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"BG" means "Before (Air Nomad) Genocide" which happens when Aang is 12 years old

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Chapter 13

Anila was bombarded by a barrage of emotions. She felt guilty that Sonam only spent a few minuts with her father, because all Amitaruci was concerned with was her. She was angry and it hurt to know that she was just a pursuit for him nothing more.

Sonam wasn't even a full year older that Aang. Why did he act like he cared so much about her? What did he want from her? It had hit her that Amitaruci didn't care about HER, he cared about the fact that she was so young, barely old enough to be on her own. He had done the same exact thing to Karma that he had done to her. She was crying, out right sobbing... How could someone be so cruel as to do this to young girls? He was a horrible person, his looks and charm were very nice, but inside his heart and lust was black as Anila's hair.

The only thing Anila could think clearly about was where to go. She was going to go see her mother, the only person who had ever been able to make her feel better when she was upset. When the other girls picked on her or were mean to her.

In his sling, tied securely to his mother's chest, Aang started to cry. "Oh, my little one, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to upset you." She hopped into Chesa's saddle and pulled him out of the sling. "I know, you're hungry and need a diaper change." She kissed his round little cheek, once his diaper was changed she sang to him as she fed him. He didn't fall asleep after he was finish he just made sweet little cooing sounds and gave her big smiles. His storm cloud gray eyes had a silver ring around the gray.

Her little boy was a silver lining to her storm of emotion, because no matter what she would always have him. She loved him so much, now he was her world, her life, nothing else mattered. She was going to follow through with her promise, to take Aang to see his father... But if he did to Aang what he did to Sonam he would be in so much trouble and pain. You don't treat your children like that, some of the Air Nomad traditions were just not right, totally against human nature.

Chesa brought Anila home, the Eastern Air Temple, quickly... or at least it felt fast. She devoted all her attention to her baby boy. When he was sleeping she meditated, clearing her mind of all the negative feelings that were making her feel heavy. "Look, little one." she said holding him up so he could see. "We're almost home! You will get to meet your grandmother. She said she wanted to meet you, to hold you." The Eastern Air Temple was still about half an hour away but she could see it.

As Chesa landed everyone came out to great her, as they all wanted to see the baby so bad. Anila said as loudly as she could, so everyone around her could hear. "This is Aang! He is a month and a half old, and I wanted to bring him here to meet all my friends."

Sister Dolkar smiled and then announced that they would be having a special dinner tonight to welcome Anila and Aang to the temple. Anila hopped down and within moments all of her and Aang's belonging were unloaded by the girls at the temple and were all on their way to Anila's room.

Once everything had settled down, Sister Opame hugged her daughter tightly, "I am so happy to see you, to see this little one!" Anila handed the smiling little boy to his grandmother. "He is beautiful my daughter. He looks so much like you did when you were a baby. I'm proud to be a grandmother!"

After the baby was fed and changed, it was time for both he and his mother to take a nice nap.

That afternoon, Anila had a nightmare. She dreamed she was Karma, and that she brought her baby to her father. He looked down at the new born baby girl, he didn't even touch her or anything. He just said "I'm happy she's a healthy new air nomad. We're done Karma. I have more important things to think about. Goodbye " She saw as he turned and walked away from her and the baby. The scene changed suddenly, and Anila looked over to where he was going to see herself there smiling at all the kind men that were introducing themselves to her. She Karma, held the fussy baby in her arms, as she watched sadly Amiratuci flirting with Anila, he never gave the baby another look.

Anila woke up startled to a crying baby, "Okay, little one, I'm coming." She told him as she calm down and got herself up from her nap. She hummed as she feed him but the only thing that she could think of was how sad Karma must have felt. Anila knew Amitaruci didn't spend another moment with Sonam, because after that meal he never left her side.

"Anila? Are you awake? It's almost time to go down for your special dinner." Sister Opame asked as she knocked on the door to Anila's room.

"Yes I'm awake moth- Sister Opame. Aang just woke up for a feeding, after he's done I'll wash up and we can walk down together." Anila told her mother, who retreated quietly leaving her alone with her baby.

"Did you hear that? It's almost time for our special dinner, well Mommy's special dinner. Everyone will want to see you and hold you my special little boy." She talked to him as she got him ready for her special dinner.

The special dinner was wonderful, everyone was excited to see and hold the newborn baby boy. Hardly anyone has ever returned home after leaving to be on their own, and only once or twice that Anila could remember that someone brought a baby with them.

Days turned to weeks and Anila's seventeenth birthday came up on them and they had another special party and feast for her.

Before Anila knew it, it was time once again for the Yangchan Festival. Anila and Chesa, along with the girls that Anila had once tutored, with Sister Dolkar's permission, traveled to the festival grounds with the group. When they finally reached their destination Anila set up her camp with theirs, these girls and women were her family and she loved them, even Sister Dolkar.

During her many hours of meditation, she had reached the conclusion that leaving the Western Air Temple the way she did was wrong. She should have told Karma what was affecting her. She should have stayed, but back then she felt so horrible that leaving was the only thing she could think to do.

She had to look for Karma and Sonam, she needed to apologize for leaving like she did. First, Aang in sling, she walked down to the water pond and filled the water pouch that no longer held any special meaning to her, it was just a water pouch now; then she went out looking for the women from the Western Air Temple and for Karma. Anila had the hood of her orange cloak pulled over her head and had it fastened in the front, she was not ready to see Amitaruci yet, she needed to talk to Karma first.

While she was walking around, looking for Karma, she caught a glimpseof HIM. Just seeing him made her furious. She pulled her hood down farther over her face and held her cloak closed over Aang in his sling, from the inside. She was on a mission and HE could wait.

Just over a grassy hill Anila spotted the very large group of women and their babies and young children. Anila took a deep breath then walked into the camp. She asked a few women she had met while she stayed at the temple to where she could find Karma. They all kindly pointed her in the direction of the back edge of their camp grounds.

Karma was sitting on the ground playing with Sonam when Anila walked up. "I need to speak with you." Anila said removing her hood. "I need to tell you I'm so sorry for leaving like I did... I... I was hurt and confused and angry... and ashamed, so ashamed."

"Anila! I'm so happy to see you again!" Karma said giving Anila a light hug and looking down into Aang's face. "He is so beautiful Anila and he has grown a lot since the last time I saw him."

"You're not mad at me?" Anila was so surprised at Karma's greeting.

"No! I'm not mad, not at all. Why would you think I would be?" She was such a sweet and kind young woman.

"Because it was my fault…" Anila hung her head in shame. "It was my fault Sonam didn't get to spend some time with her father..."

Karma looked at Anila, as she was very confused, and she didn't understand what Anila meant. Anila opened her cloak and pulled Aang out of his sling. "Karma... Aang is Sonam's half brother... I'm so sorry. I... I didn't know what to do or say to you. With the way he acted, what he said, what he did... it made me feel like he really cared about me. But then you said he did the same thing to you. I needed to talk to you... to tell you that I'm sorry." Anila was crying so hard as she poured out her heart to the young woman.

Karma smiled sadly and took Anila's hand. "It wasn't YOUR fault Anila... He's the one who chose to do what he did. I would really like to be your friend again."

"Really? You're not mad at me?" Anila asked while she dryed her tears.

"No, not at all. I got over it... Good luck at introducing Aang to him... I hope he doesn't do the same thing to Aang that he did to Sonam." Karma said.

"I'm not going to let him." Anila told Karma. "And with a bit of help from you... He's not going to be able to do what he did to us to another girl for quite a while."

"I would be happy to help!" Karma said.

"Well Karma, the plan is this…" Anila whispered to Karma in a mischievous tone

The morning of the festival arrived and the ceremony began; Anila and Karma, best friends once again, stayed together. Anila kept her cloak and hood on, she watched Amitaruci closely. She could tell he had his eye on a brown-haired girl not much younger than herself, he stood close to her, put his hand on her shoulder, he said things that made her smile and blush. Anila grew furious, he was going to do it again... He was going to take what he wanted then just leave. Anila showed Karma what she saw.

"We could always go say 'Hi'." Karma said.

"Yes, that would be lovely." Anila said with a wicked smile. "Let's let him sit down with her, let him get comfortable first."

"Anila, you truly are wicked." Karma laughed.

After a little while everyone was settled and starting to eat. Amitaruci was smiling and laughing at this new girl. Anila removed her cloak and set it down next to her mother.

"Ready?" She asked Karma.

"Definitely!" Karma said.

Anila lead the way over to HIM, Karma following behind. She had caught his eye and his smile faded. Then he saw Karma with Anila and his happy expression turned into one of sheer terror.

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