duke.

"Really boys? Rope?"

"Jet said not to speak to you." The Duke said.

"Listen boys, I don't want to hurt you guys. I just want to get back to my friends." Kasai said honestly.
'We'll Jet is getting your friend Sokka out of the way." Pipsqueak said.

"Hush." The Duke told him.

"What is he doing to Sokka?" Kasai got up, the two boys turned their backs on her. Kasai took a deep breath and burned through the rope and blasted the wooden door open. It caught both boys off guard, The Duke got right up and Kasai looked down on the small boy. "I'm not going to hurt you boy. What is Jet planning?"

"He's going to blow up the dam and flood the fire nation village in the family." Pipsqueak told her.

"What direction did they take Sokka?" she looked at the The Duke.

"That way." The Duke pointed. "Away from the dam as far as possible."

"Thank you, boys." Kasai smiled and ran to find Sokka. She had no idea where Aang and Katara were, but she knew they were together so they were good. She ran through the forest until she ran straight into someone.

"Kai!" Sokka said. "Where have you been? You've been gone all night and I was worried."

"Sokka." she hugged him, then pulled away. "What am I doing? Anyway. We have to go!"

"I know, Jet is up to something. We have to get to the dam." Sokka said.

"No! We need to get to that village!" Kasai said frantically.

"The village?" Sokka asked.

"He's going to flood the village. He's going to kill everyone there." Kasai pulled him and something fell out of his shirt. "Is that the bison whistle?"

"I forgot I grabbed it when I went with Jet the first time." Sokka smiled. Kasai grabbed it and blew.

"You're so smart sometimes." Kasai said as Appa came down. "Hey, we need you to get us to the edge of the village down there." Appa grunted that he heard her and took off.

"Jet tried to take me somewhere, he said I would get in the way." Sokka told her.

"Yeah. He got me last night. He had Pipsqueak knock me out. Poor guy, he is really just a sweet heart."
"Th guy is like 8 feet tall." Sokka said.

"He doesn't want to hurt anyone. He has just been taught that it's the only way. And it probably was for a long time." Appa landed in the cover where the forest met the village. Sokka and Kasai ran to the village, crossing over a river that was being fed by the water let out of the dam.

'How're we going to get their attention?" he asked.

"It's what, three hours after midday? The market would be the best place, people are picking up things for their supper, the kids would be out of school as well." the both scanned.

"Got it, come on." Sokka tugged her into the village's market square. "Listen, everyone! Everyone Listen up!" he yelled.

"Sokka, that isn't the way to get good fire nation attention." Kasai told him.

"There is no 'good' fire nation attention, but we have to get these people out of here." Sokka told her, no one was listening to Sokka though. Kasai saw a large, empty crate near by and ran over to the vendor.

"I'll give this right back." she dragged it to the square, stood on top of it, and whistled loudly, that got everyone's attention.

"Thanks." Sokka said.

"No problem." and she switched places with him, she didn't want to get herself too noticed, in case anyone would recognize her.

"Everyone, we need to evacuate the village. The dam is going to break and this whole place will be flooded." Sokka yelled. No one seem to believe him, then the soldiers came over.

"What are you talking about boy?" One of them asked.

"Someone is planning to flood the village and we need to get everyone out of here before that happens." Kasai pipped up, standing between the soldier and Sokka.

"I think they're spies." the other soldier said. "We should take them in." the second one grabbed Kasai by the arm.

"I would unhand me." Kasai growled.

"Wait!" an elderly man came forward. "I know you boy. You helped me get away from those crazy kids in the woods... you probably saved my life."

"So they're with those kids."

"No. I'll vouch for the boy. If he says we should go, we need to go." the old man told the soldiers. There was a large crowd that had now gathered.

"So, we go and pack?" one man asked.

"No... There isn't any time. Spread word to everyone. We need to get to higher ground. And we need to do it now." Sokka ordered. Kasai turned. "Kai?"
"Stay here. Soldiers!" She ordered "Help him direct people to higher ground."

"You say that like you're a general." One gruffed.

"Spark attitude again and I'll make you wish I was just a general." Kasai countered.

"You look familiar... do I know you?" The other soldier asked.

"No." Kasai said quickly. "I am going to go help inform people." and told Sokka and left. Kasai ran through the village, pounding on doors and telling everyone to evacuate. The town was moving swiftly, until she saw a mother with her children packing. "Ma'am, you can't pack. There's no time."

"You don't understand, my husband died in the war. This is all me and my children have." the mother looked at her.

"Ma'am. I... There is no telling when that dam is going to go." Kasai said.

"Kai! They have blasting jelly at the ready!" Sokka called.

"Hurry. What you can carry. Go!" Kasai yelled and everyone followed her orders. The youngest, a girl, picked up more than she should have and she tripped and fell, spilling all of what she piled on her arms. Kasai went back for the girl, urging everyone to run. She picked up the little girl and heard a giant boom, she looked back and saw the dam cracking and failing. Kasai ran as fast as she could with the little girl on her back. She heard the dam cracking more and more, but didn't dare to look back. She saw the hill to higher ground and knew she could never make it up in time, but she found a shorter path with a boulder and had an idea. She sprinted with everything she had towards the second path, even though Sokka was screaming something after her. Kasai knew the dam had let go when the girl screamed in fear.

"I got you, love." she climbed up the boulder and Sokka was above her.

"Kai! That's not high enough!"

"Sokka! Catch!" Kasai yelled and tossed the little girl in the air with all her might. She didn't get to see if he had actually caught the girl, because a wave of water hit her and swept her sideways. Kasai swallowed some water, then she slammed hard against another large boulder and the water level fell slightly, enough for her to breath and pull herself up on the rock she had been pinned against.

"Kai!" she herd Sokka's voice, Kasai was too busy coughing up water to respond, but she held up her thumb in recognition. A few minutes later she was being helped to her feet by the two soldiers and Sokka was right behind them.

"Are you alright, miss?" the soldier asked. It's princess and no I'm wet! She thought angrily to herself, but luckily she was still catching her breath so it didn't come out of her mouth.

"Thank you!" she heard a woman cry. "Thank you for saving my daughter." Kasai looked at Sokka.

"You caught her?"

"You had doubts?" Sokka asked sarcastically.

"Come on, we need to find your sister." she turned to the soldiers. "I'm fine. When the water level falls again, help these people salvage what you can." Kasai smiled and kissed the little girl's head. "You okay?"

"Thanks to you. Thank you." the little girl threw her arms around Kasai.

"Miss... are you sure I don't know you? You look... kind of familiar." a soldier asked.

"No.. just a wanderer." she smiled. Sokka and her went to where Appa was and told him to find Aang. This bison is brilliant. She thought to herself after it took Appa less than a minute to find his owner. Aang and Katara were both in fighting stances in front of Jet, who was frozen to the trunk of a tree. Katara was yelling at Jet.

"How could you! All those people!"

"You'll see, we did a good thing. We finally rid the valley of those beasts."

"Not quite!" Sokka told Jet. "Kai and I were able to warn the village in time. Everyone got out safely." Kasai got off Appa.

"Sokka! How could you! How could you side with her!" Jet screamed at Kasai. "She's the enemy, she's a monster!" Not many things scared Kasai, being from the family she was fun. She knew how to keep herself centered and level headed, but in that moment, nothing scared her more than what Jet knew about her. She walked slowly towards Jet, drawing a dagger.

"Kai..." there was a warning in Aang's voice.

"Aang, get on the bison with Katara."

"Kai, he isn't.."

"Get. On. The. Bison." Kasai growled, Aang obeyed.

"What are you going to do to me princess?" Jet said. "You can't silence me..." Kasai dug her dagger into Jet's arm, he let out a scream.

"For the lump you left on the back of my head." she twisted the blade. "And because I'm soaking wet." she hissed. "It will be worse for you if you keep talking boy." she said even lower. Slowly she turned her back on Jet, who was whining in pain.

"I won't forget this, I won't forget who you are!" he shouted after her.

"Somehow I have no doubt we'll meet again Jet." Kasai told him from the saddle.

"I do... because I never want to see you again." Katara shouted. "Goodbye, Jet." the waterbender stared at the leather of the saddle silently for a few minutes. "Kai, you're wet... are you hurt?"

"A few bumps and scrapes. Nothing rest can't fix." Kasai was wiping the blood from her blade. "How about you Sokka?"

"I'm good... I thought I lost you when that wave swept you away."

"You were caught up in that wave?" Aang asked.

"Yeah. My socks are going to be soaked for a week." Kasai playfully rolled her eyes. Then she looked at Sokka. "I'm proud of you."

"Proud of me? Why?" Sokka asked.

"Because... you showed true leadership today. You didn't care that those people were fire nation. You helped them anyway." Kasai smiled.

"Well.. you helped them too... you almost died to save that little girl." Sokka told her.

"It's different..." Kasai said truthfully. "Any man can help his friends, but a true leader will help anyone, even if they are the enemy."
"Those people weren't the enemy... They were just people. They didn't ask to be fire nation any more than I asked to be watertribe." Sokka shrugged. "We were just both lucky that old man was there to vouch for us."

"Fortune favors the brave." Kasai smiled, Sokka looked proud at Kasai compliment as they flew off looking for another place to make camp.

Effing Jet! Right?! Ps: I know those of you are wondering what I have in store and are wondering if I am going to change the verse a bit. Yes I am in places, this Chapter not so much (I mean I couldn't let Kasai just stand by why those people were killed, they were HER people afterall). So just stay tuned! And I hope you all liked it! :D