Golden Girl: The Story of Linnea

Plot line: #1

Author's Notes: Hi everyone. I expanded (again). Hope you liked the expanded chapter 1 and chapter 2 too. Anyway, thanks to everyone who reviewed. You guys are so cool! I hope you like this chapter. It does a lot of connection. Anyway, on with the story.

P.S. There might be a little M rated lime/lemon, but not too bad. I'll mark it.

P.S. (Again) You'll see a new thing called "Plot line" at the top. This means that all the stories with Plot line # 1 have to do with each other. If you have any questions, just message me.

Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar (but I so wish I did) I did make Lolanna, Tizo, and some other OC.

Chapter 3: The Meeting Place

Lolanna sputtered and choked in the icy waters. She was thrust back to the land with one wave. So, she decided to cheat; she got a canoe and started to paddle off into the blue expanse. By around daybreak, she had seen land in the distance. She had been rowing since around evening the past day; by the time she reached the shore, she was exhausted.

As Lolanna fell out of the boat onto the soft sand, the waves washed over her. At that moment, her emotions, too, flooded her mind. She clutched her arms and began to sob hysterically; her whole body began to shake. Several emotions crossed her mind: rage, despair, and terror. Illness pumped through her veins; she retched in the sand. She lay back down and again began to cry.

Finally, she calmed. It was morning now, and a spectacular sunrise was painted in the sky. Lolanna felt so weak and tired. But she knew she couldn't sleep, both because she would spoil her sleeping schedule, and because of her heartache. She stood up and began walking off to find shelter and food; however, first she looked one more time into the bright distance; it reminded her of home.

Around dawn, Tizo noticed that the ship stopped. He had spent the last night tossing and turning in a cold, hard cell; sleep had come over him neither the previous night, nor during the last few days; therefore, he was relieved to finally stop where he could be alone, to rest, and to cry.

Suddenly, a click of a lock interrupted his thoughts. A soldier came in and kicked him with his rigid metal boot.

"Get up, you bastard. NOW!" The man bellowed loudly at Tizo and forced him up with his spear. "Listen you son of a bitch, y-"

"Don't say that!" Tizo interjected. "Don't talk about my mother like that." Tizo was angry, but he felt a bit foolish as the soldier chuckled at his remark. Nevertheless, he cared about his mother, whether the man found it stupid or not.

The man continued as if nothing was said. "As I was saying," he said smirking. "You will be dropped at this island, and you will stay. Do not try to follow us, and do not try to come back. If you are caught in Fire Nation territory, you will be executed. Is that clear?"

"Yes sir," Tizo replied, cursing under his breath. How the hell was he supposed to live on this island?

"All right then. Follow me."

Tizo follow, not resisting at all. Anywhere is better than the Fire Nation is, I suppose, he thought. As he walked out of the ship, he saw the magnificent sun rising, signaling the morning. Tizo realized the soldier had left him and the vessel was beginning to cruise away. He looked out at the sky once more, remembering the days he used to watch it with his mother.

At last, he whispered to himself, tears beginning to steam down his face, "This is home."

Many days had passed since Lolanna had first arrived. She believed she was fairing quite well considering she had never lived on her own. She had a small camp with a sort of home, so to speak, and she had caught fish (though barely) and gathered plants for food. She had occasionally managed to make a fire with wood, but she half wished she were a firebender in this situation. Nonetheless, she made do with what she had, and she lived quite peacefully.

One day, however, she acknowledged how dirty she was. "Thank God this is a deserted island. I must go to take a bath," she said decidedly.

Tizo, too, had been managing his new life well. He had been surviving and living quite decently. He actually rather enjoyed the adventure; of course having a boy's heart, he decided to go exploring. Tromping through forests, he went in search of a spring. That was the one problem: fresh water. He needed something to drink, and salt water wasn't exactly refreshing. So he searched.

Lolanna walked along her usual path to the lake where she obtained her water. It was a blissful area with a gentle waterfall and spring. The water was cool and refreshing. She slipped off her raged clothes and splashed into the brisk pond. The icy water felt like home.

With much happiness, Tizo recognized the sound of rushing water. "Thank God," he muttered. As he approached the spring with delight, he noticed a figure. He also realized it was a woman, a bathing woman. As soon as he caught full sight of her, his head was full to bursting with thoughts. Oh my God, she's naked! What the hell is she doing here? Wow, she's sexy! His mind was so busy (as well as his eyes) that he was oblivious to everything else around him, including where he was walking; he tripped and fell right into the water, making a crashing splash.

Lolanna whirled around, and for a split second, just stood there, flabbergasted. Then she immediately clutched her exposed body and screamed at the peering man. She grabbed some leaves and held them against herself.

"YOU! You perverted bastard! You-you-you pervert! You disgusting pervert! OH MY FREAKIN' GOD, WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT? YOU ARE SUCH A PERVERTED SON OF A BITCH!" Lolanna yelled at Tizo, lying helpless in the water, soaked. She used all her might to hurl water at him, for she had only watched men bend.

Tizo looked down shamefully. He stuttered an apology at the woman. "I'm s-s-sorry… I-I-I real-ly didn't mean to…"

"Didn't mean to! You're standing here, gaping at me. Don't tell me you 'didn't mean to'!" Lolanna stared at Tizo hatefully. She felt like a fool; shame washed over her as well. Silence and stillness formed, and the two stood stiffly.

"Who the hell are you anyway?" the two asked, simultaneously, breaking the silence. Both struggled to suppress a small laugh.

Lolanna finally spoke. "I'm Lolanna… and I'd appreciate if you'd get the hell out of here while I dress." She sloshed over to him, kicked him in the "sweet spot", and slapped his face.

"Oh, sorry I… I'm Tizo… I'll be going now," he managed to say through groans. Tizo eventually stood up, and he jogged off, not giving her a second glance.

Lolanna picked up her clothes and dried off. She quickly put them on. A few tears slid down her red cheeks. At least all he did was look at me… He could have done a lot worse. Still, nonetheless, she didn't like Tizo, or whoever the bastard was. I hope I never have to run into him again.

It had been months since the… incident. Both Lolanna and Tizo were well off. Lolanna had recovered from her mild trauma; nevertheless, she was still more wary about when and where she went (and bathed).

Lolanna went out to gather food one day; she still wasn't very proficient at this aspect of survival. Although she could obtain berries and nuts, she still needed meat. She would never hunt, but she did vaguely know how to catch fish by using a technique of half-healing, half-bending. She had sat down by a small lake and had nearly caught one when it slipped out of her slick hands.

"Shit!" she exclaimed.

Suddenly, a voice echoed behind her. "I can help you with that."

Lolanna whirled around. "You!" She recognized the man as Tizo.

Nonetheless, ignoring her shock and fury, he sat down beside her. "You aught to use a net or something… don't you have any rope?"

"Well… why… why do you care? Just get out of here, you PERVERT!" She slapped him. Tizo looked down, rubbing his face. "Yeah, I bet you're pretty abashed, aren't you?" she commented irritably.

"I'm sorry… it was an accident… I…" Tizo trailed off, murmuring apologies under his breath. His cheeks were flushed and his body was slightly heaving as he hunched over. A small tear escaped his eye.

Both remained silent. Lolanna realized her face was too flushed with embarrassment; she had not meant for her judgments and comments to be so harsh as to make him cry. "Oh…" she stuttered. "Um… I'm sorry… I, uh…"

"It's o.k.," he whispered roughly. "…so… um, do you still need help catching that fish?"

She smiled. "Yeah… yeah, I think I do."

Later that evening, the two sat around a blazing fire. They smiled a bit as they ate the fish they had managed to catch together. Each laughed a little.

"So… you're a firebender," Lolanna said reluctantly, though curious at the same time.

Tizo began uneasily, "oh… um, yeah… but I'm not… I mean…"

"It's alright…" Lolanna sighed. "I… understand… it's just…" She continued to murmur on.

"I'm not cruel like the rest of those… bastards…" he struggled through his words, beginning to relive the horrors of his past. "I… hated them… I still do… I protested against them… that's why I'm here…" Tizo continued to reminisce, speaking his past in inaudible broken sentences.

Lolanna looked into his deep, tender, brown eyes; she saw something she thought was not possible for a firebender: love. She gently questioned him, "what… what happened to you?"

Tizo took a deep breath, then began. "I lived in the fire nation when I was a child. When I was young, my father was sent to war; before long, though, he… died." He sighed deeply. "It was just me and my mother; we lived together for a while, until… it was a normal day at the market. We were there, just shopping, when all of the sudden, soldiers came: earth and fire; they started fighting. My mother and I struggled through, but we couldn't dodge everything. A soldier… fire, it burnt my mother… sh-she died…" He couldn't go on; Tizo burst into sobs.

Lolanna moved over and put her hand on his shoulder. She whispered in his ear trying to comfort him. After a while, Tizo calmed. He took a deep breath and finished. "After … that, I protested non-stop. I hated the fire nation, even if it was my own. In my eyes, it is an enemy… they thought the same of me; they sent me away."

Lolanna breathed deeply, willing that she wouldn't cry as well; nonetheless, a few tears slipped down her cheeks. And I thought my life was awful, she thought. "So you were… banished?"

"Yeah… so," Tizo sighed. "How… how did you get here?"

"Oh… um…" Lolanna murmured; the question was unexpected and brought back memories. "I… I sort of ran away, actually… I was, er, engaged-"

"Oh… you mean you're already married," Tizo interrupted, slightly disappointed.

"No, not at all! That's why I left. I… it was arranged marriage, like most in the northern water tribe. In fact, I absolutely despised it… but I do so miss my mother though…" It was Lolanna's turn to choke up; she cried as Tizo comforted her. Lolanna continued, "My father had died in the war too. My mother had said marriage was our only hope, even if I didn't want it. Still, I knew she loved me, and I'm sure she still does… I know I love her…" Lolanna once again broke off into crying.

The pair sat there for a while; before they knew it, both Lolanna and Tizo were sobbing hysterically together, hugging each other while reminiscing. In the back of their minds, thoughts such as these were playing: Why can I tell her this? Why don't I care that he's holding me? Do I care about her? Do I like him? Still, they didn't care. They were so moved and amazed. After all the time there, a longing that had for so long been in each of there hearts had finally been filled.

It had been awhile since the two had their heart-to-heart. They were now friends… well, really, they were in love. They were, in fact living together (not sleeping together!). Lolanna was a little surprised when Tizo had asked her to live with him. She gladly accepted; even so, she wondered what it would bring. Sure, I like him. In fact, I like him a lot, she thought. But that doesn't mean I'm comfortable to live with him. I mean, a lot can happen…Still, Lolanna agreed with gratitude. "Yes… that would be nice." She was extremely thankful that she had someone to hunt and build fires.

Note: This next part has a little lime/lemon. If you don't like, or you're young, skip the section. You'll find out what happens by later events. It really doesn't say that much though.

Some weeks later Tizo and Lolanna sat around a fire (built by Tizo himself) watching the sunset. The twilight was turning magnificent colors, and a warm wonderful mood filled the air. The two scooted close to each other, feeling the heat radiate off their bodies. The ambiance was so astonishing, brilliant, and breathtaking. Both sat blissfully in utter silence.

"So…" Tizo murmured.

"So… what?" Lolanna asked breathlessly.

He gazed into her starry blue eyes, and, after much hesitation, whispered in her ear, "I love you." He spoke with flushed cheeks.

"I… I love you too… I love you so much…" she replied, blushing a bit too.

"I… Lolanna… I need you…"

"I… oh Tizo… I…"

"Do you… want to… well, you know…"

"Oh Tizo… I…" she blushed incredulously and her eyes gleamed. "You… you want to… oh Tizo… I-I love you…"

"So… you want to...?"

"Yes…"

"Well… should we?" he gulped, half-apprehensive, half-relieved and overjoyed.

Lolanna looked into his deep, brown eyes. She uttered a deep breath and spoke. "Yes."

For the first time, they kissed on the lips; it was deep and loving, fiery and passionate, yet still sweet and sincere. Tenderly, he began to touch her soft skin; their clothes (which were mere rags) began to come off. He caressed her skin, and she followed suit. After snuggling and fingering for a few minutes, he asked once more.

"Are you sure?" She nodded.

That night was the best night of both of their lives. Both never dreamed they would want to be friends, let alone make love. But it was wonderful; every single moment was absolutely fabulous. Long past midnight, the pair finally fell to sleep. Not a single second on the island for the long year they were there had been a wonderful as this.

Author's Notes: Well, I hope you like the expansion of the chapter; it's way longer than the other ones now. I hope you thought the whole romance/lime/lemon thing was o.k. It wasn't that bad. I know I didn't have to redo it, but I just wasn't happy with it (I'm a total perfectionist). They got to know each other and there's more fluff, so… whatever (I had fun redoing it so oh well). Anyway, Linnea will come in chapter 4, and she'll be in the rest of the story. O.k., that's it. Please review. Thanks. Bye.