Below Average
Chapter Uno
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender or any of it's characters, if I did, then I wouldn't be writing fanfiction, now would I? However, I do own my multiple OC's, such as; Yumi, Aru, Meru...ect.
Summary: A below average fire bender girl,Yumi, didn't really mind her life that much, sure she had a really annoying brother, and a mom who was always on her back about something or other, but hey, life could be worse, right? When her life is suddenly entangeled with a certain princes, could her life get quickly complicated? possible pairing? ZukoXOC? maybe...
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" Yumi! Where did you put those sacks of potatos I asked for?" Yumi's aggitated mother urged from the fire bender's small home on the outskirts of a city called Bozai City. Yumi gathered the wood that was stacked neatly beside her and ran into her cottage. Her mother was tending to a stove, gentle flames would sputter every now and then. The older woman motioned for Yumi to come to the fire.
" This fire is getting low, do you mind?" She asked. Yumi looked at the fire, it was indeed getting low.
" Why don't you just add more wood?" Yumi questioned. Her mother gave her a sour face.
" The wood is being rationed, you know that. Now do as your mother tells you." She commanded sternly. Meru was a stout and grim woman, she was very conservative and was always worrying about her only daughter and, besides her older son, the only fire bender in the family.
" Of course, mother." Yumi couldn't help her curiosity, it was her father's main trait after all. Yumi snapped her fingers and the flame got higher. Too high. It started to burn the top of the brick lining that covered the hot stove. Yumi's eyes widened.
She messed up again.
" Oops, sorry about that." Yumi muttered trying to take control of the fire again. Eventually it died down. Yumi glanced down at her mother. She was glaring up at her.
" You really need to get a handle on that, Yumi." She said simply, and walked back to the counter where she was cutting up vegetibles. Yumi watched her walk away, then slumped her shoulders.
" I'll go find Aru." She said smally and walked out the door. It creaked shut and she walked down the grassy hill that led to a ravine. Yumi's brother, Aru, was always practicing his fire bending, so he could one day be involved in the army, like their father.
" Hey, Aru, are you down there?" Yumi called down the pit, when she got no answer, she leaned in closer. Suddenly a wall of fire spurted up and became dangerously close, inches away from her face. She held her hands up to sheild her face and the fire spread apart, so a gap was left in it, preventing Yumi's skin from being burned. Yumi opened one eye, and could see her brother smirking up at her.
The fire disappeared and the boy, clad in reds and blacks, jumped up out of the ravine. He managed to stand in front of Yumi, he was a good few inches taller then her so she had to tilt her head slightly to see him. He smiled innocently, like he hadn't just tried to fry his little sister with flames. She narrowed her eyes at him and attempted to slap him in the head. He caught her hand and let go of it, so it fell to her side.
" Remember what father always said, dear sister. Always keep your guard up, " He winked. " You never know where an enemy might be hiding." He said, matter-of-factly. She glared at him and crossed her arms.
" Oh, you shut up!" She cried.
" So touchy..." He said with a broad smile, he quite enjoyed making her squirm.
Yumi turned on her heel and stomped back up the hill, she turned quickly and yelled back down the hill. " You could have killed me, you jerk!" She yelled, and continued up the hill. Aru grinned and followed Yumi up the hill.
" Hey, Yumi, wait up! Oh, come on, I was just joking around with you, sis!" Aru yelled up the hill, Yumi didn't look back but ran faster over the hill.
Aru was laughing, but he stopped when pressure was felt on his shoulder. He turned around and a man that was dressed in red and black like him, but he had a strange helmet on and his face was covered. Aru frowned and looked at the meaty paw on his shoulder.
" Who are you?" He asked, his shoulder felt warm, the man was warming it, he was a fire bender. He must have been a soilder. Yumi and her family had lived so far out in the country that they barley remembered what the soliders looked like up close. Aru shrugged out of the man's grip and took a few steps back.
" I have orders to take you and your family into custody, son." The man said lowly. His voice was a still monotone. Aru backed up again, he eyes full of fear.
" What? On what grounds?" Aru's voice trembeled as he spoke. Just then, Yumi came bounding down the hill, unaware of the situation her older brother was in, and essentially herself. She stopped when she spotted the unknown man. Aru spun around.
" Get out of here, Yumi, you and mom get to saftey!" Aru cried, Yumi stood there. Aru turned back to the soilder and held his hands out, a jet of fire came out of his hand, the soilder dodged it easily and slipped behind Aru. He hit the back of his neck and Aru fell onto the ground unconcious. Yumi stared in utter shock and the man lifted her brother and slung him over his shoulder. The soilder turned to Yumi, she stumbeled. She looked past him and five more men that looked identical to the first came rushing up the hill. Yumi regained feeling in her legs and ran at her house as fast as her legs would carry her.
She could see her house in veiw and when she got to the door she burst in. Her mother looked very surprised at Yumi's sudden appearence. She grasped her mother's shoulders.
" Mom, we have to leave, they got Aru...COME ON!" She yelled, as her mother gaped, three fire nation soilders ran through the doors. Yumi pointed to the back door. Meru nodded and dropped what she was holding anf bolted to the door. Yumi followed her mother.
Yumi and Meru had run until they got to a shaded area. They had lost the fire nation soilder a little ways back, but they could still hear shouts in the distance. Meru turned to her frightened daughter.
" Listen to me, Yumi. You must find Prince Zuko, he owes your father. You go to him and tell him what's happening. He will help you!" Yumi stared at her mother.
" Prince Zuk--?" She started to question, but Meru stopped her and continued.
" I will flee to the nearest town and hide. You go find the Prince. It's our only hope, please GO NOW!" Meru cried, and pushed Yumi. Yumi widened eyes shut, and she nodded. She hugged her mother and ran in the opposite direction. The closest port was two miles.
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