A Firebender spy

Chapter Two: She's a Firebender?

The girl seemed shocked to awake in the company on others.

Momo slyly looked around Aang's leg to look at her.

"What-what's going on?" She asked slightly confused.

"I'm Katara, we found you washed up on the beach." Katara softly stated.

"There you go with that "we" stuff again." Sokka murmured pulling a face and crossing his arms while looking away.

"Don't mind him, that's just my brother Sokka." Katara said giving Sokka evils, however, the young girl still looked completely confused.

"I'm Aang." A short bald boy said practically throwing himself at the new girl making her jump. Obviously she had never seen anyone move so fast before.

Just at that movement when she was scanning the three strangers Appa yawned startling her further. She looked to see where the noise came from only to jump to her feet and run a meter away from him.

"Wh-what is that thing?" She asked.

"Oh that's just my bison, his name is Appa." Aang explained while Appa yawned for a second time. Only now did the she notice the blue arrows imprinted on the small boys face and hands.

"You're a airbender?" She asked slowly. "I thought they were all dead."

"Nope, I'm the avatar." Aang replied.

"The avatar? I thought he disappeared."

"Where have you been lately, he's big news?" Sokka said from by the fire.

"Sokka." Katara hissed. "Be a little nicer."

"Oh well er I've kind of been on the run so don't really have time to stop and chat." The girl admitted.

"On the run from what?" Katara cautiously asks.

"The Fire Nation."

"What a coincidence, so are we." Sokka said.

"Wait what did you say your name was and why are you running from the fire nation?" Katara asked.

"I didn't tell you my name, but it's Rei and well the reason I'm running is because…well, how do I say this, I'm a firebender." She finished.

Everything fell silent as Aang, Sokka and Katara stares atRei in complete shock. That was soon changed when Sokka pulling out his boomerang stood in front of the female firebender. The blade was extremely close to her neck. "Why should we trust her? She could be lying, sent here to get Aang." He shouted.

Reijust stood there; she knew she shouldn't have said anything. Even though she could have moved backwards, for some reason…she didn't.

There was another pause of silence.

"Because I like her." Aang finally said.

"What." Sokka shouted. "Aang she's a firebender. She said it herself."

"Leave him alone Sokka. If Aang believes her then she's okay." Katara said from by the fire. "Besides where else are we going to find an firebender who can teach Aang?"

Sokka pulled the boomerang from Rei's throat and stormed to the tent.

"Fine, I'm going to bed but if she kills you then it's your fault." He snarled and disappeared.

"Uh, maybe I should leave."Rei whispered looking to the ground.

"No stay, have some food you must be starving." Katara offered.

Reismiled and joined Katara and Aang around the fire.

"I was meaning to ask, what's that?" The firebender asked pointing at Momo.

"Oh he's just something we found at the air temple, his name is Momo." Aang explained.

"Cute."Rei mumbled watching it play near Appa.

"I'm guessing you got caught in the storm last night then." Katara said trying to make conversation.

The girl raised her eyes from the fire to Katara.

"I did, I didn't think I would survive personally…Thanks for helping me as well."

She began to stare at the flames again, then slowly moved her fingers and the flames started to form themselves into an outline of a dragon that danced with pride.

ThoughtRei already openly told everyone she was a firebender, Katara was still somewhat taken back by what was happening. Aang on the other hand loved the showRei was putting on for them but she lost concentration and the flames fell back into their normal shape and dance.

She started to look around into the shadowedtrees behind the tent and carefully listened with her ears.

"Will you show me how to do that?" Aang asked to excited to notice her sudden change.

"Be quiet." She whispered slowly getting to her feet. "Wake Sokka, we have company."