Chapter 2; The Avatar Returns

Sokka and the entire village seemed to think Aang and I were the enemies. I didn't want to be anyone's enemy but Sokka didn't want to listen to me.

The entire village was now giving me disapproving looks, putting a distance between me and their children. It made me sigh sadly as Aang and Katara arrived the village.

Some of the kids went to receive Aang with open arms but their parents held them back. The others were able to get pass their parents, crowding Aang as they cheered

Sokka walked forward, his hand holding my arm as he dragged me with him. With his free hand, he pointed at Aang accusingly, anger the only expression in his face. "You signaled the Fire Navy with that flare! You had your friend distract us so you could do that!" He pushed me toward Aang who caught my arms, looking at me in concern. I gave him a weak smile to show him I was fine "You're leading them straight to us, aren't you?"

"Aang didn't do anything!" Katara protested, glaring at her brother "It was an accident"

I looked between Aang and Katara

"Yeah" Aang said sheepishly "We were on the ship and there was this booby trap, and, well-" He rubbed his head, awkwardly. "We booby-ed right into it"

I sighed

Gran-Gran looked at Katara worriedly "Katara, you shouldn't have gone on that ship! Now we could all be in danger!"

Aang looked at Gran-Gran in guilt "Don't blame Katara. I brought her there. It's my fault"

I looked at Aang proudly. Not everyone owned their mistakes. The Monks and the sisters (in my case) taught us to own our mistakes or our destinies.

At least Aang was doing something right. Not like me.

"Aha!" Sokka shouted in triumph, still angry "The traitor confesses! Warriors, away from the enemies" The children began to sadly walk away from us "The foreigners are banished from our village"

Katara clenched her fists, irritably "Sokka, you're making a mistake"

"No, I'm keeping my promise to Dad" Sokka persisted stubbornly. He pointed at us "I'm protecting you, from threats like them!"

Aang and I just watched the slobings argue back and forth without saying a word. We knew when we were no longer welcomed in a place.

"They're not our enemies!" Katara shouted angrily. She took a deep breath, talking in a more calm, soothing voice. "Don't you see? The two of them brought us something we haven't had in a long time: fun"

"Fun?!" Sokka repeated in annoyance "We can't fight firebenders with fun!"

"You should try it sometime" I quipped optimistically

Sokka looked at us angrily "Get out of our village! Now!"

I flinched, nodding sadly

Katara looked at Gran-Gran pleadingly "Grandmother, please. Don't let Sokka do this!"

"Katara, you knew going on that ship was forbidden" Gran-Gran told her gravely "Sokka is right. I think it best if the airbenders leave"

"Fine!" Katara exclaimed outraged "Then I'm banished, too!" She grabbed my hand and Aang's dragging us away "Come on Aang, Kai, let's go"

"Where do you think you're going?" Sokka demanded

Katara turned to her brother angrily "To find a waterbender. Aang and Kai are taking me to the North Pole"

"We are?" Aang confused

I smiled sheepishly "We made a deal, remember?"

Aang smiled brightly "Great!"

"Katara!" Sokka called out " Would you really choose him over your tribe? Your own family?"

Katara stopped walking, staring straightforward. I peered at her expression to see her looked down hesitantly. I nudged Aang

Aang walked closer to her, looking at her sadly and in understanding "Katara, we don't want to come between you and your family"

Katara looked between us, upset, her voice coming in a whisper "So, you're leaving the South Pole? This is goodbye?"

Aang and I didn't answer

Aang forced a smile, "Thanks for penguin sledding with me"

"Where will you go?" Katara asked quietly

"Guess we'll go back home and look for the airbenders" I told her, starting to climb Appa "I need to see my brother"

Aang gasped in realization "Wow, we haven't cleaned our room in a hundred years" I looked at him confusion once I was up. 100 years? What is he talking about? "Not looking forward to that" He used his airbending to hop onto Appa's head "It was nice meeting everyone"

Sokka crossed his arms, sarcastically "Let's see your bison fly now, air boy"

"Come on Appa, you can do it" Aang said encouragingly, flipping the reins "Yip-yip!"

Appa merely raised, growling

"Yeah, I thought so!" Sokka told us mockingly

A girl ran from the crowd, standing next to Katara, tears in her eyes

"Kai! Aang! Don't go!" The girl told us, sniffling "We'll miss you"

I smiled sadly "Me too"

Aang looked at the girl sadly, "I'll miss you, too" He glanced at Katara when he said that. I knew they liked each other. This was painful to watch, "Come on, boy"

Appa turned, walking away over a hill.

~8~

After a while, we stopped Appa so he could rest.

I was sitting in the ground, my back leaning against Appa "One hundred years Aang?" I asked, fiddling with my fingers nervously "What do you mean by that?"

Aang bit his lip, glancing at me worriedly "Uh, Katara thinks we were in the iceberg for that long. That's why we missed the start of the War and everything that has ever happened"

I looked down guiltily "Oh"

"Hey" I looked up at Aang seeing his concerned expression "It wasn't your fault, Kai"

"A war started Aang" I told him in frustration "And where was I? Trapped in ice because I was a coward"

Aang placed a hand in my shoulder, wrapping his arms around me. "You're not, okay? Maybe this was meant to be" He pulled away giving me a reassuring grin. "At least you're not alone. You have me and Appa!"

I laughed slightly "That I do" I leaned against Appa, staring at the sky. It took me a second to catch sight of a Fire Nation ship coming closer to the Tribe. I shoot up in fright "Aang! The Tribe!"

Aang looked at where I pointed, gasping "Stay here with Appa! I'm not going to risk losing you!"

"But Aang!" I protested

"Kai" Aang placed his hands in my shoulders, "Trust me. I'll be back before you know it"

I sighed, giving him a reluctant nod as he ran away, opening his glider and flying back to the Water Tribe.

I sat down again. "Oh, Appa. Aang should have been the Avatar" I said, tears in my eyes "He's better than me at it"

Appa growled

I took that as an agreement, putting my face in my hands.

~8~

Aang's POV

This was my fault.

The Southern Water Tribe was in danger because I didn't listen to Katara when she said it was forbidden to come closer to that Fire Nation ship. I had to make things right and that meant stopping the Fire Nation who seemed to have caused too much pain to this Tribe. I still couldn't understanding why they would start a War and I couldn't help but feel bad for Kai who was surely taking it personally as she thought she was a coward by running away from her destiny.

I shook my head. I could think later of Kai who was safe with Appa.

I rapidly found a penguin, and thanks to Katara it was easy for me to climb him. I slid down the hill with the penguin, my staff horizontal as I used it along my Airbending to give me more speed. The village was coming in view, seeing the people hunched together, eyeing the Fire Nation soldiers in fear. Sokka was in the ground, his boomerang in front of him as one Fire Nation Soldier bended two large Fire daggers.

I looked at the soldier who was about to hurt Sokka, sliding still with the penguin and taking the Soldier's feet from underneath him, tossing him off his feet. I soared in the air as the soldier landed on his feet, his legs in the air.

"Woo!" I cheered in excitement. That was a good score for me. I grinned at the village who cheered at me and I couldn't help but ride speedily toward them, showering them with snow. I smiled as the cheered up again.

I stopped in front of the village. The penguin crawled out from under me, tossing me to ground. I landed on my rear, blinking a few times. I smiled at the penguin as it quack at me before waddling away.

"Hey, Katara! Hey, Sokka!" I greeted them cheerfully, even if I knew they weren't sharing the same sentiment as me

Sokka looked up from the ground, moodily "Hi, Aang. Thanks for coming"

I looked back at the Fire Nation soldiers, where the soldier I threw down just got back on his feet again. Upon his signal, his men spread out, surrounding me while the leader soldier assumed a fighting stance.

I looked at them, sensing the shift. It was no time to play. I had to fix my mistake. I assumed a fighting stance as well, my staff held firmly in front of me as the soldiers surrounded me. I swept the ground side-to-side with my staff, showering the men with snow. I slammed the ground, sending a rush of snow at the leader who braced himself for the impact.

The leader began heating up the snow until it melt off. He looked up angrily

I stared at him. He for sure was looking for the one who signaled them, right? I did, even if it was by accident

"Looking for me?" I asked, standing straight

The leader looked at me shocked "You're the airbender? You're the Avatar?"

That shocked me. Wait, what?

They were looking for the Avatar? Why would they look for... Oh!

Kai!

I resumed my fighting stance. I knew Kai wasn't happy with her destiny. At least not yet. That's the whole reason why she felt guilty for the War. She thought it was her fault for not stopping it.

If these Fire Nation thought I was the Avatar, then so be it. As long as Kai was safe from them.

I owed it to her brother

I could hear behind me Katara and Sokka being surprised by the announcement. I wanted to tell them it wasn't me, that they should look for Kai. That she could help them better than I could but that would mean exposing her identity to the Fire Nation.

I didn't answer to their shocked expressions, eyeing the Fire Nation leader who had a big burn in one side of his face. That made me curious.

We began moving about in a circular pattern, waiting for the other to move. I wasn't someone to attack first, I never was. The Monks taught me that. Always to the defensive, not the offensive. Or at least until you had no choice.

"I've spent years preparing for this encounter. Training, meditating" The leader told me angrily "You're just a child!"

I calmly tilted my head aside, slightly confused "Well, you're just a teenager"

That seemed to anger him as he launched a series of blasts of fire toward me. I twirled my staff defensively, dissipating the flames. He bended another fire blast toward me. I twirled my staff once again to ward the attack off.

By the corner of my eye, I noticed some villagers cowering in fear as the flames streamed through the air I used to dissipate the flames over their heads. My eyes widened in alarm. If I continued fighting there was a good possibly someone was going to get hurt. I didn't want that.

"If I go with you" I held my staff in front of me as an offer, letting them know that I don't wish to continue fighting. "Will you promise to leave everyone alone?"

I stared at them as the firebender didn't answer, seeming to contemplate my offer. I started to grow nervous. I didn't want anyone to get hurt and I wanted them far away from here, from Katara and more importantly Kai, the real Avatar. Oh, I hope my acting skills aren't rusty.

After a few seconds, the firebender straightened up, nodding at my offer. I briefly closed my eyes in relief as two soldiers came to apprehend me, one taking my staff as they lead me toward the ship.

Katara ran forward toward us, looking sad "No! Aang, don't do this!"

"Don't worry, Katara" I told her calmly. How could I be so calm in a situation like this? I was being taken to the Nation who started the War. Katara's face contorted in sadness and fear. I wanted to look away but I wanted to look strong "It'll be okay. Take care of Appa for me until I get back" and Kai. I added mentally, knowing if I said her name, they'd know something. I wanted to protect her.

I promised her brother I would

I was shoved to the ship's walkway making me gasp. The firebender, who seemed to be the leader of everyone in here walked from behind us, looking determined "Head a course for the Fire Nation. I'm going home"

I looked once back at the village from the top of the walkway, giving them a weak smile, hoping they'd really take care of Appa and Kai.

~8~

Kai's POV

It was getting late in the day and Aang wasn't returning. Normally, when Aang or my brother said that they'll be back before I knew it. They meant an hour or two. Not more.

I was growing nervous, glancing at where the village was. "Appa. What am I supposed to do?"

Appa growled.

I frowned, looking back up at where the village was. "You're right, Appa. I cannot let anyone get hurt. It's my job right?"

I sat on Appa's head, taking his reins, turning him around in direction of the village. If the Fire Nation hurt anyone and I wasn't there to stop them.

What kind of Avatar am I?

~8~

I reached the village noticing the damage around, guilt settling in the pit of my stomach, immediately looking for a bald head, mini bisons flying in my stomach making me bit my lip worriedly as I found Katara, Gran-Gran and Sokka. I sighed in relief, Appa and I making our way to them.

"Katara! Sokka!" I beamed at them

"Kai!" Katara exclaimed in surprise and relief. I slid down from Appa's side, walking closer to them. Katara hugged me "You're here!"

I returned the hug before pulling away "Where's Aang? We saw the Fire Nation coming closer and he came here wanting to be a hero"

Katara and Sokka exchanged sad glances.

"You didn't know?" Katara asked softly.

"Know what?" I asked nervously

"That Aang is the Avatar" Sokka blurted, giving me a raised eyebrow look. I froze. "The Fire Nation came here looking for him and they took him"

I began panicking, starting to pace back and forth "Oh, no. No, no, no. No, no, no"

Katara tried to stop me, "Hey, Kai! It's alright. We're going to rescue him"

"Of course we are!" I threw my hands up, immediately airbending myself up to Appa's saddle "The Fire Nation took the wrong airbender" Sokka and Katara exchanged perplexed and confused looks, "If what you're saying is true about airbenders being extinct, and Aang being one. He's in danger"

Katara began climbing Appa.

Sokka groaned, "You just looove taking me out of my comfort zone, don't you?" But he still climbed up Appa

"Kai" Katara sat closer to me. I didn't look at her "What do you mean they took the wrong airbender? You said neither of you knew the Avatar. And then Aang is taken for being the Avatar? How do you know he's not?"

I didn't answer. "Appa. Yip Yip!" Appa wasn't still rested well enough, making me sigh "Alright. We'll swim meanwhile"

Hang in there Aang.

I'm coming to save you.

~8~

Aang's POV

I didn't have to pretend too much. They immediately assumed I was the Avatar, which was a relief. Well, not that much because I didn't know what they were going to do with me yet.

The firebender leader who still hadn't introduced himself took my staff, and it took all my concentration to follow it with my eyes to see where he put it. Looks like it was going to be in the firebender's quarters. Fun.

Some soldiers took me down a few hallways and some stairs toward the prison holds. It took me a while to realize something. If the airbenders were extinct for a while now, then these soldiers wouldn't know how to fight an airbender, would they?

A solider was walking in front of me and the other behind me. My hands were cuffed behind my back which made it slightly difficult for me to maneuver with them tied up but I still could.

"So" I began casually and slyly. "I guess you've never fought an airbender before. I bet I could take you both with my hands tied behind my back"

One of the soldiers seemed unamused "Silence"

We stopped in front of a door. I watched the soldier in front of me starting to unlock the door. I inhaled deeply unleashing a powerful breath, stunning both of the soldiers. The soldier in front of me was slammed into the door subsequently getting knocked out from the impact. Thanks to the blast, I was sent several feet back, slamming into the guard behind me making us both fly back even further where we crashed into the stairs. The soldier behind me got knocked out as well by the impact.

I cheered silently, propelling myself onto the deck, kicking open a door using airbending, quickly running down the hallway, breathing heavily. I looked over my shoulder in fear that someone was following me. I flinched when a soldier pointed at me from the lower deck.

"The Avatar has escaped!"

Too much for being silent

~8~

Kai's POV

We were swimming the seas, the three of us siting atop Appa. I was in top of his head, patting his head softly

"Are you okay boy?" I asked softly

Behind me, Sokka seemed impatient and annoyed "Go. Fly. Soar"

I sighed "Okay. Let's try it again, Appa. We want to save Aang" Appa growled making me smile. "Okay. Your sense of direction should be good. You and that kid are never separated for that long" I looked behind me toward Sokka and Katara with a smile, "Appa. Yip-Yip!"

Suddenly, Appa hit the water with his tail startling Sokka and Katara for the movement, looking at my grin.

"That wasn't impresi-"

"Look down" I interrupted Sokka, pointing downwards.

Sokka did as told, yelping when Appa took flight, soaring through the air. "He's flying!" He exclaimed ecstatically looking over the rim of the saddle. "He's flying! He's flying! Katara, he's -" He looked back at his sister, only to see her smirk at him. Sokka tried to play it cool "I mean, big deal. He's flying"

"Told you he was just tired" I beamed at them.

Sokka brightened quickly, looking down at the sea as Appa raised even higher.

~8~

It didn't take us too much to find the Fire Nation ship that took Aang as Appa was a good Aang tracker.

I shoot up seeing Aang flying with his glider away from the ship before one Fire Nation solider jumped, managing to grab Aang's ankle. The weight of another person in his glider made them lose altitude, struggling to maintain the weight of that extra, unexpected person.

The two of them plummeted down to the lower deck of the ship, landing with a crash, bouncing a few times before coming to a halt. Aang's glider closed again to a staff.

Before they could begin to fight, Appa growled, distracting them

"Appa!" I heard Aang exclaim in relief

I sighed in relief, grabbing my staff and running toward the edge of the saddle, ignoring Katara's alarmed shouting for me to stop. I opened my staff mid air into my glider, soaring through the air and toward the deck of the ship, landing with a soft thud, snapping shut my glider back to my staff

"Aang!" I exclaimed in relief

"Kai!" Aang exclaimed in worry but still smiled at me

The soldier paused, looking between me and Aang "An airbender and the Avatar. Two birds with one rock"

Aang and I took fighting stances as the soldier threw fire at us. Aang and I deflected the attack by spinning our staffs around like batons. I tried to use more air, trying to protect Aang that I accidentally propelled myself into the air, landing on the ledge of the deck, leaning precariously over the side, unsteadily balancing myself but managed to do so.

Aang deflected another firebending attack while the firebender threw fire my way as well, I struggled to keep my balance as well deflecting the fire before I lost my grip on my staff and the object flew away from me, landing several feet away.

"Kai!" Aang shouted in worry, trying to deflect the fire coming my way as well the one coming to his way but it was too much for him. A blast of fire hit too close, forcing me to duck, spinning away, landing on the very ledge, struggling to keep my balance. "Hang on, Kai!"

I used my hands to airbend, breathing in and out, throwing a huge hurl of air toward the firebender, managing somehow to sent him backwards, far away from Aang. But it was a bad idea to airbend in the very ledge of a ship.

I lost balance, falling backwards, straight to the water, starting to sink.

"No! Kai!" Aang shouted horrified

I tried to keep my eyes open underwater, seeing the bright blue sky through under the water. The water was cold and the splash was painful. For a moment I panicked, thinking this was it. There were dark spots forming on the corner of my eyes as I struggled to keep them open.

"Kai! Kai! Kai!"

My eyes fluttered shut. But it wasn't Darkness what I saw. It was a pure bright white light.

~8~

Aang's POV

I watched how Kai used a strong airbending technique to sent backward the firebender. For a moment I was shocked, impressed and proud, not all airbenders could do it. At least not with air that strong. But that quickly changed to horror when she fell backwards out of the ship. The technique was strong enough to also blow the bender away.

"Kai!" I shouted in horror, running toward the edge, seeing her sink further underwater. Oh, no! This is want I wanted to prevent! Kai getting hurt

"Kai!" Katara shouted up from Appa's saddle in horror "Kai!"

"Kai!" I shouted, eyes filling with tears. This was my fault!

Suddenly, the water started to glow a bright white. The water began to swirl forming an enormous spinning water vortex. Suddenly, Kai rocketed upwards, surfacing out of the water, her eyes glowing a bright white along her arrow tattoos, including the one in her forehead that normally was hidden under her hair bangs which were wildly blowing out of her face. She was frowning angrily

The Avatar!

A waterspout formed around Kai as it grew bigger overshadowing the ship. Kai landed on the deck, walking closer to me, stopping at my side. I looked at her in awe. I wasn't afraid of her even if she looked scary to the firebenders. I wasn't afraid. I knew she'd protect me.

And she did. Kai brought her hands up, around her head. The water swirled around the two of us forming a protective circle around us before spreading outward, knocking several soldiers off their feet. I smiled in awe. Even all mighty and powerful and she was still my best friend, protecting me like I did too to her.

Kai collapsed onto the ground, her glowing eyes and tattoos starting to fade away. I knelt at her side, placing her head in my lap as Appa landed on the deck with a growl.

"Kai?" I looked at her worriedly "Are you okay?"

Kai opened her eyes, smiling weakly "There you are. I was getting worried as you didn't come as planned"

I smiled guiltily

Katara and Sokka slid down from Appa, quickly running toward me and the now awake Kai.

"Are you two okay?" Katara asked, as she and Sokka knelt besides us.

"Hey, Katara. Hey, Sokka" I smiled at them "Thanks for coming"

"Well, I couldn't let you have all the glory" Sokka replied

Kai chuckled weakly, trying to sit up, looking around "I dropped my staff"

Sokka stood "Got it!" He ran over, grabbing ahold of Kai's glider, lifting it only to see the firebender leader's hand firmly gripping the other end. Sokka seemed horrified as the firebender attempted to pull himself upward onto the deck. The two struggled for a bit before Sokka poked him repeatedly in the head with the end of the staff making the firebender grunt and fall backwards letting go of the staff, falling to the side of the ship. Sokka shouted triumphantly "Ha! That's from the Water Tribe!"

Katara and I helped Kai climb atop of Appa's head. I let her lay down near Appa's head as I looked back at Katara who froze. Three of the fallen soldiers were now up and looking at Katara menacingly, approaching her. Katara took a step back, slowly and precariously bending a stream of water from a puddle, causing the men to slow down and gasp in surprise realizing she was a waterbender. Go Katara!

Katara swan her arms around in an attempt to whip them, however, she only succeeded in freezing a channel of water behind her on the deck, encasing Sokka's legs in ice in the process.

"Katara!" Sokka complained.

Katara gasped as the soldiers resumed their approach. I was going to assist her when she turned around, her back facing them, drawing another stream of water, closing her eyes tightly, again swinging her arms behind her.

Smart girl!

The soldiers were now completely frozen in a casing of ice, their arms extended outward to her, still twitching in effort to grab her.

"Come on, Katara!" I called out for her. Katara quickly ran toward Appa. I helped her mount Appa while Sokka tried to cut himself free by smashing his icy chains with his boomerang. "Hurry Sokka!"

I briefly heard Sokka mumbling about being only a guy with a boomerang and not asking for all this magic or something before racing up Appa's tail. Once he was up, I looked at Appa "Yip-yip! Yip-yip!"

Appa took flight, flying past the cabin of the ship, gaining altitude. I looked down, eyes widening as I noticed two firebenders synchronizing a powerful blast of Fire toward us. Sokka and Katara stared at the incoming attack in horror. I leaned onto the saddle, watching Kai by the corner of my eyes doing the same. We opened the small tail wing of our staffs and in synchrony we swan our gliders around, using a powerful swipe of air to redirect the fireball into a nearby cliff side.

The impact caused an avalanche of snow and ice to begin falling. The front of the ship became buried in a mass of snow and ice as Appa climbed higher and higher

The four of us began laughing at our successful escape.

I leaned forward on the saddle waving goodbye at them.

~8~

Kai's POV

A little while later, we were still flying through the sky on Appa.

I was perched on the rim of the saddle, stomach down as I watched down at the clouds. Aang was in front of me, laying on his back on Appa's head, his hand bended behind his head as he had his eyes closed.

Sokka and Katara sat at the back of the saddle

Katara still seemed bewildered by what happened earlier "How did you do that?! With the water. It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen!"

I briefly looked at her, my eyes slightly downcast, "I don't know. I just sort of ... did it"

Aang opened his eyes, looking at me and then at Katara seeming to know something I didn't "Katara. Why don't we-"

"Why didn't you tell us you were the Avatar?" Katara asked, interrupting Aang. She seemed curious and serious at the same time. Aang closed his mouth, looking at me "And why did Aang pretended to be the Avatar?"

"I was trying to help" Aang told her.

I gave Aang a small smile. "Don't blame Aang" I told her, turning to face her. "Someone had to be the Avatar. I just... " I looked away briefly, sadly "I never wanted to be"

I let the silence engulfed me as a dark cloud passed overhead us, shadowing us for a brief moment. I leaned downwards, still laying stomach down as I peered at the sky underneath us, feeling guilt for my answer, not wanting to see their hopes being crushed. I was being an awful Avatar so far. I didn't deserve being one.

"But Kai, the world's been waiting for the Avatar to return and finally put an end to this war" Katara told me

I didn't look at her, staring at the sky, hesitantly "And how am I going to do that?"

"According to legend" Katara told me thoughtfully "You need to first master water, then earth, then fire, right?"

I looked at Aang. "That's what the sisters told me"

Aang nodded slowly in remembrance

Katara brightened slightly, "Well, if we go to the North Pole, you can master waterbending!"

Could I? What made them think I was the right choice for being the Avatar? As far as I could tell, Aang could be a better one.

I opened my mouth to deny but Aang's hopeful expression made me pause. Since the beginning of this Avatar journey, Aang has been there for me. More than my own brother. I couldn't let him down. I couldn't let Katara down. I couldn't let Sokka down.

I turned to face Katara completely, smiling "We can learn it together!" Katara's smile grew bigger. I looked at Aang seeing him smile at Katara in fascination. I smiled slightly "And the journey to the North Pole is a long one, Aang. We can go to those places you, Kyo and I dreamed of!"

Aang smiled ecstatically "We could?!" He hugged me tightly "Thanks, Kai!"

I laughed, smiling.

Katara smiled brightly, turning to Sokka cheerfully "And Sokka, I'm sure you'll get to knock some firebender heads on the way"

Sokka laid down in content, "I'd like that. I'd reeally like that"

Katara clapped optimistically, "Then we're in this together!"

Aang smiled cheerfully, pulling out a rolled up scroll. "All right, but before we take Kai to learn waterbending, we have some serious business to attend to. Don't we, Kai?" He used airbending to situate himself onto the saddle and unrolled the scroll, revealing a map of the World. "Here, here and here"

I smiled in excitement at his choices. "Oh! This is going to be fun!"

Katara looked at the map curiously "What's there?"

Aang and I exchanged a grin.

Aang pointed at a location in Earth Kingdom "Here, we'll ride the hopping llamas" He pointed to a location in Air Nomad territory. "Then waaay over here, we'll surf on the backs of giant koi fish" Katara and Sokka stared at him in wonder.

I pointed at Earth Kingdom "Then back over here, we'll ride the hog monkeys" I clapped ecstatically. The siblings glanced at each other. "They don't like people riding them, but that's what makes it fun!"

Aang and I looked at each other, beaming in excitement.

I couldn't wait to do this.

Fun before destiny.

~8~

N/A

Before you guys want to continue this story or dont want to, I have to inform you that even Aang is in this book, he wont be the Avatar, Kai is before you start to complain about this. If you don't like it dont read it. Just that if youre gonna review something negative about Kai being a copy of Aang or whatever, then dont review. I'm just an author who loves this show and wanted to do this. This is some kimd of test for myself to see if I can write in this fandom before I begam with the other ideas I have.

But, if you dont like this story, I'm not gonna force or try telling you to read it. I'm doimg this because I like it and I like Kai. For me, she's super adorable and full of guilt she tries to hide with smiles.

But I still hope you like it because writing english, even if Im doing it for the past two years, is still a struggle for me.

~*Peace and Out,

De*~