"What happened to your mother?" Sokka queried.
"After I was born…it didn't take long for it to show that I could bend more than one element…my dad put two and two together and he…he killed himself. My mother fell into a deep depression. She lost her mind and needed someone to blame. Me…if I hadn't showed that I could bend more elements…my dad…" Kahlee trailed off.
"Hey, it's okay. It's not your fault" Katara exclaimed, pulling Kahlee into a hug.
"…My mother…she tried to kill me. My nanny saw what was happening and tried to stop her. There was a struggle that ended in my mother's death. It's where I got these scars" Kahlee admitted, shoving her sleeves up to show the scars.
"Hmm, they don't look too deep. I think I can heal them" Katara announced.
"I've tried a hundred times…it never works" Kahlee sighed.
"We'll see" Katara said, as she bent the water from her pouch onto Kahlee's arms.
Kahlee felt the soothing sensation wash over her, before she felt the skin on her arms begin to tickle. It took a few minutes, with Katara in deep concentration, before she pulled away to show Kahlee's unblemished arms.
"Agni! You did it! You actually healed them!" Kahlee squealed, pulling Katara into a tight hug.
"The reason you couldn't heal them yourself was because you were already having to use your life energy when you were doing so, it made you much weaker" Katara explained.
"Otherwise known as…you're a much better waterbender than I am" Kahlee giggled.
"So what happened next?" Toph questioned.
"I was very upset after that news and…well, I needed some comfort…" Kahlee trailed off.
"You didn't fall into the arms of that jerk did you?" Toph inquired.
"Of course not, I wanted to strangle him whenever I saw him" Kahlee stated.
"Good for you" Toph smiled, proudly.
"I did however…kind of fall into his sister's arms" Kahlee confessed, awkwardly.
"Wait, you mean the crazy princess?" Sokka asked.
"It seemed like a good idea at the time, okay?" Kahlee retorted.
"Never knew you had it in you, Kahlee" Toph winked at her, making blush lightly.
"Anyways, that didn't last long and-" Kahlee started, but was cut off by Katara.
"Why not?" She queried.
"I may have still had some feelings for the jerk" Kahlee admitted.
"Oh" They all exclaimed.
"Do you still?" Katara questioned.
"Of course not! He's the most evil, most betraying, cruel, stupid, jerk in the entire universe" Kahlee spat out.
"She totally still likes him" Toph whispered to Sokka, unbeknownst to Kahlee.
"So what happened next?" Katara inquired.
"There was a plan to help the invasion. They were going to kill the main army generals…it would have thrown all the Fire Nation's defence into chaos making it easier for you guys to attack. I was going to help them escape…but it went wrong. They knew somehow. Everyone who was in on it was killed. A man bled to death in my arms…" Kahlee trailed off, as Katara once again placed her hand on Kahlee's arms.
"Zuko and Mai called the guards…they were going to kill me so I had to escape. I jumped into the sea and found my way here on some driftwood" Kahlee finished.
"Wow…that is all a lot to take in" Sokka stated.
"I can't believe people have died just to give me a better chance of defeating the Fire Lord" Aang mumbled, obviously upset.
"They knew what they were doing, Aang. The Fire Lord had already taken away everything they cared about…they had nothing to lose" Kahlee explained.
"So, are you going to join us in battle?" Toph asked.
"The Fire Lord needs to go down. I'm in" Kahlee smirked.
The next day, Katara had agreed to go into town with Kahlee to get some much needed supplies before the invasion. Kahlee got some very strange stares when people saw her drenched and torn fire nation dress, so their first stop was a clothes store.
"Kahlee, I don't think we really have enough money to buy anything in here" Katara whispered.
"I do" Kahlee grinned, taking a few gold coins out of her pocket.
"Where did you get that from?" Katara's eyes widened.
"There's money pretty much just lying on the floor in the palace, some money always seems to end up in your clothes" Kahlee shrugged.
"Must be nice" Katara replied, annoyed.
"Trust me, it's not. Living in that place is like leaving in a prison. You have to always watch you back, be careful about what you say. It's exhausting" Kahlee admitted.
"Kahlee, you never really said what happened between you and Zuko…I was wondering if you wanted to talk-" Katara was cut off by Kahlee.
"Oh yeah, this is definitely me. I'll go try this on" Kahlee exclaimed, as she scampered away.
Katara's mouth fell open when Kahlee reappeared from the changing rooms. She was wearing a deep red lacy top, which covered her entire arms, right down to her knuckles, where it had a stylish finish. She was wearing what looked like armour covering her chest that had a red tint to it. It finished off with a skirt that had two very long splits in it, with a red leggings underneath.
"Wow" Katara stated.
"Do you think its too flashy to go into battle with?" Kahlee inquired.
"It's perfect. You look amazing" Katara informed her, earning a grin in response.
"Where have you two been? We're ridiculously behind schedule just because you guys wanted…" Sokka trailed off when he saw what Kahlee was wearing.
Aang too was stuck where he stood, staring as they approached.
"I think they like it too" Kahlee giggled.
"Wow" Both boys said in reply.
Kahlee looked to her side to see Katara had folded her arms and looked disgruntled. Looks like someone's jealous of not getting Aang's attention, Kahlee thought to herself. She had always known that there was something between the waterbender and the Avatar, and was surprised that there still seemed to be no developments there.
"That's it!" Toph suddenly shouted, surprising them all.
"I know what your nickname is. Hot-stuff!" Toph smirked.
"I could get used to this" Kahlee smirked.
Author's Notes: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! It was a bit of a filler again, I know, but the Gaang needed to catch up on what's been happening with Kahlee. I'm going to try really hard this week to write some more chapters up, as this is pretty much where I've written to so far. Please leave a review:)
