Chapter Three: A Shapeshifter?


Katara stepped forward, a hand extended to put on Li's shoulder. "Are you alright?" she said as she laid her hand on Li's shoulder.

Li looked at her. "I'm fine." She said meekly. She put her hand on top of Katara's and lifted it off. She turned around to go into her room. She paused for a moment and pointed to another door. "There's food in there." she then fell silent and opened her door. She stepped inside and shut it behind her without turning around.

Just as her door shut, Kai came out of the tunnel. Katara, Sokka, and Aang turned around to look at her. She stared at them until Kanan came out from the tunnel behind her, knocking her over. Kanan jumped up and helped Kai up. Aang couldn't help but giggle.

Kanan looked up after getting Kai up. "Oh, hiya. I guess you're staying here for the night. That's fine by me." she said cheerily. Chao and Mistia came out from the tunnel and greeted the group.

"Where's Li?" Chao asked, looking around. Sokka stepped aside from Li's door. Her silhouette could be seen in the corner of her room, sitting. He was about to go to her room when Mistia held an arm in front of him and shook her head. "Leave her be"

Then Kai cut in. "We should get to bed. It's late. The sun's gone already." She said.

They started to blow out the candles. Kanan told Li to put her lights out, and she did. Katara joined Kai, Mistia, and Kanan in the other room. Aang and Sokka lay in the mats. Chao preferred to sleep on the hard floor, using his hat for a pillow. They went to sleep.


It was the middle of the night. Maybe around 1:00 A.M. Sokka was sleeping the closest to Li's room. Then, something woke him up. It was a small light that was flickering gently. It was coming from Li's room. She'd lit a candle, but only one.

Sokka sat up and rubbed his eyes. He got out of the mat to tell her to turn it out. But what he saw in her silhouette made him stop in his tracks. He saw her shadow change into a small animal, and then into a bird, and then back to normal. He jumped to the door and slid it open just as she changed into the small animal again.

Sokka was just about to yell something at her when something was placed on his mouth. It was her hand. She'd changed back to normal in the blink of an eye. He tried to speak through her hand but it was muffled.

"Shush. If you promise not to tell, I'll explain." She said, holding his mouth tight. He nodded, and she let go. He was about to speak when she shushed him again. "Not here." She whispered. "Follow me". She slipped through the main room and to the stairs. The stairs had a door at the top. She pushed it open quietly.

Sokka followed her out the door, and she shut it behind him, not making a sound. They weren't inside somebody's house. They were on Prayer Hill. The stars were still out, twinkling like they were candles. Li turned to face Sokka. "You might want to sit. It's a long story."


Xlo: A whole chapter to be exact. Heheh.

Li: Once again, you make me say a line that has something to do with my history.

Xlo: Would you shut it already?

Li: I have freedom of speech!

Xlo: Not here you do!