Disclaimer: Unfortunatly, I don't own Avatar: The Last Airbender, though its on my Christmas List

Chapter Ten ~Strange Happenings~

I raised my head after several moments of sulking.

There was nothing I could do about being tested. It was mandatory and resisting would get me nowhere.

Besides, I probably didn't have anything to worry about.

Yea, the whole thing was just a weird fluke.

A window was probably open or something, right?

Even I was unconvinced from my poor self-arguing.

My eyes wandered aimlessly as my thoughts drifted.

I snapped back to reality to find myself staring at the cover of the nameless book, now across the table from where Taue snatched it from me.

Air Nomads? I mean that would explain…

"Yea right." I scoffed at myself for thinking something so ridiculous.

Nevertheless, I reached over and grabbed the hard leather bound book.

As I pulled it closer, Taue's hand suddenly rested on top of my own. Her fingers touched my hidden mark, another annoying mystery of my life.

Taue's eyes were closed and her face set in deep concentration as her breathing became a steady flow.

"What are you…"

An icy feeling seeped into my blood, freezing my body and mind as it interrupted my words. My heart raced and I felt the extreme urge to take off running as fast as I could.

A bright light flashed in my eyes and the world around me melted away.

Images flashed rapidly, giving me only seconds to memorize a few.

The girl from my dreams, a boy with a cocky smile and an odd looking ponytail, another girl who looked very strong for someone so short, a teenager with a scowling face, tons and tons of fire, more faces passed giving me no time to remember the rest, moments frozen in time continued revealing themselves.

Battles, ships, snow, water, forests, camps, a giant city, a dry desert, screaming and words I didn't understand:

"Why didn't you tell us…",

"Someone's a little light on their feet!",

"Aang, come with me...",

"We're your family now.",

"Keep your knees high, Twinkle Toes!",

"Then we're all in this together!",

"I suppose you wouldn't know of fathers…"

The voice grew louder and they began to blend, I couldn't tell what was what.

As it all began to fade I saw an older version of myself.

I was shirtless, revealing muscles that I currently didn't have. My marks showed visibly on my body, though the one on my head was still covered by my hair, slightly longer and unbound from a headband. My baggy pants and black hair began to stir as a great wind began to blow. A mighty gale seemed to start up and I began to rise from the ground. A brilliant white glow replaced the blue marks on my arms, back, and legs. Then, there was the flash of light and the figure ceased to exist.

I blinked fast to disperse the after image.

Terrified, I pulled away from Taue's contact, rubbing the top of my hand.

The odd feeling disappeared as fast as it came, but my mind lingered on what I saw.

Looking up, I saw Taue's face.

A look of pure shock and fear contorted her features before she could hide it.

What just happened?

I jumped from my chair, taking my book with me.

Something told me to leave, and leave fast.

"I gotta go." I said, voice cracking as I backed away.

Taue shook herself from her trance and stared into my eyes, nodding absent-mindedly.

Her eyes were wide and her lips formed a small "o".

I raced from the library with my book in hand, ignoring the librarian's remarks about not running.

"Aang! Wait!" Taue's frantic words chased me as I threw open the library doors.

I suddenly felt wind at my back as if it pushed me along, increasing my speed dramatically.

Spirits, my day just gets weirder and weirder!