Avatar Ai

by Moka Mcdowell

Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Legend stated that only the Avatar could bend all four elements. And yet, a girl who's never of the term bending, or even the Avatar shows up with the ability to use all four. With her power and her strenght, i believe she will save the world... Avatar be damned. Co-Authors: Omega Ryu Zero and SQUALO KING.

6. The Quest

=== Gang's Room ===

It's been hours since the fight, and while Katara wanted an answer, there was more important issues at hand. After all of the flames were put out, and a celebration for their victory, Ai and Katara pulled away.

"Katara… what i'm about to tell you, i want to stay between us" said Ai "Ok?"

Katara nodded her head, a small tingle trickled through her at the thought of keeping Ai's secret.

"O-Ok" swallowed Katara

Ai took in a breath, slowly letting it out.

"What you saw… was the Kyuubi no Kitsune that is sealed within me" said Ai

Katara blinked.

"The… Cupie no what?" asked Katara

"Kyuubi no Kitsune" repeated Ai "The Nine Tailed Fox, Yin Half"

"Yin!?" gasped Katara, she shook her head "Wait, did you say sealed within you, as in… IN YOU"

"Yes and Yes" said Ai

Katara's eyes widened.

"How? Why?" asked Katara

"How was by my father, the spirit of my grandfather, and Kurama... the The Nine Tailed Fox, Yang Half" said Ai "They used the same seal my grandfather did when sealing Yang half in father"

"WHAT?" yelled Katara

Ai closed her eyes, and slightly cover her ears… she slowly opened them.

"Sorry" said Katara, with a blush "C-Continue"

"They sealed it in me… to save my life" said Ai "Mother told me i was very sick and weak, while my mother and father both had high statues, they weren't able to get the help i needed. Kurama, whom had grown to respect my father offer his life as a tribute to the Shinigami King to extract the Yin from my grandfather spirit, then seal it back into me"

Katara held her head slightly.

"This, is hurting my brain… how is any of this possible, or sane" said Katara

"Its possible cause it just is, as for sane… is anything really?" asked Ai "Had they not have done what they did… i'd probably not be here, and on the chance i would, i'd be unbelievably weaker"

Katara nodded her head again

"Can i ask… i mean, You have the Yin half… is it, dangerous?" asked Katara

"Yes" said Ai "If Kyuubi were to get out… he'd destroy everything" said Ai "and with the world being as it is, there'd be little to oppose him"

"Him?" asked Katara

"Yeah, the fox is a boy" said Ai

"Ok" asked Katara "Why did i see him?"

Ai slowly looked down, she let out a wary sigh.

"When you touched my seal… the fox, he used you to crack it. He used you as a channel for his chakra, your body rejected it and sent it back, with what small amount your body has made. Due to your chakra being foreign to my body, and the point of entry being on my seal… thus causing it to crack" said Ai

Katara looked down this time, terror on her face… she looked up.

"I… I didn't, I'm sorry" said Katara

"It's fine" said Ai "Seal was bound to weaken at one point"

"But aren't you in danger?" asked Katara "If it breaks, he's free… right?"

Ai cracked a smile

"That 'little' to oppose him… is me" said Ai "As an Uzumaki, i will be able to survive if the fox escapes"

"Barely" said Yin Kurama

"But won't you be injured?" asked Katara

"Physically exhausted will be the biggest problem, my condition beyond that just depends on what causes the seal to break. Battle, distress, trauma… the seal can be weaken by all those" said Ai

Katara nodded, she swallowed a lump.

"How long do you think it will hold?" asked Katara

"I can't be sure, but i know my father's seal was weaken when he was young… and it held strong for about three years" said Ai "And i am far stronger then my father was at his age, so i should be good"

Katara could help but smile at how proud Ai seemed by her statement.

"Is there a way we can fix it?" asked Katara

"I'm not good with Fūinjutsu" said Ai, noticing the confused look on Katara's face "Sealing Jutsu"

Katara nodded again.

"Thank you for sharing, this must have been hard" said Katara

Ai nodded, she glanced outside.

"It… feels good, to share this info" said Ai "Normally this info stays in the family… or very close friends"

Katara put her hand to her chest, feeling honored to get to know this.

"Let's get back to helping the village" said Ai, walking to the door

"Hey" said Katara, then a thought hit her "Ai?"

Ai turned around

"Yeah?" asked Ai

"What is… the sexy jutsu?" asked Katara

Ai titled her head, a small smile as she rubbed her head.

"Heh… it's a technique my father taught me… it's a distraction jutsu" said Ai "Works on everybody"

"Sokka said it offended Suki, which is why she knocked you out" said Katara

"Yeah" said Ai, rubbing her head "I noticed"

Katara put her hands behind her back, swinging slightly.

"You think… i can see it?" said Katara

Ai titled her head, that had to be the first time someone wanted to see it.

"Sure" said Ai, quickly slamming her hand together "TRANSFORM"

Smoke filled the room, getting Katara to cough slightly. The smoke cleared, getting Katara to blush… there before her, was Ai, mid twenties… large C-Cup breast, maybe small D's, her long hair barely covering her nipples.

"Heh heh" giggled Ai, pointing at Katara

Katara felt something dripping from her nose, she moved her hand up to discover it was blood. Ai dropped her transformation, smile still on her face… Katara was pinching her nose closed.

'I think i understand why Suki was so upset, that… it was so lewd… so vulgar… so damn hot' though Katara, she recoiled at her own thought 'Hot!? What the hell is wrong with you Katara, doesn't matter if she changed how she looked, she's still ten'

"So" said Katara "Your… father created it?"

"Yeah, it was the first jutsu he master" said Ai "It's just a transformation jutsu, but… well, sexy"

"I… noticed" said Katara "Has it worked, i mean… in battle?"

"My father used it on a demon god once… after tweaking it" said Ai "Who'd knew Mōryō was gay"

Katara raised an eyebrow

"What?" said Katara

=== Days Later ===

Ai slammed her hands into the ground for the umthtenth time, wood burst from the ground in the shape of houses… after 3 were formed, Ai collapsed. Katara rushed over to Ai, putting her hands on her.

"T-There" panted Ai "That should be enough… furnishing is up to you"

"It's… just astounding." said Suki "Wood, you can grow wood"

Ai nodded her head, she moved her hand up and gave it a little rotation.

"Yup, Tree's and any wooden structure." said Ai "Or just random post and stuff for fighting. Bind them with branches, let it grow, host them into the air as a tree grows and wraps around them"

"Imprisoning them?" asked Aang

"No, i set the tree on fire… because i make the wood super flammable" said Ai, she hit her hands together, then parted them "SHOOOOOSH"

Aang paled a bit.

"Why must you always kill" said Aang

Ai looked back over her shoulder.

"I spare those who are worth sparing" said Ai, her eyes narrowed

"But how do you know or not… what if they had a family" said Aang

"And what if the person was a murder… would you still spare him, just because he had a family" snapped Ai "I judge people for their crimes, i don't give a fuck if they have a family… or are a god damn king. If there is evil in their heart, well… i'll make sure the world can see it splatter all over the wall behind them"

"You can't just" started Aang

"I think the Avatar as spoken, give it up… Airbender" said Suki "This world isnt all sunshine, i think you'd know that… being one of last airbenders. Killing is a must in this world"

Aang lowered his head, the sound of heavy foot steps came up to him. He turned around to see Fluttershy, and Appa.

"Appa" cheered Aang

"Your bison is all better Avatar Ai" said Fluttershy with a bow "Thank you for the honor to help such a magnificent beast"

"Thank you" said Ai, playing her role, she snapped her finger "Airbender, pay her"

Aang glared at Ai, but gave Fluttershy her payment for treating Appa, she handed him a bag.

"He's still got a bit of a gut ache, but this should help him" said Fluttershy

"Thanks" said Aang

Ai stood up, with a smile… she turned to the villagers.

"Well, this is goodbye… we need to get moving" said Ai

"Yes, we understand" said the village leader "Thank you for helping us rebuild"

"Anytime" said Ai, she turned to the warriors "Farewell to you all as well, I'm sure with what I taught Suki you all should improve"

"They will, because i told my 2nd in command" said Suki, she gave Ai a bow "I'd be honored, if i may accompany you in your journey"

Ai scanned Suki for a moment

=== Zuko's Ship ===

"What do you mean they didn't see it" said Zuko "How the hell could you miss it"

"Zuko, there was nothing there" said Iroh

"I KNOW WHAT I SAW" said Zuko

"Yes, i believe you… but we didn't see it" said Iroh

Zuko put his hands to his head, it didn't make since… how could they not see it. Zuko thought hard about what happened, what led up to the breast appearing… her hands, they were together, just like before she does any attack.

"She… trick me" said Zuko, looking at his hands "I… I don't know how, but i saw what i did… but you didn't. She cast… some type of illusion on me alone."

"The Avatar… has many tricks. Learn from them, learn from your failures… and success will only follow" said Iroh

"That makes no since, your saying i have to fail… to succeed" said Zuko

"I know how it sounds, but it is true… Its how i nearly conjured Ba Sing Se" said Iroh "After facing failure so many time, i learned how fast they react, how they spread their forces, their tactics, there formations... To fail is to learn, to learn is to grow, to grow is to succeed"

Zuko scowled slightly

"3 times you've faced the Avatar… what have you learned from your failures?" asked Iroh

Zuko thought for a moment

"She pretends to be defeated so i will lower my guard, then strikes with speed and precision. She can which from element to element, and from element to formal fighting. She is able to make… copies of herself, and cast illusions. And…" said Zuko, trailing at the end

"Yes?" asked Zuko

"Before she bends, make copies or even that… beast" said Zuko

"Go on" said Iroh

"She put her hands together" said Zuko, he snapped his finger "If i can stop her hands, i should be able to hinder her"

"Yes, but in order to do that… you have to get close to her" said Iroh "So for the time, we will be focusing on your speed… and endurance."

Zuko nodded his head, the avatar would be his.

=== Gang ===

"Hell to the no" yelled Ai, pointing at Aang "We aren't stopping yet… we just started, we need to get to the north pole"

Suki, whom had been let in on the lie was just amazed by how… childish the avatar was. He had informed them that a friend from before he was frozen lived in the City of Omashu… and the reason he want to go there.

"But come on… it's fun" said Aang "The delivery system is like the world's fastest slide, its"

"AANG" yelled Ai

Aang flinched hard

"Y-Yes" said Aang

"There is a fucking war going on, one that's been going on for a 100 years" said Ai, she put her hand to her chest "I'm one from having fun, i really am… but you're taking things too far. We need to get some distance, we need to get to the north pole and get you a waterbending teacher"

"You know, if you just" started Aang

"ASK ME AGAIN, AND I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU" yelled Ai

Aang ducked his head, he nodded.

"Ok" said Aang

"Good… now, we keep north til night fall, or til Appa need to rest" said Ai, noticing Aang perk up "Really rest"

"Ok" said Aang, with a sigh

"Groooooah" groined Appa, dropping a special… brown package below

"I hope that doesn't hit anyone" said Suki, covering her nose from the smell

"MY CABBAGES" came a cry

=== Later that Night ===

Appa groaned again, slowly starting to descend to the ground, Aang looked around for a spot to land… then pulled the reigns.

"Come on buddy, over there" said Aang

Appa flew were Aang directed him, flying over the large kingdom below. Ai looked over the side, looking down at the desert village… Sokka looked over well.

"How can people live here, aren't desserts hotter than hell" said Sokka

"Says the boy from the south pole, where it's colder than hell" said Ai

"First off… Touche. Second, isn't hell fire… so how is it cold?" said Sokka, with a smirk

Ai blinked

"Touche yourself" said Ai

Appa finally touched down, shifting in the sand a bit.

"Grooooo" grunted Appa, slamming his ass into it, and started dragging it

"Got an itch buddy?" asked Aang

"Graaaaaag" grunted Appa, resting on the ground

Everybody helped with unpacking, to speed things along. Camp was quickly set, a fire and dinner was made… and Ai couldn't be happier with what it was.

"You… you know how to make ramen?" drooled Ai

Suki smiled.

"Of course… every Kyoshi warrior knows how to cook it. But only my family knows how to cook it the way Kyoshi loved it" said Suki

"Really? Why's that?" asked Katara

"Kyoshi is my ancestor" said Suki with a smile "So, naturally she past the recipe down to her daughter, and so on.

"Wow… i mean, that's… cool" said Katara, she looked at Sokka, then back "I don't know if granny Kanna was just telling a tale, but were descendants of Avatar Kuruk"

"Really?" asked Suki

"It's what granny said, but who knows" said Sokka "She once said she killed a Bull Tiger Seal… with her thumb."

Katara laughed a little

"I remember that, she said she stared it down for hours… it finally made its move and she just, pop… rammed her thumb into its skull"

"And with the flick of her wrist" said Sokka, snickering, mimicking the motion

"Broke its neck" said Katara and Sokka, both laughing

"Sounds like she quite the fighter in her youth" said Ai

"Youth? That claim was only from a few years ago" said Sokka

"Hmm" chucked Suki "My grandmother made a claim like that… claims she could make a volcano erupt with her bending, just by stomping her foot"

"Let me guess… she not a bender" said Ai

Suki nodded her head as she snickered, she readied the bowls for everyone… and poured the ramen in. She past the bowls around, everyone began to eat their meal. Suki slurped in a some noodles, looking at Aang.

"What about you, your grandparent ever tell you a farfetch'd tale?" asked Suki

"Due to being in a monastery, i didn't know who birthed me, so i didn't know my birth family" said Aang

"Thats fucked up" said Ai "Family is important, the monastery keeping you from them, and them from you is twisted"

Aang whipped his head over at Ai, a scowl on his face.

"Your family taught you killing was ok, well its not… its immoral and wrong, and i don't care what anyone says" said Aang

"And that's from your upbringing, to which i don't care for." said Ai "Besides, Airbender… i wasn't saying anything about that subject, i was talking about how family is important"

"The monks had their reasons for what they did" said Aang "The ties of family are a distraction, and can hold one's potential back"

"You're wrong" said Ai "Family is what brings it out" Ai turned to Aang "Only those who have someone worth protecting can they bring out their full power"

"And that's from your upbringing, to which i don't care for" said Aang

"Oh, how clever. You've repeated what i said moments ago." said Ai

As Ai and Aang bickered at each other like brother and sister, Suki leaned over to Sokka.

"So, what's up with those to exactly?" asked Suki

"Well, you've heard what they've been saying… Ai was raised that killing was ok, Aang was raised that it was wrong. Ai was raise with her family say they'd make her stronger, Aang was raised without his family, say they'd hold him back." said Sokka, slurping some ramen "Two different upbringing, both are strong and voice their opinions on matters… and when they clash, 'they' clash"

"You know, i find it funny" said Ai with a smirk "You saying to your monks teaching, that family will hinder you"

"So what, how's that funny" said Aang "Weren't you just lecturing me about that"

"I'm not saying 'it's' funny, but it's funny… that you're trying so hard, to seduce Katara" said Ai "Doesn't that go against your teaching… what, she just gonna be a one night stand with you, then you ditch her with your child, is that your monasteries teaching. Child Abandonment, great way to spread the word of peace and love"

Aang mouth slowly fell, Ai slurped on her bowl in triumphs. Katara just gave Aang look, then turned her head disgust.

"Goddamn Ai, that was brutal" said Suki

Ai looked over

"I'm stating the fact given, and what i've observed" said Ai

"Yeah, but… still" said Sokka, looking over at Aang, who had yet to recover from that burn

"You telling me you'd be ok with him doing that to Katara?" asked Ai

Katara's head snapped over to Sokka, wanting to hear what he'd say.

"No, i mean… well, no." said Sokka "But still, you just… you"

"You insulted his ways and upbringing" said Suki

Ai grinned, she looked over at Aang… who slowly looked back at her.

"Hurts, dont it bitch" said Ai, finishing her bowl, then chucked it at Aang.

Ai stood up and let out a small yawn, she gave everyone, except Aang a bow… then went to the sleeping bag she shares with Katara. Suki looked back from Aang, who was still shock… she looked at Sokka.

"What was that?" asked Suki

"A grudge" said Sokka "That was a grudge… to which i hope Ai never has one towards me"

Katara finished her bowl quick, she set her bowl down and giving Suki and Sokka a bow as well. She went to her sleeping bag, Suki's eyes slowly widened as she saw her squeeze in with Ai, wrap her arms around her and kiss her head.

Suki looked over at Sokka, who held up his hand.

"No, it's not what you think… it's cuddling" said Sokka "She cuddled with her mother… and, i guess she imprinted on Katara"

Suki looked back over, watching as Ai nuzzled Katara, a smile on her face as she snuggled against Katara's breast.

"And Katara is sweet on Ai I take it" said Suki

"Katara actually looks up to Ai, as she promised to help in her waterbending training" said Sokka, scratching his head "So there relationship is… weird."

=== Katara & Ai ===

Ai nuzzled into Katara's breast, taking in the sweet scent she had. Ai didn't know what it was, but it made her feel at ease. Ai gripped Katara's cloths gently, making sure she'd not slip away from the pleasant scent as she slipped into her slumbers.

While it was definitely unintentional, Ai's mouth opened slightly, and ended up biting Katara's left nipple. Katara gasped, she clapped her hand over her mouth, her body shook slightly, trembling in a mix of pain… and pleasure.

She bite her lip, glancing down at Ai. Her breath became uneven… she trembled again when Ai bite again. Ai stirred, she let go of Katara and turned away, much to Katara dismay… then she blushed.

'What is wrong with me, why was i enjoying that' thought Katara 'She's a little girl, she a little girl Katara. Stop thinking dirty about her'

Sadly, trying not to… ultimately lead her to do just that. Ai and Katara, sharing a kiss, Ai going lower and taking a nipple into her mouth.

'BAD KATARA' thought Katara

"Ma… ma" mutter Ai, turning again, facing Katara.

Katara's heart melted, she hugged Ai again. She closed her eyes, and let herself drift to sleep.

=== Next Day, Market ===

The gang had split up to go gather and buy supplies for the journey ahead, The girls went one way and the men went the other way. With the whole bazar wrapped around the walls of the palace, they'd meet up again shortly.

As Suki was checking out a stand that had some steel fans, Katara and Ai were looking at another. Katara glanced down at Ai for a moment, she scanned around at everyone else. She took notice of their robes and attire, and at Ai's.

"Ai" said Katara

"Hm?" said Ai, glancing up

"I think we need to get you some new robes" said Katara

Ai looked back down at her cloths, then at Katara again.

"You don't like my shinobi outfit?" asked Ai

"I do, i do" said Katara "But… you stick out. Your era was in the past, no one wears clothes like that anymore"

Ai looked at her cloths.

"Ok, but only if i can still wear my armor under it" said Ai

Katara blinked

"What armor?" said Katara

"The armor under my cloths" said Ai

"Yeah but… i changed you into your pajamas, there wasn't anything under there" said Katara

"There's a lightweight, synthetic fiber with extremely high tensile strength cloths weaved into these cloths." said Ai "I'll have to have them removed, then rewoven into my new gear"

"That's… incredible" said Katara "You're telling me, your clothes are like steel… but, not"

"Something like that" said Ai

"But, how is it so soft?" asked Katara

"That's just how it was made." said Ai

"Just then i think your world can't amazing me anymore, it does" said Katara, stopped when she bumped into someone "Oh, I'm sorry… i wasn't"

CLACK

Katara looked down to see shackles around her wrist, she looked up to see it was a soldier. Ai quickly pulled out her kunai, scowling at the guard.

"What the hell, she said sorry" said Ai

"That's not why were arresting her, arresting you" said the Guard

"What the hell did we do" said Ai

"Villagers say they spotted you and your friends entering the village, leaving a large bison behind… is that true?" said the soldier

"Yes" said Ai "Is that a crime?"

"No. But your bison defecated while flying over the Lord palace." said the Guard

Ai slowly palmed her face, Katara held hers as well.

"And i take it, an 'I'm Sorry' won't appease your Lord" said Ai, holding up her hands

CLACK

Ai stared deadpan at the shackles

"So… is that a maybe" said Ai

KLANK, BLAM

Ai held the bars in front of her, Suki, Katara, Aang and Sokka behind her.

"So thats a no?" said Ai

"Ai, please stop talking" said Suki, laying on the bed "You're just going to get us in more trouble"

Ai turned back, with a single movement she busted her shackles.

"No, if i wanted to get in trouble, i'd bust us out of here, pants all the guards, wedgie them, hang the lord by his underwear from a flagpole after slapping a ball gag in his mouth, defil any and all statues and paintings of his, shave all his pets, shit in his bed, piss on his pillow… and drink straight from the milk container"

Sokka looked up, about to say something about Ai's methods of getting into trouble… his eyes widened.

"Uh… Ai" said Sokka

Ai turned around, to see the Lord, in his yellow robes, arms crossed staring furiously at Ai, his eyebrow twitching violently.

"Fuck" said Ai

"I was going to be nice and let you all free, seeing how you're all just kids." said the Lord "But now, i'm not so sure i want to"

Ai blinked, she pointed at him

"I can still do all that" said Ai

Katara launched over, slapping her hands over Ai's mouth.

"I'm sorry, she doesn't know what she talking about… i mean, how could she… she's only 9" said Katara

Ai opened her mouth, and licked up Katara's arm… getting her to scream and let go.

"10" said Ai, correcting Katara "And Avatar, remeber"

Sokka palmed his head, Suki jaw dropped, Aang just sat there.

'Damn it Ai, Katara was trying to make us look small and unthreatening' thought Sokka

'Something tells me Ai never learned to play dumb' thought Suki

'If we had stopped in Omashu, this wouldn't have happened… but NOOOOOOO, we don't have time for fun, we have to get going to save time… well now look where we are, prison' thought Aang

"The Avatar you say" said The Lord

"Yeah, so you have to let me go" said Ai, boosting her fake title

"Oh of course" said the Lord

The lord went to open the door, his hand stopped on the lock 'n' key

"However i'll only be releasing you" said the Lord "The other will have to serve their sentence"

"What!?" said Ai "Why not my friends"

"I'm making an exception releasing you, being the Avatar" said the Lord "Be grateful i am overlooking what YOUR bison did to MY PALACE"

Ai flinched slightly, she looked back at her friends… she looked down, then back.

"I ask you free them all, in exchange for me staying" said Ai

"Ai" said Katara softly

The lord seemed to smile, a spark in his eye.

"You're willing to give up freedom, for them?" asked the Lord, looking at them "The Avatar… for two water peasants, a Kyoshi warrior, and a monk"

"Hey, i'm a warrior too" said Sokka

"I cant except your exchange" said the Lord

"WHY" yelled Ai

"I won't be the one known for locking up the Avatar" said the Lord "But, i will offer you a way… to have your friends released"

"Go on" said Ai

"Something was stolen from me sometime ago, and the man i think who stole it has been seen in town" said the Lord

"Then why not arrest him?" asked Ai

"I don't have any proof, but it vanished last time he was in the market." said the Lord

"So you want me to find him, and interrogate, and get it back" said Ai

"Yes… it was my sisters, whom i miss dearly. It was a beloved trinket of hers" said the Lord "So what do you say?"

Ai bite her lip, the task is simple… would only be a B rank mission, but that's not where the problem relies. Ai, isn't the kunoichi she was back then… her world is gone, and it truly does scare her… things are much different.

Ai has developed a crutch… one that she doesn't think she couldn't cope without it… not even for a night. Ai… needs Katara with her when she sleeps, Ai was trained to scene her surroundings while sleeping, and when she is alone, she restless.

It's only when Katara's embrace, does she settle… this mission could take days, for all she knows the thief stacked the heirloom halfway across the continent.

"Well?" asked the Lord

"I… accept, but… i ask you release Katara with me" said Ai

Katara felt a slight blush come to her face

"And why should I" said the Lord

"She… helps me, sleep at night" said Ai

The lord blush slightly, a grin slowly came to his face

"My my, you don't say" said the Lord

Said grin, and what it was impaling went over Ai's head… she countiuend, sadly to make Katara embarrassed.

"Yes, her boobs are very soft… like pillows. And she smell of sugar and fl-Hmmpth" said Ai, stopping when Katara clapped her mouth shut

"AIIIIII" yelled Katara

"Very well, i'll release her as well… until you return, your other friend will remain in prison" said the Lord

=== Market ===

Ai walked along the street, Katara behind her. Ai glanced around looking down the alleys closely.

"Where do we even start?" asked Katara

"The black market" said Ai

"What's that?" asked Katara

"A place for thieves to gather" said Ai, stopping to study an alley. "This way"

Katara watched as Ai walked down the alley. Katara quickly caught up with Ai, slowing her pace once right behind her again.

"What make you think it's this way?" asked Katara

"The condition" said Ai, gesturing "Look, filth everywhere. The walls are damaged, windows are barred shut… this place is abandoned by the city"

"Oh" said Katara

Ai stopped for a moment, getting Katara to stop.

"Ai?" said Katara

A kunai dropped from Ai's sleeve, she whirled around Katara, throwing the kunai. The knife embedded into the shoulder of a man. The man howled in pain, getting Katara to scream in fear. Ai slammed her arm into his neck, slamming him into to the wall… she pushed hard.

"You just made a big mistake" said Ai

"I didn't do anything, bitch" growled the man

"You didn't?" asked Ai, she reached down showing a water tribe necklace "Then what the fuck is this?"

Katara blinked, she reached up to her neck… she looked down.

"M-MY NECKLACE" said Katara

The man struggled against Ai's arm, but failed to escape. Ai added pressure, his throat started to close as it was collapsing.

"I could kill you with ease" said Ai, she ripped the kunai from his shoulder "But, if you're willing to help… then my arm might just leave your throat"

"I'm no snitch" said the man

"I don't even know who i'm looking for" said Ai "All i need to know is the code for the blackmarket"

"I… I don't know what your" started the man

Ai slammed the kunai in his shoulder again, twisting it.

"code, or die" said Ai, a smirk to her face "Your choice"

"Fine, Fine… knock on the door at the end of the alley and say 'Knock Knock', a man or women will answer 'Is this a joke' and you respond 'No, This is Patrick" said the man

Ai's eye twitched

'Seriously… a freakin Spongebob joke survived this long' thought Ai

Ai let off his neck, pulling the kunai out… she pointed.

"Get lost" said Ai

The man shot out of the alley with blazing speed, Ai turned to Katara, tossing her the necklace. Katara held it close to her chest, she smiled at Ai.

"Thank you Ai… this, this is very dear to me" said Katara

"Your welcome" said Ai, she walked by Katara… pulling on Katara's dress as she past "Come on, let's go"

"Ok" said Katara

With in a moment, they reached the door… Ai's eye twitched again, she knocked on the door.

"Knock Knock" said Ai

"Is this a joke?" came a response

Ai sighed, grumbling to herself for a moment

"No, This is Patrick" said Ai

There was a moment silents, the door opened and a large man with scar stepped aside. Ai pulled Katara with her. Ai glanced around in the booths, or the ground were many merchants sold their stolen good.

Everything from exotic food to jewelry to slaves. Ai past many without a second glance.

"Ai, i thought" started Katara, then leaned closer "You know"

"I know, but these people don't have it anything of such value" said Ai

"How do you know?" asked Katara

"Look at them, look at the quality of their goods. Damaged, but due to what it is… who cares" said Ai, she looked up "Were looking for someone who's taking care of their treasure, as it belonged to a lord… such a item is worth a fortune"

Ai looked over to see on stale, the shininess of the goods… and say a man smiling brightly.

"Him" said Ai, pointing "He stands out like an apple among grapes"

Ai moved to the stale, looking at the goods… the merchant looked over and smiled.

"Well well, what brings you here to Murasame? Looking for some… treasure i… 'found" asked Murasame with a grin

Ai nodded her head, inspecting everything.

"I'm… looking for something a little more... special" said Ai

"Special?" said Murasame "How special we talking?"

"Like… something a king would own" said Ai

"Or a lord's sist-OUCH" said Katara, from Ai elbowing her

"I have just the thing" said Murasame "Follow me into the back"

Murasame pulled away from the stand, and headed toward the building behind him. He opened the door and went in, Ai and Katara followed… only to not see him once inside. The door slammed behind them, getting them to turn and see Murasame with a smile.

"So, Lord Ieyasu knows I stole from his palace" said Murasame, with a snicker "I cant let you two leave here alive"

Murasame puts his hands behind his back and pulls out a kusagari scythe with chains and a lead weight. Katara immediately prepared her water canteen but Ai seemed not impressed seeing more deadly weapons.

He swung both the scythe and weight around seemingly wildly but stayed in control, Ai grabbed Katara and whisked her out of the way just as the kusagari was about to hit her. Ai lands a few feet away and puts Katara down on her feet.

"Be careful." Said Ai.

Katara's face was warming up but she shook it off and nodded.

"R-Right!" said Katara.

The chains continued to swing around getting shorter as they wrapped around Murasame's arms, they stopped taking away much of the chains length but still giving enough slack for the iron weight to hang and for the scythe of the kusagari to have a meter or two of chain.

"You seem skilled for kids" said Murasame.

Murasame began twirling around the chain with the iron weight with much ease. Ai folded her arms unimpressed by the spectacle but one thing that she did see what that he was willing to kill them with no trouble and little remorse whatsoever.

He quickly swung his arms and grabbed chains swinging both ends at the two from random directions but in a flash they could see that the lead weight was heading toward Ai and the scythe was going after Katara.

"Watch out!' yelled Ai.

She side steps the lead weight and swings her arm, the chain then wraps around her arm stopping it effectively Murasame tried to pull her in but Ai resisted the trap.

Katara quickly brought out a whip of water to try and knock the scythe away but she misjudged the distance and the scythe ended up slicing the water, Murasame kept swinging the chain to try and slice up Katara, and all Katara could do was used the water to try and she backed away in panic and the scythe ended of cutting her sleeve merely grazing her skin causing her to trip back and fall on her butt.

Murasame saw an opportunity seeing Katara's fall, he then gives the chain side with the iron weight a large amount of slack and swings it around till it surrounds Ai on all sides.

"Capture!" yelled Murasame as he pulled on the chain causing it the tie Ai up in place.

"Oh, this old trick, I've seen it done before." Said Ai.

Believing Ai to be all tied up he jerked the chain attached to the scythe and grabbed it, Katara tried to get up but Murasame pulled on the chain and Katara's ankles were tied in chains

Murasame charged at Katara, he grabs his scythe and swings down on Katara to try and cut her in two, Katara closed her eyes in fear of this being her end.

Clang

Katara opens her eyes and sees Ai's back as well as her surrounded by chains, she had jumped infront of her and blocked the attack meant to kill her with the chains that bounded Ai to begin with.

Clang

Another sound was made, Murasame and Katara saw that the scythe portion of his weapon had broken, Murasame didn't know the trick by Ai had seen through his treachery and used chakra to harden the chains that covered her body in order to protect Katara.

Murasame saw that his trap didn't keep Ai in her place, coupled with his weapons being broken and was frustrated but tried to keep his composure.

"Both of you should be scared like cowardly fowl in my presence, why don't you just cut your own throats and save me the trouble?" asked Murasame.

Ai sighed, she then looked back at Katara.

"Hey, get back a little or you might get hurt." said Ai, as she turned back to Murasame.

Katara blushed at the sight of her savior.

"O-Okay." said Katara

She managed to loosen the chains around her ankles and get on her feet, she stepped back several feet like Ai instructed.

Sense Katara was at a safe distance she focused her chakra throughout her body ,she then convert it into wind chakra in a blink of an eye, a mighty wind expelled from her body, Katara and Murasame felt the wind, one felt excitement while the other one felt confusion, one didn't need to figure out who. In a matter of seconds that chains fell off of Ai's body and were cut into hundreds of pieces.

"What the fuc"

Murasame didn't get to finish his sentence when Ai quickly punched him in the stomach harder than he had ever felt before knocking him out. Ai sets Murasame body down and goes to check on Katara, she begins putting her hands on Katara's body gently causing her to blush and her body heat to rise.

"Any wounds?" asked Ai.

Katara snapped out of her daze and answered.

"N-No" she put up her arm "just my sleeve was cut." Said Katara.

"Good" said Ai, taking Katara's hand and helps her up "let's get him to wake up and tell us what he knows."

She went over to Murasame's body, when she did Katara panted feeling hot and bothered again.

'WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME!' thought Katara.

Ai stood over Murasame, then drilled her fist into his crotch… Anko's sure fire way to walk up a prisoner.

"AHHHHHHHH" screamed Murasame

Ai slammed him down, looking him in the eye.

"You're going to give me what you stole… or else" said Ai

"Or else what?" mocked Murasame "Your gonna kill me?'

"Nope… worse" said Ai

"Are you stupid kid? What could be worse?" asked Murasame

"Well…" started Ai, she moved up close

Katara couldn't hear what Ai was saying, she leaned forward, hoping to hear it. No use, Ai was a very quiet whisperer, she saw Ai smile as she told him what she'd do… a look of horror spread across his face.

Ai pulled away, a satisfied grin on her face.

"That for starter" said Ai "If you still won't talk after that, i could always cut off your"

"I'LL TALK, I'LL TALK" screamed Murasame, taking a moment to calm down "I got it stashed away… near some old village"

"WHERE" growled Ai

"Due west… till you reach the canyon, then you travel north" said Murasame "It's about a week, round trip"

"And what is it?" asked Ai

"Its some metal fan… a large one" said Murasame

Ai narrowed her eyes, then nodded… in an instant she pulled out a rope, and tied Murasame down, insuring he would try to get there before them. Ai turned to Katara, then stood up.

"Come on, let's get moving" said Ai, heading to the door

"Right" said Katara, following Ai out

Katara close the door behind her… after a few moments, it re-opened. Murasame was no longer in there, and a very large… very muscular man with short white spiky hair stepped out.

"Round 1… complete" said the man.

=== 2 Days Later ===

A soft snore came from Ai as she slept, Katara held her close like a mother would a child. Ai's eyes shot open as she felt a tingling up her spine, her senses spike up and she feels nothing but danger heading their way, the feeling she sense was a crushing force filled with nothing but burning hot rage heading straight their way. She quickly blasted wind at Katara, scaring her awake and pushing her away, as she also pushed away.

A large man slammed on the sleeping bag, crushing the ground under him. He stood tall, showing himself fully to Ai. The size of his chest definitely implied he was a fighter… there wouldn't be a robe large enough for this man, his pants were ripped to nearly nothing, but hid everything perfectly as this ain't no hetero fic. He had short spiky white hair and his eyes were white as if she was blind with rage.

"Katara get back!" yelled Ai.

The man swung his arms down, Ai rushed over to grab Katara as quick as she could, then jumps out of the way leading them to safety. The man's arms crashed into the ground is created a great quake that shook and broke apart, the ground rose in spikes knocking over the trees.

Ai and Katara land several feet away from the enemy. Ai takes Katara and pushes her up against a tree, Katara's mind goes south with what she knew Ai could do to her, she nearly puckered her own lips in preparation for a kiss as Ai leans in, put her finger to her lips.

"Shh" uttered Ai.

"HEY, I KNOW YOU TWO ARE HERE, YOU'RE NOT GETTING THAT TREASURE!" yelled the attacker

Ai looks from behind the tree and sees that the man is gone. Ai's eyes widen, she quickly gets herself and Katara away from the tree, but the man comes from above and crashes into the ground again sending the ground rising up like spikes… separating the two. Katara lands on her feet, sliding back and landing on her butt, Ai lands in a tree, using her chakra to stick to it.

Before Katara knew it, she was covered by a massive shadow, she looked up and saw the assailant towering over her with his arms folded, she had never seen such a face of pure rage, it was almost like he wanted to bite her to death.

"Wh-Who the hell are you attacking us like that?"asked Katara with a hint of fear.

"Asura the treasure hunter, now here's what I do to thi-"

Asura is interrupted by Ai kicking him in the left right part of his face sending him flying into a tree, upon landing she quickly goes to check on Katara. She gets up and stands with Ai.

"You okay?" asked Ai.

"Yes, sorry you had to save me." said Katara. "Again"

Ai shrugged.

"Your new at this, besides... I've really enjoyed the time spent with you." said Ai.

Katara blushed hearing that, but a sudden shaking in the ground cause them to look over. Asura, slowly walking toward them with the ground quaking in each step.

"HE's an earthbender, watchout." Said Ai.

"That treasure is mine!" yelled Asura,

He stomps on the ground and raises his fists making 4 large piece stone float from the ground, he then hits each one sending them flying at Katara and Ai.

"Dodge!" said Ai

Katara jumped away as far as she could dodging the attacks and Ai merely jumps and dodges out of the way and as she does she weaves hand signs. Asura kicks the ground and creates stalacmites that come out of the ground and chase Ai, Ai immediately weaves one more hand sign and jumps on top of one of the spikes landing gently on it,

"Wind style: blistering quills." Yelled Ai.

Ai swiped her hands vertically launching several stone shards at Asura, they were cloaked in wind chakra and were headed straight at Asura's head, in a matter of moments they close in on his head but Asura opens his mouth and bites down on them catching them.

"THAHG AHH YUGGH GOTH!" said Asura as he held the stone shards in his mouth.

He bit down destroying the shards, crushing them in his teeth, swallowing the gavle with a grin. Ai sighed and decided that jutsu on its own wouldn't be enough, She takes a breath and breathes out.

"No it's not all I got." said Ai.

She weaves hand signs, she decided against fire-style so not to burn the forest.

"Lightning Style: Rajin Demon Cloak." said Ai

Her body was covered in lightning chakra, she pulled out a small knife and it became encased in chakra turning into a sword, The lightning pressed around her… the moment that Asura saw her he grew into a rage.

"Lightning manipulation, your fire nation!" yelled Asura.

"Huh?" uttered Ai in confusion.

Asura spread his arms out and made his hands into fists, he clapped his knuckles together and began to move his arms and hands around, the ground gathers in pieces onto his body, first encasing his arms and hands in stone and then gathering to his back and creating 4 more stone arms totaling in six arms. Aura stomped on the ground and created a huge quake.

"I HATE THE FIRE NATION!" yelled Asura.

Asura charges at Ai and tries to punch her with his 3 of 6 arms, she blocks with her spear, but to her surprise she gets sent back several feet having her spear broken and her jutsu dispelled.

"THIS IS MY EARTHBENDING GOD OF WAR ATTACK!" yelled Asura.

He charged at Ai as she was getting up, he tried punching her in the face to crush her skull, Ai dodgeding it at the last moment.. Asura slammed his 6 fists into the ground to try and crush Ai but she flips back and avoids the attack, but shards of earth began to shoot from the ground.

Ai pulled out two kunai, batting and swatting at the shards as they got close. Once they ended, she clapped her hands together and weaved her jutsu

"Wind style: Air Bullets!" yelled Ai, she fired multiple air bullets at Asura

Only for him to dodged out of the way and pointed his fist at her.

"FIRE!" yelled Asura

He launched one of his stone fists at Ai like a cannon, she dodged out of the way and she looked back for a moment and saw that the fist had created a huge crater. She looked around in a panic.

'Where's Katara, I have to go to a place where she's not hiding and lead him there.' thought Ai.

Asura created a stone fist to replace the one that was missing and pointed all 6 of his arms at her.

"TRY AND JUMP AGAIN I DARE YOU!" yelled Asura.

Ai prepared for battle but suddenly she heard a familiar sound.

"Huh, what's that?" asked Ai aloud.

Asura shook his head.

"STUPID GIRL, YOU THINK A TRICK LIKE THAT WILL WORK ON ME?!" asked Arusa angrily,

Without warning a thick stream of water rushed from behind Ai, missing her and hitting Asura and sending him flying back. Ai looks back and sees Katara bending the water as best she could.

"I found a river!" yelled Katara happily

Ai smiled seeing this, she looks back and sees Asura getting back up and rushing the both of them. Ai goes through several hand signs and smiles.

"Water Style, Water Dragon Jutsu!" said Ai

Katara felt the water she was bending slip out of her control and it turned into a Giant Serpent like creature, it goes after Asura before he could reach the two girls, the massive water dragon snaps around him, it rounds back to the river… and with that, he vanished.

"And don't come back" said Ai

Ai turned back to Katara and smiled.

"Come on… let's get out stuff and get out of here before he comes back" said Ai

Katara nodded her head, she begins walking with Ai following behind her. As they do Katara gets a tingle up her spine, her clothes were hugging against her body because she had gotten wet bringing the water and one thought crossed her mind.

'I-Is she looking at my butt, I-I can't turn around or I might look strange!' thought Katara, she sidestepped as she walked and looked over and saw that Ai was looking at her ass, this was when she started blushing more than she ever has. 'OH my!'

She decided to say nothing out of nervousness. Unbeknownst to her Ai was looking at a small fish that was stuck in Katara's clothes, she quickly swiped it and through it as close to the river as she could.

The fish flopped into the air, bouncing close to the water… fresh water within its grasp. A massive hand burst from the water, landing on the fish… it shrank in size as a man with 3 scars over his left eye came from the water.

He pulled himself from the water and stood tall, he looked down at the fish… then helped it into the water. He looked back up and towards the direction Ai and Katara went.

"Round 2… complete" said the man, vanishing via swirl of dirt and fire

=== 2 days Later ===

As luck would have it, the metal fan… was found by the village, and was the prize for their yearly tournament. Ai enter to win it fair and square… and she easily made it to the finals.

Ai now stood several feet from the well-known and feared champion, King. IN all honesty Ai didn't know what to expect from him, she hadn't seen him fight before and he had maintained his spot in the tournament for several years running according to what she's heard.

"Bring it on." said Ai.

King only looked on with a straight face, Ai wondered if the guy could crack a smile or even frown. She took a fighting stance but the moment she did the entire arena began to shake and tremble and she even felt her own body tremble despite her state of mind. She looked and saw that King hadn't moved or even blinked, yet the entire arena was shaking at his demand and there was a fast thumping noise from nowhere.

'He's an earthbender, no, he has to be moving for that the work and no part of him is.' Thought Ai.

She kept her stance and even clenched her fists, but when she did the rumbling was louder and far more aggressive than before.

'Can he sense offensive intent, is this his killing intent, no I don't feel any emotion pressure from him, but it's just threatening.' thought Ai.

Ai listen to the people cheer on for King to win, when they did Ai noticed something different about King, a bead of sweat when down his cheek.

'I-Is he… is he's sweating, wait is he's nervous, but about what the fight, he's the champion?' thought Ai in her head.

That's when it hit her, what she was seeing wasn't earthbending, it was trembling, extreme trembling, the thumping she was hearing was some sort of technique it was a familiar sound, it was King's heart beat out of terror, he was scared of her. She realized that this whole thing was a pressure bar of fear on him, he didn't seem interested in fighting or want to when this was revealed to her.

Ai smiled, this would be easy… she'd beat him with just one punch. She took a step forward, the thumping grew louder. His eyes started to leak, he body tensed, and snot started to run from his nose, but he head a strong face

"GO KING" yelled a spectator

"WE LOVE YOU" yelled another

Ai froze for a moment, she lower her head… would she really humiliate this guy in front of his own village.

'I can't… i can't do it. He means the world to this village… I know how to settle this.' thought Ai.

Ai knew what she had to do, throw the fight so that King could win, that was the deal and she knew how to do it, along with fighting skills deceptions was one of the many abilities that she'd mastered.

King stood there with his stoic look that everyone aside from Ai thought to be complete and total confidence due to a mass of destructive power and skill but since Ai knew the truth that he was a scared, nervous man who was being pressured by the audience without their knowledge and was silently screaming.

'HELP ME!'

'Okay lets fake a fight' thought Ai

She took a fighting stance so that she would look believable, King nervously put up a fighting stance of his own and his heart or King's engine rumbled loud enough for everyone in the stadium to hear, it was at that point all the stadium's audience began to cheer as loud as they possibly could for their Champion King.

'This better be worth it, if it's not I'm beat him where the people can't see.' through Ai. She then looked straight at King and mouthed as discreetly as she could.

"Punch me."

King nodded and before he knew it Ai was running toward him preparing to fake this entire affair. King prepared for what would happen and Ai prepared to make King look as strong as everyone thought he was. When Ai closed in on King she mouthed.

"Punch now!"

King did as instructed and thrusts his fist forward hitting Ai's chest, now to everyone who they this they thought that King had put a large amount of godly power into the strike, but to Ai it was the weakest punch she had ever felt in her life, it was like someone throwing a pebble, made of wood, that was brittle and hollow at her clothes rather than at her face.

'I can't believe he's gotten his far by just intimidation, he's so weak to be the champion, oh well better make this look convincing.' Thought AI.

Ai flew back far and fast to simulate to the crowd that King had punched her extremely hard, she rolls on the ground several times until she's at least 20 meters away from King, she hits the ground one last time and with the force of her body creates a crater when she crashes into the ground.

The dust clears and Ai is revealed to be bruised a large amount, simulating King having hit her a numerous times faster than the eye could see. King was surprised to see what had happened, if it wasn't for the fact that he knew that Ai was faking all of this then he would have believed as much as the people in the stadium that he had done all this.

Ai faked struggling to get up and feigned difficulty to stand to make the effects of battle more convincing. She bit the inside of her cheek to bleed, letting some drip out from her mouth as she pant.

"T-That was a lucky hit" coughed Ai, she swung her hand out and stumbled to one side "Dont think it will happen again"

King prepared for what she would do next, but he sees Ai look down subtly and he does the same, he then sees the words written in the dirt.

"Behind you"

King saw that Ai had disappeared, he figured that this was the signal that she was behind him, he looks down and sees her shadow about to strike him and he quickly turns around and punches her in the stomach. Ai couldn't believe how slowly she had to move in order not to shock him or scare him, this punch was as weak as the other one but she knew how to fake it.

She let out a fake gasp, then by using her wind chakra to hit the ground and propel her way up into the air and extremely fast like she was being thrown in the air. The entire crowd goes wild seeing this and as Ai falls down she braces for the impact.

'Looks like they're falling for it, just need to stay down after this and we'll both in the clear and I'lll get what I came for.' Thought Ai.

She finally hits the ground, with a fake hard thud... she stirred slightly, but was defeated. As the counting started she stir a few time, faking trying to get up… only to fall down.

"NO, AI GET UP" screamed Katara in a panic

"9… 10" yelled the village chief, holding up his hands "KING HAS WON ONCE MORE, OUR REIGNING CHAMPION"

The crowd was going nuts for King's ''victory' as they continued to cheer. King could not believe what had just happened, the title of champion would be the highest and most revered thing in the arena, you would be given everything you could possibly want, money, men or women or both, housing, popularity and more, yet this girl, this kid who beat opponents that he never stood a chance against with skills he could never fathom exist and she knew that he wasn't strong and that she could crush him like a bug but she let him go.

'S-She's a saint.' thought King, he wanted to cry, he wanted to thank this girl who saved him.

He walks over to Ai, she look up and him sees him extend his hand down to her, she feels droplets falling on her face, she looks up and see that King is crying, tears of happiness, she sighs wondering how he made it this far.

"I'm such a softy." mutter Ai.

She takes King's hand and he pulls her up, he bows to her and on a whim she bows to him.

"Thank you for the fight" said King, bowing again

"Thank you as well" said Ai, bowing again

"Outside the village, due south, under the tree with no leave… i'll leave the prize there" whispered King

Ai nodded and rose, with a twirl she walked away and out of the stadium… she stopped for a moment, she turned and pointed.

"You win this time, but i'll be back next year" said Ai, with a smirk, leaving with that

The crowd cheer loudly, Katara following Ai out… neither saw King smiling.

"Round 3… complete" said King

=== Ai and Katara ===

"So, you let him win?" asked Katara

"Yup" said Ai, lepping of the small ledge.

"That's sweet of you" said Katara "And… the fan?"

"Said he'd drop it off…" started Ai, looking behind the tree "H-Here"

"Ai" said Katara

Ai whipped her head around, looking all around.

"But, we left… he stayed… we didn't stopped or detour" said Ai

"Ai… what's wrong?" asked Katara, rounding the tree, seeing the fan "Oh, wow"

"But… he was so weak, so how… when" said Ai

"Maybe… he played you" said Katara

Ai held her head, her eyes darted.

'But… how, no one would be able to pull one on me' thought Ai

"Truth be told, does it matter Ai… i mean, we got the fan… right?" said Katara "So… mission accomplished, right? Got the info, protected it, and got what we were after… after a tournament"

Ai looked back over at Katara, she looked forward and closed her eyes, they opened.

"Yeah" said Ai, nodding her head "Yeah"

=== 4 days later ===

Ai handed the massive fan over to a guard… who sluggishly heaved it away.

"Thank you, Thank you" said Lord Ieyasu "You have reclaimed my sister beloved battle fan"

"Yeah cut the act… i know it was staged" said Ai

"Huh?" said Katara

"Hmm, whatever do you mean?" asked Ieyasu

"Katara pointed out the 3 stages of out mission… and i realized they were a match to something i did a long time ago." said Ai, crossed her arms and closed her eyes "My chuunin exam. I didn't realize it at first, but now that i'm really thinking about it… other things fall into line as well. Who would want to rule over a dessert, and your sister battle fan."

Ai smiled, she opened her eyes as tears streamed out.

"Uncle Gaara" cried Ai, rushing forward

Katara snapped her head forward, and was shocked to see a tall slender man, with red hair and black rings around his eyes. He draped his arms over Ai, holding her close, a smile came to his face.

"It is good to see you again, and know that you are safe" said Gaara, gently pulling away "You must tell the story as how it is you are here"

"Only if you tell me how you're here" said Ai

"I intended to" said Gaara, a throne of sand came from the ground for all them to set "Now, do enlighten me"

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