The words still rang in her ears. Lady Bei Fong had told her that the search for her parents was over. That was why it was so easy for her to get in here. This is where her parents were.
"They're here?" Pagi asked.
"Yes and I will be more than happy to take you to them." Lady Bei Fong spoke. She rose from her seat and walked past Pagi. Pagi turned and followed her down the hall. It had been years since she had seen her parents. She could barely contain her excitement at the thought of seeing them.
She followed quietly until they reached the end of a twisting hall. The door was opened and Pagi stepped in.
"I will give you some time alone." Lady Bei Fong closed the door.
There in the middle of a large room stood both her parents. She ran toward them hugging them both.
"We have missed you." Her mother was the first to end the hug. "Tell us what you have been up to for the past several months. We haven't heard from you since we left the Fire nation."
Pagi told her parents of seeing the Avatar and her travels with Zuko. Then she went on about the pirates and how she ended up there. They listened to each story intently until finally she was done.
"What have you two been doing here? I heard that the Avatar kidnapped these peoples daughter." Pagi was very interested in the happenings of this house and now was the best time to find out what had been going on.
"We have been keeping quiet here." Her father started. "The only excitement we have had is the visit from the Avatar."
"So he was here" Pagi was hoping there was a good story or at least that they had met the Avatar. She was wrong.
"He was here, but we did not meet him. We felt it was best not to get involved. We were afraid that he would be able to tell your mother was an airbender and it would complicate things for him. He must master the elements, and he was on his way from the North Pole. He was on a mission and we saw no reason to distract him." Her father explained.
"What about these people you are staying with, what happened to their daughter?"
"She left with the Avatar."
"Left with him?"
"Yes. She left with him awhile ago. They were headed to Ba Sing Se."
"Oh." Pagi had missed her parents but she was already thinking of how she could get to Ba Sing Se.
"You want to go don't you?" Her mother was once again reading her mind.
"I want to stay with you two for awhile." She smiled at them. "I haven't seen you in years and this is no the time to go rushing off after the Avatar. I need to spend time with you."
"We will have plenty of time to visit after the war is over. Right now if you think you can help the Avatar you should go." Her mother had already thought this through and there would be no arguing with her.
"You two should come with me." Pagi was hopeful, even though she could tell by the looks on their faces that they would be staying.
"We have to stay here." Her father answered quickly.
"But why?"
"We just do" Her father rose from his seat and headed toward the door. "I am going to see if the Bei Fongs know of a way to get you to Ba Sing Se." Her father smiled at them and walked out the door.
"Why can't you come with me?" Pagi was not satisfied with her father's answer and hoped to get more from her mother.
"It is not so much we as it is me." Her mother answered looking at her stomach.
"Are you?"
"Yes I am. You are going to have a baby brother or sister soon." Until now Pagi hadn't noticed the bump her mother had.
"Really?" Pagi was shocked that after all of these years her parents were having another child.
"I wanted to have a child that we could raise in peace. I knew that even when you found us that you would have to leave to help with the war so I thought we should have another child." Her mother smiled at her and said nothing else. She could read Pagi mind and knew that though she seemed shocked she was really just happy for her parents.
"I knew you wouldn't be able to keep it a secret" Her father laughed as he reentered the room.
"What did they say?" Pagi asked.
"The Bei Fong's know some people that can get you to Ba Sing Se. You will leave tomorrow morning. They have asked that you please send word on their daughter once you have found her and the Avatar." Her father had already worked out the plan.
"How will I find the Avatar?"
"You found us didn't you?"
"Yes but by luck."
"Let's hope luck is on your side when you get to Ba Sing Se then."
The three talked over plans until the late hours of the night. It was hard to believe that after all these years she was here with her parents again. She felt terrible for leaving them so soon after finding them. It did lift her spirits that they would soon have another child to worry about. She hoped that her baby brother or sister would keep them so busy that they wouldn't be able to worry too much about her. After they had said everything they could for one night they all retired to their rooms.
The next day Pagi stood face to face with her parents saying their goodbyes. She had been away from them for so long and now she was leaving again. She promised them that the next time she would be home for good. They promised to write to her when the baby was born. She wanted all the details and smiled at the thought of her parents and their new baby.
She spoke briefly with the Bei Fong's about checking on their daughter before taking the passenger seat on the cart that the Bei Fong's had gotten her. She waved goodbye as the cart pulled away headed for Ba Sing Se.
She was on her own again. She promised herself that she would do everything she could to find the Avatar and help him end this war.