Chapter Two: Stay for the Night

Li lead Aang and company through the village. The village's name was apparently Yushii village. Very little of the village were Earthbenders, maybe five. One of those earthbenders was part of Li's gang. Chao- the one who had slapped the back of Li's head. He though, preferred the slingshot and sword.

Li showed them Prayer's Hill, where most people went to make a wish on a star, stargaze, or spend time with a loved one. It was considered the spiritual sanctuary of Yushii village. Katara liked it here.

"So, why'd you sling pastries at us?" Sokka questioned Li.

"Oh, that was to bring you down here. We didn't know if you were on a real flying bison, so we tried to get you to come down so we could see." She turned around and walked backwards so she could face them. She set her focus on Aang. She was about to speak when she was stopped by Sokka. "So, you're really an airbender?" he asked her. "Prove it."

'As is my tattoo isn't enough' she thought, a bit irritated. It'd really hurt at the part above her eye. She reached into her backpack, and pulled out what looked like a large circular fan. It had a wooden frame, and a base for her to stand on. The bottom was strong paper that allowed a breeze to run through. "Watch" she said, holding a finger in the air to test the air currents.

She threw the fan like a Frisbee and ran at it. She then jumped onto it, and started flying in the air like she was skateboarding. She went over the houses, showing off a bit, knowing that they'd never seen somebody fly like that. Most airbenders used staffs to fly. She wanted to be more original, thus the board came to be.

Li went back down to Earth, and jumped off the board. She grabbed it and stuffed it back in her backpack. "Do you want to go to the base? You'll be staying the night there." She asked, heading back on.

"Sure!" Aang said enthusiastically. Li stopped at a tree.

"I'm glad that you want to." She said. There was a boulder under the tree. It looked extremely heavy. Li gave it a little shove and it easily rolled out of the way. Behind it was what looked like a tunnel. "After you. I need to shut it" she said, stepping to the side.

Aang jumped down the tunnel headfirst. Cries of delight could be heard echoing back from him. Katara looked at Sokka and shrugged. She jumped down as well. Sokka didn't want to go down. "How do I know I can trust you?"

"Because if you don't, you'll be sleeping outside in the cold." She said, shooting him a glare.

Sokka looked away and crossed his arms. "I really think I can take the cold."

Li shrugged. "Suit yourself." She said sarcastically. She jumped into the slide. She sat there for a moment and snapped her fingers. Then she started to slide down. When she snapped her fingers a gust of wind blew by and knocked Sokka down, making him slide headfirst into the tunnel. Li's laughter could be heard echo through the slide.

The tunnel went on for a few yards, and then stopped at a room. The room looked like a normal home, aside from the fact that it was underground. It had sliding door walls that went into other rooms. It was lit by lantern and candle, but it seemed brighter than something a few feet underground should be. There was a stairway that led into another house. The room that they were in must've been in somebody's basement. Katara and Aang were sitting in the middle on a mat, waiting for Li and Sokka.

Li jumped out of the tunnel. She stepped aside so Sokka would have room to crash. She made no effort to help him up. "Well, welcome to my abode" she said in a welcoming tone. Sokka got up and dusted himself off, and shot a glare at Li, who had made herself look all innocent.

Sokka looked around. "This? This is your base? Where are all the weapons? All the ammunition?"

"In the other room." Li said, walking over to one of the walls. She pushed it aside, and in the room were baskets of pebbles, nuts, and other projectiles, a few swords, and some slingshot materials. "It isn't much, but it's what the adults let us have." She said with a sigh. Sokka gawked at it.

"Isn't much? This is…" he paused, trying to regain what little dignity he had left. "Less then what we have at our tribe." He lied. Li shut the door. She then walked over to another door and opened it. There were mats in it; the amount was what seemed to be ten.

She walked in and took three out. She laid two in the main room, and she put one in a private room that had a door that you could only see a silhouette in. She left the private room and shut the door behind her. She looked at Sokka, Katara, and Aang. "Sokka, Aang, you two will be sleeping in here. Katara, you'll be sleeping in the other room with Kai, Kanan, and Mistia. I'll be in here." She said, indicating the room behind her.

"How come you get a private room?" Sokka questioned her. "Because I own this place." She said simply.

"Good enough for me." Aang said. "When are your friends going to be here?"

"Soon. They're saying goodnight to their parents..." Li trailed off, with a hint of sadness in her voice.

Xlo: Yay, another chapter! If you haven't already noticed, this chapter was longer than the first one. That's because I wanted to end the first chapter at a certain point, and that part came quickly.

Li: Why do you always make me say something untrue or sad? That's not my personality! You're putting me out of character!

Xlo: Ah hush yah fancharecter!

Li: Fancharecter? Why I outta! You're going down!

Xlo: I beleive I should run now!