I left Bumi and Aang to catch up. I ended up wandering outside the city walls.
"Hmmm? How'd I get here? Oh well." I'm a little down because of what I thought a while ago. I wish I had friends. Strictly speaking Zuko was the closest thing I had to a friend. When my parents were alive they kept me close because of their beliefs about the fire Lord.
I decided to spy on the village I talked about earlier. I politely asked a villager if I could use one of their rooms to change. I changed into my fighting uniform to hide my scars. It's best if I don't look as though I have ties to the fire nation. I let my black hair fall around my shoulders. I thanked the villager and wandered around observing, but my thoughts were elsewhere.
I never really trusted anyone to gain a friend. I mean anyone can hardly blame me. The ties I had either died or betrayed me. That's another reason I left Bumi so early. I just can't expect to gain friends so easily. My destiny doesn't allow me to hold many relationships. I have so few as it is. I mindfully touch my knapsack where I keep the doll Iroh got me thinking I wonder if Zuko and I would have been good friends if things were different. I was suddenly pushed to the ground my thoughts forgotten.
"Hey watch it!"
"Oh is the poor peasant gonna do something about it. Maybe she'll hit me." I looked up seeing a fire nation soldier mock me. All my rage against them came flooding back. I stood up brushing myself off.
"I'm not some defenseless little girl. And you'll be sorry for getting my clothes dirty."
"Oh will I?" He ignited a flame in his hand.
"Yea and you'll scream for mercy when I'm done with you." I cracked my knuckles and so began a heated battle. A couple hours later I defeated all the soldiers freeing the village from their tyranny. I spit on the guy who knocked me down.
"You disgust me!" I turned to walk away, and I foolishly let my guard down. The man I spit on grabbed my leg and began to burn my ankle. "Aaah!" I screamed in pain as I fell over. That was it! I had it with these guys! I lifted myself up. My shoulders were slumped forward and my body emitted a green aura.
"You burned the wrong girl you piece of filth. Feel my wrath!" I flung a large circle of green fire around them that reached high into the sky. It burned the soldiers intensely, but I made sure no burn was fatal. As my chi wore down the green fire soon disappeared revealing a few crispy soldiers.
"Don't ever assume you have the right to patronize me again!" With that I ran out of the village. My mind screaming at me.
What was that just now? Did I really just firebend?