Notes: Because of extreme writer's block, I am unable to think of a title. If any reader out there has a title idea, it would be nice if you left it in a review and I'll give you credit for the title the next time I update.

Camel: Well, it's updated! Hope you enjoy!

Freedra Kyes: Now's your chance to pick up from that awful 'lil cliffhanger and I'm glad you're enjoying it. I hope I don't let you down.

KT (Pissed): It's all good. It just upset me that you were trashing me for something that I didn't mean to happen. I hope you still want to read the story.

Disclaimer: Don't own Avatar: The Last Airbender. I own Kali and Shadowbender idea. Chapter 1 has more details.

Where we left off…

"My name is Kali. Why have you and these two come looking for me?" When she said "these two" she gently kicked one of them in the side with her foot.

"Aren't you going to answer my question?"

"You wasted your questions trying to prove if I could see you."

"But…"

She cut him off short. "Why have you come looking for me? Surely it's not to find out what I am."

Zuko just stared at her for a few more seconds before he began to tell her about his uncle's situation. It didn't matter if she wasn't showing respect to him, or at least the respect he wanted. Right now he wanted help for his uncle. Later, I'll deal with her tone.

Chapter 3

After hearing about the elder man's situation, Kali stood there with her arms folded and one of her hands over her mouth. She looked as if she was in thought on the situation. Suddenly she snapped her fingers and her shadow went from standing behind her to going below her feet and along the ground where shadows are normally supposed to be. She then brought her hands up to the back of her head and untied the blindfold.

Zuko watched in an unnoticeable anticipation. He wanted to see what this girl's real eyes looked like. Not what the shadow's eyes looked like. He was still pretty shaken by that image he seen before him. Her blindfold came off and she opened her eyes. This shocked him a bit at what he seen. Her eyes were not blue, brown, green, or even amber like his. They were white. The iris of her eye was as white as the rest of it and you could see her pupils clearly peeking out from behind her eyelids. The only thing separating her iris from her eye was a thin black line.

Is she blind? No… If she were, her pupil would be white. What's going on with this girl? He then, without thinking, shook his hand in front of her face. At this she gave him a look that seemed as if she was saying, "What the hell?" She stopped his hand from moving by grabbing his wrist and said, "Stop that. It's annoying." She then let go of his hand and watched as it dropped to his side.

"Are you blind?" Zuko questioned without missing a beat.

"What do you think?" Kali answered while raising an eyebrow.

"Your eyes are white."

"I know. And as always, there's a reason for everything."

"What's your reason?"

"We don't have time to discuss this." She said as she started walking towards the path that led to the older couple's house.

"Where are you going! Don't walk away from me when I'm talking to you!"

"Just get your armor on and follow me. I have to pick up some supplies at the barn and then we're going to your ship."

"What about the guards?"

She stopped in her tracks and turned to face him and put one of her hands on her hips. "They'll see you're gone, panic, then the first thing they'll do is come to the ship. They seem smart enough to go through that thought pattern, so it doesn't matter."

Zuko had what she said run through his mind quickly and even pictured it. He then nodded and walked over to his armor. He was fairly dry from his anger outburst a few minutes before, so he just strapped the armor on and walked towards her. When he got about five feet away from her, she turned and walked along the trail towards the couple's house. They stayed quietduring the walk mainly because Kali seemed to be the non-talkative type and Zuko's mind just raced with questions the whole time, anyways.

They got to the house and the older woman seen Kali walking towards her with Zuko somewhat behind. She looked up at Kali and smiled ever so sweetly. "Hello, dear. Enjoy your swim?"

"I did, until Mr. Fire here decided to jump in and 'save' me." Kali responded with sarcasm in her voice.

This was all Zuko could take of this girl's attitude and started steaming. "How was I supposed to know! You're one of the biggest freaks I've ever seen! Jumping off cliffs with blindfolds, having dark figures around you! Nothing about you is right! Nothing!"

The woman just stared at him wide eyed, but Kali had a different look on her face. Her lips were tightened together to were you could only see a thin line and her eyes were squinted in annoyance. Or maybe even anger? She just gave this look to Zuko then turned towards the older woman. "I'll be going to his ship to aid him with a sick crew member. In fact, the crewmember is his uncle, which makes it more urgent. I hope you don't mind if I put my chores on hold a bit. Do you, Tsonsera?"

The woman was still a bit shaken from the prince's outrage and nodded meekly to Kali. She pasted a fake smile on her face to try to hide her slight fear. "It's not a problem at all, dear. Do what you have to." The older woman gave a quick glance towards Zuko and then turned to go into the house. When she was in the house, Kali's eyes went towards Zuko's direction. Those pure white eyes glared into his amber ones and in an annoyed and soft tone she said to him, "You came to me for help and you talk to me like that? I don't need your attitude and you're lucky I didn't tell you to just go to another island."

She started walking towards the barn and he heard her say something she didn't want him to hear apparently because she said it under her breath. "I show too much compassion for a Shadowbender…" After this was mumbled, she opened the barn door enough for her to get in and closed it behind her.

Shadowbender? I've never even heard of such a thing…Just the four main elements. At this thought, Zuko concluded his suspicion that this girl might just be insane and skilled at eye tricks. For him to see that dark figure behind her with those white orbs filled with laughter, it seemed too unbelievable to be true. He already started to deny its existence. It just couldn't be real. It just couldn't. His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Kali's voice.

"No. No. Stay here. I'll let you out later." She was talking to something in the barn, it seemed. Not to mention, he heard small caws and coos that were almost inaudible. Zuko swayed back and forth a bit trying to see what she was talking to and what was making the noise, but to no avail. He figured it might have been an animal of some sort. Maybe her pet? Before he could even get a sight of it, she had the barn door closed and walking towards him holding a bag that looked to have something in it.

"I have my supplies. Let's get to the ship so I can tend to your uncle." She said as she looked up at him.

"All right." Zuko replied. He then turned and walked in the direction of the docks with her following close behind.

Chapter 3 up and done. Hope you enjoy this one as well. Review and no flames, as always.