A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing. This chapter is going to be basically The Foruneteller, and maybe a little Jet. Don't kill me if I don't get there in this chapter, I have a lot to write.
I DO NOT OWN AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER
Sokka shot me a big smile while Aang gaped at me. I stood next to Sokka while giving Aang a look that warned him not to say anything.
"What's your name?" Sokka asked. I smiled back.
" Miyuki. Yours?" I responded almost automatically. He was friends with the Avatar, so I was trusting that he wouldn't turn me into the Fire Nation.
" Sokka. I'm from the Southern Water Tribe," he said smoothly.
" Wow. I've never met someone from the Water Tribe until now. I'm from the Earth Kingdom," I grinned. A young girl walked into the room.
" I'm Meng. Aunt Wu's assistant. Well helloooo there," she said, raising an eyebrow at Aang. She walked up to him.
" Can I get you some tea or some of Aunt Wu's special bean curd puffs?" she asked as we sat down.
" I'll try a curd puff," Sokka said goofily. She pointed to him.
" Just a second. So what's your name?" she asked Aang.
" Aang," he responded. She gasped.
" That rhymes with Meng! An you've got some pretty big ears, don't you?" if she was trying to flirt, she was doing a terrible job.
" I guess?" Aang said, raising an eyebrow.
" Don't be modest! They're huge!" Sokka teased.
" Well, Aang. It's very nice to meet you. Very nice," Meng said smoothly.
" Likewise," Aang said politely. I stifled laughter.
" I can't believe we're here in the house of nonsense," Sokka complained. I raised an eyebrow.
" House of nonsense?" I asked.
" Try to keep an open mind, Sokka," there are things in this world that just can't be explained. Wouldn't it be nice to have some insight into your future?" Katara chided.
" It would be nice to have some bean curd puffs," Sokka grumbled. Meng was walking in the room when a young woman opened a wooden door into the waiting room.
" Oh, Meng! Aunt Wu says I'm going to meet my true love! He's going to give me a rare Panda Lily," the woman gushed.
" That's so romantic, I wonder if my true love will give me a rare flower," she hinted at Aang.
" Good luck with that," Aang said. The young woman giggled while I retched. Romance wasn't my thing.
" Is that the big eared guy who Aunt Wu predicted you'd marry?" she asked. Meng blushed. So that's why she had such a big crush on Aang. She delivered the tray to Aang and almost dropped it out of embarrassment.
" E-enjoy your snack," she stuttered. She ran off. Sokka was about to put a puff in his mouth when who I presumed to be Aunt Wu walked in.
" Welcome young travelers, now who's next? Don't be shy," she asked. Sokka looked to me, I looked at Aang, an Aang looked at Katara. She got up.
" I guess that's me!" Katara said excitedly.
" Not bad. Not bad!" Sokka said with pleasure. He held the bowl out towards Aang and I.
" I'm good on puffs," Aang declined. I took one. They were surprisingly good.
" So. What do you think they're talking about back there?" Aang questioned.
" Boring stuff I'm sure. Love, who she's gonna marry, how many babies she's gonna have," Sokka said without interest. Aang however, looked very interested.
" Yeah, dumb stuff like , I gotta find a bathroom," he lied, and got up quickly. Sokka went right back to his bowl, but the lemur stole it. We spent the time talking.
" So, you travel with the Avatar, huh?" I prodded. I wasn't just going to sit there and do nothing.
" Yeah. We fight against the Fire Nation and stuff," he said disinterestedly.
" That's really cool. The Fire Nation took my father away. I hate them," I said angrily.
" The Fire Nation took my mother away. I know how you feel," He sympathized. I looked down.
" I just found out yesterday," I said quietly. All of the events that had happened in the day previous were taking their toll.
" Why didn't you know?" he asked confusedly.
" My 'mother' wasn't really my mother. She finally came through, and I ran away. She was a coward and ran away when my father needed help," I whispered. Sokka rested a hand on my back.
" I know how hard it is to run away. To leave everything you've ever known and loved behind. It gets better," he said compassionately.
" Thanks. Sorry for spilling my whole life story. I just needed to get it out, you know?" I said. He smiled and nodded. He held the bowl of bean curd puffs towards me.
" Bean curd puff?" he asked with a goofy grin.
" Sure," I agreed and took one out of the bowl. At that exact moment, Aang came back from the bathroom. He looked really happy. I mean really.
" Looks like someone had a good bathroom break," Sokka teased. I laughed aloud.
" Yeah, when I was in there-" Aang started.
" I don't even want to know!" Sokka protested. This made me laugh even harder. Katara and Aunt Wu came in the room. Sokka stood up.
" Guess it's my turn," he grumbled.
" Your life will be full of struggle and anguish. Most of it self-inflicted," she said simply. I giggled, because it was true.
" You didn't read my palms or anything!" he protested.
" I don't need to. It's written all over your face," she said, narrowing her eyes. Sokka gave her a blank stare and started picking bits of bean curd puff out of his teeth.
" I guess I'm next," Aang said. He sounded really excited. Almost as excited as Katara.
" I wonder where Nina is," Katara wondered aloud. My eyes widened, but I kept my cool.
" Who's Nina?" I asked.
" A cat I found in an Earth Kingdom village. It has black fur and grey eyes," She explained.
" So. Are you from the Southern Water Tribe too?" I asked Katara.
" Yes. I'm Katara and this is my brother Sokka," she introduced. I nodded.
" Miyuki, I'm new around here too," I told her.
" What brings you here?" she asked.
" I ran away," I said quietly.
" Oh. Aang did too. Don't tell him I told you. He just told me a couple of days ago," she warned.
" I won't. Trust me, I'm good at keeping secrets. But tell me, how long have you known this guy?" I asked. She glanced at her brother, who nodded.
" About two weeks. Why?" she shrugged.
" So you're traveling the world, with a guy you barely know, and you've left all the people you know and all the things you hold dear just to stay with the Avatar?" I said, suddenly serious. They looked at each other.
" Uh...yes?" Sokka answered. I grinned.
" Sweet," I smiled. Aang came out at that exact moment, looking as happy as ever.
" My turn," I said, getting up and walking in a room with Aunt Wu.
" I can see your aura. What a marvelous green and orange for beauty and wisdom," she smiled.
" Thank you, but I do not think much of outward appearances," I said, bowing.
" Very wise. Now where should we begin?" she asked. I closed my eyes and rubbed my temples. After a couple of seconds I opened my eyes and saw a brilliant shade of purple around the wise woman. I also picked up some deep green.
" Wow. Very, purple. And some marvelous green," I complimented. She looked up suddenly.
" How did you do that?!" she exclaimed. I laughed and leaned back in my chair, examining my fingernail.
" Trick of the trade. So you're very wise and believe deeply in magic and very immersed in the spirit world," I guessed. She nodded, still amazed that I could read auras.
" Go on, do your stuff. I like to plan ahead," I smirked. She laughed.
" Very impressive. I'll read your palms," she told me. I held out my hand.
" Read away," I grinned. She rubbed and traced her long finger over the lines in my hand.
" I can see that you have been through much lately. It's not going to be better, but someone will help you on the way. A young man. He is a nonbender, but a very good fighter," she smiled. I scoffed. Romance wasn't my thing. Anyway, I wouldn't want to keep a secret. If he knew, he wouldn't like me anymore.
" Sorry, not the romantic type," I told her.
" Very different than the young lady I saw earlier," she mused. I walked out the door and jabbed a finger on Sokka's chest. Are you a nonbender?" I demanded, putting my face coming dangerously close.
" Uh, yeah. Why?" he said, backing away. I gulped.
" Nothing. See ya!" I ran out. I felt a little bad running away, but I didn't want my destiny laid out in front o me. I could do this. Alone. I walked to the outside of the town and entered the forest. I shifted into a cat for extra speed. I saw a fort made in the trees. I shifted into a cat to see a large youth in front of me.
" Sorry about this," I grinned sheepishly.
" About what?" he grunted confusedly. I quickly knocked him out in reply. I walked closer to the fort and was met with a tall lanky teenager.
" Hey. New around here?" he asked.
" How could you tell?" I grinned sheepishly.
" You look a little nervous. Stay for dinner?" he asked smoothly. I was a little peeved at his arrogance, but I nodded quickly. Maybe a little female charm would land me a place for the night.
" Take my hand," he grinned. Okay, now he was just getting sappy. I took it anyway.
" Thank you. I didn't know where to go," I said, batting my eyelashes awkwardly. I was still new to this. Thankfully he ate it up.
" We'd love to have you stay the night. Right guys?" he gestured to a group of teens.
" Sure," a small girl said. Well, 'she' might have been a he. I couldn't really tell.
" I'm up for it," a small boy shrugged. Another boy stayed silent and gave the young 'girl' a look.
" He says that he's fine with whatever you say, Jet," 'she' told the person who discovered me. Jet. Hmm.
" Thank you guys so much!" I squealed. I hated the way I sounded. I hated the people who acted like the way I was.
" Hey, where's Pipsqueak?" the small boy asked.
" Who's Pipsqueak?" I asked.
" A Freedom Fighter. Just like us," Jet told me smugly. I had never heard of the Freedom Fighters, but I went along with it.
" The Freedom Fighters? They're total heroes in my village!" I lied. Nobody in my village would care, even if they were heroes. They had abandoned hope long ago.
" Good to know we're appreciated," he smirked. I hated his attitude and wanted to wipe that smile off of his face.
" Smellerbee, you can start dinner. Speech and everything. I need to check on Pipsqueak," he smiled."' She' turned to the crowd with a large grin on' her' face. She raises 'her' fist and the crowd went crazy. I wondered how crazy they went over Jet.
" Listen up Freedom Fighters! We have a guest! Her name is...is..." 'she' elbowed me.
" Miyuki. Hi everybody!" I said happily. A lot of people started chattering. I heard whispers like.
" Miyuki? The cat girl?"
" Isn't she the second most wanted person in the Fire Nation?"
" Isn't she more wanted than Jet?"
I blushed and spoke again.
" Oh no, we just share the same name. I'd love to meet her though," I lied through my teeth.
" Now that that's over, let's eat!" Smellerbee announced. I picked at my food, still feeling guilty for abandoning Aang and knocking out that Freedom Fighter.
" You okay?" Jet asked, sliding next to me.
" Yeah. Is Pipsqueak alright?" I asked.
" He was knocked out cold. Kept on going on about some cat that turned into a girl. Ridiculous, right?" he laughed. I laughed nervously.
" Yeah. See you in the morning!" I got up quickly, wanting this conversation to end.
" Wait, I need to show you your room," he grinned. I sighed and gave him a fake smile. More time with Jet, great. He led me to my room, talking almost nonstop. I just nodded along, hoping I got the answers right.
" You too?" he asked.
" Oh, yeah. Mmhmm," I nodded.
" The Fire Nation took my parents away from me. I was eight," he told me. I put a hand on his back, feeling sorry for him suddenly.
" I'm sorry. I was an infant. At least I don't remember," I shook my head sadly.
" I didn't know. Sorry for bringing it up," he said, still a little sad.
" It's not your fault. The Fire Nation ruins lives," I was trying to be flirtatious while still being serious. Dang, this was hard.
" I didn't catch your name," he smiled. Ugh, back to regular Jet.
" Miyuki," I told him. His eyes flashed open. That's when I realized how small his eyes were. Like he had no soul.
" Goodnight," I said, trying to raise my voice a couple of octaves and batting my eyelashes. It worked. His facial expression softened.
" Night," he murmured. I slipped in my tent and hoped that Pipsqueak thought he was dreaming.
A/N: sorry for the late update! I have finals and Teen Titans has practically taken over my life. Heaven help me and my obsessions. Love reviews as much as I will love my future children! Does that sound weird? Eh, I'm not changing it.
SlowBunny out!
