3

"Hey Aang!" Mowia said rushing over to hug him and placing a big kiss on his cheek. Kay had jumped off of her shoulder ay this point, noticing Momo. Kay chased him around the fire until she finally caught him. They sniffed each other for a moment and then deciding that each was ok, gave one another a friendly hug. Kay then ran over to Mowia and placed herself back on her shoulder.

" So how have you been?" Mowia asked Aang, who now had a dreamy look on his face from after the kiss.

"Fine. Wait how…." Aang began but was cut off when Mowia laughed and said," Yeah ya'll are probably wondering how I got here and how Aang and I know each other. Well let's sit by the fire and I'll tell you."

She went over and plopped herself by the fire before any of the others had even moved. She just looked at them and smiled. They all moved toward the small fire and sat down Indian stile, ready to hear her story. Aang sat closest to Mowia with Momo in his lap, staring at Kay who was in Mowia's lap.

" Ok well here it goes. Ok first how I know Aang. Our parents knew each other before we were even born. They had grown up together as kids, so when we were born, Aang and I, our parents arranged play dates and stuff. As we got older we got closer and became best of friends. I could tell Aang anything and everything and as he could to me. We would have to sneak out to see each other some of the time because Aang's temple was all boys, but we managed. We were always together, either playing, studying, or challenging each other in play fights. I later developed a huge crush on him, but never told him until he came to me and told me that he liked me as more than just a friend. We then started going out and everything was the best it could be. We were still like best friends and everything."

" Then one night our air temple was attacked by the fire nation. Everything was chaotic. I was so scared. I got Kay, and ran to Aang. I found him in his room. He was in deep concentration. I asked him what he was thinking about when he finally noticed me in the doorway. He told me that he planned to run away. He said that he couldn't deal with all of this now and that he wouldn't be able to help the temple in any way. I pleaded with him not to go but it didn't work. He called Opa to his window and jumped out on him."

" I couldn't just sit there and watch him go away forever leaving us behind, so I called Ali, my bison to the window and got on her too. I followed Aang out over the ocean. A sudden storm came and I lost sight of Aang. A fireball was shot at us and poor Ali lost control. We plunged into the cold ocean and barely survived."

"That's when I somehow was taken to a beautiful land. It was weird because the ocean was gone and the storm was nowhere. I was there alone. Then a man appeared in front of me and told me to go back. I asked him how and why and he just told me that my job in the living world was not yet done and that I had to still live for many reasons. He told me that he would send me to the living, but when he did, I would sleep for 100 years and not age. He said that I would wash up this island. When I woke up, he told me that I was to go to the stream that I woke up near everyday and wait until a water bender girl came. I would then show my self and my journey would begin."

"I made my home here. I saw no water bender girl come to the stream. Many ships passed and a few even camped out here. I listened to their conversations from in the bushes. I found out what I could from them. I heard that there was an Avatar, and wondered who it could be. I found out that our air temple had not survived. I worried about what had become of Aang. I was so scared that he had died. That is until now." Mowia said, finishing her story and looking over at Aang.

He looked at her and smiled a goofy smile. "Any questions?" Mowia asked them all.

"So you decided to make your home here instead of sneaking onto a ship and going to a town?" Sokka asked.

"Yep."

"But haven't you been lonely?"

"Yep, but I had Kay."

"But didn't you ever want human communication?"

" Sometimes."

"Have you ever wanted to leave this island?"

"Yep."

" Well how about you come with us?" asked Aang before Sokka could ask another pointless question.

"What?" Mowia looked at him with shock.

"Come with us. Please." Aang said.

"Well I don't know. I would be leaving my home and I don't want to take up room."

" You won't take up room. You already left your home once, I'm sure you can do it again. Please come with us. I've missed you."

Mowia looked at him. He looked deep into her crystal blue eyes. He knew that the blue had come from her father who was one of the best water benders ever. He noticed the gray flecks that seemed to float in the blue like lily pads. They meant air bender, which was from her mother. Gosh she's so beautiful. Her eyes are perfect. Her soul is perfect. I have missed her so, so much.

"I guess." Mowia replied.

"Then it's settled, Mowia is one of us now." Katara said.

She was quite relieved actually. She finally had a girl to talk to about things instead of just the guys. She got up and walked over to Appa. It was about noon now and everyone looked pretty hungry. Katara climbed into the saddle and dug in her bag until she found some fish meat that was good. She climbed back down and started to cook the meat over the fire.

" Aang do you want me to cook you some fruit or do you want to eat it raw again?" Katara asked.

"I'll eat it raw." He replied going over to the saddle to pick out the fruit that he wanted.

"Ok."

When the fish was through cooking, Katara divided it all up equally and they all ate. They shared stories with Mowia about what had been happening in the world that she didn't know about. They told her about the war that was about to happen and how some of the fire nation is rebelling. They even told her about all the people that they had recently met.

Sokka listened to them talk, but didn't really talk himself. He looked around at the woods around him and wished that he could go and explore it. He looked out at the ocean. Something caught his eye. There was something shiny out there. He squinted and put his hand other his eyes to block the sun. He still couldn't make out what it was. He got up and walked over to a bag that sat near his sleeping bag, causing the others to watch him questionly. He dug in the bag until he found and pulled out a small, gold telescope. He pointed it out to the thing that he had seen and looked through it. When he saw what the object was, his stomach dropped.

He quickly started to pack everything up and putting it into Appa's saddle.

"Sokka, what is the matter? I wasn't planning on leaving until tomorrow." Katara said after watching what was going on.

" Guys help me pack NOW!" Sokka said sternly.

"But why?" said Mowia, slowly getting up.

" We need to hide. Zuko's Ship is coming this way!"

Please Review people….

-Dolphin Water