A/N:Very quick note!Zu is not her name,just her nickname and this is the more 'exciting' chapter,if you will!Enjoy!

Thank you:niobe-10,ChipmunksUnite and Demon Dea for the reviews!Anyways,if you have any questions.Then feel free to tell me anything,I accept critisem and encourament,um,things of that type.But no nasty flames please,if you honestly don't like my writing.Then by all means,don't read!So without further ado,here's chapter 2!

As Zuleika sat through each and every class,only one thought remained logdged within her mind.And that was they banned Bender-related activites completely.Sarah had made that very clear,but she didn't understand why.Most people knew about the accient legond of Benders,but they only disagreed with it as far a Zuleika knew.Not banned it.But she was going to ask.As soon as school was out,she was going to ask Sarah.

Shefound Sarah inthe lobby after 7th period was over and since she already pretty much had all she,herself needed,she decided to run after her.But as soon as Sarah saw her coming,her face flushed and she made a quick dash out the door.Zuleika gritted her teeth,as she gave chase.The two of them were soon running off school grounds and down into the main part of the town.Cars zoomed by,as Zuleika was catching up fast.

"Sarah!"she called out in a panting breath,"I just want to talk!"

But they were soon at the end of the block,as Sarah wasn't letting up at all.She must be on the track team to go that fast,Zuleika noticed with irked assumption.Chasing her around like this was getting her no where,but soon Sarah seemed to be getting exhausted and she didn't quite get her footing as she land hard on a soda can and fall flat on her stomach in an alley.She was about to get up,when she saw Zuleika and made one last effort to jump up and try running down the full alley.Only,it had a high woodened fence in it,she was cut off.

"Sarah,"Zuleika growled hotly,she skidded to a stop and started making her way into the alley,"I just want to say that-"

"Look!"Sarah spoke gaspingly,as she pointed a shakey finger at Zuleika's outstretched arms,"Look what you're doing!"

Zuleika looked down at her arms and saw that a puddle of water was starting to rise.Surprised,she threw her arms back and stumbled back some.But with profound curiousty,she reached out her hand and started to raise it up slowly and catiously.Almost as expected,the water drifted up almost like magic into the air and haulted.And when Zuleika pulled back,the water fell straight to the ground with a splash.

"I..."She rose to her feet and starting taking a few steps towards Sarah,"I'm...a...a...a Water Bender!But...how?"

Sarah walked a little closer too,"That's what I was trying to tell you,"she started to tell Zuleika warily,eyeing her hands and then the puddle of water with unease,"A lot of us are worried that if there was such a thing as Bender's,that itcould mean big trouble for us.That's why it's forbidden,completely.Were not exactly afraid of them,were just catious.And now you're one and...you sound like you didn't know.Or did you?"

"No!"Zuleika breath in a trance of facisination,"I-I had no idea!I...are you saying I'm bad or something?Because I didn't even know.I mean,how could I know?I'm just a kid,sort of."

"Sort of?"

"I'm thirteen,duh.But that's beside the point,oh wait til I tell old mister I-don't-believe-in-Bender's-ever-even-exsisted pants.He'll flip!This is SO amazing,I...I..have to tell someone."

Sarah grabbed her by her shoulders suddenly and jerked her forward,"No,"her voice siziled lowly,her eyes wide with amazement but teaming with seriousness at the same time,"This is totally weird,I agree.But no one can know,OK?"

"Yes."Zuleika nodded back solemnly and she,herself,was serious too.Now that she thought about it,everyone else would probabley outcast her if they knew.She shallowed hard as another thought crossed her mind,what if the goverment got involved?She could only imagine being poked and prodded with probs and have experiments runned on her.

"But I don't know what I should do,"Zuleika admitted worriedly,turning around to walk out of the alley and focus down at her hands,"I want to tell someone.Someone who understands,maybe."her eyes glistened moonily,"Maybe there's more Bender's out there.Water Bender's even!They can teach me and tell me more about my powers."

"But what if you get caught?"Sarah inquired in her almost-normal perky voice,stepping out of the alley as well,but her eyes were clouded with worry not dream,"What then?"

Zuleika sighed and shrugged,"I don't know.But I won't,hey."she turned to her new friend and smiled warmly,"Thanks for telling me the truth,but was the running necessary?I mean,really.Why not just come right and and tell me?"

Sarah laughed too,as she carefully linked arms with Zuleika and they began down the road,"I wanted a little exercise first."

"I think I might tell my siblings,if that's okay?"

Sarah started at her for just one moment and then nodded,"OK,just make sure they keep it.If word gets out..."

"They'll capture me?"Zuleika finished where she trailed off.

"Yeah,"Sarah frowned ruefully and then said in a tight whisper as they reached opposite roads,"But just promise to keep a low profile.Like I said,it would be dangerous if anyone found out.So let's just not talk about it until tommorw,okay?"

Zuleika nodded relutantly and repiled,"I guess you're right."

As they departed in thier seperate directions,Zuleika couldn't help but to wonder if she should tell.It was all truely fascinating,of course.But what if someone was to discover her?What would her family think?The questions in her head didn't get awnsered anymore as she neared her home,only two blocks away.But that's when all of a suddena bright red and orange flash of light zoomed past her.It had just barely missed her head,when she whirled around to see a tall boy a little older then her brother with jet-black hair pulled back in a long pony-tail and pieceing blue eyes staring at her intently.

"You."the boy pointed directly at her,a crooked grin of victory,"Are mine,Water Bender.For escaping into the Earth!"

"What!"Zuleika started to step backwards,"Who did you...?"

"Know,"he finished for her coolly,starting to heat up a fire-like neat and throw it upon her,"I have my sources,kid."

To her total and complete astonishment,Zuleika's eye rapidly caught sight of a rather large puddle of water and she instantly jumped and surge water sideways to counter the boy's attack.That did the trick,when their two elements collided,a large amount of steam began to rise.Zuleika grinned widely,as she took her arms back and with the rest of the puddle of water going right along with her,she sprayed him in the eyes and made a quick getaway onto another street and when she spotted him coming around the curb.She saw yet again another chance to dowse him with water.A puddle on the side of the road was perfect,then she could run the rest of the way home.But a woman was out in her garden,she couldn't.

"Hmm,"the boy seemed to acknoldege the sight before him,nodding with an understanding nod,"I see you have got him in a tight spot,Bender.But you I will get you to return to the world of Bender's and you will know you're place among us."

Zuleika watched him as he took a few steps back,checked around to make sure no one was looking,then he whirled around and shot a firey blast at the air and a portal-like door opened him.He glanced over his shoulder at Zuleika one last time and then leaped through.Without thinking,she darted after him but only landed face-first into a stop sign,she rubbeda hand over a mark on her face,she glanced up and moved around frantically.But in the end,she only started to head home.Her mind swimming with possiblites and solutions,but that one phase,"you will know you're place among us," stood in the air and wouldn't let her go know matter how she tried to struggle of resist it.Because,she was indeed,in a place she might not belong but then again,in a place she needed to stay.

Or maybe it was the opposite.

OK,alot of things will be sorted out in the next chapter and then the plot really comes together.Hope y'll like how it's going so far,thanks for reviewing!See ya.

LP