A/N: I am sooooo bored. Lol Anyway, here's chapter 3... Please review! PRETTY PLEASE? But like I said earlier, NO FLAMES! COME ON, PPL! Push that little blue button at the bottom of the screen and send me a review! LOL I LOVE SOKKA!

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-Chapter 3- Midnight Walk

The sun was setting, and hues of pink, orange, and purple filled the sky brilliantly. Krystal was laying on the sand, facing the sky. She loved watching sunsets, they reminded her of when she was younger...

"Hey Krystal?" someone asked. Startled, Krystal sat up and saw Aang and Katara, taking a seat on each side of her.

"Oh, hey guys," Krystal said.

"We were just wondering..." Katara started.

"How did you get all those Firebenders to leave so fast?" Aang finished, sounding slightly amazed.

Krystal smiled. "I told them you went that way, just so they would get lost," she replied, motioning out towards the ocean.

Aang and Katara laughed. "Good one!" Aang commented. "Now they're probably lost!"

"Yeah," Katara agreed with a giggle. "But I wonder how long it will take them to realize they've been tricked..."

"I've always considered Prince Zuko an idiot, so it should be a while before they find you guys," Krystal added in a disgusted tone.

Katara and Aang suddenly looked somewhat shocked. "You know him?" they asked in unison.

"Unfortunately..." Krystal muttered.

"But- how?" Katara questioned.

Krystal sighed and looked out into the ocean, refusing to make eye-contact with either of her friends. "I-I don't really want to talk about it right now... Besides, it's a long story..."

"Are you sure?" Katara asked calmly, putting a hand on the young Firebender's shoulder.

Krystal nodded. "Yeah... I'm sure..."

The three of them sat there for a while, quietly gazing up at the now darkening sky.

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Where the heck are they? Sokka thought to himself as he looked around the campsite for Aang and Katara. He finally saw them sitting on the sand with Krystal, looking up at the stars.

Quietly, he sat down and watched them, although he tried to stay back aways from them, as not to be seen. Why are they hanging around with that Firebender girl? Jeeze, she's probably just doing this to capture Aang, or something... Then again, she practically saved us... I guess she can be alright... What am I thinking? She's a Firebender! You can't trust any of them! She's just gonna capture Aang, and then she'll probably kill Katara... just like they killed my mother... Sokka sighed at the thought of his mother. Because of the Fire Nation, his mom is now dead. He just shook his head, hoping that thought would go away soon. He continued to watch Aang and Katara.

"Krystal," Katara started, "about what Sokka said earlier..."

"Don't listen to him," Aang finished. "We totally trust you!"

Krystal smiled. "Thanks, guys," she said. "But I don't blame him for acting like that..."

"Huh?" Aang asked, sounding dumbfounded.

"Well, with the war and everything going on right now, it's hard to trust anybody. And I'm sure he would change his mind about me if I told him about what happened to me-" She froze as she realized what she'd just said. "Never mind..." Krystal sighed and hugged her knees to her chest.

"Are you ok, Krystal?" Katara asked quietly.

"Um, yeah, I'm fine..." she replied. Aang and Katara looked at eachother and shrugged. The they stayed quiet for a while, just like they'd done earlier, continuing to gaze up at the stars in the midnight blue sky above them.

Tell me about what happened to her? Sokka was still watching them from afar. What DID happen to her? Maybe she is telling the truth... But I still don't trust her. He silently yawned. Man, am I tired! He got up and walked over to their campsite and rolled out his sleeping bag, still trying not to disturb the others. As he crawled inside, he kept on thinking about what had happened earlier. Soon after that, he drifted off to sleep.

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Krystal sat upright with a jolt and her eyes popped open. She was breathing hard, drenched in cold sweat. She always hated those dreams from her past... Why won't they just go away? she wondered.

She looked at her surroundings, and noticed Aang and Katara were asleep on each side of her. They must have dozed off while looking up at the stars earlier. Krystal sighed heavily and stood up, off the sandy beach. Maybe a walk would help her relax a bit...

Careful not to disturb everyone else, Krystal quietly walked past the village and into the forest, heading down the first path she saw.

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After no more than tweny minutes of tossing and turning, Sokka opened his eyes. Jeeze, why can't I just go to sleep? he thought to himself with a loud sigh. He was exhausted, but he just couldn't fall asleep. "I need a walk," Sokka muttered as he stood up. And without looking back, he headed for the woods.

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Krystal kept thinking to herself about what had happened earlier that day. Aang and Katara trust me, but how come Sokka doesn't? I mean, I can understand that with this stupid war going on and everything that it gets hard to trust people, but... I'm not trying to capture Aang! That jerk Zuko is. If anything I'd like to help Aang. I dispise my nation. Why couldn't I have inhereted Earthbending from my mother instead of being like my dad! Sometimes I feel so ashamed to be a Firebender...

A sudden noise then interrupted her thoughts. It sounded like footsteps, not to mention a slight rustling sound from the bushes. Krystal turned around. "Who's there?" she wondered aloud, arranging into fighting stance.

She heard the sound again. "Who's there?" she asked again, this time even louder. She was somewhat relieved to see Sokka walking out from behind the tree. "Relax, it's just me," he said.

Krystal stared at him. "Were you spying on me, or something?" she questioned suspiciously.

"No! I was just taking a walk," Sokka replied sternly. "What are you doing here in the woods?"

"I also needed a walk," Krystal said quietly, staring at the ground. "What, did you think I was going to think up a plan to kidnap Aang, or something? Just beacuse I happen to be a Firebender?"

"You probably would!" Sokka shot back at her. "How do we know you're not working for Prince Zuko, or something?"

"Because I dispise that bastard more than anything," Krystal murmered as she walked away, tears suddenly streaming down her face, although she tried her best to hide them.

Sokka watched her every move as she headed back to their campsite. He suddenly began to feel... weird. It was like one half of him felt guilty for judging her so quickly, and the other half wouldn't trust her if his life depended on it. Once he was sure she was gone, he walked in the same direction as she did back to the beach, so he could try to get some sleep.

A/N: Yeah, short and boring chapter, I know. But I wanted to make a few things clear about Krystal. And I know, you might be a bit confused about it, but your questions will be answered later on in the story, I promise! And in the next few chapters there's gonna be some more action. Please review!

Britt (SOKKA OBSESSED FREAK!)