Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The last Airbender

You guys should read, Journey of the Heart by TheWritsecuter. That story inspired me to make this one. Also, if the author of that story doesn't mind, I'm going to add Akemi in the story! :D AKEMI DOES NOT BELONG TO ME. IT BELONGS TO

TheWritsecuter. I only own Aki.

Book 1: Chapter 1: The Siblings In the Iceberg

The frosty, cold, ice, covered me from head to toe. My whole body was numb. I couldn't move. What only seemed like minutes, was actually a century. Unconscious from the beginning, I felt a large gust of wind. I heard footsteps rush over to me. Voices could be heard from every angle. I felt water being extracted from my lungs. I could partially breath again.

"Aki?" I heard a little boy call my name. I slowly began to open my eyes. Darkness turned onto light, shadows turned into shapes, shapes turned into forms, forms turned into humans. I saw a monk looking boy standing over me, including two other people.

I finally recalled the name of the little boy, "Aang?" I could still feel some water in my lungs, I coughed out more water. The little boy jumped onto me with excitement. I smiled and hugged him. I gently stood up, my legs numb and frozen. "Where are we?" I asked. I looked around, glaciers and icebergs far as the eye can see. I stopped my gaze and turned to two Water Tribers. A woman with hair-loopies a little younger than me, and a handsome gentlemen. We looked about the same age. I blushed at the sight of him. He glanced toward me and his angry glare softened. I suddenly heard a loud groan behind me.

I hovered up the broken ice to find- "Appa!" I basically yelled. I hugged him tightly. Suddenly, Appa's nose twitched vigorously. Aang and I looked at each other and ran opposite directions away from Appa's nose. With a loud sneeze, Appa's green snot was all over the male water triber. He squirmed in disgust and tried to get the bison snot out of his hair. Aang, Katara, and I laughed. "Don't worry! It'll wash out," my younger brother stated.

"So.." Aang began, "do you guys live around here?"

"Don't answer that!" The boy stated. He pointed a spear at Aang and as the overprotective sister I am, I quickly moved my wrist and within seconds the spear went flying into the sea. The boy looked at me with an unimpressed expression. I swore I saw his eye twitch. "Did you see that crazy bolt of light? They could be trying to signal the fire navy!" The boy finished.

Aang and I looked at each other in confusion. The fire nation has never been ruthless. We had some fire nation friends.

"Oh Yeah," the younger sibling replied pushing her brother to the side. "I'm sure they're spies from the fire navy. You can tell with the evil looks in their eyes." she said with sarcasm. Aang and I made a cocky, innocent smile.

"The paranoid one is my brother, Sokka. I'm Katara. You never told us your names." Katara smiled.

"I'm A-A-AAA AHHH CHOOOO!" my brother sneezed, flying 20 feet in the air.

"Is he going to be okay?" Katara asked.

"Yeah of course he is! I'm Aki by the way. That's my brother Aang." I pointed in the sky.

Aang soon glided down. "I'm Aang! And this is my older sister, Aki!" Aang sniffled.

The two teenagers, mouths wide as armadillo-lions, stared at Aang with amazement.

"You just sneezed.. And FLEW 10 feet in the air!" Sokka stated. "Really? It felt higher than that." Aang said rubbing his head.

Katara gasped. "You guys are airbenders!" "We sure are!" Aang said.

"Giant light beams, flying bison, airbenders, I think I have midnight-sun-madness. I'm going home where things make sense." Sokka ranted. He started to walk away from the iceberg but he couldn't go anywhere. There was nothing but water and sinking ice.

"Yeah, try swimming in THAT!" I exclaimed. "Well if you guys are stuck, Appa, Aki and I can give you a lift." Aang generously offered. He then maneuvered his body and flew on top of Appa's head. I followed.

"We'd love a ride! Thanks." Katara gladly took the offer. "Oh no, I am not getting on that fluffy, snotty, monster." Sokka refused.

"I guess you'll just freeze to death." I shrugged. Sokka started at me with daggers and I scrunched my nose and looked away. Sokka sighed and climbed aboard.

"All right first time flyers! Hold on tight!" my brother exclaimed. "Appa, yip yip!" I sat next to Sokka, holding his arm. He blushed furiously and allowed me to hold him. Appa ascended into the sky for a few seconds, then suddenly, we crashed into the open ocean.

"Woooow. That was truly amazing." Sokka said with sarcasm. Disappointed, I let go of Sokka's arm, which made Sokka's crimson color fade, I sat up front with Aang and softly petted Appa. "It's okay, Aki. Appa's probably just tired. A little rest and he'll be soaring in the sky. You'll see." He looked at me then at Katara. He stared at her for awhile before she asked, "Why are you smiling at me like that?" I started to giggle. He likes her. I mocked over, and over, in my head. "Oh.. I was smiling?" Aang replied. Sokka groaned as we swam across the sea.

It started to get dark, and I was getting sleepy. I listened to the oceans crash upon the ice, swaying me to sleep. Katara crawled up to the front of the saddle.

"Hey." She smoothly talked. "Hey." Aang and I replied in unison. "What'cha thinkin bout'? Aang asked.

"I guess I was wondering.." Katara started. "You guys being airbenders and all.. Do you have any idea of what happened to the Avatar?" she asked.

"I don't think we do.. Aang and don't even know if he was ever reborn into the Avatar cycle." I said unhappily. I was really hoping to one day meet the Avatar. But that chance never happened.

"Okay. Just curious." Katara sighed. She went back to the back of the saddle and huddled up against Sokka. I laid down with Aang and let him put his head on my lap. I proceeded to sing him to sleep. Our own special tradition. Every night before he went to bed, I'd sing him a song my Mother used to sing me. He soon fell asleep and I stopped singing. I looked back to Sokka and Katara. Sokka was still awake.

"You have a beautiful voice." He smiled. I grinned and looked away. I looked up at the stars. Knowing one of them was Mom. I smiled and the next thing I knew I was sound asleep. Listening to the waves wash against the melting polar ice caps.

I woke up in a warm tent, covered with animal skins. I was only in my bindings and pants. My first instinct was to look for Aang. But he was right there, sound asleep right next to me. It looked like he was having nightmare. I gently woke him up, "Aang? Aang it's okay I'm right here." I hugged him. He woke up with a panicked look and hugged me tightly. Katara then bursted in the tent.

"Hey guys! Hurry up and get ready. Everyone's waiting to be you two."

Meet us?

I discarded that comment and Aang and I started to get dressed. Katara stared at our tattoos. I looked at her in an uncomfortable way. Once we were finished, she grabbed our arms and lead us outside. I also grabbed our gliders. Sokka was sitting by the tent sharpening his knife. I smiled and waved.

"Aki, Aang, this is the entire village. Entire village, Aang and Aki." Katara introduced us to about 20 women and children The last time I visited the South Pole, everything was different. Where were all the men? But Aang and I bowed in respect anyways. The people seemed scared. They hugged their children and kept a sharp eye on us.

"Uhmm.. Why are they all looking at us like that?" Aang rudely asked. I elbowed him in the rib cage which caused him to wince. The villagers seemed even more terrified at this point. An old woman from the crowd came up to us.

"Well no one has seen an airbender in a hundred years. We thought they were extinct. Until my granddaughter and grandson found you." She bluntly said.

I started to get really confused. Airbenders are all over the place. A hundred years? What is going on. I looked at Aang and he received my distress. I scrunched my nose and once again, ignored the comment. This old woman is crazy!

"Extinct?" My brother asked. Katara quickly changed the subject.

"Aki, Aang, this is my grandmother." She said.

"You can call me 'gran-gran'." She said. Which I thought was hilarious.

Sokka came up to Aang, Katara, and I and took Aang's glider out of his hand.

"What is this? A weapon? You can't stab anything with this." He spun the glider around trying to find a way to use it.

"It's not for stabbing," Aang chuckled and airbended his staff back to him. "It's for airbending." Aang opened his glider and Sokka freaked out.

Some of the kids laughed. One said, "Magic trick! Do it again!" I giggled and open my glider. The children started to laugh.

"Not magic, airbending!" My brother exclaimed. "It lets us control the air currents around our gliders and fly." He explained.

"And for simpletons, that means the wind helps us make loopies in the air. Do you understand, Sokka?" I asked laughing. Everyone started to laugh and he rolled his eyes.

"You know last time I checked, humans can't fly!" Sokka yelled.

"Check your facts, Sokka." I said soaring into the sky. "C'mon, Aang!" I yelled. It was a soon on battle between siblings. All the children gasped and 'wowed' as we flew around in the air. We raced back and forth, Aang catching up every lap. He soon caught up and we were neck and neck. He gave himself an extra boost. Oh, that cheater will pay. I thought. With quick movements I directed his glider to a poorly built castle and with a boom, he crashed into it. Everyone quickly rushed over to the monk with his head trapped in snow.

I glided down and I started to die of laughter when I saw Aang sticking his butt out, trying to get his head out of the tower. He finally got his head out and he bounced onto the ground. Katara and Sokka ran up to Aang, but for totally different reasons. Katara cared for his well-being, Sokka only cared about his tower.

"My watch tower!" He whined.

"That was amazing!" Katara exclaimed. "Nah, that was hilarious!" I laughed. Aang closed his glider and Sokka was covered by inches of snow. I once again fell to the floor and died of laughter.

"Great. You guys are airbenders, Katara's a waterbender, together you three could just waste time together all day long." Sokka got up and walked away.

My eyes enlightened with that news. "You're a waterbender? I've never met one before!" I exclaimed. "Well I'd say the same for you too. Anyways, I'm not really good at it." She shrugged.

"Alright. No more playing. Come on, Katara. You have chores." Gran-gran said.

Katara walked away with Gran-gran and I decided to find Sokka.

He was sharpening his knife near the entrance of the village.

"Hey Sokka." I sat next to him.

"Hey."

"So.. Where are all the men in the tribe?"

"They're off fighting the war."

"War?" I asked.

"Yeah.. The war that's been going on for a hundred years?"

"A.. hundred years?" I asked clutching my heart.

"You didn't know this?"

"N-no.."

"How long have you been in the ice, Aki?"

"I don't know.."

"Let's change the subject.." he said.

"Uhm okay. What about your mom?" I asked.

Sokka was silent for a moment.

"It's okay if you don't want to ans-"

"She was killed." He bluntly said.

"Oh.. I'm very sorry for your loss.. How long?"

"When I was 10."

"I lost my Mom when I was 4." I said, my heart dropping rapidly.

"That must've been hard. How?" He asked. Now looking at me.

"Giving birth to Aang." I said bluntly.

We were both silent for a moment. He put his hand on mine.

And we were both just silent. Looking at the sun.

A few minutes later, Sokka invited me to watch him teach the younger men in the tribe, who were 5-8 years old, to fight.

"Now men, it's important that you show no fear when you face a firebender. In the water tribe, we fight to the last man standing!" Sokka raised his knife up in the air, "For without courage, how can we call ourselves men?" He finished. The children stared at him as if he had two beetle worm heads. One child rose his hand in the air squealing, "I gotta pee!" I giggled while Sokka argued with the child.

"It's okay Sokka, I'll take him to the bathroom." I held my hand out and the little boy took it. I walked into his home and waited for him to finish. When we came back, all the children had their hands up. "So I'm guessing they all have to pee?" I asked. Sokka nodded in defeat and the children danced around me asking if I could take them to the bathroom. I walked by Aang and smirked as I blew snow on top of him. The children laughed.

I came back with the children and I saw that Aang made a slide out of Appa's tale. They all ran to him."Weeee!" they giggled. I heard stomping footsteps and saw Sokka, angry as a cat owl, yelling at the top of his lungs. "Stop! Stop it right now!"

"Sokka, chill out. Let the kids have fun." I said blocking his path. He moved around me and stomped up to Aang. "What's wrong with you?" he yelled. "We don't have time for fun and games with the war going on!"

"What war?" My brother asked. I quickly ran up to him. "Aan-"

"PENGUIN!" my brother yelled, speeding up to the unfortunate penguin, who was now trotting away, in the distance.

"He's kidding.. Right?" Sokka and Katara looked at me.

"He..He has a love for penguins.." I shrugged. Katara went off to look for him and Sokka continued to scold the children. I decided to take a nap.

Haha no joke, this took me several months to complete. I'm just lazy like that. No worries, I'm starting the next one this moment. So please leave reviews in the comments and give me suggestions. :) Also, Aki isn't an Avatar. She's just an airbender. But she does have special powers that does relate to the Avatar. Hint; Spirits. So I hope that clears things up.

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