Toph paced around her room in frustration, Tonight was Earth Rumble III, and she was stuck with the three best bodyguards she had ever met. Raijin was a damned good earth bender, he could stop her anytime she even got a few yards away. Then there was Fujin. She was the closest thing to a friend Toph had here. She would listen to Toph and she understood where she was coming from. Fujin was raised like Toph, kept from the public eye. Their where only a couple of bad thing about her. One was her ability to sense where people where by their aura. Toph was never out of sight with her around. The other problem came in the form of her loyalty to her leader and best friend, Seifer. He was a strict and silent person. The only time he ever talked to her was to warn her there would be 'consequences' if she tried to escape. Toph tried once, and she learned quickly that Seifer was not one to be pushed. She rubbed her back and felt the whip mark still there. Only one lash, but it hurt like hell, and Toph would never push him again. She felt footsteps walking towards her room, and she stood as Seifer and Fujin walked in. "Take off your shirt, Toph." Fujin tells her quietly. Toph took her shirt off and felt Fujin lead her to the bed. Toph laid down and suddenly felt warm water on her back. The water felt soothing, like it was taking the pain from the scar away. "Seifer, you didn't have to hit her so hard. I think it will leave a permanent mark." she herd Fujin scold Seifer.

"I had to do it. Her parents wanted proof that I would keep Toph in line, and a little slack would have ruined the plan." he tries to reason with her. Toph suddenly feels strong vibrations from Seifer, like he was punched. "Ouch, Fu, What was the for?"

"Don't try and reason with me, or you will be frozen to the ceiling."

"OK, OK. Sorry." He replied. Toph feels a light hand touch her shoulder. "I am sorry I had to do that to you Toph, but I needed to get your parents to trust me."

Toph looked at his general direction and frowned. "Why?"

Seifer pats her back. "Get ready for the tournament and I will explain on the way." Toph hops up and gets her training clothes on. Seifer checks out the window and then hops out. "Come on." he whispers back at the two. They follow. When they where outside, Seifer lead them to the wall around the Bei Fong estate, and he bent a hole in it. The group left the grounds and Seifer closed the hole.

"OK, now explain yourself, or I will bend you ten feet under." Toph threatens.

Seifer laughs at the comment. "OK, first of all, you know my father, Xin Fu. He knew who you where from the second you entered the arena the first time. Recently you pissed off one of my closest friends, Raijin. He came to me and said he had a job for us. I was exited at first, but when I learned it was you, I started questioning our motives. I don't do revenge. Then I learned that you where the main attraction for this years Earth Rumble, I decided that Raijin was in the wrong. Yesterday, when you tried to escape, I had to prove that I was loyal to my employers, so I gave you lash with a whip. I am truly sorry about that. But I had a plan to get you out. Fujin is a water bender from the north, and a powerful fighter. Up their, he talents where kept secret , so she ran away. I found her and she has been with me for about three months. My plan involved her inborn healing abilities and work with sleep agents. Raijin will wake up in about three days, and we will be long gone from here."

"Wait, you're going to help me escape?"

"Yes, I am your body guard. I will always be at your service, my lady."

Toph punched Seifer in the arm and smiled. "That was for the lash, and this is for calling me 'my lady'." she then buried him up to his neck in earth. Toph then launched him about three feet into the air.

Fujin shakes her head at the antics of the two. "Are we going to get to the arena soon, or do you want to piss off your father by being late?"

Seifer shoots up. "Come on ladies, we need out get going." the three friends head off towards the arena, laughing

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Kalo sat in the captain's quarters and looked out at the fleet of pirate ships in front of them, being lead by the infamous, Emerald Fire. The ship was captained by the infamous Captain Sun Gan. Sun Gan was a fierce captain, and infamous because of his habit of using 'High Risk Trading'. Kalo knew him because of a run-in a few years back. He didn't talk about it much, all Jee knew was it involved a fire bending scroll, Jun, and Five days of running from pirates. "So, I guess an old friend is paying you visit?" Jee asked Kalo.

"Looks like it."

Jun walked into the room and frowned. "So, what is the problem. I was in the middle of apologizing to Kalo."

Kalo pointed out the window and sighed. "Old friends of ours."

Jun looked out and smiled. "Good, I have been trying to find them for months. They owe me some money for a shirsu cub they stole from Nyla."

Kalo looked at Jun surprised. "They stole from you and Nyla? And when did she have a cub?"

"About seven months ago. She had a male, and I planed on giving it to an old friend of mine, but the pirate scum was still pissed about the scroll incident."

Kalo shrugged. "Can't blame him. We did sink about half of his ships, killed about three thousand of his men, and did about three million gold worth of damage to his harbor."

Jee's eyes widened. "How much damage?"

Jun shrugged. "We could have done more, but that scum managed to trap us on a ship. We got out just fine, but he managed to escape to his hidden harbor."

Jee shook his head and smiled. "You two have got to fill me in. And how do they know you are here anyway?"

"I kinda let his first mate escape. I wanted to let him know I am still alive." Kalo answered, bored. "So, do we run or fight?"

Jun shrugged. "Let's fight. I have been bored for a while. Not many people are hiring lately."

Kalo smiled. "Good, so who wants to make the first mo..." Kalo was interrupted by a loud explosion from the deck.

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Yue was sitting in her room, comforting Tidus while he cried into her lap. "Why dose...he...hate me? Why?" Tidus managed to say between sobs.

Yue smiled and hugged Tidus close to her. "Jecht doesn't hate you, Tidus. He just doesn't know how to raise you. He took your mother's death very hard, and now he is just lost."

"Lost? Lost! He isn't lost! He is just a fucking jackass!" Tidus shouts. Yue backs away from her friends sudden anger. He looks down and sees Yue about to cry. He sits next to her, with his head hung. "I'm so sorry, Yue. I just can't control my anger anymore."

Yue looked at her friend and smiled again. "It's okay, Tidus. I understand." she sits next to him and grabs his hand. Tidus smiles, leans over and kisses Yue's cheek. Yue blushes and smiles shyly. "I really wish I wasn't betrothed to Hahn. I love you, Tidus."

Tidus blushes and smiles. "I love you, too." he says. Yue smiles and leans onto his shoulder. Tidus wraps his arms around her and sighs. The events today replayed in his head.

"Hahn, you don't deserve Yue. You are a stuck up jackass." Tidus yelled at the boy at the end of weapon practice.

"What did you say, eel face?" Hahn replied.

"I said 'You don't deserve Yue, Jackass'." Hahn glared at Tidus and started running at him. Tidus ran and Hahn followed. Tidus made it to the front of his hut before Hahn caught up. Hahn jumped Tidus and started beating Tidus' face in. Jecht came out and broke up the fight.

Jecht looked down at Tidus and frowned. "Again with the crying, boy. Why are you such a baby?"

Tidus didn't know how to respond. Ever since his mom died, Jecht started treating him like a curse. "Shut up, I hate you!" Tidus screamed before running off to find Yue. He found her and Sir Auron in the palace courtyard. Yue saw Tidus' face and freaked out. Auron called for Yugoda, the lead healer, and soon Tidus' face looked perfect again.

"Maybe I am a failure. I just can't live up to his standards." he whispers into the silent room. Tidus looked down and saw that Yue was asleep. He smiled and laid back, soon falling asleep himself.

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Auron watched as the two fell asleep together and sighed. He left the palace and made his way to Jecht's hut. He entered and found Jecht praying at Arora's shrine. "You know, she would kill you for how you treat your son?"

Jecht looked up at his old friend and sighed. "I know. But I am just so lost. I want him to grow up and be a strong fighter so he can protect his loved ones."

"It wasn't your fault she died, Jecht. She was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. We never knew the fire nation had an outpost this far north." Auron comforts his friend. He sits next to the shrine and sends a quick prayer to Tui and La to protect the girl in the far plane. "And you know, he has fallen in love with Yue, right?"

Jecht smiles. "How could I not know. They are always together, and he talks about her in his sleep." he frowns. "If only we could get rid of that jackass, Hahn. Then my son would finally be happy."

Auron sighs and looks at Jecht. "We both know that isn't the reason he can't be with her."

"I know, but let them live together while they can. I will do all I can to stop the spirits from taking the girl."

Hello, my faithful readers. Here is chapter 10. I need your oppinions on an issue I am having. Do you think I should put Jun and Kalo's 'adventures' with the pirates in this story, and make it a quick flash back. Or would you like me to do a short 5-7 seperate story. Either way, I thought that it would be a great tribute to 'The Waterbending Scroll.'