Chapter Three: Jet


The forest was lovely in the setting sun. All the leaves that were green during the day were now a deep orange and red. Li was seduced by the auras every where. Smells drifted through the air and it took Li some time to figure them all out.

Li looked up at the sky after she was finished frolicking in the beauty and noticed that it was just about night time. Quickly she made a light on her hand and started running down the road. She had to find a place to sleep before it was dark or else she'd end up lost.

Li saw a camp fire's light nearby behind a bush and slowly approached it. She stopped and let her instincts take over. She knew not to jump right through the bushes. How would she know if they weren't fire nation troops? She was suddenly gone from her spot and in her place was a mouse. It scurried to the bush and peeked through the bottom.

She took a deep breath –or as deep as a mouse could- in relief. There weren't any fire nation troops nearby. It was a boy that seemed about fifteen. A piece of wheat was in his mouth. She hoped he was friendly. She scurried back out of the bush and changed back to her normal form. Li gave the bush a little shake so that he'd know that she was coming.

The boy jumped up. "Show yourself!" he called into the darkness. Li pushed through the bush and looked up at him. He glared down at her. He looked away, "Just a girl"

Li jumped up with a frown. "Just a girl! Just a girl?" she did not like the way he was talking about her. She shoved a finger in his face. "I am not 'Just a girl'."

"Any girl is just a girl. Girls are inferior" the boy asked her as if he was superior.

"What gives you the right to call me inferior?" Li asked him through a glare.

"It's true. Unless you want to try to prove me wrong." The boy said with a smirk, reaching for two swords on his back.

"I will, but no weapons. A fair fight." She said, throwing her glider aside.

"Fine. It'll make beating you better." The boy said, throwing his swords at a tree.

"Don't count on it." Li said, preparing herself. "Go!"

The boy charged at Li quickly, his arms thrust forward. That technique wasn't going to get him anywhere. Li leaped into the air and he went underneath her. She easily jumped over him.

"That all you got?" she asked him with a smirk.

The boy cursed under his breath. Li ran at him and jumped into the air. She purposely landed a few feet away and hit the ground hard. A blast of air came out of her hands and whipped towards him. It knocked him off his feet.

"That does it!" he cried into the air. He grabbed a stick and ran at her with it. She jumped into the air and before he could do anything she turned into a cat. The cat latched onto his head. The boy dropped the stick immediately and started screaming for bloody murder.

The boy screamed as the cat's claws dug into his head. His hand's thrust to his head and ripped it off. He threw it at a tree and it hit the tree hard. It changed back to Li in the blink of an eye.

The boy was stunned at what she'd just done. The piece of wheat had fallen out of his mouth in his astonishment. "W-what did you just do?"

"I just proved you wrong." She said with a smirk as she stood up. She decided while he was like this she could try to make a new friend. What did she have to lose? "I'm Li." She said, holding a hand out.

The boy took it, still a bit shaken. "I'm Jet." he shook her hand.

"Interesting name…" Li said as she let go of his hand.


Yes, chapter three is done. She's met Jet and beat him in a battle. She freaked him out a bit, didn't she? I think he might've been a bit out of character. What do you think?

Answers to these questions!

Time and Fate: Maybe angst wasn't such a good choice, but there will be a bit of depression. Angst is depression, right?

Storm bender: I did not know that. Is Jet Li a celebrity or something?

Zuko's Girl: I actually never thought about that. It is possible for them to wind up together, but I don't think Li will. Also, I can try to make the chapters longer.