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This chapter is specifically dedicated and written for my friends, Meg and Raina. Who could use some cheering up since their science teacher is a big, fat JERKFACE!

I really never excepted this to be so popular. But, by the order of my friend Meg, I'm writing more. So, let's go!

When the Hell Are We?

Chapter Four, I think: I need Rome puns, I've run out

"I'm Orcus by the way," the girl said as they walked through less crowed streets.

"That's a very pretty name," Katara said. Probably means floozy. She thought.

"It means 'death'," Orcus said quietly.

"How'd you get a name like that?" Katara asked. Poor girl, to have a name like 'death'.

"My mother died soon after giving birth to me." She said in barely above a whisper as though she were about to cry. "My father named me. I never even knew my mother."

"I'm so sorry," Katara said putting a comforting hand on her shoulder as they walked.

"It's okay," Orcus choked. Then she suddenly brightened up. "So, enough about me. Tell me about you."

"Well," Katara began, "I'm Katara. That's my brother, Sokka." She turned around to the boys who were still speechless and dumbstruck. "My friend Aang. And," She finished in a flat tone, "Zuko."

"Mmm, hmm," Orcus murmured nodding to each of them. "You have such exotic names. You aren't from this area are you?"

"Well actually," Katara started to talk but was interrupted.

"Stop," said a voice at her shoulder. It was the author.

"Can I help you?" Katara asked. Intruding bitch…She thought.

"Come now!" the author said loudly, "There's no need for foul language. I'll get to the point. What were you about to say before I stopped time?"

"I was about to say we were from a different world," Katara sighed.

The author made a buzzer noise. "No! Don't do that! She may seem smart, but she doesn't have a clue that other worlds even exist! Just like you didn't know that before this whole thing started."

"Then where should I say we're from?" Katara asked angrily.

"Say you're from out east. She'll know generally where that is. You don't have to specify." The author said blankly.

"Even frozen in time she's pretty," Sokka said dumbly, still staring at Orcus.

"Okay…" the author said looking at Sokka strangely. "You are going to try to keep their tongues off the floor aren't you?" She asked Katara. "The rules of the game say 'no love'. So no love."

"I'll try," Katara replied, "But I can't make any promises."

"Okay, good," the author said, "Keep your story straight. You're from where, again?"

"Out east," Katara said simply.

"Good girl! You'll be fine." With that, the author disappeared and time was thrown back in motion.

"We're from the east," Katara said.

"I would have guessed that," Orcus said. "Well here we are. Home sweet home." They were outside a large house two stories, with many open court yards and lots of farmland around it. "Vita!" She called. A girl a couple years older than Katara stepped out. "Vita," Orcus said, "I found this group at the market. They're from out east and need a place to stay. Do you think it would be alright with papa if we boarded them?"

"Hmm," she said, "I'll tell Acerbus to ask father." She called for the one named 'Acerbus' who turned out to be a tall boy of about eighteen. "Ask father if we may give shelter to some travelers." Acerbus nodded and turned back into the house. While they waited for him to return, another boy of about fifteen strolled out and found them.

"What's going on?" He asked looking at the newcomers with great curiosity.

"Audro," Vita said, "Orcus found them in the market. They're from the east."

"But their attire is Roman," Audro said looking at them up and down. Before anything more could be said, Acerbus returned.

"Father wishes to meet them," he said simply. "In the center courtyard."

"Well," Orcus said pulling on Katara's arm, "Come on." Katara followed Orcus, still puzzled about the events of the day.

Okay, name meaning time. Orcus as was explained means death in Latin. Vita is life. Acerbus means dark. Audro means light. Yes, I do have some opposite thing going on here and no I didn't know this Latin before so I did research. I know it's not very long but I'm sort of sleep deprived right now so I did pretty well for my current state of being. More later. I need sleep.

Happy New Year

The Muffin Dragon