Sarah: Well..I got my brand-knew computer set up! I'm so happyful! And because my other fanfic is finished, I can concentrate more on this. Oh, by the way, I want to say HELLO! to all the Avatar fans out there real quick...HELLO! Okedoke, here goes chpater 5. XD

Chapter 5

Matari looked over at the woman wearing a dark green warrior's uniform staring at her as she lay on the beach, wet and weak.

"Who are you, little girl?" The woman asked. She pulled out an iron fan and held it in a warining position.

"Uh...Matari of the South Pole, neice of Sokka of the Water Tribe...who are you?"

The woman lowered the fan. "You're related to...Sokka? Of the Water Tribe?"

Matari nodded her head with a wide-eyed expression. "Why?"

"I knew your uncle. Come on, I'll explain. Let's get you dried off and fed. You look like you haven't eaten in days!

Matari's stomach rumbled at the thought of food, and she eagerly followed the woman to a small village with a huge statue in the center. "What's that?" she asked.

The woman, in the lead, turned her head back to Matari with a smile. "It's Avatar Kyoshi. She was born here 400 years ago on this island. We named it after her.

Matari gaped at the giant statue for a moment. "Wow. Sokka never told me about this."

They entered a small dojo in the west side of the village. There were older girls in similar uniforms practicing some kind of matial art.

Matari sat at a table in the corner of the dojo with the woman. Her eyes widened in suprise as a plate of roasted fish was placed in front of her. She devoured it without thinking, like something in her brain had switched on.

"Oh yeah, your definately related to Sokka." The woman said, watching Matari engorge herself.

Matari set the fish down. "So...how did you know him?"

"Well, 15 years ago he visited here with the Avatar."

Matari choked for a moment. "THE AVATAR? THE ACTUAL AVATAR?"

The woman frowned. "You never knew? Well...surely he might have told you...why wouldn't he?"

Matari looked at the woman oddly. "I don't know...I don't know...there has to be some kind of connection."

"...Oh by the way, my name's Suki. It's a pleasure to meet you Matari...as for your uncle...to tell you the truth, I liked him. A lot. He didn't really respect my role because of my gender. I was the leader of the little army here, see?"

Matari glanced at the girls practicing with their fans. "Yup. So what about Sokka? Did you kiss him?"

Suki blushed. "Well...yeah, I did. I think I got my point across anti-sexism when I kicked his butt. He was a good fighter, you know that?"

Matari sadly nodded.

Suki realized that Matari did not really care that much. "Well, I still don't know why he wouldn't tell you anything about the Avatar, but if you really want to know more, maybe you could ask him yourself."

Matari looked up. "But I don't know how to find him, and I've got more important things to worry about than looking for him. I have to learn Waterbending."

Suki's green eyes widened. "You're a Waterbender?"

Matari blushed a little. "Well...I'm going to be. I don't really know that much, but I'm trying my hardest-

"No! You don't understand!" Suki interrupted. "If your a Waterbender, you must be spawn of a Waterbender, right?"

"Yeah. So what? My mom was a Waterbender."

"What was her name?"

"Katara."

"...I think your mom was with Sokka and the Avatar when she visited here. She must have some kind of connection with the Avatar as well."

Matari just stared. "...What does this mean?"

Sarah: The good part's comin' up, don't worry. I don't know if you can consider this a cliffy or not, but hey. I'M HUMAN, OKAY? (But just barely...SNORT!)