I swear, this is the last part of Lee's story. Honestly. Anyway, this takes place after the war is over. I don't want to make predictions that render the story obsolete when they're proved wrong, so all I'll predict is that the war will end. Because random civilians who've never met any of the main characters won't care whether Katara marries Zuko or Aang or whatever. So believe whatever you want about the main characters, they're not in this.

Also, I know I said that I wouldn't have any OCs as my main characters, and I swear, Panya isn't. There's a woman in Omashu who's never seen very clearly, just in the background. That's Panya. I swear, she's in the series! She has short hair and pentapox.

Dedication: Because you always smiled, no matter what. And no matter what, I always smiled back. Thanks.

When the war ended, people told Panya that she was lucky. The luckiest of the refugees who were avoiding the war. She was young enough to build a life for herself, but old enough that she could still remember what the war had done, even for her grandchildren.

Panya told them that she wasn't lucky, and she already had a life, and what did they mean, they couldn't, of course they could..

They didn't believe her, but then, people rarely ever believed that everyone's life wasn't better than theirs for whatever reason. They didn't like to.

And Panya was happy that the war was over. It had brought terrible things upon them. She had lost so many people who were so important to her. She had been forced to grow up away from her family. Like the mirrors that her mother had broken, it was a curse.

But, like the mirrors, it made them strong.

If it hadn't been for the war, Panya wouldn't have known anything beyond her home.

If it hadn't been for the war, Lee would never be able to defend himself.

If it hadn't been for the war, Sela would be a normal housewife, completely dependant on her husband.

If it hadn't been for the war, Sela might have had a husband to depend on.

If it hadn't been for the war, Lee wouldn't have had to defend himself.

If it hadn't been for the war, Panya wouldn't have known anything beyond her home.

She wouldn't have known the cities, the fighting, the yelling, the noise. She wouldn't have known the guards, the soldiers, the orphans.

She wouldn't have known the struggles, the sorrows, the pain. She wouldn't have known the people who got through it all.

And that was one blessing the war had brought down on them.

Because of the war, the mother Panya knew was a strong, independent woman who could get past anything.

Because of the war, the younger brother Panya knew was an optimistic, hopeful boy who would get past everything.

Because of the war, the older brother that Panya knew had never existed in her life.

Because of the war, the father that Panya knew was only a vague memory.

But it was because of the end that they were going home.

After nearly a year of travel, they were going home. Home to Omashu, for most, what had once been called New Ozai but was now renamed after the star-crossed lovers out of legend.

After all, naming a city after people because they were in love was much better than naming a city after someone because he led his people to a war.

But to Panya, home was about to be the place she had been born, and hadn't been in seventeen years.

Home was where her family had been known for their bad luck.

Home was where they had fled after a Firebender has rescued them.

Home was where her family was.

Panya wished that she could say her memories returned as they trouped up the path together. But really, she had only lived here for a year of her life, until her parents deemed her old enough to travel away from the soldiers who would run her life.

The soldiers were gone now, driven out by the war. Only the bravest had stayed.

"Things have changed, a little, since we left," Lee told her. "The farm's probably a little run-down, but I promise you'll like it as soon as we fix it up." He gave her a hopeful look.

"I'm sure I will," Panya replied.

The farm was a little 'run-down' as Lee had put it, but not much.

The first thing they saw was the roof of the barn. Part of it was missing, and there were two figures up on top, fixing it.

"Who could that be?" wondered Sela. Everyone walked a little faster at the idea that someone else was living in the farm now.

As they got closer, they heard the alarm of animals waiting outside.

"Mom?" asked Lee. "If someone else is there, where will we go?"

"I'm sure we can reach an agreement, dear," Sela replied distractedly.

As they neared the farm, it was quite clear that people were living here. The animals were well-fed and groomed, there were footprints covering the entire area, and a bit of smoke was rising from the chimney.

The animals' alert was obviously loud enough that the pair on top of the barn heard them. The smaller one looked up and then glanced over to the larger. A few words that Panya couldn't hear were exchanged, and then they turned and began climbing down.

Lee began walking faster and Sela fidgeted with a strand of hair.

The two groups met just outside the door to the house.

The pair who were now living in the farm were two men, a younger one about a year older than Panya, and an older man who might have been his father.

The son was tall and thin, with stringy dark hair. His father was absolutely huge, with a beard and a lined, sad face. Something about them seemed familiar, but Panya wasn't sure.

Both had shocked looks on their faces, mirroring Sela and Lee's.

It was Lee, of course, who broke the silence. He uttered a squeal of joy that had always reminded Panya of a seagull and ran towards the younger man, shouting two words.

"Sen Tzu!"

The man, her brother, laughed and embraced the younger boy. "Lee!" he exclaimed. "What happened? When Father and I came home, you and Mother were gone!"

As Lee explained in the high-pitched, rapid speech he always used when he was excited, Sela was embracing the older man. Panya realized that this must be her father, Gansu.

"Hey, Sen Tzu!" Lee exclaimed suddenly, grabbing Panya's hand. "Guess who this is?"

"Hmm..." Sen Tzu obviously had no idea. Gansu glanced over at her with a confused expression on his face.

Now Panya knew why he had looked so familiar. He looked just like Lee.

"Alright, I give up," her (older) brother said finally. "Who is it, Lee?"

"It's Panya!" exclaimed the boy. Panya couldn't see Gansu's reaction, but she could see Sen Tzu's. It wasn't much.

"Uhmm... that's nice... Who is Panya again?"

"Your sister," said a voice from behind her. Gansu looked dumbstruck, but had still managed to talk. "We sent her to Omashu when she was very small. When I heard that the Fire Nation had taken over that great city, I assumed you were..."

"Dead?" asked Panya. "I survived. I guess I just got lucky."

"We don't get lucky," Sen Tzu replied bitterly. "We don't have any luck."

Panya glanced around at her family, her whole, real family.

"Yes, we do."

It's done! Yay! I knew I could finish it in this chapter! Not that it really ended up the way I wanted it to. I wanted this whole thing with people rewarding each other and one of the main characters would find Gansu and Sen Tzu for them. But oh, well. I like the way it turned out.

Anyway, what I wanted to say is happy daylight savings day, and that I have the next few chapters planned out (if I can remember them) but I'm not sure how quickly I'll be able to update. Still, I know what I want to do. I love drabble series. That way I can get all the plotbunnies to go away!