There is no way I can make this sound original, ever. An attempt to write a believable RrB/PpG in high school fic. Rated M because teenagers use terrible language. "Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal." - Camus

When Kioni left her hometown of Omashu, all she wanted to do was see the world. She didn't sign up for any of this Avatar-hunting/saving-the-world business. ZukoxOC. Follows the series storyline.

How do you measure a year? In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of... tea? The war may be over, but the world is far from peace and harmony. Join Zuko, Kioni, and the rest of the Gaang through 525,600 minutes of this crazy journey called life. Sequel to The Earth on Fire, takes place in the year between the end of the war and The Promise.

Kyuri grew up outside the Southern Tribe village on her own. She was content to stay and watch the tides shift until things hit too close to home for comfort, and she is drawn to the world of the Avatar. Can she handle making friends, and can she handle herself as she tries to open up? "You may have just won the war." "Let's not count our pigchickens before they hatch." ZUKO/OC

She was an aberration: her mother Water Tribe & her father Fire Nation – orphaned, sent to live with Uncle Iroh & his wife. Come along as the 100 Year War twists & turns, and as destiny pairs her with the only man she will ever love – Prince Zuko. NOT AU - follows series canon! NOW COMPLETE! Seriously, people, REVIEW!