A/N: Hey guys! Yes, it's another chapter! Sorry for the lateness, I got caught up in my TT Fanfic. It's not posted yet, I'm writing ahead. Yes, this is SlowBunny. No, I am not some freak who stole the story. Enjoy! Oh, and this is a filler :D.
Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar the Last Airbender. Sorry, no punchlines today.
I woke up at dawn. I changed my clothes to a green and brown tunic and white wrappings. And Jet wouldn't leave me alone. I suggested that I spend time with all of the members. Luckily, he agreed. First, was Smellerbee. I found out quickly that she was a girl.
" So, have any crushes?" I asked. She looked down, embarrassed. I put a hand on her shoulder and she looked into my eyes.
" Trust me, I won't tell anyone," I smiled. I hoped that I looked nice. I wasn't the best with children.
" Longshot," she whispered. I smiled.
" I think you'd make a great couple," I smiled.
" So, you like anyone?" she asked hopefully. I sighed. I had to lie.
" Don't tell him, but it's Jet," I lied through my teeth.
" I think he already knows," she said. My face fell. Was it that obvious? I mean I didn't like him, and I didn't want to lead him on.
" Don't worry, I think he likes you too," she said. Well, I had figured that out. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes and left to hang out with Longshot.
" Hey," I said. He looked to me, and then glanced at his arrows. He gave me a questioning look.
" Do you want to teach me how to use your arrows?" I guessed. He nodded. I picked up a bow and an arrow. He put the arrow in place and showed me how to pull the string. I shot it, but my aim was terrible. Over time, my aim got better. I left to see The Duke, my arm aching. Luckily, all we did was eat jelly candy and play hand games. I liked this kid. I won Earth Air and Metal ( a version of Rock Paper Scissors) and then I left. Pipsqueak was next. I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. I really hoped he didn't remember me knocking him out. It would blow my cover. Eh, Jet probably wouldn't believe it. My fake girlyness was pretty believable.
" Hi," I said, a little intimidated by his height.
" Hey," he grunted. A wave of relief came over me when I realized he didn't remember.
" So, Whatchya doin'?" I asked curiously. He hammered mercilessly on a piece of armor.
" Making armor," he answered. Man, it was hard to make conversation with this guy.
" Um. Anything I can do to help?" I asked. He nodded and handed me a hammer. I stared at it.
"Don't just stand there. Pound the armor," he told me. I grinned and started to hammer on the breast plate.
" Any reason you're making all this stuff?" I asked over the noise.
" Yeah. We're planning on going to Ba Sing Se. To start over. We might run into some Fire Nation troops along the way.
" Sounds like fun. I never wanted to go to Ba Sing Se. Too many rules," I told him. He turned to me.
" I like you, Miyuki, was it?" he asked. I grinned and nodded.
" I like you too," I responded. After a couple of hours of small talk and hammering, Pipsqueak and I had grown to become pretty good friends. He even told me his real name, Temno. I decided to talk to Jet before dinner, he looked a little down.
" Hey Jet," I smiled, sitting next to him.
" Hey," he said glumly. I put a hand on his shoulder.
" What's wrong?" I asked. It wasn't like Jet to be sad. Cocky, yes. I had never seen him like this.
" I'm just, confused," he threw his straw on the ground and ran a hand through his hair.
" What about?" I asked, confused. Jet was not the type of guy to be confused.
" There was this girl once. I really liked her, but I let her down. I went out of control. I turned into a monster," he said softly. I reached for his hand.
" It's okay, Jet. We all have some kind of monster inside of us. But most of us don't have the will power to keep it restrained. It's something you have to learn and I know you can do it," I comforted. I, too had this monster. Towards the Fire Nation. I had Jet's same problem.
" She left soon afterwards. She called me a monster, and it really hurt. Then you came along. Thank you," he smiled.
" You're welcome. Let's go to dinner, shall we?" I asked. He grinned and returned the straw to his mouth.
" You bet," he said. Great, same old Jet. We sat down for dinner. I wished that Jet was always that submissive. It suited him.
" Pass the beans?" I asked Pipsqueak. He gave me a smile. I was starting to really like this place. It felt like home.
A/N: Well, I feel accomplished. Another chapter done! And not too much romance this time! I like the whole 'friend then boyfriend' concept. And I love Jet, but he is not going to be my love interest for this story! Please review! All the bunnies in the world will appreciate it!
-Amb