Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.
With a heavy heart, she turned, finally looking at her childhood friend and first love. He'd kept the beard. Combined with the weight of recent life lessons, he carried an air of maturity he'd lacked before.
Aang frowned, surveying the unintentional deforestation with a mixture of disbelief and barely contained anger. He huffed in annoyance, extinguishing the remaining fires with a serenity that didn't match his expression. "Hei Bai is not going to be happy. Did one of them cause this?" he asked, kneeling beside the boys. His demeanor changed the moment he saw Li, his eyes growing wide. "Zuko?!"
Author's Note: Sorry for the short hiatus. Mandatory overtime at work last week left no time for writing. Back on track for regular updates this week.
