Chapter 2: Kyra

"Yip-Yip!" Shouts Sokka and Appa descend toward a nearby lake.

It's been awhile since Katara and her brother volunteered to help the Avatar in his quest. They've also met a new foe along the way aside from the banished prince. The journey towards the Northern Water Tribe was very much eventful and adventurous save a few mishaps that happened.

The trio busily did their usual routines whenever they would land, clean Appa, look for food or sometimes they'd just practice their skills. Momo's ears twitch at the direction of the forest he wipes off his sleep and flies into the air. All could be seen were trees he was about to descend down he sees smoke emanating from a village.

Alarmed at what he saw he lands straight into Aang's face and frantically tries to tell him what he saw as he uses his little hands to drag him to the village.

"Calm down, Momo. What did you see?" Aang asks as he watches his little friend point to the forest.

Intrigued Katara hops on Appa as Momo flies into the air, suddenly her eyes widen, "Aang! There's a nearby village being attacked by the Fire Nation!" she shouts from above and Aang uses his glider to follow suite, "You guys can catch up, we have no time." Aang replies seeing that the smoke has gotten thicker.

They arrive at the scene where all of the Fire Nation soldiers retreat back into the forest and a girl with dark brown hair tied into a pony tail was busy throwing various types of long ranged weapons at them along with a few villagers. She wore a sleeveless light blue kimono-tunic, with split sides that reached above her knees paired with white arm warmers and black leggings with black combat boots.

Instantly Katara recognizes her, "Kyra?"

"Kyra? What are you talking about? She's back in the South Pole." Sokka shakes his head but Katara was already running towards the girl.

Aang asks as he follows Katara, "Who's Kyra?"

"She's a water tribe girl who came from the Fire Nation." Sokka replies

"W-what?" Aang was dumbfounded, "Okay, Sokka, very funny." He says not believing him

A girl from the water tribe who lives on the Fire Nation? That's too farfetched!

"Aang, I want you to meet Kyra." Katara introduces them, "Kyra, meet Aang the Avatar."

Aang smiles widely at her, "Hi! Nice to meet you!"

Kyra bows, "It's a pleasure to meet the avatar."

She never showed any signs of joy nor excitement at seeing her friends once again, wouldn't you be happy? Aang was confused. It's as if the world decided to be selfish by not giving her any means of facial expressions.

Sokka cuts in, "So, what are you doing here? I mean, last time we saw you, you were back in the South Pole."

"I'm heading to the North Pole." She replies while dusting her clothes.

The Village chief invites them all for supper as it was his only compensation for the help they had and to show his courtesy to the Avatar and his friends. Dinner was delicious clearly shown on Sokka's face as he tasted every viand on the table even Momo had to do the same. They've been travelling for days and they haven't had any proper meal.

"You gonna eat that?" Asked Sokka referring to the steak Kyra was poking at to which she shakes her head, "I don't eat meat."

"What's up with people not liking meat? Meat is tasty!" Sokka exclaims as he chomps down on the steak.

"They are? But, I don't think Sokka is." Aang remarks, he was trying to make Kyra laugh or even smile.

Katara laughs while Kyra just sips her tea as she watches them, Aang's plan did not work.

"Hey! I am tasty. Momo, lick me." He says and shoves his arm in Momo's mouth.

Momo flees and hides inside Aang's clothes whilst all of them laugh except for the same girl who's hasn't shown any form of expression, she just continued to drink her tea. After dinner Aang, Katara and Sokka along with Kyra retreat on the girl's room to catch up with their friend.

"So..." Aang starts, "Are you really from the Fire Nation? I'm confused."

Kyra looks up from her tead and replies, "Yes and no."

This confuses the little boy more as he twists his head to the right, "Is that even possible?"

She nods, "My father was from the Fire Nation and my Mom's from the Northern Water Tribe."

"How'd they meet?" Katara squeals in delight, she always found love the most amazing thing in the world aside from water bending.

Sokka was busy lying on his side eating the left over desert with Momo, while Aang and Katara sat cross-legged on the carpet in front of Kyra, it's been awhile since she's had this kind of company.

She never liked talking about her past especially her family but, it would be useless if she refused.

"My father was a water tribe warrior, he met my mother on the outskirts of Omashu, on a vast ocean, during a standoff between the Water Tribe and the Fire Nation. My mom always loved to travel, she liked watching the battles between the enemies. Anyway, they never did get along at first, maybe because of the opposite forces contradicting each other. After Omashu they also met on different locations each time they'd see each other they'd usually bicker and bicker. What I mean by bicker was, fighting. Mom was an excellent fighter and so was dad, it was always an equal fight, no wins no lose. "

Sokka was now snoring loudly and this irritates Katara and forms a cube of ice which she throws it at him. Startled he holds his boomerang to his face, "No need to fear! Sokka is here!"

Kyra shakes her head at the silly boy but continues her story, "They had a few mishaps along the way because my mom would usually cause trouble at the water tribe's camp site and my father caught her on a few occasions. Although what brought them together was when my mother saved my father as he was wounded from battle, it was probably because she's grown attached to him. Well, here I am, their love-hate relationship became love." She finishes wanting to get it over with, even though that wasn't half of the story.

Katara and Aang both had the same look of one-day-i'll-find-my-soul-mate-like-her-father-and-mother, her face was grim, love has always just been an illusion especially with her parents.

Katara called it a night and ushered the boys out. Meanwhile back in the boys room Sokka was busy scratching his bottom before going to bed Aang turns over to face Sokka, "Hey, Sokka. Why doesn't Kyra ever smile nor laugh? She's so indifferent at times."

Sokka yawns but answers, "She's always been like that even when we first met her a few months ago."

Aang looks at the ceiling, "All I see is pain and hurt and sometimes nothing, no emotions at all."

"Maybe that's the effect of living in the Fire Nation."Sokka says in a whisper before falling to sleep.

"It's as if she's become an Ice Queen, void of emotions with nothing but sorrow and pain." Aang remarks, he was too tired and went to slumber.