Book 1: Chapter 3
Katara's New Life

The girl is banished from the village and it was up to me to take care of her. I will love, care, and comfort her like a little sister. She is only eight years old, not even close for someone to take care of themselves. I will do my best and so will my greatest friend, Fortus.

It is almost time for the sun to set, and the weather is getting colder and colder. I grab one of my heaviest blankets to comfort her as much as possible. I put the blanket on her and massaged her shoulders to comfort her. I sat next to her and put my arm around her shoulder as she leaned her body toward me.

"Fortus, grab some wood for the fire, will you?" I asked.

"Sure thing." replied Fortus as he departed for some wood.

There was a moment of silence, so silent that I could only hear the soft chirps of crickets, the whistling of the winds, and the gusts of the breath coming out of our noses. I sighed seeming Katara and I really will miss our homes. I do not know where we will live yet, and I do hope that we will find somewhere to live now. "Katara, I promise that everything will be fine. Tomorrow, if you'd like, I will teach you some waterbending."

For the first time ever since the calamity, she gave a very adorable smile to me and nodded her head. I smiled back as I hugged her a little harder. I then saw Fortus coming back with some logs. "Excellent job, Fortus."

"Hehe. Nothing for a warrior." taunted Fortus. He got two rocks, trying to create a fire.

"I'll get the food from the pack." I said as I got up and searched the bag filled with many supplies. "Let's see here... What to eat...?" I kept searching as I murmured to myself. Then I picked out some fish from the tribe.

"Katara do you like fish?" I asked.

Katara nodded, being her shy self. I smiled at her. Finally Fortus created a fire and lit the logs he got.

"Just put two logs there for now. The rest can wait." I suggested. I grabbed a knife and put the dead fish on a stomp. I cut the fish in thirds as blood came rushing from the critter. I gathered some water from a nearby river and washed the blood away. As the fire kept growing, I gathered a long stick.

"All we need to do is let it heat for about ten minutes and it will be good and crispy to eat!" I said cheerfully.

After the fish finished cooking, I grabbed some plates from my bag and placed the fish on them. We had not tasted fish in such a long time, it's like we've never even tried it before! We all finished the fish quickly.

"The usual good fish, Sauku!" complimented Fortus.

"I have to agree myself" I said smiling. "Well it seems to be getting very dark. I'll prepare some blankets and sleeping bags. I have one extra one in my bag here." Seeming that Fortus and I carried our own sleeping bags, it's always a good idea to carry an extra one for another traveler. I layed Katara's sleeping bag near mine along with the blanket she was wearing.

Several hours have passed, and it was within a few hours before midnight. Katara yawned heavily and was about to fall asleep. Fortus and I yawned as well as we all grew more tired.

"I think it's time that we all go to sleep." I said, yawning again. Within a few seconds, Katara was fast asleep on the ground. I picked her up gently, trying not to wake her up and tucked her in the blanket, then gave her a small kiss on the forehead knowing that everything would be okay. Fortus and I felt like we were going to collapse as well. I used my waterbending to put out the fire and comforted myself to a nice night sleep.