Xiu Juan POV

After we were done falling down the mountain, I saw that my sister, Rose was knocked unconscious. I prayed it wasn't too bad. Just then I heard the sound of talking I looked to my right and saw a young girl and a bald kid heading towards the village. Then, realization hit me that the bald kid must be the avatar, all of a sudden I started crying uncontrollably because of stress and my poor sister. Just then I heard a voice behind me asking if I was okay. I then saw two kids walk up to me and it was the young girl and the avatar. I turned around to face them, but I was scared to tell them where I was from since I'm fire nation.

"Hi, I'm Xiu Juan." I said

"Well I'm Aang, and this is Katara."

"Umm, do you think you two could help my sister and me? We're trying to get to the village."

"Sure thing, it's this way."Katara pointed to the village.

"Thank you!" I resisted the urge to bow, as one would in the Fire Nation when you are grateful.

We walked into the village with Rose in tow. I asked Katara if there was anywhere that I could deposit my unconscious sister. She led me to a small, animal skin tent. As we placed her on the leather floor mat, Katara decided to make conversation considering I am too shy to start a conversation.

"You're Water Tribe. I noticed it when I saw you." I answered grimly.

"Is there a question in there somewhere?" She nodded.

"Yes. The question is…where'd you come from? I've never seen you before, so I know you're not from here."

I nodded. "That's true. I'm not from here." Where am I from, anyway? Mom and Dad moved us around a lot when we were kids. I don't really remember living in one place for more than a year.

Katara broke my thoughts. "Um…well, I'd guess that you came from our sister tribe; the Northern Water Tribe." I shook my head.

"Nope, but do you want the truth? I can't really remember. My mom and dad moved me and my sister," I motioned toward Rose, "around a lot, so I can't recall where we came from."

She looked at me sympathetically, and then looked at Rose. "She's your sister? But she's so…pale! I mean, she's nowhere near as tan as you or I!" My eyes widened, and the back of my neck heated up. I needed to answer quickly before she put two and two together.

"She-um…didn't get out much…she liked being indoors." Katara seemed to accept this. Good thing this girl was so naïve, or that could've gotten us in trouble.

"How old are you?" This girl was full of questions.

"My sister and I are nearly sixteen." Her eyes crinkled with her smile.

"My brother Sokka's that age! Speaking of which, where is he?" She stuck her head out of the tent. "SOKKA! SOKKA! COME HERE, WE HAVE VISITORS!" I shook my head.

"No, really, you don't have to." And then he walked in.

"Katara what are you…"

*Sokka stares in awe at Xiu Juan and gives her the look…*

"Well hellooo there, what's your name?"

"Xiu Juan" I replied curtly

"Well, my names Sokka, but you can call me lover boy."

*he wrapped his arm around my waist and bounced his eyebrows*

"Yeah…..um it's nice to meet you…too?"

"Yeah, well I don't mean to brag, but I'm the best fighter here, wanna see?"

"Yes a demonstration would be nice."

"Okay so try to block this!"

*Xiu Juan blocks it easily*

"Well, I was going easy on you."

"Okay well, good thing you did, because a girl like me could never block a REAL hit."

"You know, it's all in the wrists."

*Sokka wraps his arm around Xiu Juan's waist again*

"You know what's really sad?" I asked mischievously

"What?"

*Xiu Juan pushes Sokka away and bends snow to freeze and wrap around Sokka's arms and legs and then pins him to the ground*

"That you tried to hit on a person who has had many years of practice. Go back to training, lover boy."

I unfroze Sokka from the ground and set him scurrying. I turned around and Katara was standing there, dumbfounded.

"You…How'd you do that?"

"Oh, didn't I tell you? Rose and I are also Waterbenders." I shrugged at Katara's amazed face.

"Can you teach me that?" I gave another grim smile.

"I don't know. We learned those over long years of harsh training. And, from the looks of everything around here, there are no other waterbenders in this tribe, are there?" She shook her head. "It would be almost impossible to teach a beginner these moves, I'm sorry." She looked so crestfallen that I just had to add, "But, maybe I could teach you something else?" Her face lit up.

"Oh, really! Thank you, this means SO MUCH to me!" I smiled.

"But, first, I need to take care of my sister. Do you guys have any hot water? We need to keep her warm." She nodded eagerly.

"Just in the next tent! C'mon!" We stepped out into the open air, and heard a sickening crunch coming from the opposite part of the camp. We turned and saw, piercing the ice wall, a ship whose hull was opening.

A Fire Nation ship.