Aang: So another Airbender did survive?
FOR THE LAST TIME IT'S FANFITCTION!
Aang: So another Airbender didn't survive?
NO! Now either do the disclaimer or I'll throw you out the window.
Aang: Maybe I don't wanna do the disclaimer. At least of you throw me out the window I'll be free
You're right. Okay, in that case, do the disclaimer, or I won't let you go, and I'll stick a bunch of crazy fan girls in here, lock the door, and leave you tied to that chair. How does that sound?
Aang: Um, um…Guardiangirl1 does not own Avatar the Last Airbender!
Thought so
Chapter 3-The Story Comes Out
Kosho looked at the three kids with fear in her eyes. It had been so long since she had been so close to another person. She'd started avoiding people, after awhile. The source of so much pain, she couldn't stand it.
"How in the world did you survive?" the boy-Sokka- asked in shock, "I thought Aang was the last Airbender, what in the world is going on?"
"It's a long story", Kosho admitted quietly, "Very long"
"The beginning is always the best place to start", Aang pointed out quietly.
"Yea…" Kosho said, "Okay, the beginning…
"It's a long story", Kosho repeated, "It started…right after you disappeared Aang, maybe a month or so…"
Flashback
"Over here Kosho!" Chi yelled as the two girls ran. Kosho desperately tried to get faster, and suddenly came up with a great idea. The air scooter…
"Yes!" she yelled as she finally created the ball of wind, and jumped on it. Aang had been trying to teach her and Chi and a few other kids that trick for awhile, but he had never really succeeded it.
"No fair!" Chi yelled. Suddenly, Kosho noticed they were approaching the great wall.
"Chi stop!" she yelled, jumping off the scooter. Chi came to halt and looked around at her, "What?"
"You know we're not suppose to go beyond the wall", Kosho said accusingly, "Come on, lets' get back to the temple, maybe we can grab Mio and head over to the Northern Air Temple and visit Je-Je or something…"
"Come on Kosho", Chi said, "Have a little fun for once, lets just jump the wall, we can explore or something-"
"Gyatso said not to go beyond the wall without one of the other monks, or on a flying Bison, come on Chi, lets go back to the temple"
"Don't be a fun killer", Chi protested, "Kosho, come on, lets just jump the wall and explore for a little while, half an hour tops, then we can head back to the temple, promise"
"Chi…" Kosho tried to protest, but Chi had been her best friend since like, forever, and she could never say no as it was, "Okay, half an hour tops"
"Yes!" Chi jumped over the wall. Kosho sighed, grabbed her staff, and followed suit.
"Check out this forest…" Chi said, mesmerized, "It's so cool!"
"It took us at least twenty minutes to get over the mountains", Kosho said accusingly, "Now who knows how long it'll take us to get back"
"Would you stop worrying?" Chi said, "I mean, look around Kosho! We've been trapped in the Air Temple our whole lives, never stopping, always seeing this from the air. But now we have the chance to really look at it. Isn't it the best?"
"We broke the rules though", Kosho said, "That's bad Chi, real bad"
"Give it a rest Koshy" Chi said teasingly.
"Shut up Chi-Chi", Kosho countered, "I'm serious, lets go-"
"You are weary travelers, are you not?" a reedy voice cut Kosho off. The two girls looked around and saw a gypsy standing in the shadows of a tall oak tree.
"This just keeps getting better and better", Chi said, grinning.
"You do not belong here", the gypsy said in that same, reedy voice, "Go now!"
"My pleasure", Kosho turned to walk away, but, of course, Chi stopped her.
"Wait!" she said, her eyes glowing with excitement. The gypsy pulled a rock out of her pocket, and held it out in front of her, pointing it at Kosho.
"You will pay for not heeding my warning!" the gypsy cried. Chi seemed to think the adventure thing had gotten a little out of hand. She backed away from the gypsy, and took off at light speed.
Kosho turned to run after her, but the gypsy stopped her, yelling, "Kisho aye mesk kosko!"
A light spiraled out of the rock, and hit Kosho.
-End Flashback-
"It wasn't till later I found out what the gypsy had done", Kosho said quietly, "She put some kind of curse on me, and now…" she laughed weakly, "Well, you see. I'm thirteen forever…what a drag, really"
"And what about the Fire Nation?" Aang asked, "Did you see the attack on the temple?"
"Yes", she said quietly, "You don't wanna hear that story though-"
"Yes I do!" Aang said, "Please…"
Kosho sighed, "About a month after the whole gypsy thing happened…"
Flashback
"You're still mad, aren't you Kosho?" Chi asked, smiling weakly.
"Great guess", Kosho said sarcastically. She was furious. This whole thing was Chi's fault, and yet she was suffering for it.
"Kosho-" Chi started to say, but a loud rumbling cut her off.
"What was that?" Kosho asked, looking around. Suddenly, what looked like army tanks came over the side of the mountain. There was a weird insignia on the front, it looked familiar…
"That's the Fire Nation!" Chi screamed, realizing, "What are they doing!"
Fireballs exploded out of the fronts of the tanks, hitting the temple. "NO!" Kosho screamed. She jumped up and grabbed Chi's arm, pulling her, "Come on!"
They ran in to the temple, down the halls, looking for someone who could help. Anyone…
"Gyatso!" Chi yelled, coming to a halt in front of door. Kosho looked in, and recognized it instantly as Aangs' room. Gyatso was standing at the window, watching the army tanks attack. He whirled around at the sound of panic in Chi's voice, and saw the terrified look in both girls eyes.
"It's okay", he said, sweeping towards them in a fluent motion, "Do not worry, everything will be okay. Come"
The girls followed the monk down the hall, shaking. He led them into a room, but as soon as they got in, Fire Benders burst in after them. Chi screamed, Kosho was nearly in tears, but Gyatso remained calm. He pushed the two girls behind them, protecting them from the Fire Benders.
"Gyatso-" Kosho tried to say, but he silenced her. In one, fluid like motion, the Fire Benders attacked. Gyatso's hand circled in the air, creating a shield around the two girls and the monk.
"Run!" Gyatso yelled to the girls, both of whom were frozen with fear. Kosho recovered first, grabbing Chi's hand and taking off. But as the girls looked back, they saw Gyatso hit with a fireball. He fell, and even as Kosho expected him to get back up, he didn't.
"GYATSO!" Chi screamed. She tried to go back, but Kosho stopped her.
"NO!" she yelled, yanking Chi forward, tears stinging her eyes. All around her, Fire Benders were attacking, killing more and more Airbenders fell, but she didn't see that. All she saw was Gyatso, falling. Dead…
She never saw the Fire Bender come up in front of her. Never saw him pose to attack. But someone did.
"Kosho, look out!" Chi cried, pushing the Airbender aside. Kosho fell, and looked around. She saw the Fire Bender hit Chi. She screamed as flames engulfed her. And all Kosho could do was watch. Watch as her best friend, who she had known forever, disappeared in a ball of flames.
She jumped up as the Fire Bender turned to her. She ran and ran. She found a glider on the ground. She grabbed it, opened it, and took off into the sky.
It was a few hours after the attacks. Kosho returned to the air temple. She landed on the so familiar, yet so different grounds, and looked around. The bodies of Airbenders littered the ground. Her friends. Her family. Everything she knew was gone. She walked along, not knowing what she was looking for. Someone that had survived, maybe. She knew it wasn't possible though.
She saw something glinting on the ground. It was a necklace. A crystal heart was hanging from it. She had given it to Chi for her eighth birthday. A flood of memories came back to her, as well as a fresh flood of tears. She collapsed on the ground, crying. She buried her head in her face, and cried until she couldn't cry anymore.
She looked back at the temple one last time. Everything she knew was there, yet she could never go back. She had to do something. And she knew what.
Aang was still out there, somewhere. Aang, the Avatar, could help her. He had always been good at helping; she knew this would be no different.
-End Flashback-
A ringing silence followed Kosho's story, and she could see tears in Aangs' eyes.
Aang: Wow…
Now, keep in mind Aang, that might not be what really happened.
Aang: But even just to think about it like that? Wow…
Whatever. Well, I'm done for the day, see ya later!
Aang: Wow…
/Rolls eyes and signs off/